NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY – EXTENSION OF COMMENT PERIOD SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT BLUESTONE DAM SAFETY MODIFICATION PROJECT BLUESTONE DAM, SUMMERS COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District, by this Notice of Availability (NOA), advises the public that the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) for the Bluestone Dam Safety Modification Project is complete. Public review has been extended to November 23, 2016 due to technical issues with the provided email address used for submitting comments. If any comments were previously sent to the provided email address, the comments were not received and will need to be resubmitted. Bluestone Dam is located on the New River in Summers County, West Virginia. A Record of Decision (ROD) is anticipated for the proposed action. A draft ROD is included with the SDEIS for public review. The public review period began on September 1, 2016 and has been extended to November 23, 2016. Upon the close of the comment period, USACE will consider all substantive comments and if necessary conduct further analysis. Copies of the documents may be viewed at the following location: Raleigh County Public Library 221 North Kanawha Street Beckley, West Virginia 25801 Phone: (304) 255-0511 The documents may also be viewed at the following website: http://www.lrh.usace.army.mil/Missions/PublicReview.aspx. Copies of the SDEIS and draft ROD may be obtained by contacting the Huntington District Office of the Corps of Engineers at (304) 399-5924. Comments pertaining to the documents may be submitted by electronic mail to: [email protected], or by letter to: Ms. Rebecca Rutherford Chief, Environmental Analysis Section, Planning Branch Huntington District Corps of Engineers 502 Eighth Street Huntington, West Virginia 25701-2070 11-19-SAT-4-RH; 4392