[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 180 (Friday, September 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 63747]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22336]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers


Withdrawal of Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay, 
New Jersey Feasibility Report for Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction 
Union Beach, New Jersey Final Feasibility Report

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

ACTION: Notice of Intent; Withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District (NY 
District), is withdrawing its intent to prepare a Draft Supplemental 
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Study. The Notice of 
Intent to prepare the SEIS was published in the Friday, January 24, 
2014, issue of the Federal Register (79 FR 4155).

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: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, NY 
District published a notice of intent to prepare a Supplemental 
Environmental Impact Statement in the January 24, 2014 issue of the 
Federal Register (FR Doc. 2014-01443 ). Since that time, resource 
agency involvement through meetings, changes in plan formulation, and 
re-evaluation of the project have reduced the magnitude and extent of 
proposed flood risk management measures and associated environmental 
impacts to the point that an SEIS is no longer necessary. A 
Supplemental Environmental Assessment will be prepared and circulated 
for review by agencies and the public. The NY District invites 
participation and consultation of agencies and individuals that have 
special expertise, legal jurisdiction, or interest in the preparation 
of the draft environmental assessment. Comments received, including the 
names and addresses of those who comment, will be considered part of 
the public record for this proposal. As a result of the process, if it 
is determined that the project may have significant impacts, the EIS 
process will be reinitiated and a NOI published.

Peter Weppler,
Chief, Environmental Analysis Branch.
[FR Doc. 2016-22336 Filed 9-15-16; 8:45 am]
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