Notice of Intent To Terminate the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Potable Water Supply for Washington Parish Reservoir Project, 33217-33218 [E9-16344]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Notice of Intent To Terminate the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the Potable Water Supply for
Washington Parish Reservoir Project
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
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Notice of intent.
The Vicksburg District, Corps
of Engineers, is issuing this notice to
advise the public that the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
process for the proposed Potable Water
Supply Project for Washington Parish,
Louisiana, is terminated. The original
Notice of Intent for this EIS process was
published in the Federal Register on
March 28, 2008 (73 FR 16653).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Dove-Jackson at (601) 631–7136,
Vicksburg District, Corps of Engineers,
4155 Clay Street, CEMVK–OD–FE,
Vicksburg, MS 39183–3435.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg
District, has terminated the EIS process
begun in March 2008, for the proposed
potable water supply project located in
Washington Parish.
1. The Washington Parish Reservoir
Commission completed a site selection
study (January 2005) to determine a
recommended best source of future
potable water for Washington Parish.
The study concluded that the creation of
a surface water reservoir by damming
Bogalusa Creek was the most desirable
alternative. The Washington Parish
Reservoir Commission subsequently
completed a preliminary engineering
report (December 2006) that presented
preliminary design, planning level costs
estimates, and preliminary construction
plans for a water supply reservoir.
Based upon review of the information
submitted with the permit application,
the Corps concluded that the proposed
project had the potential for significant
impacts to the human and natural
environment. The proposed project
would impact approximately 826 acres
of waters of the United States, including
wetlands, which are regulated by the
Corps, and require a Department of the
Army permit to comply with section
404 of the Clean Water Act. The
proposed project would also impact
cultural resources, threatened and
endangered species, and 65 property
owners.
2. A public scoping meeting was held
on April 10, 2008. Public notice was
given for the time and place of the
meeting, and approximately 65 people
were in attendance. Coordination with
Federal, State and local agencies, and
private organizations and citizens was
initiated, to ensure that the full range of
issues related to the proposed action
would be addressed and all issues
identified.
3. Due to substantial modifications to
the originally submitted application for
a Department of the Army section 404
permit, and significant changes to the
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scope of the proposed project, the
permit application has been withdrawn
and the EIS process has been
terminated.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Dated: July 1, 2009.
Michael C. Wehr,
Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District
Commander.
[FR Doc. E9–16344 Filed 7–9–09; 8:45 am]
[Docket ID USAF–2009–0042]
AGENCY:
Department of the Air Force,
ACTION: Notice to delete a system of
records.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Inland Waterways Users Board
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
Notice of open meeting.
SUMMARY: In Accordance with 10(a)(2)
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), announcement is
made of the forthcoming meeting.
Name of Committee: Inland Waterways
Users Board (Board).
Date: August 11, 2009.
Location: Luther F. Carson Four Rivers
Center, 100 Kentucky Ave., Paducah, KY
42003–1500, with accommodations at the
Courtyard by Marriott Paducah, 3835
Technology Drive, Paducah, KY 42001 (270–
442–3600 or 1–800–321–2211).
Time: Registration will begin at 8 a.m. and
the meeting is scheduled to adjourn at
approximately 1 p.m.
Agenda: The Board will consider its
project investment priorities for the next
year, and hear briefings on the status of the
funding for inland navigation projects and
studies, the status of the Inland Waterways
Trust Fund, and the status of program
management team activities for a future
business model for the inland waterways
system.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Mark R. Pointon, Headquarters, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, CECW–ID,
441 G Street, NW., Washington, DC
20314–1000; Ph: 202–761–4691.
The
meeting is open to the public. Any
interested person may attend, appear
before, or file statements with the
committee at the time and in the
manner permitted by the committee.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Air Force
proposes to delete a system of records
to its inventory of record systems
subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5
U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
DATES: This proposed action will be
effective without further notice on
August 10, 2009 unless comments are
received which result in a contrary
determination.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Air
Force Privacy Act Officer, Office of
Warfighting Integration and Chief
Information Officer, SAF/XCPPI, 1800
Air Force Pentagon, Suite 220,
Washington, DC 20330–1800.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The
Department of the Air Force systems of
records notices subject to the Privacy
Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended,
have been published in the Federal
Register and are available from the
address above.
The Department of the Air Force
proposes to delete one system of records
notice from its inventory of record
systems subject to the Privacy Act of
1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. The
proposed deletion is not within the
purview of subsection (r) of the Privacy
Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended,
which requires the submission of a new
or altered system report.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: July 7, 2009.
Morgan E. Frazier,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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Aeromedical Research Data (11 June
1997, 62 FR 31793).
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Mr.
Ben Swilley at (703) 696–6648.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Notice of Intent To Terminate the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for the Potable Water Supply for Washington Parish
Reservoir Project
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
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ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The Vicksburg District, Corps of Engineers, is issuing this
notice to advise the public that the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) process for the proposed Potable Water Supply Project
for Washington Parish, Louisiana, is terminated. The original Notice of
Intent for this EIS process was published in the Federal Register on
March 28, 2008 (73 FR 16653).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Dove-Jackson at (601) 631-7136,
Vicksburg District, Corps of Engineers, 4155 Clay Street, CEMVK-OD-FE,
Vicksburg, MS 39183-3435.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg
District, has terminated the EIS process begun in March 2008, for the
proposed potable water supply project located in Washington Parish.
1. The Washington Parish Reservoir Commission completed a site
selection study (January 2005) to determine a recommended best source
of future potable water for Washington Parish. The study concluded that
the creation of a surface water reservoir by damming Bogalusa Creek was
the most desirable alternative. The Washington Parish Reservoir
Commission subsequently completed a preliminary engineering report
(December 2006) that presented preliminary design, planning level costs
estimates, and preliminary construction plans for a water supply
reservoir. Based upon review of the information submitted with the
permit application, the Corps concluded that the proposed project had
the potential for significant impacts to the human and natural
environment. The proposed project would impact approximately 826 acres
of waters of the United States, including wetlands, which are regulated
by the Corps, and require a Department of the Army permit to comply
with section 404 of the Clean Water Act. The proposed project would
also impact cultural resources, threatened and endangered species, and
65 property owners.
2. A public scoping meeting was held on April 10, 2008. Public
notice was given for the time and place of the meeting, and
approximately 65 people were in attendance. Coordination with Federal,
State and local agencies, and private organizations and citizens was
initiated, to ensure that the full range of issues related to the
proposed action would be addressed and all issues identified.
3. Due to substantial modifications to the originally submitted
application for a Department of the Army section 404 permit, and
significant changes to the scope of the proposed project, the permit
application has been withdrawn and the EIS process has been terminated.
Dated: July 1, 2009.
Michael C. Wehr,
Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District Commander.
[FR Doc. E9-16344 Filed 7-9-09; 8:45 am]
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