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Availability of Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the Upper

Fri, May 14 2004 11:00:00 GMT

A Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement was prepared to address the restructured Upper Mississippi RiverIllinois Waterway System Navigation Feasibility Study. This document is available for interested persons to review and prepare comments on the draft. The purpose of this document is to provide a comprehensive documentation of the Upper Mississippi RiverIllinois Waterway System Feasibility Study process and draft recommendations for action. The 9Foot Channel Navigation Project, originally authorized in 1930, was reviewed for changed physical, economic, and environmental conditions that may warrant structural or nonstructural modifications to reduce congestion of commercial navigation traffic and to enhance ecosystem restoration. This integrated report describes the plan formulation process, environmental impacts, and the draft preferred plan for this study. The original Notice of Intent for this project was published in the Federal Register on Nov

Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Peckman River Basin Flood Control and Ecosystem

Fri, May 14 2004 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), New York District, is preparing a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which will lead to a NEPA document in accordance with Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations, as defined and amended in 40 CFR parts 15001508 (promulgated pursuant to NEPA), Corps' principle and guidelines as defined in Engineering Regulations (ER) 11052 100, Planning Guidance Notebook, and ER 20022, Procedures for Implementing NEPA, and other applicable Federal and State environmental laws for the proposed flood control and ecosystem restoration project in the Peckman River Basin located in Passaic and Essex Counties, NJ. The study area includes the Peckman River, which originates in the Town of West Orange, NJ, and flows northeasterly through the Borough of Verona, the Township of Cedar Grove, the Township of Little Falls, and the Borough of West Paterson to its confluence with the Passaic River.

Coastal Engineering Research Board (CERB)

Fri, May 14 2004 11:00:00 GMT

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92463), announcement is made of the following committee meeting:

Name of Committee: Coastal Engineering Research Board (CERB).

Date of Meeting: June 79, 2004.

Place: The Traverse City Resort and Spa, 100 Grand Traverse Village Boulevard, Acme, MI 496100404.

Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (June 7, 2004); 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (June 8, 2004); 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (June 9, 2004).