[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 210 (Thursday, October 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 64586]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-25767]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers


Withdrawal of Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement

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

ACTION: Notice of withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to inform the public that until 
the economic demand for improvements to the Sacramento River Deep Water 
Channel (SRDWSC) improves, the NEPA process has been terminated and 
notice to prepare an EIS and notice of availability are withdrawn.

DATES: Effective date of withdrawal is October 25, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William N. Brostoff, Environmental 
Planning, 1455 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94103. Telephone 415-503-
6867; electronic mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 13, 2008 (73 FR 33807), the United 
States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in partnership with the Port of 
West Sacramento (Port) announced its intent to prepare a Draft 
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement/Subsequent Environmental 
Impact Report (DSEIS/R) in accordance with the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to evaluate the action of resuming 
construction of navigational improvements to the SRDWSC. On February 
25, 2011 (76 FR 10572), USACE and the Port announced the availability 
of the DSEIS/R. The DSEIS/R evaluated the potential environmental 
impacts associated with the proposed Federal action and reasonable 
alternatives. The purpose of the project was to resume deepening of the 
SRDWSC to its congressionally authorized depth to realize economic 
benefits resulting from transportation cost savings associated with 
moving goods to and from the Port. USACE and the Port might resume the 
NEPA process in the future should economic demand for the project 
improve.

John C. Morrow,
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, District Engineer.
[FR Doc. 2014-25767 Filed 10-29-14; 8:45 am]
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