Notice of Availability for the Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment for the Development and Operation of Small-Scale Wind Energy Projects at United States Marine Corps Facilities Throughout the United States, 5566-5567 [2011-2160]

Download as PDF 5566 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 21 / Tuesday, February 1, 2011 / Notices srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES raceways, and other private sector businesses. Of the remaining comments, some requested that the stay be extended. Other comments addressed issues related to lead content issues, which are not addressed in this proceeding or addressed various topics, such as the family activity nature of ATV riding, government regulation, the CPSIA, or the role of parents to decide what is best for their child. Only one comment expressed specific opposition to an extension of the January 25, 2011, date. No affiliation was provided. The commenter stated that it opposes any further extension of the date for compliance with the requirements for ATV manufacturers to use accredited third party laboratories because any further extension would remove the incentive to come into compliance. Only one comment, from the SVIA, responded specifically to the five questions posed in the December 1, 2010 FR notice. The SVIA stated that it contacted 27 conformity assessment bodies worldwide. The SVIA states that ‘‘it appears unlikely that there will be a sufficient number of accredited third party conformity assessment bodies prepared to conduct conformity testing of youth ATVs by January 26, 2011 or anytime soon thereafter.’’ Furthermore, the SVIA indicated that there is no information regarding ‘‘how long conformity assessment testing will take to complete’’ once a third party testing body is accredited and ready to conduct such testing. Therefore, the SVIA requested that the Commission grant a further stay of enforcement until November 27, 2011 and noted that, without a further stay of enforcement, youth ATVs will ‘‘cease to become available, or at least will be substantially less available.’’ III. The Conditional Stay We recognize that there are still no accredited third party testing bodies for youth ATVs at this time. However, we believe that it is important to establish accountability in meeting the CPSIA third party testing requirement until there are accredited third party conformity assessment bodies that can perform tests to 16 CFR part 1420, Requirements for All Terrain Vehicles. Accordingly, CPSC staff will begin to conduct compliance testing of youth ATVs. If there is evidence of noncompliance with the requirements of the mandatory standard by the manufacturers that have action plans approved by the Commission, we will take appropriate enforcement actions. In addition, we will stay enforcement of VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:05 Jan 31, 2011 Jkt 223001 the testing and certification requirements of 16 CFR part 1420 until November 27, 2011, upon the following conditions: (1) An ATV company that manufactures or distributes a youth model ATV and has an approved action plan must submit a General Certificate of Conformity (‘‘GCC’’) to the Commission demonstrating compliance with 16 CFR part 1420. Currently, in addition to complying with the certification label requirement of the ANSI/SVIA–1–2007 mandatory standard and the certification label requirement of section 42(a)(2)(B) of the CPSA, ATV companies that manufacture or distribute a youth model ATV are required to issue GCCs for youth ATVs containing all of the information required by section 14(g) of the CPSA. On March 3, 2011, ATV companies that manufacture or distribute youth model ATVs must also submit their GCCs for ATVs manufactured on or after March 3, 2011 to Mary Toro, Director, Regulatory Enforcement, Office of Compliance & Field Operations, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814; e-mail mtoro@cpsc.gov, with subject line: ‘‘Youth ATV—GCC.’’ (2) An ATV company that manufactures or distributes a youth model ATV and has an approved action plan must submit any test reports supporting the company’s GCCs to the Commission, if requested. (3) An ATV company that manufactures or distributes a youth model ATV and has an approved action plan must provide a quarterly report, beginning on April 1, 2011, and again on July 1, 2011, and October 1, 2011, with responses to the following questions: • What efforts has your company made to obtain tests of youth ATVs by third party conformity assessment bodies and to encourage third party conformity assessment bodies to become accredited to do so? • What efforts have been made by the third party conformity assessment bodies that your company has contacted to become accredited to test youth ATVs? If these bodies are not yet accredited, how long will it take to obtain such accreditation? • What barriers are preventing your company from obtaining third party certification? The quarterly report should be submitted to Mary Toro, Director, Regulatory Enforcement, Office of Compliance & Field Operations, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Maryland 20814; e-mail mtoro@cpsc.gov, with subject line: ‘‘Youth ATV—Quarterly Report.’’ Dated: January 25, 2011. Todd A. Stevenson, Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission. [FR Doc. 2011–2166 Filed 1–31–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6355–01–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Navy Notice of Availability for the Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment for the Development and Operation of Small-Scale Wind Energy Projects at United States Marine Corps Facilities Throughout the United States Department of the Navy, DoD. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: Pursuant to Section (102)(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 United States Code 4321), as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA (40 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] Parts 1500–1508), and Marine Corps NEPA directives (Marine Corps Order P5090.2A), the Department of the Navy announces the availability of, and invites public comments on the Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (Draft PEA) for the development and operation of small-scale wind energy projects at United States Marine Corps (USMC) facilities throughout the Continental United States (CONUS). A PEA evaluates a major action on a broad, programmatic basis. Thus, site-specific NEPA analysis may be tiered off this document as appropriate. Dates and Addresses: The public comment period begins upon publication of a Notice of Availability (NOA) for the Draft PEA in the Federal Register. The comment period will last for 30 days thereafter. The Draft PEA is available for electronic viewing at https:// marines.mil/unit/marforres/MFRHQ/ FACILITIES/FACILITIES.aspx, or by sending a request to Alain Flexer, USMC Marine Forces Reserves (MARFORRES), by telephone 504–678– 8489, by fax 504–678–6823, by e-mail to alain.flexer@usmc.mil or by writing to: MARFORRES, Facilities, Attn: Alain Flexer, 4400 Dauphine Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70146–5400. Comments: All comments, written or submitted via the internet, are treated SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\01FEN1.SGM 01FEN1 srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 21 / Tuesday, February 1, 2011 / Notices equally, become part of the public record on the Draft PEA, and will be considered in the Final PEA. During the 30-day comment period, all written comments should be mailed to MARFORRES, Facilities, Attn: Alain Flexer, 4400 Dauphine Street, New Orleans, LA 70146–5400. Please submit all comments by the end of the 30-day comment period. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: MARFORRES: Attn: Alain Flexer, telephone 504–678–8489 or by e-mail alain.flexer@usmc.mil. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MARFORRES (Energy Office) has completed a Draft PEA for the development and operation of smallscale wind energy projects at USMC CONUS facilities. The USMC has previously identified the subset of facilities at which wind is the most readily available and economically feasible renewable energy source and which may be included in their wind energy program, therefore, this Draft PEA does not consider other forms of renewable energy. The purpose of the proposed action is to reduce dependency on fossil fuels and increase energy security and efficiency through development of small-scale wind energy projects at USMC CONUS facilities. The proposed action would enable MARFORRES to achieve specific goals regarding energy production and usage set by Executive Orders, legislative acts, and Federal agencies. The Draft PEA evaluates the potential environmental impacts of constructing and operating small-scale wind energy facilities, with the number and sizes of turbines for each facility ranging from one to four and from 0.1 MW to 2.5 MW respectively. Under the No Action Alternative, the USMC would not pursue the development and operation of small-scale wind energy projects at USMC CONUS facilities. Environmental resources addressed in the Draft PEA include land use; noise; geological resources; water resources; biological resources; cultural resources; visual resources; socioeconomics; air quality; utilities; airspace; health and safety; hazardous materials; and transportation. The Draft PEA also analyzes cumulative impacts from other past, present, and reasonably foreseeable future actions. Schedule: NOA of the Draft PEA will be published in the Federal Register. This notice initiates the 30-day public comment period for the Draft PEA. If the Draft PEA determines a more thorough analysis is necessary, then the USMC will prepare an Environmental Impact VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:05 Jan 31, 2011 Jkt 223001 Statement (EIS). If additional analysis is not necessary, the USMC will issue a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI). The USMC intends to issue the Final PEA no later than February 2011, at which time a NOA of the FONSI or Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an EIS will be published. Dated: January 25, 2011. D.J. Werner, Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–2160 Filed 1–31–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Service Contract Inventory for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Office of the Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Department of Education. ACTION: Notice of availability—FY 2010 Service Contract Inventory. AGENCY: Through this notice, the Secretary announces the availability of the Department of Education’s service contract inventory on its Web site, at https://www2.ed.gov/fund/data/report/ contracts/servicecontractinventory appendix/servicecontract inventory.html. A service contract inventory is a tool for assisting an agency in better understanding how contracted services are being used to support mission and operations and whether the contractors’ skills are being utilized in an appropriate manner. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn Dempster, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202 by phone at 202– 245–6068 or e-mail at Carolyn.Dempster@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. 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In addition, section 743 requires these agencies, which include the Department of Education, to (1) make the inventory available to the public by posting the SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 5567 inventory on its agency homepage, (2) provide OFPP with the Web site address (URL) on which the inventory is being posted so that the inventory can be linked to a central OMB Web page, and (3) publish in the Federal Register a notice announcing that the inventory is available to the public along with the name, telephone number, and e-mail address of an agency point of contact. Through this notice, the Department announces the availability of its inventory on the following Web site: https://www2.ed.gov/fund/data/report/ contracts/servicecontractinventory appendix/servicecontract inventory.html. The point of contact for the inventory is provided under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section in this notice. 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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2160]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Notice of Availability for the Draft Programmatic Environmental 
Assessment for the Development and Operation of Small-Scale Wind Energy 
Projects at United States Marine Corps Facilities Throughout the United 
States

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 of 1969 (NEPA) (42 United States Code 4321), as implemented 
by the Council on Environmental Quality regulations for implementing 
the procedural provisions of NEPA (40 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] 
Parts 1500-1508), and Marine Corps NEPA directives (Marine Corps Order 
P5090.2A), the Department of the Navy announces the availability of, 
and invites public comments on the Draft Programmatic Environmental 
Assessment (Draft PEA) for the development and operation of small-scale 
wind energy projects at United States Marine Corps (USMC) facilities 
throughout the Continental United States (CONUS). A PEA evaluates a 
major action on a broad, programmatic basis. Thus, site-specific NEPA 
analysis may be tiered off this document as appropriate.
    Dates and Addresses: The public comment period begins upon 
publication of a Notice of Availability (NOA) for the Draft PEA in the 
Federal Register. The comment period will last for 30 days thereafter.
    The Draft PEA is available for electronic viewing at https://marines.mil/unit/marforres/MFRHQ/FACILITIES/FACILITIES.aspx, or by 
sending a request to Alain Flexer, USMC Marine Forces Reserves 
(MARFORRES), by telephone 504-678-8489, by fax 504-678-6823, by e-mail 
to alain.flexer@usmc.mil or by writing to: MARFORRES, Facilities, Attn: 
Alain Flexer, 4400 Dauphine Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70146-5400.
    Comments: All comments, written or submitted via the internet, are 
treated

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equally, become part of the public record on the Draft PEA, and will be 
considered in the Final PEA. During the 30-day comment period, all 
written comments should be mailed to MARFORRES, Facilities, Attn: Alain 
Flexer, 4400 Dauphine Street, New Orleans, LA 70146-5400. Please submit 
all comments by the end of the 30-day comment period.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: MARFORRES: Attn: Alain Flexer, 
telephone 504-678-8489 or by e-mail alain.flexer@usmc.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MARFORRES (Energy Office) has completed a 
Draft PEA for the development and operation of small-scale wind energy 
projects at USMC CONUS facilities. The USMC has previously identified 
the subset of facilities at which wind is the most readily available 
and economically feasible renewable energy source and which may be 
included in their wind energy program, therefore, this Draft PEA does 
not consider other forms of renewable energy.
    The purpose of the proposed action is to reduce dependency on 
fossil fuels and increase energy security and efficiency through 
development of small-scale wind energy projects at USMC CONUS 
facilities. The proposed action would enable MARFORRES to achieve 
specific goals regarding energy production and usage set by Executive 
Orders, legislative acts, and Federal agencies.
    The Draft PEA evaluates the potential environmental impacts of 
constructing and operating small-scale wind energy facilities, with the 
number and sizes of turbines for each facility ranging from one to four 
and from 0.1 MW to 2.5 MW respectively. Under the No Action 
Alternative, the USMC would not pursue the development and operation of 
small-scale wind energy projects at USMC CONUS facilities.
    Environmental resources addressed in the Draft PEA include land 
use; noise; geological resources; water resources; biological 
resources; cultural resources; visual resources; socioeconomics; air 
quality; utilities; airspace; health and safety; hazardous materials; 
and transportation. The Draft PEA also analyzes cumulative impacts from 
other past, present, and reasonably foreseeable future actions.
    Schedule: NOA of the Draft PEA will be published in the Federal 
Register. This notice initiates the 30-day public comment period for 
the Draft PEA. If the Draft PEA determines a more thorough analysis is 
necessary, then the USMC will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS). If additional analysis is not necessary, the USMC will issue a 
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI). The USMC intends to issue the 
Final PEA no later than February 2011, at which time a NOA of the FONSI 
or Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an EIS will be published.

    Dated: January 25, 2011.
D.J. Werner,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, 
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-2160 Filed 1-31-11; 8:45 am]
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