[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 83 (Friday, April 30, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23284-23285]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10857]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army
Withdrawal of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the Baltimore Metropolitan Water Resources Feasibility
Study--Deep Run and Tiber-Hudson Watersheds, Howard County, MD
AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of withdrawal.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, is
withdrawing its intent to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS) for environmental restoration in the Deep Run and
Tiber-Hudson watersheds, Howard County, Maryland. The Corps
environmental analyses have not identified any significant impacts
associated with the proposed action, therefore, intent to prepare a
DEIS is hereby terminated. The Corps is preparing a draft Environmental
Assessment (EA) for the proposed environmental restoration. The draft
EA will evaluate environmental effects of restoring riverine, wetland,
and riparian habitat at seven sites in the Deep Run watershed and five
sites in the Tiber-Hudson watershed. Howard County is the cost-sharing
partner and is participating in the feasibility study and draft EA
development. The goal of this project is to provide site specific
restoration measures to enhance, preserve, and restore portions of the
watershed that have been degraded by urban development pressures.
Formulation of the restoration measures focuses on examining existing
conditions and determining the feasibility of restoring portions of
degraded ecosystem structure, function, and dynamic processes to a less
degraded condition.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the termination of the
DEIS can be addressed to Ms. Kathryn J. Conant, Study Manager,
Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CENAB-PL-P,
P.O. Box 1715, Baltimore, Maryland 21203-1715, telephone (410) 962-
5175. E-mail address: kathryn.j.conant@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A DEIS was in the process of being prepared
by the Corps. During the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
process, it became apparent that the set of alternatives chosen as the
final restoration plan did not produce any significant, long-term, or
adverse
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impacts to the environment or its surroundings. Therefore, the DEIS
process has been terminated. A draft feasibility report and draft EA
have been prepared, and will be available for public review and
comment.
Dated: April 20, 1999.
Robert W. Lindner,
Chief, Planning Division.
[FR Doc. 99-10857 Filed 4-29-99; 8:45 am]
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