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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Availability of Finding
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 Council on
Environmental Quality regulations (40
CFR parts 1500–1508), implementing
procedural provisions of NEPA, and
Executive Order (EO) 12114,
Environmental Effects Abroad of Major
Federal Actions, the Department of the
Navy (DON) gives notice that a
combined Finding of No Significant
Impact (FONSI)/Finding of No
Significant Harm (FONSH) has been
issued and is available for Carrier Strike
Group Joint Task Force Exercise (CSG
JTFEX) July 2008.
DATES: The effective date of the finding
is July 2, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of the
combined FONSI/FONSH are available
for public viewing or downloading at
https://www.navydocuments.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Commander, Second Fleet Public
Affairs, Commander Phillips telephone:
757–443–9822 or visit https://
www.navydocuments.com.
CSG
JTFEX (July 2008) is a major Navy
Atlantic Fleet training exercise
proposed to occur in July 2008 in the
offshore Charleston and Jacksonville
Operating Areas (OPAREAs) and
adjacent military installations. The
purpose of this exercise is to certify
naval forces as combat-ready. Activities
conducted during the exercise include
air-to-ground (ATG) bombing at land
ranges, Combat Search and Rescue
(CSAR), Maritime Interdiction
Operations (MIO), Naval Gunfire using
non-explosive ordnance, Fast Attack
Craft/Fast Inshore Attack Craft (FAC/
FIAC), and Anti-Submarine Warfare
(ASW), including use of mid-frequency
active (MFA) sonar.
The FONSI is based on analysis
contained in a Comprehensive
Environmental Assessment (EA)
addressing environmental impacts
associated with land-based training for
Major Atlantic Fleet Training Exercises
on the East and Gulf Coasts of the U.S.
(February 2006). The FONSH is based
on analysis contained in a
Comprehensive Overseas Environmental
Assessment (OEA) (February 2006) and
a Supplement to the Comprehensive
OEA (SOEA) for environmental impacts
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associated with Navy’s conduct of major
exercise training in offshore operating
areas along the East and Gulf Coasts of
the U.S. (April 2008).
Environmental concerns addressed in
the EA included land use, community
facilities, coastal zone management,
socioeconomics, cultural resources,
airspace, air quality, noise, geology,
soils, water resources, biological
resources, munitions and hazardous
materials management, and safety. The
EA and OEA addressed potential
impacts to the ocean physical
environment, fish and Essential Fish
Habitat; sea turtles and marine
mammals; seabirds and migratory birds;
endangered and threatened species;
socioeconomics; and cultural resources.
The SOEA included an updated analysis
of MFA sonar use.
This action includes mitigation
measures to reduce impacts to a level
that is less than significant. In
accordance with the Major Atlantic
Fleet Training Exercise EA and OEA
and the SOEA and the evaluation of the
nature, scope and intensity of the
proposed action, the Navy finds that the
conduct of the CSG JTFEX in July 2008
will not significantly impact or harm the
environment and, therefore, an
Environmental Impact Statement or
Overseas Environmental Impact
Statement is not required.
Dated: July 1, 2008.
T. M. Cruz,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate
General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register
Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Institute on Disability and
Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)—
Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Projects and Centers Program—
Rehabilitation Research and Training
Centers (RRTCs)
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice of final priorities for
RRTCs.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for
Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services announces four priorities for
RRTCs under the Disability and
Rehabilitation Research Projects and
Centers Program administered by
NIDRR. The Assistant Secretary may use
one or more of these priorities for
competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2008
and later years. We take this action to
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focus research attention on areas of
national need. We intend these
priorities to improve rehabilitation
services and outcomes for individuals
with disabilities.
DATES: Effective Date: These priorities
are effective August 7, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donna Nangle, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 6029, Potomac Center Plaza (PCP),
Washington, DC 20202. Telephone:
(202) 245–7462 or by e-mail:
donna.nangle@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at
1–800–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities can
obtain this document in an alternative
format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) on
request to the contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
We
published a notice of proposed
priorities (NPP) for NIDRR’s RRTC
program in the Federal Register on
April 28, 2008 (73 FR 22932). The NPP
included background statements that
described our rationale for the priorities
proposed in that notice.
There are differences between the
NPP and this notice of final priorities
(NFP) as discussed in the following
section.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Analysis of Comments and Changes
In response to our invitation in the
NPP, five parties submitted comments
on the proposed priorities. An analysis
of the comments and of any changes in
the priorities since publication of the
NPP follows.
Generally, we do not address
technical and other minor changes, or
suggested changes the law does not
authorize us to make under the
applicable statutory authority. In
addition, we do not address comments
that raised concerns not directly related
to the proposed priorities.
General Comments
Comment: With regard to priorities 1
through 3, one commenter noted that
‘‘scientifically based research’’ is
required only for research activities that
require testing interventions. This
commenter recommended that all
research conducted under these
priorities be ‘‘scientifically based.’’
Discussion: NIDRR only requires
‘‘scientifically based research’’ for
research activities that involve testing
interventions. The definition of
‘‘scientifically based research’’ used in
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Availability of Finding
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 Council on Environmental Quality
regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), implementing procedural
provisions of NEPA, and Executive Order (EO) 12114, Environmental
Effects Abroad of Major Federal Actions, the Department of the Navy
(DON) gives notice that a combined Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI)/Finding of No Significant Harm (FONSH) has been issued and is
available for Carrier Strike Group Joint Task Force Exercise (CSG
JTFEX) July 2008.
DATES: The effective date of the finding is July 2, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of the combined FONSI/FONSH are available
for public viewing or downloading at https://www.navydocuments.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander, Second Fleet Public
Affairs, Commander Phillips telephone: 757-443-9822 or visit https://
www.navydocuments.com.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CSG JTFEX (July 2008) is a major Navy
Atlantic Fleet training exercise proposed to occur in July 2008 in the
offshore Charleston and Jacksonville Operating Areas (OPAREAs) and
adjacent military installations. The purpose of this exercise is to
certify naval forces as combat-ready. Activities conducted during the
exercise include air-to-ground (ATG) bombing at land ranges, Combat
Search and Rescue (CSAR), Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO), Naval
Gunfire using non-explosive ordnance, Fast Attack Craft/Fast Inshore
Attack Craft (FAC/FIAC), and Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), including
use of mid-frequency active (MFA) sonar.
The FONSI is based on analysis contained in a Comprehensive
Environmental Assessment (EA) addressing environmental impacts
associated with land-based training for Major Atlantic Fleet Training
Exercises on the East and Gulf Coasts of the U.S. (February 2006). The
FONSH is based on analysis contained in a Comprehensive Overseas
Environmental Assessment (OEA) (February 2006) and a Supplement to the
Comprehensive OEA (SOEA) for environmental impacts associated with
Navy's conduct of major exercise training in offshore operating areas
along the East and Gulf Coasts of the U.S. (April 2008).
Environmental concerns addressed in the EA included land use,
community facilities, coastal zone management, socioeconomics, cultural
resources, airspace, air quality, noise, geology, soils, water
resources, biological resources, munitions and hazardous materials
management, and safety. The EA and OEA addressed potential impacts to
the ocean physical environment, fish and Essential Fish Habitat; sea
turtles and marine mammals; seabirds and migratory birds; endangered
and threatened species; socioeconomics; and cultural resources. The
SOEA included an updated analysis of MFA sonar use.
This action includes mitigation measures to reduce impacts to a
level that is less than significant. In accordance with the Major
Atlantic Fleet Training Exercise EA and OEA and the SOEA and the
evaluation of the nature, scope and intensity of the proposed action,
the Navy finds that the conduct of the CSG JTFEX in July 2008 will not
significantly impact or harm the environment and, therefore, an
Environmental Impact Statement or Overseas Environmental Impact
Statement is not required.
Dated: July 1, 2008.
T. M. Cruz,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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