99-20195. Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Open- Water Placement of Dredged Material at Site 104, Queen Anne's County, Maryland

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 150 (Thursday, August 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 42678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20195]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army
Corps of Engineers


Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Open-
Water Placement of Dredged Material at Site 104, Queen Anne's County, 
Maryland

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Reference previous Federal Register notice, Volume 64, Number 
126, page 35634, dated July 1, 1999, announcing the Baltimore 
District's extension of comment period to July 31, 1999. the Baltimore 
District is announcing that it will prepare a revised Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed open-water 
placement of dredged material at Site 104, Queen Anne's County, 
Maryland. The public is encouraged to continue to submit its comments 
during this revision process. The revised DEIS will be made available 
to the public for 45 days once it's completed. The Baltimore District 
will consider all public comments received on the February 1999 DEIS, 
the revised DEIS, and the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) 
before making a decision.

DATES: The District expects to release the revised DEIS to the public 
in December 1999. The District expects to release the FEIS to the 
public in April 2000.
ADDRESSES: Questions and comments should continue to be directed to Mr. 
Wesley E. Coleman, Jr. at the Corps of Engineers Baltimore District 
(ATTN: CENAB-PL-P), P.O. Box 1715, Baltimore, MD 21203-1715 or by e-
mail at [e-mail].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Wesley E. Coleman, Jr. at 1-800-
295-1610 or by facsimile at [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice of Availability (NOA) and a summary 
of the proposed action was published in the Federal Register (64 FR 
9480) on February 26, 1999. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 
Baltimore's District is evaluating the potential use of Site 104 as an 
open-water placement area. Site 104 is located in the Chesapeake Bay 
one-half mile north of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and one mile west of 
Kent Island. Open-water placement is proposed for approximately 18 
million cubic yards of dredged material from the mainstem Chesapeake 
Bay channels leading to the port of Baltimore. This does not include 
material from the channels in the Patapsco River. The Maryland Port 
Administration has recommended the use of Site 104 for open-water 
placement of clean sediment. No decision has been made to use the site. 
The Baltimore District will consider all public comments received on 
the February 1999 DEIS, the revised DEIS, and the FEIS before making a 
decision.
Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-20195 Filed 8-4-99; 8:45 am]
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