[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 14760]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8052]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Corps of Engineers


Intent To Prepare a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact 
Statement (SEIS), Operation and Maintenance, Arkabutla Lake, Enid Lake, 
Grenada Lake, and Sardis Lake, MS; Addressing Yalobusha River, Above 
Grenada Lake

agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, DOD.

action: Notice of Intent.

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summary: The purpose of the proposed action is to reduce flood damage 
potential, sedimentation, and erosion of the Yalobusha River by 
restoring channel capacity upstream of the Grenada Lake flood control 
reservoir. The project includes the Yalobusha River within the U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers Grenada Lake project boundary, near Calhoun 
City, Mississippi.

for further information contact: Mr. Stuart C. McLean (601) 631-5965, 
CELMK-PD-Q, 2101 North Frontage Road, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180-
5191.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    1. Authority for the work is contained in the Flood Control Act of 
1936, as amended by the Flood Control Act of 1946 and subsequent Acts. 
Specific authorization for Yalobusha River channel maintenance is 
contained in the SR 104-120, 29 July 1995.
    2. The range of alternatives to be considered include no action, 
acquisition of lands subject to flooding, and various options for 
restoring channel capacity.
    3. a. Significant issues tentatively identified include bottom-land 
hardwood/wetlands, waterfowl, fisheries, water quality, cultural 
resources, and socioeconomic conditions. Additional environmental 
requirements may be identified during the scoping process.
    b. The Environmental Protection Agency; U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service; Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; 
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality; and Natural Resource 
Conservation Service will be invited to participate as cooperating 
agencies.
    c. The scoping process is scheduled to begin in March 1996. Public 
notices, containing a description of the proposed project, will solicit 
input as to the scope of issues to be addressed in the Draft SEIS. All 
affected Federal, state, and local agencies and other interested 
private organizations and parties will be invited to participate.
    4. A Draft SEIS will be available for review by the public during 
FY 97.
Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-8052 Filed 4-2-96; 8:45 am]
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