[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 118 (Monday, June 21, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 33068] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-15697] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army Intent To Prepare Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, Dworshak Dam and Reservoir, Idaho AGENCY: Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. ACTION: Notice of Intent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, intends to prepare a supplement to the Dworshak Dam and Reservoir, Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), September 1975. The Dworshak Dam and Reservoir Master Plan (MP), 1975, will be updated concurrently with preparation of the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS). The SEIS will evaluate environmental effects of multiple land-use management strategies that have developed since completion of the FEIS and are reflected in the updated MP. The SEIS evaluations will cover a range of activities and management practices proposed in the updated MP including reservoir operation, wildlife, fisheries, recreation, and forestry management. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. James S. Smith, NEPA Coordinator, Walla Walla District Corps of Engineers, CENWW-PM-PD-E, 201 North Third Avenue, Walla Walla, WA 99362, phone (509) 527-7244. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Dworshak Dam and Reservoir MP and FEIS were finalized in 1975 prior to completion of construction and establishment of current land-use strategies. The MP will be updated to reflect current environmental resource inventories, existing and planned recreational development, current regional strategies for wildlife and fishery management, and other reservoir and land-use strategies. The SEIS will evaluate the no action alternative and alternatives derived from the public scoping process. Public Meeting: The Corps plans to conduct public scoping meetings to identify issues relevant to the MP update and SEIS in mid- to late- 1999. Dates, times, and locations will be publicized. Availability: The draft SEIS should be available for public review in late-2000. William E. Bulen, Jr., LTC, EN, Commanding. [FR Doc. 99-15697 Filed 6-18-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3710-6C-M