[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 62 (Friday, March 30, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 17412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7916]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers


Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Report and 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) for the East Cliff Drive Bluff 
Stabilization and Parkway Project

AGENCY: Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The San Francisco District and the County of Santa Cruz, 
California intend to prepare a combined EIR/EIS to support a cost 
shared project for the stabilization of a stretch of coastal bluff and 
development of a parkway. This document will fulfill requirements under 
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The project area is located within the 
Pleasure Point area, an unincorporated coastal residential neighborhood 
located midway between the cities of Santa Cruz and Capitola, 
California. The project is located on and adjacent to East Cliff Drive, 
from and including the Pleasure Point Overlook Park site located on the 
southeast corner of the intersection of East Cliff Drive and 32nd 
Avenue/Pleasure Point Drive (32nd Avenue becomes Pleasure Point Drive 
on the south side of East Cliff Drive) to ``The Hook'' park site 
located on the south side of East Cliff Drive at the south end of 41st 
Avenue. The seawall runs only from 32nd Avenue to 36th Avenue, with a 
smaller portion being constructed along the bluff area at the end of 
41st Avenue.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions and comments can be directed 
to Ms. Linda Ngim either by telephone at (415) 977-8538, by fax at 
(415) 977-8695, or by mail at the address below.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    1. Purpose. The purpose of this project is to prevent further 
erosion of the bluff face, which endangers the roadway, utility lines 
and homes, and potentially impedes public access to coastal resources. 
Proposed projects include the seawall (soil-nail wall) plan roadway and 
parkway improvements, a pedestrian and bike path, and landscaping. 
Alternatives to be evaluated include; groins, rock revetments, partial 
bluff stabilization, and the no project alternative plan. There is also 
a possibility of changing the direction of traffic in the project area 
along East Cliff Drive from the eastbound to the westbound direction. 
The EIR/EIS will analyze impacts on the environment on these 
alternatives, including the recommended plan. The Army Corps of 
Engineers and the County of Santa Cruz intends to prepare an EIR/EIS to 
assess the environmental effects associated with the proposed project. 
The public will have the opportunity to comment on this analysis before 
any action is taken to implement the proposed action.
    2. Scoping. The Army Corps of Engineers and the County of Santa 
Cruz will hold a scoping meeting on April 12, 2001 at the Simpkins Swim 
Center, 979 17th Avenue in Santa Cruz, California 94062 from 7:30 p.m. 
to 9:00 p.m. Federal, State and Local agencies are invited to 
participate at the public meeting or by submitting data, information, 
and comments identifying relevant environmental and socioeconomic 
issues to be addressed in the environmental analysis. Useful 
information for submittal includes other environmental studies, 
published and unpublished data, alternatives that should be addressed 
in the analysis, and mitigation measures associated with the proposed 
action. Comments and suggestions as well as requests to be placed on 
the mailing list for announcements and for the Draft EIR/EIS should be 
sent to Ms. Linda Ngim, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco 
District, 333 Market Street, 7th Floor (CESPN-ET-PP), San Francisco, 
California, 94105-2197.
    3. Availability of the Draft EIR/EIS. The Draft EIR/EIS is expected 
to be published in the late Spring of 2001, and a public hearing to 
receive comments on the Draft EIR/EIS will be held after it is 
published.

    Dated: March 23, 2001.
Timothy S. O'Rourke,
Lt. Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District Engineer.
[FR Doc. 01-7916 Filed 3-29-01; 8:45 am]
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