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Public scoping
meetings will be held in King George,
Westmoreland, and Northumberland
counties, Virginia, and Charles and St.
Mary’s counties, Maryland, to receive
oral and written comments on
environmental concerns that should be
addressed in the EIS. The public
scoping meetings will be held at the
following dates, times, and locations:
1. July 23, 2007, 5 p.m.–7 p.m., Shiloh
Baptist Church, 13457 Kings Highway,
King George, VA.
2. July 24, 2007, 6 p.m.–8 p.m., Christ
Episcopal Church, 37497 Zach Fowler
Road, Chaptico, MD.
3. July 25, 2007, 5 p.m.–7 p.m.,
LaPlata Volunteer Fire Department, 911
Washington Street, LaPlata, MD.
4. July 30, 2007, 6 p.m.–8 p.m., Saint
Mary’s Episcopal Church, 203 Dennison
Street, Colonial Beach, VA.
5. July 31, 2007, 6 p.m.–8 p.m., Callao
Rescue Squad Hall, 1348
Northumberland Highway, Callao, VA.
Anyone requiring special
accommodations, such as a sign
language interpreter, should contact
Stacia Courtney, NSWCDL Public
Affairs Office, by calling 540–653–8154
or by e-mailing
stacia.courtney@navy.mil no later than
three business days prior to the public
meeting you wish to attend.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Stacia Courtney, Naval Surface Warfare
Center Dahlgren Division, Corporate
Communications Office (C6), 6509
Sampson Road, Suite 213, Dahlgren, VA
22448–5108; phone 540–653–8154; fax
540–653–4679; e-mail:
stacia.courtney@navy.mil.
DATES AND ADDRESSES:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
Outdoor Research, Development,
Testing & Evaluation Activities at
Naval Surface Warfare Center,
Dahlgren Site, King George County, VA
and To Announce Public Scoping
Meetings
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Department of the Navy, DoD.
Notice.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section
(102)(2)(c) of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969, and the regulations implemented
by the Council on Environmental
Quality (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), the
Department of the Navy (Navy)
announces its intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
to evaluate the potential environmental
consequences of expanding Naval
Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Site’s
(NSWCDL) research, development, test
and evaluation (RDT&E) activities taking
place outdoors on the Potomac River
Test Range Complex, the Explosives
Experimental Area, and Mission Areas.
RDT&E activities are conducted in
support of NSWCDL’s mission
requirements in surface warfare, surface
ship combat systems, strategic systems,
ordnance, and special warfare systems.
These activities include outdoor
operations that require the use of
ordnance, lasers, electromagnetic fields,
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The
Action Proponent, NSWCDL, currently
conducts outdoor RDT&E activities on
the Potomac River Test Range (PRTR)
Complex, the Explosives Experimental
Area (EEA), and adjoining Mission
Areas. The environmental consequences
of conducting these activities to date
have been addressed on a test-by-test or
program-by-program basis, which can
lead to delays in carrying out RDT&E
activities.
The Proposed Action is to expand
NSWCDL’s RDT&E capabilities within
the PRTR, the EEA, and Mission Areas.
The purpose is to enable NSWCDL to
meet mission-related warfare and force
protection requirements by providing
RDT&E for ordnance, surface ship
combat systems, force level warfare, and
force protection operations. The need
for the Proposed Action is to enable the
Navy and other stakeholders to
successfully meet current and future
national and global defense challenges
by developing a robust capability to
carry out assigned RDT&E activities on
NSWCDL’s PRTR, EEA, and Mission
Areas.
At this point in the planning process,
NSWCDL foresees evaluating the
impacts of three alternatives in the EIS.
The No Action Alternative describes
existing baseline RDT&E mission
activities and includes documentation
for such activities. The No Action
Alternative addresses past and current
mission activities within NSWCDL’s
PRTR, EEA and Mission Areas.
Alternative 1 includes existing baseline
mission activities, as well as future
RDT&E mission activities to satisfy
known workload requirements over
approximately the next seven years.
Alternative 1 provides for an increase in
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the number of RDT&E mission activities
as well as new applications of existing
technology. Alternative 2 includes
existing baseline RDT&E mission
activities, known future RDT&E mission
activities over approximately the next
seven years, and projected increases in
test activities over approximately the
next 15 years, based on a continual
trend. Alternative 2 generally provides
for a 15 percent increase in the number
of mission activities above Alternative 1
levels plus new applications of existing
technology.
The EIS will evaluate the potential
environmental effects resulting from the
identified alternatives. Issues to be
addressed will include, but may not be
limited to, the following areas: (1) Land
use, plans, and coastal zone
consistency; (2) Physical resources—air
quality and water quality; (3) Noise from
detonations and the firing of guns; (4)
Biological resources including wildlife,
submerged aquatic vegetation,
threatened & endangered species and
otherwise protected species (shortnosed sturgeon, marine mammals and
migratory birds), fisheries, including an
analysis of essential fish habitat,
riverine communities, and special
biological resource areas; (5)
Socioeconomic issues—including
recreational and commercial uses of the
Potomac River and restricted airspace,
property values, environmental justice,
and risks to children; (6) Cultural
resources—effects on sites on or near
the Potomac River; (7) Safety—cleanup,
handling, storage, and transport of
hazardous materials, unexploded
ordnance, lasers, electromagnetic fields,
and chemical and biological simulants
(imitations).
The Navy is initiating the scoping
process to identify community concerns
and local issues that should be
addressed in the EIS. Federal, state, and
local agencies as well as interested
persons are encouraged to provide oral
and/or written comments to NWSCDL to
identify specific issues or topics of
environmental concern. The Navy will
consider these comments in
determining the scope of the EIS.
Written comments on the scope of the
EIS must be postmarked by August 14,
2007, and should be mailed to: Ms.
Stacia Courtney, Naval Surface Warfare
Center Dahlgren Division, Corporate
Communications Office (C6), 6509
Sampson Road, Suite 213, Dahlgren, VA
22448–5108. Comments can be faxed to
540–653–4679 or e-mailed to
stacia.courtney@navy.mil.
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Dated: 11 June 2007.
L.R. Almand,
Office of the Judge Advocate General, U.S.
Navy, Administrative Law Division, Federal
Register Liaison Officer.
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Department of the Navy
Notice of Availability of GovernmentOwned Inventions; Available for
Licensing
AGENCY:
U.S. Department of the Navy,
DoD.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The inventions listed below
are assigned to the U.S. Government as
represented by the Secretary of the Navy
and are available for licensing by the
Department of the Navy.
U.S. Patent No. 6,996,493:
PROGRAMMED COMPUTATION OF
PREDICTED PRESSURE LOADS ON
MARINE VESSELS.//U.S. Patent No.
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UNMANNED UNDERWATER
VEHICLES.//U.S. Patent No. 7,025,112:
PRETREATMENT PROCESSING OF
METAL-MATRIX CARBIDE POWER
FOR MOLD CASTING OF PRODUCTS.
//U.S. Patent No. 7,026,738: QUAD
SHAFT CONTRAROTATING
HOMOPOLAR MOTOR.//U.S. Patent
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INTERACTION REGION
METHODOLOGY FOR DELIMITING
MULTIPATH PROPAGATION
INQUIRY://U.S. Patent No. 7,041,987:
INSPECTION OF COMMON
MATERIALS FOR RADIATION
EXPOSURE BY ATOMIC AND/OR
MAGNETIC FORCE MICROSCOPY.//
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CONTAINER TRANSFER SELFALIGNING PLATFORM FOR MARINE
TERMINAL CRANE.//U.S. Patent No.
7,052,607: BIOREACTOR PROCESSING
METHOD WITHIN A TANK
INTERNALLY CHAMBERED TO
SEQUENTIALLY PERFORM
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METAL-AIR BATTERY.//U.S. Patent
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VULNERABILITY DISPLAY
PROGRAM.//U.S. Patent No. 7,108,782:
MARINE VESSEL ONBOARD
WASTEWATER TREATMENT
SYSTEM.//U.S. Patent No. 7,111,523:
ROTATIONAL POWER
TRANSMITTING DRIVE COMPONENT
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ASSEMBLY CHARACTERISTICS.//U.S.
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EXCESSIVE FUEL DUMPING EJECTION
PARALLEL TO FLIGHT DIRECTION.//
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COLLISION PROTECTION FOR
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COMPOSITE DECK DRAIN.//U.S.
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FACILITIES FOR THE MANEUVERING
OF SUBMERGED WATER JET
PROPELLED SEA CRAFT.//U.S. Patent
No. 7,136,324: PRESSURE
EQUALIZING FLUIDBORNE SOUND
PROJECTOR.//U.S. Patent No.
7,138,743: SOLID AND LIQUID HYBRID
CURRENT TRANSFERRING BRUSH.//
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CALIBRATION OF RADAR
FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT.//U.S.
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MANEUVERING OF WATERJET
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TRANSFERRING AND BRUSH
PRESSURE EXERTING INTERLOCKING
SLIP RING ASSEMBLY.//U.S. Patent
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WITH ENHANCED IN-SITU
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FRICTION STIRRED INTRODUCTION
OF PARTICLES INTO A METALLIC
SUBSTRATE FOR SURFACE
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
Outdoor Research, Development, Testing & Evaluation Activities at Naval
Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Site, King George County, VA and To
Announce Public Scoping Meetings
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section (102)(2)(c) of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, and the regulations implemented by the
Council on Environmental Quality (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), the
Department of the Navy (Navy) announces its intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate the potential
environmental consequences of expanding Naval Surface Warfare Center
Dahlgren Site's (NSWCDL) research, development, test and evaluation
(RDT&E) activities taking place outdoors on the Potomac River Test
Range Complex, the Explosives Experimental Area, and Mission Areas.
RDT&E activities are conducted in support of NSWCDL's mission
requirements in surface warfare, surface ship combat systems, strategic
systems, ordnance, and special warfare systems. These activities
include outdoor operations that require the use of ordnance, lasers,
electromagnetic fields, and chemical and biological simulants
(imitations).
DATES AND ADDRESSES: Public scoping meetings will be held in King
George, Westmoreland, and Northumberland counties, Virginia, and
Charles and St. Mary's counties, Maryland, to receive oral and written
comments on environmental concerns that should be addressed in the EIS.
The public scoping meetings will be held at the following dates, times,
and locations:
1. July 23, 2007, 5 p.m.-7 p.m., Shiloh Baptist Church, 13457 Kings
Highway, King George, VA.
2. July 24, 2007, 6 p.m.-8 p.m., Christ Episcopal Church, 37497
Zach Fowler Road, Chaptico, MD.
3. July 25, 2007, 5 p.m.-7 p.m., LaPlata Volunteer Fire Department,
911 Washington Street, LaPlata, MD.
4. July 30, 2007, 6 p.m.-8 p.m., Saint Mary's Episcopal Church, 203
Dennison Street, Colonial Beach, VA.
5. July 31, 2007, 6 p.m.-8 p.m., Callao Rescue Squad Hall, 1348
Northumberland Highway, Callao, VA.
Anyone requiring special accommodations, such as a sign language
interpreter, should contact Stacia Courtney, NSWCDL Public Affairs
Office, by calling 540-653-8154 or by e-mailing
stacia.courtney@navy.mil no later than three business days prior to the
public meeting you wish to attend.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Stacia Courtney, Naval Surface
Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, Corporate Communications Office (C6),
6509 Sampson Road, Suite 213, Dahlgren, VA 22448-5108; phone 540-653-
8154; fax 540-653-4679; e-mail: stacia.courtney@navy.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Action Proponent, NSWCDL, currently
conducts outdoor RDT&E activities on the Potomac River Test Range
(PRTR) Complex, the Explosives Experimental Area (EEA), and adjoining
Mission Areas. The environmental consequences of conducting these
activities to date have been addressed on a test-by-test or program-by-
program basis, which can lead to delays in carrying out RDT&E
activities.
The Proposed Action is to expand NSWCDL's RDT&E capabilities within
the PRTR, the EEA, and Mission Areas. The purpose is to enable NSWCDL
to meet mission-related warfare and force protection requirements by
providing RDT&E for ordnance, surface ship combat systems, force level
warfare, and force protection operations. The need for the Proposed
Action is to enable the Navy and other stakeholders to successfully
meet current and future national and global defense challenges by
developing a robust capability to carry out assigned RDT&E activities
on NSWCDL's PRTR, EEA, and Mission Areas.
At this point in the planning process, NSWCDL foresees evaluating
the impacts of three alternatives in the EIS. The No Action Alternative
describes existing baseline RDT&E mission activities and includes
documentation for such activities. The No Action Alternative addresses
past and current mission activities within NSWCDL's PRTR, EEA and
Mission Areas. Alternative 1 includes existing baseline mission
activities, as well as future RDT&E mission activities to satisfy known
workload requirements over approximately the next seven years.
Alternative 1 provides for an increase in
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the number of RDT&E mission activities as well as new applications of
existing technology. Alternative 2 includes existing baseline RDT&E
mission activities, known future RDT&E mission activities over
approximately the next seven years, and projected increases in test
activities over approximately the next 15 years, based on a continual
trend. Alternative 2 generally provides for a 15 percent increase in
the number of mission activities above Alternative 1 levels plus new
applications of existing technology.
The EIS will evaluate the potential environmental effects resulting
from the identified alternatives. Issues to be addressed will include,
but may not be limited to, the following areas: (1) Land use, plans,
and coastal zone consistency; (2) Physical resources--air quality and
water quality; (3) Noise from detonations and the firing of guns; (4)
Biological resources including wildlife, submerged aquatic vegetation,
threatened & endangered species and otherwise protected species (short-
nosed sturgeon, marine mammals and migratory birds), fisheries,
including an analysis of essential fish habitat, riverine communities,
and special biological resource areas; (5) Socioeconomic issues--
including recreational and commercial uses of the Potomac River and
restricted airspace, property values, environmental justice, and risks
to children; (6) Cultural resources--effects on sites on or near the
Potomac River; (7) Safety--cleanup, handling, storage, and transport of
hazardous materials, unexploded ordnance, lasers, electromagnetic
fields, and chemical and biological simulants (imitations).
The Navy is initiating the scoping process to identify community
concerns and local issues that should be addressed in the EIS. Federal,
state, and local agencies as well as interested persons are encouraged
to provide oral and/or written comments to NWSCDL to identify specific
issues or topics of environmental concern. The Navy will consider these
comments in determining the scope of the EIS. Written comments on the
scope of the EIS must be postmarked by August 14, 2007, and should be
mailed to: Ms. Stacia Courtney, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren
Division, Corporate Communications Office (C6), 6509 Sampson Road,
Suite 213, Dahlgren, VA 22448-5108. Comments can be faxed to 540-653-
4679 or e-mailed to stacia.courtney@navy.mil.
Dated: 11 June 2007.
L.R. Almand,
Office of the Judge Advocate General, U.S. Navy, Administrative Law
Division, Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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