[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-257]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy


Notice of Intent To Prepare An Environmental Impact Statement for 
Construction of Flood Protection Facilities Along the Santa Margarita 
River and Replacement of the Basilone Road Bridge at Marine Corps Base 
Camp Pendleton, CA

    Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act as implemented by 
the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500-
1508), the U.S. Marine Corps intends to prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) to evaluate the environmental effects of construction 
of flood protection facilities and replacement of the Basilone Road 
Bridge at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton. During the winter of 
1993, heavy rains and stormwater runoff resulted in the Santa Margarita 
River flooding facilities at MCB Camp Pendleton, including Marine Corps 
Air Station (MCAS) Camp Pendleton. The flood also destroyed the 
Basilone Road Bridge, a transportation corridor which spans the Santa 
Margarita River.
    The proposed action involves construction of a levee and stormwater 
control measures to prevent flooding from the Santa Margarita River 
damaging facilities at MCB/MCAS Camp Pendleton, and construction of a 
new two-lane bridge to replace the bridge destroyed by the flood.
    Alternatives to be addressed in the EIS will focus on methods of 
implementing flood protection measures, including different levee 
alignments; alternative stormwater control facilities, including a 
detention basin location and a concrete lined flood control channel; 
and alternative alignments of the Basilone Road Bridge.
    Major environmental issues that will be addressed in the EIS 
include air quality, water quality, traffic, utilities, endangered 
species and cultural resources.
    The Marine Corps will initiate a scoping process for the purpose of 
determining the extent of issues to be addressed and identifying the 
significant issues related to this action. The Marine Corps will hold a 
public scoping meeting on January 25, 1996, beginning at 4:00 pm, at 
the San Rafael Elementary School, 1616 San Rafael Drive, Oceanside, CA. 
This meeting will be advertised in area newspapers.
    A brief presentation will precede request for public comment. 
Marine Corps representatives will be available at this meeting to 
receive comments from the public regarding issues of concern to the 
public. It is important that federal, state, and local agencies and 
interested individuals take this opportunity to identify environmental 
concerns that should be addressed during the preparation of the EIS. In 
the interest of available time, each speaker will be asked to limit 
their oral comments to five minutes.
    Agencies and the public are also invited and encouraged to provide 
written comment on scoping issues in addition to, or in lieu of, oral 
comments at the public meeting. To be most helpful, scoping comments 
should clearly describe specific issues or topics which the commentor 
believes the EIS should address. Written statements and or questions 
regarding the scoping process should be mailed to: Commanding Officer, 
Southwest Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, 1220 Pacific 
Coast Highway, San Diego, CA 92132-5187, (Attn: Ms. Melanie Ault, Code 
232MA), phone number (619) 532-3355. All comments must be received no 
later than February 12, 1996.

    Dated: January 3, 1996.

    By direction of the Commandant of the Marine Corps.
Kim G. Weirick,
Acting Head, Land Use and Military Construction Branch, Facilities and 
Services Division, Installations and Logistics Department.
[FR Doc. 96-257 Filed 1-8-96; 8:45 am]
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