Withdrawal of the Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Mississippi River Hatchie/Loosahatchie, MS River Mile 775-736, Tennessee and Arkansas, Ecosystem Restoration Feasibility Study, 4818-4819 [2023-01456]
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Site-specific recovery actions in the
Draft Recovery Plan are described at a
relatively high level and are strategic in
nature. The third document, the Draft
Recovery Implementation Strategy, is a
flexible, operational document separate
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recovery actions in the Draft Recovery
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afford us the ability to modify these
activities efficiently to reflect changes in
the information available as well as
progress towards recovery.
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In addition to continuing to carry out
actions already underway, such as
satellite tag deployment and analysis,
genetic sampling, and other research
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as comments on the estimated time and
cost of recovery actions and activities.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1533(f).
Dated: January 19, 2023.
Angela Somma,
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
Withdrawal of the Notice of Intent To
Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement for the Mississippi River
Hatchie/Loosahatchie, MS River Mile
775–736, Tennessee and Arkansas,
Ecosystem Restoration Feasibility
Study
AGENCY:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
DoD.
ACTION:
Notice of intent; withdrawal.
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE), Memphis District is
terminating preparation of a Draft
Integrated Feasibility Report and
Environmental Impact Statement (DIFR–
EIS) for the Hatchie-Loosahatchie
Mississippi River Ecosystem Restoration
Study. A Notice of Intent to prepare the
DIFR–EIS was published in the
November 4, 2022, issue of the Federal
Register. The USACE has since
determined that a Draft Integrated
Feasibility Report and Environmental
Assessment (DIFR–EA) rather than an
EIS is the appropriate level of
environmental documentation for the
study.
SUMMARY:
The DIFR–EA is presently
scheduled to be available for public
review and comment in early 2023. A
final IFR–EA is tentatively scheduled
for release in May 2024.
ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Memphis District, Attn:
CEMVN–PDC–UDC, 167 North Main St.,
Room B–202, Memphis, Tennessee
38103.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mike Thron, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Memphis District; phone
901–544–0708; email LMRRA-HatchieLoosahatchie@usace.army.mil. For
additional information about the study,
please visit the project website at:
https://www.mvm.usace.army.mil/
Missions/Environmental-Stewardship/
Hatchie-Loosahatchie-Mississippi-RiverEcosystem-Restoration-Study/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Hatchie-Loosahatchie Mississippi River
Ecosystem Restoration Study seeks to
examine restoring ecological structure
and function to the mosaic of habitats
along the lower Mississippi River (LMR)
and its floodplain between River Miles
775 and 736 including secondary
channels and other floodplain aquatic
habitats; floodplain forests; and several
scarce vegetative communities such as,
wetlands, rivercane, riverfront forests,
and bottomland hardwood forests. The
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study was originally scoped as an EIS.
A notice of intent to prepare an EIS was
published in the Federal Register on
November 4, 2022 (87 FR 66681). The
scoping comment period ended on
December 5, 2022. During scoping, a
project website was prepared, press
releases and notifications were sent to
affected agencies and interested parties,
and one virtual public meeting and
three in-person public meetings were
conducted in Henning, Tennessee,
Millington, Tennessee, and Marion,
Arkansas, respectively. No adverse
comments were received, and all
comments were generally supportive of
the proposed activities. Additionally,
the plan formulation process resulted in
a reduced number of measures in the
current array of alternatives being
considered since the initiation of the
study.
The USACE will notify the public in
advance of the availability of the draft
and final IFR-EAs through press
releases, special public notices, and
USACE-Memphis District social media
platforms. All public review and project
related information will continue to be
made available at: https://www.mvm.
usace.army.mil/Missions/
Environmental-Stewardship/HatchieLoosahatchie-Mississippi-RiverEcosystem-Restoration-Study/.
James Bodron,
Acting Programs Director, Mississippi Valley
Division.
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Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 17.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 18,351.
Abstract: The authority for collecting
this information is contained in the
Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended § 496 (HEA), and
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recognized accrediting agencies to
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demonstrate compliance with 34 CFR
603. The Secretary will use these
criterial to determine whether a State
Agency for the Approval of Vocational
Education is a reliable authority as to
the quality of education or training
provided by the vocational institutions
of higher education they accredit. The
data is also required in order for State
approval Agencies for Nurse Education
to demonstrate compliance with the
criteria and procedures for recognition
of State Agencies for Approval of Nurse
Education published in the January 16,
1969 Federal Register. The Secretary
will use these criteria in determining
whether a state agency is a reliable
authority as to the quality of training
offered by schools of nursing.
In addition, and in accordance with
34 CFR 600.55, the Secretary is also
required to collect information, review,
and determine whether the
accreditation standards used by foreign
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standards used to accredit medical
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Dated: January 19, 2023.
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Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Withdrawal of the Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement for the Mississippi River Hatchie/Loosahatchie, MS
River Mile 775-736, Tennessee and Arkansas, Ecosystem Restoration
Feasibility Study
AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent; withdrawal.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Memphis District is
terminating preparation of a Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and
Environmental Impact Statement (DIFR-EIS) for the Hatchie-Loosahatchie
Mississippi River Ecosystem Restoration Study. A Notice of Intent to
prepare the DIFR-EIS was published in the November 4, 2022, issue of
the Federal Register. The USACE has since determined that a Draft
Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment (DIFR-EA)
rather than an EIS is the appropriate level of environmental
documentation for the study.
DATES: The DIFR-EA is presently scheduled to be available for public
review and comment in early 2023. A final IFR-EA is tentatively
scheduled for release in May 2024.
ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District, Attn: CEMVN-
PDC-UDC, 167 North Main St., Room B-202, Memphis, Tennessee 38103.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Thron, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Memphis District; phone 901-544-0708; email [email protected]. For additional information about the
study, please visit the project website at: https://www.mvm.usace.army.mil/Missions/Environmental-Stewardship/Hatchie-Loosahatchie-Mississippi-River-Ecosystem-Restoration-Study/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Hatchie-Loosahatchie Mississippi River
Ecosystem Restoration Study seeks to examine restoring ecological
structure and function to the mosaic of habitats along the lower
Mississippi River (LMR) and its floodplain between River Miles 775 and
736 including secondary channels and other floodplain aquatic habitats;
floodplain forests; and several scarce vegetative communities such as,
wetlands, rivercane, riverfront forests, and bottomland hardwood
forests. The
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study was originally scoped as an EIS. A notice of intent to prepare an
EIS was published in the Federal Register on November 4, 2022 (87 FR
66681). The scoping comment period ended on December 5, 2022. During
scoping, a project website was prepared, press releases and
notifications were sent to affected agencies and interested parties,
and one virtual public meeting and three in-person public meetings were
conducted in Henning, Tennessee, Millington, Tennessee, and Marion,
Arkansas, respectively. No adverse comments were received, and all
comments were generally supportive of the proposed activities.
Additionally, the plan formulation process resulted in a reduced number
of measures in the current array of alternatives being considered since
the initiation of the study.
The USACE will notify the public in advance of the availability of
the draft and final IFR-EAs through press releases, special public
notices, and USACE-Memphis District social media platforms. All public
review and project related information will continue to be made
available at: https://www.mvm.usace.army.mil/Missions/Environmental-Stewardship/Hatchie-Loosahatchie-Mississippi-River-Ecosystem-Restoration-Study/.
James Bodron,
Acting Programs Director, Mississippi Valley Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-01456 Filed 1-24-23; 8:45 am]
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