Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Potential Multipurpose Projects for Ecosystem Restoration, Flood Risk Management, and Recreation Development Within and Along Johnson Creek, Arlington, Tarrant County, TX, 41341-41342 [E8-16446]
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Spanish are encouraged to attend this
meeting. The Public Hearing will be
held at: Banning’s Landing Community
Center, 100 East Water Street,
Wilmington, CA 90744.
2. Background
The City of Los Angeles Harbor
Department (LAHD) administers the
Port of Los Angeles. The Port comprises
45 kilometers (28 miles) of waterfront
and 3,035 hectares (7,500 acres) of land
and water. LAHD administers
automobile, container, omni, lumber,
cruise ship, liquid and dry bulk
terminals, and commercial fishing
facilities. For recreational activities the
Port of Los Angeles provides slips for
5,000 pleasure craft, sport fishing boats,
and charter vessels. Community
facilities include a water front youth
center, a boat launch ramp, and a public
swimming beach. Educational facilities
include the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
and the Los Angeles Maritime Museum.
This SEIS/SEIR is a supplement to the
2000 SEIS/SEIR that was prepared for
the Channel Deepening Project, which
was a supplement to the 1998 Channel
Deepening Project EIR and the 1992
Deep Draft Navigation Improvements
Project EIS/EIR the modifications
required to complete disposal of
dredged material from the authorized
project. This SEIS/SEIR addresses
impacts associated with providing
additional disposal capacity of
approximately 3 mcy required to
complete the Channel Deepening
Project. Additional disposal capacity is
required to complete the deepening of
the navigation channel and berthing
areas to ¥53 feet Mean Lower Low
Water (MLLW) at container terminals
along the deepened channel and the
removal of dredge material that was
temporarily used as surcharge at the
Southwest Slip. This project meets a
public need for safe and efficient
commercial navigation.
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construction by the Water Resources
Development Act of 2000. Construction
began in October 2002 and is currently
continuing using previously approved
disposal areas.
4. Availability of the Draft SEIS/SEIR
3. Hearing Process
The Corps Los Angeles District and
the Los Angeles Harbor Department
(LAHD or Port) will jointly conduct a
Public Hearing for the Port of Los
Angeles Channel Deepening Project, Los
Angeles, California Draft SEIS/SEIR on
August 6, 2008 at 6:30 p.m., to receive
public comment and assess public
concerns regarding the Draft SEIS/SEIR
(Corps File Number 2008–00662–AOA).
Participation in the Public Hearing by
Federal, State and local agencies and
other interested organizations and
persons are encouraged. This meeting is
to be conducted in English and Spanish.
Members of the public who wish to
communicate and listen entirely in
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a. The Draft SEIS/SEIR for the
Proposed Action is being distributed
directly to agencies, organizations, and
interested groups and persons for
comment during the 45-day formal
review period in accordance with
Section 15087 of the State CEQA
Guidelines and 40 CFR Section 1506.10
of the CEQ NEPA Regulations. During
the 45-day public review period, which
begins on July 18, 2008 and ends on
September 1, 2008, the Draft SEIS/SEIR
is available for general public review at
the following locations:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los
Angeles District, Environmental
Resources Branch, 915 Wilshire Blvd.,
14th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90053
Los Angeles Public Library, San Pedro
Branch, 921 South Gaffey Street, San
Pedro, CA 90731
Los Angeles Public Library, Central
Branch, 630 West 5th Street, Los
Angeles, CA 90071
Port of Los Angeles, Environmental
Management Division, 425 South
Palos Verdes Street, San Pedro, CA
90731
Los Angeles Public Library, Wilmington
Branch, 1300 North Avalon
Boulevard, Wilmington, CA 90744
b. Participation of affected Federal,
State, and local resource agencies, and
concerned interest groups/individuals
are encouraged on the Draft SEIS/SEIR
during the public review period. Public
participation will be especially
important in receiving input on
environmental analysis for the Proposed
Action, and associated Alternatives in
finalizing the SEIS/SEIR. Those wishing
to provide comments relevant to the
environmental or social impacts that
should be included or considered in
updating the environmental analysis
can furnish this information by writing
to the point of contact indicated above.
c. The Final SEIS/SEIR document will
incorporate public concerns in the
analysis of impacts associated with the
Proposed Action and associated project
alternatives. The Final SEIS/SEIR will
address the comments received on the
Draft SEIS/SEIR. In compliance with
NEPA, the Final SEIS/SEIR will be sent
out for a 30-day public review period.
Copies of the Final SEIS/SEIR will be
furnished to all who commented on the
Draft SEIS/SEIR and to anyone who
requests a copy. The final step involves
preparing and signing a Record of
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Decision (ROD) by lead Federal Agency
for the Federal SEIS. The lead CEQA
agency certifies the SEIR and adopts a
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting
Plan. The ROD is a concise summary of
the decisions made by the USACE from
among the alternatives presented in the
Final SEIS/SEIR. A certified SEIR
indicates that the environmental
document adequately assesses the
environmental impacts of the proposed
project with respect to CEQA. Any
required permit would be issued
concurrently or soon after the issuance
of the ROD.
Dated: July 9, 2008.
Anthony G. Reed,
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, Deputy
District Commander.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
Potential Multipurpose Projects for
Ecosystem Restoration, Flood Risk
Management, and Recreation
Development Within and Along
Johnson Creek, Arlington, Tarrant
County, TX
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The study is being conducted
in response to the authority contained
in the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2008. Pertinent text is quoted below:
SEC. 117. JOHNSON CREEK, ARLINGTON,
TEXAS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The project for flood
damage reduction, environmental restoration
and recreation, Johnson Creek, Arlington,
Texas, authorized by section 101(b)(14) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1999
(113 Stat. 280–281) is modified to authorize
the Secretary to construct the project
substantially in accordance with the report
entitled Johnson Creek: A Vision of
Conservation, dated March 30, 2006, at a
total cost of $80,000,000, with an estimated
Federal cost of $52,000,000 and an estimated
non-Federal cost of $28,000,000 if the
Secretary determines that the project is
technically sound and environmentally
acceptable.
An initial assessment based on the
authority indicates that the
modifications outlined within the report
‘‘Johnson Creek: A Vision of
Conservation’’ require preparation of a
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS) to review the project proposal
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based upon magnitude of modifications
proposed and potential controversy
related to degree of initial short term
impacts.
In accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act, the DEIS will
be prepared to evaluate and compare
ecosystem restoration, flood damage
reduction, and recreation alternatives
within and along Johnson Creek and its
floodplain within the City of Arlington,
Texas. In addition, the local cost share
sponsor (City of Arlington) is
proceeding with construction of Phase
1a of the project located between Randol
Mill Road and Sanford Streets and has
requested that the federal government
reimburse a portion of their
expenditures. The government’s
decision will be based upon analyses
within the EIS to determine technical
soundness and environmental
acceptability of the proposal. The
general study area will be bound on the
upstream by Interstate Highway 20 and
at the downstream at Interstate Highway
30.
DATES: A public scoping meeting will be
held on July 31, 2008 beginning at 4:30
p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Bob Duncan Center, located within
Vandergriff Park, 2800 South Center
Street, Arlington, TX 76014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions pertaining to the proposed
action and DEIS can be addressed to:
Ms. Amy Archambeau, Project Manager,
CESWF–PER–PP, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Fort Worth District, P.O. Box
17300, Fort Worth, TX 76102–0300,
(817) 886–1867.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The study
area lies within an area of rapid growth
in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
metropolitan area. Johnson Creek has
experienced a history of flooding, bank
and stream bed erosion and habitat
degradation during the past 60 years
that has led to several studies and local
and federal actions to reduce damages.
Following WRDA, 1999, a nonstructural flood damage reduction and
ecosystem restoration project was
initiated that resulted in the acquisition
and removal of 140 residential
structures from the 25-year floodplain
and acquisition of 155 acres of
floodplain lands for restoration.
Approximately 90 acres of this land was
planted with a variety of native grasses,
forbs, shrubs and trees to improve the
riparian habitat along Johnson Creek.
Alternatives for ecosystem restoration,
flood damage reduction, and recreation
will be developed and evaluated based
on ongoing fieldwork and data
collection and past studies conducted
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by the Corps of Engineers, the City of
Arlington, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service and U.S. Geological Survey.
Ecosystem restoration alternatives will
include bank protection; natural
channel design restoring, protecting and
expanding the riparian corridor;
improving aquatic habitat including
creating riffle-pool complexes; and
constructing wetlands. It is anticipated
that ecosystem restoration measures
would improve water quality, improve
aquatic and terrestrial habitat, and
minimize erosion and scouring along
and within Johnson Creek. Alternatives
for flood damage reduction measures
will be evaluated from both a nonstructural and structural aspect. Nonstructural measures will include
acquisition and removal of structures or
flood proofing. Structural measures will
include channel modification by
increasing widths and depths and
straightening or a combination of these
measures. Recreation measures will
include multipurpose trails and passive
recreation features, such as interpretive
guidance and media and picnic areas.
Recreation measures will be developed
to a scope and scale compatible with
proposed ecosystem restoration
measures without significantly
diminishing ecosystem benefits.
The public will be invited to
participate in the scoping process,
invited to attend public meetings, and
given the opportunity to review the
DEIS. The first public scoping meeting
will be on (see DATES & ADDRESSES).
Subsequent public meetings, if deemed
necessary, will be announced in the
local news media. Release of the DEIS
for public comment is scheduled for
December 2009. The exact release date,
once established, will be announced
through mailings to known interested
individuals, agencies and officials and
in the local news media.
Future coordination with other
agencies and public scoping will be
conducted to ensure full and open
participation and aid in the
development of the DEIS. All affected
Federal, state, and local agencies,
affected Indian tribes, and other
interested private organizations and
parties are hereby invited to participate.
Future coordination will also be
conducted with the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS). The USFWS
will furnish information on threatened
and endangered species in accordance
with the Endangered Species Act. In
addition, the USFWS will also be
requested to provide support with
planning aid and to provide a Fish and
Wildlife Coordination Act Report. The
State Historic Preservation Office will
be consulted as required by Section 106
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of the National Historic Preservation
Act.
Dated: July 11, 2008.
Jimmy D. Baggett,
Acting District Engineer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Army Corps
of Engineers
Notice of Solicitation of Applications
for Stakeholder Representative
Members of the Missouri River
Recovery Implementation Committee
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Solicitation of applications.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Commander of the
Northwestern Division of the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers (Corps) is soliciting
applications for stakeholder
representative membership on the
Missouri River Recovery
Implementation Committee (MRRIC).
Members are sought to participate on a
committee to represent various
categories of interests within the
Missouri River basin. The MRRIC is
being formed to advise the Corps on a
study of the Missouri River and its
tributaries and to provide guidance to
the Corps with respect to the Missouri
River recovery and mitigation activities
currently underway. The Corps is
required to establish the MRRIC by the
U.S. Congress through the Water
Resources Development Act of 2007
(WRDA), Section 5018.
DATES: The agency must receive
completed applications no later than
August 22, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Mail completed
applications to U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Northwestern Division (Attn:
MRRIC), 1616 Capitol Avenue, Suite
365, Omaha, NE 68102–4909 or e-mail
completed applications to
Missouri.Water.Management@
nwd02.usace.army.mil. Please put
‘‘MRRIC’’ in the subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary S. Roth, 402–996–3852.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
establishment of the MRRIC is in the
public interest and will provide support
to the Corps in performing its duties and
responsibilities under the Endangered
Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; Sec.
601(a) of the Water Resources
Development Act (WRDA) of 1986,
Public Law 99–662; Sec. 334(a) of
WRDA 1999, Public Law 106–53, and
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for
Potential Multipurpose Projects for Ecosystem Restoration, Flood Risk
Management, and Recreation Development Within and Along Johnson Creek,
Arlington, Tarrant County, TX
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The study is being conducted in response to the authority
contained in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008. Pertinent text
is quoted below:
SEC. 117. JOHNSON CREEK, ARLINGTON, TEXAS.
(a) IN GENERAL.--The project for flood damage reduction,
environmental restoration and recreation, Johnson Creek, Arlington,
Texas, authorized by section 101(b)(14) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 280-281) is modified to authorize
the Secretary to construct the project substantially in accordance
with the report entitled Johnson Creek: A Vision of Conservation,
dated March 30, 2006, at a total cost of $80,000,000, with an
estimated Federal cost of $52,000,000 and an estimated non-Federal
cost of $28,000,000 if the Secretary determines that the project is
technically sound and environmentally acceptable.
An initial assessment based on the authority indicates that the
modifications outlined within the report ``Johnson Creek: A Vision of
Conservation'' require preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS) to review the project proposal
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based upon magnitude of modifications proposed and potential
controversy related to degree of initial short term impacts.
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the DEIS
will be prepared to evaluate and compare ecosystem restoration, flood
damage reduction, and recreation alternatives within and along Johnson
Creek and its floodplain within the City of Arlington, Texas. In
addition, the local cost share sponsor (City of Arlington) is
proceeding with construction of Phase 1a of the project located between
Randol Mill Road and Sanford Streets and has requested that the federal
government reimburse a portion of their expenditures. The government's
decision will be based upon analyses within the EIS to determine
technical soundness and environmental acceptability of the proposal.
The general study area will be bound on the upstream by Interstate
Highway 20 and at the downstream at Interstate Highway 30.
DATES: A public scoping meeting will be held on July 31, 2008 beginning
at 4:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Bob Duncan Center, located
within Vandergriff Park, 2800 South Center Street, Arlington, TX 76014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions pertaining to the proposed
action and DEIS can be addressed to: Ms. Amy Archambeau, Project
Manager, CESWF-PER-PP, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth
District, P.O. Box 17300, Fort Worth, TX 76102-0300, (817) 886-1867.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The study area lies within an area of rapid
growth in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas metropolitan area. Johnson Creek
has experienced a history of flooding, bank and stream bed erosion and
habitat degradation during the past 60 years that has led to several
studies and local and federal actions to reduce damages. Following
WRDA, 1999, a non-structural flood damage reduction and ecosystem
restoration project was initiated that resulted in the acquisition and
removal of 140 residential structures from the 25-year floodplain and
acquisition of 155 acres of floodplain lands for restoration.
Approximately 90 acres of this land was planted with a variety of
native grasses, forbs, shrubs and trees to improve the riparian habitat
along Johnson Creek.
Alternatives for ecosystem restoration, flood damage reduction, and
recreation will be developed and evaluated based on ongoing fieldwork
and data collection and past studies conducted by the Corps of
Engineers, the City of Arlington, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and
U.S. Geological Survey. Ecosystem restoration alternatives will include
bank protection; natural channel design restoring, protecting and
expanding the riparian corridor; improving aquatic habitat including
creating riffle-pool complexes; and constructing wetlands. It is
anticipated that ecosystem restoration measures would improve water
quality, improve aquatic and terrestrial habitat, and minimize erosion
and scouring along and within Johnson Creek. Alternatives for flood
damage reduction measures will be evaluated from both a non-structural
and structural aspect. Non-structural measures will include acquisition
and removal of structures or flood proofing. Structural measures will
include channel modification by increasing widths and depths and
straightening or a combination of these measures. Recreation measures
will include multipurpose trails and passive recreation features, such
as interpretive guidance and media and picnic areas. Recreation
measures will be developed to a scope and scale compatible with
proposed ecosystem restoration measures without significantly
diminishing ecosystem benefits.
The public will be invited to participate in the scoping process,
invited to attend public meetings, and given the opportunity to review
the DEIS. The first public scoping meeting will be on (see DATES &
ADDRESSES). Subsequent public meetings, if deemed necessary, will be
announced in the local news media. Release of the DEIS for public
comment is scheduled for December 2009. The exact release date, once
established, will be announced through mailings to known interested
individuals, agencies and officials and in the local news media.
Future coordination with other agencies and public scoping will be
conducted to ensure full and open participation and aid in the
development of the DEIS. All affected Federal, state, and local
agencies, affected Indian tribes, and other interested private
organizations and parties are hereby invited to participate. Future
coordination will also be conducted with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (USFWS). The USFWS will furnish information on threatened and
endangered species in accordance with the Endangered Species Act. In
addition, the USFWS will also be requested to provide support with
planning aid and to provide a Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
Report. The State Historic Preservation Office will be consulted as
required by Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
Dated: July 11, 2008.
Jimmy D. Baggett,
Acting District Engineer.
[FR Doc. E8-16446 Filed 7-17-08; 8:45 am]
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