[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 79 (Monday, April 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22879-22880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9902]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers


Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Update of 
the Shoreline Management Plan and Supplement to the Master Plan, 
Eufaula Lake, OK

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

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is to 
address alternatives and environmental impacts associated with an 
update of the Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) and supplement to the 
Master Plan (MP), Eufaula Lake, Oklahoma. The EIS would likewise 
evaluate alternatives and environmental impacts associated with 
specific proposals for recreational development facilities on Federal 
lands at Eufaula Lake as identified through the SMP update and MP 
supplement process.

ADDRESSES: Questions or comments concerning the proposed action should 
be addressed to Mr. Stephen L. Nolen, Chief, Environmental Analysis and 
Compliance Branch, Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, CESWT-
PE-E, 1645 S. 101st E. Ave., Tulsa, OK 74128-4629.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Stephen L. Nolen, (918) 669-7660, 
fax: (918) 669-7546, e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers seeks to provide an update to the existing SMP and to 
supplement portions of the existing MP for Eufaula Lake, OK. Eufaula 
Lake is a multi-purpose reservoir impounded by Eufaula Dam on the 
Canadian River at river mile 27.0, about 12 miles east of Eufaula in 
McIntosh County, OK. Land and water resources at the lake are managed 
by the Tulsa District in accordance with regulations governing U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects. At Eufaula Lake, private 
shoreline uses to include private boat docks and vegetation 
modification are managed under a permit system dependent upon shoreline 
allocation classifications specified in the SMP in accordance with 
Engineer Regulation 1130-2-406. Reviews and updates to SMPs are 
periodically provided and the last update to the Eufaula Lake SMP 
occurred in 1998. Similarly, land resources at Eufaula Lake are managed 
in accordance with MP requirements as described in Engineer Pamphlet 
1130-2-550. In the land allocation portion of the MP, all project lands 
are assigned categories which are used for determination of appropriate 
uses for these lands. The last update to the Eufaula Lake MP occurred 
in 1977. Owing to the elapsed time since last updates, changed 
conditions, and the need to assess lake-wide cumulative effects, the 
Tulsa District seeks to update the Eufaula Lake SMP and supplement the 
MP by updating the land allocation portion. Actions appropriate for 
updating these plans and preparing the EIS for the same will occur 
concurrently.
    As the SMP and MP update processes involve public participation and 
input, it is possible that specific proposals for recreational or other 
development features involving project shorelines and/or lands may be 
received by the Tulsa District. For proposals that have advanced to a 
planning stage of sufficient detail to allow for proposal-specific 
alternative and impact analysis, the EIS would include these analyses. 
For reasonably-foreseeable development proposals that have not advanced 
to the point where proposal-specific analyses are possible, these will 
be assessed under cumulative impacts but will require additional 
analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) prior to 
their implementation at Eufaula Lake.
    Reasonable alternatives to be considered include varying 
combinations of allocation classifications for both project shorelines 
and Federal lands at Eufaula Lake to include the no action alternative 
of retaining allocations in both the SMP and MP as they currently 
exist. For proposal-specific actions, alternatives would include 
varying development plans and features as well as the no action 
alternative.
    Issues to be addressed in the EIS include but are not limited to: 
(1) Socioeconomic impacts associated with allocation classifications 
and specific development proposals, (2) matters pertaining to shoreline 
impacts, (3)

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potential impacts to cultural and ecological resources, (4) public 
access and safety, (5) impacts to lake use, public parks and 
recreation, (6) aesthetics, (7) infrastructure, (8) lake water quality, 
(9) traffic patterns, (10) terrestrial and aquatic fish and wildlife 
habitat, (11) Federally-listed threatened and endangered species, and 
(12) cumulative impacts associated with past, current, and reasonably 
foreseeable future actions at Eufaula Lake.
    A public scoping meeting for the action will be conducted in early 
summer 2011 in Eufaula, OK or the vicinity. In addition, public 
workshops addressing updates to the SMP and MP may be held at locations 
near Eufaula Lake. News releases and notices informing the public and 
local, state, and Federal agencies of the proposed action and date of 
the public scoping meeting will be published in local newspapers. 
Comments received as a result of this notice, news releases, and the 
public scoping meeting will be used to assist the Tulsa District Corps 
of Engineers in identifying potential impacts to the quality of the 
human or natural environment. Affected Federal, state, or local 
agencies, affected Indian tribes, and other interested private 
organizations and parties are encouraged to participate in the scoping 
process by forwarding written comments to (see ADDRESSES) or attending 
the scoping meeting.
    The draft EIS will be available for public review and comment. 
While the specific date for release of the draft EIS has yet to be 
determined, all interested agencies, tribes, organizations and parties 
expressing an interest in this action will be placed on a mailing list 
for receipt of the draft EIS. In order to be considered, any comments 
and suggestions should be forwarded to (see ADDRESSES) in accordance 
with dates specified upon release of the draft EIS.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-9902 Filed 4-22-11; 8:45 am]
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