[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 24, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20638-20639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-10013]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers


Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the 
Huntington Beach Bluff-Top Storm Damage Reduction, Orange County, CA

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

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The Los Angeles District intends to prepare an EIS to support 
the proposed storm damage reduction study at the Huntington Beach 
Bluff-Top area, Orange County, California. The purpose of the proposal 
is to identify measures that reduce or eliminate losses to facilities 
resulting from cliff erosion at the North, Central, and South Reaches 
of the bluff-top. The North, Central, and South Reaches encompass an 
8,000-foot stretch of coast extending from the southern boundary of 
Bolsa Chica State Beach to 17th Street, and inland to the Pacific Coast 
Highway. Alternative measures for reducing or eliminating wave-induced 
damages to coastal development within the identified reaches include 
the relocation of facilities, construction of coastal structures such 
as seawalls or revetments, construction of offshore structures such as 
submerged breakwaters or nearshore mounds of sediment, and beach 
nourishment. The EIS will analyze potential impacts on the 
environmental range of alternatives, including the recommended plan.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information contact Ms. 
Stephanie Hall, Project Environmental Coordinator, (213) 452-3862, or 
Ms. Felicia Kirksey, Study Manager, (213) 452-3835.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Army Corps of Engineers intends to 
prepare an EIS to assess the environmental effects associated with the 
proposed erosion mitigation measures at the North, Central and South 
Reaches of the Huntington Beach Bluff-Top, from the southern boundary 
of Bolsa Chica State Beach to 17th Street, and inland to the Pacific 
Coast Highway. The public will have the opportunity to comment on this 
analysis before any action is taken to implement the proposed action.
    Scoping: The Army Corps of Engineers will conduct a scoping meeting 
prior to preparing the Environmental Impact Statement to aid in the 
determination of significant environmental issues associated with the 
proposed action. The public, as well as Federal, State, and local 
agencies, are encouraged to participate in the scoping process by 
submitting data, information, and comments identifying relevant 
environmental and socioeconomic issues to be addressed in the 
environmental analysis. Useful information includes other environmental 
studies, published and unpublished data, alternatives that could be 
addressed in the analysis, and potential mitigation measures associated 
with the proposed action.
    A public scoping meeting will be held in the City of Huntington 
Beach in May, 2001. The date, location and time of the public scoping 
meeting will be announced in the local news media at least two weeks 
prior to the meeting. A

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separate notice of this meeting will be sent to all parties on the 
study mailing list.
    Individuals and agencies may offer information or data relevant to 
the environmental or socioeconomic impacts by attending the public 
scoping meeting. Comments, suggestions, and requests to be placed on 
the mailing list for announcements should be sent to Stephanie J. Hall, 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, P.O. Box 532711, 
Los Angeles, CA 90053-2325, ATTN: CESPL-PD-RN, or the following E-mail 
address: [email protected].
    Availability of the Draft EIS: The Draft EIS is scheduled to be 
published and circulated in March 2002, and a public hearing to receive 
comments on the Draft EIS will be held after it is published.

    Dated: March 23, 2001.
John P. Carroll,
Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District Engineer.
[FR Doc. 01-10013 Filed 4-23-01; 8:45 am]
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