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at the time and in the manner permitted
by the Board.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 05–15988 Filed 8–11–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Board of Visitors, United States
Military Academy (USMA)
Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with section
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463),
announcement is made of the following
committee meeting:
Name of Committee: Board of
Visitors, United States Military
Academy.
Date: Friday, September 16, 2005.
Place of Meeting: Superintendent’s
Conference Room, Taylor Hall, 2nd
floor, Bldg 600, West Point, NY.
Start Time of Meeting: Approximately
1 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lieutenant Colonel Shaun T. Wurzbach,
United States Military Academy, West
Point, NY 10996–5000, (845) 938–4200.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposed
Agenda: Annual Fall Meeting of the
Board of Visitors. Review of the
Academic, Military and Physical
Programs at the USMA. Sub Committee
meetings on Academics, Military/
Physical and Quality of Life to be held
prior to Annual Fall Meeting.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 05–15987 Filed 8–11–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Notice of Intent To Prepare a
Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement for the Maintenance and
Creation of Emergent Sandbar Habitat
on the Upper Missouri River
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps),
DoD, Omaha District will prepare a
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Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS). The EIS will evaluate
potential effects to the natural, physical,
and human environment that may result
from implementation of a program for
the mechanical maintenance and
creation of emergent sandbar nesting
habitat within the free-flowing reaches
of the upper Missouri River from Fort
Peck, MT downstream to near Sioux
City, IA. The emergent sandbar habitat
maintenance and creation program
proceeds from a defined regulatory
process wherein the Corps formally
consulted with the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), which
provided a Biological Opinion (BiOp)
on how the Corps may avoid placing
populations of federally-listed
shorebirds, the interior least tern (Sterna
antillarum) and piping plover
(Charadrius melodus), in jeopardy of
extinction. Scientific opinion asserts
that the areal extent of emergent sandbar
habitat directly controls the nesting
opportunities and thus the reproductive
success for the Missouri River
populations of these species. The
implementation of this programmatic
habitat management action is the Corps’
response to, and demonstration of,
compliance with the findings of the
BiOp stemming from a formal Section 7
consultation with the Service under the
Endangered Species Act. Through the
findings and recommendations
contained within the 2000 BiOp as
amended (2003), the Service identified
mechanical habitat manipulation as part
of a Reasonable and Prudent Alternative
(RPA) that the Corps could implement
to avoid jeopardy to these two listed
species. This Programmatic EIS will tier
from the Missouri River Mainstem
Reservoir System Master Water Control
Manual Final EIS (Master Manual,
March 2004), incorporating by reference
the general discussions and the affected
environment and will evaluate the
mechanical maintenance and creation of
nesting habitat for the piping plover and
interior least tern. Within the Master
Manual Final EIS, the Corps
acknowledged the need to implement
actions to ensure protection of interior
least tern and piping plover, but
deferred detailed discussions of how
these protective measures would be
implemented to a future NEPA
document. This programmatic EIS is
that lower tiered document.
Send written comments and
suggestions concerning this proposed
project to Rebecca J. Latka, CENWO–
PM–AE, 106 South 15th Street Omaha,
NE 68102, phone: (402) 221–4602, email: rebecca.j.latka@usace.army.mil.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions about the overall emergent
sandbar habitat program, should be
directed to Ms. Kelly Crane, Operations
Project Manager, Oahe Project Office,
28563 Powerhouse Road, Pierre, SD
57501 (605) 224–5862 x3000; e-mail:
kelly.a.crane@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Public Participation
a. In August 2003, the Corps issued a
public notice initiating a programmatic
Environmental Assessment (EA) for this
project. At that time, the Corps formally
solicited comments from agencies and
began to collect comments on what
should be evaluated and considered in
the EA. The Corps held formal scoping
meetings in support of the EA in
September 2004, conducting public
meetings in Bismarck, ND and Yankton,
SD. Based on the responses from
agencies and the public, the Corps
elevated the level of analysis and public
review to a Programmatic EIS. The
National Park Service and the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service have agreed to
participate as Cooperating Agencies for
the Programmatic EIS.
b. To ensure that all issues related to
the proposed program are addressed, the
Corps will open an additional comment
period to receive recommendations from
interested agencies, local and regional
stakeholders, and the public. Those
providing comments are encouraged to
identify areas of concern, recommend
issues and potential effects to be
addressed in the EIS, and suggest
alternatives that should be analyzed.
The comment period will extend for 30
days from the date of this Notice’s
publication in the Federal Register. The
Corps anticipates that a draft
Programmatic EIS will be available for
public and agency review in early 2006.
When the Notice of Availability appears
in the Federal Register, the Draft
Programmatic EIS will be circulated for
a 45-day comment period.
c. The Corps invites full public
participation to promote open
communication and better decisionmaking. All persons and organizations
that have an interest in the program are
urged to participate in this NEPA
process. Assistance will be provided
upon request to anyone having
difficulty with understanding how to
participate. Public comments are
welcome anytime throughout the NEPA
process. Formal opportunities for public
participation include: (1) During the 30day public scoping comment period via
mail, telephone or e-mail; (2) during
review and comment on the Draft
Programmatic EIS (approximately early
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Board of Visitors, United States Military Academy (USMA)
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), announcement is made of the following
committee meeting:
Name of Committee: Board of Visitors, United States Military
Academy.
Date: Friday, September 16, 2005.
Place of Meeting: Superintendent's Conference Room, Taylor Hall,
2nd floor, Bldg 600, West Point, NY.
Start Time of Meeting: Approximately 1 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Colonel Shaun T. Wurzbach,
United States Military Academy, West Point, NY 10996-5000, (845) 938-
4200.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposed Agenda: Annual Fall Meeting of the
Board of Visitors. Review of the Academic, Military and Physical
Programs at the USMA. Sub Committee meetings on Academics, Military/
Physical and Quality of Life to be held prior to Annual Fall Meeting.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-15987 Filed 8-11-05; 8:45 am]
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