Intergovernmental Agreement Among the United States Department of the Army, the United States Department of the Interior, and the State of Florida Establishing Interim Restoration Goals for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, 51419-51420 [07-4377]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
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Intergovernmental Agreement Between
the United States Department of the
Army and the State of Florida
Establishing Interim Targets for the
Comprehensive Everglades
Restoration Plan
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Army Corps of Engineers
and the State of Florida have established
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interim targets for the Comprehensive
Everglades Restoration Plan as required
by section 385.39(c) of the
Programmatic Regulations for the
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration
Plan. The purpose of the interim targets
is to evaluate progress towards other
water related needs of the region
provided for in the Comprehensive
Everglades Restoration Plan throughout
the implementation process. The parties
have chosen to memorialize the
proposed interim targets in an Interim
Targets Agreement.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Interim
Targets Agreement can be obtained by
request from the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Jacksonville District,
RECOVER, ATTN: Rebecca Weiss, 701
San Marco Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32207
or by electronic mail (e-mail) to:
Rebecca.j.weiss@usace.army.mil. In
addition, the Intergovernmental
agreement can be found at the following
Web site: https://
www.evergladesplan.org/pm/
progr_regs_igit_agreements.aspx.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rebecca Weiss, (904) 232–1577.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
385.39(c) of the Programmatic
Regulations for the Comprehensive
Everglades Restoration Plan sets forth
the process for establishing the interim
targets for the Comprehensive
Everglades Restoration Plan. This
section provides that the interim targets
be developed by the Secretary of the
Army and the governor of the State of
Florida in consultation with the
Department of the Interior, the
Environmental Protection Agency, the
Department of Commerce, the
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida,
the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the
Florida Department of Environmental
Protection, and other Federal, State, and
local agencies, and the South Florida
Ecosystem Restoration Task Force. In
considering the interim targets, the
Secretary of the Army and the Governor
of the State of Florida are required to
consider the technical recommendations
of RECOVER and any modifications to
those recommendations by the Corps of
Engineers or the South Florida Water
Management District. The Programmatic
Regulations require that the Secretary of
the Army afford the public an
opportunity to comment on the
proposed Interim Targets Agreement
prior to its approval and notice in the
Federal Register when the agreement
has been finalized. The draft final of the
Intergovernmental agreement was
published in the Federal Register
November 3, 2006 (71 FR 64687). Public
comments on the draft
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intergovernmental agreements
establishing interim targets were
accepted through December 4, 2006.
The final intergovernmental agreement
establishing the interim targets was
signed on April 27, 2007. An electronic
copy of this document is available at:
https://www.evergladesplan.org/pm/
progr_regs_igit_agreements.aspx.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Intergovernmental Agreement Among
the United States Department of the
Army, the United States Department of
the Interior, and the State of Florida
Establishing Interim Restoration Goals
for the Comprehensive Everglades
Restoration Plan
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Army Corps of Engineers,
the Department of the Interior and the
State of Florida have established the
interim goals for the Comprehensive
Everglades Restoration Plan through the
Interim Goals Agreement as required by
section 385.38(d) of the Programmatic
Regulations for the Comprehensive
Everglades Restoration Plan. Interim
goals are a mean by which restoration
success of the Comprehensive
Everglades Restoration Plan may be
evaluated at specific points by agency
managers, the State of Florida, the
Congress throughout the overall
planning and implementation process.
This intergovernmental Agreement
establishing the interim goals was
signed on April 27, 2007.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the Interim Goals
Agreement can be obtained by request
from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Jacksonville District, RECOVER, ATTN:
Rebecca Weiss, 701 San Marco Blvd.,
Jacksonville, FL 32207–8175 or by email to:
Rebecca.j.weiss@usace.army.mil. In
addition, the Intergovernmental
agreement can be found at the following
Web site: http:/www.evergladesplan.org/
pm/progr_regs_igit_agreements.aspx.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rebecca Weiss, (904) 232–1577.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
385.38(d) of the Programmatic
Regulations for the Comprehensive
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Everglades Restoration Plan sets forth
the process for establishing the interim
goals for the Comprehensive Everglades
Restoration Plan. This section provides
that the Interim Goals Agreements be
developed by the Secretary of the Army,
the Secretary of the Interior, and the
Governor of the State of Florida in
consultation with the Miccosukee Tribe
of Indians of Florida, the Seminole
Tribe of Florida, the Environmental
Protection Agency, the Department of
Commerce, other Federal, State, and
local agencies, and the south Florida
Ecosystem Restoration Task Force. In
considering the interim goals to be
indicated in the Interim Goals
Agreement, the Secretary of the Army,
Secretary of the Interior and the
Governor of the State of Florida are
required to consider the technical
recommendations of RECOVER and any
modifications to those
recommendations by the Corps of
Engineers, the Department of the
Interior or the South Florida Water
Management District. The programmatic
regulations required that the Secretary
of the Army afford the public an
opportunity to comment on the
proposed Interim Goals Agreement prior
to its approval and notice in the Federal
Register when the agreement has been
finalized. The draft final of the
Intergovernmental agreement was
published in the Federal Register on
November 3, 2006 (71 FR 64686). Public
comments on the draft
intergovernmental agreements
establishing interim goals were accepted
through December 4, 2006. The final
intergovernmental agreement
establishing the interim goals was
signed on April 27, 2007. An electronic
copy of the document is available at:
https://ww.evergladesplan.org/pm/
progr_regs_igit_agreements.aspx.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
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Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement for the Pee Dee
Electrical Generating Station in
Florence County, SC
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Charleston District intends to
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prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) to assess the potential
social, economic and environmental
effects of the proposed construction of
a coal-fired electrical generating station
with associated facilities, a rail line
extension and transmission corridor by
the South Carolina Public Service
Authority (Santee Cooper), in the
vicinity of the Bostic Landing on the
Great Pee Dee River, in Florence
County, South Carolina. The EIS will
assess potential effects of a range of
alternatives, including an alternative
proposed in the Federal permit
application.
DATES: General Public Scoping
Meetings: Two Public Scoping meetings
are being planned. The first will take
place on Tuesday, September 25, 2007
from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Coastal Carolina
University located in Conway, South
Carolina in the Recital Hall of the
Edwards College of Humanities and
Fine Arts. The second Public Scoping
meeting will be held on Thursday,
September 27, 2007 from 6 p.m. to 9
p.m. in the Commons Area and
Auditorium of South Florence High
School located at 3200 South Irby Street
in Florence, South Carolina.
Federal and State Agency Scoping
Meeting: A Federal and State Agency
Scoping Meeting is planned to be held
on Thursday, September 20, 2007 in
Charleston, South Carolina.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information and/or questions
about the proposed project and EIS,
please contact Dr. Richard Darden,
Project Manager, by telephone: 843–
329–8043 or toll free 1–866–329–8187,
or by mail: CESAC–RE–P, 69A Hagood
Avenue, Charleston, SC 29403. For
inquiries from the media, please contact
the Corps, Charleston District Public
Affairs Officer (PAO), Ms. Connie
Gillette by telephone: (843) 329–8123.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An
application for a Department of the
Army permit was submitted by Santee
Cooper pursuant to section 10 of the
Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33
U.S.C. 403) and section 404 of the Clean
Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) on December
11, 2006 and was advertised in a local
public notice, P/N # SAC 2006–3574–
SIB, on December 22, 2006. The public
notice is available on Charleston
District’s public Web site at https://
www.sac.usace.army.mil/
?action=publicnotices.pn2006. Santee
Cooper agreed that based on the
potential social, economic, and
environmental effects associated with
the construction of the proposed Pee
Dee Electrical Generating Station in
Florence County, an EIS should be
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prepared by the Charleston District,
Corps of Engineers.
1. Description of Proposed Project.
The project proposed by the South
Carolina Public Service Authority
(Santee Cooper) is to construct a coalfired electrical generating station with
associated facilities on the Great Pee
Dee River, in Florence County, SC. The
proposed facility will involve the
installation of an intake and discharge
structure in the Great Pee Dee River in
the vicinity of the Bostic Landing and
this Notice of Intent will refer to the
proposed project as the Pee Dee Station.
The Pee Dee Station development will
include the generating station structure
and facilities that include intake and
discharge structures, solid waste
landfills, ash ponds, onsite-rail, rail
switchyard, transmission lines, cooling
towers, and roads. In total,
approximately 93.75 acres of
jurisdictional and non-jurisdictional
wetlands may be impacted to construct
the proposed Pee Dee Station.
Construction of the Pee Dee Station may
require filling an estimated 9.45 acres of
jurisdictional wetlands and 5.10 acres of
fill in non-jurisdictional wetlands, 8.14
acres of mechanized land clearing in
jurisdictional wetlands, 2.32 acres
mechanized land clearing in nonjurisdictional wetlands, and 0.67 acres
of excavation in waters of the United
States. Construction/upgrade of the rail
line extension may require filling of
4.49 acres of jurisdictional wetlands and
4.90 acres of mechanized clearing.
Construction of the transmission line
may involve converting an estimated
58.68 acres of jurisdictional wetlands
from forested wetlands to scrub shrub
wetlands.
2. Alternatives. The following
alternatives have been identified as
reasonable alternatives that will be fully
evaluated in the EIS: No Action; the
modification of existing Santee Cooper
facilities to meet the purpose and need
of and for the proposed project;
alternative locations within the
jurisdictional authority of Santee
Cooper where the proposed project
might be developed; alternative facility
layouts for the proposed Pee Dee
Station; alternatives for energy
generation, and mitigation measures.
However, this list is not exclusive and
additional alternatives may be
considered for inclusion as reasonable
alternatives.
3. Scoping and Public Involvement
Process. Scoping meetings will be
conducted to gather information on the
scope of the project and the alternatives
to be addressed in detail in the EIS.
There will be three (3) sessions: One (1)
Specifically for the Federal and State
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Intergovernmental Agreement Among the United States Department of
the Army, the United States Department of the Interior, and the State
of Florida Establishing Interim Restoration Goals for the Comprehensive
Everglades Restoration Plan
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Interior
and the State of Florida have established the interim goals for the
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan through the Interim Goals
Agreement as required by section 385.38(d) of the Programmatic
Regulations for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan. Interim
goals are a mean by which restoration success of the Comprehensive
Everglades Restoration Plan may be evaluated at specific points by
agency managers, the State of Florida, the Congress throughout the
overall planning and implementation process. This intergovernmental
Agreement establishing the interim goals was signed on April 27, 2007.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the Interim Goals Agreement can be obtained by
request from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District,
RECOVER, ATTN: Rebecca Weiss, 701 San Marco Blvd., Jacksonville, FL
32207-8175 or by e-mail to: Rebecca.j.weiss@usace.army.mil. In
addition, the Intergovernmental agreement can be found at the following
Web site: http:/www.evergladesplan.org/pm/progr_regs_igit_
agreements.aspx.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Weiss, (904) 232-1577.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 385.38(d) of the Programmatic
Regulations for the Comprehensive
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Everglades Restoration Plan sets forth the process for establishing the
interim goals for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan. This
section provides that the Interim Goals Agreements be developed by the
Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Governor
of the State of Florida in consultation with the Miccosukee Tribe of
Indians of Florida, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the Environmental
Protection Agency, the Department of Commerce, other Federal, State,
and local agencies, and the south Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task
Force. In considering the interim goals to be indicated in the Interim
Goals Agreement, the Secretary of the Army, Secretary of the Interior
and the Governor of the State of Florida are required to consider the
technical recommendations of RECOVER and any modifications to those
recommendations by the Corps of Engineers, the Department of the
Interior or the South Florida Water Management District. The
programmatic regulations required that the Secretary of the Army afford
the public an opportunity to comment on the proposed Interim Goals
Agreement prior to its approval and notice in the Federal Register when
the agreement has been finalized. The draft final of the
Intergovernmental agreement was published in the Federal Register on
November 3, 2006 (71 FR 64686). Public comments on the draft
intergovernmental agreements establishing interim goals were accepted
through December 4, 2006. The final intergovernmental agreement
establishing the interim goals was signed on April 27, 2007. An
electronic copy of the document is available at: https://
ww.evergladesplan.org/pm/progr_regs_igit_agreements.aspx.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-4377 Filed 9-6-07; 8:45 am]
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