Cancellation of the Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Acme Basin B Discharge Project, 10609 [05-4178]
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The changes are focused on vegetation
clearing and sediment removal to
provide for flood control consistent with
the project scope and authorization, and
eliminate or reduce potential effects to
listed species.
The Corps conducted a public scoping
meeting on June 16, 1999, in Oceanside,
California. This scoping meeting was
held to solicit public input on
significant environmental issues
associated with the on-going flood
control project. A second public scoping
meeting will not be held.
Useful information requested includes
other environmental studies, published
and unpublished data, and alternatives
that should be addressed in the analysis.
Individuals and agencies may offer
information relevant or data relevant to
the proposed study and provide
comments by mailing the information to
Ms. Tiffany Kayama (see DATES and
ADDRESSES). Request to be placed on the
mailing list for announcements and the
Draft SEIS/EIR also should be sent to
Ms. Kayama (see ADDRESSES).
A fully array of alternatives to the
proposed action will be developed for
analyses, including the no action plan.
Alex C. Dornstauder,
Colonel, U.S. Army, District Engineer.
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are environmentally beneficial, the
relative magnitude of the impacts in the
context of greater Everglades’s
restoration was determined not to be
significant. There are not expected to be
any adverse impacts on public health
and safety; the affected area (Acme
Basin B) is not environmentally unique;
the significant WCA–1 wetlands will
benefit by a relatively small increment,
as will Lake Worth Lagoon. No public
controversy related to the proposed
alternatives developed during scoping
for this project, nor are there high levels
of uncertainty, unique or unknown risks
associated with the study, nor have
surveys revealed the presence of any
significant wildlife, cultural resource
elements or contaminants.
An environmental Assessment will be
prepared and coordinated for the
proposed action. This document is
expected to be available in August 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Nancy Allen, Flood Control and Flood
Plain Management Section, Planning
Division, Jacksonville District, Corps of
Engineers, Post Office Box 4970,
Jacksonville, FL 32232–0019, Phone:
(904) 232–3206.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None.
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Dated: February 22, 2005.
James C. Duck,
Chief, Planning Division.
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Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Cancellation of the Notice of Intent To
Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the Acme Basin B
Discharge Project
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice; cancellation.
AGENCY:
The Jacksonville District, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers hereby cancels
its Notice of Intent to prepare a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
for the Acme Basin B Discharge Project,
as published in Federal Register on
Friday, May 24, 2002 (67 FR 36577).
The notice is canceled because,
during scoping for this project and
development of alternatives, it appeared
that each of the alternatives would affect
the same 410 acres of agricultural lands,
converting sugar cane into functional
wetlands, resulting in discharge of
cleaner water into Loxahatchee National
Wildlife Refuge (WCA–1), increasing the
spatial extent of Everglades wetlands
and reducing freshwater flows into Lake
Worth Lagoon. While all of these effects
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National Advisory Committee on
Institutional Quality and Integrity;
Notice of Members
National Advisory Committee
on Institutional Quality and Integrity,
Department of Education.
AGENCY:
What Is the Purpose of This Notice?
The purpose of this notice is to list
the members of the National Advisory
Committee on Institutional Quality and
Integrity (National Advisory Committee)
and to give the public the opportunity
to nominate candidates for the positions
to be vacated by those members whose
terms will expire on September 30,
2005. This notice is required under
Section 114(c) of the Higher Education
Act (HEA), as amended.
What Is the Role of the National
Advisory Committee?
The National Advisory Committee is
established under Section 114 of the
HEA, as amended, and is composed of
15 members appointed by the Secretary
of Education from among individuals
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who are representatives of, or
knowledgeable concerning, education
and training beyond secondary
education, including representatives of
all sectors and type of institutions of
higher education.
The National Advisory Committee
meets at least twice a year and provides
recommendations to the Secretary of
Education pertaining to:
• The establishment and enforcement
of criteria for recognition of accrediting
agencies or associations under subpart 2
of part H of Title IV, HEA.
• The recognition of specific
accrediting agencies or associations.
• The preparation and publication of
the list of nationally recognized
accrediting agencies and associations.
As the Committee deems necessary or
on request, the Committee also advises
the Secretary about:
• The eligibility and certification
process for institutions of higher
education under Title IV, HEA.
• The development of standards and
criteria for specific categories of
vocational training institutions and
institutions of higher education for
which there are no recognized
accrediting agencies, associations, or
State agencies in order to establish the
interim eligibility of those institutions
to participate in federally funded
programs.
• The relationship between (1)
accreditation of institutions of higher
education and the certification and
eligibility of such institutions, and (2)
State licensing responsibilities with
respect to such institutions.
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relating to accreditation and
institutional eligibility that the
Secretary may prescribe.
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prior to the expiration of the term for
which the member’s predecessor was
appointed is appointed for the
remainder of the term. A member may
be appointed, at the Secretary’s
discretion, to serve more than one term.
Who Are the Current Members of the
Committee?
The current members of the National
Advisory Committee are:
Members With Terms Expiring 9/30/05
• Honorable Randolph A. Beales,
Former Attorney General of Virginia,
and Attorney at Law, Christian &
Barton, LLP, Virginia.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Cancellation of the Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for the Acme Basin B Discharge Project
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice; cancellation.
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SUMMARY: The Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hereby
cancels its Notice of Intent to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS) for the Acme Basin B Discharge Project, as published
in Federal Register on Friday, May 24, 2002 (67 FR 36577).
The notice is canceled because, during scoping for this project and
development of alternatives, it appeared that each of the alternatives
would affect the same 410 acres of agricultural lands, converting sugar
cane into functional wetlands, resulting in discharge of cleaner water
into Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (WCA-1), increasing the
spatial extent of Everglades wetlands and reducing freshwater flows
into Lake Worth Lagoon. While all of these effects are environmentally
beneficial, the relative magnitude of the impacts in the context of
greater Everglades's restoration was determined not to be significant.
There are not expected to be any adverse impacts on public health and
safety; the affected area (Acme Basin B) is not environmentally unique;
the significant WCA-1 wetlands will benefit by a relatively small
increment, as will Lake Worth Lagoon. No public controversy related to
the proposed alternatives developed during scoping for this project,
nor are there high levels of uncertainty, unique or unknown risks
associated with the study, nor have surveys revealed the presence of
any significant wildlife, cultural resource elements or contaminants.
An environmental Assessment will be prepared and coordinated for
the proposed action. This document is expected to be available in
August 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Nancy Allen, Flood Control and
Flood Plain Management Section, Planning Division, Jacksonville
District, Corps of Engineers, Post Office Box 4970, Jacksonville, FL
32232-0019, Phone: (904) 232-3206.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None.
Dated: February 22, 2005.
James C. Duck,
Chief, Planning Division.
[FR Doc. 05-4178 Filed 3-3-05; 8:45 am]
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