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AGENCY:
to construct a new border station facility
which meets their needs, and the design
requirements of the GSA.
The existing facilities are undersized
and obsolete, and consequently
incapable of providing the level of
security now required. The Proposed
Action has been defined and includes:
(a) identification of land requirements,
including acquisition of adjoining land;
(b) demolition of existing government
structures at the border station; (c)
construction of a main administration
building and ancillary support
buildings; and (d) consequent potential
alterations to secondary roads.
Studied alternatives have identified
alternative locations for the components
of the border station including the main
administration and ancillary support
buildings, the associated roadway
network and parking. A No Action
alternative has also been studied and
evaluates the consequences of not
constructing the new border station
facility. This alternative has been
included to provide a basis for
comparison to the action alternatives
described above as required by NEPA
regulations (40 CFR 1002.14(d)).
DATES: July 30, 2007.
ACTION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
EPA requests that the public provide
to EPA any water quality related data
and information that may be relevant to
the calculations for these 52 TMDLs.
EPA will review all data and
information submitted during the public
comment period and revise the TMDLs
and determinations where appropriate.
EPA will then forward the TMDLs to the
Arkansas Department of Environmental
Quality (ADEQ). The ADEQ will
incorporate the TMDLs into its current
water quality management plan.
Dated: June 20, 2007.
Miguel I. Flores,
Director, Water Quality Protection Division,
EPA Region 6.
[FR Doc. E7–12576 Filed 6–27–07; 8:45 am]
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GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
[PBS-N01]
Notice of Availability to Distribute a
Final Environmental Impact Statement
for the Construction of a New Border
Station Facility in Derby Line, Vermont
Public Buildings Service, GSA.
Notice of Availability.
The General Services
Administration (GSA) announces its
intent to distribute a Final
Environmental Impact Statement (Final
EIS) under the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended,
42 USC 4321-4347 (NEPA) to assess the
potential impacts of the construction of
a New Border Station Facility in Derby
Line, Vermont (the ‘‘Proposed Action’’).
At the request of Customs andBorder
Protection (CBP), the GSA is proposing
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David M. Drevinsky P.E., PMP, Regional
Environmental Quality Advocate
(REQA), U.S. General Services
Administration, 10 Causeway Street,
Room 975, Boston, MA 02222. Fax:
(617) 565-5967. Phone: (617) 565–6596.
E-mail: david.drevinsky@gsa.gov.
DISTRIBUTION:
GSA will distribute ten reading copies
of the Final EIS at the Daily Memorial
Library, Goodrich Memorial Library and
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Haskell Free Library located on 101 Jr.
High Drive in Derby Line, 202 Main
Street in Newport and 96 Caswell
Avenue in Derby Line; respectively.
Dated: June 13, 2007.
Glenn C. Rotondo,
Assistant Regional Administrator, Public
Buildings Service, New England Region
[FR Doc. E7–12552 Filed 6–27–07; 8:45 am]
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GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
Revised Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement
General Services
Administration (GSA), National Capital
Region.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the requirements
of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. § 4321–
4347, the Council on Environmental
Quality Regulations (40 CFR parts 15001508), GSA Order PBS P 1095.1F
(Environmental considerations in
decision-making, dated October 19,
1999), and the GSA Public Buildings
Service NEPA Desk Guide, GSA is
revising its June 7, 2005, notice of intent
announcing the preparation of an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the redevelopment of the St.
Elizabeths West Campus (St. Elizabeths)
in Southeast Washington, DC. The
initial notice of intent defined the
purpose of the proposed action as
‘‘develop[ing] secure office space in the
District of Columbia to accommodate
substantial Federal operations.’’ Since
that notice was issued, GSA has
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identified a specific tenant for this site.
Accordingly, the primary purpose of the
proposed action is now defined as
‘‘developing secure office space in the
District of Columbia to house the
consolidated headquarters of the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) and its Components, including
the United States Coast Guard, in
accordance with the DHS National
Capital Region housing plan.’’ GSA has
initiated consultation under Section 106
of the National Historic Preservation
Act, 16 U.S.C. § 470f, for the proposed
redevelopment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Denise Decker, NEPA Lead, General
Services Administration, National
Capital Region, at (202) 205–5821.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice
of intent is as follows:
Revised Notice of Intent To Prepare
an Environmental Impact Statement for
the Redevelopment of the St. Elizabeths
West Campus in Southeast Washington,
DC, to house the Headquarters of the
Department of Homeland Security and
its Components, including the United
States Coast Guard, in accordance with
the DHS National Capital Region
housing plan.
The General Services Administration
is preparing an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) to analyze the potential
impacts resulting from redevelopment
of the St. Elizabeths West Campus (St.
Elizabeths) in Southeast Washington,
DC. GSA is also preparing a master plan
for the redevelopment of the St.
Elizabeths West Campus (‘‘the site’’ or
the ‘‘West Campus’’) for Federal use.
The primary purpose for this proposed
action is to develop secure office space
in the District of Columbia to
accommodate the headquarters of the
Department of Homeland Security and
its Components, including the United
States Coast Guard, in accordance with
the DHS National Capital Region
housing plan.
Background
In June 2005, GSA issued the initial
notice of intent to prepare an EIS for the
proposed Master Plan for the
redevelopment of the St. Elizabeths
West Campus. The initial notice of
intent defined the purpose of the
proposed action as ‘‘develop[ing] secure
office space in the District of Columbia
to accommodate substantial Federal
operations.’’ At that time, GSA had only
identified potential tenants for the site.
Therefore, GSA considered a wide range
of potential development densities in
the initial stages of its master planning
for this site.
In late calendar year 2005, DHS
approached GSA and requested
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assistance in meeting DHS’ housing
needs in the National Capital Region,
including the need for a new Coast
Guard headquarters. GSA has reviewed
DHS’ space needs and has determined
that (i) DHS headquarters and its
components are scattered in over 60
buildings throughout the National
Capital Region, which adversely
impacts critical communication,
coordination, and cooperation across
components particularly in responding
to significant natural disasters or
terrorist threats; (ii) the DHS housing
plan requires certain core elements of its
organization, including the Coast Guard,
to be located on a single campus, for
reasons of both efficiency and
organizational effectiveness; (iii) DHS
has an immediate need for the
consolidation of these core elements;
(iv) DHS requires the highest level of
secure Federal office space for its
headquarters campus, including buffer
zones around the perimeter of such
facility; and (v) DHS headquarters is
required by statute (4 USC §§ 71-72) to
be located within the District of
Columbia.
Based on these findings, there is a
need to establish a secure campus
within the District of Columbia to house
the consolidated headquarters and
components of DHS, including the Coast
Guard headquarters, consistent with
DHS’ housing plan. Therefore, GSA is
redefining the purpose of this proposed
action as follows: The primary purpose
of this proposed action is to develop
secure office space in the District of
Columbia to accommodate the
headquarters of the Department of
Homeland Security and its Components,
including the United States Coast
Guard, in accordance with the DHS
housing plan.
In addition, based on an analysis of
alternative locations, as well as
consideration of applicable legislation
regarding relocation of the Coast Guard
headquarters, GSA has determined that
the only reasonable alternatives for
meeting the DHS space needs are
alternatives involving the
redevelopment of the St. Elizabeths
West Campus.
Alternatives Under Consideration
Based on a comprehensive review of
its housing needs and organizational
mission, DHS has determined that its
headquarters and components require a
single campus, within the District of
Columbia, that includes 4.5 million
gross square feet of office space plus
parking for a total of approximately 6.4
million gross square feet. In the EIS,
GSA will consider a range of
alternatives for consolidating DHS
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headquarters at St. Elizabeths consistent
with DHS’ operational requirements.
Four alternatives previously under
consideration, two at 1.4 million gross
square feet of office space and two at 3.0
million gross square feet of office space,
will no longer be considered.
Consistent with the requirements of
Section 110 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, GSA will consider
alternatives to minimize harm to the St.
Elizabeths West Campus, which has
been designated as a National Historic
Landmark (NHL). GSA specifically
invites comments on potential
alternatives that accommodate DHS
space needs and organizational
requirements, while minimizing harm to
the contributing elements of the NHL.
In addition, as required by NEPA,
GSA is studying the no action
alternative. Under the No Action
alternative, GSA would not consolidate
the DHS headquarters and its
components at St. Elizabeths, and
would not redevelop the St. Elizabeths
West Campus. GSA would only perform
the needed maintenance to keep the
historic buildings and property on the
West Campus from further deterioration
until it determines the feasibility of
retaining the property or disposing of it
through the Federal real property
disposal process. As part of the EIS,
GSA will study the impacts of the
alternatives on the human environment.
Scoping Process
In accordance with NEPA, GSA is
reinitiating the scoping process to assess
significant issues related to the
proposed redevelopment of St.
Elizabeths for the consolidation of DHS
headquarters and its components.
Scoping will be accomplished through
correspondence to potentially interested
persons, agencies, and organizations,
and meetings with agencies having an
interest in the St. Elizabeths
redevelopment plan. It is important that
Federal, regional, and local agencies,
and interested individuals and groups
take this opportunity to identify
environmental concerns that should be
addressed in the Draft EIS. It is not
necessary to resubmit previous
comments as part of this process.
GSA is also using this reinitiated
NEPA process to continue consultation
with the public under Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act (36
CFR Part 800 [Protection of Historic
Properties]). GSA welcomes comments
from the public to ensure that it takes
into account the effects of its action on
historic and cultural resources.
Written Comments: Agencies and the
public are encouraged to provide
written comments on the scoping issues.
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Written comments regarding the
environmental analysis for the
redevelopment of the St. Elizabeths
must be submitted no later than 30 days
after publication of this notice in the
Federal Register. Comments may be
submitted by regular mail to the
following address: General Services
Administration, National Capital
Region, Attention: Denise Decker, NEPA
Lead, 301 7th Street, SW, Room 7600,
Washington, DC 20407. Comments also
may be submitted by facsimile or e-mail:
Fax (202) 708—7671;
denise.decker@gsa.gov.
Dated: June 11, 2007.
Bart Bush,
Assistant Regional Administrator, Public
Buildings Service.
[FR Doc. E7–12596 Filed 6–27–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Bilingual/Bicultural Demonstration
Grant Program
Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Secretary,
Office of Public Health and Science,
Office of Minority Health.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
Announcement Type: Competitive,
Initial Announcement of Availability of
Funds.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Number: Bilingual/
Bicultural Demonstration Grant
Program—93.105.
DATES: To receive consideration,
applications must be received by the
Office of Grants Management, Office of
Public Health and Science (OPHS),
Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS) c/o WilDon Solutions,
Office of Grants Management
Operations Center, Attention Office of
Minority Health Bilingual/Bicultural
Demonstration Grant Program, no later
than 5 p.m. Eastern Time on July 30,
2007. The application due date
requirement in this announcement
supercedes the instructions in the
OPHS–1 form.
ADDRESSES: Application kits may be
obtained electronically by accessing
Grants.gov at https://www.grants.gov or
GrantSolutions at https://
www.GrantSolutions.gov. To obtain a
hard copy of the application kit, contact
WilDon Solutions at 1–888–203–6161.
Applicants may fax a written request to
WilDon Solutions at (703) 351–1138 or
e-mail the request to
OPHSgrantinfo@teamwildon.com.
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Applications must be prepared using
Form OPHS–1 ‘‘Grant Application,’’
which is included in the application kit.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
WilDon Solutions, Office of Grants
Management Operations Center, 1515
Wilson Blvd., Third Floor Suite 310,
Arlington, VA 22209 at 1–888–203–
6161, e-mail
OPHSgrantinfo@teamwildon.com, or fax
703–351–1138.
SUMMARY: This announcement is made
by the United States Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS or
Department), Office of Minority Health
(OMH) located within the Office of
Public Health and Science (OPHS), and
working in a ‘‘One-Department’’
approach collaboratively with
participating HHS agencies and program
(entities). OMH is authorized to conduct
the Bilingual/Bicultural Demonstration
Grant Program (hereafter referred to as
the Bilingual/Bicultural Program) under
42 U.S.C. 300u–6, section 1707 of the
Public Health Service Act, as amended.
The mission of the OMH is to improve
the health of racial and ethnic minority
populations through the development of
policies and programs that address
disparities and gaps. OMH serves as the
focal point within the HHS for
leadership, policy development and
coordination, service demonstrations,
information exchange, coalition and
partnership building, and related efforts
to address the health of racial and
ethnic minorities. OMH activities are
implemented in an effort to address
Healthy People 2010, a comprehensive
set of disease prevention and health
promotion objectives for the Nation to
achieve over the first decade of the 21st
century (https://www.healthypeople.gov).
This funding announcement is also
made in support of the OMH National
Partnership for Action initiative. The
mission of the National Partnership for
Action is to work with individuals and
organizations across the country to
create a Nation free of health disparities
with quality health outcomes for all by
achieving the following five objectives:
increasing awareness of health
disparities; strengthening leadership at
all levels for addressing health
disparities; enhancing patient-provider
communication; improving cultural and
linguistic competency in delivering
health services; and better coordinating
and utilizing research and outcome
evaluations.
The Bilingual/Bicultural Program was
developed in response to a
congressional mandate to develop the
capacity of health care professionals to
address the cultural and linguistic
barriers to health delivery and increase
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access to health care for limited Englishproficient (LEP) populations,
particularly those who are racial ethnic
minorities. OMH is committed to
working with faith- and communitybased organizations to improve and
enhance access to quality and
comprehensive health services for LEP,
particularly racial/ethnic minority,
populations. The OMH intends to
demonstrate the merit of projects
partnering community-based, minorityserving organizations and health care
facilities in a collaborative effort to
address cultural and linguistic barriers
to effective health care service delivery,
and to increase access to quality and
comprehensive health care for LEP and
racial/ethnic minority populations
living in the United States.
The Bilingual/Bicultural Program
seeks to improve the health status of
LEP populations, particularly racial and
ethnic minorities who face cultural and
linguistic barriers to health services by:
reducing barriers to care; increasing
access to quality care; supporting and
increasing national, state and local
efforts to expand the pool of health care
professionals, paraprofessionals, and
students who are from diverse
communities to provide linguistically
and culturally competent services;
conducting and disseminating research
to connect cultural competency
behaviors to specific health outcomes;
and assessing the impact of cultural and
linguistic training models.
As cited in the National Healthcare
Disparities Report, clear communication
is an important component of effective
health care delivery. It is vital for
providers to understand patients’ health
care needs and for patients to
understand providers’ diagnoses and
treatment recommendations.
Communication barriers can relate to
language, culture, and health
literacy.1About 47 million Americans,
or 18 percent of the population, spoke
a language other than English at home
in 2000, up from 32 million in 1990.2
Census data convey a sense of the
growing portion of the United States
population that is likely to experience
LEP.3 The 2000 Census reported that 4.4
million households are linguistically
isolated, meaning that no person in the
household speaks English ‘‘very well.’’
This is a significant increase from 1990,
when 2.9 million households were
1 National Healthcare Disparities Report, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, Agency
for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ),
Rockville, MD, December 2006.
2 Ibid.
3 What a Difference an Interpreter Can Make.
Health Care Experiences of Uninsured with Limited
English Proficiency, April 2002.
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Revised Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement
AGENCY: General Services Administration (GSA), National Capital Region.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the requirements of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. Sec. 4321-4347, the Council on
Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), GSA Order
PBS P 1095.1F (Environmental considerations in decision-making, dated
October 19, 1999), and the GSA Public Buildings Service NEPA Desk
Guide, GSA is revising its June 7, 2005, notice of intent announcing
the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the
redevelopment of the St. Elizabeths West Campus (St. Elizabeths) in
Southeast Washington, DC. The initial notice of intent defined the
purpose of the proposed action as ``develop[ing] secure office space in
the District of Columbia to accommodate substantial Federal
operations.'' Since that notice was issued, GSA has
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identified a specific tenant for this site. Accordingly, the primary
purpose of the proposed action is now defined as ``developing secure
office space in the District of Columbia to house the consolidated
headquarters of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its
Components, including the United States Coast Guard, in accordance with
the DHS National Capital Region housing plan.'' GSA has initiated
consultation under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 470f, for the proposed redevelopment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise Decker, NEPA Lead, General
Services Administration, National Capital Region, at (202) 205-5821.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice of intent is as follows:
Revised Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement for the Redevelopment of the St. Elizabeths West Campus in
Southeast Washington, DC, to house the Headquarters of the Department
of Homeland Security and its Components, including the United States
Coast Guard, in accordance with the DHS National Capital Region housing
plan.
The General Services Administration is preparing an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) to analyze the potential impacts resulting from
redevelopment of the St. Elizabeths West Campus (St. Elizabeths) in
Southeast Washington, DC. GSA is also preparing a master plan for the
redevelopment of the St. Elizabeths West Campus (``the site'' or the
``West Campus'') for Federal use. The primary purpose for this proposed
action is to develop secure office space in the District of Columbia to
accommodate the headquarters of the Department of Homeland Security and
its Components, including the United States Coast Guard, in accordance
with the DHS National Capital Region housing plan.
Background
In June 2005, GSA issued the initial notice of intent to prepare an
EIS for the proposed Master Plan for the redevelopment of the St.
Elizabeths West Campus. The initial notice of intent defined the
purpose of the proposed action as ``develop[ing] secure office space in
the District of Columbia to accommodate substantial Federal
operations.'' At that time, GSA had only identified potential tenants
for the site. Therefore, GSA considered a wide range of potential
development densities in the initial stages of its master planning for
this site.
In late calendar year 2005, DHS approached GSA and requested
assistance in meeting DHS' housing needs in the National Capital
Region, including the need for a new Coast Guard headquarters. GSA has
reviewed DHS' space needs and has determined that (i) DHS headquarters
and its components are scattered in over 60 buildings throughout the
National Capital Region, which adversely impacts critical
communication, coordination, and cooperation across components
particularly in responding to significant natural disasters or
terrorist threats; (ii) the DHS housing plan requires certain core
elements of its organization, including the Coast Guard, to be located
on a single campus, for reasons of both efficiency and organizational
effectiveness; (iii) DHS has an immediate need for the consolidation of
these core elements; (iv) DHS requires the highest level of secure
Federal office space for its headquarters campus, including buffer
zones around the perimeter of such facility; and (v) DHS headquarters
is required by statute (4 USC Sec. Sec. 71-72) to be located within
the District of Columbia.
Based on these findings, there is a need to establish a secure
campus within the District of Columbia to house the consolidated
headquarters and components of DHS, including the Coast Guard
headquarters, consistent with DHS' housing plan. Therefore, GSA is
redefining the purpose of this proposed action as follows: The primary
purpose of this proposed action is to develop secure office space in
the District of Columbia to accommodate the headquarters of the
Department of Homeland Security and its Components, including the
United States Coast Guard, in accordance with the DHS housing plan.
In addition, based on an analysis of alternative locations, as well
as consideration of applicable legislation regarding relocation of the
Coast Guard headquarters, GSA has determined that the only reasonable
alternatives for meeting the DHS space needs are alternatives involving
the redevelopment of the St. Elizabeths West Campus.
Alternatives Under Consideration
Based on a comprehensive review of its housing needs and
organizational mission, DHS has determined that its headquarters and
components require a single campus, within the District of Columbia,
that includes 4.5 million gross square feet of office space plus
parking for a total of approximately 6.4 million gross square feet. In
the EIS, GSA will consider a range of alternatives for consolidating
DHS headquarters at St. Elizabeths consistent with DHS' operational
requirements. Four alternatives previously under consideration, two at
1.4 million gross square feet of office space and two at 3.0 million
gross square feet of office space, will no longer be considered.
Consistent with the requirements of Section 110 of the National
Historic Preservation Act, GSA will consider alternatives to minimize
harm to the St. Elizabeths West Campus, which has been designated as a
National Historic Landmark (NHL). GSA specifically invites comments on
potential alternatives that accommodate DHS space needs and
organizational requirements, while minimizing harm to the contributing
elements of the NHL.
In addition, as required by NEPA, GSA is studying the no action
alternative. Under the No Action alternative, GSA would not consolidate
the DHS headquarters and its components at St. Elizabeths, and would
not redevelop the St. Elizabeths West Campus. GSA would only perform
the needed maintenance to keep the historic buildings and property on
the West Campus from further deterioration until it determines the
feasibility of retaining the property or disposing of it through the
Federal real property disposal process. As part of the EIS, GSA will
study the impacts of the alternatives on the human environment.
Scoping Process
In accordance with NEPA, GSA is reinitiating the scoping process to
assess significant issues related to the proposed redevelopment of St.
Elizabeths for the consolidation of DHS headquarters and its
components. Scoping will be accomplished through correspondence to
potentially interested persons, agencies, and organizations, and
meetings with agencies having an interest in the St. Elizabeths
redevelopment plan. It is important that Federal, regional, and local
agencies, and interested individuals and groups take this opportunity
to identify environmental concerns that should be addressed in the
Draft EIS. It is not necessary to resubmit previous comments as part of
this process.
GSA is also using this reinitiated NEPA process to continue
consultation with the public under Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (36 CFR Part 800 [Protection of Historic Properties]).
GSA welcomes comments from the public to ensure that it takes into
account the effects of its action on historic and cultural resources.
Written Comments: Agencies and the public are encouraged to provide
written comments on the scoping issues.
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Written comments regarding the environmental analysis for the
redevelopment of the St. Elizabeths must be submitted no later than 30
days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Comments
may be submitted by regular mail to the following address: General
Services Administration, National Capital Region, Attention: Denise
Decker, NEPA Lead, 301 7th Street, SW, Room 7600, Washington, DC 20407.
Comments also may be submitted by facsimile or e-mail: Fax (202) 708--
7671; denise.decker@gsa.gov.
Dated: June 11, 2007.
Bart Bush,
Assistant Regional Administrator, Public Buildings Service.
[FR Doc. E7-12596 Filed 6-27-07; 8:45 am]
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