82 FR 23206 - Termination of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a Feasibility Study To Investigate Hydrologic and Hydraulic Problems Threatening Navigation, Aquatic Ecosystem Habitat, Recreation, Flood Damage Reduction and Existing Infrastructure at the Three Rivers Study Site in Arkansas and Desha Counties in Southeast Arkansas

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 97 (May 22, 2017)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Little Rock District, is issuing this notice to advise Federal, state, local governmental agencies and the public that the USACE is withdrawing its Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Feasibility Study to Investigate Hydrologic and Hydraulic Problems Threatening Navigation, Aquatic Ecosystem Habitat, Recreation, Flood Damage Reduction and Existing Infrastructure at the Three Rivers Study site in Arkansas and Desha Counties in Southeast Arkansas.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 97 (Monday, May 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23206-23207]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10352]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers


Termination of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement for a Feasibility Study To Investigate Hydrologic and 
Hydraulic Problems Threatening Navigation, Aquatic Ecosystem Habitat, 
Recreation, Flood Damage Reduction and Existing Infrastructure at the 
Three Rivers Study Site in Arkansas and Desha Counties in Southeast 
Arkansas

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), Little Rock 
District, is issuing this notice to advise Federal, state, local 
governmental agencies and the public that the USACE is withdrawing its 
Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) for the Feasibility Study to Investigate Hydrologic and 
Hydraulic Problems Threatening Navigation, Aquatic Ecosystem Habitat, 
Recreation, Flood Damage Reduction and Existing Infrastructure at the 
Three Rivers Study site in Arkansas and Desha Counties in Southeast 
Arkansas.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District, (Attn: 
Mr. Craig Hilburn), P.O. Box 867, Little Rock, AR 72203-0867.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Craig Hilburn, Biologist, Regional 
Planning and Environmental Center. Email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USACE published a NOI in the Federal 
Register on September 14, 2015 (80 FR 55013) to prepare a Draft EIS 
pursuant

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to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the Three Rivers 
Feasibility Study, Arkansas and Desha Counties, Arkansas. An agency 
scoping meeting and Planning Charette were held on August 11th and 
September 9-11, 2015, respectively, to gather input on the scope of the 
analysis, identify possible alternatives and significant issues to be 
evaluated in the Draft EIS, as well as, the identification of 
cooperating agencies. A public news release announcing an open comment 
period was released September 22, 2015 to solicit public comments from 
interested parties relating to navigation and ecosystem restoration 
opportunities within the study area. Since that time, in the course of 
project planning and preliminary impact analysis, it no longer appears 
that impacts associated with project implementation would rise to a 
level necessitating an EIS. In compliance with the NEPA, the Little 
Rock District will be preparing an Environmental Assessment to address 
the impacts of the proposed action and alternatives. Therefore, the 
Little Rock District is withdrawing the NOI to prepare a Draft EIS.

Robert G. Dixon,
Colonel, U.S. Army, District Engineer.
[FR Doc. 2017-10352 Filed 5-19-17; 8:45 am]
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