[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 195 (Friday, October 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59828-59829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-25658]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers


Withdrawal of Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement for the Whitney Point Lake Project Modification, 
Susquehanna River Basin Water Management Feasibility Study, Broome 
County, NY

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

ACTION: Notice of withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, is 
withdrawing its intent to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement (DEIS) for modification of the Whitney Point Lake, Broome 
County, New York. The Corps' environmental analyses have not identified 
any significant adverse impacts associated with the proposed action; 
therefore, intent to prepare a DEIS is hereby terminated. The Corps is 
preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed project 
modification. The draft EA evaluates the elimination of the 7-foot 
annual winter drawdown and the release of water from the lake for low 
flow augmentation (drought conditions) for the enhancement of acquatic 
habitat downstream of the lake, in the Otselic, Tioughnioga, and 
Chenango River reaches. The Susquehanna River Basin Commission is the 
non-Federal, cost-sharing partner and is participating in the 
feasibility study and draft EA development. The goal of this project is 
to provide for low flow augmentation during drought conditions and 
reduce the stress upon the aquatic ecosystem. Formulation of the 
restoration measures focus on examining existing conditions, maximizing 
potential benefits to the in-lake and downstream aquatic resources, and 
minimizing impacts to in-lake resources and recreational facilities due 
to lake drawdowns resulting from low flow augmentation releases. The 
draft feasibility report and integrated EA is scheduled to be released 
for a 30-day public review and comment period in October 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the termination of the 
DEIS can be addressed to Ms. Maria E. de la Torre, Study Manager, 
Baltimore

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District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CENAB-PL-P, P.O. Box 
1715, Baltimore, Maryland 21203-1715. E-mail address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None.

Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-25658 Filed 10-5-00; 8:45 am]
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