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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Draft Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement for
Development of a Long-Term Sediment
Management Plan of the Mount St.
Helens Sediment Retention Structure
in the North Fork Toutle River
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Portland District, intends to
prepare a Draft Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement
(DSEIS) to assess impacts associated
with alternatives for the long-term
management of the existing Mount St.
Helens (MSH) Sediment Retention
Structure (SRS) located at river mile
13.2 of the North Fork Toutle River. The
MSH SRS is a single-purpose structure
constructed in 1987–1989 to trap and
control downstream movement of
volcanic sediments eroding from the
debris avalanche of Mount St. Helens.
The purpose of the long-term
management of the existing MSH SRS is
to continue to provide flood damage
reduction benefits to downstream
communities along the Cowlitz River
including Longview, Kelso, Castle Rock,
and Lexington, Washington.
DATES: A Draft Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement is
expected to be available for public
review and comment in 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Tim Kuhn, at the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Portland District, P.O. Box
2946, Portland, OR 97204, by phone at
503–808–4752 or email:
Timothy.s.kuhn@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Announcement is made by the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Portland
District (Corps), that a DSEIS will be
developed to address environmental
changes that have occurred since the
original EIS was published in December
1984. The Water Resources
Development Act of 2000, Section 339,
authorized the Corps to maintain the
flood damage reduction benefits through
the end of the Mount St. Helens project
planning period, which is 2035. The
originally authorized work is described
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in the October 1985 report of the Chief
of Engineers titled, Mount St. Helens,
Washington, Decision Document
(Toutle, Cowlitz, and Columbia Rivers),
published as House Document No. 135,
99th Congress. Continued work on the
Mount St. Helens project will be
accomplished under the existing open
construction project that was authorized
in August 1985. The State of
Washington is the non-federal sponsor
of the project, and cost-sharing
requirements are outlined in a 1986
Local Cooperation Agreement between
the Department of the Army and State
of Washington and Cowlitz County
diking districts.
Scoping Process: a. The Corps of
Engineers invites affected Federal, State,
and local agencies, Native American
tribes, and other interested
organizations and individuals to
participate in the development of the
DSEIS. The Corps of Engineers
anticipates conducting a public scoping
meeting for this DSEIS in early 2013.
The exact date, time, and location of
this meeting have not yet been
determined. This information will be
publicized once the meeting
arrangements have been made. The
Corps will provide notice to the public
of additional opportunities for public
input on the SEIS during review periods
for the draft and final SEIS.
b. Significant issues to be analyzed in
depth in the DSEIS include alternatives
for managing estimated volumes of
sediment (sediment decay rate),
potential impacts to fish and wildlife,
and potential impacts to tributaries of
the North Fork Toutle River, associated
wetlands, and potential impacts to
downstream waterways including the
Cowlitz River.
c. The Corps will serve as the lead
Federal agency in preparation of the
DSEIS. The Corps intends to coordinate
and/or consult with Federal and State
agencies, as well as interested Native
American Tribes during the scoping and
preparation of the DSEIS. A decision
will be made during the scoping process
whether other agencies and/or Tribes
will serve in an official role as
Cooperating Agencies.
Dated: December 7, 2012.
John W. Eisenhauer,
Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District
Commander.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Notice of Intent to Grant an Exclusive
License of the United States; Patent
No. 6,569,807
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice of intent.
In accordance with 37 CFR
404.7(a)(1)(i), announcement is made of
a prospective exclusive license of the
following U.S. Patent No. 6,569,807,
entitled ‘‘Mycoherbicidal compositions
and methods of preparing and using the
same’’, which issued on May 27, 2003,
all reissues, reexaminations, and patent
term extensions of this patent, and any
international equivalents thereof to
Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc.
SUMMARY:
Written objections must be filed
not later than 15 days following
publication of this announcement.
DATES:
United States Army
Engineer Research and Development
Center, ATTN: CEERD–OT (Ms. Bea
Shahin), 2902 Newmark Drive,
Champaign, IL 6182–1076.
ADDRESSES:
Ms.
Bea Shahin (217) 373–7234, Fax (217)
373–7210, email:
Bea.S.Shahin@usace.army.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patent #
6,569,807 entitled ‘‘Mycoherbicidal
compositions and methods of preparing
and using the same’’ describes
innovative techniques in the laboratory
that induce a biocontrol fungus,
Mycoleptodiscus terrestris, to produce
survival propagules termed
microsclerotia in fermentation broth
culture. The microsclerotia are
composed of melanaized fungal hyphae
and can be dried to a moisture content
of approximately 5% thus offering a
shelf life to the intended product, a
mycoherbicide. Upon rehydration the
microsclerotia germinate hyphally
within 24 hours and sprorogenically
within 72 hours. The hyphae and the
spores provide primary and secondary
inoculum respective that can induce
disease development in the nuisance
aquatic species, Hydrilla verticillata.
Although the original research intent
was to develop a mycoherbicide that
could be used to manage hydrilla, the
patent as written is extremely broad and
allows the Corps of Engineers exclusive
rights to any fungus that produces
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement for Development of a Long-Term Sediment Management Plan of
the Mount St. Helens Sediment Retention Structure in the North Fork
Toutle River
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, intends
to prepare a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS)
to assess impacts associated with alternatives for the long-term
management of the existing Mount St. Helens (MSH) Sediment Retention
Structure (SRS) located at river mile 13.2 of the North Fork Toutle
River. The MSH SRS is a single-purpose structure constructed in 1987-
1989 to trap and control downstream movement of volcanic sediments
eroding from the debris avalanche of Mount St. Helens. The purpose of
the long-term management of the existing MSH SRS is to continue to
provide flood damage reduction benefits to downstream communities along
the Cowlitz River including Longview, Kelso, Castle Rock, and
Lexington, Washington.
DATES: A Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement is expected
to be available for public review and comment in 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Tim Kuhn, at the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, Portland District, P.O. Box 2946, Portland, OR 97204, by
phone at 503-808-4752 or email: Timothy.s.kuhn@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Announcement is made by the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, Portland District (Corps), that a DSEIS will be developed
to address environmental changes that have occurred since the original
EIS was published in December 1984. The Water Resources Development Act
of 2000, Section 339, authorized the Corps to maintain the flood damage
reduction benefits through the end of the Mount St. Helens project
planning period, which is 2035. The originally authorized work is
described in the October 1985 report of the Chief of Engineers titled,
Mount St. Helens, Washington, Decision Document (Toutle, Cowlitz, and
Columbia Rivers), published as House Document No. 135, 99th Congress.
Continued work on the Mount St. Helens project will be accomplished
under the existing open construction project that was authorized in
August 1985. The State of Washington is the non-federal sponsor of the
project, and cost-sharing requirements are outlined in a 1986 Local
Cooperation Agreement between the Department of the Army and State of
Washington and Cowlitz County diking districts.
Scoping Process: a. The Corps of Engineers invites affected
Federal, State, and local agencies, Native American tribes, and other
interested organizations and individuals to participate in the
development of the DSEIS. The Corps of Engineers anticipates conducting
a public scoping meeting for this DSEIS in early 2013. The exact date,
time, and location of this meeting have not yet been determined. This
information will be publicized once the meeting arrangements have been
made. The Corps will provide notice to the public of additional
opportunities for public input on the SEIS during review periods for
the draft and final SEIS.
b. Significant issues to be analyzed in depth in the DSEIS include
alternatives for managing estimated volumes of sediment (sediment decay
rate), potential impacts to fish and wildlife, and potential impacts to
tributaries of the North Fork Toutle River, associated wetlands, and
potential impacts to downstream waterways including the Cowlitz River.
c. The Corps will serve as the lead Federal agency in preparation
of the DSEIS. The Corps intends to coordinate and/or consult with
Federal and State agencies, as well as interested Native American
Tribes during the scoping and preparation of the DSEIS. A decision will
be made during the scoping process whether other agencies and/or Tribes
will serve in an official role as Cooperating Agencies.
Dated: December 7, 2012.
John W. Eisenhauer,
Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District Commander.
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