[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 77 (Tuesday, April 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10309]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army
Corps of Engineers


Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) 
for a Proposed Storm Damage Reduction and Beach Erosion Control Project 
Between Barnegat Inlet and Little Egg Inlet, Ocean County, New Jersey

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

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The action being taken is an evaluation of the alternatives 
for storm damage reduction and the control of further erosion on the 
barrier island known as Long Beach Island located between Barnegat 
Inlet and Little Egg Inlet, New Jersey. The purpose of any consequent 
work would be to provide shore property protection and to stabilize the 
shoreline at a predetermined width.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding the DEIS should be 
addressed to Mr. Nathan Dayan, (215) 656-6562, U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, CENAP-PL-E, Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East, 
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3390 or by E-mail Nathan=S=Dayan%pl-
e%[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Proposed Action

    a. The proposed document evaluates a study area approximately 18.3 
miles in length and includes the land between Barnegat Inlet and Little 
Egg Inlet (Long Beach Island). This area is subject to storm wave 
action which creates severe beach erosion problems. Four potential 
offshore sand borrow sources situated approximately between 1.0 and 4.0 
miles east of Long Beach Island will be investigated in this study.
    b. The authority for the proposed project is a resolution adopted 
by the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works dated 
December 1987.

2. Alternatives

    In addition to the no action alternative, the alternatives 
considered for storm damage reduction and erosion control will fall 
into structural and non-structural categories. The structural measures 
to correct the beach erosion include bulkheads, seawalls, revetments, 
offshore, breakwaters, groins, beach restoration/nourishment, and beach 
sills. Non-structural measures are flood insurance, development 
regulations, and land acquisition.

3. Scoping

    a. Numerous studies and reports addressing beach erosion along the 
New Jersey Coast were conducted by the Corps of Engineers. The most 
recent study assessing Long Beach Island is a Reconnaissance Report: 
New Jersey Shore Protection Study, Barnegat Inlet to Little Egg Inlet 
(March 1995), which has identified a number of problem areas where 
erosion was negatively impacting the adjacent shorelines. This study 
identified Long Beach Island as an area to be recommended for further 
study in the feasibility phase.
    b. The scoping process is on-going and has involved the preliminary 
coordination with Federal, state, and local agencies. Participation of 
the general public and other interested parties and organizations will 
be by means of a public notice. Based on the input of these agencies 
and interested public, a decision to have a formal scoping meeting will 
be made.
    c. The significant issues and concerns that have been identified 
include the impacts of the project on aquatic biota, water quality, 
intertidal habitat, shallow water habitat, cultural resources, and 
socio-economics.

4. Availability

    It is estimated the DEIS will be made availability to the public in 
November 1988.
Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-10309 Filed 4-21-97; 8:45 am]
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