Withdrawal of the Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) in Cooperation With the North Carolina Department of Transportation and South Carolina Department of Transportation for Extending SC 31 (Carolina Bays Parkway), in Horry County, South Carolina, To Connect to US 17, in Brunswick County, North Carolina

Scott McLendon
Department of Defense
30 November 2018

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 231 (Friday, November 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 61609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-26041]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers


Withdrawal of the Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) in Cooperation With the North 
Carolina Department of Transportation and South Carolina Department of 
Transportation for Extending SC 31 (Carolina Bays Parkway), in Horry 
County, South Carolina, To Connect to US 17, in Brunswick County, North 
Carolina

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, 
Wilmington Regulatory Division and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 
Charleston District, Charleston Regulatory Division (collectively COE) 
are issuing this notice to advise the public that a State (North 
Carolina Department of Transportation [NCDOT] and South Carolina 
Department of Transportation [SCDOT]) funded Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement (DEIS) will no longer be prepared by the COE, while acting as 
lead federal agency, for improvements to SC 31 starting near Little 
River, Horry County, South Carolina and running northeast to US 17, in 
an area between Calabash and Shallotte, Brunswick County, North 
Carolina. On July 6, 2017 the COE issued a Notice of Intent to prepare 
a DEIS for the ``Carolina Bays Parkway Extension'', NCDOT Project 44604 
and SCDOT Project P029554. Recent commitment of federal funds has 
altered various aspects of this project, including the designation of 
the lead federal agency. Due to these developments, the COE will no 
longer act in this capacity, but rather as a cooperating agency 
throughout the evaluation of the project. At the appropriate time, a 
separate notice will be issued within the Federal Register identifying 
the lead agency, describing the project, and detailing the evaluation 
process.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the COE's current role 
in this project can be directed to Mr. Brad Shaver, Regulatory Project 
Manager (Wilmington District), Wilmington Regulatory Field Office, 69 
Darlington Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28403, by telephone: (910) 251-4611, 
or by email at Brad.E.Shaver@USACE.army.mil or Ms. Amanda Heath, 
Regulatory Project Manager (Charleston District), Charleston Regulatory 
Office, 69A Hagood Avenue, Charleston, SC 29403, by telephone: (843) 
329-8025, or by email at Amanda.L.Heath@usace.army.mil.

Scott McLendon,
Chief, Regulatory Division, Wilmington District.
[FR Doc. 2018-26041 Filed 11-29-18; 8:45 am]
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