[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 57 (Friday, March 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 11815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6924]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Corps of Engineers


Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) 
for the Proposed Ocean City, Maryland, and Vicinity Water Resources 
Feasibility Study at Ocean City, in Worcester County, Maryland; 
Correction

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

ACTION: Correction to Notice of Intent.

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SUMMARY: Reference NOI published in Federal Register on Thursday, 
February 29, 1996, Volume 61, number 41, pages 7778-9. This document 
contains corrections to the Notice of Intent published for the Ocean 
City, Maryland, and Vicinity Water Resources Feasibility Study and 
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The corrections relate to 
the types of documents to be prepared and the dates that the draft 
documents will be available for public review.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions about the proposed actions, draft Programmatic EIS, and 
Supplemental EIS's can be addressed to Ms. Stacey Marek, Study Manager, 
Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CENAB-PL-PC, 
P.O. 1715, Baltimore, Maryland 21203-1715, telephone (410) 962-4977. E-
mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Background: The Ocean City feasibility study will address four 
different water-related problems in the Maryland coastal bay area as 
separate report components. The components include (1) the restoration 
of the northern end of Assateague Island; (2) long-term sand placement 
opportunities along Ocean City and Assateague Island shorelines; (3) 
restoration of terrestrial and aquatic habitat; and (4) navigation 
improvements to the harbor, inlet, and Thorofare channel. The 
Assateague Island Restoration component will be completed earlier than 
the other 3 components due to a potentially imminent breach of 
Assateague Island. The original schedule completion date for the draft 
Ocean City, Maryland, and Vicinity Water Resources Feasibility Report 
and DEIS was June 1997.
    Need for Correction: As published, the original NOI failed to 
clarify that a Programmatic EIS, addressing general impacts of the 
overall project and specific impacts of the Assateague Island 
restoration, would be available first, followed by a separate 
supplemental EIS addressing the remaining project components, and to 
identify the dates the documents would be available for public review.
    Correction of Publication: Accordingly, the Federal Register 
published on Thursday, February 29, 1996, Volume 61, number 41, pages 
7778-9, is corrected as follows: On page 7778, in the Summary 
paragraph, substitute the following for the final sentence:
    A Programmatic EIS addressing the general actions and impacts of 
the overall proposed study and the specific actions and impacts of the 
Assateague Island Restoration component will be prepared and provided 
for public review in March 1977. Subsequently, separate Supplemental 
EIS will be prepared for the study components addressing long-term sand 
placement; restoration of terrestrial and aquatic habitat; and 
navigation improvements to the harbor, inlet, and Thorofare channel. 
The Supplemental EIS will be provided for public review in October 
1997.
    On page 7778, in item number 7, line 2; and on page 7779, in item 
7, line 2: substitute ``environmental documents'' for ``DEIS.'' On page 
7779, in item number 10, substitute the following: The draft 
Programmatic EIS addressing the general actions and impacts of the 
overall Ocean City, Maryland, Water Resources Feasibility Study and the 
specific actions and impacts of the Assateague Island Restoration is 
scheduled to be available for public review in Mar. 1997; a 
Supplemental EIS addressing the specific actions and impacts of the 
remaining 3 study components are scheduled to be available for public 
review in October 1977.
Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-6924 Filed 3-21-96; 8:45 am]
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