[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 107 (Thursday, June 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 30481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14851]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers


Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) 
for the Truckee Meadows, Nevada General Reevaluation Report

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

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), lead agency under 
the National Environmental Policy Act intends to prepare a draft EIS 
evaluating the environmental effects of flood control, environmental 
restoration, and recreation proposed for Truckee Meadows, Sparks, and 
downtown Reno. The Corps is working with Washoe County and the cities 
or Reno and Sparks to provide this protection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions concerning the proposed action and draft EIS should be 
addressed to Ms. Patricia Roberson, Planning Division, Environmental 
Resources Branch, Corps of Engineers, 1325 J Street, Sacramento, 
California 95814-2922, telephone (916) 557-6705.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    1. Project Location: The Truckee River basin in eastern California 
and western Nevada encompasses about 3,060 square miles. The drainage 
area upstream from Reno includes 1,067 square miles of mountainous 
terrain on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada, the crest of which 
forms the western boundary of the basin. The primary study area 
includes the Truckee River in Washoe and Storey Counties, Nevada, at 
and below Reno, Sparks, and the Truckee Meadows. The Truckee Meadows 
encompasses an area along the Truckee River from the central part of 
Reno on the west to the Virginia and Pah Pah Mountain Ranges on the 
east, south along Steamboat Creek to Huffaker Hills, and includes 
Sparks to the north.
    2. Proposed Action and Alternatives: Alternatives to address 
resource problems and needs identified to date will include: (1) flood 
control improvements along the Truckee River in the Truckee Meadows, 
(2) non-structural flood control measures through downtown Reno, (3) 
improving Lake Tahoe operation for flood control, (4) environmental 
restoration measures, and (5) recreation features.
    3. Scoping Process: 
    a. ``Scoping'' is a process to identify the action, alternatives, 
and effects to be evaluated in an environmental document. The public is 
invited to assist the Corps and non-Federal sponsor in scoping this 
EIS. The process provides an opportunity for the public to identify 
significant resources with the study area that may be affected by the 
project. To facilitate this involvement, a public scoping meeting will 
be held in Reno, Nevada on June 10, 1998, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the 
Washoe County Department of Water Resources, 4930 Energy Way, Reno, 
Nevada. Individuals, organizations, and agencies are also encouraged to 
submit written scoping comments by July 10, 1998.
    b. After the draft EIS is prepared, it will be circulated to all 
interested parties for review and comment. Public meetings will be held 
to receive verbal and written comments. All comments will be considered 
and responded to in the final EIS.
    4. Availability: The draft EIS is scheduled to be distributed for 
public review and comment in spring 1999.
Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-14851 Filed 6-3-98; 8:45 am]
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