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Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement/ Environmental Impact Report for the West Sacramento Project, California, General Reevaluation Report

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[Federal Register: July 14, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 133)]
[Notices]
[Page 33999]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr14jy09-39]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Army Corps of Engineers

Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report for the West Sacramento Project,
California, General Reevaluation Report

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The action being taken is the preparation of an environmental
impact statement/environmental impact report (EIS/EIR) for the West
Sacramento Project, California, General Reevaluation Report (GRR). The
GRR will re-evaluate the currently authorized plan as well as develop
and evaluate opportunities to reduce flood risk, increase recreation,
and restore the ecosystem along the Sacramento River in and around the
City of West Sacramento.

DATES: A public scoping meeting will be held on July 21, 2009, from 3
p.m. to 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the West Sacramento City
Hall, 1110 West Capitol Avenue, West Sacramento, CA. Send written
comments by August 21, 2009 to the address below.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments and suggestions concerning this study
to Mr. John Suazo, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District,
Attn: Planning Division (CESPK-PD-R), 1325 J Street, Sacramento, CA
95814. Requests to be placed on the mailing list should also be sent to
this address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the proposed action
and EIS/EIR should be addressed to John Suazo at (916) 557-6719, e-
mail: john.suazo@usace.army.mil or by mail to (see ADDRESSES).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    1. Proposed Action. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing
an EIS/EIR to analyze the impacts of a range of alternatives that would
lessen the risk of flooding in and around the City of West Sacramento.
    2. Alternatives. The EIS/EIR will address an array of flood risk
management improvement alternatives along the entire West Sacramento
basin. Alternatives analyzed during the investigation will include a
combination of one or more flood protection measures. Potential
measures include seepage berms, stability berms, setback levees, levee
raises, and seepage cutoff walls.
    3. Scoping Process. a. The Corps has initiated a process to involve
concerned individuals, and local, State, and Federal agencies. A public
scoping meeting will be held on July 21, 2009 to present information to
the public and to receive comments from the public. The Draft EIS/EIR
will be completed in conjunction with additional public meetings.
    b. Significant issues to be analyzed in depth in the EIS include
effects on hydraulic, wetlands and other waters of the U.S., vegetation
and wildlife resources, special-status species, cultural resources,
land use, fisheries, water quality, air quality, transportation, and
socioeconomics; and cumulative effects of related projects in the study area.
    c. The Corps is consulting with the State Historic Preservation
Officer to comply with the National Historic Preservation Act, and the
National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service to comply with the Endangered Species Act.
    d. A 45-day public review period will be provided for individuals
and agencies to review and comment on the draft EIS/EIR. All interested
parties are encouraged to respond to this notice and provide a current
address if they wish to be notified of the draft EIS circulation.
    4. Availability. The draft EIS/EIR is scheduled to be available for
public review and comment in 2012.

    Dated: July 2, 2009.
Thomas C. Chapman,
COL, EN, Commanding.
[FR Doc. E9-16610 Filed 7-13-09; 8:45 am]
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