[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 142 (Monday, July 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 43496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18197]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Corps of Engineers


Department of the Army: Intent to Prepare a Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement for the General Re-Evaluation Report for the 
Mamaroneck and Sheldrake Rivers Flood Damage Risk Reduction Project 
Village of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, NY

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

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District 
(District), is preparing a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) 
to ascertain compliance with and to lead to the production of a 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document in accordance with 
the President's Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ) Rules and 
Regulations, as defined and amended in 40 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR), Parts 1500-1508, Corps principles and guidelines as defined in 
Engineering Regulation (ER) 1105-2-100, and other applicable Federal 
and State environmental laws for the proposed Mamaroneck and Sheldrake 
Rivers Flood Damage Risk Reduction Project. The study area consists of 
the Mamaroneck and Sheldrake Rivers Basin, which lies entirely within 
Westchester County, New York and contains portions of the Village and 
Town of Mamaroneck, the Cities of New Rochelle and White Plains, the 
Towns of Harrison and North Castle, and the Village of Scarsdale. The 
EIS process will identify the potential social, economic, cultural, and 
environmental affects through the implementation of the alternative 
plans. The District will work as part of a team to include the New York 
State Department of Environmental Conservation and possibly the County 
of Westchester, and the Village and/or Town of Mamaroneck.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, Planning 
Division, Environmental Analysis Branch, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 2151, 
New York, NY 10278-0090.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Voisine, Project Biologist, at 
[email protected] or 917.790.8718.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    1. It is anticipated that a DEIS will be made available for public 
review in May 2013.
    2. Public information meeting(s) will be held during the DEIS 
process and comments and issues will be incorporated into the document.
    3. When the date(s) and time(s) for the public meeting(s) are 
identified, they will be posted on the Districts website at http://www.nan.usace.army.mil
    4. Individuals interested in obtaining a copy of the DEIS for 
review should contact Matthew Voisine (see ADDRESSES).
    5. All federal agencies interested in participating as a 
Cooperating Agency are requested to submit a letter of intent to COL 
John R. Boul[eacute] II, P.E., District Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 2109, New York, NY 10278-0090 .

    Dated: July 15, 2010.
Nancy Brighton.
Chief, Watershed Section, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York 
District.
[FR Doc. 2010-18197 Filed 7-23-10; 8:45 am]
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