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of bank stabilization, employing
primarily riprap, and levee setbacks
where feasible.
The planning area for the proposed
actions is considered to be the entire
Sacramento River Flood Control Project,
and the Corps’ current inventory of
critical eroding sites will constitute a
representative sample of the sites to
eventually be treated. As streambank
erosion is episodic and new critical sites
can appear each year, the environmental
analysis will be programmatic in nature
allowing for future environmental
impact analysis for specific projects, as
needed.
2. Alternatives. The EIS/EIR will
address the No Action alternative and
five action alternatives including four
different types of bank protection
alternatives and a levee setback
alternative. The four types of bank
protection alternatives differ from one
another in the amount and extent of
rock protection placed and the
environmental features (e.g., vegetation
and instream woody material)
incorporated in the design.
3. Scoping Process.
a. A series of public scoping meetings
will be held in February 2009 to present
information to the public and to receive
comments from the public. These
meetings are intended to initiate the
process to involve concerned
individuals, and local, State, and
Federal agencies.
b. Significant issues to be analyzed in
depth in the EIS/EIR include effects on
river meander, hydraulics, wetlands and
other waters of the U.S., vegetation and
wildlife resources, special-status
species, aesthetics, cultural resources,
recreation, land use, fisheries, water
quality, air quality, noise,
transportation, visual resources, and
socioeconomics; and cumulative effects
of related projects in the study area.
c. The Corps will consult with the
State Historic Preservation Officer to
comply with the National Historic
Preservation Act and the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service and National Marine
Fisheries Service to comply with the
Endangered Species Act. The Corps is
also coordinating with the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service to comply with the
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act.
d. A 45-day public review period will
be provided for individuals and
agencies to review and comment on the
draft EIS/EIR. All interested parties are
encouraged to respond to this notice
and provide a current address if they
wish to be notified of the draft EIS/EIR
circulation.
4. Availability. The draft EIS/EIR is
scheduled to be available for public
review and comment in October 2010.
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Thomas C. Chapman,
Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District Engineer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Record of Decision for
Atlantic Fleet Active Sonar Training
Department of the Navy, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy
(DON), after carefully weighing the
operational and environmental
consequences of the proposed action,
announces its decision to designate
areas along the East Coast of the United
States and in the Gulf of Mexico where
mid- and high-frequency active (MFA
and HFA) sonar and the improved
extended echo ranging (IEER) system
training; maintenance; and research,
development, test, and evaluation
(RDT&E) activities will occur, and to
conduct these activities. The Navy’s
decision regarding MFA sonar activities
includes the advanced extended echo
ranging (AEER) system as a replacement
for the IEER system. The Navy
considered applicable executive orders,
including an analysis of the
environmental effects of its actions
outside the United States or its
territories under Executive Order (EO)
12114, Environmental Effects Abroad of
Major Federal Actions, and the
requirements of EO 12898, Federal
Actions to Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low
Income Populations.
The proposed action will be
accomplished as set forth in the NoAction Alternative, described in the
Final Environmental Impact Statement/
Overseas Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS/OEIS) as the preferred
alternative. Implementation of the
preferred alternative could begin
immediately. The preferred alternative
represents the active sonar training and
RDT&E activities necessary for Navy to
meet its Title 10 obligation to organize,
train, equip and maintain combat-ready
naval forces and to successfully fulfill
its current and future global mission of
winning wars, deterring aggression, and
maintaining freedom of the seas.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Record of Decision (ROD) has been
distributed to all those individuals who
requested a copy of the Final EIS/OEIS
and agencies and organizations that
received a copy of the Final EIS/OEIS.
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The complete text of the Navy’s ROD is
available for public viewing on the
project Web site at https://
www.afasteis.gcsaic.com, along with
copies of the Final EIS/OEIS and
supporting documents. Single copies of
the ROD will be made available upon
request by contacting Naval Facilities
Engineering Command, Atlantic,
Attention: Code EV22 (AFAST Project
Manager), 6506 Hampton Boulevard,
Norfolk, VA 23508–1278.
Dated: January 27, 2009.
A. M. Vallandingham
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate
General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register
Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Record of Decision for
Southern California Range Complex
Department of the Navy, DoD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy
(DON), after carefully weighing the
operational, and environmental
consequences of the proposed action,
announces its decision to support and
conduct current, emerging, and future
military readiness activities in the
Southern California (SOCAL) Range
Complex, to include San Clemente
Island (SCI), as necessary to achieve and
sustain Fleet readiness, including Navy
training; Department of Defense (DoD)
or other federal agency research,
development, test, and evaluation
(RDT&E) activities; and investment in
range resources and range
infrastructure, all in furtherance of the
Navy’s statutory obligations under Title
10 of the United States Code governing
the roles and responsibilities of the
Navy. In its decision, the Navy
considered applicable executive orders,
including an analysis of the
environmental effects of its actions
outside the United States or its
territories under the provisions of
Executive Order (EO) 12114,
Environmental Effects Abroad of Major
Federal Actions, and the requirements
of EO 12898, Federal Actions to Address
Environmental Justice in Minority
Populations and Low Income
Populations.
The proposed action will be
accomplished as set out in Alternative
2, described in the Final Environmental
Impact Statement/Overseas
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS/
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OEIS) as the preferred alternative.
Implementation of the preferred
alternative could begin immediately.
Because of the Navy’s Title 10
requirements to organize, train, equip,
and maintain combat-ready forces,
ongoing training and RDT&E activities
within the SOCAL Range Complex will
continue at current levels in the event
that the preferred alternative is not
implemented.
The
Record of Decision (ROD) has been
distributed to all those individuals who
requested a copy of the Final EIS/OEIS
and agencies and organizations that
received a copy of the Final EIS/OEIS.
The full text of the Navy’s ROD is
available for public viewing on the
project Web site at https://
www.socalrangecomplexeis.com, along
with copies of the Final EIS/OEIS and
supporting documents. Single copies of
the ROD will be made available upon
request by contacting Mr. Kent Randall,
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Southwest, Code OPME, 2730 McKean
Street, Building 291, San Diego, CA
92136–5198, Telephone: 619–556–2168.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: January 27, 2009.
A. M. Vallandingham,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate
General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register
Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Proposed Agency Information
Collection
U.S. Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice and request for OMB
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of Energy
(DOE) has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
clearance, a proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
Department of Energy is authorized to
enter into voluntary agreements with
U.S. industry under section 106 of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT). The
proposed data collection will be used to
evaluate the success of the voluntary
agreements and to report results to
Congress. EPACT requires DOE to report
to Congress on the effectiveness of the
voluntary commitments to reduce
industrial energy intensity. The reports
to Congress should include an
evaluation of the success of the
voluntary agreements to reduce
participant energy intensity, and
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independent verification of a sample of
energy savings estimates provided by
participants. EPACT directs the reports
to be submitted in 2012 and 2017.
In order to reduce the level of
respondent burden required by
participants, DOE has designed a data
collection instrument which relies
primarily upon pre-existing utility and
energy-use data. In addition to
information on company contacts and
identification of participating plants,
DOE is asking for a breakout of energy
use by fuel type (in million metric
British Thermal Units) aggregated across
all of the plants that are voluntarily
participating. DOE is asking for the
annual change in the participants’
aggregate energy intensity in units of
percentage. Energy intensity may be
calculated with existing organizational
methods, or DOE’s baselining tool
which will be offered as a calculator.
The calculator is not considered to be a
data collection instrument. Finally,
participants are asked to describe energy
savings projects in simple, narrative
form allowing respondents to provide
summary information rather than
detailed responses. DOE intends to
calculate energy savings using the
energy-use data from the baseline and
current year, along with the baseline
adjustment factor.
As a result of comments received
during the 60 Day Federal Register
Notice, DOE has increased the estimate
of burden hours on respondent
companies from 3 hours per plant to 10
hours per plant. This reflects the
estimate received from the public, as
well as the burden estimate used by the
Manufacturing Energy Consumption
Survey (MECS). While MECS collects
similar information, it does not require
manufacturers to provide an energy
intensity number which is required for
EPACT 2005.
DATES: Comments regarding this
collection must be received on or before
March 2, 2009. If you anticipate that you
will be submitting comments, but find
it difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, please
advise the OMB Desk Officer of your
intention to make a submission as soon
as possible. The Desk Officer may be
telephoned at 202–395–4650.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be sent to:
Desk Officer for the Department of
Energy, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Room
10102, 735 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503; and to
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Michaela Martin, Oak Ridge National
Laboratory , PO Box 2008, MS–6070,
Oak Ridge, TN 37831–6070, or by fax
at 865–241–4152 or by e-mail at
martinma@ornl.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Michaela Martin, Oak Ridge
National Laboratory, PO Box 2008, MS–
6070, Oak Ridge, TN 37831–6070, or by
fax at 865–241–4152 or by e-mail at
martinma@ornl.gov.
This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No. {‘‘New’’}; (2) Information
Collection Request Title: Save Energy
Now Voluntary Pledge Report; (3) Type
of Request: New; (4) Purpose: The
Department of Energy is authorized to
enter into voluntary agreements with
U.S. industry under section 106 of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005. Data will be
collected from industry pledge
participants, annually, on progress
made towards the reduction of energy
intensity goals established by the
voluntary agreements. The data
collected will be used to evaluate the
success of the voluntary agreements and
to report results to Congress; (5) Type of
Respondents: Public; (6) Estimated
Number of Respondents: 20 companies;
(7) Estimated Number of Burden Hours:
20 respondent companies with
approximately 14 plants each averaging
10 burden hours per plant for an
estimated total of 2,800 burden hours;
(8) Estimated Cost Burden: none.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 15811.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 26th,
2009.
Rita L. Wells,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Business Administration, Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy.
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Environmental Impact Statements and
Regulations; Availability of EPA
Comments
Availability of EPA comments
prepared pursuant to the Environmental
Review Process (ERP), under section
309 of the Clean Air Act and Section
102(2)(c) of the National Environmental
Policy Act as amended. Requests for
copies of EPA comments can be directed
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Record of Decision for Southern California Range
Complex
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy (DON), after carefully weighing the
operational, and environmental consequences of the proposed action,
announces its decision to support and conduct current, emerging, and
future military readiness activities in the Southern California (SOCAL)
Range Complex, to include San Clemente Island (SCI), as necessary to
achieve and sustain Fleet readiness, including Navy training;
Department of Defense (DoD) or other federal agency research,
development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) activities; and investment in
range resources and range infrastructure, all in furtherance of the
Navy's statutory obligations under Title 10 of the United States Code
governing the roles and responsibilities of the Navy. In its decision,
the Navy considered applicable executive orders, including an analysis
of the environmental effects of its actions outside the United States
or its territories under the provisions of Executive Order (EO) 12114,
Environmental Effects Abroad of Major Federal Actions, and the
requirements of EO 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low Income Populations.
The proposed action will be accomplished as set out in Alternative
2, described in the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS/
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OEIS) as the preferred alternative. Implementation of the preferred
alternative could begin immediately. Because of the Navy's Title 10
requirements to organize, train, equip, and maintain combat-ready
forces, ongoing training and RDT&E activities within the SOCAL Range
Complex will continue at current levels in the event that the preferred
alternative is not implemented.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Record of Decision (ROD) has been
distributed to all those individuals who requested a copy of the Final
EIS/OEIS and agencies and organizations that received a copy of the
Final EIS/OEIS. The full text of the Navy's ROD is available for public
viewing on the project Web site at https://www.socalrangecomplexeis.com,
along with copies of the Final EIS/OEIS and supporting documents.
Single copies of the ROD will be made available upon request by
contacting Mr. Kent Randall, Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Southwest, Code OPME, 2730 McKean Street, Building 291, San Diego, CA
92136-5198, Telephone: 619-556-2168.
Dated: January 27, 2009.
A. M. Vallandingham,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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