[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 41 (Friday, February 29, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11097-11098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3922]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Army Corps of Engineers


Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for 
the American River Common Features General Reevaluation Report, 
Sacramento, CA

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

ACTION: Notice of intent.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The action being taken is the preparation of an environmental 
impact statement (EIS) for the American River Common Features General 
Reevaluation Report (GRR). The Common Features Project GRR will re-
evaluate the currently authorized plan as well as develop and evaluate 
other viable alternatives, including a locally-preferred plan, with the 
goal of identifying a comprehensive plan that will lower the risk of 
flooding in and around the City of Sacramento. The Common Features 
Project GRR is located in Sacramento, Sutter and Yolo Counties, CA.

DATES: A series of public scoping meetings will be held as follows:
    1. March 5, 2008, 5 to 7 p.m. at The Elk's Lodge.
    2. March 6, 2008, 5 to 7 p.m. at Arden Park Community Center, Room 
A.
    3. March 10, 2008, 3 to 6 p.m. at The Library Galleria East Meeting 
Room.
    4. March 13, 2008, 5 to 7 p.m. at The Sierra Health Foundation.
    Send written comments by April 11, 2008 to the address below.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and suggestions concerning this study may 
be submitted to Ms. Elizabeth Holland, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 
Sacramento District, Attn: Planning Division (CESPK-PD-R), 1325 J 
Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. Requests to be placed on the mailing list 
should also be sent to this address. The location of the public 
meetings is as follows; The Elks Lodge, 6446 Riverside Blvd., 
Sacramento, CA; Arden Park Community Center, 1000 La Sierra Drive, 
Sacramento, CA; Library Galleria, 828 ``I'' Street, Sacramento, CA; and 
Sierra Health Foundation, 1321 Garden Highway, Sacramento, CA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the proposed action 
and EIS should be addressed to Liz Holland at (916) 557-6763, e-mail 
[email protected] or by mail to (see ADDRESSES).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    1. Proposed Action. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing 
an EIS

[[Page 11098]]

to analyze the impacts of a range of alternatives that would lessen the 
risk of flooding in and around the City of Sacramento.
    2. Alternatives. The EIS will address an array of flood control 
improvement alternatives that are intended to reduce flood risk within 
the project area. Alternatives analyzed during the investigation will 
include a combination of one or more flood protection measures. These 
measures include levee improvements (e.g., seepage berms, adjacent 
setback levees, seepage wells, seepage cutoff walls), revisions to 
system hydraulics through setbacks, levee raises, and/or more diversion 
of flow into the bypass system, and possible use of upstream lands for 
detention.
    3. Scoping Process. a. A series of public scoping meeting will be 
held in early March, 2008 to present information to the public and to 
receive comments from the public. These meetings are intended to 
initiate the process to involve concerned individuals, and local, 
State, and Federal agencies.
    b. Significant issues to be analyzed in depth in the EIS include 
effects on hydraulics, wetlands and other waters of the U.S., 
vegetation and wildlife resources, special-status species, esthetics, 
cultural resources, recreation, land use, fisheries, water quality, air 
quality, transportation, and socioeconomics; and cumulative effects of 
related projects in the study area.
    c. The Corps is consulting with the State Historic Preservation 
Officer to comply with the National Historic Preservation Act and the 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service to 
comply with the Endangered Species Act. The Corps is also coordinating 
with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to comply with the Fish and 
Wildlife Coordination Act.
    d. A 45-day public review period will be provided for individuals 
and agencies to review and comment on the draft EIS. All interested 
parties are encouraged to respond to this notice and provide a current 
address if they wish to be notified of the draft EIS circulation.
    4. Availability. The draft EIS is scheduled to be available for 
public review and comment in spring 2010.

    Dated: February 15, 2008.
Thomas C. Chapman,
COL, EN, Commanding.
 [FR Doc. E8-3922 Filed 2-28-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3710-EZ-P