[Federal Register: April 12, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 69)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers

 
Draft Environmental Impact Statement For Proposed Open-Water 
Placement of Dredged Material At Site 104 Queen Anne's County, Maryland

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Extension of Comment Period.

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SUMMARY: The Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is 
announcing today the extension of the comment period for the Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement For Proposed Open-Water Placement of 
Dredged Material At Site 104 Queen Anne's County, Maryland.

DATES: Submit comments on or before June 1, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Questions, comments, or requests for copies of the Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement should be directed to Mr. Wesley E. 
Coleman Jr. at the Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District (ATTN: CENAB-
PL-P), P.O. Box 1715, Baltimore, MD 21203-1715. Or e-mail 
wesley.e.coleman@usace.army.mil

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Wesley E. Coleman Jr. at facsimile 
(410) 962-4698.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice of Availability (NOA) and a summary 
of the proposed action was published in the Federal Register (64 FR 
9480) on February 26, 1999. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore 
District is evaluating the potential use of Site 104 as an open-water 
placement area. Site 104 is located in the Chesapeake Bay one-half mile 
north of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and one mile west of Kent Island. 
Open-water placement is proposed for approximately 18 million cubic 
yards of dredged material from the mainstem Chesapeake Bay channels 
leading to the port of Baltimore. The Maryland Port Administration has 
recommended the use of Site 104 for open-water placement of clean 
sediment beginning in 1999. No decision has been made to use the site. 
The Baltimore District will analyze and incorporate all public comments 
on this Draft Environmental Impact Statement before making a final 
decision.
    The DEIS and associated technical appendices are available at the 
following area libraries:
    Anne Arundel County Public Library, North County Branch, 1010 
Eastway Drive, Glen Burnie, MD 21060; Queen Anne's County Free Library, 
121 South Commerce Street, Centreville, MD 21617; Kent County Public 
Library, 408 High Street Chestertown, MD 21620; Frederick Douglas 
Library, University of MD, Eastern Shore, Backbone Road, Princess Anne, 
MD 21853-1299; Miller Library, Washington College, 300 Washington 
Avenue, Chestertown, MD 21620; MD State Law Library, Court of Appeals 
Building, 361, Rowe Boulevard, Annapolis, MD 21401; Queen Anne's County 
Public Library, Kent Island Branch, 200 Library Circle, Stevensville, 
MD 21666; Annapolis Library, 1410 West Street, Annapolis, MD 21401; 
Broadneck Library, 1275 Green Holly Drive, Annapolis MD 21401; 
Reference Library, State Department of Legislation, 90 State Circle, 
Annapolis MD 21401.
Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-9149 Filed 4-9-99; 8:45 am]
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