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Colonel Leonard D. Waterworth
District Engineer
Galveston District
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
P.O. Box 1229
Galveston, TX 77553-1229

Dear Colonel Waterworth:

In accordance with our responsibilities under Section 309 of the Clean Air Act, the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations for Implementing NEPA, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 office in Dallas, Texas, has completed its review of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed North Padre Island Storm Damage Reduction and Environmental Restoration Project, Nueces County, Texas.

EPA rates the DEIS as "EC-2," i.e., EPA has "Environmental Concerns and Requests Additional Information in the Final EIS (FEIS)." EPA has identified environmental concerns and informational needs to be included in the FEIS to complement and to more fully insure compliance with the requirements of NEPA and the CEQ regulations. Areas requiring additional information or clarification include: project purpose and need, direct and secondary impacts of increased boater recreation and increased economic development, and overall project economic cost-benefit analysis.

Our classification will be published in the Federal Register according to our responsibility under Section 309 of the Clean Air Act to inform the public of our views on proposed Federal actions. Detailed comments are enclosed with this letter, which more clearly identify our concerns and the informational needs requested for incorporation into the FEIS. Additional comments are being developed by an associate reviewer and will be provided soon. If you have
any questions, please contact Mike Jansky of my staff at 214-665-7451 for assistance.

EPA appreciates the opportunity to review the DEIS. Please send our office five copies of the FEIS when it is sent to the Office of Federal Activities, EPA (Mail Code 2252A), Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20460.

Sincerely yours,

Robert D. Lawrence, Chief
Office of Planning and
Coordination (6EN-XP)

Enclosure

6ENXP:MJANSKY:mj:071802:DEIS:NORTH PADRE ISLAND STORM DAMAGE

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