[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 222 (Friday, November 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 58542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29334]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Corps of Engineers


Cancellation of Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental 
Impact Statement for a Municipal Solid-Waste Landfill Proposed by 
Resource Investments, Inc. in Pierce County, Washington

AGENCY: Seattle District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Cancellation notice.

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SUMMARY: The Seattle District, Corps of Engineers hereby cancels its 
Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) as 
published in FR, Vol. 59, No. 74, page 18373, 18 April 1994. A Draft 
EIS was finalized in December 1995 for the proposed municipal solid 
waste landfill.
    The Notice is canceled because the permit application for the 
proposed landfill was denied on 30 September 1996 and completion of the 
Final EIS is not required. The basis for permit denial was that 
Resource Investments, Inc. failed to clearly demonstrate that there are 
no less environmentally damaging practicable alternatives for achieving 
the project purpose; and that the proposed landfill represents an 
unacceptable risk to public health and safety due to the potential 
contamination of the Central Pierce County Aquifer System.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions can be forwarded to Mr. 
James Green, Regulatory Branch, Operations Divisions, Seattle District, 
Corps of Engineers, Post Office Box 3755, Seattle, WA 98124-3755, Phone 
(206) 764-3495.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None.
Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-29334 Filed 11-14-96; 8:45 am]
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