[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 22 (Friday, February 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 1082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-00697]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Notice of Intent/NEPA Scoping Meeting and Public Comment Period
for the Chesapeake Bay Native Oyster Recovery Program, Virginia
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the requirements of section 102(2)(C) of the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as implemented by the
Council on Environmental Quality Regulations, the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) plans to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) to evaluate environmental impacts from reasonable alternatives
and to determine the potential for significant impacts related to
implementation of the Chesapeake Native Oyster Recovery Program in the
Commonwealth of Virginia.
DATES: Scoping comments will be accepted until March 1, 2019.
ADDRESSES: The public was invited to submit written comments at the
meeting and/or to Ms. Kimberly Koelsch, Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, Planning Branch,
Environmental Analysis Section (CENAO-WR-PE), Norfolk, VA 23510 or via
email to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kimberly Koelsch, 757-201-7837.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Chesapeake Native Oyster Recovery
Program is authorized by Section 704(b) of the Water Resources
Development Act (WRDA) of 1986. USACE Norfolk District executes the
Oyster Recovery Program in the Commonwealth of Virginia to achieve
goals set by the Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration Executive
Order.
Utilizing existing information, current technologies, research and
population dynamics, the Chesapeake Bay Native Oyster Recovery Program
will identify restoration strategies in each tributary. The actions and
recommendations needed to restore native populations of oysters in
Virginia tributaries, potential techniques and potential impacts will
be identified and evaluated prior to construction, pursuant to the
National Environmental Policy Act.
Scoping/Public Involvement: The NEPA Public Scoping meeting was
held at the Great Neck Library, 1251 Bayne Drive, Virginia Beach, VA
23454 on January 10, 2019 from 4:30 until 6:30 p.m. Federal, state, and
local agencies, and the public were invited to provide scoping comments
and to identify issues and potentially significant effects to be
considered in the analysis.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-00697 Filed 1-31-19; 8:45 am]
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