[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 111 (Friday, June 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 30894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-14515]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers


Intent To Prepare a Combined Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for Flood Damage Reduction 
Activities Along the Pajaro River in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties, 
CA

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

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The San Francisco District and the Counties of Santa Cruz and 
Monterey, California intend to prepare a combined EIS/EIR to support a 
cost shared study for flood damage reduction of lands surrounding the 
Pajaro River in the Lower Pajaro River Watershed. The project 
boundaries include the lower Pajaro River and its tributaries. The 
Pajaro River (or Main Stem) is the county border. The Pajaro River 
section begins at Murphy's Crossing and extends to the mouth of the 
Pajaro River, which empties into Monterey Bay. The tributary section 
located in Santa Cruz County is comprised of the lower Corralitos Creek 
running from Green Valley Road to Lake Avenue. Corralitos Creek empties 
into Salsipuedes Creek near College Lake. The project footprint 
continues from the confluence of Corralitos and Salsipuedes Creeks, 
down Salsipuedes Creek until it empties into the Pajaro River. The 
project area is mainly agricultural, but includes the incorporated City 
of Watsonville on the Santa Cruz County, California side of the river 
and the unincorporated Town of Pajaro on the Monterey County, 
California side. Proposed plans will include: No-action, non-
structural, and structural alternatives to be determined during the 
planning process. The EIS/EIR will analyze potential impacts on the 
environment on these alternatives, including the recommended plan.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information contact 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: The Army Corps of Engineer and Santa Cruz 
and Monterey Counties intends to prepare a combined EIS/EIR to assess 
the environmental effects associated with the proposed project. The 
public will have the opportunity to comment on this environmental 
impact analysis before any action is taken to implement the proposed 
action.

1. Scoping

    The Army Corps of Engineers will hold a scoping meeting on 
Thursday, June 21, 2001 at the Watsonville Senior Center, 114 East 
Fifth Street in Watsonville, California, 95076 from 5 p.m. to 7 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 includes 
other environmental studies, published and unpublished data, 
alternatives that should be addressed in the analysis, and potential 
measures associated with the proposed action. Comments, suggestions, 
and requests to be placed on the mailing list for announcements and for 
the Draft EIS/EIR, 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. Deadline for comments to 
be included into the EIS/EIR is the Close of Business July 31, 2001.

2. Availability of the Draft EIS/EIR

    The Draft EIS/EIR is expected to be published in early January 
2002, and a public hearing to receive comments on the Draft EIS/EIR 
will be held after it is published.

Luz D. Ortiz,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-14515 Filed 6-7-01; 8:45 am]
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