[Federal Register: February 28, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 40)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers

 
Cancellation of the Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental 
Environmental Impact Statement to the Central and Southern Florida 
Project Comprehensive Review Study Integrated Feasibility Report and 
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement on the Water Preserve Areas 
Feasibility Study

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.

ACTION: Notice; cancellation.

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SUMMARY: The Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hereby 
cancels its notice of intent to prepare a Supplemental Environmental 
Impact Statement (SEIS) to the Central and Southern Florida Project 
(C&SF) Comprehensive Review Study Integrated Feasibility Report and 
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement on the Water Preserve Areas 
(WPA) Feasibility Study, as published in the Federal Register, July 11, 
2000 (64 FR 42681).
    The cancellation is necessitated in order to resolve outstanding 
issues relating to the: (1) Plan Formulation Process--Programmatic 
Regulations; (2) Quantification of Plan Benefits; (3) Project 
Sequencing; (4) Water Supply/Savings Clause; and (5) Water Reservations 
and Allocations. Subsequently, the fourteen components comprising the 
WPA Feasibility Study and Special Project Implementation Report (SPIR) 
will be condensed into nine separate, stand-alone Project 
Implementation Reports (PIR), that will more effectively consider 
sequencing, project benefits, Water Resources Development Act 2000, and 
authorization.
    Environmental documentation will be prepared and coordinated in 
conjunction with each of the proposed PIR actions. The public will be 
notified of forthcoming public hearing dates, location, time, and 
comment period expiration dates.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions can be forwarded to Mr. Brad 
Tarr, Environmental Branch, Planning Division, Jacksonville District, 
Corps of Engineers, Post Office Box 4970, Jacksonville, Florida 32232-
0019, Phone: 904-232-3582.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None.

    Dated: February 13, 2003.
James C. Duck,
Chief, Planning Division.
[FR Doc. 03-4786 Filed 2-27-03; 8:45 am]