Intent To Hold an Open Meeting of the South Dakota River Task Force Established by the Missouri River Restoration Act of 2000 (Title IX), 6603 [E9-2809]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 26 / Tuesday, February 10, 2009 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers Draft Comprehensive Plan and Integrated Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the Mississippi Coastal Improvement Program, Jackson, Harrison, and Hancock Counties, MS AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. erowe on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES ACTION: Notice of availability. SUMMARY: This notice of availability announces the public release of the Draft Comprehensive Plan and Integrated Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program (MsCIP), Jackson, Harrison, and Hancock Counties, MS. The Mobile District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published in the Federal Register, August 9, 2006, (71 FR 45537) a Notice of Intent to Prepare a Draft EIS to address the potential impacts associated with actions to comprehensively address hurricane and storm damage reduction, prevention of saltwater intrusion, preservation of fish and wildlife, prevention of erosion, and other related water resource purposes in coastal Mississippi. These actions are related to the consequences of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005. The Corps will forward recommendations to Congress as authorized by the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006 (Pub. L. 109–148) dated December 30, 2005. The tentatively selected comprehensive plan elements for construction include ecosystem restoration of the barrier islands, mainland beaches, and sites at Admiral Island, Turkey Creek, Dantzler, Bayou Cumbest, Franklin Creek, Deer Island, and submerged aquatic vegetation in Bayou Cumbest which will restore approximately 3,210 acres of emergent tidal marsh, wet pine savannah, scrub/shrub, submerged aquatic vegetation, and beach and dune habitats. In conjuction with the ecosystem restoration efforts, the Draft Comprehensive Plan/Integrated Programmatic EIS recommends tentatively selected flood damage reduction elements, including Forrest Heights Levee, High Hazard Area Risk Reduction Plan Phase I, Waveland Flood Proofing Pilot Projects, and Moss Point Municipal Facility relocation. The EIS will be used as a basis for ensuring compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). VerDate Nov<24>2008 14:17 Feb 09, 2009 Jkt 217001 DATES: The public comment period for the Draft Comprehensive Plan and Integrated Programmatic EIS will extend through March 30, 2009. ADDRESSES: To receive an electronic copy of the Draft Comprehensive Plan and Integrated Programmatic EIS, or to submit comments, contact U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, MsCIP Team, P.O. Box 2288, Mobile, AL 36628–0001. A copy of the full document may also be viewed at the Pascagoula, Ocean Springs, Biloxi, Gulfport, and Bay Saint Louis libraries in coastal Mississippi. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the proposed action and the Draft Comprehensive Plan and Integrated Programmatic EIS should be addressed to Dr. Susan I. Rees, Program Manager, MsCIP, phone (251) 694–4141, Mobile District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, P.O. Box 2288, Mobile, AL 36628 or e-mail address: susan.i.rees@usace.army.mil. Public comments can be submitted through a variety of methods. Written comments may be submitted to the Corps by mail, facsimile, or electronic methods. Additional comments (written or oral) may be presented at the public hearing to be held in early March 2009 in each of the three coastal counties. Additional information on the public hearings will be mailed in a public notice to the agencies and public and announced in news releases. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: January 22, 2009. Curtis M. Flakes, Chief, Planning and Environmental Division. [FR Doc. E9–2810 Filed 2–9–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3720–58–P Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers Intent To Hold an Open Meeting of the South Dakota River Task Force Established by the Missouri River Restoration Act of 2000 (Title IX) AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. ACTION: Notice of meeting. 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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 6603]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-2809]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers


Intent To Hold an Open Meeting of the South Dakota River Task 
Force Established by the Missouri River Restoration Act of 2000 (Title 
IX)

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The duties of the Task Force are to prepare and approve a plan 
for the use of the funds made available under Title IX to promote 
conservation practices in the Missouri River watershed, control and 
remove the sediment from the Missouri River, protect recreation on the 
Missouri River from sedimentation, and protect Indian and non-Indian 
historical and cultural sites along the Missouri River from erosion.

DATES: South Dakota Missouri River Task Force established by the 
Missouri River Restoration Act of 2000 will hold a meeting on March 10, 
2009, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn Express located 
at 110 East Stanley Road in Fort Pierre, South Dakota 57532.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Bentley at (402) 995-2714.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The objectives of the Task Force are to 
prepare and approve a plan for the use of the funds made available 
under Title IX, develop and recommend to the Secretary of the Army ways 
to implement critical restoration projects meeting the goals of the 
plan, and determine if these projects primarily benefit the Federal 
Government.
    This meeting is open to the public. Any interested person may 
attend, appear before, or file statements with the task force; however, 
statements and questions should be submitted in advance. For additional 
information, contact Laura Bentley, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1616 
Capitol Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska 68102-4901, 402-995-2714.

    Dated: February 3, 2009.
William D. Mulligan,
Chief, Civil Works Branch.
[FR Doc. E9-2809 Filed 2-9-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3720-58-P
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