[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59180-59181]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23670]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army


Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement for a Proposed Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Project for the 
Quiver River, MS

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

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ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, hereby 
gives notice of its intent to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement (DEIS) assessing the reasonably foreseeable environmental 
impact of a proposal to restore the aquatic ecosystem of the Quiver 
River, a component of the Big Sunflower River watershed in the 
Mississippi Delta Region of northwest Mississippi. Aquatic ecosystem 
restoration is proposed as a means to ameliorate the condition of the 
Quiver River and of the Big Sunflower River watershed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions or comments may be submitted 
to Mr. Brian LaBarre, U.S. Army Engineer District, Vicksburg, CEMVN-
PDN-UDP, 4155 Clay Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183-3435; (601) 631-5437 
(voice) or (601) 631-5115 (fax); [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposed Action. The Corps of Engineers, as 
per the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.) and NEPA regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality (40 
CFR part 1500 et seq.) and Corps of Engineers (33 CFR part 230), 
proposes, in cooperation with the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Joint Water 
Management District, as a non-Federal sponsor, to restore the aquatic 
ecosystem of the Quiver River, for wildlife habitat and related 
purposes.
    Alternatives. The DEIS will identify and evaluate impacts 
associated with constructing and with operation and maintenance 
activity related to restoring the aquatic ecosystem of the Quiver 
River, examining structural and nonstructural alternatives to increase 
stream flow, improve water quality, and expand habitat.
    Scoping Process. Public Involvement. Scoping is the method by which 
the Corps of Engineers involves the public, Federal, and state resource 
agencies; Indian tribes; and other interested parties in identifying 
the environmental issues to be examined and in establishing a range of 
alternatives to be evaluated. All are invited to participate in the 
scoping process by attending the public information meeting to be held 
October 24, 2012, by submitting comments on the proposed action or 
DEIS, or both.
    Environmental Impact. A tentative list of resources and issues that 
may be evaluated in the DEIS includes aquatic resources, recreational 
and commercial fisheries, wildlife resources, water quality, air 
quality, threatened or endangered species, recreation resources, and 
cultural resources. Tentative socio-economic considerations that may be 
evaluated in the DEIS include business and industrial activity, tax 
revenue, population growth, community and regional development, 
transportation, housing, community cohesion, and navigation.
    Scoping Meeting. A public information meeting will be held October 
24, 2012, from 5 to 8:30 p.m., at the Mississippi Delta Community 
College Capps Technology Center, 920 HWY 82, West Indianola, MS 38751.
    Estimated Date of Availability of a DEIS. September 2014.

    Dated: September 18, 2012.
Barbara Petersen,
Acting Chief, Programs and Project Management Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-23670 Filed 9-25-12; 8:45 am]
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