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BILLING CODE 5001-06-M DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army Publication of Changes to Surface Deployment and Distribution Command Policy TR-12, Fuel Related Rate Adjustment Policy AGENCY: Department of the Army, DOD. ACTION: Notice IAW 41 U.S.C. 418b. SUMMARY: SDDC intends to modify SDDC Policy TR-12. SDDC intends to implement the modified policy 90 (ninety) days from publication in the **Federal Register** . Modifications include the following: 1. SDDC will no longer pay a Fuel Related Adjustment
(FRA)or fuel surcharge on movements based on what is known as a “Spot Bid” tender. 2. SDDC will no longer pay an FRA for any type of rail shipment. 3. SDDC will pay an FRA based on an updated baseline of $2.50 rather than a baseline of $1.30. DATES: SDDC intends to implement the policy change 90 (ninety) days from publication in the **Federal Register** , except that the effective date of the policy change for the SDDC Personal Property Program is April 1, 2007 for the domestic line haul portion of international movements and May 1, 2007 for the line haul portion of domestic interstate and intrastate movements including Alaska and Hawaii. Until the policy change goes into effect for Personal Property Program shipments, the policy in TR-12 dated October 5, 2005 shall continue to be used to determine payment for Personal Property Program shipments. ADDRESSES: Submit comments to Ms. Carol Breen, 200 Stovall St., Hoffman II, Room 11S19, Alexandria, VA 22332. Request for additional information may be sent by e-mail to: *breenc@sddc.army.mil.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Military Surface Deployment And Distribution Command (SDDC)—Transportation and Travel [Policy No. TR-12] Subject: Fuel-Related Adjustment
(FRA)Policy This version of Policy No. TR-12 supersedes all previous versions of TR-12, except to the extent that a previous version is explicitly referenced as the basis for payment in an agreement with SDDC. A. Policy 1. The following FRA or fuel surcharge policy applies to commercial carrier freight and personal property movements within the United States. SDDC will pay an FRA for certain types of domestic movements, as stated in paragraph E. SDDC will no longer pay an FRA on “Spot Bid” movements, regardless of mode. Nor will SDDC pay an FRA for any type of rail shipment. This policy provides the transportation industry, including individual carriers, economic adjustment and reasonable relief for unanticipated increases in diesel fuel prices. Carriers are urged to consider anticipated variation in fuel prices when submitting or supplementing rates during rate filing and/or bid submission periods. 2. Written provision will be made in SDDC regulations and solicited tender agreements for FRAs. At the sole discretion of the appropriate Contracting Officer this policy may be applied to Federal Acquisitions Regulation
(FAR)contracts. SDDC has no obligation whatsoever to apply this policy to FAR contracts other than where the appropriate Contracting Officer determines that it shall apply. B. Effective Date The effective date of the policy change is 90 (ninety) days from publication in **Federal Register** , except that the effective date of the policy change for the SDDC Personal Property Program is April 1, 2007 for the domestic line haul portion of international movements and May 1, 2007 for the line haul portion of domestic interstate and intrastate movements including Alaska and Hawaii. Until the policy change goes into effect for Personal Property Program shipments, the policy in TR-12 dated October 5, 2005 shall continue to be used to determine payment for Personal Property Program shipments. C. Expiration Date This policy is in effect until superseded or withdrawn in writing. D. Definitions The following definitions shall apply to terms used in this regulation. 1. *Fuel Cost:* The national average diesel fuel price published by the Department of Energy
(DOE)Energy Information Administration (EIA). The diesel fuel prices published by the EIA may be found via the following sources: —EIA Website: *http://www.eia.doe.gov/* —EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report —EIA Hotline:
(202)586-6966 2. *Pick up date:* The date listed on the bill of lading indicating the calendar day on which the carrier takes possession of a given shipment. 3. *Spot Bid:* A flexible and responsive one-touch electronic resource that posts open shipments for bid by qualified carriers via the Internet. It is a viable acquisition alternative for procuring transportation services for one-time only, unique shipments of any or all modes. It supports SDDC Operations policy on overweight/over-dimensional shipments. Carriers bid on open shipments via the Internet, and bids remain sealed until the bid timeframe closes. It allows the Shipper to establish the bidding timeframe. Bids are used in place of standard tenders in the generation of a Bill of Lading. It also provides automatic open shipment notification for participating carriers. All submitted bids reflect an all-inclusive expense representing line haul, accessorial charges, and any additional expenses anticipated to support that particular shipment. E. Application SDDC shall pay an FRA in accordance with this policy on the following types of movements. 1. *Personal Property Program:* a. Pickup occurs on or after April 1, 2007 for the domestic line haul portion of international movements and on or after May 1, 2007 for the line haul portion of domestic interstate and intrastate movements including Alaska and Hawaii. b. The transportation charges applicable on domestic and international storage-in-transit shipments when such shipments are delivered or removed from the domestic storage-in transit warehouse of the CONUS segment including Alaska and Hawaii. 2. *Domestic Freight Program:* a. The domestic line haul portion of the carrier rate including Alaska and Hawaii. b. The accessorial, Commercial Security Escort Vehicles (CSEV). F. Determination of Adjustment Amount 1. *Formula:* For applicable shipments, the FRA shipments shall be paid based on a percentage of the line-haul rate. The line-haul rate does not include accessorials unless specified in the policy, *i.e.* , E.2.b, or specifically called for in the solicitation for the freight movement on which the FRA is based. Where the FRA applies, SDDC shall pay the carrier 1% (one percent) of the line-haul rate, not including accessorial charges, for every increment of $.10 (ten cents) by which the fuel cost exceeds $2.50 at the time of pickup. 2. *Determination of Fuel Cost at Time of Shipment:* a. For applicable personal property program shipments, SDDC shall pay the FRA based on the fuel cost published on the first Monday of the month in which the shipment subject to the FRA is picked up. If Monday is a holiday the fuel price will be determined based on the price on the next business day. The fuel adjustment will automatically apply to shipments picked up on or after the 15th day of the month through the 14th day of the following month. b. For applicable domestic freight program shipments, SDDC shall pay the FRA based on the fuel cost published on the Monday of the week in which the shipment subject to the FRA was picked up. If Monday is a holiday the fuel price will be determined based on the price on the next business day. G. Monitoring Diesel Fuel Prices 1. *Fuel Price Source:* It is the responsibility of the carrier to monitor diesel fuel prices via one of the sources identified in this policy. The National Average diesel fuel price determined by the DOE, EIA will serve as the basis for determining the entitlement to an FRA. The National Average fuel price and the actual pickup date of shipment will determine if there is an entitlement to an adjustment and the amount of the adjustment. An adjustment is not applicable to any portion of transportation in which a surcharge or any other additional payment for fuel is already in existence. 2. *Percentage:* Please see the table included to the Attachment to this policy for a demonstration of the percentage amount of the FRA for applicable shipments. H. Billing Procedures Carriers will clearly show fuel price adjustments on all paper and electronic commercial freight bills and Bills of Lading and invoices. The amount of any diesel fuel rate surcharge must be shown as a separate item on the carrier's invoice. Regulatory Flexibility Act This action is not considered rulemaking within the meaning of Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601-612. Paperwork Reduction Act The Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3051 *et seq.* , does not apply because no information collection or record keeping requirements are imposed on contractors, offerors or members of the public. David R. McClean, Colonel, U.S. Army, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Plans, Policy and Programs. Attachment The table below demonstrates the percentage of the line-haul rate SDDC will pay at a given fuel cost given a $2.50 baseline. Should the baseline differ at any time, the same principle applies simply with a different starting point for calculating the percent adjustment. The table ends at $4.40, but the same principle applies to fuel costs above that dollar amount. Cost per gallon Rate adjustment (percent) 250.0 and below 0 251.1—260.0 1 260.1—270.0 2 270.1—280.0 3 280.1—290.0 4 290.1—300.0 5 300.1—310.0 6 310.1—320.0 7 320.1—330.0 8 330.1—340.0 9 340.1—350.0 10 350.1—360.0 11 360.1—370.0 12 370.1—380.0 13 380.1—390.0 14 400.1—410.0 15 410.1—420.0 16 420.1—430.0 17 430.1—440.0 18 For example, if the reported DOE, EIA National Average diesel fuel price is $3.15 the carrier would be entitled to an FRA of 7% of the line-haul rate. [FR Doc. E6-16685 Filed 10-6-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3710-08-P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS)for the Nourishment of 7.25 Miles of Beach, the Repositioning of the New River Inlet Channel, and the Implementation of an Inlet Management Plan, in North Topsail Beach, Onslow County, NC AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. ACTION: Notice of Intent. SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE), Wilmington District, Wilmington Regulatory Field Office has received an amendment to the request for Department of the Army authorization, pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act, from the town of North Topsail Beach to nourish approximately 7.25 miles of shoreline. The modification will include an additional 3.85 miles of beachfront to protect residential homes and town infrastructures located along the south section of the Town limits. The proposed sources of material for the addition will be dredged from the same offshore borrow area as described in the original 7.25 mile plan. The placement of beach fill along the Town's southern shoreline would result in the initial widening of the beach 75 to 1590 feet seaward, depending on the final design volume and foreshore slopes that the fill assumes during construction. The 3.85 miles of shoreline are located at the southern end of North Topsail Beach. Unlike the original 7.25 miles of proposed nourishment, the additional section is outside the Coastal Barrier Resource System
(CBRS)designation; therefore, it is not subject to the expenditure of Federal funding restrictions associated with the Coastal Barrier Resource Act of 1982 and the coastal Barrier Improvement Act of 1990. This south section, or stretch, of shoreline is currently being considered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a federal shoreline protection project. Due to delays to complete the federal plan formulation process, the North Topsail Beach Board of Alderman voted to include the 3.85 mile section in the non-federal 7.25 mile section that is currently under review pursuant to the Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS)procedures. The decision to include the south section in the present EIS process is intended to act as interim or emergency beach fill by preserving existing development and infrastructure along the 3.85 miles of shoreline while the federal plan formulation continues. The original Notice of Intent was published on May 19, 2005 (70 FR 28924) with a commenting deadline of June 21, 2005. DATES: Written comments for this project amendment or modification must be provided by November 10, 2006. ADDRESSES: Copies of comments and questions regarding the inclusion of the additional 3.85 miles of nourishment may be addressed to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, Regulatory Division. *Attn:* File Number 2004-344-067, Post Office Box 1890, Wilmington, NC 28402-1890. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the proposed amendment and DEIS can be directed to Mr. Mickey Sugg, Wilmington Regulatory Field Office, telephone:
(910)251-4811. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. Project Description. The formulation of the federal storm damage reduction project for the southern 3.85 miles of North Topsail Beach by the Corps of Engineers is based on the condition of the shoreline that existed in 2002. Corps of Engineers guidance for the design of the emergency beach fill in the South Section indicated that the volume of material should be based on:
(1)Restoring the 2002 shoreline condition and
(2)providing advanced nourishment sufficient to maintain the 2002 shoreline condition until the federal storm damage reduction project is implemented (estimated timeframe 6 to 8 years). The volume of material necessary to achieve the project objective will range between 500,000 and 1,000,000 cubic years. The material would be distributed along the 3.85 mile shoreline in the form of a horizontal beach berm at elevation +7.0 NGVD (National Geodetic Vertical Datum). The berm would begin near the seaward toe of the existing dune system and would extend 75 to 150 feet seaward depending on the final design volume and foreshore slopes that the fill assumes during construction. 2. Proposed Action. The scope of activities for the proposed emergency beach fill project includes:
(a)Additional vibracores in the borrow area,
(b)side scan sonar surveys of the ocean bottom just offshore of the South Section,
(c)in-water investigations of potential near shore hard bottom resources identified by the side scan sonar survey, and
(d)beach profile surveys. The boundaries of the borrow area will take into consideration the location and extent of hard bottom resources identified by side scan sonar and seismic surveys and in-water observations conducted in connection with the planning and design of the northern 7.25 mile beach nourishment project. A magnetometer survey will be conducted in the borrow area. Any historically significant archaeological artifacts located by the magnetometer surveys and verified through field investigations will be avoided. A final compatibility analysis of the material in the borrow area with the native beach material will be performed following the refinement of the boundaries of the borrow area. 3. Issues. There are several potential environmental issues that will be addressed in the EIS. Issues initially identified as potentially significant include: a. Potential impact to marine biological resources (benthic organisms, passageway for fish and other marine life) and Essential fish Habitat, particularly Hard Bottoms. b. Potential impact to threatened and endangered marine mammals, birds, fish, and plants. c. Potential impacts to water quality. d. Potential increase in erosion rats to adjacent Onslow Beach. e. Potential effects on military training on U.S. Marine Corps Camp Lejeune Base. f. Potential impacts to Navigation, commercial and recreational. g. Potential impacts to the long-term management of New River Inlet. h. Potential impacts to private and public property. i. Cumulative impacts of Inlet and Inlet channel relocations throughout North Carolina. j. Cumulative impacts for using inlets as sand source in nourishment projects. k. Potential impacts on public health and safety. l. Potential impacts to recreational and commercial fishing. m. The compatibility of the material for nourishment. n. Potential economic impacts. 4. Alternatives. Several alternatives, including various borrow areas, are being considered for the 11.1 miles of shoreline. These alternatives are being further formulated and developed during the scoping process and an appropriate range of alternatives, including the no federal action alternative, will be considered in the EIS. 5. Scoping Process. A public scoping meeting was held on June 7, 2005, and Project Delivery Team
(PDT)meetings are continuing on a periodic basis. The release of the Draft EIS is expected sometime in early 2007. The COE will also be consulting with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Act and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, and with the National Marine Fisheries Service under the Magnuson-Stevens Act and Endangered Species Act. Additionally, the EIS will assess the potential water quality impacts pursuant to Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, and will be coordinated with the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management
(DCM)to determine the projects consistency with the Coastal Zone Management Act. The COE will closely work with DCM through the EIS to ensure the process complies with all State Environmental Policy Act
(SEPA)requirements. It is the COE and DCM's intentions to consolidate both NEPA and SEPA processes to eliminate duplications. 6. Availability of the Draft EIS. The Draft EIS is expected to be published and circulated sometime in early 2007, and a public hearing will be held after the publication of the Draft EIS. Dated: October 6, 2006. John E. Pulliam, Jr., Colonel, U.S. Army, District Commander. [FR Doc. 06-8562 Filed 10-6-06; 8:45 am BILLING CODE 3710-GN-M DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report
(EIR)for a Permit Application for the Carryover Storage and San Vicente Dam Raise Project, San Diego County, CA AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. ACTION: Notice of intent (NOI). SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Los Angeles District, has received an application for a Department of the Army permit under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act from the San Diego County Water Authority (Water Authority) to construct the San Vicente Carryover Storage Project (Proposed Action). As part of the permit process, and in conjunction with the Water Authority, the Corps is evaluating the environmental effects associated with raising San Vicente Dam beyond the permitted height of the Emergency Storage Project (ESP), to provide additional reservoir capacity for carryover storage. The primary Federal involvement associated with the Proposed Action is the discharge of fill materials (including permanent inundation) within Federal jurisdictional areas and waters of the United States. In addition, the Proposed Action could have potential significant effects on the human environment. Therefore, the Corps will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS)in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA)to render a final decision on the Water Authority's permit application. The Corps decision will be to either issue or deny a Department of the Army permit for the Proposed Action. The EIS will be prepared as a joint document. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Water Authority will serve as Lead Agency for the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The Corps and Water Authority have agreed to jointly prepare a Draft EIS/EIR for the Proposed Action to optimize efficiency and avoid duplication. The Draft EIS/EIR is intended to be sufficient in scope to address Federal, state, and local requirements and environmental issues concerning the Proposed Action and permit approvals. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the Proposed Action and Draft EIS/EIR can be answered by Mr. Robert R. Smith, Corps Regulatory Project Manager, by telephone at
(858)674-6784 or by e-mail at *robert.r.smith@usace.army.mil.* Written comments should be addressed to both the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rancho Bernardo Branch Office, Attn: File Number 200601015-RRS, 16885 West Bernardo Drive, Suite 300A, San Diego, CA 92127, and to Ms. Kelley Gage, Senior Water Resources Specialist, San Diego County Water Authority, 4677 Overland Avenue, San Diego, CA 92123. Information about the Proposed Action and Draft EIS/EIR can also be obtained from the Water Authority's Web site at *http://www.sdcwa.org.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. *Project Site and Background Information.* The Proposed Action is located at the existing San Vicente Reservoir in the unincorporated area of San Diego County, north of Lakeside. The site is within the USGS 7.5' San Vicente Reservoir Quadrangle, Sections 13, 14, 25, and 36, Township 14 South, Range 1 West; and Sections 16-20, 23, 24, and 29-31, Township 14 South, Range 1 East.
(a)*Background.* In August 1996, the Water Authority approved the Emergency Storage Project
(ESP)to provide local water storage to meet emergency needs within the Water Authority's service area. The ESP includes expansion of the existing San Vicente Reservoir by raising the existing San Vicente Dam by 54 feet, providing approximately 52,100 acre-feet of emergency storage capacity, and construction of associated pipelines, pump stations, and ancillary structures. The Corps issued the Record of Decision for the Final EIS for the ESP on August 4, 1997. The ESP was permitted by the Corps on August 18, 1997 (No. 95-2009200-DZ). As part of its water planning efforts, the Water Authority completed a *Regional Water Facilities Master Plan* (Master Plan) in December 2002. The Master Plan contains an evaluation of the facilities and resources the Water Authority will need to fulfill its mission of providing a safe and reliable supply of water to its member agencies through the year 2030. The Master Plan identified an immediate need for additional carryover storage for the region, and identified an additional expansion of San Vicente Reservoir to include 100,000 acre-feet of carryover storage as a component of each alternative. The Water Authority further refined its water supply and demand mix in its 2005 *Urban Water Management Plan*
(UWMP)update. The UWMP confirmed the need for 100,000 acre-feet of carryover storage and identified the need for additional carryover storage above and beyond the 100,000 acre-feet addressed in the Master Plan.
(b)*Purpose and Need.* The overall project purpose is to substantially increase the reliability and flexibility of the regional water supply by providing the Water Authority with facilities to accumulate and store approximately 100,000 acre-feet of water. During dry weather periods, increased regional demand for water may exceed local supplies resulting in potential water shortages. Through the use of carryover storage, water can be accumulated during wetter years/seasons, when supplies are greater, and used in drier years/seasons or during droughts, when supplies are in higher demand. In order to accomplish this purpose, the following objectives must be met: • Provide approximately 100,000 acre-feet of readily available, locally stored water for distribution to the Water Authority's member agencies during supply shortages by the year 2011; • Increase system reliability and operation flexibility; • Locate new facilities in a manner that reduces the need for additional improvements to the Water Authority's infrastructure network; • Minimize environmental and social impacts, and; • Minimize costs.
(c)*Dam Raise Construction.* The existing San Vicente Dam is 220 feet high and the capacity of the reservoir is approximately 90,000 acre-feet. The Proposed Action would raise the dam an additional 63 feet beyond the approved ESP dam raise, increasing the overall dam height by up to 117 feet (or a total dam height of up to 337 feet). This would increase the total usable capacity of the reservoir by approximately 152,100 acre-feet. The elevation of the spillway crest would be raised from 650 to 766 feet above mean sea level (AMSL). Total storage capacity and surface area at Maximum Normal Pool
(MNP)of the expanded reservoir would be 247,100 acre-feet and 1,700 acres, respectively. Two options are being evaluated for the provision of aggregate to produce the concrete material for dam construction:
(1)Extraction and processing of aggregate at an on-site quarry within City of San Diego property south of San Vicente Dam; and
(2)hauling of aggregate to the site from an offsite location. Concurrent with the dam raise, construction of a new inlet/outlet facility would require a cofferdam to create a dry working area on the upstream (water) side of the dam. The proposed increase in reservoir capacity and elevation would also require the construction of two saddle dams to the west of the main dam, relocation of the San Vicente Marina, and relocation of the marina access road. New marina facilities, to replace the existing marina that would be inundated by the ESP dam raise, were included as part of the ESP. The marina facilities would be shifted west of the ESP planned location as part of the Proposed Action. The Proposed Action also includes installation of a bypass pipeline extending from the easterly saddle dam to the First Aqueduct Diversion Structure north of the proposed marina.
(d)*Reservoir Lowering/Raising.* As addressed in the Corps permit for the ESP, the water in the San Vicente Reservoir would be lowered prior to construction of the cofferdam. The total time required to lower the reservoir, maintain the reservoir at the lowered water level during construction of the dam raise, and refill the reservoir to the new water level would be approximately eight years, depending on the rate of imported water and local watershed inflows. Of these eight years, approximately 18 to 24 months would be attributed to the construction and filling activities for the Proposed Action.
(e)*Determination of Ordinary High Water Mark (OHWM).* For the Proposed Action, the Corps has determined that the jurisdictional OHWM for the reservoir is the existing San Vicente Dam spillway at 650 feet AMSL. 2. *Alternatives.* Alternatives to the Proposed Action initially being considered include:
(a)Construction of a new dam and reservoir at Moosa Valley in the Valley Center area, to provide 100,000 acre-feet of carryover storage capacity.
(b)A reduced dam raise at San Vicente Reservoir to provide 50,000 acre-feet of carryover storage capacity, combined with the construction of a new dam and reservoir at Moosa Valley in the Valley Center area, to provide an additional 50,000 acre-feet of carryover storage capacity.
(c)No Project.
(d)No Permit Issued.
(e)Other new or expanded surface reservoirs, reoperation of existing local reservoir storage, local or out-of-region groundwater basin storage, and other alternatives that have been considered but rejected. 3. *Draft EIS/EIR Scoping Process.*
(a)The Corps is furnishing this notice to:
(1)Advise other Federal and state agencies, affected Tribes, and the public of our intentions;
(2)announce the initiation of a 30-day scoping period; and
(3)obtain suggestions and information on the scope of issues and alternatives to be included in the Draft EIS/EIR. The Corps and the Water Authority invite comments from all interested parties to ensure that the full range of issues related to the permit request is addressed and that all significant issues are identified. We will accept written comments until 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.
(b)Significant issues to be analyzed in the Draft EIS/ EIR include:
(1)Aesthetics/visual quality;
(2)Agricultural resources;
(3)Air quality;
(4)Biological resources;
(5)Cultural resources;
(6)Cumulative impacts;
(7)Energy;
(8)Environmental justice;
(9)Geology/soils;
(10)Growth inducement;
(11)Land use/planning;
(12)Mineral resources;
(13)Noise/vibration;
(14)Paleontological resources;
(15)Population/housing;
(16)Public safety/hazardous materials;
(17)Public services/utilities;
(18)Recreation;
(19)Socioeconomics;
(20)Traffic/circulation; and
(21)Water resources.
(c)The Corps and the Water Authority will conduct an environmental review of the Proposed Action in accordance with the requirements of NEPA, 1969 as amended, (42 U.S.C. 4321 *et seq.* ) and its implementing regulations (40 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 1500 *et seq.* ), Corps Procedures for Implementing NEPA (33 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 230 *et seq.* ), and with other appropriate Federal laws and regulations, policies, and procedures of the Corps for compliance with those regulations; and with CEQA (Public Resources Section 21000, *et seq.* ), State of California CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations, Section 15000 et seq). The Proposed Action, through the Corps permit process, will require consultation under the federal Endangered Species Act and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
(d)Written comments should be addressed to both the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rancho Bernardo Branch Office, Attn: File Number 200601015-RRS, 16885 West Bernardo Drive, Suite 300A, San Diego, CA 92127, and to Ms. Kelley Gage, Senior Water Resources Specialist, San Diego County Water Authority, 4677 Overland Avenue, San Diego, CA 92123. Information about the Proposed Action and Draft EIS/EIR can also be obtained from the Water Authority's Web site at *http://www.sdcwa.org.* 4. *Scoping Meeting.* A public scoping meeting will be held on the Proposed Action on November 1, 2006, 6:30 p.m., at the San Diego County Water Authority, 4677 Overland Avenue, San Diego, CA 92123. This meeting will give agencies and the public an opportunity to receive more information on the Proposed Action and to provide comments and suggestions on the scope of the EIS/EIR. 5. *Availability of the Draft EIS/EIR.* The Corps and Water Authority expect the Draft EIS/EIR to be made available to the public in the Spring 2007. A joint public hearing will be held during the public comment period for the Draft EIS/EIR. Written comments will be accepted at the meeting. Mark Durham, Chief, South Coast Section, Regulatory Branch. [FR Doc. E6-16590 Filed 10-6-06; 8:45 am]
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