Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement To Permit Construction of Dam and Reservoir along Murder Creek, Conecuh County, AL, 64926-64927 [E8-25986]
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Dated: October 24, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
[Docket ID: USA–2008–0077]
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Department
of the Army announces a proposed
extension of a public information
collection and seeks public comment on
the provisions thereof. Comments are
invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
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burden of the information collection on
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2008.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on this
proposed information collection or to
obtain a copy of the proposal and
associated collection instruments,
please write to Department of the Army,
Military Surface Deployment and
Distribution Command, 661 Sheppard
Place, Ft. Eustis, VA 23604, or call
Department of the Army Reports
Clearance Officer at (703) 428–6440.
Title, Associated Form, and OMB
Number: Signature and Tally Record;
DD Form 1907; OMB Control Number
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Needs and Uses: Signature and Tally
Record (STR) is an integral part of the
Defense Transportation System and is
used for commercial movements of all
sensitive and classified material. The
STR provides continuous responsibility
for the custody of shipments in transit
and requires each person responsible for
the proper handling of the cargo to sign
their name at the time they assume
responsibility for the shipment, from
point of origin, and at specified stages
until delivery at destination. A copy of
the STR, along with other transportation
documentation is forwarded by the
carrier to the appropriate finance center
for payment.
Affected Public: Business or Other
For-Profit.
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Number of Respondents: 130.
Responses Per Respondent: 577.
Average Burden Per Response: 3
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carriers utilize the STR and provide the
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transportation service as requested by
origin shipper. A copy of the STR, along
with other transportation
documentation, is forwarded by the
carrier to the appropriate finance center
for payment. The DD Form 1907 verifies
the protected services requested in Bill
of Lading that was provided.
Dated: October 24, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,
Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement To
Permit Construction of Dam and
Reservoir along Murder Creek,
Conecuh County, AL
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Mobile District, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (Corps)
intends to prepare a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
to address the potential impacts
associated with permitting construction
of a dam and reservoir along Murder
Creek in Conecuh County, AL.
Evaluation of the proposed project via
an EIS will proceed in compliance with
the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA). Upon completion of the EIS,
the Corps will evaluate a permit
application for the proposed work under
the authority of Section 404 of the Clean
Water Act.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions about the proposed action,
the NEPA process and the Draft EIS
should be addressed to Mr. Chuck
Sumner, Planning and Environmental
Division, phone (251) 694–3857 or email at lewis.c.sumner@usace.army.mil,
Mobile District, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, P.O. Box 2288, Mobile, AL
36628–0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. The applicant for the permit is the
Conecuh County Commission. The
permit application proposes
construction of a dam and the creation
of an estimated 2,650 acre lake on
Murder Creek in central Conecuh
County, AL, approximately three miles
northwest of the City of Evergreen. The
lake is proposed to be used as a source
of irrigation for local agriculture and a
water source for the anticipated bio-fuel
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industry expected to move into the local
area. Construction of the proposed lake
will require an approximately 2,000 feet
long dam across Murder Creek.
2. Alternatives to the applicants’
proposal may exist which would reduce
impacts to the surrounding
environment. These could include, but
are not restricted to, reducing the
surface elevation of the lake, thereby
building a smaller lake, considering
alternate site locations for the lake,
pursuing alternate site layouts that may
have less impact on the environment, or
pursuing alternate sources of water for
irrigation and the bio-fuels industry, or
combinations of these or other
alternatives. A determination of these or
other alternatives to be evaluated will be
developed during the scoping and
evaluation phase of the EIS.
3. Scoping: a. The Corps invites full
public participation to promote open
communication on the issues
surrounding the proposal. All Federal,
State, and local agencies, native
American tribes, and other persons or
organizations that have an interest are
urged to participate in the NEPA
scoping process. A public scoping
meeting will be held to help identify
significant issues and to receive public
input and comment. The location and
time for the public scoping meeting will
be advertised through various media
outlets at least 30 days prior to the
meeting date.
b. The Draft EIS will analyze the
potential social, economic, and
environmental impacts to the local area
resulting from the proposed project and
alternatives. Specifically, the following
major issues will be analyzed in the
Draft EIS: hydrologic and hydraulic
regimes, threatened and endangered
species, fish and wildlife habitat,
wetlands, essential fish habitat and
other marine habitat, air quality,
cultural resources, wastewater treatment
capacities and discharges, drainage
discharges, transportation systems,
alternatives, secondary and cumulative
impacts, socioeconomic impacts,
environmental justice (effect on
minorities and low-income groups)
(Executive Order 12898), and protection
of children (Executive Order 13045).
c. The Corps will serve as the lead
Federal agency in the preparation of the
Draft EIS. The Corps intends to
coordinate and/or consult with an
interagency team of Federal and State
agencies during scoping and preparation
of the Draft EIS. A decision will be
made during the scoping process
whether other agencies will serve in an
official role as cooperating agencies.
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4. It is anticipated that the DEIS will
be made available for public review in
December 2009.
Byron G. Jorns,
Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District
Commander.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement/Environmental
Impact Report for the Proposed South
Coast Rail Project, Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, Department of the
Army Permit Application Number NAE–
2007–00698
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) of 1969, as implemented by
the Council on Environmental Quality
regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508),
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New
England District (Corps) announces its
intent to prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate a
proposed establishment of passenger
rail service between Boston and New
Bedford/Fall River, MA. The
Massachusetts Executive Office of
Transportation and Public Works (EOT)
has submitted an application for a
Department of the Army permit to
discharge fill material into waters of the
United States (U.S.), ranging in area
from less than one acre to
approximately eight acres (depending
on the alternative selected), including
wetlands, incidental to the
establishment of the passenger rail
service. The EOT has stated that the
purpose of their proposed project is to
more fully meet the existing and future
demand for public transportation
between Fall River/New Bedford and
Boston, MA, and to enhance regional
mobility, while supporting smart growth
planning and development strategies in
the affected communities. The cities of
Taunton, Fall River, and New Bedford
are the only cities within 50 miles of
Boston that are not currently served by
passenger rail.
The EIS will also be prepared with the
intent to serve as a joint Massachusetts
Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) and
NEPA document that will comply with
the procedural requirements of both
state and federal law and serve as a
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combined EIS/Environmental Impact
Report (EIR). The MEPA review will be
conducted simultaneously with the
NEPA process.
The EIS/EIR will evaluate a range of
alternative transit routes to determine
the Least Environmentally Damaging
Practicable Alternative (‘‘LEDPA’’), in
accordance with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Guidelines for
Specification of Disposal Sites for
Dredged or Fill Material (40 CFR Part
230). Alternative routes presently
identified include four principal rail
routes: (1) The ‘‘Attleboro Alternative’’,
(2) the ‘‘Stoughton Alternative’’, (3) the
‘‘Middleborough Alternative’’, and (4)
the ‘‘Attleboro-Middleborough Hybrid
Alternative’’. A fifth alternative is a
Rapid Bus Alternative using modified
highway infrastructure. A No Build/
Transportation Surface Management
alternative will also be evaluated. Public
scoping may identify other alternatives
for evaluation in the EIS/EIR.
DATES: Written comments must be
received by: January 9, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments can be sent to
Mr. Alan Anacheka-Nasemann, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, New England
District, Regulatory Division, ATTN:
CENAE–R–PEA, 696 Virginia Road,
Concord, MA, or by e-mail to:
SCREIS@usace.army.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Alan Anacheka-Nasemann, (978) 318–
8214, e-mail: SCREIS@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Massachusetts EOT has submitted an
application under Section 404 of the
Clean Water Act for a Department of the
Army permit to discharge fill material
into waters of the U.S. incidental to
establishment of passenger rail service
between Boston and New Bedford and
Fall River, MA, known as the ‘‘South
Coast Rail Project.’’ To date, the
proposed South Coast Rail Project has
been undergoing review and analysis of
alternatives in accordance with the
Corps’ New England District’s Highway
Methodology. EOT completed a
preliminary analysis of alternatives in
April 2008, which consisted of
investigating, analyzing and screening a
number of alternatives. Five alternative
transit routes, with mode variations and
slight route variations, resulted from the
screening process. The ‘‘Attleboro
Alternative’’ would expand service via
the existing AMTRAK Northeast
Corridor, with added capacity, new
track and existing freight lines from
Attleboro via Norton to Taunton. This
route could potentially affect two
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Areas
of Critical Environmental Concern
(ACECs) known as Fowl Meadow/
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement To
Permit Construction of Dam and Reservoir along Murder Creek, Conecuh
County, AL
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The Mobile District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps)
intends to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to
address the potential impacts associated with permitting construction
of a dam and reservoir along Murder Creek in Conecuh County, AL.
Evaluation of the proposed project via an EIS will proceed in
compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Upon
completion of the EIS, the Corps will evaluate a permit application for
the proposed work under the authority of Section 404 of the Clean Water
Act.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the proposed action,
the NEPA process and the Draft EIS should be addressed to Mr. Chuck
Sumner, Planning and Environmental Division, phone (251) 694-3857 or e-
mail at lewis.c.sumner@usace.army.mil, Mobile District, U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, P.O. Box 2288, Mobile, AL 36628-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. The applicant for the permit is the Conecuh County Commission.
The permit application proposes construction of a dam and the creation
of an estimated 2,650 acre lake on Murder Creek in central Conecuh
County, AL, approximately three miles northwest of the City of
Evergreen. The lake is proposed to be used as a source of irrigation
for local agriculture and a water source for the anticipated bio-fuel
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industry expected to move into the local area. Construction of the
proposed lake will require an approximately 2,000 feet long dam across
Murder Creek.
2. Alternatives to the applicants' proposal may exist which would
reduce impacts to the surrounding environment. These could include, but
are not restricted to, reducing the surface elevation of the lake,
thereby building a smaller lake, considering alternate site locations
for the lake, pursuing alternate site layouts that may have less impact
on the environment, or pursuing alternate sources of water for
irrigation and the bio-fuels industry, or combinations of these or
other alternatives. A determination of these or other alternatives to
be evaluated will be developed during the scoping and evaluation phase
of the EIS.
3. Scoping: a. The Corps invites full public participation to
promote open communication on the issues surrounding the proposal. All
Federal, State, and local agencies, native American tribes, and other
persons or organizations that have an interest are urged to participate
in the NEPA scoping process. A public scoping meeting will be held to
help identify significant issues and to receive public input and
comment. The location and time for the public scoping meeting will be
advertised through various media outlets at least 30 days prior to the
meeting date.
b. The Draft EIS will analyze the potential social, economic, and
environmental impacts to the local area resulting from the proposed
project and alternatives. Specifically, the following major issues will
be analyzed in the Draft EIS: hydrologic and hydraulic regimes,
threatened and endangered species, fish and wildlife habitat, wetlands,
essential fish habitat and other marine habitat, air quality, cultural
resources, wastewater treatment capacities and discharges, drainage
discharges, transportation systems, alternatives, secondary and
cumulative impacts, socioeconomic impacts, environmental justice
(effect on minorities and low-income groups) (Executive Order 12898),
and protection of children (Executive Order 13045).
c. The Corps will serve as the lead Federal agency in the
preparation of the Draft EIS. The Corps intends to coordinate and/or
consult with an interagency team of Federal and State agencies during
scoping and preparation of the Draft EIS. A decision will be made
during the scoping process whether other agencies will serve in an
official role as cooperating agencies.
4. It is anticipated that the DEIS will be made available for
public review in December 2009.
Byron G. Jorns,
Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District Commander.
[FR Doc. E8-25986 Filed 10-30-08; 8:45 am]
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