[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 130 (Friday, July 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40030-40031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-16545]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers


Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement 
for the Proposed Sierra Vista Specific Plan Project, in the City of 
Roseville, Placer County, CA, Corps Permit Application number SPK-2006-
01050

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

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

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SUMMARY:  Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Sacramento District has prepared 
a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) that analyzes the 
potential effects of implementing the proposed action and alternatives 
for development of a large-scale, mixed-use, mixed-density master-
planned community on the approximately 1,612-acre Sierra Vista Specific 
Plan area, located in the City of Roseville, Placer County, California. 
The DEIS documents the existing condition of environmental resources in 
and around areas considered for development, and potential impacts on 
those resources as a result of implementing the alternatives. The 
alternatives considered in detail are: (a) No Action Alternative (no 
discharge of dredged and/or fill material into waters of the U.S.); (b) 
Proposed Action Alternative, the applicant group's preferred 
alternative; (c) Reduced Footprint/Increased Density Alternative; (d) 
Reduced Footprint/Same Density Alternative; (e) Focused Avoidance 
Alternative; and (f) Southwest Site, an off site alternative located in 
Southwest Placer County.

DATES: All written comments must be postmarked on or before 20 August 
2012.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted in writing to: James T. Robb, U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, Regulatory Division; 1325 
J Street, Room 1350, Sacramento, California 95814-2922, or via email 
to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James T. Robb, (916) 557-7610.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Draft Environmental Impact Statement 
(Draft EIS) analyzes the potential effects of authorizing, via 
Department of the Army (DA) permits, the discharge of dredged or fill 
material into Waters of the United States, for the development of the 
Sierra Vista Specific Plan (Proposed Action). The Proposed Action 
consists of nine developments and their associated infrastructure 
integrated under one specific plan. The Proposed Action includes the 
following uses: 820 acres (332 hectares) of residential uses totaling 
6,650 single- and multi-family residential units at buildout, 216 acres 
(87 hectares) of commercial and office uses, 61 acres (25 hectares) of 
public/quasi-public uses such as schools, 91 acres (37 hectares) of 
parks, 234 acres (95 hectares) of open space, and 177 acres (72 
hectares) of roadways and paseos. Development under the Proposed 
Action, if authorized, would fill approximately 24.81 acres (10.04 
hectares) of wetlands and other jurisdictional waters of the United 
States as defined by the CWA. This discharge of fill material requires 
approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) pursuant to 
Section 404 of the federal Clean Water Act, under which the USACE 
issues or denies DA permits for activities involving a discharge of 
dredged or fill materials into the waters of the United States, 
including wetlands. The USACE

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intends to adopt this document to satisfy the requirements of the 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
    USACE invites full public participation to promote open 
communication and better decision-making. All persons and organizations 
that have an interest in this action are urged to participate in the 
NEPA process.
    An electronic version of the DEIS may be viewed at the USACE, 
Sacramento District Web site: http://www.spk.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/Overview/EnvironmentalImpactStatements.aspx. In addition, a 
hardcopy of the DEIS may also be reviewed at the following locations:
    (1) City of Roseville Permits Center, 311 Vernon Street, Roseville, 
California 95678.
    (2) City of Roseville Public Library, 225 Taylor Street, Roseville, 
California 95678.

    June 25, 2012.
William J. Leady,
Colonel, U.S. Army, District Engineer.
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