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34078 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No.

113 / Tuesday, June 13, 2006 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Tipton Counties, Tennessee. damage reduction benefits will also be
Metropolitan areas within the watershed quantified.
Department of the Army, Corps of include the cities of Millington,
Engineers The Corps Scoping Process
Munford, and Atoka. The entire reach of
Big Creek within Shelby County has A NEPA Scoping Notice was
Intent To Prepare a Draft been channelized and is referred to as disseminated on 26 January 2004 and a
Environmental Impact Statement the Big Creek Drainage Canal. Habitat in public scoping meeting was held on 12
(DEIS) for Millington and Vicinity, Big Creek is limited due to channel February 2004. Significant issues raised
Tennessee alteration, incision of the channel from the Corps’ scoping process that
bottom, bank erosion, high urbanization will be analyzed in the EIS are lack of
AGENCY: Army Corps of Engineers,
rates, and an altered hydraulic regime. aquatic habitat, loss of riparian zones,
Department of Defense.
Most of the historical habitat in the excessive erosion, poor water quality,
ACTION: Notice of intent.
watershed has been cleared for increased development, wetland losses,
SUMMARY: The Millington, Tennessee agricultural or development purposes. greenways, flash flooding, cultural
and Vicinity Feasibility Study will be Additionally, water quality is a major resources, and a lack of recreational
conducted to analyze problems being problem in the study area. Big Creek, opportunities. Comments are being used
experienced in the Big Creek drainage from its mouth to Crooked Creek, is in the development of project features.
basin and evaluate alternatives to listed on the Clean Water Act 303(d) list However, additional comments
provide plans for ecosystem restoration, of impaired waterways by the Tennessee concerning the feasibility study will be
flood damage reduction, and recreation. Department of Environment and accepted.
National Ecosystem Restoration (NER) Conservation (TDEC). TDEC determined Comments to this Notice of Intent are
benefits will be evaluated with respect requested by 9 July 2007 at the above
that this waterway is a high priority for
to the net change in habitat quantity address. It is anticipated that the DEIS
development of the Total Maximum
and/or quality and expressed will be available for public review in
Daily Load (TMDL). The identified
quantitatively in physical units and January 2007.
water pollutants are organic
indices, but not monetary units. If enrichment/DO, siltation, nutrients, and Vincent D. Navarre,
justified, the feasibility study and EIS pathogens. The sources of these water Major, Corps of Engineers, Deputy District
will recommend a plan. quality problems were identified as Commander.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR COMMENT landfills, channelization, and [FR Doc. 06–5317 Filed 6–12–06; 8:45 am]
CONTACT: Mr. Danny Ward, telephone agricultural and urban runoff. BILLING CODE 3710–KS–P
(901) 544–0709, CEMVM–PM–E, 167 N. Heavy rainfalls, totaling over 10
Main, Room B–202, Memphis, TN inches in November 2001, caused
38103, email— temporary road closures in the Big DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
daniel.d.ward@mvm02.usace.army.mil. Creek drainage basin and a 21-foot rise
and fall of the creek’s water surface Department of the Army; Corps of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Engineers
United States House of Representatives elevation within 48 hours. Estimates
Committee on Transportation and indicate that the rainfall event Intent to Prepare a Supplement to the
Infrastructure adopted a resolution on approximated a 50-year storm. This Final Environmental Statement for the
March 7, 1996, authorizing that* * * flash flood type scenario is not Area VI (Elm Fork of the North Fork of
uncommon to the drainage basin, yet its the Red River) Portion of the Red River
‘‘The Secretary of the Army review the
report of the Chief of Engineers on the Wolf
impact eventually affects the overall Chloride Control Project, Texas and
River and Tributaries, Tennessee and stability of the drainage system and Oklahoma
Mississippi, published as House Document adjoining infrastructure.
Numbered 76, Eighty-fifth Congress, and AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S.
Reasonable Alternatives Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
other pertinent reports, to determine whether
any modifications of the recommendations There is a limited amount of flood ACTION: Notice of intent.
contained therein are advisable at this time, damages that occur in the basin based
with particular reference to the need for SUMMARY: The purpose of the
upon recent economic and hydraulic
improvements for flood control, Supplement to the Final Environmental
environmental restoration, water quality, and data. Therefore, the feasibility study
Statement (SFES) is to address
related purposes associated with storm water will focus on ecosystem restoration
alternatives and modifications to the
runoff and management in the metropolitan alternatives. Likely restoration features
authorized plan for chloride control at
Memphis, Tennessee area and tributary include but are not limited to
Area VI on the Elm Fork of the North
basins including Shelby, Tipton, and Fayette constructing main channel stabilization
Counties, Tennessee, and DeSoto and
Fork of the Red River, OK.
weirs in Big Creek that will prevent
Marshall Counties, Mississippi. This area ADDRESSES: Questions or comments
further channel bed incision and lateral
includes the Hatchie River, Loosahatchie bank erosion and restore the bottom concerning the proposed action should
River, Wolf River, Nonconnah Creek, Horn
grade of the creek that will provide be addressed to Mr. Stephen L. Nolen,
Lake Creek, and Coldwater River Basins. The Chief, Environmental Analysis and
review shall evaluate the effectiveness of aquatic habitat, constructing
stabilization weirs on tributaries, Compliance Branch, Tulsa District, U.S.
existing Federal and non-Federal Army Corps of Engineers, CESWT–PE–
improvements, and determine the need for constructing bioengineered channel
improvements that will likely involve E, 1645 S. 101st E. Ave, Tulsa, OK
additional improvements to prevent flooding
from storm water, to restore environmental lateral stone toe protection with live 74128–4629.
resources, and to improve the quality of plantings, restoring historical meanders FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES

water entering the Mississippi River and its of Big Creek, and restoring riparian Stephen L. Nolen, (918) 669–7660, fax:
tributaries.’’ buffer strips and wildlife corridors. (918) 669–7546, e-mail:
Big Creek, a tributary of the Additional items to be analyzed include Stephen.L.Nolen@usace.army.mil.
Loosahatchie River, is located north of the development of recreational features SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Area
the City of Memphis in Shelby and on project lands. Incidental flood VI portion was authorized as part of a

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