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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 13 / Friday, January 21, 2005 / Notices
Purpose: EPA requests public
comments and intends to conduct
public meetings to collect comments on
the draft EIS. Copies of this draft EIS
may be viewed at the following
locations:
1. Lloyd Taber-Marina del Rey
Library, 4533 Admiralty Way, Marina
del Rey, CA 90292.
2. Long Beach Public Library, 101
Pacific Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90822.
3. Los Angeles Public Library, Central
Library, 630 West 5th Street, Los
Angeles, CA 90071.
4. Los Angeles Public Library, San
Pedro Regional Branch Library, 931
South Gaffey Street, San Pedro, CA
90731.
5. Newport Beach Public Library,
Balboa Branch, 100 East Balboa
Boulevard, Balboa, CA 92661.
6. Newport Beach Public Library,
Central Library, 1000 Avocado Avenue,
Newport Beach, CA 92660.
7. Newport Beach Public Library,
Corona del Mar Branch, 420 Marigold
Avenue, Corona del Mar, CA 92625.
8. Newport Beach Public Library,
Mariners Branch, 2005 Dover Drive,
Newport Beach, CA 92660.
9. U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Library, 75 Hawthorne
Street, 13th Floor, San Francisco, CA
94105.
10. U.S. EPA, Southern California
Field Office, 600 Wilshire Boulevard,
Suite 1460, Los Angeles, CA 90017.
11. U.S. EPA Web site: https://
www.epa.gov/region9/.
12. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’
Web site: https://
www.spl.usace.army.mil.
SUMMARY: Dredging is essential for
maintaining safe navigation in harbors
and marinas in the Los Angeles County
and Orange County region. Not all
dredged materials are suitable for
beneficial re-use (e.g., construction
materials, wetlands restoration), and not
all suitable materials can be deposited at
the existing LA–2 ODMDS given costs
and logistical constraints. The LA–3
ODMDS has been used for the disposal
of dredged material by some Orange
County projects in the past, but its
‘‘interim’’ status has expired. Therefore
there is a need to designate LA–3 as a
permanent ODMDS. No actual disposal
operations are authorized by this action;
and disposal can only take place after a
Federal permit is secured. Before ocean
disposal may take place, dredging
projects must demonstrate a need for
ocean disposal and the proposed
dredged material must be suitable (nontoxic) according to USEPA ocean
dumping criteria. Alternatives,
including the option for beneficial reuse of dredged material, will be
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evaluated for each permit. Both LA–3
and LA–2 will be monitored
periodically to ensure that each site
operates as expected. This proposed site
designation has been prepared pursuant
to Section 102 of the Marine Protection,
Research and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA).
The evaluation is based on EPA’s
general and specific criteria. Field
studies, modeling of sediment
dispersion following dredged material
disposal under various scenarios,
incompatible use areas, and economic
considerations are included in the
evaluation.
The preferred alternative location for
a permanent LA–3 ODMDS is about 4.5
nautical miles offshore of Newport Bay
and in water depths ranging from 1,500
to 1,675 feet. It is 2,400 meters southeast
of the ‘‘interim’’ LA–3 site, and was
determined to be the environmentally
preferred location given its depth and
stability. LA–3 will be managed
regionally in conjunction with the
existing LA–2 ODMDS. The preferred
alternative in the draft EIS is to limit
disposal of dredged material at the LA–
3 ODMDS to a maximum of 2,500,000
cubic yards annually and to increase the
maximum annual disposal limit at the
LA–2 ODMDS to 1,000,000 cubic yards
of dredged material. The draft EIS
contains an evaluation of potential
impacts associated with the preferred
alternative, other combinations of
managing LA–3 and LA–2 jointly, and
the No-Action alternative.
Comments were received during the
scoping comment period and four
public scoping meetings were held at
Los Angeles and Orange County
locations in July 2003. Revisions were
made to the draft EIS to address these
comments.
Public Meetings: EPA is requesting
written comments on this draft EIS from
federal, state, and local governments,
industry, non-governmental
organizations, and the general public.
Comments will be accepted for 45 days,
beginning with the date of this Notice.
Public meetings are scheduled at the
following location and date:
—February 9, 2005, 2–4 p.m. and 7–9
p.m., in Orange County at the Upper
Newport Bay Peter and Mary Muth
Interpretive Center, 2301 University
Drive, Newport Beach, California
92660 (corner of University Drive and
Irvine Avenue).
Responsible Official: Wayne Nastri,
Regional Administrator Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 9.
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Dated: January 12, 2005.
Anne Norton Miller,
Director, Office of Federal Activities.
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EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE
UNITED STATES
Sunshine Act Meeting
Notice of a Partially Open
Meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Export-Import Bank of the United
States.
ACTION:
Wednesday, January
19, 2005 at 9:30 a.m. The meeting will
be held at Ex-Im Bank in Room 1143,
811 Vermont Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20571.
OPEN AGENDA ITEM: Ex-Im Bank
Advisory Committee for 2005.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The meeting will
be open to public participation for Item
No. 1 only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Office of the Secretary, 811 Vermont
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20571
(Tele. No. 202–565–3957).
TIME AND PLACE:
Peter B. Saba,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 05–1193 Filed 1–14–05; 4:12 pm]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information
Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission
for Extension Under Delegated
Authority
January 13, 2005.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications
Commission, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork burden
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection(s), as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. An
agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid control
number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that
does not display a valid control number.
Comments are requested concerning (a)
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 13 (Friday, January 21, 2005)]
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EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES
Sunshine Act Meeting
ACTION: Notice of a Partially Open Meeting of the Board of Directors
of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
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Time and Place: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 at 9:30 a.m. The meeting
will be held at Ex-Im Bank in Room 1143, 811 Vermont Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20571.
Open Agenda Item: Ex-Im Bank Advisory Committee for 2005.
Public Participation: The meeting will be open to public participation
for Item No. 1 only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of the Secretary, 811 Vermont
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20571 (Tele. No. 202-565-3957).
Peter B. Saba,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 05-1193 Filed 1-14-05; 4:12 pm]
BILLING CODE 6690-01-M
