GLIN==> Scoping Meetings for the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study (UNCLASSIFIED)

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Submitted by The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
<Chicagodistrict.PAO at usace.army.mil>

www.glmris.anl.gov
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Through the National Environmental Policy Act scoping process
(http://glmris.anl.gov/involve/whatisscoping/index.cfm), the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers (USACE) invites you to attend a meeting for the Great Lakes and
Mississippi River Interbasin Study (GLMRIS) to prevent aquatic nuisance
species (ANS), such as Asian carp, transfer between the Great Lakes and
Mississippi River basins through aquatic pathways.

Your comments will help USACE refine the scope of GLMRIS to focus on
significant issues, as well as eliminate issues that are not significant from
further detailed study. Issues associated with GLMRIS are likely to include,
but will not be limited to: significant natural resources, such as ecosystems
and threatened and endangered species; commercial and recreational fisheries;
recreational uses of the lakes and waterways; effects of potential ANS
controls on waterways uses such as: flood risk management, commercial and
recreational navigation; and statutory and legal responsibilities relative to
the effected waterways. 

After the commencement of the first scoping meeting in Chicago on Dec. 15,
2010, USACE has confirmed the venues, dates and times of eleven other public
scoping meetings (http://glmris.anl.gov/involve/pubschedule/index.cfm). 

UPCOMING MEETING DATES FOR YOU TO ATTEND: 

Minneapolis, MN 	Jan. 20, 2011
Green Bay, WI 	Jan. 25, 2011
Traverse City, MI Jan. 27, 2011
Cincinnati, OH 	Feb. 1, 2011
Ann Arbor, MI 	Feb. 3, 2011
St Louis, MO 	Feb. 8, 2011
Vicksburg, MS	Feb. 10, 2011
Milwaukee, WI 	Feb. 15, 2011
New Orleans, LA 	Feb. 17, 2011 

To make an oral comment at one of these meetings, please register at
(http://glmris.anl.gov/involve/pubschedule/index.cfm).

Until March 31, 2011, USACE will be accepting public comments on the scope of
GLMRIS. Written comments may be submitted through
(http://glmris.anl.gov/involve/comments/index.cfm). 



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USACE, in consultation with other Federal agencies, Native American Tribes,
State agencies, local governments and non-governmental organizations, is
conducting a feasibility study named the Great Lakes and Mississippi River
Interbasin Study. For GLMRIS, USACE will explore options and technologies,
collectively known as aquatic nuisance species controls, that could be
applied to prevent ANS transfer between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River
Basins through aquatic pathways. ANS are nonindigenous species that threaten
the diversity or abundance of native species or the ecological stability of
infested waters, or commercial, agricultural, aquacultural or recreational
activities dependent on such waters. See 16 U.S.C. § 4702(1) (2010).







Sarah D. Gross
Public Affairs Specialist
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District
111 N. Canal St., Chicago IL, 60606
Sarah.D.Gross at usace.army.mil
Office: 312-846-5334
Mobile: 312-659-4354



Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: FOUO