82 FR 45008 - Notice of Availability of The Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study-Brandon Road Draft Integrated Feasibility Study and Environmental Impact Statement-Will County, Illinois
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 186 (September 27, 2017)
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 186 (September 27, 2017)
| Page Range | 45008-45008 | |
| FR Document | 2017-20680 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 27, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 45008] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-20680] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers Notice of Availability of The Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study--Brandon Road Draft Integrated Feasibility Study and Environmental Impact Statement--Will County, Illinois AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. ACTION: Extension of public comment period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is extending the comment period for the report ``The Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study--Brandon Road Draft Integrated Feasibility Study and Environmental Impact Statement--Will County, Illinois'' (GLMRIS-Brandon Road) for 45 days in response to stakeholder requests for an extension, from October 2, 2017 to November 16, 2017. DATES: The comment period is extended for the draft GLMRIS-Brandon Road report published in the Federal Register on August 7, 2017 (82 FR 36760). Comments must be received or postmarked by November 16, 2017. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted in the following ways: GLMRIS Project Web site: Use the Web comment function found at http://glmris.anl.gov. Mail: Send comments to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District, ATTN: GLMRIS-Brandon Road Comments, 231 S. LaSalle St., Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60604. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Andrew Leichty, Program Manager, by mail: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, Clock Tower Building (ATTN: Leichty), P.O. Box 2004, Rock Island, IL 61204-2004, by phone: 309-794-5399; or by email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The GLMRIS authority directed USACE to identify the range of options and technologies available to prevent the spread of aquatic nuisance species between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins through the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and other aquatic pathways. The goal of the GLMRIS-Brandon Road Study is to prevent the upstream transfer of aquatic nuisance species while minimizing impacts to existing waterways uses and users. Comments, including the names and addresses of those who comment, received during the comment period will be posted on the GLMRIS project Web site. Comments submitted anonymously will be accepted, considered, and posted. Commenters may indicate that they do not wish to have their name or other personal information made available on the Web site. However, USACE cannot guarantee that information withheld from the Web site will be maintained as confidential. Persons requesting confidentiality should be aware that, under the Freedom of Information Act, confidentiality may be granted in only limited circumstances. Dated: September 18, 2017. Dennis W. Hamilton, Chief, Programs and Project Management Division. [FR Doc. 2017-20680 Filed 9-26-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3720-58-P
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authorized for release and export to the nuisance species while minimizing Construction Alternative (hereafter, the
Government of Bahrain. impacts to existing waterways uses and Selected Plan).
[FR Doc. 2017–20700 Filed 9–26–17; 8:45 am] users. DATES: The USACE Mississippi Valley
BILLING CODE 5001–06–P Comments, including the names and Division Commander, Major General
addresses of those who comment, Michael C. Wehr, signed the ROD on
received during the comment period August 31, 2017.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE will be posted on the GLMRIS project ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Corps of
Web site. Comments submitted Engineers, Regional Planning and
Department of the Army, Corps of anonymously will be accepted, Environmental Division North, CEMVP–
Engineers considered, and posted. Commenters PD–P (Attn: Mr. Kip Runyon), 1222
may indicate that they do not wish to Spruce St., St. Louis, MO 63103–2833.
Notice of Availability of The Great
have their name or other personal FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kip
Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin
information made available on the Web Runyon, Environmental Planner,
Study—Brandon Road Draft Integrated
site. However, USACE cannot guarantee Regional Planning and Environmental
Feasibility Study and Environmental
that information withheld from the Web Division North, at 314–331–8396 or by
Impact Statement—Will County, Illinois
site will be maintained as confidential. email at RegWorksSEIS@
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Persons requesting confidentiality usace.army.mil.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. should be aware that, under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USACE is
ACTION: Extension of public comment Freedom of Information Act, charged with obtaining and maintaining
period. confidentiality may be granted in only a navigation channel on the Middle
limited circumstances. Mississippi River (MMR) that is nine
SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) is extending the Dated: September 18, 2017. feet deep and 300 feet wide with
comment period for the report ‘‘The Dennis W. Hamilton, additional width in bends as necessary
Great Lakes and Mississippi River Chief, Programs and Project Management (commonly called the Regulating Works
Interbasin Study—Brandon Road Draft Division. Project). As authorized by Congress, the
Integrated Feasibility Study and [FR Doc. 2017–20680 Filed 9–26–17; 8:45 am] Regulating Works Project is obtained by
Environmental Impact Statement—Will BILLING CODE 3720–58–P construction of revetment, rock removal,
County, Illinois’’ (GLMRIS-Brandon and river training structures to maintain
Road) for 45 days in response to bank stability and ensure adequate,
stakeholder requests for an extension, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE reliable navigation depth and width.
The Regulating Works Project is
from October 2, 2017 to November 16,
Department of the Army, Corps of maintained through dredging and any
2017.
Engineers needed maintenance to constructed
DATES: The comment period is extended
features. The long-term goal of the
for the draft GLMRIS-Brandon Road Record of Decision for Final Regulating Works Project, as authorized
report published in the Federal Register Supplement I to the Final by Congress, is to obtain and maintain
on August 7, 2017 (82 FR 36760). Environmental Statement, Mississippi a navigation channel at the authorized
Comments must be received or River Between the Ohio and Missouri dimensions and to reduce federal
postmarked by November 16, 2017. Rivers (Regulating Works), Missouri expenditures by alleviating the amount
ADDRESSES: Comments may be and Illinois of annual maintenance dredging
submitted in the following ways: through the construction of river
GLMRIS Project Web site: Use the AGENCY:Department of the Army, U.S. training structures. The Selected Plan
Web comment function found at http:// Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. consists of continuing with construction
glmris.anl.gov. ACTION: Record of Decision. of new river training structures and
Mail: Send comments to U.S. Army revetment for navigation purposes until
Corps of Engineers, Chicago District, SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of such time as the costs of placing more
ATTN: GLMRIS-Brandon Road Engineers (USACE), St. Louis District, is structures, including costs for any
Comments, 231 S. LaSalle St., Suite issuing this notice to advise Federal, mitigation, are no longer justified by the
1500, Chicago, IL 60604. state, and local government agencies, resultant reduction in repetitive
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: affected Tribes, and the public that dredging quantities and associated
Contact Andrew Leichty, Program USACE has signed a Record of Decision costs. The Selected Plan also involves
Manager, by mail: U.S. Army Corps of (ROD) for Final Supplement I to the continuing to dredge as necessary,
Engineers, Rock Island District, Clock Final Environmental Statement, completing known bankline
Tower Building (ATTN: Leichty), P.O. Mississippi River between the Ohio and stabilization work to reduce the risk of
Box 2004, Rock Island, IL 61204–2004, Missouri Rivers (Regulating Works). The a channel cutoff, placing additional
by phone: 309–794–5399; or by email: ROD was rendered to declare that, after revetment, and continuing to maintain
Andrew.L.Leichty@usace.army.mil. careful consideration of the purpose of existing structures.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The and need for the Regulating Works The remaining construction
GLMRIS authority directed USACE to Project, the analysis contained in Final associated with the Selected Plan is
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identify the range of options and Supplement I, input from the public, currently estimated from programmatic
technologies available to prevent the affected Tribes, state and Federal analysis to require approximately 4.4
spread of aquatic nuisance species agencies, and other interested parties, million tons (2.9 million cubic yards) of
between the Great Lakes and and based on the Regulating Works rock. Dredge quantities are expected to
Mississippi River Basins through the Project’s Congressional authority and decrease from their current average
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and continued benefit of remaining annual quantity of approximately 4
other aquatic pathways. The goal of the construction, USACE has determined million cubic yards to approximately
GLMRIS-Brandon Road Study is to that the public interest will best be 2.4 million cubic yards after
prevent the upstream transfer of aquatic served by implementing the Continue construction of new river training
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Extension of public comment period. | |
| Dates | The comment period is extended for the draft GLMRIS-Brandon Road report published in the Federal Register on August 7, 2017 (82 FR 36760). Comments must be received or postmarked by November 16, 2017. | |
| Contact | Contact Andrew Leichty, Program Manager, by mail: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, Clock Tower Building (ATTN: Leichty), P.O. Box 2004, Rock Island, IL 61204-2004, by phone: 309-794-5399; or by email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 45008 |
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