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Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for an Expansion of the Existing Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area in Hampton Roads, Virginia

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 [Federal Register: March 2, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 42)]
[Notices]
[Page 13055]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr02mr01-49]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers


Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
for an Expansion of the Existing Craney Island Dredged Material
Management Area in Hampton Roads, Virginia

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: An Environmental Impact Statement will be prepared to evaluate
environmental impacts, project alternatives, and other public interest
review factors for proposed expansion of the Craney Island Dredged
Material Management Area.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the proposed action
and the DEIS may be directed to: Craig L. Seltzer, U.S. Army Engineer
District (USAED), Norfolk, 803 Front Street, Norfolk, Virginia 23510-
1096, (757) 441-7390.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    1. Proposed Action: The Corps of Engineers, along with the
Commonwealth of Virginia through the Virginia Port Authority, is
preparing a comprehensive feasibility investigation report and
Environmental Impact Statement to evaluate project impacts, and the
need for and interest in an expansion of the Craney Island Dredged
Material Management Area (CIDMMA) located in Hampton Roads, Virginia.
The proposed expansion would provide dredged material placement
capacity and port facilities to support port commerce in Hampton Roads.
This activity will require a State permit pursuant to Section 401 of
the Clean Water Act (Public Law 95-217). A Section 404(b)(1) analysis
will be completed and presented in the NEPA document.
    2. Alternatives: Alternatives to be investigated include, but will
not be limited to various expansion configurations of the existing
CIDDMA facility, ocean disposal of dredged material, island
construction, overboard placement in Chesapeake Bay, other alternative
upland sites, and the ``No Action'' alternative. Alternative
construction and access methods which avoid or minimize wetland impacts
will be investigated.
    3. Scoping Process: A NEPA Technical Review Committee has been
formed and one meeting has been conducted with Federal, state, local
agency and private interest group representatives. Alternatives have
been discussed and continue to be developed by this group. The public
scoping process may add to or subtract from the list of alternatives
that have been discussed.
    4. Public Scoping Meeting: Because a number of pre-scoping meetings
will be held with the Federal, state, and local representatives, no
additional scoping meetings are anticipated at this time. Since there
has been no opportunity for public input to this point, a public notice
and the pertinent maps will be sent to the adjacent property owners,
newspapers having circulation in the area, and individuals and
organizations having previously asked to receive copies of Corps public
notices. Written comments on the scope of the DEIS will be accepted
from any interested agency, organization, or individual.
    5. DEIS Availability: It is estimated that the DEIS will be
available to the public for review and comment in the fall of 2001.

Allan B. Carroll,
Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District Engineer.
[FR Doc. 01-5116 Filed 3-1-01; 8:45 am]
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