[Federal Register: April 30, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 83)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army

 
Withdrawal of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Baltimore Metropolitan Water Resources Feasibility 
Study--Deep Run and Tiber-Hudson Watersheds, Howard County, MD

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

ACTION: Notice of withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, is 
withdrawing its intent to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement (DEIS) for environmental restoration in the Deep Run and 
Tiber-Hudson watersheds, Howard County, Maryland. The Corps 
environmental analyses have not identified any significant impacts 
associated with the proposed action, therefore, intent to prepare a 
DEIS is hereby terminated. The Corps is preparing a draft Environmental 
Assessment (EA) for the proposed environmental restoration. The draft 
EA will evaluate environmental effects of restoring riverine, wetland, 
and riparian habitat at seven sites in the Deep Run watershed and five 
sites in the Tiber-Hudson watershed. Howard County is the cost-sharing 
partner and is participating in the feasibility study and draft EA 
development. The goal of this project is to provide site specific 
restoration measures to enhance, preserve, and restore portions of the 
watershed that have been degraded by urban development pressures. 
Formulation of the restoration measures focuses on examining existing 
conditions and determining the feasibility of restoring portions of 
degraded ecosystem structure, function, and dynamic processes to a less 
degraded condition.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the termination of the 
DEIS can be addressed to Ms. Kathryn J. Conant, Study Manager, 
Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CENAB-PL-P, 
P.O. Box 1715, Baltimore, Maryland 21203-1715, telephone (410) 962-
5175. E-mail address: kathryn.j.conant@usace.army.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A DEIS was in the process of being prepared 
by the Corps. During the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 
process, it became apparent that the set of alternatives chosen as the 
final restoration plan did not produce any significant, long-term, or 
adverse

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impacts to the environment or its surroundings. Therefore, the DEIS 
process has been terminated. A draft feasibility report and draft EA 
have been prepared, and will be available for public review and 
comment.

    Dated: April 20, 1999.
Robert W. Lindner,
Chief, Planning Division.
[FR Doc. 99-10857 Filed 4-29-99; 8:45 am]
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