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50332 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No.

169 / Friday, August 31, 2007 / Notices

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. significantly below normal pool DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Joan Gilsdorf, Patent Attorney, e-mail: elevations for extended periods of time.
joan.gilsdorf@smdc.army.mil, (256) Department of the Army; Corps of
955–3213 or Ms. Susan D. McRae, Office DATES: Written comments must be Engineers
of Research and Technology received by the Corps of Engineers on or
Applications, e-mail: before October 19, 2007. Intent To Prepare a Draft Programmatic
susan.mcrae@smdc.army.mil; (256) Environmental Impact Statement To
ADDRESSES: Written comments on issues
955–1501. Analyze a Long Island Sound Dredged
to be considered in the DEIS shall be
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Material Management Plan
mailed to: Joy Broach or Patty Coffey,
invention pertains to detecting reflected Project Planning Branch, Nashville AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S.
energy and, more particularly, to radar District Corps of Engineers, P.O. Box Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
and ladar systems with enhanced range. 1070 (PM–P), Nashville, TN 37202– ACTION: Notice of intent.
A reflected energy detecting device 1070.
includes a transmitter for transmitting SUMMARY: The Draft Programmatic
an electromagnetic signal and a receiver FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Environmental Impact Statement
for receiving a reflected electromagnetic additional information concerning the (DPEIS) will evaluate the overall
signal. An antenna connected with the notice, please contact Joy Broach, impacts of various alternatives
transmitter and the receiver radiates the Environmental Team, (615) 736–7956, identified in a Long Island Sound
electromagnetic signal and captures the or Patty Coffey, Environmental Team, Dredged Material Management Plan (LIS
reflected electromagnetic signal. The (615) 736–7865. DMMP) for management of dredged
antenna may be movable. A main material in the Long Island Sound (LIS)
controller controls operation of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: region. The overall goal of the LIS
transmitter and the receiver and the 1. Center Hill Dam is currently DMMP is to develop a comprehensive
movement of the antenna. The reflected suffering from severe dam seepage plan for dredged material management
energy detecting device may further problems. A comprehensive plan for in Long Island Sound using a broad-
include at least one platform to support repairs has been approved; however, based public process that protects the
a remote reflector that is dimensioned environment based on best scientific
these repairs will take 7–10 years to
and configured to redirect the data and analysis, while meeting
implement. Until the repairs are
transmitted electromagnetic signal in a society’s need for safe and economically
desired direction, and a platform sufficiently complete, the Corps has
determined that it is in the public’s viable navigation for water-based
controller that communicates with the commerce, transportation, national
main controller and maintains interest to operate Center Hill Lake at
lower pool elevations. security, and other public purposes. The
alignment between the remote reflector LIS DMMP will identify potential
and the antenna. 2. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service environmentally acceptable, practicable
Brenda S. Bowen,
is a Cooperating Agency because of the management plans that can be utilized
potential to affect listed species. The by the Corps of Engineers (Corps) in
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
Tennessee Valley Authority is a maintaining Federal navigation projects,
[FR Doc. 07–4276 Filed 8–30–07; 8:45 am]
Cooperating Agency because of the as well as various non-Corps dredging
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potential to affect electrical power proponents in their analysis of options
production. to manage non-Corps dredging projects.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 3. This notice serves to solicit Some alternative disposal methods may
comments from the public; Federal, be implemented on the basis of the
Department of the Army; Corps of state, and local agencies and officials; PEIS, while others may require
Engineers Indian tribes; and other interested additional analysis at the project level.
parties in order to consider and evaluate As specific alternatives are put in place
Availability of Draft Environmental to implement a given management
Impact Statement for Center Hill Dam the impacts of this proposed activity.
Any comments received by us will be option, more detailed National
and Lake, Changes to Center Hill Lake Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Elevations, DeKalb County, TN considered during the preparation of the
documents may be prepared by the
Final Environmental Impact Statement
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Corps and other Federal agencies, and
(FEIS). such NEPA documents will evaluate
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
4. Public Meetings: At present, no specific impacts from implementing a
ACTION: Notice of availability.
public meetings have been scheduled to particular management option.
SUMMARY: The Corps of Engineers, scope for potential issues to be ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Corps of
Nashville District, U.S. Fish and evaluated in the FEIS. Requests for Engineers, New England District, 696
Wildlife Service (Cooperating Agency), public meetings should be directed to Virginia Road, Concord, MA 01742–
and the Tennessee Valley Authority Mr. William Peoples, Chief, Public 2751.
(Cooperating Agency) have prepared a Affairs Office, U.S. Army Corps of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Draft Environmental Impact Statement Engineers, Nashville District, Nashville,
(DEIS). The DEIS is necessary to provide Questions about the proposed action
TN, 37202–1070. Mr. Peoples may be and DPEIS can be answered by: Mr.
National Environmental Policy Act reached by telephone at (615) 736–7834.
(NEPA) compliance to address changes Mike Keegan, (978) 318–8657, e-mail:
that could include, but are not limited Brenda S. Bowen, Michael.f.keegan@usace.army.mil.
sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES

to water quality, aquatic, riparian, and Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
terrestrial habitat, recreation, water [FR Doc. 07–4277 Filed 8–30–07; 8:45 am] Governors of Connecticut and New
supply, flood storage, economics, BILLING CODE 3710–GF–M York, in a joint letter dated February 8,
hydropower production, and safety as a 2005, requested the Corps to develop a
result of operating Center Hill Lake regional DMMP for the LIS region. In

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