Draft Comprehensive Plan and Integrated Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the Mississippi Coastal Improvement Program, Jackson, Harrison, and Hancock Counties, MS, 6603 [E9-2810]
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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.
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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).
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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.
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South Dakota River Task Force
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AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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,
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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Holiday Inn Express located at 110
East Stanley Road in Fort Pierre, South
Dakota 57532.
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Laura Bentley at (402) 995–2714.
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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.
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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.
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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.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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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).
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
Dated: January 22, 2009.
Curtis M. Flakes,
Chief, Planning and Environmental Division.
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