[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 9, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 45539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-6793]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers


Intent To Prepare a Second Supplemental Environmental Impact 
Statement to the Final EIS on Herbert Hoover Dike Major Rehabilitation 
and Evaluation Report, Reaches 2 and 3, in Palm Beach and Glades 
Counties, FL

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

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: On July 8, 2005, the Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers (Corps) issued a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact 
Statement (FSEIS) for the Major Rehabilitation actions proposed for 
Herbert Hoover Dike (HHD), Reach One. Herbert Hoover Dike is the levee 
that completely surrounds Lake Okeechobee. On September 23, 2005, a 
Record of Decision was signed adopting the preferred alternative as the 
Selected Plan for Reach One.
    At this time the Corps plans to extend rehabilitation along Reaches 
Two and Three of HHD. This stretch of HHD extends for approximately 27 
miles between an area west of Belle Glade, Palm Beach County to east of 
Moore Haven, Glades County, FL.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Planning Division, 
Environmental Branch, P.O. Box 4970, Jacksonville, FL 32232-0019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Barbara Cintron at (904) 232-1692 
or e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    a. The proposed action will be the selected plan described in the 
July 2005 SEIS with the additional action of extending construction 
along Reaches Two and Three of the levee. The proposed action will not 
affect the Regulation Schedule for Lake Okeechobee. It s expected that 
all construction will take place within the existing real estate 
footprint of the HHD.
    b. Alternatives to be considered separately for each reach include 
alternative structural modifications to the existing levee which are 
currently under development.
    c. A scoping letter will be used to invite comments on alternatives 
and issues from Federal, State, and local agencies, affected Indian 
tribes, and other interested private organizations and individuals. A 
scoping meeting is not anticipated.
    d. A public meeting will be held after release of the Draft SEIS; 
the exact location, date, and times will be announced in a public 
notice and local newspapers.
    e. DSEIS Preparation: The 2nd DSEIS is expected to be available for 
public review in the fourth quarter of CY 2006.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-6793 Filed 8-8-06; 8:45 am]
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