[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 16, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2200-2201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-1146]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers


Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) 
for a Proposed Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project at the 
Village of Bayville, Nassau County, New York

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

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District, 
announces its intent to prepare a DEIS pursuant to the National 
Environment Policy Act (NEPA), in accordance with the Council on 
Environmental Quality (CEO) Regulations for Implementing the Procedural 
Provisions of NEPA and the Department of the Army, USACE Procedures for 
Implementing NEPA, to assess the environmental impacts of a proposed 
hurricane and storm damage reduction project for the north shore of 
Long Island in the Village of Bayville, NY. In accordance with USACE 
policies, the USACE will conduct a feasibility study to evaluate a 
range of structural and non-structural project alternatives. The 
following improvement measures would be considered: beach fill only, 
beach fill in combination with structures such as floodwalls, buried 
rubble-mound seawalls, dunes, stone revetments, interior drainage 
features, pump stations; and nonstructural measures such as 
relocations, buyouts, and flood proofing of threatened properties.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the proposed action 
and the DEIS can be answered by Ms. Megan B. Grubb, (212) 264-5759, 
U.S. Army Engineer District, New York Planning Division, ATTN: CENAN-
PL-EA, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278-0090.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Project Location: This notice announces of the feasibility phase 
study for beach erosion control, storm damage reduction and related 
purposes along the north shore of Long Island at Bayville, NY. The 
study area extends from Long Island Sound on the north, Mill Neck Creek 
and Oyster Bay on the South, Centre Island on the east and the western 
boundary of the Village of Bayville on the west.
    Project Authorization and History: The North Shore of Long Island, 
Village of Bayville, New York, Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction 
Study was authorized by a resolution of the U.S.

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House of Representatives Committee on Public Works and Transportation, 
adopted May 13, 1993. In response to the study resolution and a State 
request following the devastating coastal storm of December 1992, the 
USACE performed a Reconnaissance Study and issued a Reconnaissance 
Report in September 1995 that demonstrated potential Federal interest 
and the need for a more detailed feasibility study.
    Project Need: The Long Island northern shoreline has historically 
experienced coastal erosion and related storm damage, most recently 
from the two storms of September 1996 and October 1996, and also from 
previous storms including the Christmas Eve 1994 storm, the March 1993 
Blizzard of the Century, the December 1992 northeaster, Hurricane 
Danielle of September 1992 and the Halloween Storm of 1991. These 
storms caused evacuations in several north shore communities as well as 
damage from flooding and loss of structures from erosion. The December 
1992 storm alone inundated hundreds of residential and business 
properties and caused damages estimated at $12,000,000. Approximately 
300 families were evacuated and several sections of Bayville Avenue 
were impassable for days. The loss of beachfront in some areas now 
leaves the site increasingly vulnerable to severe damages even from 
moderate storms.
    DEIS Scope: The intended DEIS will evaluate the potential 
environmental and cultural impacts associated with the purposed 
hurricane and storm damage reduction alternatives for the Village of 
Bayville, NY.
    Public Involvement: The USACE intends to schedule an interagency 
meeting and public scoping meeting in spring/summer 2002 to discuss the 
scope of the DEIS and data gaps. The public scoping meeting place, 
date, and time will be advertised in advanced in local newspapers, and 
meeting announcement letters will be sent to interested parties. A 
scoping document will be made available at least one month before 
scheduled public scoping meeting date at the following locations:
    (1) Bayville Free Library, 34 School Street, Nayville, NY 11709.
    (2) Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library, 89 E. Main St., Oyster 
Bay, NY 11771.
    The public will have an opportunity to provide written and oral 
comments at the public scoping meeting. Written comments may also be 
submitted via mail and should be directed to Ms. Megan B. Grubb at the 
address listed above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT heading. The 
USACE plans to issue the DEIS in Spring 2003. The USACE will announce 
availability of the draft in the Federal Register and other media, and 
will provide the public, organization, and agencies with the 
opportunity to submit comments, which will be addressed in the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement.

Luz D. Ortiz,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-1146 Filed 1-15-02; 8:45 am]
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