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TABLE 1. SUMMARY OF HMS EXEMPTED PERMITS ISSUED IN 2006 AND 2007. AHMS@ REFERS TO MULTIPLE SPECIES
BEING COLLECTED UNDER A GIVEN PERMIT TYPE.—Continued
2006
Number of
Permits
Issued
Number of
Authorized
Fish
2007
Number of
Authorized
Larvae
Number of
Fish Taken
Number of
Larvae
Taken
Number of
Permits
Issued
Number of
Authorized
Fish
Number of
Authorized
Larvae
Billfish
3
179
0
57
0
2
73
1,000
HMS
Shark
Billfish
Tuna
4
2
1
0
485
400
0
0
1,200
0
500
0
2
284
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
18
670
0
12
0
0
0
0
HMS
Shark
1
7
89
505
0
0
2
89
0
0
2
6
90
266
0
0
39
3,973
1,700
850
0
31
2,503
1,000
5
2,853
0
1,021
0
7
3,120
0
SRP
Display
Total
LOA*
Shark
*LOAs are issued for bonafide scientific research activities involved non-ATCA managed species (i.e., sharks). Collections made under an
LOAs are not authorized; rather this estimated harvest for research is acknowledged by NMFS. Permitees are encouraged to report all fishing
activities in a timely manner.
Final decisions on the issuance of any
EFPs, SRPs, Display, and Chartering
Permits will depend on the submission
of all required information about the
proposed activities, NMFS’ review of
public comments received on this
notice, an applicant’s reporting history
on past permits issued, past law
enforcement violations, consistency
with relevant NEPA documents, and
any consultations with appropriate
Regional Fishery Management Councils,
states, or Federal agencies. NMFS does
not anticipate any significant
environmental impacts from the
issuance of these EFPs as assessed in the
1999 FMP.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq. and 16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: November 1, 2007.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Intent To Prepare Draft Environmental
Impact Statement for Revised Water
Control Manuals for the AlabamaCoosa-Tallapoosa River Basin
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (Corps), Mobile District,
intends to prepare an update of the
water control manuals for the AlabamaCoosa-Tallapoosa (ACT) River Basin.
Concurrent with that revision, a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
will be prepared, as required by the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA). The Draft EIS will address
updated operating criteria and
guidelines for managing the water
storage and release actions of agency
water managers and associated
environmental impacts.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions about the manual update or
NEPA process can be answered by: Mr.
Chuck Sumner, Environment and
Resources Branch, Planning Division,
U.S. Army Engineer District-Mobile,
Post Office Box 2288, Mobile, AL
36628–0001; Telephone (251)694–3857;
or delivered by electronic facsimile at
(251) 694–3815; or E-mail:
lewis.c.sumner@usace.army.mil. You
may also request to be included on the
mailing list for public distribution of
notices, meeting announcements and
documents.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background. Water control manuals are
guidance documents that assist federal
water managers in the operation of
individual and multiple interdependent
federal reservoirs on the same river
system. They provide technical,
historical, hydrological, geographic,
demographic, policy and other
information that guide the proper
management of reservoirs during times
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of high water, low water, and normal
conditions. The manuals also contain
drought plans and zones to assist federal
water managers in knowing when to
reduce or increase reservoir releases,
and how to ensure the safety of dams
during extreme conditions. The
authority and guidance for the Corps to
prepare and update these manuals may
be found in Section 7 of the 1944 Flood
Control Act, the Federal Power Act,
Section 9 of Public Law 436–83, and the
following Corps of Engineer
Regulations: ER 1110–2–240, ER 1110–
2–241, ER 1110–2–1941 and ER 1110–
2–8156.
The ACT Basin provides water
resources for multiple purposes from
northwestern GA down through central
AL and to the Gulf Coast at the mouth
of Mobile Bay, extending a distance of
approximately 320 miles and
encompassing an area of approximately
22,800 square miles. The master
operating manual for the ACT River
Basin and the individual reservoir
manuals were last updated at various
dates as far back as the early 1950’s.
Sixteen major dams and reservoirs (five
Federal and eleven non-Federal) are
located in the basin. In Georgia, these
include Allatoona Dam and Lake, and
Carters Dam and Lake, both owned and
operated by the Corps. In Alabama they
include Weiss Dam and Lake, H. Neely
Henry Dam and Lake, Logan Martin
Dam and Lake, Lay Dam and Lake,
Mitchell Dam and Lake, Walter Bouldin
Dam and Lake, Jordan Dam and Lake,
Harris Dam and Lake, Martin Dam and
Lake, Yates Dam and Lake, and Thurlow
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Dam and Lake, all owned and operated
by Alabama Power Company (APC).
Also in Alabama, are three dams and
reservoirs owned and operated by the
Corps including Jones Bluff Dam/
Woodruff Lake, Millers Ferry Dam/
William ‘‘Bill’’ Dannelly Lake and
Claiborne Dam and Lake. The
authorized project purposes at the Corps
lakes include water supply, flood
control, hydropower, navigation, fish
and wildlife conservation, and
recreation.
The new manuals will eventually
replace the current manuals and will
address the basin-wide management of
those water resources. Due to the flood
control operational responsibilities of
the Corps, some or all of the manuals for
some of the APC reservoirs will be
updated.
Public participation throughout the
water control plan revision process is
essential. The Corps invites full public
participation at all stages to promote
open communication and better
decision making. All persons,
stakeholders, and organizations that
have an interest in water-related
resources in the ACT basin, including
minority, low-income, disadvantaged
and Native American groups, are urged
to participate in this NEPA
environmental analysis process.
Assistance will be provided upon
request to anyone having difficulty
understanding how to participate. Dates
and locations for public scoping
meetings will be announced by future
publication in the Federal Register and
in the local news media. Tentative dates
for publication of the draft water control
manuals and EIS and other
opportunities for public involvement
will also be announced at that time.
Public comments are welcomed anytime
throughout the NEPA process.
Cooperating Agencies. The lead
responsibility for this action rests with
the Corps. The Corps intends to
coordinate and/or consult with an
interagency team of Federal and State
agencies during scoping and preparation
of the draft EIS. A decision will be made
during the scoping process whether
other agencies will serve in an official
role as cooperating agencies.
Scoping. The Alabama-CoosaTallapoosa Rivers (ACT)/ApalachicolaChattahoochee-Flint Rivers (ACF)
Comprehensive Study from 1990 to
1997 and ACF Compact negotiations
from 1997 to 2004 involved the States
(Alabama, Florida and Georgia),
stakeholders and the public in
identifying areas of concern; collecting
and developing water resource,
environmental, and socioeconomic data;
and developing tools to assist in
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decisions affecting water resources
within the two basins. Development of
the updated water control manuals and
scoping for this EIS will continue to
build upon the knowledge and
information developed during the
Comprehensive Study and subsequent
Compact negotiations. Scoping meetings
with agencies and stakeholder groups
will be scheduled to identify any
significant issues and data gaps, focus
on the alternatives to be evaluated, and
to identify any appropriate updated
tools to assist in evaluation of
alternatives and analysis of impacts.
Byron G. Jorns,
Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District
Commander.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
Access Between the Laurelwood
Housing Area and an Adjacent State
Primary or Secondary Road at Naval
Weapons Station Earle, Colts Neck, NJ
and To Announce a Public Scoping
Meeting
Department of the Navy, DoD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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
providing access between the
Laurelwood housing area at Naval
Weapons Station (NWS) Earle and an
adjacent state primary or secondary
road. The requirement for this access in
2010 is a stipulation within the lease
agreement between the Navy and the
developer of Laurelwood. This
developer may construct necessary road
improvements to obtain access and rent
any housing units to the general public
through the year 2040.
Dates and Addresses: Public scoping
will be conducted in the form of an
open-house style meeting to be held in
Monmouth County, New Jersey to
receive written comments on
environmental concerns that should be
addressed in the EIS. The public
scoping meeting will be held on
November 27, 2007, from 4 p.m. and 8
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p.m., at Brookdale Community College,
765 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft,
New Jersey.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Patrick Fisher, Naval Weapons Station
Earle, Public Affairs Officer, 201
Highway 34 South, Building C–2, Colts
Neck, New Jersey 07722; telephone:
732–866–2171; e-mail:
patrick.l.fisher@navy.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
proposed action is to provide
unimpeded access in the year 2010 to
the developer of the Laurelwood
housing area across a portion of
mainside NWS Earle connecting the
Laurelwood housing area with a state
primary or secondary road. The
requirement for this access in 2010 is
part of an existing lease agreement
between the Navy and the developer of
Laurelwood.
In 1988 the Navy contracted with a
developer to construct, own, and
operate 300 military family housing
units at NWS Earle, now known as the
Laurelwood housing area. A 52-year
lease agreement for the underlying land
was executed between the Navy and the
developer which included an in-lease
and out-lease period. During the in-lease
period, which runs from 1988 until
2010, the Navy guarantees rent
payments to the developer for the
occupancy of all 300 Laurelwood units.
Only military and their dependents are
allowed to occupy these housing units
during the in-lease period. During the
out-lease period of 2010 until 2040 the
developer may rent the units to the
general public. However, the lease
requires that the Navy provide
‘‘reasonable access’’ between the
Laurelwood housing area and an
adjacent State, primary, or secondary
road. The lease agreement defines
reasonable access as being on a paved
road, constructed, operated, and
maintained by the developer at its own
cost. The Navy may satisfy this
obligation by either (a) providing
unimpeded access along existing roads
of the installation or (b) providing an
easement for alternate access adequate
to allow the developer to construct a
road from an adjacent primary or
secondary road to Laurelwood that will
provide unimpeded access. Road
construction would be subject to
Federal, State and local laws and
regulations. While the developer must
pay for construction of a new road and
necessary improvements, the Navy is
required to finance the construction of
any road enhancements necessary to
meet their security or operational
requirements (e.g., security fencing,
gates). In addition, the Navy is required
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Intent To Prepare Draft Environmental Impact Statement for
Revised Water Control Manuals for the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River
Basin
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Mobile District,
intends to prepare an update of the water control manuals for the
Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa (ACT) River Basin. Concurrent with that
revision, a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be
prepared, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
The Draft EIS will address updated operating criteria and guidelines
for managing the water storage and release actions of agency water
managers and associated environmental impacts.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the manual update or
NEPA process can be answered by: Mr. Chuck Sumner, Environment and
Resources Branch, Planning Division, U.S. Army Engineer District-
Mobile, Post Office Box 2288, Mobile, AL 36628-0001; Telephone
(251)694-3857; or delivered by electronic facsimile at (251) 694-3815;
or E-mail: lewis.c.sumner@usace.army.mil. You may also request to be
included on the mailing list for public distribution of notices,
meeting announcements and documents.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background. Water control manuals are
guidance documents that assist federal water managers in the operation
of individual and multiple interdependent federal reservoirs on the
same river system. They provide technical, historical, hydrological,
geographic, demographic, policy and other information that guide the
proper management of reservoirs during times of high water, low water,
and normal conditions. The manuals also contain drought plans and zones
to assist federal water managers in knowing when to reduce or increase
reservoir releases, and how to ensure the safety of dams during extreme
conditions. The authority and guidance for the Corps to prepare and
update these manuals may be found in Section 7 of the 1944 Flood
Control Act, the Federal Power Act, Section 9 of Public Law 436-83, and
the following Corps of Engineer Regulations: ER 1110-2-240, ER 1110-2-
241, ER 1110-2-1941 and ER 1110-2-8156.
The ACT Basin provides water resources for multiple purposes from
northwestern GA down through central AL and to the Gulf Coast at the
mouth of Mobile Bay, extending a distance of approximately 320 miles
and encompassing an area of approximately 22,800 square miles. The
master operating manual for the ACT River Basin and the individual
reservoir manuals were last updated at various dates as far back as the
early 1950's. Sixteen major dams and reservoirs (five Federal and
eleven non-Federal) are located in the basin. In Georgia, these include
Allatoona Dam and Lake, and Carters Dam and Lake, both owned and
operated by the Corps. In Alabama they include Weiss Dam and Lake, H.
Neely Henry Dam and Lake, Logan Martin Dam and Lake, Lay Dam and Lake,
Mitchell Dam and Lake, Walter Bouldin Dam and Lake, Jordan Dam and
Lake, Harris Dam and Lake, Martin Dam and Lake, Yates Dam and Lake, and
Thurlow
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Dam and Lake, all owned and operated by Alabama Power Company (APC).
Also in Alabama, are three dams and reservoirs owned and operated by
the Corps including Jones Bluff Dam/Woodruff Lake, Millers Ferry Dam/
William ``Bill'' Dannelly Lake and Claiborne Dam and Lake. The
authorized project purposes at the Corps lakes include water supply,
flood control, hydropower, navigation, fish and wildlife conservation,
and recreation.
The new manuals will eventually replace the current manuals and
will address the basin-wide management of those water resources. Due to
the flood control operational responsibilities of the Corps, some or
all of the manuals for some of the APC reservoirs will be updated.
Public participation throughout the water control plan revision
process is essential. The Corps invites full public participation at
all stages to promote open communication and better decision making.
All persons, stakeholders, and organizations that have an interest in
water-related resources in the ACT basin, including minority, low-
income, disadvantaged and Native American groups, are urged to
participate in this NEPA environmental analysis process. Assistance
will be provided upon request to anyone having difficulty understanding
how to participate. Dates and locations for public scoping meetings
will be announced by future publication in the Federal Register and in
the local news media. Tentative dates for publication of the draft
water control manuals and EIS and other opportunities for public
involvement will also be announced at that time. Public comments are
welcomed anytime throughout the NEPA process.
Cooperating Agencies. The lead responsibility for this action rests
with the Corps. The Corps intends to coordinate and/or consult with an
interagency team of Federal and State agencies during scoping and
preparation of the draft EIS. A decision will be made during the
scoping process whether other agencies will serve in an official role
as cooperating agencies.
Scoping. The Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa Rivers (ACT)/Apalachicola-
Chattahoochee-Flint Rivers (ACF) Comprehensive Study from 1990 to 1997
and ACF Compact negotiations from 1997 to 2004 involved the States
(Alabama, Florida and Georgia), stakeholders and the public in
identifying areas of concern; collecting and developing water resource,
environmental, and socioeconomic data; and developing tools to assist
in decisions affecting water resources within the two basins.
Development of the updated water control manuals and scoping for this
EIS will continue to build upon the knowledge and information developed
during the Comprehensive Study and subsequent Compact negotiations.
Scoping meetings with agencies and stakeholder groups will be scheduled
to identify any significant issues and data gaps, focus on the
alternatives to be evaluated, and to identify any appropriate updated
tools to assist in evaluation of alternatives and analysis of impacts.
Byron G. Jorns,
Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District Commander.
[FR Doc. E7-22043 Filed 11-8-07; 8:45 am]
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