[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 84 (Monday, May 4, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 20470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-10160]


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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 Newhall Ranch Resource 
Management and Development Plan and Spineflower Conservation Plan, Los 
Angeles County, CA

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

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District 
(Regulatory Division), in coordination with the California Department 
of Fish and Game, has completed a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the Newhall Ranch Resource 
Management and Development Plan and Spineflower Conservation Plan. The 
project proponent and landowner, The Newhall Land and Farming Company, 
requires a long-term Section 404 permit from the Corps of Engineers for 
permanent impacts to approximately 82.3 acres of waters of the United 
States, including 8.69 acres of wetlands, for the construction of 
various facilities in waters of the United States associated with the 
development of a new community composed of a broad range of 
residential, mixed-use and nonresidential land uses in the 12,000-acre 
project area located in Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County, California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions or comments concerning the 
Draft EIS/EIR should be directed to Dr. Aaron O. Allen, Chief, North 
Coast Branch, Regulatory Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, P.O. 
Box 532711, Los Angeles, CA 90053-2325, (805) 585-2148.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Draft EIS/EIR has been filed with the 
Environmental Protection Agency to be published in the Federal 
Register. The review period for the Draft EIS/EIR will begin from the 
date of publishing the Notice of Availability in the Federal Register, 
which is on May 1, 2009. Please forward your comments for the Draft 
EIS/EIR to the contact listed above by June 25, 2009.

David J. Castanon,
Chief, Regulatory Division, Los Angeles District.
[FR Doc. E9-10160 Filed 5-1-09; 8:45 am]
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