Notice of Availability for the Final Program Environmental Impact Statement/ Environmental Impact Report for the San Diego Creek Watershed Special Area Management Plan/Watershed Streambed Alteration Agreement Process, Orange County, CA, 9088 [E9-4332]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
Notice of Availability for the Final
Program Environmental Impact
Statement/ Environmental Impact
Report for the San Diego Creek
Watershed Special Area Management
Plan/Watershed Streambed Alteration
Agreement Process, Orange County,
CA
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) of 1969 (as amended), the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los
Angeles District, Regulatory Division
(Corps), in coordination with the
California Department of Fish and
Game, Habitat Conservation Branch,
South Coast Region (Department), has
completed a Final Program
Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR)
(Volume III—Evaluation of and
Response to Comments/Errata) for the
Special Area Management Plan/
Watershed Streambed Alteration
Agreement (SAMP/WSAA) Process for
the San Diego Creek Watershed, Orange
County, California. The SAMP/WSAA
Process establishes alternative
permitting procedures for projects
within the San Diego Creek Watershed
that would alter the bed, bank, or
channel of rivers, streams, and lakes and
associated riparian habitats under the
Department’s jurisdiction, and discharge
dredged or fill material into waters of
the United States subject to the Corps
jurisdiction. The SAMP/WSAA Process
permitting procedures will improve the
Corps and the Department’s ability to
evaluate such projects, as compared to
the process each agency would normally
follow in permitting such projects on a
case-by-case basis.
The SAMP is comprised of the
following four elements: an Analytical
Framework that characterizes aquatic
resource conditions for the San Diego
Creek Watershed; modified watershedspecific permitting processes, including
watershed-specific and resource-based
permitting protocols and a mitigation
framework; a Strategic Mitigation Plan
that is based upon a riparian ecosystem
restoration plan for the Watershed; and
a Mitigation Coordination Program to
achieve implementation of the Strategic
Mitigation Plan and foster a coordinated
approach to aquatic resource
management in the San Diego Creek
Watershed.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions or comments concerning the
Final Program EIS/EIR should be
directed to Ms. Corice Farrar, SAMP
Project Manager, Regulatory Division,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los
Angeles District, P.O. Box 532711, 915
Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
90053–2325, (213) 452–3296.
Alternatively, comments can be
submitted electronically to
Corice.J.Farrar@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Bound
copies of the Final Program EIS/EIR will
be made available to the public for
review at the following library reference
desks: University of California at Irvine,
Langson Library (Irvine, California);
Newport Beach Central Library
(Newport Beach, California); Heritage
Park Regional Library (Irvine,
California); and Santa Ana Public
Library (Santa Ana, California). A CD
copy of the document may be obtained
by contacting Ms. Farrar in writing at
the address or e-mail above. Interested
parties are invited to provide their
comments on the Final Program EIS/
EIR; such comments will to become a
part of the official record and
considered in the final decision. Written
comments must be received on or before
March 27, 2009 and should be
submitted to the contact listed above. A
Record of Decision (ROD) will be issued
by the Corps no earlier than 30 days
after this Notice of Availability. The
Department intends prepare its findings,
certify the Final Program EIS/EIR after
the Corps issues its ROD, and issue a
Notice of Determination. The 30-day
NEPA review period and the CEQA 10day waiting period shall run
concurrently.
David J. Castanon,
Chief, Regulatory Division, U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, Los Angeles District.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Notice of Availability for the Final Program Environmental Impact
Statement/ Environmental Impact Report for the San Diego Creek
Watershed Special Area Management Plan/Watershed Streambed Alteration
Agreement Process, Orange County, CA
AGENCY: Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (as amended), the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Los Angeles District, Regulatory Division (Corps), in
coordination with the California Department of Fish and Game, Habitat
Conservation Branch, South Coast Region (Department), has completed a
Final Program Environmental Impact Statement/ Environmental Impact
Report (EIS/EIR) (Volume III--Evaluation of and Response to Comments/
Errata) for the Special Area Management Plan/Watershed Streambed
Alteration Agreement (SAMP/WSAA) Process for the San Diego Creek
Watershed, Orange County, California. The SAMP/WSAA Process establishes
alternative permitting procedures for projects within the San Diego
Creek Watershed that would alter the bed, bank, or channel of rivers,
streams, and lakes and associated riparian habitats under the
Department's jurisdiction, and discharge dredged or fill material into
waters of the United States subject to the Corps jurisdiction. The
SAMP/WSAA Process permitting procedures will improve the Corps and the
Department's ability to evaluate such projects, as compared to the
process each agency would normally follow in permitting such projects
on a case-by-case basis.
The SAMP is comprised of the following four elements: an Analytical
Framework that characterizes aquatic resource conditions for the San
Diego Creek Watershed; modified watershed-specific permitting
processes, including watershed-specific and resource-based permitting
protocols and a mitigation framework; a Strategic Mitigation Plan that
is based upon a riparian ecosystem restoration plan for the Watershed;
and a Mitigation Coordination Program to achieve implementation of the
Strategic Mitigation Plan and foster a coordinated approach to aquatic
resource management in the San Diego Creek Watershed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions or comments concerning the
Final Program EIS/EIR should be directed to Ms. Corice Farrar, SAMP
Project Manager, Regulatory Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los
Angeles District, P.O. Box 532711, 915 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles,
CA 90053-2325, (213) 452-3296. Alternatively, comments can be submitted
electronically to Corice.J.Farrar@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Bound copies of the Final Program EIS/EIR
will be made available to the public for review at the following
library reference desks: University of California at Irvine, Langson
Library (Irvine, California); Newport Beach Central Library (Newport
Beach, California); Heritage Park Regional Library (Irvine,
California); and Santa Ana Public Library (Santa Ana, California). A CD
copy of the document may be obtained by contacting Ms. Farrar in
writing at the address or e-mail above. Interested parties are invited
to provide their comments on the Final Program EIS/EIR; such comments
will to become a part of the official record and considered in the
final decision. Written comments must be received on or before March
27, 2009 and should be submitted to the contact listed above. A Record
of Decision (ROD) will be issued by the Corps no earlier than 30 days
after this Notice of Availability. The Department intends prepare its
findings, certify the Final Program EIS/EIR after the Corps issues its
ROD, and issue a Notice of Determination. The 30-day NEPA review period
and the CEQA 10-day waiting period shall run concurrently.
David J. Castanon,
Chief, Regulatory Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles
District.
[FR Doc. E9-4332 Filed 2-27-09; 8:45 am]
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