[Federal Register: July 29, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 145)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

 
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for 
El Rancho Road Bridge Replacement Project, Vandenberg Air Force Base, 
California

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 
the United States Air Force (USAF) is issuing this notice to advise the 
public that the USAF intends to prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) to assess potential environmental impacts of the 
proposed actions and possible alternatives for the El Rancho Road 
Bridge Replacement Project at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. 
The proposed action is to construct a causeway bridge on El Rancho Road 
that will span the entire San Antonio Creek floodplain. Identified 
alternatives are to build a system of elevated culverts spanning the 
entire stream and bridge area, or to take no action and continue 
regular debris and sedimentation clearing in the affected area.
    A scoping meeting is planned in Lompoc, California for the purpose 
of identifying environmental concerns that need to be addressed in the 
EIS. Notice of the time and location of the meeting will be made 
available to the community using the local news media. The schedule for 
the scoping meeting is as follows:

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              Date                      Location              Time
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18 Aug 99.......................  Lompoc City.........  6:30 p.m.
                                  Council.............
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    The purpose of this meeting is to identify the environmental issues 
and concerns that should be analyzed in developing the EIS. Public 
input and comments are solicited concerning the environmental aspects 
of the proposed program. To assure the USAF will have sufficient time 
to fully consider public inputs on issues, written comments should be 
mailed to ensure receipt no later than September 1, 1999.
    Please direct written comments or request for further information 
concerning El Rancho Road Bridge Replacement Project to: James L. 
Johnston, 30 CES/CEV, 806 13th Street, Suite 116, Vandenberg AFB, CA 
93437-5242, (805) 605-0633.
Janet A. Long,
Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-19414 Filed 7-28-99; 8:45 am]
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