Intent To Prepare a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Dredged Material Management Plan for the Calcasieu River and Pass, Louisiana, Federal Navigation Channel, 40692-40693 [05-13872]
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The preferred plan for the riverfront
park includes two portals, a river
landing, a fishing platform, and an
amphitheater and stage. In addition to
the features, miscellaneous recreational
amenities (e.g., lights, seating areas with
benches, trees/vegetation, educational
kiosks, and trash receptacles) would be
included. Also, the existing access road
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seq.), (2) regulations of the Council on
Environmental Quality for
implementing the procedural provisions
of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), and
(3) USACE regulations implementing
NEPA (ER–200–2–2).
Jo Ann Grundy,
Biologist.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Draft Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Dredged Material Management Plan
for the Calcasieu River and Pass,
Louisiana, Federal Navigation Channel
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, New Orleans District
(CEMVN) is initiating this draft
supplemental environmental impact
statement (DSEIS) under the authority of
the Rivers and Harbors Act of July 24,
1946 (House Document 190, 79th
Congress, 2nd Session) and prior Rivers
and Harbors acts; the Rivers and
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Harbors Act of July 14, 1960 (House
Document 436, 86th Congress, 2nd
Session); the Rivers and Harbors Act of
October 23, 1962 (House Document 582,
87th Congress, 2nd Session); the Senate
Public Works committee on December
27, 1970, and the House Public Works
committee on December 15, 1970, under
the provisions of Section 201 of the
Flood Control Act of 1965 (Pub. L. 89–
298; S.D. 91–111); and Section 107 of
the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1960, as
amended by Section 310 and Section
112 of the Rivers and Harbors Acts of
1965 and 1970, respectively, to
investigate dredged material placement
for the next 20 years of maintenance
dredging of the Calcasieu and River and
Pass, LA. The Calcasieu River and Pass,
LA project does not have adequate
dredged material disposal areas for the
long-term maintenance of the project.
Existing disposal sites are at or near
capacity, and some disposal sites have
been substantially eroded into adjacent
water bodies. Other disposal areas have
been lost to commercial developments.
As a result, remaining disposal areas
cannot accommodate the volume of
dredged material needed to maintain the
Calcasieu River and Pass, LA navigation
channel to project-authorized
dimensions, and CEMVN has been
forced to reduce channel dimensions in
some reaches.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions concerning this DEIS should
be addressed to Mr. Casey Rowe at U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, PM–RP, P.O.
Box 60267, New Orleans, LA 70160–
0267, phone (504) 862–1583, fax
number (504) 862–2572 or by e-mail at
Casey.J.Rowe@mvn02.usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Proposed Action. The overall goal
of the dredged material management
plan is to investigate and develop a
long-term management plan to
maintain, in an economically and
environmentally sound manner, the
Federally authorized channel
dimensions, and maximize the use of
the dredged material as a beneficial
resource.
2. Alternatives. A number of
alternative dredged material disposal
sites will be investigated for the
Calcasieu River and Pass, LA project, as
well as feasible alternatives to maximize
the capacity of existing dredged material
disposal areas along the channel.
3. Scoping. Scoping is the process for
determining the scope of alternatives
and significant issues to be addressed in
the DSEIS. For this analysis, a letter will
be sent to all parties believed to have an
interest in the analysis, requesting their
input on alternative disposal sites and
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issues to be evaluated. The letter will
also notify interested parties of public
scoping meetings that will be held in
the local area. Notices will also be sent
to local news media. All interested
parties are invited to comment at this
time, and anyone interested in this
study should request to be included in
the study mailing list.
Two public scoping meetings will be
held in July 2005, in Calcasieu and
Cameron Parishes. Depending on public
interest, and if further public
coordination is warranted, additional
meetings may be scheduled.
4. Significant Issues. The tentative list
of resources and issues to be evaluated
in the DSEIS include essential fish
habitat, wetlands, aquatic resources,
commercial and recreational fisheries,
wildlife resources, water quality, air
quality, threatened and endangered
species, recreation resources, and
cultural resources. Socioeconomic
impacts will also be evaluated in the
DSEIS, including navigation as well as
potential noise impacts.
Environmental Consultation and
Review. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (USFWS) will be assisting in the
documentation of existing conditions
and assessment of effects of project
alternative through Fish and Wildlife
Coordination Act consultation
procedures. The USFWS will also
provide a Fish and Wildlife
Coordination Act report. The CEMVN
will consult with the USFWS and
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) concerning threatened and
endangered species and their critical
habitat. The CEMVN will coordinate
with the Advisory Counsel on Historic
Preservation and the State Historic
Preservation Officer. The CEMVN will
coordinate with the Louisiana
Department of Natural Resources
regarding consistency with the Coastal
Zone Management Act. The Louisiana
Department of Environmental Quality
will review the action for consistency
with applicable laws regarding the
discharge of dredged material as it
relates to impacting water quality and
will provide the State of Louisiana
Water Quality Certification.
Coordination may also occur with the
following agencies for evaluation of
impacts to significant resources: U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Minerals Management Service, Natural
Resources Conservation Service, U.S.
Geologic Survey, and Louisiana
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
Estimated Date of Availability.
Funding levels and time constraints will
dictate the date when the DSEIS will be
available for review. The earliest date
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that the draft EIS is expected to be
available is November 2006.
Dated: June 23, 2005.
Stephen E. Jeselink,
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, District
Engineer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Inland Waterways Users Board
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), announcement is
made of the forthcoming meeting.
Name of Committee: Inland
Waterways Users Board (Board).
Date: July 27, 2005.
Location: Radisson Riverfront Hotel
St. Paul, 11 East Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul,
Minnesota 55101, (1–651–292–1900).
Time: Registration will begin at 8:30
a.m. and the meeting is scheduled to
adjourn at 12:30 p.m.
Agenda: The Board will hear briefings
on the status of both the funding for
inland navigation projects and studies,
and the Inland Waterways Trust Fund.
The Board will also consider its
priorities for the next fiscal year.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Mr.
Norman T. Edwards, Headquarters, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, CEMP–POD,
441 G. Street, NW., Washington, DC
20314–1000; Ph: 202–761–1934.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting is open to the public. Any
interested person may attend, appear
before, or file statements with the
committee at the time and in the
manner permitted by the committee.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection Requests
Department of Education.
Notice of proposed information
collection requests.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Leader, Information
Management Case Services Team,
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Regulatory Information Management
Services, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, invites comments on the
proposed information collection
requests as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: An emergency review has been
requested in accordance with the Act
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507 (j)), since
public harm is reasonably likely to
result if normal clearance procedures
are followed. Approval by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has
been requested by July 22, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Written comments
regarding the emergency review should
be addressed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Carolyn Lovett, Desk Officer,
Department of Education, Office of
Management and Budget; 725 17th
Street, NW., Room 10222, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503 or faxed to (202) 395–6974.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires
that the Director of OMB provide
interested Federal agencies and the
public an early opportunity to comment
on information collection requests. The
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) may amend or waive the
requirement for public consultation to
the extent that public participation in
the approval process would defeat the
purpose of the information collection,
violate State or Federal law, or
substantially interfere with any agency’s
ability to perform its statutory
obligations. The Leader, Information
Management Case Services Team,
Regulatory Information Management
Services, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, publishes this notice containing
proposed information collection
requests at the beginning of the
Departmental review of the information
collection. Each proposed information
collection, grouped by office, contains
the following: (1) Type of review
requested, e.g., new, revision, extension,
existing or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3)
Summary of the collection; (4)
Description of the need for, and
proposed use of, the information; (5)
Respondents and frequency of
collection; and (6) Reporting and/or
Recordkeeping burden. ED invites
public comment.
The Department of Education is
especially interested in public comment
addressing the following issues: (1) Is
this collection necessary to the proper
functions of the Department; (2) will
this information be processed and used
in a timely manner, (3) is the estimate
of burden accurate; (4) how might the
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Department enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected, and (5) how might the
Department minimize the burden of this
collection on respondents, including
through the use of information
technology.
Dated: July 11, 2005.
Angela C. Arrington,
Leader, Information Management Case
Services Team, Regulatory Information
Management Services, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: IDEA Part B State Performance
Plan (SPP) and Annual Performance
Report (APR).
Frequency: SPP—every six years;
APR—annually.
Affected Public:
State, local, or tribal gov’t, SEAs or
LEAs; Federal Government.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour
Burden:
Responses: 60.
Burden Hours: 19,500.
Abstract: The Individuals with
Disabilities Education Improvement Act
of 2004, signed on December 3, 2004,
became Public Law 108–446. In
accordance with 20 U.S.C. 1416(b)(1),
not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Improvement Act
of 2004, each State must have in place
a performance plan that evaluates the
States efforts to implement the
requirements and purposes of Part B
and describe how the State will improve
such implementation. This plan,
referenced here-to-after, is called the
Part B State Performance Plan (Part B—
SPP). In accordance with 20 U.S.C.
1416(b)(C)(ii) the State shall report
annually to the public on the
performance of each local educational
agency located in the State on the
targets in the State’s performance plan.
The State shall report annually to the
Secretary on the performance of the
State under the State’s performance
plan. This report, referenced here-toafter, is called the Part B Annual
Performance Report (Part B—APR).
Additional Information: In
accordance with 20 U.S.C. 1416(b)(1),
not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Improvement Act
of 2004, each State must have in place
a performance plan that evaluates the
State’s efforts to implement the
requirements and purposes of Part B
and describe how the State will improve
such implementation.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement for the Dredged Material Management Plan for the Calcasieu
River and Pass, Louisiana, Federal Navigation Channel
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District (CEMVN)
is initiating this draft supplemental environmental impact statement
(DSEIS) under the authority of the Rivers and Harbors Act of July 24,
1946 (House Document 190, 79th Congress, 2nd Session) and prior Rivers
and Harbors acts; the Rivers and Harbors Act of July 14, 1960 (House
Document 436, 86th Congress, 2nd Session); the Rivers and Harbors Act
of October 23, 1962 (House Document 582, 87th Congress, 2nd Session);
the Senate Public Works committee on December 27, 1970, and the House
Public Works committee on December 15, 1970, under the provisions of
Section 201 of the Flood Control Act of 1965 (Pub. L. 89-298; S.D. 91-
111); and Section 107 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1960, as amended
by Section 310 and Section 112 of the Rivers and Harbors Acts of 1965
and 1970, respectively, to investigate dredged material placement for
the next 20 years of maintenance dredging of the Calcasieu and River
and Pass, LA. The Calcasieu River and Pass, LA project does not have
adequate dredged material disposal areas for the long-term maintenance
of the project. Existing disposal sites are at or near capacity, and
some disposal sites have been substantially eroded into adjacent water
bodies. Other disposal areas have been lost to commercial developments.
As a result, remaining disposal areas cannot accommodate the volume of
dredged material needed to maintain the Calcasieu River and Pass, LA
navigation channel to project-authorized dimensions, and CEMVN has been
forced to reduce channel dimensions in some reaches.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions concerning this DEIS should
be addressed to Mr. Casey Rowe at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, PM-RP,
P.O. Box 60267, New Orleans, LA 70160-0267, phone (504) 862-1583, fax
number (504) 862-2572 or by e-mail at
Casey.J.Rowe@mvn02.usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Proposed Action. The overall goal of the dredged material
management plan is to investigate and develop a long-term management
plan to maintain, in an economically and environmentally sound manner,
the Federally authorized channel dimensions, and maximize the use of
the dredged material as a beneficial resource.
2. Alternatives. A number of alternative dredged material disposal
sites will be investigated for the Calcasieu River and Pass, LA
project, as well as feasible alternatives to maximize the capacity of
existing dredged material disposal areas along the channel.
3. Scoping. Scoping is the process for determining the scope of
alternatives and significant issues to be addressed in the DSEIS. For
this analysis, a letter will be sent to all parties believed to have an
interest in the analysis, requesting their input on alternative
disposal sites and issues to be evaluated. The letter will also notify
interested parties of public scoping meetings that will be held in the
local area. Notices will also be sent to local news media. All
interested parties are invited to comment at this time, and anyone
interested in this study should request to be included in the study
mailing list.
Two public scoping meetings will be held in July 2005, in Calcasieu
and Cameron Parishes. Depending on public interest, and if further
public coordination is warranted, additional meetings may be scheduled.
4. Significant Issues. The tentative list of resources and issues
to be evaluated in the DSEIS include essential fish habitat, wetlands,
aquatic resources, commercial and recreational fisheries, wildlife
resources, water quality, air quality, threatened and endangered
species, recreation resources, and cultural resources. Socioeconomic
impacts will also be evaluated in the DSEIS, including navigation as
well as potential noise impacts.
Environmental Consultation and Review. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (USFWS) will be assisting in the documentation of existing
conditions and assessment of effects of project alternative through
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act consultation procedures. The USFWS
will also provide a Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act report. The
CEMVN will consult with the USFWS and National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) concerning threatened and endangered species and their critical
habitat. The CEMVN will coordinate with the Advisory Counsel on
Historic Preservation and the State Historic Preservation Officer. The
CEMVN will coordinate with the Louisiana Department of Natural
Resources regarding consistency with the Coastal Zone Management Act.
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality will review the
action for consistency with applicable laws regarding the discharge of
dredged material as it relates to impacting water quality and will
provide the State of Louisiana Water Quality Certification.
Coordination may also occur with the following agencies for evaluation
of impacts to significant resources: U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Minerals Management Service, Natural Resources Conservation
Service, U.S. Geologic Survey, and Louisiana Department of Wildlife and
Fisheries.
Estimated Date of Availability. Funding levels and time constraints
will dictate the date when the DSEIS will be available for review. The
earliest date
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that the draft EIS is expected to be available is November 2006.
Dated: June 23, 2005.
Stephen E. Jeselink,
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, District Engineer.
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