[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 176 (Thursday, September 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55842-55843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19994]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers


Withdrawal of the Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental 
Impact Statement for the Upper Susquehanna River Basin, New York, 
Comprehensive Flood Damage Reduction Feasibility Study

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 (USACE), Baltimore District, 
is notifying interested parties that it has withdrawn the notice of 
intent (NOI) to develop an EIS for the proposed Upper Susquehanna River 
Basin, New York, Comprehensive Flood Damage Reduction Feasibility 
Study.

DATES: The notice of intent to prepare an EIS published in the Federal 
Register on April 4, 2016 (81 FR 76936), is withdrawn as of September 
10, 2020.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, Planning 
Division, Civil Project Development Branch (CENAB-PL-CPD), 2 Hopkins 
Plaza, Baltimore, MD, 21201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding the withdrawal of 
this NOI should be addressed to Mr. Charles Leasure, telephone 410-962-
5175; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The study was authorized by a Resolution of 
the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, on 24 
September 2008. The USACE undertook the study in partnership with the 
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). The 
study investigated structural and non-structural flood-risk management 
(FRM) strategies and projects to reduce flood risk. The study resulted 
in no viable flood risk management economically justified alternatives 
that could be implemented through federal policies. Based on these 
findings, USACE has concluded that construction of a federal FRM 
project by USACE is not recommended under this study

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authority. Several recommendations were included in a report to the 
sponsor for potential further consideration through other USACE 
programs.

    Dated: September 4, 2020.
Karen J. Baker,
Programs Director, North Atlantic Division.
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