Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers February 14, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In a November 16, 2010, Federal Register Notice (75 FR 69983), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Chicago District announced in a notice of intent that it will prepare a feasibility report and an environmental impact statement (EIS) for GLMRIS, and it will host a public scoping meeting in Chicago, Illinois, on December 15, 2010. In a December 8, 2010, Federal Register Notice (75 FR 76447), USACE announced the metropolitan locations where USACE would be hosting nine (9) additional public scoping meetings for GLMRIS but did not include specific meeting details. In a January 4, 2010, Federal Register Notice (76 FR 336), USACE announced the meeting details for the nine (9) additional public scoping meetings. The January 4, 2010 notice also announced USACE's intent to host two (2) additional public scoping meetings in Milwaukee, WI and New Orleans, LA, but it did not include meeting details. This notice announces the meeting details for these locations. This notice also announces the rescheduled meeting date and location for the Ann Arbor, MI public scoping meeting. USACE, in consultation with other federal agencies, Native American tribes, state agencies, local governments and non-governmental organizations, is conducting a feasibility study of the options and technologies that could be applied to prevent aquatic nuisance species (ANS) transfer between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins through aquatic pathways.