[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 94 (Friday, May 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 26811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10943]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers


Availability of Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and 
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the Upper Mississippi 
River--Illinois Waterway System Navigation Feasibility Study

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

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: A Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Programmatic 
Environmental Impact Statement was prepared to address the restructured 
Upper Mississippi River--Illinois Waterway System Navigation 
Feasibility Study. This document is available for interested persons to 
review and prepare comments on the draft. The purpose of this document 
is to provide a comprehensive documentation of the Upper Mississippi 
River--Illinois Waterway System Feasibility Study process and draft 
recommendations for action. The 9-Foot Channel Navigation Project, 
originally authorized in 1930, was reviewed for changed physical, 
economic, and environmental conditions that may warrant structural or 
non-structural modifications to reduce congestion of commercial 
navigation traffic and to enhance ecosystem restoration. This 
integrated report describes the plan formulation process, environmental 
impacts, and the draft preferred plan for this study. The original 
Notice of Intent for this project was published in the Federal Register 
on November 27, 1995 (60 FR 58339) and a revised Notice of Intent was 
published February 23, 2004 (69 FR 8185).

DATES: There will be a 70-day public review period for comments on this 
document. Comments will be accepted at the public hearings, by letter, 
or electronically at [email protected]. Comments must 
be received on or before July 30, 2004. See Supplementary Information 
section for public hearing dates and addresses.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments and suggestions or document requests 
concerning this proposed project: District Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer 
District, Rock Island, ATTN: CEMVR-PM-A (Jackson), Clock Tower 
Building--P.O. Box 2004, Rock Island, IL 61204-2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the proposed action 
and Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Programmatic Environmental 
Impact Statement can be answered by Mr. Kenneth Barr by telephone (309) 
794-5349, or by mail: District Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer District, 
Rock Island, ATTN: CEMVR-PM-A (Barr), Clock Tower Building--P.O. Box 
2004, Rock Island, IL 61204-2004.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public hearings on the Draft Integrated 
Feasibility Report and Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement will 
be held on: June 7, 2004, at the Holiday Inn, 5202 Brady Street, 
Davenport, Iowa; June 8, 2004, at the Grand Harbor Resort and 
Waterpark--Grand River Center, 350 Bell Street, Dubuque, Iowa; June 9, 
2004, at the Radisson Hotel La Crosse, 200 Harborview Plaza, La Crosse, 
Wisconsin; June 10, 2004, at the Minneapolis Airport Marriott, 2020 
American Boulevard East, Bloomington, Minnesota; June 14, 2004, at the 
Hotel Pere Marquette, 501 Main Street, Peoria, Illinois; June 15, 2004, 
at the Stoney Creek Inn, 3809 East Broadway Street, Quincy, Illinois; 
June 16, 2004, at the St. Louis Airport Marriott, I-70 at Lambert 
Airport, St. Louis, Missouri; and June 17, 2004, at the Phoenix Park 
Hotel, 520 North Capital Street, NW., Washington, DC.
Public Hearing Schedule (all locations but Washington, DC)
2-4 p.m.--Informal Open House
4-5:30 p.m.--Dinner Break
5:30-6:30 p.m.--Registration
6:30-6:35 p.m.--Opening Remarks
6:35-6:50 p.m.--Presentation
6:50-9:30 p.m. (or later)--Public Hearing
Washington, DC, Schedule
1-3 p.m.--Informal Open House
3-6 p.m.--Registration, Opening Remarks, Presentation, and Public 
Hearing

    This report can be downloaded at http://www2.mvr.usace.army.mil/umr-iwwsns. An electronic compact disc (CD) containing the report is 
available at no cost, and paper copies are available for $34.90 per 
copy. Requests for copies (CD or paper) of the Draft Integrated 
Feasibility Report and Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement or 
to be placed on the mailing list should be sent to the address listed 
in the Addresses section of this notice.

    Dated: April 30, 2004
Duane P. Gapinski,
Colonel, EN, Commanding.
[FR Doc. 04-10943 Filed 5-13-04; 8:45 am]
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