The opportunity to comment on a recommendation and environmental impact
statement to deepen the Columbia River channel from Portland, Ore., to
the rivers mouth was extended one month to allow parties to adequately
review the report.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers extended the comment period on its
final report from Oct. 25, 1999, to Nov. 22, 1999, after hearing from a
number of people, agencies and groups that the period as set did not allow
for a complete review of the report. The …