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physical environments. The National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
requires the preparation of an EIS for
proposals that are subject to federal
funding, control, responsibility and
permitting, and which have the
potential for significant impacts.
2. Briefly describe reasonable
alternatives. The basic purpose of the
proposed project is to provide for
regional transportation needs. As such,
the proposed project does not require
siting within a special aquatic site to
fulfill its basic purpose and therefore
practicable alternatives that do not
involve special aquatic sites are
presumed to be available, unless clearly
demonstrated otherwise. Including the
‘‘no build’’ alternative the applicant
evaluated 18 alternatives. Based on
information provided by the applicant,
all alternatives considered could
potentially impact special aquatic sites
over which the Corps has jurisdiction.
Rough estimates of potential direct
wetland impacts range from 75 to 475
acres. The applicant also determined
that all alternatives were practicable
based on cost, existing technology, and
logistics. However, in light of the
applicant’s project purposes, the
applicant deemed only six alternatives
to be practicable.
3. Briefly describe the Corps’ scoping
process which is reasonably foreseeable
for the DEIS under consideration. The
description:
a. The Corps invites full public
participation to promote open
communication on the issues
surrounding the proposal. All Federal,
State, and local agencies, and other
persons or organizations that have an
interest are urged to participate in the
NEPA scoping process. A public
meeting will be held to help identify
significant issues and to receive public
input and comment into the scoping
process.
b. The DEIS will analyze the potential
social, economic, and natural
environmental impacts to the local area
resulting from the proposed project.
Specifically, the following major issues
will be analyzed in depth in the DEIS:
drain patterns, air quality, water quality,
suspended particulates/turbidity, flood
control functions, special aquatic sites,
fish and wildlife habitat, endangered or
threatened species, biological
availability of possible contaminants,
floodplain use, aesthetics, traffic/
transportation patterns, land use
changes, economic impacts, public
safety, noise, consideration of private
property, cultural resources,
alternatives, secondary and cumulative
impacts, environmental justice (effect
on minorities and low income groups),
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and protection of children (Executive
Order 13045).
c. The Corps will serve as the lead
Federal agency in the preparation of the
DEIS. It is anticipated that the following
agencies will be invited and will accept
cooperating agency status for the
preparation of the DEIS: U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency and
U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish
and Wildlife Service.
d. The Corps will use a ‘‘third party
contractor’’ to prepare all or part of the
EIS or to obtain required information
(40 CFR 1500–1508). ‘‘Third party
contract’’ refers to the preparation of an
EIS by a contractor paid by the
applicant but who is selected and
supervised directly by the district
engineer. Contractor election by the
Corps for a Regulatory Program EIS will
be as follows: The Corps will select from
the applicant’s list the first contractor
that is fully acceptable to the Corps,
using the applicant’s order of
preference; this selection is finalized by
the applicant’s selection of the same
contractor. The procedures outlined in
40 CFR 1500–1508 and CEQ’s forty
questions must be followed.
Furthermore, the Corps is responsible
for final acceptance of the draft and
final EIS.
4. The date, time and location of the
scoping meeting have not been
determined. The public will be notified
of the scoping meeting information by
separate public notice posted on the
New Orleans District web page (https://
www.mvn.usace.army.mil/ops/
regulatory/publicnotices.asp).
5. The earliest that the DEIS is
expected to be available for public
review is January of 2010.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Missouri River Recovery
Implementation Committee; Meeting
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with Section
5018(b) of the Water Resources Act of
2007, announcement is made of the
following committee meeting:
Name of Committee: Missouri River
Recovery Implementation Committee.
Date: December 16–18, 2008.
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Time: 8 a.m.–7 p.m. (December 16,
2008).
8 a.m.–7 p.m. (December 17, 2008).
7 a.m.–1 p.m. (December 18, 2008).
Place: Doubletree Hotel Downtown,
Omaha, NE 68102.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Roth, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Northwestern Division, 1616
Capitol Avenue, Suite 365, Omaha, NE
68102–4909.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This will
be the second meeting of the Missouri
River Recovery Implementation
Committee (Committee). Members of the
public may attend the meeting in
person. Seating is limited and is
available on a first-come, first-served
basis. Participation by the public is
scheduled for 6 p.m.–6:30 p.m. on
December 16th and 17th and 12 p.m.–
12:30 p.m. on December 18th.
Proposed Agenda: The goals of the
meeting are to: take steps on selecting a
Committee Chair and Vice-Chair; take
steps on selecting a Third Party
facilitation team and notetaker; provide
an update on the Missouri River
Ecosystem Restoration Plan and
determine how the MRRIC fits into the
process; gather information on the
Missouri River Recovery Program, the
Corps’ Work Plan Process, and learn
about opportunities for the MRRIC to
have input on the 2010 and 2011 Work
Plans; learn about the Corps’ Integrated
Science Program, especially as it relates
to the Pallid Sturgeon; learn about the
Biological Opinion, the Endangered
Species Act, and recovery goals; hear
workgroup updates; and establish a
date, location, and draft agenda for the
next MRRIC meeting.
Members of the public may make oral
comments at the meeting or submit
written comments. In general, each
individual or group making an oral
presentation will be limited to five
minutes, and total oral comments will
be limited to one-half hour each day.
Written comments received far enough
in advance of the meeting may be
provided to the Committee prior to the
meeting; comments received too near
the meeting date to allow for
distribution will be provided to the
Committee at the meeting. Comments
submitted during or after the meeting
will be accepted but may not be
provided to the Committee until after
the meeting.
Any member of the public who
desires further information concerning
the meeting or wishes to submit oral or
written comments should contact Mary
Roth at the address shown in (see
ADDRESSES). Requests to make oral
comments must be in writing (or by
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e-mail to mary.s.roth@usace.army.mil)
and received by Ms. Roth no later than
5 p.m. Central Daylight Time on
December 12, 2008.
Dated: November 12, 2008.
Lawrence J. Cieslik,
Deputy Director, Programs—Missouri River,
Chief, Missouri River Basin Water
Management, Northwestern Division, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers.
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Collection Requests
Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official,
Regulatory Information Management
Services, Office of Management, invites
comments on the proposed information
collection requests as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before January
20, 2009.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires
that the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) provide interested
Federal agencies and the public an early
opportunity to comment on information
collection requests. OMB may amend or
waive the requirement for public
consultation to the extent that public
participation in the approval process
would defeat the purpose of the
information collection, violate State or
Federal law, or substantially interfere
with any agency’s ability to perform its
statutory obligations. The IC Clearance
Official, Regulatory Information
Management Services, Office of
Management, publishes that notice
containing proposed information
collection requests prior to submission
of these requests to OMB. Each
proposed information collection,
grouped by office, contains the
following: (1) Type of review requested,
e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or
reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of
the collection; (4) Description of the
need for, and proposed use of, the
information; (5) Respondents and
frequency of collection; and (6)
Reporting and/or Recordkeeping
burden. OMB invites public comment.
The Department of Education is
especially interested in public comment
addressing the following issues: (1) Is
this collection necessary to the proper
functions of the Department; (2) will
this information be processed and used
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Dated: November 10, 2008.
Angela C. Arrington,
IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information
Management Services, Office of Management.
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
AGENCY:
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate
of burden accurate; (4) how might the
Department enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (5) how might the
Department minimize the burden of this
collection on the respondents, including
through the use of information
technology.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Annual Vocational
Rehabilitation Program/Cost Report
(RSA–2).
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour
Burden:
Responses: 80.
Burden Hours: 385.
Abstract: The Annual Vocational
Rehabilitation Program/Cost Report
(RSA–2) collects data on the vocational
rehabilitation (VR) and supported
employment (SE) program activities for
agencies funded under the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended
(Rehabilitation Act). The RSA–2
captures:
• Expenditures for the VR and SE
programs by category;
• Expenditures for the VR and SE
programs by provider;
• Expenditures for the VR and SE
programs by numbers of individuals
served;
• The costs of types of services
provided;
• A breakdown of staff of the VR
agencies;
• A breakdown of grant funds used
from the current grant year;
• Funds carried over from prior years;
and
• Funds carried over to future years.
These data are used to evaluate and
monitor the financial performance and
programmatic achievements of VR
agencies.
Requests for copies of the proposed
information collection request may be
accessed from https://edicsweb.ed.gov,
by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending
Collections’’ link and by clicking on
link number 3909. When you access the
information collection, click on
‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view.
Written requests for information should
be addressed to U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
PO 00000
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LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
Requests may also be electronically
mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed
to 202–401–0920. Please specify the
complete title of the information
collection when making your request.
Comments regarding burden and/or
the collection activity requirements
should be electronically mailed to
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at
1–800–877–8339.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.372A;
Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems
Institute of Education Sciences
(IES), Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice reopening the Statewide
Longitudinal Data Systems fiscal year
(FY) 2009 competition.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: On June 26, 2008, we
published in the Federal Register (73
FR 36305) a notice inviting applications
for the Statewide Longitudinal Data
Systems FY 2009 competition. That
notice established a September 25, 2008,
deadline date for eligible applicants to
apply for funding under this program.
As a result of the notice published on
June 26, 2008, 34 eligible entities
submitted applications. A number of
applicants, however, experienced
difficulty with submitting their
applications electronically, and, as a
result, a few applications were received
shortly after the original deadline.
In order to ensure fairness and afford
as many eligible applicants as possible
an opportunity to be considered for
funding under this program, we are
reopening the Statewide Longitudinal
Data Systems FY 2009 competition to
eligible applicants that were not able to
submit applications by the original
deadline date. Thus, we will consider as
received timely, all of the applications
we received through Grants.gov to this
date, and will consider as timely any
additional applications or amendments
submitted through paper submission by
the new deadline date established in
this notice. All information in the June
26, 2008 notice remains the same for
new applications and revisions to
previously submitted applications
submitted in response to this reopening
notice, except for the following updates
to the DATES section and section V.
Submission of Applications.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee; Meeting
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 5018(b) of the Water Resources Act
of 2007, announcement is made of the following committee meeting:
Name of Committee: Missouri River Recovery Implementation
Committee.
Date: December 16-18, 2008.
Time: 8 a.m.-7 p.m. (December 16, 2008).
8 a.m.-7 p.m. (December 17, 2008).
7 a.m.-1 p.m. (December 18, 2008).
Place: Doubletree Hotel Downtown, Omaha, NE 68102.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Roth, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Northwestern Division, 1616 Capitol Avenue, Suite 365,
Omaha, NE 68102-4909.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This will be the second meeting of the
Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (Committee). Members
of the public may attend the meeting in person. Seating is limited and
is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Participation by the
public is scheduled for 6 p.m.-6:30 p.m. on December 16th and 17th and
12 p.m.-12:30 p.m. on December 18th.
Proposed Agenda: The goals of the meeting are to: take steps on
selecting a Committee Chair and Vice-Chair; take steps on selecting a
Third Party facilitation team and notetaker; provide an update on the
Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan and determine how the MRRIC
fits into the process; gather information on the Missouri River
Recovery Program, the Corps' Work Plan Process, and learn about
opportunities for the MRRIC to have input on the 2010 and 2011 Work
Plans; learn about the Corps' Integrated Science Program, especially as
it relates to the Pallid Sturgeon; learn about the Biological Opinion,
the Endangered Species Act, and recovery goals; hear workgroup updates;
and establish a date, location, and draft agenda for the next MRRIC
meeting.
Members of the public may make oral comments at the meeting or
submit written comments. In general, each individual or group making an
oral presentation will be limited to five minutes, and total oral
comments will be limited to one-half hour each day. Written comments
received far enough in advance of the meeting may be provided to the
Committee prior to the meeting; comments received too near the meeting
date to allow for distribution will be provided to the Committee at the
meeting. Comments submitted during or after the meeting will be
accepted but may not be provided to the Committee until after the
meeting.
Any member of the public who desires further information concerning
the meeting or wishes to submit oral or written comments should contact
Mary Roth at the address shown in (see ADDRESSES). Requests to make
oral comments must be in writing (or by
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e-mail to mary.s.roth@usace.army.mil) and received by Ms. Roth no later
than 5 p.m. Central Daylight Time on December 12, 2008.
Dated: November 12, 2008.
Lawrence J. Cieslik,
Deputy Director, Programs--Missouri River, Chief, Missouri River Basin
Water Management, Northwestern Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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