Availability of Information Bulletin, for a Replacement Lock, Sault Locks Complex, Sault Sainte Marie, MI, 43434 [E8-17073]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Availability of Information Bulletin, for
a Replacement Lock, Sault Locks
Complex, Sault Sainte Marie, MI
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE), Detroit District, is
issuing this notice to announce the
availability of an Information Bulletin
for a proposed Replacement Lock, Sault
Locks Complex, Sault Sainte Marie, MI.
This bulletin provides information on
the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) review of the project that was
presented in the Great Lakes Connecting
Channels and Harbors Final Interim
Feasibility Report and Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS), 1986 and a
Record of Environmental Consideration,
2000. Based upon the review of current
site conditions and project plans, it
appears that no new environmental
impacts or issues have been identified
since the 1986 FEIS and the 2000
Record of Environmental Consideration
for the project. The planned
construction of a second large lock at
Sault Sainte Marie, MI, has been
adequately assessed in accordance with
NEPA and a Record of Decision (ROD)
should be signed to allow construction
to begin. The Bulletin is being provided
for information and to solicit comments
on any changed conditions or
anticipated impacts that may effect the
decision to sign the ROD.
DATES: The Information Bulletin will be
available for public review from July 25,
2008 through August 25, 2008. Written
comments must be received by
September 2, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may request a copy of
the Information Bulletin from Ms.
Florence Bissell, Environmental
Analysis Branch, U.S. Army Corps of
17:15 Jul 24, 2008
Ms.
Florence Bissell at (313) 226–3510 or at
florence.k.bissell@usace.army.mil.
Written comments are to be provided to
Ms. Bissell.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Construction of a replacement lock at
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sault
Locks Complex on the St. Mary’s River,
Michigan was proposed following a
1976 resolution of the Senate Public
Works Committee to determine the
advisability of providing additional
lockage facilities. It was recommended
that a lock of greater dimensions replace
two smaller locks, the Davis and Sabin
Locks, which were constructed during
World War I. The proposed lock would
be capable of handling the Great Lakes
System’s largest vessels (Class C) which
account for more than half of the
potential carrying capacity of the Great
Lakes fleet and currently are limited to
lockage through the Poe Lock. A
disruption of the Poe Lock would result
in significant national economic
consequences therefore a second lock of
the Poe Lock dimensions is needed.
Congress has provided, in the Water
Resources Development Act of 2007 that
such a lock be constructed at Federal
expense and funding has been
appropriated to initiate construction.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Engineers, Detroit District, 477
Michigan Avenue, P.O. Box 1027,
Detroit, MI 48231–1027.
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Dated: July 18, 2008.
Les E. Weigum,
Chief, Environmental Analysis Branch.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement for Nebraska;
Department of Roads Nebraska
Highway 12 Niobrara East and West
Project
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (Corps) is preparing an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
to analyze the direct, indirect and
cumulative effects of a proposed
Nebraska State Highway project,
Nebraska Highway 12 Niobrara East and
West Project (project), by the Nebraska
Department of Roads (NDOR). The
project will provide a safe regional
transportation corridor that meets
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Nebraska State Highway design
standards. The project is needed due to
interrupted use, high maintenance,
roadway stability issues, driver safety
during high water events, and the
importance of maintaining Nebraska
Highway 12 as a regional transportation
corridor. Alternatives under
consideration include: (1) Taking no
action; (2) re-construction on existing
alignment; (3) providing a new two-lane
highway on new alignment; (4) reducing
or eliminating existing flooding through
evaluation of methods to reduce Lewis
and Clark Lake elevation through
operations and/or maintenance. NDOR
and Corps have not selected a project
alternative but will be exploring a range
of alternatives through the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
process. Additional alternatives will be
considered during the NEPA process.
Construction of the project is expected
to result in temporary and permanent
impacts to jurisdictional waters of the
United States, thereby requiring a Clean
Water Act section 404 permit.
The Corps has prepared a scoping
document to familiarize other agencies,
the public and interested organizations
with the preliminary project alternatives
and potential environmental issues that
may be involved. The scoping document
includes a description of the problems
that create the need for the project, a
preliminary list of project alternatives,
and various environmental/resource
issues that will be addressed in the EIS.
Copies of the scoping document will be
available at the public scoping meeting
or can be requested by mail. The EIS
will be prepared according to the Corps’
procedures for implementing the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended, 42 U.S.C.
4332(2)(c), and consistent with the
Corps’ policy to facilitate public
understanding and review of agency
proposals.
A public scoping meeting will be
held on August 28, 2008, from 6 p.m. to
8:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public scoping meeting
will be held at the WFLA Conference
Center located on Spruce and Park
Avenue in, Niobrara, NE 68760.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions regarding the proposed action
and EIS should be addressed to Matt
Wray, Project Manager, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Nebraska Regulatory
Office, Wehrspann Field Office, 8901 S.
154th Street, Omaha, NE 68138–3621 or
at (402) 896–0896;
Matt.T.Wray@usace.army.mil.
DATES:
The
Nebraska Department Roads (NDOR) is
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Availability of Information Bulletin, for a Replacement Lock,
Sault Locks Complex, Sault Sainte Marie, MI
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Detroit District, is
issuing this notice to announce the availability of an Information
Bulletin for a proposed Replacement Lock, Sault Locks Complex, Sault
Sainte Marie, MI. This bulletin provides information on the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review of the project that was
presented in the Great Lakes Connecting Channels and Harbors Final
Interim Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS),
1986 and a Record of Environmental Consideration, 2000. Based upon the
review of current site conditions and project plans, it appears that no
new environmental impacts or issues have been identified since the 1986
FEIS and the 2000 Record of Environmental Consideration for the
project. The planned construction of a second large lock at Sault
Sainte Marie, MI, has been adequately assessed in accordance with NEPA
and a Record of Decision (ROD) should be signed to allow construction
to begin. The Bulletin is being provided for information and to solicit
comments on any changed conditions or anticipated impacts that may
effect the decision to sign the ROD.
DATES: The Information Bulletin will be available for public review
from July 25, 2008 through August 25, 2008. Written comments must be
received by September 2, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may request a copy of the Information Bulletin from Ms.
Florence Bissell, Environmental Analysis Branch, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Detroit District, 477 Michigan Avenue, P.O. Box 1027,
Detroit, MI 48231-1027.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Florence Bissell at (313) 226-3510
or at florence.k.bissell@usace.army.mil. Written comments are to be
provided to Ms. Bissell.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Construction of a replacement lock at the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sault Locks Complex on the St. Mary's
River, Michigan was proposed following a 1976 resolution of the Senate
Public Works Committee to determine the advisability of providing
additional lockage facilities. It was recommended that a lock of
greater dimensions replace two smaller locks, the Davis and Sabin
Locks, which were constructed during World War I. The proposed lock
would be capable of handling the Great Lakes System's largest vessels
(Class C) which account for more than half of the potential carrying
capacity of the Great Lakes fleet and currently are limited to lockage
through the Poe Lock. A disruption of the Poe Lock would result in
significant national economic consequences therefore a second lock of
the Poe Lock dimensions is needed. Congress has provided, in the Water
Resources Development Act of 2007 that such a lock be constructed at
Federal expense and funding has been appropriated to initiate
construction.
Dated: July 18, 2008.
Les E. Weigum,
Chief, Environmental Analysis Branch.
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