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SUMMARY: Pursuant to an Executive
Memorandum, under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act and consistent
with the National Telecommunications
and Information Organization Act, the
Secretary of Commerce has established
the Spectrum Management Advisory
Committee (Committee). The Committee
will provide advice to the Assistant
Secretary for Communications and
Information and Administrator of the
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (NTIA) on
spectrum management matters. NTIA is
requesting nominations for members to
the Committee for terms beginning in
2005.
DATES: Nominations must be
postmarked or electronically
transmitted on or before November 28,
2005.
ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to submit
nominations should send the nominee’s
resume to the attention of Meredith
Attwell, Designated Federal Officer, by
mail to Office of the Assistant Secretary,
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration, 1401
Constitution Avenue N.W., Room 4898,
Washington, DC 20230; by facsimile
transmission to (202) 501–0536; or by
electronic mail to
spectrumadvisory@ntia.doc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Meredith Attwell at (202) 482–2695 or
mattwell@ntia.doc.gov; or Joe Gattuso at
(202) 482–0977 or
jgattuso@ntia.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
November 29, 2004, the President
issued a Memorandum to the Heads of
Executive Departments and Agencies on
the subject of ‘‘Spectrum Management
for the 21st Century.’’1 Among other
things, the Executive Memorandum
directed the heads of the executive
departments and agencies to implement
the recommendations contained in two
Commerce Department reports to the
President identifying improvement in
U.S. spectrum management.2 The first
recommendation in Report 2 called for
the establishment of a federal advisory
committee within the National
1 President’s
Memorandum on Improving
Spectrum Management for the 21st Century, 49
Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 2875 (Nov. 29,
2004)(Executive Memorandum).
2 See Department of Commerce, Spectrum Policy
for the 21st Century -- The President’s Spectrum
Policy Initiative: Report 1, Recommendations of the
Federal Government Spectrum Task Force (June
2004); Department of Commerce, Spectrum Policy
for the 21st Century -- The President’s Spectrum
Policy: Report 2, Recommendations from State and
Local Governments and Private Sector Responders
(June 2004)(Report 2), available at https://
www.ntia.doc.gov/reports/specpolini/
presspecpolinilreport2l06242004.pdf.
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Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA).3
Pursuant to the Executive
Memorandum, the Secretary of
Commerce established the Spectrum
Management Advisory Committee under
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, consistent
with the National Telecommunications
and Information Administration Act, 47
U.S.C. § 904(b). The Committee will
report to the Assistant Secretary for
Communications and Information. It
will advise the Assistant Secretary on a
broad range of issues regarding
spectrum policy and on needed reforms
to domestic spectrum policies and
management to enable timely
implementation of evolving spectrumdependent technologies and services to
benefit the public. The Committee will
function solely as an advisory body in
compliance with the FACA. The
Committee’s Charter appears on NTIA’s
website at https://www.ntia.doc.gov.
The Secretary of Commerce intends to
appoint representatives from a balanced
cross-section of stakeholder interests in
spectrum management and policy
reform, including non-federal
government users, state, regional and
local sectors, technology developers,
and manufacturers, academia, consumer
groups, and service providers with
customers in both domestic and
international markets. The Department
of Commerce seeks high level
individuals with broad expertise in and
capable of representing those sectors
and interests on policy issues relevant
to the Committee. Members will be
appointed for a two-year term and may
be reappointed for additional terms.
Members of the Committee will be
appointed as Special Government
Employees and will serve without
compensation.
Nominations should include a resume
or curriculum vita, and should also
include a statement summarizing the
qualifications of the nominee and
identifying the sector or interest (if
individual) for which the nominee has
expertise.
Dated: October 25, 2005.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications
and Information Administration.
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3 ‘‘The National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (NTIA) should
establish the Department of Commerce Spectrum
Management Advisory Committee, consistent with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act [5 U.S.C.
App.2] and the NTIA Organization Act [47 U.S.C.
§ 904(b)].’’ Report 2 at ii, 14-15.
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Notice of Availability of a Novel
Composite Processing Technology for
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AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department of the Army
announces the general availability of
exclusive, partially exclusive or nonexclusive licenses relative to a novel
Composite Processing technology as
described in U.S. Patent 6,586,054;
entitled ‘‘Apparatus and method for
selectively distributing and controlling a
means for impregnation of fibrous
articles’’; Shawn Walsh. Any license
shall comply with 35 U.S.C 209 and 37
CFR 404.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael D. Rausa, U.S. Army Research
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Telephone: (410) 278–5028.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None.
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Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Availability of Integrated Feasibility
Report & Environmental Impact
Statement for the Flood Damage
Reduction Project, Bloomsburg, PA
Department of the Army; U.S.
Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE),
Baltimore District has prepared a Final
Integrated Feasibility Report &
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the flood damage reduction project
for the Town of Bloomsburg, in
Columbia County, PA. The Final
Integrated Feasibility Report
investigated the potential environmental
effects of an array of alternative plans
based on reducing flood damages in
Bloomsburg. The recommended
alternative includes approximately
17,000 linear feet of levee/floodwall
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systems with fourteen drainage
structures, and nine closure structures,
six of which incorporate limited road
raisings.
Mr.
Jeff Trulick, Study Manager, (410) 962–
6715 or (800) 295–1610 or via e-mail at
jeff.trulick@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Town
of Bloomsburg, PA, is located in
Columbia County within the Middle
Susquehanna River sub-basin. The
Susquehanna River forms the Town’s
southern boundary, and Fishing Creek
forms the northern and western
boundary.
The primary water resources problem
along the Susquehanna River at
Bloomsburg is recurrent flooding.
Recurrent flooding that occurs in the
Bloomsburg study area is a result of the
morphology of the Susquehanna River
and the regional topography. When the
Susquehanna River and a local
tributary, Fishing Creek, simultaneously
rise above flood stage, overbank
flooding can cover up to 33 percent of
the landmass within the Town of
Bloomsburg’s boundaries.
Flood damages are attributable to
overbank flooding from the
Susquehanna River and to flooding
along Fishing Creek. Past flood events
have resulted in extensive damages to
structures and their contents and have
threatened public safety. The
Bloomsburg study area includes
approximately 525 residential structures
and 75 businesses.
The recommended flood damage
reduction plan is the National Economic
Development (NED) Plan with a
Tropical Storm Agnes (440-year) level of
protection from Susquehanna River
flooding, and 100-year level of
protection from Fishing Creek flooding.
The alignment of the line of protection
was refined based on physical,
environmental, and economic criteria.
The project consists of a system of
earthen levees, mechanically stabilized
earth (MSE) floodwalls, concrete
floodwalls, railroad and road closure
structures and roadway relocations to
provide ramps over the line of
protection. Earthen levees are proposed
for the majority of the line of protection,
though MSE walls will be required
along portions of Fishing Creek in both
Bloomsburg and Fernville and a
concrete floodwall (H-Pile wall) will be
required along portions of Fishing Creek
in Bloomsburg. Limited riprap will be
used to protect the steep banks of
Fishing Creek from bank crest to below
the stream invert along the lower project
reaches along Fishing Creek.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Permanent environmental impacts
will include restricted views by the
levee/floodwall system of Fishing Creek
from Bloomsburg and Fernville,
excavation and off-site disposal of
approximately 4,500 cubic yards of
hazardous, toxic and radioactive waste
materials, conversion of approximately
11.5 acres of farmland designated as
Prime Farmland or Additional Farmland
of Statewide Importance to nonagricultural use, long-term loss of nearly
3,000 linear feet of riparian habitat
along Fishing Creek, the loss of less than
one acre of wetlands, and taking of
residential homes and business
structures within the levee/floodwall
footprint.
USACE has distributed copies of the
Final Integrated Feasibility Report and
EIS to appropriate members of Congress,
State and local government officials,
Federal agencies, and other interested
parties. Copies are available for public
review at the following locations:
(1) Bloomsburg Public Library, 225
Market Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815
(2) Bloomsburg University Library,
400 E. Second Street, Bloomsburg, PA
17815
You may also view the Final
Integrated Feasibility Report and EIS in
addition to related information on our
Web page at https://
www.nab.usace.army.mil/publications/
non-reg_pub.htm.
The Final Integrated Feasibility
Report and EIS has been prepared in
accordance with (1) The National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
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).
Jeff Trulick,
Study Manager, Civil Project Development
Branch, Planning Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Public Scoping Meeting and
Preparation of Draft Environmental
Impact Statement for Widening of the
Freeport Ship Channel in Freeport,
Brazoria County, TX
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Galveston District intends to
prepare a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS) to assess the social,
economic and environmental effects of
the proposed widening of portions of
the Freeport Harbor Entrance and Jetty
Channels. The DEIS will assess
potential impacts of a range of
alternatives, including the No Action
and preferred alternatives. The Federal
action is consideration of a Department
of Army Permit application for work
under section 10 of the Rivers and
Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 403),
section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33
U.S.C. 1344) and section 103 of the
Marine Protection Research and
Sanctuary Act (33 U.S.C. 1413).
DATES: A public scoping meeting will be
held on November 29, 2005 at 7 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Freeport Community House, 1300
W. 2nd, Freeport, TX 77541.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Bryan Herczeg, Project Manager, by
letter at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
P.O. Box 1229, Galveston, Texas 77553,
by telephone at (409) 766–6389, or by email at
bryan.a.herczeg@usace.army.mil.
The
Galveston District intends to prepare a
DEIS on the proposed channel widening
of portions of the Freeport Harbor
Channel, which leads to Freeport
Harbor, Freeport, Brazoria County, TX.
The Brazos River Harbor Navigation
District (Port of Freeport) proposes this
project.
1. Description of the Proposed Project:
The Port of Freeport is proposing to
widen the Freeport Harbor Channel as
follows:
a. From Channel Station 63+35, near
the U.S. Coast Guard Station, to Channel
Station 45+00, the channel will be
widened gradually an additional 0 to
150 feet;
b. From Channel Station 45+00 to
Channel Station 40+00, the Channel
will be widened an additional 150 to
200 feet;
c. From 40+00, in the Jetty Channel to
the end of the existing Entrance
Channel, the channel will be widened
by 200 feet, from the existing channel
width of 400 feet to 600 feet;
d. The depth of the channel will be
as at present, 47 feet in the Jetty
Channel (45 feet project depth plus 2
feet advanced maintenance) and 49 feet
in the Entrance Channel (45 feet project
depth plus 2 feet advanced maintenance
plus 2 feet allowable overdraft);
e. Approximately 3.2 million cubic
yards (mcy) of dredged material will be
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Availability of Integrated Feasibility Report & Environmental
Impact Statement for the Flood Damage Reduction Project, Bloomsburg, PA
AGENCY: Department of the Army; U.S. Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(USACE), Baltimore District has prepared a Final Integrated Feasibility
Report & Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the flood damage
reduction project for the Town of Bloomsburg, in Columbia County, PA.
The Final Integrated Feasibility Report investigated the potential
environmental effects of an array of alternative plans based on
reducing flood damages in Bloomsburg. The recommended alternative
includes approximately 17,000 linear feet of levee/floodwall
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systems with fourteen drainage structures, and nine closure structures,
six of which incorporate limited road raisings.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeff Trulick, Study Manager, (410)
962-6715 or (800) 295-1610 or via e-mail at
jeff.trulick@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Town of Bloomsburg, PA, is located in
Columbia County within the Middle Susquehanna River sub-basin. The
Susquehanna River forms the Town's southern boundary, and Fishing Creek
forms the northern and western boundary.
The primary water resources problem along the Susquehanna River at
Bloomsburg is recurrent flooding. Recurrent flooding that occurs in the
Bloomsburg study area is a result of the morphology of the Susquehanna
River and the regional topography. When the Susquehanna River and a
local tributary, Fishing Creek, simultaneously rise above flood stage,
overbank flooding can cover up to 33 percent of the landmass within the
Town of Bloomsburg's boundaries.
Flood damages are attributable to overbank flooding from the
Susquehanna River and to flooding along Fishing Creek. Past flood
events have resulted in extensive damages to structures and their
contents and have threatened public safety. The Bloomsburg study area
includes approximately 525 residential structures and 75 businesses.
The recommended flood damage reduction plan is the National
Economic Development (NED) Plan with a Tropical Storm Agnes (440-year)
level of protection from Susquehanna River flooding, and 100-year level
of protection from Fishing Creek flooding. The alignment of the line of
protection was refined based on physical, environmental, and economic
criteria.
The project consists of a system of earthen levees, mechanically
stabilized earth (MSE) floodwalls, concrete floodwalls, railroad and
road closure structures and roadway relocations to provide ramps over
the line of protection. Earthen levees are proposed for the majority of
the line of protection, though MSE walls will be required along
portions of Fishing Creek in both Bloomsburg and Fernville and a
concrete floodwall (H-Pile wall) will be required along portions of
Fishing Creek in Bloomsburg. Limited riprap will be used to protect the
steep banks of Fishing Creek from bank crest to below the stream invert
along the lower project reaches along Fishing Creek.
Permanent environmental impacts will include restricted views by
the levee/floodwall system of Fishing Creek from Bloomsburg and
Fernville, excavation and off-site disposal of approximately 4,500
cubic yards of hazardous, toxic and radioactive waste materials,
conversion of approximately 11.5 acres of farmland designated as Prime
Farmland or Additional Farmland of Statewide Importance to non-
agricultural use, long-term loss of nearly 3,000 linear feet of
riparian habitat along Fishing Creek, the loss of less than one acre of
wetlands, and taking of residential homes and business structures
within the levee/floodwall footprint.
USACE has distributed copies of the Final Integrated Feasibility
Report and EIS to appropriate members of Congress, State and local
government officials, Federal agencies, and other interested parties.
Copies are available for public review at the following locations:
(1) Bloomsburg Public Library, 225 Market Street, Bloomsburg, PA
17815
(2) Bloomsburg University Library, 400 E. Second Street,
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
You may also view the Final Integrated Feasibility Report and EIS
in addition to related information on our Web page at https://
www.nab.usace.army.mil/publications/non-reg_pub.htm.
The Final Integrated Feasibility Report and EIS has been prepared
in accordance with (1) The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 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).
Jeff Trulick,
Study Manager, Civil Project Development Branch, Planning Division.
[FR Doc. 05-21522 Filed 10-27-05; 8:45 am]
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