Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Update of the Shoreline Management Plan and Supplement to the Master Plan, Eufaula Lake, OK, 22879-22880 [2011-9902]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 79 / Monday, April 25, 2011 / Notices jdjones on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Mr. William Hostyn, Defense Threat Reduction Agency/SP–ACP, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, MS 6201, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060–6201; E-mail: william.hostyn@dtra.mil; Phone: (703) 767–4453; Fax: (703) 767–5701. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of Meeting: To obtain, review and evaluate classified information related to the Committee’s mission to advise on technology security, combating weapons of mass destruction (WMD), counter terrorism and counter proliferation. Agenda: Beginning at 8 a.m. through the end of the meeting, the Committee will present Working Group findings at the secret level in the morning and will receive secret level briefings on counterterrorism, counterproliferation and WMD world events in the morning and afternoon. 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Park, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 2011–9950 Filed 4–22–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Update of the Shoreline Management Plan and Supplement to the Master Plan, Eufaula Lake, OK Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. ACTION: Notice of intent. AGENCY: The purpose of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is to address alternatives and environmental impacts associated with an update of the Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) and supplement to the Master Plan (MP), Eufaula Lake, Oklahoma. The EIS would likewise evaluate alternatives and environmental impacts associated with specific proposals for recreational development facilities on Federal lands at Eufaula Lake as identified through the SMP update and MP supplement process. ADDRESSES: Questions or comments concerning the proposed action should be addressed to Mr. Stephen L. Nolen, Chief, Environmental Analysis and Compliance Branch, Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, CESWT–PE– E, 1645 S. 101st E. Ave., Tulsa, OK 74128–4629. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Stephen L. Nolen, (918) 669–7660, fax: (918) 669–7546, e-mail: Stephen.L.Nolen@usace.army.mil. SUMMARY: The Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seeks to provide an update to the existing SMP and to supplement portions of the existing MP for Eufaula Lake, OK. Eufaula Lake is a multipurpose reservoir impounded by Eufaula Dam on the Canadian River at river mile 27.0, about 12 miles east of Eufaula in McIntosh County, OK. Land and water resources at the lake are managed by the Tulsa District in accordance with regulations governing SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 22879 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects. At Eufaula Lake, private shoreline uses to include private boat docks and vegetation modification are managed under a permit system dependent upon shoreline allocation classifications specified in the SMP in accordance with Engineer Regulation 1130–2–406. Reviews and updates to SMPs are periodically provided and the last update to the Eufaula Lake SMP occurred in 1998. Similarly, land resources at Eufaula Lake are managed in accordance with MP requirements as described in Engineer Pamphlet 1130– 2–550. In the land allocation portion of the MP, all project lands are assigned categories which are used for determination of appropriate uses for these lands. The last update to the Eufaula Lake MP occurred in 1977. Owing to the elapsed time since last updates, changed conditions, and the need to assess lake-wide cumulative effects, the Tulsa District seeks to update the Eufaula Lake SMP and supplement the MP by updating the land allocation portion. Actions appropriate for updating these plans and preparing the EIS for the same will occur concurrently. As the SMP and MP update processes involve public participation and input, it is possible that specific proposals for recreational or other development features involving project shorelines and/or lands may be received by the Tulsa District. For proposals that have advanced to a planning stage of sufficient detail to allow for proposalspecific alternative and impact analysis, the EIS would include these analyses. For reasonably-foreseeable development proposals that have not advanced to the point where proposal-specific analyses are possible, these will be assessed under cumulative impacts but will require additional analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) prior to their implementation at Eufaula Lake. Reasonable alternatives to be considered include varying combinations of allocation classifications for both project shorelines and Federal lands at Eufaula Lake to include the no action alternative of retaining allocations in both the SMP and MP as they currently exist. For proposal-specific actions, alternatives would include varying development plans and features as well as the no action alternative. Issues to be addressed in the EIS include but are not limited to: (1) Socioeconomic impacts associated with allocation classifications and specific development proposals, (2) matters pertaining to shoreline impacts, (3) E:\FR\FM\25APN1.SGM 25APN1 22880 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 79 / Monday, April 25, 2011 / Notices potential impacts to cultural and ecological resources, (4) public access and safety, (5) impacts to lake use, public parks and recreation, (6) aesthetics, (7) infrastructure, (8) lake water quality, (9) traffic patterns, (10) terrestrial and aquatic fish and wildlife habitat, (11) Federally-listed threatened and endangered species, and (12) cumulative impacts associated with past, current, and reasonably foreseeable future actions at Eufaula Lake. A public scoping meeting for the action will be conducted in early summer 2011 in Eufaula, OK or the vicinity. In addition, public workshops addressing updates to the SMP and MP may be held at locations near Eufaula Lake. News releases and notices informing the public and local, state, and Federal agencies of the proposed action and date of the public scoping meeting will be published in local newspapers. Comments received as a result of this notice, news releases, and the public scoping meeting will be used to assist the Tulsa District Corps of Engineers in identifying potential impacts to the quality of the human or natural environment. Affected Federal, state, or local agencies, affected Indian tribes, and other interested private organizations and parties are encouraged to participate in the scoping process by forwarding written comments to (see ADDRESSES) or attending the scoping meeting. The draft EIS will be available for public review and comment. While the specific date for release of the draft EIS has yet to be determined, all interested agencies, tribes, organizations and parties expressing an interest in this action will be placed on a mailing list for receipt of the draft EIS. In order to be considered, any comments and suggestions should be forwarded to (see ADDRESSES) in accordance with dates specified upon release of the draft EIS. Brenda S. Bowen, Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–9902 Filed 4–22–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3720–58–P DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION jdjones on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES Notice of Commission Meeting and Public Hearing Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission will hold an informal conference followed by a public hearing on Wednesday, May 11, 2011. The hearing will be part of the Commission’s regular business meeting. The conference session and business VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:21 Apr 22, 2011 Jkt 223001 meeting both are open to the public and will be held at the West Trenton Volunteer Fire Company, located at 40 West Upper Ferry Road, West Trenton, New Jersey. The conference among the commissioners and staff will begin at 11 a.m. and will consist of two presentations: a report by Deputy Delaware River Master Gary N. Paulachok, P.G. of the U.S. Geological Survey on a one-year extension of the Flexible Flow Management Plan (FFMP); and a report by Dr. Jonathan H. Sharp of the University of Delaware on the Delaware Estuary Boat Run Monitoring Program. The subjects of the public hearing to be held during the 1:30 p.m. business meeting include the dockets listed below: 1. U.S. Steel, D–1978–068–3. An application to renew DRBC approval for the discharge of up to 0.163 million gallons per day (mgd) of treated sanitary wastewater from the applicant’s wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) via Outfall No. 203 and 3.75 mgd of treated industrial wastewater and non-contact cooling water (NCCW) from the applicant’s industrial wastewater treatment plant (IWTP) via Outfall No. 103 as well as to continue a TDS Determination that allows TDS effluent concentrations of up to 1,100 mg/l as a monthly average; 2,200 mg/l as a daily maximum; and 2,750 mg/l as an instantaneous maximum, via combined Outfall No. 003. Internal Outfalls Nos. 103, 203, and 303 (stormwater only) will continue to discharge to the Delaware River via combined Outfall No. 003. The combined discharge from the applicant’s WWTP and IWTP is made via Outfall No. 003 to the tidal region of Water Quality Zone 2 of the Delaware River at River Mile 127.0. The WWTP and IWTP are located in Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. 2. French Creek State Park, D–1980– 007 CP–4. An application to renew DRBC approval to continue to withdraw up to 3.1 million gallons per month (mgm) of groundwater to supply the French Creek State Park from existing Wells in the Hammer Creek Formation. The project is located in the French Creek Watershed in Union Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, within the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area. 3. GenOn Energy, Inc., D–1987–26–3. An application to renew DRBC approval of discharges of treated industrial wastewater effluent from the Titus Generating Station (TGS) to the Schuylkill River as follows: the TGS IWTP via Outfall 002; coal-ash leachate from the Beagle Club Ash Disposal PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (BCAD) site via Outfall 004; and combined NCCW, intake screen backwash, and stormwater via Outfall 001. The applicant has requested that the intermittent discharge from Outfall 004 continue to have an effluent limit of 3,500 mg/l of TDS as a monthly average. Effluent limits for the existing NCCW discharge (Outfall 001), IWTP (Outfall 002) and BCAD site (Outfall 004) will continue to be based on average annual flows of 1.469 mgd, 2.149 mgd and 1.007 mgd, respectively. The IWTP is hydraulically designed for 3.2 mgd. The TGS facilities will continue to discharge to the Schuylkill River. The project is located in Cumru Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. 4. Middletown Township, Middletown Country Club, D–1996–032 CP–2. An application for approval of an existing groundwater withdrawalproject to continue to supply up to 4.13 mgm of water to the applicant’s golf course from existing Well No. 1–G. The project is located in the Precambrian Felsic Gneiss in the Neshaminy Creek Watershed in Middletown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania within the Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area. 5. Concord Township Sewer Authority, D–1997–019 CP–3. An application for approval to continue discharging 1.8 mgd of treated effluent from the Concord Township WWTP. The WWTP will continue to discharge to the West Branch Chester Creek at River Mile 82.93—8.9—5.4 (Delaware River—Chester Creek—West Branch Chester Creek) in Concord Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. 6. Bedminster Municipal Authority— Pennland Farms, D–2006–010 CP–2. An application to renew DRBC approval of the existing 0.06 mgd Pennland Farms WWTP. The WWTP discharges to an unnamed tributary of Deep Run Creek at River Mile 157.0—4.7—7.1—0.1 (Delaware River—Tohickon Creek— Deep Run Creek—UNT). It is located in Bedminster Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania within the drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters. 7. Exelon Generation Company, LLC— Schuylkill Generating Station, D–1964– 074 CP–2. An application for a decrease in the approved surface water withdrawal (SWWD) allocation associated with Intake No. 1 to 5,180 mgm, of which 2,483 mgm would be for use at the Schuylkill Generating Station (SGS). Intake No. 1 supplies water to the Grays Ferry Cogen Facility (GFCF) and the Tri-Gen Corporation Facility (TriGen) as well as to the SGS. The three E:\FR\FM\25APN1.SGM 25APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 79 (Monday, April 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22879-22880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9902]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers


Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Update of 
the Shoreline Management Plan and Supplement to the Master Plan, 
Eufaula Lake, OK

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

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is to 
address alternatives and environmental impacts associated with an 
update of the Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) and supplement to the 
Master Plan (MP), Eufaula Lake, Oklahoma. The EIS would likewise 
evaluate alternatives and environmental impacts associated with 
specific proposals for recreational development facilities on Federal 
lands at Eufaula Lake as identified through the SMP update and MP 
supplement process.

ADDRESSES: Questions or comments concerning the proposed action should 
be addressed to Mr. Stephen L. Nolen, Chief, Environmental Analysis and 
Compliance Branch, Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, CESWT-
PE-E, 1645 S. 101st E. Ave., Tulsa, OK 74128-4629.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Stephen L. Nolen, (918) 669-7660, 
fax: (918) 669-7546, e-mail: Stephen.L.Nolen@usace.army.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers seeks to provide an update to the existing SMP and to 
supplement portions of the existing MP for Eufaula Lake, OK. Eufaula 
Lake is a multi-purpose reservoir impounded by Eufaula Dam on the 
Canadian River at river mile 27.0, about 12 miles east of Eufaula in 
McIntosh County, OK. Land and water resources at the lake are managed 
by the Tulsa District in accordance with regulations governing U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects. At Eufaula Lake, private 
shoreline uses to include private boat docks and vegetation 
modification are managed under a permit system dependent upon shoreline 
allocation classifications specified in the SMP in accordance with 
Engineer Regulation 1130-2-406. Reviews and updates to SMPs are 
periodically provided and the last update to the Eufaula Lake SMP 
occurred in 1998. Similarly, land resources at Eufaula Lake are managed 
in accordance with MP requirements as described in Engineer Pamphlet 
1130-2-550. In the land allocation portion of the MP, all project lands 
are assigned categories which are used for determination of appropriate 
uses for these lands. The last update to the Eufaula Lake MP occurred 
in 1977. Owing to the elapsed time since last updates, changed 
conditions, and the need to assess lake-wide cumulative effects, the 
Tulsa District seeks to update the Eufaula Lake SMP and supplement the 
MP by updating the land allocation portion. Actions appropriate for 
updating these plans and preparing the EIS for the same will occur 
concurrently.
    As the SMP and MP update processes involve public participation and 
input, it is possible that specific proposals for recreational or other 
development features involving project shorelines and/or lands may be 
received by the Tulsa District. For proposals that have advanced to a 
planning stage of sufficient detail to allow for proposal-specific 
alternative and impact analysis, the EIS would include these analyses. 
For reasonably-foreseeable development proposals that have not advanced 
to the point where proposal-specific analyses are possible, these will 
be assessed under cumulative impacts but will require additional 
analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) prior to 
their implementation at Eufaula Lake.
    Reasonable alternatives to be considered include varying 
combinations of allocation classifications for both project shorelines 
and Federal lands at Eufaula Lake to include the no action alternative 
of retaining allocations in both the SMP and MP as they currently 
exist. For proposal-specific actions, alternatives would include 
varying development plans and features as well as the no action 
alternative.
    Issues to be addressed in the EIS include but are not limited to: 
(1) Socioeconomic impacts associated with allocation classifications 
and specific development proposals, (2) matters pertaining to shoreline 
impacts, (3)

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potential impacts to cultural and ecological resources, (4) public 
access and safety, (5) impacts to lake use, public parks and 
recreation, (6) aesthetics, (7) infrastructure, (8) lake water quality, 
(9) traffic patterns, (10) terrestrial and aquatic fish and wildlife 
habitat, (11) Federally-listed threatened and endangered species, and 
(12) cumulative impacts associated with past, current, and reasonably 
foreseeable future actions at Eufaula Lake.
    A public scoping meeting for the action will be conducted in early 
summer 2011 in Eufaula, OK or the vicinity. In addition, public 
workshops addressing updates to the SMP and MP may be held at locations 
near Eufaula Lake. News releases and notices informing the public and 
local, state, and Federal agencies of the proposed action and date of 
the public scoping meeting will be published in local newspapers. 
Comments received as a result of this notice, news releases, and the 
public scoping meeting will be used to assist the Tulsa District Corps 
of Engineers in identifying potential impacts to the quality of the 
human or natural environment. Affected Federal, state, or local 
agencies, affected Indian tribes, and other interested private 
organizations and parties are encouraged to participate in the scoping 
process by forwarding written comments to (see ADDRESSES) or attending 
the scoping meeting.
    The draft EIS will be available for public review and comment. 
While the specific date for release of the draft EIS has yet to be 
determined, all interested agencies, tribes, organizations and parties 
expressing an interest in this action will be placed on a mailing list 
for receipt of the draft EIS. In order to be considered, any comments 
and suggestions should be forwarded to (see ADDRESSES) in accordance 
with dates specified upon release of the draft EIS.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-9902 Filed 4-22-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3720-58-P

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