[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 217 (Thursday, November 9, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 65785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-19049]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers


Notice of Availability for the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement/Environmental Impact Report for the Burlington Northern Santa 
Fe (BNSF) Cajon Third Main Track Summit to Keenbrook, San Bernardino 
County, CA

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

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (as amended), the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, Los Angeles District (Corps) Regulatory Branch, in 
coordination with the County of San Bernardino and in cooperation with 
U.S. Forest Service, has completed a Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the Burlington 
Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Third Main Track Summit to Keenbrook Project. 
The proposed BNSF project requires authorization pursuant to section 
404 of the Clean Water Act for approximately 2.95 acres of fill 
placement in jurisdictional waters of the United States, including 
wetlands, to construct 15.9 miles of a new main track through the Cajon 
Pass in San Bernardino County, California. A public hearing will be 
held at the Norman F. Feldheym Central Library--Bing Wong Auditorium, 
located at 555 West 6th Street, San Bernardino, CA 92401 on December 5, 
2006 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions or comments concerning the 
Draft EIS/EIR should be directed to Ms. Susan A. Meyer, Senior Project 
Manager, Regulatory Branch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles 
District, P.O. Box 532711, 915 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 
90053-2325, (808) 438-2137.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the Draft EIS/EIR will be made 
available to the public for review only at the following libraries: 
Norman F. Feldheym Central Library (San Bernardino, California), 
Hesperia Branch Library (Hesperia, California), and the Rancho 
Cucamonga Public Library (Rancho Cucamonga, California). Written 
comments received on or before January 4, 2007 will be considered by 
the Corps in decision making for the Final EIS. Comments should be 
submitted to the contact listed above.

    Dated: October 31, 2006.
David J. Castanon,
Chief, Regulatory Branch.
 [FR Doc. E6-19049 Filed 11-8-06; 8:45 am]
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