[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 142 (Monday, July 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 43496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18197]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Corps of Engineers
Department of the Army: Intent to Prepare a Draft Environmental
Impact Statement for the General Re-Evaluation Report for the
Mamaroneck and Sheldrake Rivers Flood Damage Risk Reduction Project
Village of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, NY
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District
(District), is preparing a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
to ascertain compliance with and to lead to the production of a
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document in accordance with
the President's Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ) Rules and
Regulations, as defined and amended in 40 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), Parts 1500-1508, Corps principles and guidelines as defined in
Engineering Regulation (ER) 1105-2-100, and other applicable Federal
and State environmental laws for the proposed Mamaroneck and Sheldrake
Rivers Flood Damage Risk Reduction Project. The study area consists of
the Mamaroneck and Sheldrake Rivers Basin, which lies entirely within
Westchester County, New York and contains portions of the Village and
Town of Mamaroneck, the Cities of New Rochelle and White Plains, the
Towns of Harrison and North Castle, and the Village of Scarsdale. The
EIS process will identify the potential social, economic, cultural, and
environmental affects through the implementation of the alternative
plans. The District will work as part of a team to include the New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation and possibly the County
of Westchester, and the Village and/or Town of Mamaroneck.
ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, Planning
Division, Environmental Analysis Branch, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 2151,
New York, NY 10278-0090.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Voisine, Project Biologist, at
[email protected] or 917.790.8718.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. It is anticipated that a DEIS will be made available for public
review in May 2013.
2. Public information meeting(s) will be held during the DEIS
process and comments and issues will be incorporated into the document.
3. When the date(s) and time(s) for the public meeting(s) are
identified, they will be posted on the Districts website at http://www.nan.usace.army.mil
4. Individuals interested in obtaining a copy of the DEIS for
review should contact Matthew Voisine (see ADDRESSES).
5. All federal agencies interested in participating as a
Cooperating Agency are requested to submit a letter of intent to COL
John R. Boul[eacute] II, P.E., District Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 2109, New York, NY 10278-0090 .
Dated: July 15, 2010.
Nancy Brighton.
Chief, Watershed Section, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York
District.
[FR Doc. 2010-18197 Filed 7-23-10; 8:45 am]
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