[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 18, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 36788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17511]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army


Corps of Engineers; Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) for the Norco Bluffs Streambank Stabilization Project 
Feasibility Study

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, DOD.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The Los Angeles District intends to prepare an EIS to support 
a cost shared feasibility study with Riverside County Flood Control and 
Water Conservation District, California for streambank stabilization 
along the Norco Bluffs portion of the Santa Ana River in the City of 
Norco, California. The purpose of the feasibility study is to evaluate 
alternatives for reduction of streambank erosion in the City of Norco. 
The proposed project alternatives would include a structural solution, 
including toe protection, buttress backfilling, and other construction 
methods, as well as non-structural solutions. The EIS will analyze 
potential impacts on the environment of a range of alternatives, 
including the recommended plan.

SCOPING: The Army Corps of Engineers will conduct a scoping meeting 
prior to preparing the Environmental Impact Statement to aid in 
determining the significant environmental issues associated with the 
proposed action. The public, as well as Federal, State, and local 
agencies are encouraged to participate in the scoping process by 
submitting data, information, and comments identifying relevant 
environmental and socioeconomic issues to be addressed in the 
environmental analysis. Useful information includes other environmental 
studies, published and unpublished data, alternatives that should be 
addressed in the analysis, and potential mitigation measures associated 
with the proposed action.
    The location, date, and time of the public scoping meeting will be 
announced in the local news media. A separate notice of this meeting 
will be sent to all parties on the project mailing list. Individuals 
and agencies may offer information or data relevant to the 
environmental or socioeconomic impacts by attending the public scoping 
meeting. Comments, suggestions, and requests to be placed on the 
mailing list for announcements and for the Draft EIS, should be sent to 
Alex Watt, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, Attn: 
CESPL-PD-RQ, P.O. Box 2711, Los Angeles, CA 90053.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. William R. Burton, U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers, Los Angeles District, Planning Division at (213) 894-
4352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Army Corps of Engineers intends to 
prepare an EIS to assess the environmental effects associated with the 
streambank stabilization proposed for Norco Bluffs. The public will 
have the opportunity to comment on this analysis before any action is 
taken to implement the proposed action.

Availability of the Draft EIS

    The Draft EIS is expected to be published and circulated in January 
1996, and a Public hearing will be held after it is published.
Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-17511 Filed 7-17-95; 8:45 am]
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