[Federal Register: March 16, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 51)]
[Notices]
[Page 12597-12598]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Notice of Availability for the Final Environmental Impact
Statement/Environmental Impact Report for the Burlington Northern Santa
Fe (BNSF) Cajon Third Main Track Summit to Keenbrook, San Bernardino
County, CA
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (as amended), the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Los Angeles District (Corps) Regulatory Branch, in
coordination with the County of San Bernardino and in cooperation with
U.S. Forest Service, has completed a Final Environmental Impact
Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the Burlington
Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Third Main Track Summit to Keenbrook Project.
The proposed BNSF project requires authorization pursuant to section
404 of the Clean Water Act for approximately 2.95 acres of fill
placement in jurisdictional waters of the United States, including
wetlands, to construct 15.9 miles of a new main track through the Cajon
Pass in San Bernardino County, California. Three alternatives were co-
equally analyzed in the EIS/EIR, including Alternative 1 (Reduced
Footprint), Alternative 2 (Standard Engineering Design) and the No
Action Alternative, as required by NEPA. As the project proponent and
applicant, the BNSF Railway Co. selected Alternative 1 as its preferred
alternative. The Corps determined Alternative 1 is the environmentally
preferred alternative and the least environmentally damaging
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practicable alternative pursuant to the 404(b)(1) Guidelines (40 CFR
230.12).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions or comments concerning the
Final EIS/EIR should be directed to Ms. Susan A. Meyer, Senior Project
Manager, Regulatory Branch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles
District, P.O. Box 532711, 915 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
90053-2325, (808) 438-2137. Alternatively, comments can be submitted
electronically to: susan.a.meyer@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Paper copies of the Final EIS/EIR will be
made available to the public for review at the following libraries:
Norman F. Feldheym Central Library (San Bernardino, California),
Hesperia Branch Library (Hesperia, California), and the Rancho
Cucamonga Public Library (Rancho Cucamonga, California). A CD copy of
the document may be obtained by contacting Ms. Meyer in writing at the
address or email above. Interested parties are invited to provide their
comments on the Final EIS/EIR, which will become a part of the official
record and will be considered in the final decision. Written comments
must be received on or before April 16, 2007 and should be submitted to
the contact listed above. A Record of Decision (ROD) will be issued by
the Corps no earlier than 30 days after the Notice of Receipt for the
Final EIS/EIR is published in the Federal Register. As a cooperating
agency, the USFS intends to adopt the Final EIS/EIR and issue its own
ROD in support of the issuance of a USFS special use permit.
Dated: March 7, 2007.
David J. Castanon,
Chief, Regulatory Branch.
[FR Doc. E7-4823 Filed 3-15-07; 8:45 am]
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