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farmland; hydrology and hydraulic; air
quality; threatened and endangered
species and critical habitat.
Socioeconomic issues include
navigation; induced flooding; land use;
property values, tax revenues;
population and housing, community
and regional growth; environmental
justice (effect on minorities and low
income populations), community
cohesion; public services, recreation,
transportation and traffic, utilities and
community service systems and
cumulative effects of related projects in
the study area.
6. Environmental Consultation and
Review. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service) will assist in
documenting existing conditions and
assessing effects of project alternatives
through the Fish and Wildlife
Coordination Act consultation
procedures. Consultation will be
accomplished with the USFWS and the
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) concerning threatened and
endangered species and their critical
habitat per the Endangered Species Act.
The NMFS will be consulted regarding
the effects of this proposed action on
Essential Fish Habitat per the
Magnuson-Stevens Act. The USACE
will consult with the State Historic
Preservation Officer per the National
Historic Preservation Act.
7. Availability. The draft EIS is
estimated to be available for public
review and comment no sooner than the
spring of 2015. At that time a 45-day
public review period will be provided
for individuals and agencies to review
and comment on the DEIS. All
interested parties are encouraged to
respond to this notice and provide a
current address if they wish to be
notified of the DEIS circulation.
Dated: September 26, 2013.
Richard L. Hansen,
Colonel, U.S. Army District Commander.
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North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive
Study
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) is requesting peer
reviewed information that would be
useful in the preparation of the North
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Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study
(Hurricane Sandy). The USACE is
preparing a report that will be submitted
to Congress in 2015. The goals of the
North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive
Study authorized under the Disaster
Relief Appropriations Act, Public Law
113–2 are to (1) provide risk reduction
strategies to reduce risk to which
vulnerable coastal populations are
subject, and (2) promote coastal resilient
communities to ensure a sustainable
and robust coastal landscape system,
considering future sea level rise and
climate change scenarios, to reduce risk
to vulnerable population, property,
infrastructure and ecosystems.
DATES: The USACE will accept data and
literature in response to this request
until December 31, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Methods for submission
include: Email: Send information by
electronic mail to: NACCS@
usace.army.mil. Please include your
name and contact information in the
body of your email. Fax: Fax
information to: (410–962–4698), ATTN:
Mr. David Robbins. Mail: Send
information by mail to: Mr. David
Robbins, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
10 South Howard Street Baltimore
Maryland 21201, ATTN: North Atlantic
Coast Comprehensive Study.
Electronic files should avoid the use
of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses. Information on a CD ROM
should be formatted as a MS Word, Rich
Text, or Adobe Acrobat PDF file.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information, please contact: Mr.
David Robbins, Project Manager, at
David.W.Robbins@usace.army.mil, or by
telephone at (410) 962–0685.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Congressional response to the
devastation in the wake of Hurricane
Sandy included a mandate to address as
a regional system the vulnerability of
populations at risk in the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers (USACE) North
Atlantic Division. The draft analyses of
the Comprehensive Study will be
coordinated amongst interagency
stakeholders in early 2014 and a report
will be submitted to Congress in 2015.
The USACE would appreciate
receiving information from the public to
facilitate the preparation of the Study.
The USACE prefers information which
has been peer reviewed. Interested
persons may provide scientific analyses,
studies, and other pertinent scientific
information, preferably information
which has undergone scientific peer
review. The USACE will consider all
submissions but will give preference to
all peer reviewed data and literature
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sources. Please understand that not all
data and sources provided may be
reflected in the draft analyses socialized
in early 2014, but the resources will be
incorporated into the final report.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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EIS No. 20130287, Final EIS, USFS, ID,
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Revised Land Management Plan,
Review Period Ends: 11/26/2013,
Contact: Mary Farnsworth 208–765–
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TX, Luce Bayou Interbasin Transfer
Project, Review Period Ends: 11/04/
2013, Contact: Jayson Hudson 409–
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2013, Contact: Erin Jones 213–300–
9723.
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Restoration of Native Species in High
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is requesting peer
reviewed information that would be useful in the preparation of the
North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study (Hurricane Sandy). The USACE
is preparing a report that will be submitted to Congress in 2015. The
goals of the North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study authorized under
the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, Public Law 113-2 are to (1)
provide risk reduction strategies to reduce risk to which vulnerable
coastal populations are subject, and (2) promote coastal resilient
communities to ensure a sustainable and robust coastal landscape
system, considering future sea level rise and climate change scenarios,
to reduce risk to vulnerable population, property, infrastructure and
ecosystems.
DATES: The USACE will accept data and literature in response to this
request until December 31, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Methods for submission include: Email: Send information by
electronic mail to: NACCS@usace.army.mil. Please include your name and
contact information in the body of your email. Fax: Fax information to:
(410-962-4698), ATTN: Mr. David Robbins. Mail: Send information by mail
to: Mr. David Robbins, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 10 South Howard
Street Baltimore Maryland 21201, ATTN: North Atlantic Coast
Comprehensive Study.
Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any
form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. Information
on a CD ROM should be formatted as a MS Word, Rich Text, or Adobe
Acrobat PDF file.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, please
contact: Mr. David Robbins, Project Manager, at
David.W.Robbins@usace.army.mil, or by telephone at (410) 962-0685.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Congressional response to the
devastation in the wake of Hurricane Sandy included a mandate to
address as a regional system the vulnerability of populations at risk
in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) North Atlantic Division.
The draft analyses of the Comprehensive Study will be coordinated
amongst interagency stakeholders in early 2014 and a report will be
submitted to Congress in 2015.
The USACE would appreciate receiving information from the public to
facilitate the preparation of the Study. The USACE prefers information
which has been peer reviewed. Interested persons may provide scientific
analyses, studies, and other pertinent scientific information,
preferably information which has undergone scientific peer review. The
USACE will consider all submissions but will give preference to all
peer reviewed data and literature sources. Please understand that not
all data and sources provided may be reflected in the draft analyses
socialized in early 2014, but the resources will be incorporated into
the final report.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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