[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 244 (Friday, December 19, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 70785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-31266]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers


Intent To Cease Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement/Subsequent Environmental Impact Report for a Permit 
Application for the Proposed West Basin Marine Terminal Improvement 
Projects in the Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

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

ACTION: Cease preparation of Draft EIS/R.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Los Angeles District 
is no longer preparing a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/
Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (EIS/SEIR) covering the overall 
proposed West Basin improvement projects in the Port of Los Angeles. 
The Corps and the Los Angeles Harbor Department (LAHD) had previously 
circulated a Notice of Intent to prepare a Draft EIS/SEIR (Federal 
Register, July 5, 2002, Volume 67, Number 129) covering several 
terminal improvement projects in the geographic portion of the Port of 
Los Angeles known as the West Basin. This Draft EIS/SEIR is no longer 
being pursued. The Corps and the LAHD are in the process of preparing 
project specific Draft EIS/EIRs for both the China Shipping Terminal 
Improvements project at Berths 97-109, and the TraPac Terminal 
Improvements project at Berths 136-147. Both of these terminal projects 
were formerly elements of the larger West basin document. This notice 
does not indicate any change of status for these project specific 
proposals.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Phone messages or questions can be 
directed to Joshua Burnam, Project Manager, Regulatory Branch, Los 
Angeles District at: (213) 452-3294 or by e-mail at 
[email protected].

Richard G. Thompson,
Colonel, US Army, District Engineer.
[FR Doc. 03-31266 Filed 12-18-03; 8:45 am]
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