[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 49 (Monday, March 14, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-5800]


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[Federal Register: March 14, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Corps of Engineers
 

Intent to Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) 
in Conjunction With Proposed Maintenance Dredging of the Indiana Harbor 
and Canal, and the Construction of a Confined Disposal Facility (CDF) 
at East Chicago, in Lake County, IN
AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District, DOD.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The proposed project involves maintenance dredging of the 
Federal navigation channel in Indiana Harbor and Canal, and 
construction and operation of a confined disposal facility (CDF) for 
containment of contaminated sediments dredged from the harbor and 
canal. Approximately 4.7 million cubic yards of sediment could be 
dredged and confined during a 30-year maintenance period (1998 to 
2027). Alternatives include (but are not limited to) dredging/disposal, 
no action, and innovative treatment technologies; alternative CDF 
locations include the ECI, J-Pit, and Inland Steel sites. Major 
features of the recommended plan include dredging the authorized 
Federal navigation channel and certain berthing areas/dockfaces 
adjacent to the channel, and construction of a CDF. The proposed CDF 
would be constructed at the site of the former Energy Cooperative, Inc. 
(ECI). The ECI site is located along the north bank of the Lake George 
Branch of the Indiana Harbor Canal, immediately west of Indianapolis 
Boulevard.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Chicago District, 111 N. Canal 
St., Chicago, Illinois 60606-7206.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Keity Ryder, 312-353-7795.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    1. The project would provide both commercial navigation and 
environmental benefits. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is a 
cooperating agency.
    2. Coordination regarding the assessment of impacts of the project 
is being undertaken with the concerned agencies, including the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, the Indiana Department of 
Environmental Management, and local communities.
    3. Issues to be addressed in the DEIS will include impacts of 
dredging, impacts of CDF construction and operation, feasibility of 
innovative treatment technologies, protection of Lake Michigan water 
quality and fisheries, protection of groundwater, impacts on local 
communities and industry, and future use of the facility.
    4. The scoping process has been undertaken as part of a program on-
going public participation and interagency coordination begun in the 
late 1970s. A public meeting to discuss a previous draft EIS on Indiana 
Harbor and Canal was held in East Chicago on 18 March 1986. Interagency 
scoping meetings were held on 19 May 1986, 22 April 1987, and 25 
October and 12 December 1988.
    5. A public meeting will be held during the 90-day public review 
and comment period for the DEIS.
    6. The DEIS is expected to be available to the public in late March 
or early April 1994.
Kenneth L. Denton,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 94-5800 Filed 3-11-94; 8:45 am]
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