Notice of Availability of the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for DTRA Activities on White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, 4571-4572 [06-815]
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response
(minutes)
Estimated annual
responses
Estimated annual
burden hours
Replace Online Access Card ....................................................................................
User Training Application Forms ...............................................................................
Security Identification Badges for Public Users (PTO–2224) ...................................
Renew Security Identification Badges for Public Users ............................................
Replace Security Identification Badge .......................................................................
5
10
5
5
5
70
98
1,000
3,200
100
6
17
80
256
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Total ....................................................................................................................
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11,369
1,097
Item
Estimated Total Annual Non-hour
Respondent Cost Burden: $4,152. There
are no capital start-up, maintenance, or
recordkeeping costs associated with this
information collection. However, this
collection does have annual (non-hour)
costs in the form of filing fees and
postage costs.
There are no application or renewal
fees for online access cards or security
identification badges. However, there is
a $15 fee for issuing a replacement
security identification badge. The
previous $15 fee for obtaining a
replacement online access card has been
eliminated. The USPTO estimates that it
will reissue approximately 100 security
badges annually that have been lost or
need to be replaced, for a total of $1,500
per year in replacement fees.
There are registration fees for the user
training courses offered at the Public
Search Facilities. The regular cost for a
public course is $25 per class, and
individual instruction may also be
arranged for $120 per class. The USPTO
estimates that it will receive 96
registrations for public courses and 2
registrations for individual instruction
per year, for a total of $2,640 in training
registration fees. Therefore, this
collection has a total of $4,140 per year
in filing fees in the form of security
badge replacement fees and training
registration fees.
Estimated annual
responses
Item
Fee amount
Estimated annual
fee costs
Application for Public User ID (Online Access Card) (PTO–2030) ...........................
Issue Online Access Card .........................................................................................
Renew Online Access Card ......................................................................................
Replace Online Access Card ....................................................................................
User Training Application Forms (Public Course) .....................................................
User Training Application Forms (Individual Course) ...............................................
Security Identification Badges for Public Users (PTO–2224) ...................................
Renew Security Identification Badges for Public Users ............................................
Replace Security Identification Badge .......................................................................
2,951
1,975
1,975
70
96
2
1,000
3,200
100
$0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
25.00
120.00
0.00
0.00
15.00
$0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2,400.00
240.00
0.00
0.00
1,500.00
Total ....................................................................................................................
11,369
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4,140.00
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Users may incur postage costs when
submitting a user training application
form to the USPTO by mail. The USPTO
expects that approximately 30 of the
estimated 98 training forms received per
year will be submitted by mail. The
USPTO estimates that the average firstclass postage cost for a mailed training
form will be 39 cents, for a total postage
cost of approximately $12 per year for
this collection.
The total annual (non-hour)
respondent cost burden for this
collection in the form of filing fees and
postage costs is estimated to be $4,152
per year.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
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collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, e.g., the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: January 23, 2006.
Susan K. Brown,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, Architecture,
Engineering and Technical Services, Data
Architecture and Services Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Availability of the Draft
Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement for DTRA Activities on
White Sands Missile Range, New
Mexico
Office of the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition, Technology,
and Logistics, Defense Threat Reduction
Agency, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c)
of the National Environmental Act
(NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321–4370, as
implemented by the Council of
Environmental Quality Regulations (40
CFR parts 1500–1508), the Defense
Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
announces the availability of the Draft
Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement (PEIS) for DTRA activities on
White Sands Missile Range (WSMR),
New Mexico. As a major cooperating
agency, WSMR has participated in the
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preparation of the PEIS. Future
development of DTRA’s testing facilities
and program, and its scope require a
PEIS to adequately address potential
environmental impacts.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
forwarded to the Defense Threat
Reduction Agency, ATTN: WSMR PEIS
Comments, 1680 Texas St., SE., Kirtland
AFB, NM 87117–5669; faxed to (505)
853–1793; or emailed to
WSMR_PEIS_Comments@abq.dtra.mil.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DTRA Public Affairs at (703) 767–5870
or (800) 701–5096.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: White
Sands Missile Range covers
approximately 8,288 km2 (3,200 mi2) of
south-central New Mexico. Proposed
DTRA activities at WSMR have the
potential to significantly impact certain
natural, social, cultural, and economic
resources in the region. The study area
for environmental analyses includes the
Hard Target Defeat Test bed (HTDT),
Permanent High Explosive Test Site
(PHETS), Seismic hardrock In Situ Test
site (SHIST), Alternate SHIST, and
Large Blast/Thermal Simulator (LBTS).
The objective has been to provide a
thorough, comprehensive and PEIS that
will serve as a planning and decisionmaking tool, a public information
source, and a reference for mitigation
tracking concerning DTRA future
activities.
Alternatives consist of modifications
of specific activities; variations in type
and toxicity of simulants; and the No
Action alternative. These alternatives
were developed during preparation of
the Draft PEIS as a result of
environmental analyses of the activities
and public input.
Significant Issues: Certain biologically
diverse areas on White Sands Missile
Range utilized by the Defense Threat
Reduction Agency serve as habitat or
potential habitat for protected floral and
faunal (plant and animal) species. To
date, several locations in the areas
studied have been identified as
important cultural resources. The most
significant are Ground Zero and
McDonald Ranch House, part of Trinity
Site National Historic Landmark located
within the Permanent High Explosive
Test Site boundaries.
Significant issues that are addressed
in the Draft PEIS include:
1. The continued operation and
maintenance of various test structures
used as targets for weapon system
evaluations.
2. Construction of new test structures,
enlargement of existing test beds, and
possible development of new test beds.
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3. Testing, operations and
maintenance activities at tunnel targets
in the Capitol Canyon area (HTDT).
4. The use of chemical and biological
simulants in collateral damage tests.
5. Planned improvements to the
DTRA Administrative Park within the
PHETS boundaries.
Public hearings will be held on
Tuesday, February 28, 2006, at the Civic
Center in Alamogordo, NM (800 East
First Street, Alamagordo, NM); on
Wednesday, March 1, 2006, at the
Ramada Palms in Las Cruces, NM (201
E University Ave., Las Cruces, NM); and
on Thursday, March 2, 2006, at the New
Mexico Institute of Mining and
Technology, Macey Center, in Socorro,
NM (801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM) to
facilitate public input to the PEIS.
All hearings will begin at 5 p.m. with
a 2-hour open house session for the
public to ask questions of subject matter
experts. These sessions will be followed
by the public hearings, beginning at 7
p.m. in order to receive public
comments.
Please note any changes to the times,
dates, and locations for the hearings will
be published in local newspapers and
on the PEIS Web site at www.dtra.mil/
Toolbox/Directorates/TD/programs/
dpeis/index.cfm.
For those that cannot attend the
public hearings, written comments via
mail or e-mail are encouraged.
Comments should clearly identify and
describe the specific issue(s) or topics
that the PEIS should address.
To be considered in the Final PEIS,
comments and suggestions must be
postmarked no later than 60 days
following this Federal Register
announcement.
Dated: January 23, 2006.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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Telephone (703) 697–2122. Fax (703)
614–6233.
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make an oral presentation or submit a
written statement to the Committee
must notify the point of contact listed
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2006. Oral presentations by members of
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Availability of the Draft Programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement for DTRA Activities on White Sands Missile Range, New
Mexico
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental
Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321-4370, as implemented by the Council of
Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), the Defense
Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) announces the availability of the Draft
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for DTRA activities
on White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), New Mexico. As a major cooperating
agency, WSMR has participated in the
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preparation of the PEIS. Future development of DTRA's testing
facilities and program, and its scope require a PEIS to adequately
address potential environmental impacts.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be forwarded to the Defense Threat
Reduction Agency, ATTN: WSMR PEIS Comments, 1680 Texas St., SE.,
Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5669; faxed to (505) 853-1793; or emailed to
WSMR--PEIS--Comments@abq.dtra.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DTRA Public Affairs at (703) 767-5870
or (800) 701-5096.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: White Sands Missile Range covers
approximately 8,288 km\2\ (3,200 mi\2\) of south-central New Mexico.
Proposed DTRA activities at WSMR have the potential to significantly
impact certain natural, social, cultural, and economic resources in the
region. The study area for environmental analyses includes the Hard
Target Defeat Test bed (HTDT), Permanent High Explosive Test Site
(PHETS), Seismic hardrock In Situ Test site (SHIST), Alternate SHIST,
and Large Blast/Thermal Simulator (LBTS). The objective has been to
provide a thorough, comprehensive and PEIS that will serve as a
planning and decision-making tool, a public information source, and a
reference for mitigation tracking concerning DTRA future activities.
Alternatives consist of modifications of specific activities;
variations in type and toxicity of simulants; and the No Action
alternative. These alternatives were developed during preparation of
the Draft PEIS as a result of environmental analyses of the activities
and public input.
Significant Issues: Certain biologically diverse areas on White
Sands Missile Range utilized by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency
serve as habitat or potential habitat for protected floral and faunal
(plant and animal) species. To date, several locations in the areas
studied have been identified as important cultural resources. The most
significant are Ground Zero and McDonald Ranch House, part of Trinity
Site National Historic Landmark located within the Permanent High
Explosive Test Site boundaries.
Significant issues that are addressed in the Draft PEIS include:
1. The continued operation and maintenance of various test
structures used as targets for weapon system evaluations.
2. Construction of new test structures, enlargement of existing
test beds, and possible development of new test beds.
3. Testing, operations and maintenance activities at tunnel targets
in the Capitol Canyon area (HTDT).
4. The use of chemical and biological simulants in collateral
damage tests.
5. Planned improvements to the DTRA Administrative Park within the
PHETS boundaries.
Public hearings will be held on Tuesday, February 28, 2006, at the
Civic Center in Alamogordo, NM (800 East First Street, Alamagordo, NM);
on Wednesday, March 1, 2006, at the Ramada Palms in Las Cruces, NM (201
E University Ave., Las Cruces, NM); and on Thursday, March 2, 2006, at
the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Macey Center, in
Socorro, NM (801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM) to facilitate public input
to the PEIS.
All hearings will begin at 5 p.m. with a 2-hour open house session
for the public to ask questions of subject matter experts. These
sessions will be followed by the public hearings, beginning at 7 p.m.
in order to receive public comments.
Please note any changes to the times, dates, and locations for the
hearings will be published in local newspapers and on the PEIS Web site
at www.dtra.mil/Toolbox/Directorates/TD/programs/dpeis/index.cfm.
For those that cannot attend the public hearings, written comments
via mail or e-mail are encouraged. Comments should clearly identify and
describe the specific issue(s) or topics that the PEIS should address.
To be considered in the Final PEIS, comments and suggestions must
be postmarked no later than 60 days following this Federal Register
announcement.
Dated: January 23, 2006.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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