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Missile Defense Advisory Committee.
Due to administrative matters, these
meetings have been rescheduled from
January 6–7, 2011 to January 19–20,
2011. There are no other changes to the
notice announced on Tuesday,
December 14, 2010 (75 FR 77848).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
David Bagnati, Designated Federal
Officer at MDAC@mda.mil, phone/voice
mail 703–695–6438, or mail at 7100
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC
20301–7100.
Dated: December 29, 2010.
Morgan F. Park,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement
(SEIS) for PacRim Coal’s Proposed
Chuitna Coal Project
AGENCY:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
DoD.
ACTION:
Notice of Intent.
The Alaska District, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
intends to prepare an SEIS to identify
and analyze the potential impacts
associated with the proposed Chuitna
Coal Project. It is anticipated that the
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), the Native Village of Tyonek
(NVT), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (USFWS), and the Alaska
Department of Natural Resources
(ADNR) will participate as cooperating
agencies in the SEIS development
process. The USACE will be evaluating
a permit application for work under
Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act
and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.
The SEIS will be used as a basis for the
Corps’ permit decision and to ensure
compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The
SEIS will also address issues related to
the Alaska Surface Coal Mining Control
and Reclamation Act (ASCMCRA)
permit, which governs all aspects of the
mining operation and infrastructure.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions about the proposed action
and the DSEIS can be answered by: Ms.
Serena Sweet, Regulatory Division,
telephone: (907) 753–2819, toll free in
AK: (800) 478–2712, fax: (907) 753–
5567, e-mail:
serena.e.sweet@usace.army.mil, or mail:
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, CEPOA–
RD, Post Office Box 6898, Elmendorf
AFB, Alaska 99506–0898.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. The Chuitna Coal Project (Project)
is located in the Beluga Coal Field,
approximately 10 miles northwest of the
Native Village of Tyonek and 45 miles
west of Anchorage, Alaska. The Project
is based on the development of a +1
billion metric ton, ultra low sulfur subbituminous coal resource located within
the Chuitna Coal Lease Area. The
proposed Project includes a surface coal
mine, the Ladd Landing coal export
terminal and other associated support
facilities (including: Shop/office/
warehouse facility, fuel storage facility
and fueling station, ready line for
parking and fueling of rolling stock,
electrical substation, truck dump with
stilling shed and coal crusher, 35,000 to
40,000-ton covered surge bin, overland
conveyor loading station, roads, and a
power distribution system). The project
proponent, PacRim Coal, LP, targets a
coal production rate of approximately
12 million tons per year (facilities are
designed for up to 18–20 million tons
per year), and a 25-year mine life based
on current estimated coal reserves.
2. A previous project design was
evaluated in an EIS and permitted by
most of the applicable State and Federal
regulatory programs in the early 1990s;
however, this project did not proceed to
development. Since 2006, EPA has been
lead federal agency for the development
of an SEIS for the Project and the
USACE, ADNR, USFWS and NVT
participated as cooperating agencies (71
FR 33446). On October 31, 2010, the
EPA’s authority to issue and enforce
mining permits in Alaska for wastewater
discharges issued under the Clean Water
Act National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System program was
transferred to the Alaska Department of
Environmental Conservation.
Consequently, the EPA recently
discontinued their role as lead federal
agency for the Chuitna SEIS.
3. Alternatives: The alternatives to be
evaluated include the ‘‘no-action’’
alternative, wastewater discharge
alternatives and alternative discharge
locations. In addition, the SEIS will
evaluate mine access road and conveyor
alignment alternatives, and coal export
terminal alternatives. Additional
alternatives may be developed.
4. Scoping for the proposed project
was completed by EPA in 2006. Based
on the comments received during this
scoping period, PacRim Coal, LP has
made revisions to the proposed Project.
In accordance with NEPA, the Corps has
reviewed the revised project description
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and determined that because these
revisions are the result of the original
scoping process and remain within the
original scope of review, additional
scoping processes will not be conducted
at this time.
5. Estimated Date of DSEIS Release:
December 2011.
Dated: December 28, 2010.
Serena E. Sweet,
Project Manager, Alaska District U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
Notice of NEPA Public Scoping
Meeting Information for the Great
Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin
Study (‘‘GLMRIS’’)
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In a November 16, 2010,
Federal Register Notice (75 FR 69983),
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(USACE), Chicago District announced in
a notice of intent that it will prepare a
feasibility report and an environmental
impact statement (EIS) for GLMRIS, and
it will host a public scoping meeting in
Chicago, Illinois, on December 15, 2010.
In a December 8, 2010, Federal Register
Notice (75 FR 76447), USACE
announced the metropolitan locations
where USACE would be hosting nine (9)
additional public scoping meetings for
GLMRIS. The December 8, 2010, notice
did not include specific meeting details.
This notice announces the venues, dates
and times of these nine (9) public
scoping meetings and also announces
USACE’s intent to host two (2)
additional public scoping meetings in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin and New
Orleans, Louisiana.
USACE, in consultation with other
federal agencies, Native American
tribes, state agencies, local governments
and non-governmental organizations, is
conducting a feasibility study of the
options and technologies that could be
applied to prevent aquatic nuisance
species (ANS) transfer between the
Great Lakes and Mississippi River
basins through aquatic pathways.
DATES: Until March 31, 2011, USACE
will be accepting public comments on
the scope of GLMRIS. Please refer to the
‘‘Scoping and Public Involvement’’
section below for instructions on how to
submit public comments, the dates of
SUMMARY:
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the upcoming public scoping meetings
and other meeting information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information and/or questions
about GLMRIS, please contact USACE,
Chicago District, Project Manager, Mr.
David Wethington, by mail: USACE,
Chicago District, 111 N. Canal, Suite
600, Chicago, IL 60606, or by e-mail:
david.m.wethington@usace.army.mil.
For media inquiries, please contact
the USACE, Chicago District, Public
Affairs Officer, Ms. Lynne Whelan, by
mail: USACE, Chicago District, 111 N.
Canal, Suite 600, Chicago, IL 60606, by
phone: (312) 846–5330 or by e-mail:
lynne.e.whelan@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Background. USACE, in
consultation with other federal agencies,
Native American tribes, state agencies,
local governments and nongovernmental organizations, is
conducting GLMRIS. For GLMRIS,
USACE will explore options and
technologies, collectively known as
ANS controls, that could be applied to
prevent ANS transfer between the
basins through aquatic pathways.
Potential ANS controls may include, but
are not limited to, hydrologic separation
of the basins, waterway modifications,
selective barriers, etc.
USACE will conduct a comprehensive
analysis of ANS controls and will
analyze the effects an ANS control or
combination of ANS controls may have
on current uses of: (1) The Chicago Area
Waterway System (CAWS), the only
known continuous aquatic pathway
between the Great Lakes and
Mississippi River basins; and (2) other
aquatic pathways between these basins.
For the CAWS, current waterway uses
include, but are not limited to: Flood
risk management; commercial and
recreational navigation; recreation;
water supply; hydropower; and
conveyance of effluent from wastewater
treatment plants and other industries.
Additionally, this study will identify
mitigation measures or alternative
facilities necessary to offset and address
impacted waterway uses and current
significant natural resources.
USACE will conduct GLMRIS in
accordance with NEPA and with the
Economic and Environmental Principles
and Guidelines for Water and Related
Land Resource Implementation Studies,
Water Resources Council, March 10,
1983.
2. Scoping and Public Involvement.
USACE will accept comments related to
GLMRIS until March 31, 2011. Note,
USACE will only consider comments
that disclose the first name, last name
and zip code of the commenter.
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All forms of comments received
during the scoping period will be
weighted equally. Using input obtained
during the scoping period, USACE will
refine the scope of GLMRIS to focus on
significant issues, as well as eliminate
issues that are not significant from
further detailed study.
Comments may be submitted in the
following ways:
• GLMRIS project Web site: Use the
Web comment function found at https://
www.glmris.anl.gov;
• NEPA Scoping Meeting: USACE is
hosting scoping meetings and asks those
who want to make oral comments to
register on the GLMRIS project Web site
at https://www.glmris.anl.gov. Those
registering to make oral comments
through the project Web site may be
given a preference over those that
register to make oral comments at the
meeting. The on-line registration for
each individual meeting will close one
(1) day prior to that meeting date. Each
individual wishing to make oral
comments shall be given three (3)
minutes, and a stenographer will
document oral comments;
• Mail: Mail written comments to
GLMRIS Scoping, 111 N. Canal, Suite
600, Chicago, IL 60606. Comments must
be postmarked by March 31, 2011; and
• Hand Delivery: Comments may be
hand delivered to the Chicago District,
USACE office located at 111 N. Canal
St., Suite 600, Chicago, IL 60606
between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Comments
must be received by March 31, 2011.
At the scoping meetings, USACE will
provide informational materials about
the study’s authorities and USACE
study process. The meetings will begin
with a presentation regarding the study
followed by an oral comment period.
During each meeting, USACE will also
collect written comments on comment
cards and computer terminals.
In addition to the meeting held on
December 15, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois,
USACE will host NEPA public scoping
meetings from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the
following locations:
1. Tuesday, January 11, 2011: Buffalo
Conference Center, 2 Fountain Plaza,
Buffalo, NY.
2. Thursday, January 13, 2011: Great
Lakes Science Center, 601 Erieside
Avenue, Cleveland, OH.
3. Thursday, January 20, 2011:
McNamara Alumni Center, University of
Minnesota, 200 Oak Street, S.E., #35,
Minneapolis, MN.
4. Tuesday, January 25, 2011:
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College,
2740 West Mason Street, Green Bay, WI.
5. Thursday, January 27, 2011: The
Hagerty Conference Center, NMC Great
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Lakes Campus, 715 E. Front Street,
Traverse City, MI.
6. Tuesday, February 1, 2011:
Tangeman University Center, University
of Cincinnati, 2766 UC Main Street,
Cincinnati, OH. For driving directions
to the parking garage, please use ‘‘W.
Corry St. at Jefferson Ave., Cincinnati,
OH 45221’’ as your destination address.
Continue west on W. Corry St. until you
reach the CCM parking garage.
7. Thursday, February 3, 2011: Ann
Arbor Marriott-Ypsilanti at Eagle Crest,
1275 South Huron Street, Ypsilanti, MI.
8. Tuesday, February 8, 2011:
National Great Rivers Museum
(Adjacent to Melvin Price Locks and
Dam), #2 Locks and Dam Way, Alton,
IL.
9. Thursday, February 10, 2011:
Vicksburg Convention Center, 1600
Mulberry Street, Vicksburg, MS.
Please see the GLMRIS project Web
site at https://www.glmris.anl.gov for
driving directions, if you wish to
register to make an oral comment at one
of these meetings, and for more
information regarding the meeting
including a meeting agenda.
In addition to the above-listed
locations, USACE is also planning to
host NEPA public scoping meetings in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin and New
Orleans, Louisiana. Specific meeting
places and dates will be announced in
a subsequent Federal Register notice,
the GLMRIS project Web site, electronic
media and news releases.
Comments received during the
scoping period will be posted on the
GLMRIS project Web site and will
become a part of the EIS. You may
indicate that you do not wish to have
your name or other personal
information made available on the Web
site. However, USACE cannot guarantee
that information withheld from the Web
site will be maintained as confidential.
Requests for disclosure of collected
information will be handled through the
Freedom of Information Act. Comments
and information, including the identity
of the submitter, may be disclosed,
reproduced, and distributed.
Submissions should not include any
information that the submitter seeks to
preserve as confidential.
If you require assistance under the
Americans with Disabilities Act, please
contact Ms. Lynne Whelan via e-mail at
lynne.e.whelan@usace.army.mil or
phone at (312) 846–5330 at least seven
(7) working days prior to the meeting to
request arrangements.
3. Significant Issues. Issues associated
with the proposed study are likely to
include, but will not be limited to:
Significant natural resources such as
ecosystems and threatened and
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endangered species, commercial and
recreational fisheries; current
recreational uses of the lakes and
waterways; ANS effects on water users;
effects of potential ANS controls on
current waterway uses such as flood risk
management, commercial and
recreational navigation, recreation,
water supply, hydropower and
conveyance of effluent from wastewater
treatment plants and other industries;
and statutory and legal responsibilities
relative to the lakes and waterways.
4. Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement. The
date that the draft EIS will be made
available is contingent upon sufficient
allocation of funding for the study. Draft
EIS availability will be announced to
the public in the Federal Register in
compliance with 40 CFR 1506.9 and
1506.10.
5. Authority. This action is being
undertaken pursuant to the Water
Resources and Development Act of
2007, Section 3061, Public Law 110–
114, 121 STAT. 1121, and the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42
U.S.C. 4321, et seq., as amended.
Dated: December 28, 2010.
Susanne J. Davis,
Chicago District, Corps of Engineers.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection Requests
Department of Education.
Comment request.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of Education
(the Department), in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)),
provides the general public and Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on proposed and continuing
collections of information. This helps
the Department assess the impact of its
information collection requirements and
minimize the reporting burden on the
public and helps the public understand
the Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. The Acting
Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, 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 March 7,
2011.
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Comments regarding burden
and/or the collection activity
requirements should be electronically
mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or
mailed to U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ,
Washington, DC 20202–4537. Please
note that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) requires that
Federal agencies provide interested
parties an early opportunity to comment
on information collection requests. The
Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Regulatory
Information Management Services,
Office of Management, publishes this
notice containing proposed information
collection requests at the beginning of
the Departmental review of the
information collection. 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 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.
ADDRESSES:
Dated: December 28, 2010.
James Hyler,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Regulatory Information
Management Services, Office of Management.
Office of Postsecondary Education
Type of Review: Extension.
Title of Collection: Teacher Quality
Enhancement Grants Program (TQE)
Scholarship Contract and Teaching
Verification Forms on Scholarship
Recipients.
OMB Control Number: 1840–0753.
Agency Form Number(s): N/A.
Frequency of Responses: On
Occasion; Semi-Annually; Annually.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Not-for-profit institutions;
State, Local, or Tribal Government, State
Educational Agencies or Local
Educational Agencies.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 285.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 426.
Abstract: Students receiving
scholarships under section 204 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended, Public Law 105–244, incur a
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service obligation to teach in a highneed school in a high-need Local
Educational Agency. This information
collection consists of a contract to be
executed when funds are awarded,
subsequent addenda for students
receiving funds beyond one semester/
quarter/term, and a separate teaching
verification form to be used by students
and high-need school districts, to
document the students’ compliance
with the contract’s conditions.
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 4465. 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.,
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 and OMB Control Number
when making your request.
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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Notice of Proposed Information
Collection Requests
Department of Education.
Comment Request.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of Education
(the Department), in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)),
provides the general public and Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on proposed and continuing
collections of information. This helps
the Department assess the impact of its
information collection requirements and
minimize the reporting burden on the
public and helps the public understand
the Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. The Acting
Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Regulatory
Information Management Services,
Office of Management, invites
comments on the proposed information
collection requests as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Notice of NEPA Public Scoping Meeting Information for the Great
Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study (``GLMRIS'')
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In a November 16, 2010, Federal Register Notice (75 FR 69983),
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Chicago District announced in
a notice of intent that it will prepare a feasibility report and an
environmental impact statement (EIS) for GLMRIS, and it will host a
public scoping meeting in Chicago, Illinois, on December 15, 2010. In a
December 8, 2010, Federal Register Notice (75 FR 76447), USACE
announced the metropolitan locations where USACE would be hosting nine
(9) additional public scoping meetings for GLMRIS. The December 8,
2010, notice did not include specific meeting details. This notice
announces the venues, dates and times of these nine (9) public scoping
meetings and also announces USACE's intent to host two (2) additional
public scoping meetings in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and New Orleans,
Louisiana.
USACE, in consultation with other federal agencies, Native American
tribes, state agencies, local governments and non-governmental
organizations, is conducting a feasibility study of the options and
technologies that could be applied to prevent aquatic nuisance species
(ANS) transfer between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins
through aquatic pathways.
DATES: Until March 31, 2011, USACE will be accepting public comments on
the scope of GLMRIS. Please refer to the ``Scoping and Public
Involvement'' section below for instructions on how to submit public
comments, the dates of
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the upcoming public scoping meetings and other meeting information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information and/or
questions about GLMRIS, please contact USACE, Chicago District, Project
Manager, Mr. David Wethington, by mail: USACE, Chicago District, 111 N.
Canal, Suite 600, Chicago, IL 60606, or by e-mail:
david.m.wethington@usace.army.mil.
For media inquiries, please contact the USACE, Chicago District,
Public Affairs Officer, Ms. Lynne Whelan, by mail: USACE, Chicago
District, 111 N. Canal, Suite 600, Chicago, IL 60606, by phone: (312)
846-5330 or by e-mail: lynne.e.whelan@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Background. USACE, in consultation with other federal agencies,
Native American tribes, state agencies, local governments and non-
governmental organizations, is conducting GLMRIS. For GLMRIS, USACE
will explore options and technologies, collectively known as ANS
controls, that could be applied to prevent ANS transfer between the
basins through aquatic pathways. Potential ANS controls may include,
but are not limited to, hydrologic separation of the basins, waterway
modifications, selective barriers, etc.
USACE will conduct a comprehensive analysis of ANS controls and
will analyze the effects an ANS control or combination of ANS controls
may have on current uses of: (1) The Chicago Area Waterway System
(CAWS), the only known continuous aquatic pathway between the Great
Lakes and Mississippi River basins; and (2) other aquatic pathways
between these basins. For the CAWS, current waterway uses include, but
are not limited to: Flood risk management; commercial and recreational
navigation; recreation; water supply; hydropower; and conveyance of
effluent from wastewater treatment plants and other industries.
Additionally, this study will identify mitigation measures or
alternative facilities necessary to offset and address impacted
waterway uses and current significant natural resources.
USACE will conduct GLMRIS in accordance with NEPA and with the
Economic and Environmental Principles and Guidelines for Water and
Related Land Resource Implementation Studies, Water Resources Council,
March 10, 1983.
2. Scoping and Public Involvement. USACE will accept comments
related to GLMRIS until March 31, 2011. Note, USACE will only consider
comments that disclose the first name, last name and zip code of the
commenter.
All forms of comments received during the scoping period will be
weighted equally. Using input obtained during the scoping period, USACE
will refine the scope of GLMRIS to focus on significant issues, as well
as eliminate issues that are not significant from further detailed
study.
Comments may be submitted in the following ways:
GLMRIS project Web site: Use the Web comment function
found at https://www.glmris.anl.gov;
NEPA Scoping Meeting: USACE is hosting scoping meetings
and asks those who want to make oral comments to register on the GLMRIS
project Web site at https://www.glmris.anl.gov. Those registering to
make oral comments through the project Web site may be given a
preference over those that register to make oral comments at the
meeting. The on-line registration for each individual meeting will
close one (1) day prior to that meeting date. Each individual wishing
to make oral comments shall be given three (3) minutes, and a
stenographer will document oral comments;
Mail: Mail written comments to GLMRIS Scoping, 111 N.
Canal, Suite 600, Chicago, IL 60606. Comments must be postmarked by
March 31, 2011; and
Hand Delivery: Comments may be hand delivered to the
Chicago District, USACE office located at 111 N. Canal St., Suite 600,
Chicago, IL 60606 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Comments must be
received by March 31, 2011.
At the scoping meetings, USACE will provide informational materials
about the study's authorities and USACE study process. The meetings
will begin with a presentation regarding the study followed by an oral
comment period. During each meeting, USACE will also collect written
comments on comment cards and computer terminals.
In addition to the meeting held on December 15, 2010, in Chicago,
Illinois, USACE will host NEPA public scoping meetings from 2 p.m. to 8
p.m. at the following locations:
1. Tuesday, January 11, 2011: Buffalo Conference Center, 2 Fountain
Plaza, Buffalo, NY.
2. Thursday, January 13, 2011: Great Lakes Science Center, 601
Erieside Avenue, Cleveland, OH.
3. Thursday, January 20, 2011: McNamara Alumni Center, University
of Minnesota, 200 Oak Street, S.E., 35, Minneapolis, MN.
4. Tuesday, January 25, 2011: Northeast Wisconsin Technical
College, 2740 West Mason Street, Green Bay, WI.
5. Thursday, January 27, 2011: The Hagerty Conference Center, NMC
Great Lakes Campus, 715 E. Front Street, Traverse City, MI.
6. Tuesday, February 1, 2011: Tangeman University Center,
University of Cincinnati, 2766 UC Main Street, Cincinnati, OH. For
driving directions to the parking garage, please use ``W. Corry St. at
Jefferson Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45221'' as your destination address.
Continue west on W. Corry St. until you reach the CCM parking garage.
7. Thursday, February 3, 2011: Ann Arbor Marriott-Ypsilanti at
Eagle Crest, 1275 South Huron Street, Ypsilanti, MI.
8. Tuesday, February 8, 2011: National Great Rivers Museum
(Adjacent to Melvin Price Locks and Dam), 2 Locks and Dam Way,
Alton, IL.
9. Thursday, February 10, 2011: Vicksburg Convention Center, 1600
Mulberry Street, Vicksburg, MS.
Please see the GLMRIS project Web site at https://www.glmris.anl.gov
for driving directions, if you wish to register to make an oral comment
at one of these meetings, and for more information regarding the
meeting including a meeting agenda.
In addition to the above-listed locations, USACE is also planning
to host NEPA public scoping meetings in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and New
Orleans, Louisiana. Specific meeting places and dates will be announced
in a subsequent Federal Register notice, the GLMRIS project Web site,
electronic media and news releases.
Comments received during the scoping period will be posted on the
GLMRIS project Web site and will become a part of the EIS. You may
indicate that you do not wish to have your name or other personal
information made available on the Web site. However, USACE cannot
guarantee that information withheld from the Web site will be
maintained as confidential. Requests for disclosure of collected
information will be handled through the Freedom of Information Act.
Comments and information, including the identity of the submitter, may
be disclosed, reproduced, and distributed. Submissions should not
include any information that the submitter seeks to preserve as
confidential.
If you require assistance under the Americans with Disabilities
Act, please contact Ms. Lynne Whelan via e-mail at
lynne.e.whelan@usace.army.mil or phone at (312) 846-5330 at least seven
(7) working days prior to the meeting to request arrangements.
3. Significant Issues. Issues associated with the proposed study
are likely to include, but will not be limited to: Significant natural
resources such as ecosystems and threatened and
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endangered species, commercial and recreational fisheries; current
recreational uses of the lakes and waterways; ANS effects on water
users; effects of potential ANS controls on current waterway uses such
as flood risk management, commercial and recreational navigation,
recreation, water supply, hydropower and conveyance of effluent from
wastewater treatment plants and other industries; and statutory and
legal responsibilities relative to the lakes and waterways.
4. Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement. The
date that the draft EIS will be made available is contingent upon
sufficient allocation of funding for the study. Draft EIS availability
will be announced to the public in the Federal Register in compliance
with 40 CFR 1506.9 and 1506.10.
5. Authority. This action is being undertaken pursuant to the Water
Resources and Development Act of 2007, Section 3061, Public Law 110-
114, 121 STAT. 1121, and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969,
42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq., as amended.
Dated: December 28, 2010.
Susanne J. Davis,
Chicago District, Corps of Engineers.
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