[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11453-11454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5775]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Intent to Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
for a Proposed Storm Damage Reduction Project from Great Egg Harbor
Inlet to Townsends Inlet, Cape May County, New Jersey
AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: The action being taken is an evaluation of the alternatives
for storm damage reduction and the control of further erosion for the
communities of Ocean City, Strathmere and Sea Isle City, Cape May
County, New Jersey. The
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purpose of any consequent work would be to provide shore property
protection and to stabilize the shoreline at a predetermined width.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding the DEIS should be
addressed to Mr. Steve Allen, (215) 656-6559, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, CENAP-PL-E, Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East,
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3390.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Proposed Action
a. The proposed document evaluates a study area located on the
southern Atlantic coast of New Jersey in Cape May County, extending
approximately 24.1 Kilometers from Great Egg Harbor Inlet to Townsends
Inlet. The study area includes the beaches, nearshore areas and
offshore areas along the coastline. This area is subject to severe
damages due to major storm events.
b. The authority for the proposed project is the resolution adopted
by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Public Works and
Transportation and the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public
Works dated December 1987.
2. Alternatives
In addition to the no action alternative, the alternatives
considered for storm damage reduction will fall into structural and
non-structural categories. The structural measures being evaluated for
storm damage reduction include, but will not be limited to beach (berm
and dune) restoration/nourishment, bulkheads, seawalls, revetments,
offshore breakwaters, groins, beach sills, or combinations thereof.
Non-structural measures being considered are development regulations,
and land acquisition.
3. Scoping
a. This study is the sixth of six interim feasibility studies
addressing long-term storm damage reduction along the New Jersey
Coastline. The Great Egg Harbor Inlet to Townsends Inlet study area was
identified in the New Jersey Shore Protection Study, Report of Limited
Reconnaissance Study (1990), as one of the primary areas to be
recommended for further study in the feasibility phase.
b. The scoping process is on-going and has involved preliminary
coordination with Federal, State, and local agencies. Participation of
the general public and other interested parties and organizations were
invited by means of a public notice. Based on the input of these
agencies and the interested public, a decision to have a formal scoping
meeting will be made.
c. The significant issues and concerns that have been identified
include the impacts of the project on aquatic biota, fisheries, water
quality, intertidal habitat, shallow water habitat, cultural resources,
and socio-economics.
4. Availability
It is estimated the DEIS will be made available to the public in FY
2000 but is contingent on fund allocation by Congress.
Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-5775 Filed 3-8-99; 8:45 am]
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