[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 10, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1960-1961]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-769]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental impact Statement (DEIS) 
for a Flood Damage Reduction Study, Kansas Citys, Missouri and Kansas

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

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: the Kansas Citys, Missouri and Kansas, Local Flood Protection 
Project is an existing flood damage reduction project comprised of 7 
existing levee units: Argentine Levee Unit; Armourdale Levee Unit; 
Birmingham Levee Unit; Central Industrial District (CID) Levee Unit; 
East Bottoms Levee Unit; Fairfax-Jersey Creek Levee Unit; and the North 
Kansas City Levee Unit. The purpose of this study is to consider the 
economic, environmental, and social impacts that may occur as a result 
of various alternatives being considered in a flood damage reduction 
study, concerning flood protection provided by the existing Kansas 
Citys, Missouri and Kansas, Local Flood Protection Project to determine 
if increases in flood protection are warranted, under the authority of 
Section 216 of the 1970 Flood Control Act, Kansas City, Missouri and 
Kansas City, Kansas.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding the proposed study 
and DEIS can be answered by the Project Manager, Ronald G. Jansen, 
P.E., telephone number (816) 983-3258, Formulation Section, Planning 
Branch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 700 Federal Building, 601 E. 12th 
Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2896.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. The Kansas City District (KCD), Corps of 
Engineers, is undertaking a Flood Damage Reduction Study, to update and 
verify data on the existing level of flood protection, of the Kansas 
Citys, Missouri and Kansas, Local Flood Protection Project, to 
determine if any increases in protection are warranted, under the 
authority of section 216 of the 1970 Flood Control Act.
    2. The Kansas Citys, Missouri and Kansas, Local Flood Protection 
Project is an existing flood damage reduction project which provides 
local flood protection for the metropolitan areas of Kansas City, 
Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas. The project is comprised of 7 
existing levee units: Argentine Levee Unit located in Kansas City, 
Wyandotte County, Kansas; Armouradale Levee Unit located in Kansas 
City, Wyandotte County, Kansas; Birmingham Levee Unit located in Kansas 
City, Clay County, Missouri; Central Industrial District (CID) Levee 
Unit located in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas and Kansas City, 
Jackson County, Missouri; East Bottoms Levee Unit located in Kansas 
City, Jackson County, Missouri; Fairfax-Jersey Creek Levee Unit located 
in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas; and the North Kansas City 
Levee Unit located in Kansas City and North Kansas City, Clay County, 
Missouri. The project extends over the lower 9.5 miles of the Kansas 
River and on the Missouri River from 6.5 miles upstream to 9.5 miles 
downstream. The existing project consists principally of levees, 
floodwalls, bridge and approach alterations, and channel modification 
and alteration. The project provides protection to a 32-square-mile 
area of heavily urbanized floodplain at the confluence of the two 
rivers.
    3. KCD's study will evaluate the no action alternative as well as 
various structural and non-structural alternatives to determine:
    a. Flood damage reduction costs and benefits;
    b. regional social and economic impacts; and,
    c. environmental impacts and mitigation measures.
    Reasonable alternatives KCD will examine include the feasibility of 
various structural and non-structural measures to reduce flood damage 
within areas protected by the existing Kansas Citys, Missouri and 
Kansas, Local Flood Protection Project. Structural alternatives will 
involve minor increases in height of the existing levee to protect, in 
most instances, existing urban development.
    4. Scoping Process.
    a. A public workshop will be held at Kansas City in Spring 2001. 
The exact date, time, and location of the workshop will be announced 
when the details are finalized. Additional workshops will be held as 
the study progresses to keep the public informed. Coordination meetings 
will be held as needed with affected/concerned local, State, and 
Federal governmental entities.
    These workshops and meetings, as well as any meetings which were 
previously held regarding this project, will serve as the collective 
scoping process for preparation of the DEIS. No formal ``scoping'' 
meeting will be held.
    Draft documents forthcoming from the study will be distributed to 
Federal, State, and local agencies, as well as interested members of 
the general public, for review and comment.
    b. Significant issues to be analyzed in depth include evaluations 
of:
    (1) level of flood protection provided by the existing flood 
protection project;
    (2) costs and benefits associated with alternatives that increase 
the flood protection level of the existing flood protection project,
    (3) impacts to fish and wildlife resources,
    (4) recreation,
    (5) cultural resources,
    (6) navigation and
    (7) water supply.
    c. Environmental consultation and review will be conducted in 
accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969, as per regulations of the Council of Environmental Quality 
(Code of Federal Regulations parts 40 CFR 1500-1508), and other 
applicable laws, regulations, and guidelines.
    5. The anticipated date of availability of the DEIS for public 
review is August 2002.

John A. Hall,
Alternate Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-769 Filed 1-9-01; 8:45 am]
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