August 26, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Reader Aids
Document Number: FR-2011-08-26-ReaderAids
Type: Reader Aids
Date: 2011-08-26
Sunshine Act Meeting; Cancellation-Board of Directors
Document Number: 2011-21962
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Legal Services Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
Sunshine Act Meeting
Document Number: 2011-21957
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Federal Election Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Exposure Modeling Public Meeting; Notice of Public Meeting
Document Number: 2011-21954
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
An Exposure Modeling Public Meeting (EMPM) will be held for one day on September 20, 2011. This notice announces the location and time for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics.
Notice of Meeting, National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission
Document Number: 2011-21952
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Notice is hereby given that the National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission (the Commission) will meet at the National Building Museum, Room 312, 401 F Street, NW., Washington, DC, on Wednesday, September 14, 2011, at 10 a.m., to consider matters pertaining to commemorative works in the District of Columbia and its environs.
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC, on Behalf of Jaguar Cars Limited, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Document Number: 2011-21951
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC,\1\ on behalf of Jaguar Cars Limited \2\ (collectively referred to as ``Jaguar'') has determined that model year 2010 and certain 2011 Jaguar XJ passenger cars manufactured between September 11, 2009 and March 28, 2011, do not fully comply with paragraphs S5.2.1 and S5.5.2 of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 101,\3\ Controls and displays. Jaguar has filed an appropriate report pursuant to 49 CFR part 573, Defect and Noncompliance Responsibility and Reports (dated April 15, 2011).
Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People's Republic of China: Corrected Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With the Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order Pursuant to Court Decision
Document Number: 2011-21950
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On August 3, 2011, the United States Court of International Trade (``CIT'' or the ``Court'') sustained the Department's remand redetermination \1\ pursuant to Court remands \2\ of the Final Determination \3\ of the less than fair value investigation of wooden bedroom furniture (``WBF'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'').\4\
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocation in Part
Document Number: 2011-21948
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') has received requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with July anniversary dates. In accordance with the Department's regulations, we are initiating those administrative reviews. The Department also received requests to revoke two antidumping duty orders in part.
Information Collection; Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request
Document Number: 2011-21944
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service, Agencies and Commissions
The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the ``Corporation''), has submitted a public information collection request (ICR) entitled the Application Instructions Training and Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreements form to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Copies of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling the Corporation for National and Community Service, Ralph Morales at (202) 606-6829 Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TTY-TDD) may call (202) 565-2799 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request
Document Number: 2011-21942
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Keystone XL Project; Public Meetings
Document Number: 2011-21939
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Department of State
Following the release of the final Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, Executive Order 13337 calls on the Secretary of State, or her designee, to determine if issuance of a Presidential Permit to the applicant would serve the national interest. This decision on the application will take into account a wide range of factors, including environmental, economic, energy security, foreign policy, and pipeline safety concerns. No decision will be made until the completion of this thorough review process. The Department expects to make a decision on whether to grant or deny the Permit before the end of the year. If built, the Keystone XL pipeline would carry crude oil from Canada and from U.S. oil fields in North Dakota and Montana to refineries primarily on the Gulf Coast of the United States. As part of the review and analysis of the national interest, the U.S. Department of State will hold a series of public meetings, and provide other opportunities for the public to comment on the project. Along with other factors listed above, these comments will be considered in the final decision. Meetings will be held at the following dates, locations and times (all meeting times are local time):
Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability
Document Number: 2011-21937
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Adhesives and Sealants Rule
Document Number: 2011-21936
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is proposing to approve State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The SIP revision pertains to amendments to 25 Pennsylvania Code (Pa. Code) Chapters 121, 129, and 130, relating to control of emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) from the manufacture, sale, use, or application of adhesives, sealants, primers, and solvents. The revision also amends related definitions. This action is being taken under the Clean Air Act (CAA).
Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Response to Petition To Reopen the 2001 Title V Permit for Reliant Portland Generating Station, Upper Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County, PA
Document Number: 2011-21933
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Director of the EPA Region III Air Protection Division issued a letter, dated July 8, 2011, denying a petition, filed by New Jersey, asking that EPA reopen the 2001 Title V permit issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) to Reliant Energy Mid-Atlantic Power Holdings, LLC, for its Portland Generating Station in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2011-21932
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
Definition of Solid Waste
Document Number: 2011-21931
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is announcing an extension to the comment period for the proposed rule on the definition of solid waste published in the Federal Register on July 22, 2011. EPA is proposing to revise certain exclusions from the definition of solid waste for hazardous secondary materials intended for reclamation that would otherwise be regulated under subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The purpose of these proposed revisions is to ensure that the recycling regulations, as implemented, encourage reclamation in a way that does not result in increased risk to human health and the environment from discarded hazardous secondary material. The comment period is being extended to October 20, 2011.
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Commercial Porbeagle Shark Fishery Closure
Document Number: 2011-21930
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is closing the commercial fishery for porbeagle sharks. This action is necessary because landings for the 2011 fishing season have reached at least 80 percent of the available quota.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2011-21929
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Department of Education
On August 19, 2011, the Department of Education published a 60-day public comment period notice in the Federal Register (Page 51960, Column 1) for the information collection, ``Consolidated State Performance Report''. The title should be corrected to read ``Consolidated State Application''. The total estimated number of responses should read 30 responses. The total estimated number of burden hours should read 2,400 hours. All other information is correct and up to date. The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management, hereby issues a correction notice as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Mirror of the Buddha: Early Portraits From Tibet”
Document Number: 2011-21928
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Department of State
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority No. 236-3 of August 28, 2000 (and, as appropriate, Delegation of Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003), I hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibition ``Mirror of the Buddha: Early Portraits from Tibet,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Rubin Museum of Art, New York, NY, from on or about October 21, 2011, until on or about March 5, 2012, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these Determinations be published in the Federal Register.
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Light Years: Conceptual Art and the Photograph, 1964-1977”
Document Number: 2011-21926
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Department of State
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority No. 236-3 of August 28, 2000 (and, as appropriate, Delegation of Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003), I hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibition ``Light Years: Conceptual Art and the Photograph, 1964-1977,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, from on or about December 11, 2011, until on or about March 11, 2012, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these Determinations be published in the Federal Register.
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Once Upon Many Times: Legends and Myths in Himalayan Art”
Document Number: 2011-21925
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Department of State
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority No. 236-3 of August 28, 2000 (and, as appropriate, Delegation of Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003), I hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibition ``Once Upon Many Times: Legends and Myths in Himalayan Art,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Rubin Museum of Art, New York, NY, from on or about September 16, 2011, until on or about January 30, 2012, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these Determinations be published in the Federal Register.
Procurement List; Proposed Additions
Document Number: 2011-21923
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, Agencies and Commissions
The Committee is proposing to add services to the Procurement List that will be provided by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities. Comments must be Received On or Before: 9/26/2011.
Procurement List; Additions
Document Number: 2011-21922
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, Agencies and Commissions
This action adds products and services to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Greenfield, IA
Document Number: 2011-21920
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action proposes to amend Class E airspace at Greenfield, IA. Decommissioning of the Greenfield non-directional beacon (NDB) at Greenfield Municipal Airport, Greenfield, IA, has made this action necessary for the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Greenfield Municipal Airport.
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Centerville, IA
Document Number: 2011-21919
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action proposes to amend Class E airspace at Centerville, IA. Decommissioning of the Centerville non directional beacon (NDB) and cancellation of the NDB approach at Centerville Municipal Airport, as well as the addition of a new COPTER RNAV standard instrument approach procedure (SIAP) at Mercy Medical Center-Centerville Heliport, have made this action necessary to enhance the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations within the National Airspace System.
Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Stuart, IA
Document Number: 2011-21918
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action proposes to establish Class E airspace at Stuart, IA. Controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate new Copter RNAV Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) at the city of Stuart Helistop. The FAA is taking this action to enhance the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations for SIAPs at the heliport.
Outer Continental Shelf, Alaska OCS Region, Chukchi Sea Planning Area, Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193
Document Number: 2011-21916
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) announces the availability of a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193, Chukchi Sea, Alaska (OCS EIS/EA BOEMRE 2011-041). BOEMRE prepared this Final SEIS pursuant to: (1) The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations that implement the procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-1508); and (2) the July 21, 2010, remand order issued by the United States District Court for the District of Alaska. The Final SEIS augments the analysis of the Final EIS, Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193, Chukchi Sea Planning Area (OCS EIS/EA MMS 2007-026). BOEMRE will issue a NEPA Record of Decision after the 30-day period during which the Final SEIS is available. BOEMRE gives this notice of availability in accordance with Council on Environmental Quality regulations at 40 CFR 1506.6 (b).
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Carroll, IA
Document Number: 2011-21915
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action proposes to amend Class E airspace at Carroll, IA. Decommissioning of the Carroll non-directional beacon (NDB) at Arthur N. Neu Airport, Carroll, IA, has made this action necessary for the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport.
Proposed Revocation and Amendment of Class E Airspace; Olathe, KS
Document Number: 2011-21914
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action proposes to remove Class E airspace designated as an extension to Class D, and amend Class E airspace at Olathe, KS. Decommissioning of the Johnson County VHF Omni-directional Range/ Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) at Johnson County Executive Airport, Olathe, KS, has made this action necessary for the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Johnson County Executive Airport.
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Alice, TX
Document Number: 2011-21913
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action proposes to amend Class E airspace in the Alice, TX, area. Cancellation of all standard instrument approach procedures at Old Hoppe Place Airport, Agua Dulce, TX, has made this action necessary for the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations in the Alice, TX, area.
Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Nashville, AR
Document Number: 2011-21912
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action proposes to establish Class E airspace at Nashville, AR. Controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) at Howard County Airport. The FAA is taking this action to enhance the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations for SIAPs at the airport.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, Comment Request
Document Number: 2011-21911
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Department of the Interior, Office of Natural Resources Revenue
To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) is inviting comments on a collection of information that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This information collection request (ICR) concerns the paperwork requirements in the regulations under the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (CFO).
Approval of Farm Credit System Lending Institutions in FHA Mortgage Insurance Programs
Document Number: 2011-21910
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
This proposed rule would amend HUD regulations to enable the direct lending institutions of the Farm Credit System to seek approval to participate in the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance programs as approved mortgagees and lenders. Recent difficulties in mortgage finance markets have reduced the availability of housing credit in rural areas. HUD proposes to extend FHA mortgagee and lender eligibility to the Farm Credit System to provide an additional avenue for mortgage financing in these areas.
Government/Industry Aeronautical Charting Forum Meeting
Document Number: 2011-21909
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice announces the bi-annual meeting of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aeronautical Charting Forum (ACF) to discuss informational content and design of aeronautical charts and related products, as well as instrument flight procedures development policy and design criteria.
Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Iowa Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2011-21907
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Commission on Civil Rights, Civil Rights Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Nebraska Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2011-21905
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Commission on Civil Rights, Civil Rights Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Notice to All Interested Parties of the Termination of the Receivership of City Savings FSB, Somerset, NJ
Document Number: 2011-21904
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2011-21903
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
Notice of Invitation To Participate; Coal Exploration License Application NMNM 126245, New Mexico
Document Number: 2011-21899
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
Pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended by the Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1976, and to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regulations, all interested parties are hereby invited to participate with the Peabody Natural Resources Company, on a pro rata cost-sharing basis, in a program for the exploration of coal deposits owned by the United States of America in lands located in McKinley County, New Mexico.
Cost Accounting Standards: Accounting for Insurance Costs
Document Number: 2011-21898
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Management and Budget Office, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Federal Procurement Policy Office, Executive Office of the President
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board, is providing public notification of the decision to discontinue the rulemaking on the development of an amendment to Cost Accounting Standard (CAS) 416 regarding the use of the term ``catastrophic losses'' at 48 CFR 9904.416-50(b)(1).
Cost Accounting Standards; Allocation of Home Office Expenses to Segments
Document Number: 2011-21897
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Management and Budget Office, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Federal Procurement Policy Office, Executive Office of the President
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board, is providing public notification of the decision to discontinue the rulemaking in the review of the CAS 403 thresholds at 48 CFR 9904.403-40(c)(2) that require use of the three factor formula described at 48 CFR 9904.403-50(c)(1) for allocating residual home office expenses.
South Carolina Public Service Authority (Also Referred to as Santee Cooper); Combined Licenses for Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Units 2 and 3
Document Number: 2011-21896
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) will convene an evidentiary session to receive testimony and exhibits in the uncontested portion of this proceeding regarding the application of South Carolina Electric & Gas Company for two combined licenses (COLs) seeking approval to construct and operate new nuclear power generation facilities at the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station (VCSNS). This mandatory hearing will concern safety and environmental matters relating to the proposed issuance of the requested COLs.
Food Safety Modernization Act Domestic and Foreign Facility Reinspections, Recall, and Importer Reinspection User Fee Rates for Fiscal Year 2012; Correction
Document Number: 2011-21895
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a notice that appeared in the Federal Register of August 1, 2011 (76 FR 45820). The document announced the fiscal year 2012 fee rates for certain domestic and foreign facility reinspections, failure to comply with a recall order, and importer reinspections that are mandated in the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The document was published with two typographical errors. This document corrects those errors.
Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision on the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the Mechanical and Artificial Creation and Maintenance of Emergent Sandbar Habitat in the Riverine Segments of the Upper Missouri River, Missouri River Basin, United States
Document Number: 2011-21894
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-08-26
Agency: Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Engineers Corps, Army Department
The District Commander of the Omaha District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has reviewed the ``Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for the Mechanical and Artificial Creation and Maintenance of Emergent Sandbar Habitat (ESH) on the Riverine Segments of the Upper Missouri River'' and has made the decision to proceed with the implementation of an Adaptive Management Implementation Process (AMIP) (preferred alternative) with a construction ceiling of acres associated with Alternative 3.5. Specific details of the decision are captured in the Record of Decision (ROD) for this action. The ROD explains that the Corps will create and maintain ESH acres in the Fort Peck, Garrison, Fort Randall and Gavins Point River Segments, and the Lewis and Clark Lake Segment for the benefit of the Interior Population of the least tern (least tern) and the northern Great Plains piping plover (piping plover). The maximum potential acres of ESH to be created is approximately 4,370 acres total, with the following estimated maximum acres by reach: Fort Peck River, 565. Garrison River, 1,327. Fort Randall River, 212. Lewis & Clark Lake, 354. Gavins Point River, 1,913. The AMIP alternative best supports the needs of the birds while providing flexibility in program implementation that will help minimize environmental impacts as well as costs.
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