Notice of Intent To Prepare an Integrated Feasibility Report & Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Yuba River, California, Ecosystem Restoration Feasibility Study, 61188-61189 [2015-25855]
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to the GRR/EIS, as defined in section
1502.9(c) of the CEQ Regulations.
John C. Morrow,
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, District
Engineer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
Notice of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Nebraska Highway 12 Niobrara
East and West Project, Knox County,
NE
AGENCY:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
DoD.
ACTION:
Notice of availability.
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (Corps), Omaha District, has
prepared a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) to analyze the direct,
indirect and cumulative effects of a
proposed Nebraska State Highway
project, Nebraska Highway 12 Niobrara
East and West Project by the Nebraska
Department of Roads (NDOR). The
Applied-for Project is the relocation and
elevation (including additional bridges)
of two segments of existing Nebraska
Highway 12 (N–12) that are frequently
flooded and have incurred damage due
to high water levels associated with the
Missouri River.
DATES: Written comments on the Draft
EIS will be accepted on or after October
9, 2015, through November 23, 2015.
Oral and/or written comments may also
be presented at the Public Hearing to be
held at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, November
9, 2015, at the Niobrara Secondary
School, located at 247 NE–12, Niobrara,
NE 68760.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments
regarding the Applied-for Project and
Draft EIS to Rebecca J. Latka, Project
Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Omaha District, Regulatory Branch,
1616 Capitol Avenue, Omaha, NE
68102–4901, or via email at
Rebecca.J.Latka@usace.army.mil.
Requests to be placed on or removed
from the mailing list should also be sent
to this address.
Copies of the Draft EIS will be
available for review at the addresses
listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section.
Electronic copies of the Draft EIS may
be obtained from the Nebraska
Regulatory Office or its Web site at
https://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rebecca J. Latka, Project Manager, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, at 402–995–
2681; fax 402–996–3842.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the Draft EIS is to provide a
full and fair discussion of the Appliedfor Project and other reasonable
alternatives to inform decision makers
and the public of the environmental
impacts of the Applied-for Project and
the reasonable alternatives. NDOR has
submitted a Section 404 (Clean Water
Act) permit application containing a
roadway design for Alternative A7 (the
Applied-for Project) to the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers (Corps). NDOR
proposes to relocate N–12 east and west
of Niobrara, NE., south of its existing
location and construct a new roadway at
a higher elevation with enhanced
bridged sections to withstand existing
and future flood events. The segment of
N–12 that is in the bluffs, including the
segment that goes through the Village of
Niobrara, will remain the same. Two
segments of N–12 within the existing
Missouri River floodplain would be
relocated. The west segment is
approximately 6.2 miles long and
extends from just east of Verdel,
Nebraska, on the west end to 2 miles
west of the bridge over the Niobrara
River. The Applied-for Project would
deviate from the existing alignment just
east of Ponca Creek and would rejoin
the existing alignment just north of
County Road 892. The east segment is
approximately 6 miles long and extends
from just east of Spruce Avenue in
Niobrara, NE., to approximately 1 mile
east of Spur 54D (S–54D). In the east
segment, the alignment would deviate
from the existing alignment east of 4th
Avenue in Niobrara, NE., and would
reconnect with existing N–12 at
approximately S–54D. A new
connection to the Chief Standing Bear
Memorial Bridge (N–14) and SD–37
would be developed, tying into the
existing Highway 14 connection (which
will be elevated as part of the project).
Once the roads are completed, the
existing N–12 roadway would be
removed to the existing ground level. In
addition to the Applied-for Project, the
Draft EIS analyzes three alternatives: (1)
Elevation Raise on Existing Alignment,
(2) Elevation Raise on Parallel
Alignment, (3) Base of Bluffs Alignment.
The National Park Service, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Federal
Highway Administration, and Knox
County are serving as cooperating
agencies. The Nebraska Game and Parks
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Commission and Nebraska Department
of Environmental Quality are
participating as review agencies. Copies
of the document are available at the
following addresses:
1. Niobrara Public Library/Niobrara Civic
Center, 25414 Park Avenue Ste 3,
Niobrara, NE 68760–0015
2. Tyndall City Library, 110 W 17th Avenue,
Tyndall, SD 57066
3. Verdel City Office, 202 Second St., Verdel,
NE 68760
4. Verdigre City Public Library, 101 E 3rd
Street, Verdigre, NE 68783
5. Springfield City Library, 605 8th Street,
Springfield, SD 57062
6. Knox County Extension Office, 308 Bridge
Street, Center, NE 68724
7. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lewis and
Clark Visitor Center, 55245 Hwy 121,
Croften, NE 68730
8. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nebraska
Regulatory Office, Lake Wehrspann Field
Office, 8901 S. 154th Street, Omaha, NE
68138–3621
9. Corps of Discovery Welcome Center, 89705
Highway 81, Crofton, NE 68730
Dated: September 30, 2015.
Joseph McMahan,
Chief Regulatory Field Support, Omaha
District.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Integrated Feasibility Report & Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Yuba River, California, Ecosystem
Restoration Feasibility Study
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers; DOD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Sacramento District (Corps),
intends to prepare an integrated
Feasibility Report & Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
for the Yuba River Ecosystem
Restoration Feasibility Study. The Corps
will serve as the lead agency for
compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act. The Yuba
County Water Agency (YCWA) will
serve as the non-federal sponsor. The
feasibility study is evaluating
opportunities for ecosystem restoration
in the Yuba River watershed, located in
portions of Sierra, Placer, Yuba, and
Nevada counties.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by November 9, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be sent to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
SUMMARY:
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Sacramento District, Attn: Michael
Fong, CESPK–PD–RP, 1325 J Street,
Sacramento, CA 95814–2922.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions about the feasibility study
and the DEIS may be addressed to U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento
District, Attn: Michael Fong, CESPK–
PD–RP, 1325 J Street, Sacramento, CA,
95814–2922 or submitted by email to
Michael.R.Fong@usace.army.mil.
Requests to be placed on the mailing list
should also be sent to this address.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Study Purpose. The Corps, in
cooperation with YCWA, is conducting
a cost-shared feasibility study to
identify and respond to problems and
opportunities associated with ecosystem
restoration in the Yuba River watershed.
The authority to study the Sacramento
River Basin, including the Yuba River
watershed, for flood control and allied
purposes, was granted in the Rivers and
Harbors Act of 1962, Public Law 87–
874, Section 209. A reconnaissance
study of ecosystem restoration
opportunities in the Yuba River
watershed was conducted in 2014 under
the authorization of the Energy and
Water Development Appropriations Act
of 2014, Division D of Public Law 113–
76, the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2014. The Civil Works study
process provides a systematic and
rational framework for developing and
analyzing alternative plans. This
feasibility study will be conducted
under the SMART Planning framework,
an efficient, risk-informed process.
2. Study Area. The Yuba River
Watershed is located in northern
California on the western slopes of the
Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. The
watershed encompasses 1,340 square
miles in portions of Sierra, Placer, Yuba,
and Nevada counties. The Yuba River is
a tributary of the Feather River which,
in turn, flows into the Sacramento River
near the town of Verona, California. The
study area begins in the city of
Marysville and extends upstream
approximately 90 miles, past Sierra
City, California, in Sierra County.
The Yuba River flows through forest,
foothill chaparral, and agricultural
lands. Levees are absent from most of its
course except for near the river’s
confluence with the Feather River. At
that point, the Yuba River is bounded by
setback levees for approximately six
miles.
The primary watercourses of the
upper Yuba River watershed are the
South, Middle, and North Yuba rivers.
The Middle Yuba River flows into the
North Yuba River and together they are
referred to as the upper Yuba River.
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Current conditions in the Yuba River
watershed are largely defined by the
legacy of historic gold mining and
presence of dams.
3. Scoping Process. A series of public
Scoping meetings will be held in
October and November 2015 to present
information and receive comments from
the public. These meetings are intended
to initiate the process to involve
concerned individuals, nongovernmental organizations, interested
parties, and local, State, and Federal
agencies. Public Scoping meetings will
be held as follows:
Meeting #1—Wednesday, October 28,
2015, 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. at John E.
Moss Federal Building Stanford Room
(650 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA
95814).
Meeting #2—Thursday, October 29,
2015, 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. at Nevada
County Library Community Room (980
Helling Way, Nevada City, CA 95959).
Meeting #3—Wednesday, November
4, 2015, 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. at Yuba
County Government Center Marysville
and Wheatland Conference Room (915
8th Street, Marysville, CA 95901).
Significant issues to be analyzed in
depth in the integrated Feasibility
Report & DEIS include effects on
hydraulics, wetlands and other waters
of the U.S., vegetation and wildlife
resources, special-status species,
aesthetics, cultural resources,
recreation, land use, fisheries, water
quality, air quality, noise,
transportation, socioeconomics, and
cumulative effects of related projects in
the study area.
The Corps will coordinate with State
and Federal resource agencies in order
to comply with all pertinent
environmental laws, regulations, and
policies. Moreover, the Corps will
coordinate with effected Native
American Tribes to address their
concerns and to ensure compliance with
all applicable Federal statutes, executive
orders, and Corps policies.
4. Availability. The integrated
feasibility report & DEIS is scheduled to
be available for public review and
comment in December 2016. 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: October 1, 2015.
Michael J. Farrell,
COL, U.S. Army, District Commander .
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Integrated Feasibility Report &
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Yuba River, California,
Ecosystem Restoration Feasibility Study
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, Sacramento District (Corps),
intends to prepare an integrated Feasibility Report & Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Yuba River Ecosystem
Restoration Feasibility Study. The Corps will serve as the lead agency
for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The Yuba
County Water Agency (YCWA) will serve as the non-federal sponsor. The
feasibility study is evaluating opportunities for ecosystem restoration
in the Yuba River watershed, located in portions of Sierra, Placer,
Yuba, and Nevada counties.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by November 9, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers,
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Sacramento District, Attn: Michael Fong, CESPK-PD-RP, 1325 J Street,
Sacramento, CA 95814-2922.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the feasibility study
and the DEIS may be addressed to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Sacramento District, Attn: Michael Fong, CESPK-PD-RP, 1325 J Street,
Sacramento, CA, 95814-2922 or submitted by email to
Michael.R.Fong@usace.army.mil. Requests to be placed on the mailing
list should also be sent to this address.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Study Purpose. The Corps, in cooperation with YCWA, is
conducting a cost-shared feasibility study to identify and respond to
problems and opportunities associated with ecosystem restoration in the
Yuba River watershed. The authority to study the Sacramento River
Basin, including the Yuba River watershed, for flood control and allied
purposes, was granted in the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1962, Public Law
87-874, Section 209. A reconnaissance study of ecosystem restoration
opportunities in the Yuba River watershed was conducted in 2014 under
the authorization of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations
Act of 2014, Division D of Public Law 113-76, the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2014. The Civil Works study process provides a
systematic and rational framework for developing and analyzing
alternative plans. This feasibility study will be conducted under the
SMART Planning framework, an efficient, risk-informed process.
2. Study Area. The Yuba River Watershed is located in northern
California on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range.
The watershed encompasses 1,340 square miles in portions of Sierra,
Placer, Yuba, and Nevada counties. The Yuba River is a tributary of the
Feather River which, in turn, flows into the Sacramento River near the
town of Verona, California. The study area begins in the city of
Marysville and extends upstream approximately 90 miles, past Sierra
City, California, in Sierra County.
The Yuba River flows through forest, foothill chaparral, and
agricultural lands. Levees are absent from most of its course except
for near the river's confluence with the Feather River. At that point,
the Yuba River is bounded by setback levees for approximately six
miles.
The primary watercourses of the upper Yuba River watershed are the
South, Middle, and North Yuba rivers. The Middle Yuba River flows into
the North Yuba River and together they are referred to as the upper
Yuba River. Current conditions in the Yuba River watershed are largely
defined by the legacy of historic gold mining and presence of dams.
3. Scoping Process. A series of public Scoping meetings will be
held in October and November 2015 to present information and receive
comments from the public. These meetings are intended to initiate the
process to involve concerned individuals, non-governmental
organizations, interested parties, and local, State, and Federal
agencies. Public Scoping meetings will be held as follows:
Meeting #1--Wednesday, October 28, 2015, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. at
John E. Moss Federal Building Stanford Room (650 Capitol Mall,
Sacramento, CA 95814).
Meeting #2--Thursday, October 29, 2015, 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. at
Nevada County Library Community Room (980 Helling Way, Nevada City, CA
95959).
Meeting #3--Wednesday, November 4, 2015, 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. at
Yuba County Government Center Marysville and Wheatland Conference Room
(915 8th Street, Marysville, CA 95901).
Significant issues to be analyzed in depth in the integrated
Feasibility Report & DEIS include effects on hydraulics, wetlands and
other waters of the U.S., vegetation and wildlife resources, special-
status species, aesthetics, cultural resources, recreation, land use,
fisheries, water quality, air quality, noise, transportation,
socioeconomics, and cumulative effects of related projects in the study
area.
The Corps will coordinate with State and Federal resource agencies
in order to comply with all pertinent environmental laws, regulations,
and policies. Moreover, the Corps will coordinate with effected Native
American Tribes to address their concerns and to ensure compliance with
all applicable Federal statutes, executive orders, and Corps policies.
4. Availability. The integrated feasibility report & DEIS is
scheduled to be available for public review and comment in December
2016. 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: October 1, 2015.
Michael J. Farrell,
COL, U.S. Army, District Commander .
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