[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 56994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28405]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[CGD 96-059]


Availability of Great Lakes Icebreaking Environmental Impact 
Statement and Notice of Public Meeting November 14, 1996

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Great Lakes Icebreaking Draft (EIS) and public meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 122(2) (c) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969; the Council of Environmental Quality Guidelines (40 
CFR Part 1500); and the Coast Guard Guidelines (COMDTINST M16475.1B); 
the Coast Guard, U.S. Department of Transportation, gives notice of the 
following actions.
    1. This notice is to announce the preparation of a draft EIS for 
icebreaking in the Great Lakes by the Ninth Coast Guard District and 
requests comments on this document.

DATES: 1. We will conduct a public meeting to receive comments on the 
EIS on November 14, 1996 at 10:00 am.

ADDRESSES: Requests for the EIS, or questions and comments on the EIS 
should be directed to: Gary Nelson at the U.S. Coast Guard, Civil 
Engineering Unit, 1240 East 9th Street, Room 2179, Cleveland, Ohio 
44199-2060. The public meeting will be held in the Coast Guard 20th 
floor conference room in the Anthony J. Celebreeze Federal Building, 
1240 East 9th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44199-2060.
    For further information contact Gary Nelson at telephone (216) 522-
3934, extension 635.
    The EIS can be reviewed at the following locations:

Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit, Anthony J. Celebreeze Federal 
Building, Cleveland, OH
Coast Guard Group Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Coast Guard Group Sault, St. Marie, MI
Coast Guard Group Grand Haven, MI,
Coast Guard Group Milwaukee, WI
Coast Guard Group Detroit, MI
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District, Detroit, MI
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Saginaw Area Office, MI
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Grand Haven Area Office, MI
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Duluth Area Office, MN
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, Buffalo, NY
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Cleveland Area Office, OH
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District, Chicago, IL
Vaughn Library, Ashland, WI
Milwaukee Public Library, Document Department, Milwaukee, WI
U W Wendt Library, Madison, WI
Superior Public Library, Superior, WI
Duluth Public Library, Duluth, MN
Two Harbors Library, Two Harbors, MN
U of Illinois Library, Document Dept. at Chicago Circle, Chicago, IL
Municipal Reference Library, Chicago, IL
Northern Illinois Library, Dekalb, IL
R P Flower Library, Watertown, NY
Miner Center Library, Chazy, NY
Public Library, Michigan, City, IN
Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN
University Library, Bowling Green, OH
State Library, Columbus, OH
City Library, Ashtabula, OH
Downtown Public Library, Cleveland, OH
Public Library, Petoskey, MI
Great Lakes Marine Academy Library, Traverse City, MI
Maud Preston Palenske Library, St. Joseph, MI
St. Clair County Library, Port Huron, MI
U M Natural Science Library, Ann Arbor, MI
U M North Engineering Library, Ann Arbor, MI
Public Library Tech and Science Dept Detroit, MI
Eastern MI U Library, Ypsilanti, MI
Lake Superior State College Library, Sault, Ste Marie, MI
Bayliss Public Library, Sault, Ste Marie, MI

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Proposed Action

    The preparation and announcement of an EIS on Great Lakes 
icebreaking and a public meeting November 14, 1996 in Cleveland, Ohio.

2. Alternatives

    No icebreaking was the only alternative compared to the preferred 
alternative of icebreaking as proposed.

3. Coordination

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, as 
amended, and Coast Guard policy we encourage all interested or affected 
parties to participate in the public comment process. The comment 
process includes public participation to integrate information 
regarding public needs and concerns into the environmental document.
    Agencies and the public are encouraged to provide written comments. 
These comments should specifically describe environmental issues or 
topics which the commentator believes the document should address. 
Written statements should be mailed to the aforementioned Coast Guard 
address no later than December 9, 1996.

Discussion of Announcement

    The EIS and public meeting is to address the impact of breaking ice 
in shipping channels in the Great Lakes. During 1996 and each year 
thereafter we proposed to break ice in the shipping channels within the 
Great Lakes.
    The U.S. Coast Guard conducts icebreaking under authority of Title 
33, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 100 (33 CFR 100). Icebreaking 
represents a federal agency action subject to review procedures 
established to implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). 
Therefore, this EIS is written in order to comply with our procedures 
for NEPA implementation.

Drafting Information

    The drafter of this announcement is Gary Nelson, U.S. Coast Guard, 
Civil Engineering Unit, Cleveland, OH.

    Dated: October 30, 1996.
G.L. Nelson, Environmental Protection Specialist,
U.S. Coast Guard, Civil Engineering Unit, Cleveland, Ohio.
[FR Doc. 96-28405 Filed 11-4-96; 8:45 am]
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