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from one side of this area to the other.
The exit of the secondary inspection
area would intersect with a steep
portion of Bridge Street, which is a
safety concern. Following secondary
inspection, alternative B would require
trucks returning to Canada to be
escorted by border station personnel
back to the International Bridge, by way
of public streets. This alternative would
remove a considerable amount of
employee parking from Fraser Papers
and would require trucks to circulate
through town to access the paper mill.
Alternative C consisted of
demolishing the existing border station
building and constructing a new border
station along the MM&A railroad tracks,
Bridge Street, and a portion of the Fraser
Papers parking areas adjacent to Mill
Street. Alternative C proposed the
complete separation of inspections for
trucks and POVs and buses. Primary
and secondary inspection of trucks
would occur on the existing border
station site and additional MM&A
railroad-owned property to the south
and west. Primary inspection of POVs
and buses would occur in Bridge Street
and on property owned by Fraser Papers
and used for employee parking.
Secondary POV and bus inspection
would occur on land owned by Fraser
Papers at the corner of Bridge and Mill
Streets. Thirteenth Avenue would be
closed to through traffic.
Alternatives A, B, and C would only
marginally satisfy the project’s purpose
and needs because the building and site
layout are not ideal, on-site traffic
circulation is cumbersome, and security,
while improved over existing
conditions, would not fully meet the
CBP’s requirements. Additionally, they
would likely result in substantial
disruption to operations of Fraser
Papers and the MM&A Railroad. Due to
the many problems associated with
them and because another alternative
exists that fully satisfies the project’s
purpose and needs with less adverse
impact, alternatives A, B, and C were
dismissed from further consideration.
Environmental Consequences of the
Project
The selected alternative would have a
small impact on the natural and social
environment of Madawaska. The
selected alternative would impact Fraser
Papers’ use of the site for truck and
outdoor material storage, a railroad
siding and buildings owned by the
MM&A Railroad, and displace the
Madawaska Regional Health Center, a
medical office and outpatient care
facility. The selected alternative would
result in minor changes or impacts in
traffic, noise, surface water runoff, and
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increased lighting. In each case, the
changes would not be significant. The
selected alternative would not adversely
impact special events like the
International Snowmobile Festival.
According to officials at the CBP, it is
anticipated that vehicle idle time will be
significantly less than 5 minutes. As a
final design for the facility is developed,
the GSA/CBP will evaluate traffic
processing flow and wait times and, if
necessary, identify appropriate idling
reduction strategies. Such strategies may
include development of signage at
strategic locations and/or educational
outreach to local industries whose
drivers frequently use the border
crossing.
Decision
The GSA has decided to construct the
selected alternative because it best
meets the purpose and needs of the
project, and would have positive
impacts on inbound traffic compared to
the no-build alternative. The traffic
circulation patterns of the selected
alternative, with the installation of
increased security and technology
measures, would result in shorter
vehicle queues and more effective and
faster processing times for inbound
vehicles. The separation of POVs from
trucks and buses would greatly reduce
queuing that occurs with the no-build
alternative when more than one truck is
present for processing. The number of
inbound booths for processing vehicular
traffic would increase from two (one
POV lane and one shared lane) to four
(two POV lanes, one truck lane, and one
bus lane). Traffic backups into Canada
would be reduced with the additional
lanes combined with the increased
stacking area along the proposed access
road.
The GSA selected the
environmentally preferable alternative.
The selected and environmentally
preferable alternative best met the
purpose and needs for the project with
the least impact to the natural and social
environments, and best protects,
preserves, and enhances the historic,
cultural, and natural resources of the
area.
The following economic, technical,
and GSA mission considerations were
weighed in reaching the decision: The
selected alternative would adequately
address the problem that the existing
building, although well maintained,
does not meet the GSA’s or accessibility
guidelines and provides only a small
percentage of the total building square
foot area required to meet the needs of
the CBP and other agencies. It also
addresses the problem that the existing
border station suffers from a variety of
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basic deficiencies that hamper the CBP
and other agencies in providing safe and
efficient processing of vehicular and
pedestrian traffic including:
•Deficiencies in the main building
(size, accessibility, structural, etc.)
•Deficiencies in site circulation and
layout
•Deficiencies in processing of
inbound commercial and noncommercial vehicles, especially in the
lack of space to perform secondary
inspections of large commercial vehicles
•Deficiencies in processing outbound
vehicular and pedestrian traffic
•Lack of parking spaces
•Lack of designated delivery area
•Deficiencies in exterior lighting
•Deficiencies related to security
measures (equipment, fencing, building
setbacks, etc.)
The DEIS identified a preferred
alternative. The DEIS was circulated
and a public hearing was held to receive
comments. No major substantive
comments on the DEIS were received.
All practicable means of avoiding or
minimizing environmental harm from
the selected alternative were adopted,
through the attached program of
mitigation, monitoring, or enforcement.
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ADMINISTRATION
Office of Small Business Utilization;
Small Business Advisory Committee;
Notification of a Public Meeting of the
Small Business Advisory Committee
Office of Small Business
Utilization, GSA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The General Services
Administration (GSA) is announcing a
public meeting of the GSA Small
Business Advisory Committee (the
Committee).
The meeting will take place May
14, 2007. The meeting will begin 1 p.m.
and conclude no later than 6 p.m. that
day. The Committee will accept oral
public comments at this meeting and
has reserved a total of thirty minutes for
this purpose. Members of the public
wishing to reserve speaking time must
contact Aaron Collmann in writing at:
sbac@gsa.gov or by fax at (202) 501–
2590, no later than one week prior to the
meeting.
ADDRESSES: GSA Expo 2007, Orange
County Convention Center, Room
W240B, 9800 International Drive,
Orlando, FL.
DATES:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Aaron Collmann, Room 6029, GSA
Building, 1800 F Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20405 (202) 501–1021
or e-mail at sbac@gsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice is published in accordance with
the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 92–
463). The purpose of this meeting is to
develop the topics generated during the
previous meeting December 6–7, 2006;
to receive briefings from small business
topical experts, and to hear from
interested members of the public on
proposals to improve GSA’s small
business contracting performance.
Topics to be discussed from the
previous meeting may include, but are
not limited to, Contractor Teaming
Agreements and the Small Business Setasides on the GSA Multiple Awards
Schedules Program. Information from
previous meetings can be found online
at https://www.gsa.gov/sbac.
Dated: April 20, 2007.
Felipe Mendoza,
Associate Administrator,Office of Small
Business Utilization,General Services
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
[Document Identifier: OS–0990–0000]; [30day notice]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Office of the Secretary, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement
of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of the Secretary (OS), Department
of Health and Human Services, is
publishing the following summary of a
proposed collection for public
comment. Interested persons are invited
to send comments regarding this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including any
of the following subjects: (1) The
necessity and utility of the proposed
information collection for the proper
performance of the agency’s functions;
(2) the accuracy of the estimated
burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology to
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minimize the information collection
burden.
Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection.
Title of Information Collection: A
National Survey to Measure the
Adoption of Electronic Health Records
(EHR) among Physicians and Group
Practices.
Frequency: One year.
Form/OMB No.: 0990–New.
Use: The Office of the Secretary will
evaluate barriers and facilitators to
acquisition of electronic record keeping
in medical practices. This will allow the
Secretary to identify policy choices to
encourage use of EHR thereby
improving the flow of medical
information.
Frequency: One time reporting.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit and Not-for-profit institutions.
Annual Number of Respondents:
6,000.
Total Annual Responses: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 15
minutes.
Total Annual Hours: 1500.
To obtain copies of the supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed paperwork collections
referenced above, e-mail your request,
including your address, phone number,
OMB number, and OS document
identifier, to
Sherette.funncoleman@hhs.gov, or call
the Reports Clearance Office on (202)
690–6162. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collections must be
received within 30 days of this notice
directly to the Desk Officer at the
address below: OMB Desk Officer: John
Kraemer, OMB Human Resources and
Housing Branch, Attention: (OMB
#0990–New), New Executive Office
Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503.
Dated: April 17, 2007.
Alice Bettencourt,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction
Act Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
[Document Identifier: OS–0990–0000]; [30day notice]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
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In compliance with the requirement
of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of the Secretary (OS), Department
of Health and Human Services, is
publishing the following summary of a
proposed collection for public
comment. Interested persons are invited
to send comments regarding this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including any
of the following subjects: (1) The
necessity and utility of the proposed
information collection for the proper
performance of the agency’s functions;
(2) the accuracy of the estimated
burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology to
minimize the information collection
burden.
Type of Information Collection
Request: New Collection.
Title of Information Collection: The
National Evaluation of the Rural/
Frontier Women’s Health Coordinator
Center Program.
Form/OMB No.: 0990–New.
Use: The Department of Health and
Human Services Office on Women’s
Health (OWH) is seeking clearance to
conduct data collection efforts as part of
the National Evaluation of the Rural/
Frontier Coordinating Center (RFCC)
program. The Office on Women’s Health
funded the creation of three RFCCs in
September 2004, and awarded eight
additional RFCC contracts in fiscal year
2005. The impetus for creating the
RFCCs was to identify, coordinate, and
leverage the network of existing
resources to provide a full range of
culturally and linguistically appropriate
health services to women and their
families. To effectively meet the
numerous health care needs of this
diverse population, rural health
providers must not only offer
comprehensive health care services but
also integrate these services to maximize
awareness, access, and quality. RFCCs
were created to accomplish this task.
Evaluating the effectiveness of RFCCs is
essential for determining whether these
centers are the best vehicles for
coordinating and leveraging new and
existing resources for women’s health in
rural and frontier communities. The
OWH is seeking to evaluate all eleven
RFCCs. This evaluation will also enable
the OWH to determine how well RFCCs
are facilitating access to integrated and
comprehensive primary care services to
women and their families residing in
rural and frontier regions of the U.S.
Frequency: Report on Occasion.
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Office of Small Business Utilization; Small Business Advisory
Committee; Notification of a Public Meeting of the Small Business
Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Office of Small Business Utilization, GSA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The General Services Administration (GSA) is announcing a
public meeting of the GSA Small Business Advisory Committee (the
Committee).
DATES: The meeting will take place May 14, 2007. The meeting will begin
1 p.m. and conclude no later than 6 p.m. that day. The Committee will
accept oral public comments at this meeting and has reserved a total of
thirty minutes for this purpose. Members of the public wishing to
reserve speaking time must contact Aaron Collmann in writing at:
sbac@gsa.gov or by fax at (202) 501-2590, no later than one week prior
to the meeting.
ADDRESSES: GSA Expo 2007, Orange County Convention Center, Room W240B,
9800 International Drive, Orlando, FL.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aaron Collmann, Room 6029, GSA
Building, 1800 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 20405 (202) 501-1021 or e-
mail at sbac@gsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published in accordance with
the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L.
92-463). The purpose of this meeting is to develop the topics generated
during the previous meeting December 6-7, 2006; to receive briefings
from small business topical experts, and to hear from interested
members of the public on proposals to improve GSA's small business
contracting performance. Topics to be discussed from the previous
meeting may include, but are not limited to, Contractor Teaming
Agreements and the Small Business Set-asides on the GSA Multiple Awards
Schedules Program. Information from previous meetings can be found
online at https://www.gsa.gov/sbac.
Dated: April 20, 2007.
Felipe Mendoza,
Associate Administrator,Office of Small Business Utilization,General
Services Administration.
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