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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 35 / Tuesday, February 24, 2009 / Notices
Date(s) of March Plenary Meeting:
March 24–25, 2009.
Time(s) of Meeting:
0800–1700, March 24, 2009.
0800–1700, March 25, 2009.
Place of Meeting: Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, 77
Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA
02139.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Inland Waterways Users Board;
Request for Nominations
ACTION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Army Science Board Studies Manager:
Ms. Vivian Baylor, 703–604–7472.
Proposed
Agenda: The purpose of the meeting is
to update members on Army Science
Board administrative matters, to
conduct interim meetings of individual
study subcommittees, and to tour
laboratories and hear briefings on
scientific/engineering topics of general
interest to the ASB membership at MIT,
Natick Soldier Systems Center, and MIT
Lincoln Laboratory. It is expected that
the first day will be spent on the MIT
campus on Army Science Board matters,
with the second day devoted to tours
and briefings.
Filing Written Statement: Pursuant to
41 CFR 102–3.140d, the Committee is
not obligated to allow the public to
speak; however, interested persons may
submit a written statement for
consideration by the Subcommittees.
Individuals submitting a written
statement must submit their statement
to the Designated Federal Officer (DFO)
at the address detailed below. Written
statements not received at least 10
calendar days prior to the meeting may
not be provided to or considered by the
subcommittees until the next meeting.
The DFO will review all timely
submissions with the subcommittee
Chairs and ensure they are provided to
the specific subcommittee members
before the meeting. After reviewing
written comments, the subcommittee
Chairs and the DFO may choose to
invite the submitter of the comments to
orally present their issue during a future
open meeting.
The DFO, in consultation with the
subcommittee Chairs, may allot a
specific amount of time for the members
of the public to present their issues for
review and discussion. Written
submissions are to be submitted to the
following address: Army Science Board,
ATTN: Designated Federal Officer, 2511
Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 11500,
Arlington, VA 22202–3911.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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Department of the Army, DOD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Section 302 of Public Law 99–
662 established the Inland Waterways
Users Board. The Board is an
independent Federal advisory
committee. The Secretary of the Army
appoints its 11 members. This notice is
to solicit nominations for five (5)
appointments or reappointments to twoyear terms that will begin after August
15, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Headquarters, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Civil Works
Directorate, Attention: Inland
Waterways Users Board Nominations
Committee, Mr. Mark Pointon, 441 G
Street NW., Washington, DC 20314–
1000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Civil Works Directorate,
(202) 761–4691.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
selection, service, and appointment of
Board members are covered by
provisions of Section 302 of Public Law
99–662. The substance of those
provisions is as follows:
a. Selection. Members are to be
selected from the spectrum of
commercial carriers and shippers using
the inland and intracoastal waterways,
to represent geographical regions, and to
be representative of waterborne
commerce as determined by commodity
ton-miles statistics.
b. Service. The Board is required to
meet at least semi-annually to develop
and make recommendations to the
Secretary of the Army on waterways
construction and rehabilitation
priorities and spending levels for
commercial navigation improvements,
and report its recommendations
annually to the Secretary and Congress.
c. Appointment. The operation of the
Board and appointment of its members
are subject to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, as
amended) and departmental
implementing regulations. Members
serve without compensation but their
expenses due to Board activities are
reimbursable. The considerations
specified in Section 302 for the
selection of the Board members, and
certain terms used therein, have been
interpreted, supplemented, or otherwise
clarified as follows:
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(1) Carriers and Shippers. The law
uses the terms ‘‘primary users and
shippers.’’ Primary users have been
interpreted to mean the providers of
transportation services on inland
waterways such as barge or towboat
operators. Shippers have been
interpreted to mean the purchasers of
such services for the movement of
commodities they own or control.
Individuals are appointed to the Board,
but they must be either a carrier or
shipper, or represent a firm that is a
carrier or shipper. For that purpose a
trade or regional association is neither a
shipper nor primary user.
(2) Geographical Representation. The
law specifies ‘‘various’’ regions. For the
purpose of selecting Board members, the
waterways subjected to fuel taxes and
described in Public Law 95–502, as
amended, have been aggregated into six
regions. They are (1) the Upper
Mississippi River and its tributaries
above the mouth of the Ohio; (2) the
Lower Mississippi River and its
tributaries below the mouth of the Ohio
and above Baton Rouge; (3) the Ohio
River and its tributaries; (4) the Gulf
Intracoastal Waterway in Louisiana and
Texas; (5) the Gulf Intracoastal
Waterway east of New Orleans and
associated fuel-taxed waterways
including the Tennessee-Tombigbee,
plus the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
below Norfolk; and (6) the ColumbiaSnake Rivers System and Upper
Willamette. The intent is that each
region shall be represented by at least
one Board member, with that
representation determined by the
regional concentration of the
individual’s traffic on the waterways.
(3) Commodity Representation.
Waterway commerce has been
aggregated into six commodity
categories based on ‘‘inland’’ ton-miles
shown in Waterborne Commerce of the
United States. These categories are (1)
Farm and Food Products; (2) Coal and
Coke; (3) Petroleum, Crude and
Products; (4) Minerals, Ores, and
Primary Metals and Mineral Products;
(5) Chemicals and Allied Products; and
(6) All Other. A consideration in the
selection of Board members will be that
the commodities carried or shipped by
those individuals or their firms will be
reasonably representative of the above
commodity categories.
d. Nomination. Reflecting preceding
selection criteria, the current
representation by the five (5) Board
members whose terms will expire is one
member each representing regions 1, 2,
3, 4 and 5. Also, three of these Board
members represent carriers, one
represents a shipper and one represents
a carrier/shipper.
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Three of the five members whose
terms will expire are eligible for
reappointment. Nominations to replace
Board members whose terms expire may
be made by individuals, firms or
associations. Nominations will:
(1) State the region(s) to be
represented.
(2) State whether the nominee is
representing carriers, shippers or both.
(3) Provide information on the
nominee’s personal qualifications, such
as a bio or a resume.
(4) Include the commercial operations
of the carrier and/or shipper with whom
the nominee is affiliated. This
commercial operations information will
show the actual or estimated ton-miles
of each commodity carried or shipped
on the inland waterways system in a
recent year (or years) using the
waterway regions and commodity
categories previously listed.
Nominations received in response to
Federal Register notices published on
February 17, 2006 (71 FR 8568), on July
7, 2006 (71 FR 38629), on February 16,
2007 (72 FR 7620) and the notice
published on July 11, 2008 (73 FR
39952) have been retained for
consideration. Renomination is not
required but highly encouraged to
indicate continued interest and provide
updated information.
e. Deadline for Nominations. All
nominations must be received at the
address shown above no later than
March 31, 2009.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for Residential, Commercial, and
Marine Development Along the Gulf
Intracoastal Waterway, Foley Land Cut,
Gulf Shores and Orange Beach,
Baldwin County, AL
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AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S.
Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
SUMMARY: This notice of availability
announces the public release of the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for evaluation of 15 separate
permit applications under the authority
of Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors
Act and Section 404 of the Clean Water
Act, for proposed mixed-use waterfront
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Waterway (GIWW) in Baldwin County,
AL, specifically the stretch known as
the ‘‘Foley Land Cut’’ (FLC). The Mobile
District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(Corps) published in the Federal
Register, May 26, 2006, (71 FR 30393)
a Notice of Intent to Prepare a Draft EIS
to evaluate the full range of direct,
indirect, and cumulative impacts of the
proposed development activities along
the shoreline of the FLC. The EIS will
be used as a basis for ensuring
compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions about the proposed action
and the DEIS should be addressed to
Mr. Michael B. Moxey, Regulatory
Division, phone (251) 694–3771 or email at
michael.b.moxey@sam.usace.army.mil,
or Ms. Linda T. Brown, Coastal
Environment Team, phone (251) 694–
3786 or e-mail at
linda.t.brown@usace.army.mil, Mobile
District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
P.O. Box 2288, Mobile, AL 36628–0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. The permit applications propose
construction of 15 mixed-use
developments along the FLC consisting
of the following: 17 marinas, in excess
of 16,700 condominium units, 1,722 wet
boat slips, 1,742 dry boat storage spaces,
various commercial establishments,
support facilities, and resort amenities.
The projects are in south Baldwin
County on 15 parcels of land, of which
14 are along the northern shoreline of
the FLC and are generally bounded to
the north by Baldwin County Road
(C.R.) 4. The other parcel of land
proposed for development is on the
Oyster Bay southern shoreline, south of
the FLC. The portions of the properties
fronting the FLC are expected to be used
for water-based developments and will
include marinas, ship stores, and
associated infrastructure. The remaining
portions of the properties are expected
to accommodate mixed-use
development and will include
condominium units; amenities such as
pools, boardwalks, and restroom
facilities; and light commercial outlets.
Construction of the proposed projects
would impact approximately 711 acres
and require excavation of approximately
3,143,195 cubic yards of material from
uplands, wetlands, and waterbottoms.
The DEIS examines the No Action
Alternative, Maximum Boat Slip
Alternative, and Minimum Boat Slip
Alternative, as the principal alternatives
for detailed analysis. These alternatives
are described in the following
paragraphs.
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2. Alternative 1: No Action
alternative. Under the No Action
Alternative, no marinas would be
constructed on the FLC. The proposed
uplands developments could be
constructed along the FLC and Oyster
Bay, but dredging of uplands,
waterbottoms, or wetlands for marina
construction would not be permitted.
The No Action Alternative in the EIS
serves as a benchmark against which the
Preferred Alternative and alternatives
can be evaluated.
3. Alternative 2: Maximum Boat Slip
alternative. Under the Maximum Boat
slip alternative, authorization for up to
3,093 boat slips on the FLC through the
year 2025 would be granted. The
methodology used to calculate this
maximum number is presented in Table
10.3 of the Draft Waterway Capacity
Study (WCS) (Appendix R of the EIS).
On the basis of implementing
management options and approved site
plans, the WCS-recommended capacity
in the year 2025 to avoid conflict with
commercial navigation traffic is 254
boats on the FLC at any time. This
capacity translates to 3,639 boat slips on
the FLC. Because no detailed guidance
exists for calculating waterway capacity
for a waterbody similar to the FLC, the
WCS recognizes that some uncertainty
exists with the recommended capacity.
Therefore, a confidence range of ± 15
percent was applied, resulting in a
waterway capacity range of 3,093 to
4,185 boat slips. Using a conservative
approach in approving permits for
marinas along the FLC, the USACE
selected the low end of this range as the
maximum number of boat slips that will
be approved.
4. Alternative 3: Minimum Boat Slip
Alternative (Preferred Alternative).
Under the Minimum Boat Slip
Alternative, authorization for 1,818 boat
slips through the first year of
construction would initially be granted,
with the option of phasing-in 1,150
additional boat slips until the maximum
number of slips (3,093) is reached. The
methodology used to calculate this
number is presented in Table 9.3 of the
WCS. This alternative assumes that
mitigation management options would
not have been implemented by the first
year of construction but site plans have
been approved. As a result, the WCSrecommended capacity in the year 2025
to avoid conflict with commercial
navigation traffic is 191 boats on the
FLC at any time. This capacity translates
to 2,139 boat slips on the FLC. Because
no detailed guidance exists for
calculating waterway capacity for a
waterbody similar to the FLC, the WCS
recognizes that some uncertainty exists
with the recommended capacity.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Inland Waterways Users Board; Request for Nominations
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DOD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Section 302 of Public Law 99-662 established the Inland
Waterways Users Board. The Board is an independent Federal advisory
committee. The Secretary of the Army appoints its 11 members. This
notice is to solicit nominations for five (5) appointments or
reappointments to two-year terms that will begin after August 15, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Civil Works
Directorate, Attention: Inland Waterways Users Board Nominations
Committee, Mr. Mark Pointon, 441 G Street NW., Washington, DC 20314-
1000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Civil Works Directorate, (202) 761-4691.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The selection, service, and appointment of
Board members are covered by provisions of Section 302 of Public Law
99-662. The substance of those provisions is as follows:
a. Selection. Members are to be selected from the spectrum of
commercial carriers and shippers using the inland and intracoastal
waterways, to represent geographical regions, and to be representative
of waterborne commerce as determined by commodity ton-miles statistics.
b. Service. The Board is required to meet at least semi-annually to
develop and make recommendations to the Secretary of the Army on
waterways construction and rehabilitation priorities and spending
levels for commercial navigation improvements, and report its
recommendations annually to the Secretary and Congress.
c. Appointment. The operation of the Board and appointment of its
members are subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463, as amended) and departmental implementing regulations. Members
serve without compensation but their expenses due to Board activities
are reimbursable. The considerations specified in Section 302 for the
selection of the Board members, and certain terms used therein, have
been interpreted, supplemented, or otherwise clarified as follows:
(1) Carriers and Shippers. The law uses the terms ``primary users
and shippers.'' Primary users have been interpreted to mean the
providers of transportation services on inland waterways such as barge
or towboat operators. Shippers have been interpreted to mean the
purchasers of such services for the movement of commodities they own or
control. Individuals are appointed to the Board, but they must be
either a carrier or shipper, or represent a firm that is a carrier or
shipper. For that purpose a trade or regional association is neither a
shipper nor primary user.
(2) Geographical Representation. The law specifies ``various''
regions. For the purpose of selecting Board members, the waterways
subjected to fuel taxes and described in Public Law 95-502, as amended,
have been aggregated into six regions. They are (1) the Upper
Mississippi River and its tributaries above the mouth of the Ohio; (2)
the Lower Mississippi River and its tributaries below the mouth of the
Ohio and above Baton Rouge; (3) the Ohio River and its tributaries; (4)
the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in Louisiana and Texas; (5) the Gulf
Intracoastal Waterway east of New Orleans and associated fuel-taxed
waterways including the Tennessee-Tombigbee, plus the Atlantic
Intracoastal Waterway below Norfolk; and (6) the Columbia-Snake Rivers
System and Upper Willamette. The intent is that each region shall be
represented by at least one Board member, with that representation
determined by the regional concentration of the individual's traffic on
the waterways.
(3) Commodity Representation. Waterway commerce has been aggregated
into six commodity categories based on ``inland'' ton-miles shown in
Waterborne Commerce of the United States. These categories are (1) Farm
and Food Products; (2) Coal and Coke; (3) Petroleum, Crude and
Products; (4) Minerals, Ores, and Primary Metals and Mineral Products;
(5) Chemicals and Allied Products; and (6) All Other. A consideration
in the selection of Board members will be that the commodities carried
or shipped by those individuals or their firms will be reasonably
representative of the above commodity categories.
d. Nomination. Reflecting preceding selection criteria, the current
representation by the five (5) Board members whose terms will expire is
one member each representing regions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Also, three of
these Board members represent carriers, one represents a shipper and
one represents a carrier/shipper.
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Three of the five members whose terms will expire are eligible for
reappointment. Nominations to replace Board members whose terms expire
may be made by individuals, firms or associations. Nominations will:
(1) State the region(s) to be represented.
(2) State whether the nominee is representing carriers, shippers or
both.
(3) Provide information on the nominee's personal qualifications,
such as a bio or a resume.
(4) Include the commercial operations of the carrier and/or shipper
with whom the nominee is affiliated. This commercial operations
information will show the actual or estimated ton-miles of each
commodity carried or shipped on the inland waterways system in a recent
year (or years) using the waterway regions and commodity categories
previously listed.
Nominations received in response to Federal Register notices
published on February 17, 2006 (71 FR 8568), on July 7, 2006 (71 FR
38629), on February 16, 2007 (72 FR 7620) and the notice published on
July 11, 2008 (73 FR 39952) have been retained for consideration.
Renomination is not required but highly encouraged to indicate
continued interest and provide updated information.
e. Deadline for Nominations. All nominations must be received at
the address shown above no later than March 31, 2009.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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