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National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences
Office of the Director, Office of
Translational Research; Availability of
Report From Global Environmental
Health Workshop: Request for Public
Comments
National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences
(NIEHS), National Institutes of Health
(NIH), HHS.
ACTION: Request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The NIEHS vision is to
prevent disease and improve human
health by using environmental sciences
to understand human biology and
human disease. NIEHS has prioritized
Global Environmental Health (GEH) as a
major initiative of its new strategic plan
to implement its vision. To obtain
advice and guidance on potential
research strategies for global
environmental health, the NIEHS held
the Global Environmental Health
Workshop on January 10, 2007, and now
invites public comments on the
workshop report.
DATES: The deadline for comments is
July 1, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Comments should
preferably be submitted electronically at
https://www.niehs.nih.gov/external/
geh.htm. Comments can also be
submitted by e-mail to
gehcomments@niehs.nih.gov or by mail
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to Dr. William J. Martin, NIEHS, P.O.
Box 12233, MD B2–07, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709. Courier
address: NIEHS, 111 TW Alexander
Drive, Room B220, Research Triangle
Park, NC 27709.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The NIEHS vision is to prevent
disease and improve human health by
using environmental sciences to
understand human biology and human
disease. To achieve that vision and have
the greatest impact on preventing
disease and improving human health,
the NIEHS focuses on basic science,
disease-oriented research, global
environmental health, and
multidisciplinary training for
researchers. The NIEHS has prioritized
Global Environmental Health (GEH) as a
major initiative of its new strategic plan.
The NIEHS convened a distinguished
panel of scientists on January 10, 2007,
in San Francisco, California to
participate in the NIEHS Global
Environmental Health Workshop. The
overall goal of this workshop was to
provide advice and guidance to NIEHS
senior staff on potential research
strategies as the institute enters into this
new arena of environmental health
science. The workshop’s objectives were
to: (1) Inform NIEHS of opportunities in
global environmental health (GEH), (2)
evaluate the opportunities in GEH
within the context of NIEHS’s strategic
priorities, (3) determine the current
barriers for NIEHS/NIH to effectively
conduct GEH research, and (4)
determine the process for establishing
effective strategic partnerships in GEH.
The participants prepared a report that
summarizes their discussion at the
workshop and includes their
recommendations on potential research
strategies for GEH. The NIEHS invites
public comments on the workshop
report and will consider this input as
senior staff reviews the
recommendations in the workshop
report and develops research plans for
GEH.
Request for Comments
Comments on the report should be
submitted preferably via the conference
website or by e-mail or mail [see
‘‘ADDRESSES’’ above]. Persons
submitting written comments are asked
to include their name and contact
information (affiliation, mailing address,
telephone, e-mail, and sponsoring
organization, if any). Comments should
be received by July 1, 2007.
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Dated: May 15, 2007.
David A. Schwartz,
Director, National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences and National Toxicology
Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Quarry Visitor Center, Draft
Environmental Impact Statement,
Dinosaur National Monument,
Colorado and Utah
National Park Service,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of the draft
environmental impact statement for the
quarry visitor center, dinosaur national
monument.
AGENCY:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Indian Gaming
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of amendment to
approved Tribal-State Compact.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice publishes the
Approval of the Tribal-State Compact
for Class III Gaming Amendments
between the State of Washington and
the Chehalis Confederated Tribes,
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Hoh Indian Tribe,
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, Kalispel
Tribe of Indians, Lower Elwha Klallam
Tribe, Lummi Indian Nation, Makah
Nation, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe,
Nisqually Indian Tribe, Nooksack
Indian Tribe, Port Gamble S’Klallam
Tribe, Puyallyup Tribe of Indians,
Quileute Indian Tribe, Quinault Indian
Nation, Samish Indian Nation, SaukSuiattle Indian Tribe, Shoalwater Bay
Tribe, Skokomish Indian Tribe,
Snoqualmie Tribe, Squaxin Island Tribe,
Stillaguamish Tribe, Suquamish Tribe,
Swinomish Tribe, Tulalip Tribes, Upper
Skagit Tribe, and the Yakama Nation.
DATES: Effective Date: May 31, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
George T. Skibine, Director, Office of
Indian Gaming, Office of the Deputy
Assistant Secretary—Policy and
Economic Development, Washington,
DC 20240, (202) 219–4066.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to Section 11 of the Indian Gaming
Regulatory Act of 1988 (IGRA), Public
Law 100–497, 25 U.S.C. 2710, the
Secretary of the Interior shall publish in
the Federal Register notice of the
approved Tribal-State compacts for the
purpose of engaging in Class III gaming
activities on Indian lands. This
Amendment, effective today, authorizes
changes to the authorized games section
of the tribes compact. Those changes
include changes to the Tribal Lottery
Systems in accordance with state law.
George T. Skibine,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—
Indian Affairs.
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Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42
U.S.C. 4332(c)(C), the National Park
Service announces the availability of a
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for the Quarry Visitor Center at
Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado
and Utah.
The Draft Environmental Impact
Statement contains five alternatives.
Alternative A—No Action. The
Quarry Visitor Center (QVC) was closed
to the staff and public because of serious
life safety issues caused by building
instability on July 12, 2006. The QVC
protected 1,500 dinosaur fossils in situ
and provided access to the park’s
primary resource. The building would
remain closed to the public; functions
would remain displaced; and critical
resources would be threatened.
Alternative B—Preferred
Alternative—Rehabilitate the Exhibit
Hall and Construct a New Facility Offsite. The existing exhibit hall would be
rehabilitated to adequately protect fossil
resources and provide access to the
public. Currently displaced functions
would be constructed at a location offsite that has stable soil.
Alternative C—Retain the Exhibit Hall
and Construct a New Facility at the
Quarry Visitor Center. The exhibit hall
would be rehabilitated to protect fossil
resources and provide access to the
public, and the currently displaced
functions would be reconstructed on the
unstable soil that has caused building
movement for more than 50 years.
Alternative D—Retain the Exhibit Hall
and Construct Wings Similar. The
exhibit hall would be rehabilitated to
protect fossil resources and provide
access to the public. The remaining
portions of the building would be
reconstructed in the original footprint
and dysfunctional configuration on the
unstable soil that has caused building
movement for more than 50 years.
Alternative E—Demolish the Entire
Facility and Construct a New Facility at
the QVC Site. The entire building would
be demolished and rebuilt on the
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unstable soil that has caused building
movement for more than 50 years.
General Assumptions/Conditions that
Apply to all Alternatives—Engineers
and architects estimate that only 10% of
the historic fabric could be used for any
of the alternatives. All alternatives
would result in reconstruction, which is
not an approved treatment under the
Secretary’s guidelines. Thus, the
National Historic Landmark designation
cannot be preserved under any
alternative.
The National Park Service will
accept comments on the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement from
the public for 60 days from the date the
Environmental Protection Agency
publishes the Notice of Availability. No
public meetings are scheduled at this
time.
DATES:
Information will be
available for public review and
comment online at https://
parkplanning.nps.gov, in the office of
the Superintendent, Mary Risser, 4545
E. Highway 40, Dinosaur, CO, (970)
374–3001 and the following locations:
The Moffatt County Library, 570 Green
St., Craig, CO 81625 and the Uintah
County Library, 155 East Main, Vernal,
UT 84078.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Risser, 4545 E. Highway 40,
Dinosaur, CO, (970) 374–3001,
Mary_Risser@nps.gov.
If you
wish to comment, you may submit your
comments by any one of several
methods. You may mail comments to
Dinosaur National Monument
Headquarters, 4545 E. Highway 40,
Dinosaur, CO. You may also comment
via the Internet at https://
parkplanning.nps.gov. If you do not
receive a confirmation from the system
that we have received your Internet
message, contact us directly at
970.374.3001. Finally, you may handdeliver comments to the park
headquarters at the above address.
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Office of the Director, Office of Translational Research;
Availability of Report From Global Environmental Health Workshop:
Request for Public Comments
AGENCY: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS),
National Institutes of Health (NIH), HHS.
ACTION: Request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The NIEHS vision is to prevent disease and improve human
health by using environmental sciences to understand human biology and
human disease. NIEHS has prioritized Global Environmental Health (GEH)
as a major initiative of its new strategic plan to implement its
vision. To obtain advice and guidance on potential research strategies
for global environmental health, the NIEHS held the Global
Environmental Health Workshop on January 10, 2007, and now invites
public comments on the workshop report.
DATES: The deadline for comments is July 1, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Comments should preferably be submitted electronically at
https://www.niehs.nih.gov/external/geh.htm. Comments can also be
submitted by e-mail to gehcomments@niehs.nih.gov or by mail to Dr.
William J. Martin, NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233, MD B2-07, Research Triangle
Park, NC 27709. Courier address: NIEHS, 111 TW Alexander Drive, Room
B220, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The NIEHS vision is to prevent disease and improve human health by
using environmental sciences to understand human biology and human
disease. To achieve that vision and have the greatest impact on
preventing disease and improving human health, the NIEHS focuses on
basic science, disease-oriented research, global environmental health,
and multidisciplinary training for researchers. The NIEHS has
prioritized Global Environmental Health (GEH) as a major initiative of
its new strategic plan.
The NIEHS convened a distinguished panel of scientists on January
10, 2007, in San Francisco, California to participate in the NIEHS
Global Environmental Health Workshop. The overall goal of this workshop
was to provide advice and guidance to NIEHS senior staff on potential
research strategies as the institute enters into this new arena of
environmental health science. The workshop's objectives were to: (1)
Inform NIEHS of opportunities in global environmental health (GEH), (2)
evaluate the opportunities in GEH within the context of NIEHS's
strategic priorities, (3) determine the current barriers for NIEHS/NIH
to effectively conduct GEH research, and (4) determine the process for
establishing effective strategic partnerships in GEH. The participants
prepared a report that summarizes their discussion at the workshop and
includes their recommendations on potential research strategies for
GEH. The NIEHS invites public comments on the workshop report and will
consider this input as senior staff reviews the recommendations in the
workshop report and develops research plans for GEH.
Request for Comments
Comments on the report should be submitted preferably via the
conference website or by e-mail or mail [see ``ADDRESSES'' above].
Persons submitting written comments are asked to include their name and
contact information (affiliation, mailing address, telephone, e-mail,
and sponsoring organization, if any). Comments should be received by
July 1, 2007.
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Dated: May 15, 2007.
David A. Schwartz,
Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and
National Toxicology Program.
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