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Download as PDF 58286 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 182 / Tuesday, September 20, 2011 / Notices Name of Committee: Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Neuroscience Integrated Review Group; Synapses, Cytoskeleton and Trafficking Study Section. Date: October 13–14, 2011. Time: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: Lorien Hotel & Spa, 1600 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. Contact Person: Jonathan K. Ivins, PhD, Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4186, MSC 7850, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 594– 1245, ivinsj@csr.nih.gov. Name of Committee: Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Neuroscience Integrated Review Group; Cellular and Molecular Biology of Neurodegeneration Study Section. Date: October 13–14, 2011. Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: Hotel Monaco Alexandria, 480 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. Contact Person: Laurent Taupenot, PhD, Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4183, MSC 7850, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435– 1203, taupenol@csr.nih.gov. Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; AREA Grant Applications in Speech, Language, and Motor Function. Date: October 18–19, 2011. Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting). Contact Person: Biao Tian, PhD, Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3089B, MSC 7848, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 402–4411, tianbi@csr.nih.gov. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine; 93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333, 93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844, 93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National Institutes of Health, HHS) Dated: September 13, 2011. Jennifer S. Spaeth, Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 2011–24130 Filed 9–19–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P Emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review Amended Notice of Meeting Notice is hereby given of a change in the meeting of the Cardiovascular and Sleep Epidemiology Study Section, VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:45 Sep 19, 2011 Jkt 223001 October 13, 2011, 8:30 a.m. to October 13, 2011, 5 p.m., Bethesda Marriott, 5151 Pooks Hill Road, Bethesda, MD 20814 which was published in the Federal Register on September 7, 2011, 76 FR 55400–55402. The meeting will be held October 6, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The meeting location remains the same. The meeting is closed to the public. Dated: September 14, 2011. Jennifer S. Spaeth, Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 2011–24144 Filed 9–19–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [Docket No. USCG–2010–1104] Notice of Availability of Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment for the Nationwide Implementation of the Interagency Operations Centers Coast Guard, DHS. Notice of availability and request for comments. AGENCY: ACTION: The Coast Guard announces the availability of a Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for the proposed nationwide implementation of the Interagency Operations Centers (IOC) Project. DATES: Comments and related material must either be submitted to our online docket via https://www.regulations.gov on or before December 19, 2011 or reach the Docket Management Facility by that date. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG– 2010–1104 using any one of the following methods: (1) Federal Rulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. (2) Fax: 202–493–2251. (3) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M–30), U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590– 0001. (4) Hand Delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone number is 202–366–9329. To avoid duplication, please use only one of the four methods. See the ‘‘Public Participation and Request for Comments’’ portion of the SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 section below for instructions on submitting comments. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION If you have questions on this notice, please contact CAPT Robert Wilbur, Coast Guard, telephone 202–475–3039 or e-mail robert.s.wilbur@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202–366– 9826. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Public Participation and Request for Comments We encourage you to submit comments and related material on the Draft PEA. All comments received will be posted, without change, to https:// www.regulations.gov and will include any personal information you have provided. Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this notice (USCG–2010– 1104), and provide a reason for each suggestion or recommendation. You may submit your comments and material online, or by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only one of these means. We recommend that you include your name and a mailing address, an e-mail address, or a telephone number in the body of your document so that we can contact you if we have questions regarding your submission. To submit your comment online, go to https://www.regulations.gov, insert ‘‘USCG–2010–1104’’ in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box. If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them in an unbound format, no larger than 8c by 11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic filing. If you submit them by mail and would like to know that they reached the Facility, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will consider all comments and material received during the comment period. Viewing the comments, PEA, and associated documents: To view the comments, PEA, and associated documents, go to https:// www.regulations.gov. In the ‘‘Keyword’’ box, insert ‘‘USCG–2010–1104’’ and click ‘‘Search.’’ If you do not have access to the internet, you may view the docket online by visiting the Docket Management Facility in Room W12–140 on the ground floor of the Department of Transportation West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal E:\FR\FM\20SEN1.SGM 20SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 182 / Tuesday, September 20, 2011 / Notices holidays. We have an agreement with the Department of Transportation to use the Docket Management Facility. Privacy Act: Anyone can search the electronic form of comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review a Privacy Act, system of records notice regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008 issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316). Basis and Purpose The Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (SAFE Port Act), Public Law 109–347, 120 Stat. 1884, was enacted to improve maritime and United States port security through enhanced layered defenses. Section 108 of the SAFE Port Act directs the establishment of IOCs at all high priority ports that ‘‘utilize, as appropriate, the compositional and operations characteristics of existing centers’’ and are ‘‘organized to fit the security needs, requirements, and resources of the individual port area at which each is operating.’’ The Coast Guard will satisfy this mandate through the development and transformation of approximately 35 existing Coast Guard Sector Command 58287 Centers (Sectors) into coordinated planning and operations centers. The primary mission of this action is to enhance maritime security and interoperability, bringing together, federal, state, and local stakeholders in high-priority ports. Establishing IOCs will improve inter-agency information sharing and tactical coordination, which will aid the Coast Guard in preventing, deterring, and responding to threats within the nation’s critical ports and waterways. The following table lists existing Sectors being considered for reconfiguration to IOCs. ADDRESSES OF SECTOR LOCATIONS CONSIDERED FOR TRANSFORMATION TO IOC Hampton Roads, 4000 Coast Guard Boulevard, Portsmouth, VA 23703–2199. Tampa-St. Petersburg, 600 8th Avenue, SE, St. Petersburg, FL 33701–5099. Los Angeles/Long Beach, 1001 S. Seaside Ave., Bldg. 20 San Pedro, CA 90731–0208. Ohio Valley, 600 Martin Luther King Jr., Mazzoli Federal Bldg., Rm 421 Louisville, KY 40202–2251. Northern New England, 259 High St., South Portland, ME 04106– 0007. Southern New England, Little Harbor Rd., Woods Hole, MA 02543–1099. Lower Mississippi, 2 A W Wills Ave., Memphis, TN 38105–1502. San Francisco, 1 Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco, CA 94130–9309. San Diego, 2710 Harbor Drive N., San Diego, CA 92101–1028. Lake Michigan, 2420 S. Lincoln Memorial Dr., Milwaukee, WI 53207–1997. Upper Mississippi, 1222 Spruce St., Suite 7.103, St. Louis, MO 63103–2832. Emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES New York, 212 Coast Guard Drive, Staten Island, NY 10305. Sault Ste. Marie, 337 Water St., Sault Ste Marie, MI 49783– 9501. Long Island, 120 Woodward Ave. New Haven, CT 06512–3698. Houston-Galveston, 9640 Clinton Dr., Houston, TX 77029–4328. Detroit, 110 Mt. Elliot Ave., Detroit, MI 48207–4380. Key West, 100 Trumbo Rd., Key West, FL 33040–0005. New Orleans, 201 Old Hammond Hwy, Metairie, LA 70005. Miami, 100 MacArthur Causeway, Rm. 201, Miami Beach, FL 33139–5101. Honolulu, 400 Sand Island Parkway, Honolulu, HI 96819–4398. Guam, PSC 455 Box 176 FPO, AP 96540–1056. Proposed Action The Proposed Action consists of fully transforming 35 existing Sectors to function as IOCs over the next 12 years. This transformation is proposed to occur through upgrades in information management systems and sensor capability, and possibly by improving facilities at selected locations through renovation, leasing, or new construction. The Coast Guard plans to implement the IOC project, nationwide, in a series of four discrete segments. 17:45 Sep 19, 2011 Charleston, 196 Tradd St., Charleston, SC 29401–1817. Puget Sound, 1519 Alaskan Way, Baltimore, 2401 Hawkins Point South Seattle, WA 98134–1192. Rd., Baltimore, MD 21226– 1797. Columbia River, 2185 SE Airport Delaware Bay, 1 Washington AvRd, Warrenton, OR 97146– enue, Philadelphia, PA 19147– 9693. 4395. Corpus Christi, 8930 Ocean Dr., Buffalo, 1 Fuhrmann Boulevard, Corpus Christi, TX 78419–5220. Buffalo, NY 14203–3189. The Coast Guard has prepared a Draft PEA in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and its implementing regulations. The Coast Guard published a notice of intent to prepare this PEA in the Federal Register (75 FR 78722, Dec. 16, 2010). VerDate Mar<15>2010 Boston, 427 Commercial Street, Boston, MA 02109–1027. Jkt 223001 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Jacksonville, 4200 Ocean St., Atlantic Beach, FL 2233–2416. Juneau, 2760 Sherwood Lane, Suite 2A, Juneau, AK 99801– 8545. Anchorage, 510 L Street, Suite 100, Anchorage, AK 99501– 1946. San Juan, 5 Calle La Puntilla Final, San Juan, PR 00901– 1800. North Carolina, 2301 East Fort Macon Rd., Atlantic Beach, NC 28512–5633. Segment 1 will provide each IOC location with an information management solution called WatchKeeper to integrate vessel targeting, operations, monitoring, and planning. Segment 2 will establish an integrated sensor management system by installing hardware and software at each IOC location. Segment 3 will be implemented through adding 1–15 new sensor systems at each IOC location to expand the existing sensor network. Segment 4 will involve upgrading the existing Sector facilities through renovation, leasing, or new construction at selected locations to IOC facilities. Each IOC will be tailored to the individual needs of the ports, and will be operated in coordination with multiple partner agencies and organizations including Federal PO 00000 Mobile, South Broad St., Mobile, AL 36615. Sfmt 4703 agencies, state, tribal, and local law enforcement, and port authorities. The Coast Guard has prepared this Draft PEA in accordance with Section 102(2)(c) of NEPA as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), Department of Homeland Security Management Directive 023.1 (Environmental Planning Program), and Coast Guard National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures and Policy for Considering Environmental Impacts, (COMDTINST M16475.1D). The PEA addresses the general environmental impacts of the Proposed Action and the No Action Alternative. The No Action Alternative will serve as a baseline against which to compare the potential impacts of the Proposed Action. E:\FR\FM\20SEN1.SGM 20SEN1 58288 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 182 / Tuesday, September 20, 2011 / Notices Two Alternatives to the Proposed Action were eliminated from further consideration in the PEA because they do not fully support the purpose or need of the IOC project. These Alternatives were to implement only Segments 1 and 2; and to implement only Segments 1, 2, and 3. The PEA analyzes the potential environmental impacts associated with implementing Segments 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the Proposed Action, and fully transforming existing Sector locations into IOCs. The broad analysis of the PEA does not address the potential sitespecific environmental impacts of the Proposed Action. If the analysis in the PEA does not adequately cover the sitespecific actions required to construct, lease, or relocate IOC facilities, then the Coast Guard will tier follow-on Environmental Assessments and Categorical Exclusions as appropriate on a case-by-case basis. We request comments from all interested parties to ensure that the full range and significance of issues related to the Proposed Action are identified. This notice is issued under authority of 42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq., and 40 CFR 1508.22 Dated: September 13, 2011. Robert Wilbur, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Project Manager, Interagency Operation Centers Project. [FR Doc. 2011–24052 Filed 9–19–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [Docket No. USCG–2011–0882] International Maritime Organization Guidelines for Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems for Marine Engines To Comply with Annex VI to MARPOL 73/ 78 Coast Guard, DHS. Notice of meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: The United States Coast Guard, in consultation with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, will conduct a public meeting on the International Maritime Organization guidelines for exhaust gas cleaning systems for marine engines. The purpose of this meeting in Washington, DC, is to collect information on how to evaluate exhaust gas cleaning systems to determine under Annex VI regulation 4 of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution by Ships, 1973 as modified by the Protocol of 1978 Emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:45 Sep 19, 2011 Jkt 223001 (MARPOL) if such a system should be considered an equivalent that would be at least as effective in reducing sulfur oxide emissions as the requirements of MARPOL Annex VI regulation 14. DATES: This public meeting will be held for 2 days beginning at 9 a.m. Eastern Time, on Wednesday, October 12, 2011, and ending at 3:30 p.m., Eastern Time on Thursday, October 13, 2011. The daily meeting schedule will be from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. This meeting is open to the public. Comments and related material for our online docket must either be submitted via https:// www.regulations.gov on or before October 27, 2011, or reach the Docket Management Facility by that date. ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in Room 2501 of the United States Coast Guard Headquarters Transpoint building in Washington, DC. The Transpoint building is located at 2100 Second Street, Southwest, in Washington, DC 20953, approximately 1 mile from the Southwest-SEU Metro Station. You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG–2011–0882 using any one of the following methods: (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. (2) Fax: 202–493–2251. (3) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M–30), U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590– 0001. (4) Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone number is 202–366–9329. To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods. See the ‘‘Public Participation and Request for Comments’’ portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for instructions on submitting comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about this public meeting you may contact Mr. Wayne Lundy by telephone at 202–372–1379 or by e-mail at Wayne.M.Lundy@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing or submitting material in the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202–366– 9826. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to discuss guidelines and accompanying washwater discharge criteria developed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for exhaust gas cleaning systems for marine engines to PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 remove sulfur oxide emissions. Annex VI regulation 4 of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution by Ships, 1973 as modified by the Protocol of 1978 (MARPOL), permits the use of equivalents that would be at least as effective in reducing emissions as required by MARPOL Annex VI regulations. MARPOL Annex VI regulation 14 sets requirements for sulfur oxide emissions. A copy of IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee Resolution MEPC.176(58), which contains the text of MARPOL Annex VI including regulations 4 and 14 is available in the docket for this notice. A copy of MEPC Resolution MEPC.184(59) which contains the 2009 Guidelines for Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems is also available in the docket for this notice. On July 21, 2008, the Maritime Pollution Prevention Act of 2008, Public Law 110–280, was enacted. This legislation amended the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS), 33 U.S.C. 1901–1915. APPS, which defines ‘‘MARPOL Protocol’’ to include Annex VI, makes it unlawful to act in violation MARPOL Annex VI. See 33 U.S.C. 1901 and 1907. Working with other agencies, under 33 U.S.C. 1903, the Coast Guard is charged with administering and enforcing the MARPOL Protocol. A copy of 33 U.S.C. chapter 33, containing sections 1901–1915, is available in the docket. Agenda of Meeting The public meeting will cover: (1) Potential approval process; (2) Development of explicit test procedures; (3) Inspection & verification of compliance; (4) Consistency of the sludge from washwater; (5) Proper disposal of sludge; (6) Adequate reception facilities; (7) Safety concerns; (8) Training needs; and (9) Recordkeeping. The U.S. Coast Guard is specifically seeking information about testing procedures, preliminary results, processes for establishing certified laboratories, and other items relevant to emission standards regulation 14 and exhaust gas cleaning systems for marine engines. Procedural This meeting is open to the public. Please note that the public meeting has a limited number of seats and may close early if all business is finished. There will be audiovisual arrangements available for those interested in making presentations. Also, teleconferencing E:\FR\FM\20SEN1.SGM 20SEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2010-1104]


Notice of Availability of Draft Programmatic Environmental 
Assessment for the Nationwide Implementation of the Interagency 
Operations Centers

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the availability of a Draft 
Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for the proposed nationwide 
implementation of the Interagency Operations Centers (IOC) Project.

DATES: Comments and related material must either be submitted to our 
online docket via https://www.regulations.gov on or before December 19, 
2011 or reach the Docket Management Facility by that date.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2010-1104 using any one of the following methods:
    (1) Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
    (2) Fax: 202-493-2251.
    (3) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of 
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (4) Hand Delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone 
number is 202-366-9329.
    To avoid duplication, please use only one of the four methods. See 
the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for instructions on submitting 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
please contact CAPT Robert Wilbur, Coast Guard, telephone 202-475-3039 
or e-mail robert.s.wilbur@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing or 
submitting material to the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program 
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We encourage you to submit comments and related material on the 
Draft PEA. All comments received will be posted, without change, to 
https://www.regulations.gov and will include any personal information 
you have provided.
    Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include the 
docket number for this notice (USCG-2010-1104), and provide a reason 
for each suggestion or recommendation. You may submit your comments and 
material online, or by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only 
one of these means. We recommend that you include your name and a 
mailing address, an e-mail address, or a telephone number in the body 
of your document so that we can contact you if we have questions 
regarding your submission.
    To submit your comment online, go to https://www.regulations.gov, 
insert ``USCG-2010-1104'' in the ``Keyword'' box. If you submit your 
comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them in an unbound format, no 
larger than 8[frac12] by 11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic 
filing. If you submit them by mail and would like to know that they 
reached the Facility, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard 
or envelope. We will consider all comments and material received during 
the comment period.
    Viewing the comments, PEA, and associated documents: To view the 
comments, PEA, and associated documents, go to https://www.regulations.gov. In the ``Keyword'' box, insert ``USCG-2010-1104'' 
and click ``Search.'' If you do not have access to the internet, you 
may view the docket online by visiting the Docket Management Facility 
in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the Department of Transportation 
West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, 
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal

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holidays. We have an agreement with the Department of Transportation to 
use the Docket Management Facility.
    Privacy Act: Anyone can search the electronic form of comments 
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf 
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review a 
Privacy Act, system of records notice regarding our public dockets in 
the January 17, 2008 issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

Basis and Purpose

    The Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (SAFE 
Port Act), Public Law 109-347, 120 Stat. 1884, was enacted to improve 
maritime and United States port security through enhanced layered 
defenses. Section 108 of the SAFE Port Act directs the establishment of 
IOCs at all high priority ports that ``utilize, as appropriate, the 
compositional and operations characteristics of existing centers'' and 
are ``organized to fit the security needs, requirements, and resources 
of the individual port area at which each is operating.''
    The Coast Guard will satisfy this mandate through the development 
and transformation of approximately 35 existing Coast Guard Sector 
Command Centers (Sectors) into coordinated planning and operations 
centers.
    The primary mission of this action is to enhance maritime security 
and interoperability, bringing together, federal, state, and local 
stakeholders in high-priority ports. Establishing IOCs will improve 
inter-agency information sharing and tactical coordination, which will 
aid the Coast Guard in preventing, deterring, and responding to threats 
within the nation's critical ports and waterways. The following table 
lists existing Sectors being considered for reconfiguration to IOCs.

                       Addresses of Sector Locations Considered for Transformation to IOC
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Hampton Roads, 4000 Coast Guard    San Francisco, 1 Yerba     Boston, 427 Commercial    Charleston, 196 Tradd
 Boulevard, Portsmouth, VA 23703-   Buena Island, San          Street, Boston, MA        St., Charleston, SC
 2199.                              Francisco, CA 94130-9309.  02109-1027.               29401-1817.
Tampa-St. Petersburg, 600 8th      San Diego, 2710 Harbor     New York, 212 Coast       Sault Ste. Marie, 337
 Avenue, SE, St. Petersburg, FL     Drive N., San Diego, CA    Guard Drive, Staten       Water St., Sault Ste
 33701-5099.                        92101-1028.                Island, NY 10305.         Marie, MI 49783-9501.
Los Angeles/Long Beach, 1001 S.    Puget Sound, 1519 Alaskan  Baltimore, 2401 Hawkins   Long Island, 120
 Seaside Ave., Bldg. 20 San         Way, South Seattle, WA     Point Rd., Baltimore,     Woodward Ave. New
 Pedro, CA 90731-0208.              98134-1192.                MD 21226-1797.            Haven, CT 06512-3698.
Ohio Valley, 600 Martin Luther     Columbia River, 2185 SE    Delaware Bay, 1           Mobile, South Broad St.,
 King Jr., Mazzoli Federal Bldg.,   Airport Rd, Warrenton,     Washington Avenue,        Mobile, AL 36615.
 Rm 421 Louisville, KY 40202-2251.  OR 97146-9693.             Philadelphia, PA 19147-
                                                               4395.
Northern New England, 259 High     Corpus Christi, 8930       Buffalo, 1 Fuhrmann       Jacksonville, 4200 Ocean
 St., South Portland, ME 04106-     Ocean Dr., Corpus          Boulevard, Buffalo, NY    St., Atlantic Beach, FL
 0007.                              Christi, TX 78419-5220.    14203-3189.               2233-2416.
Southern New England, Little       Houston-Galveston, 9640    Detroit, 110 Mt. Elliot   Juneau, 2760 Sherwood
 Harbor Rd., Woods Hole, MA 02543-  Clinton Dr., Houston, TX   Ave., Detroit, MI 48207-  Lane, Suite 2A, Juneau,
 1099.                              77029-4328.                4380.                     AK 99801-8545.
Lower Mississippi, 2 A W Wills     Key West, 100 Trumbo Rd.,  New Orleans, 201 Old      Anchorage, 510 L Street,
 Ave., Memphis, TN 38105-1502.      Key West, FL 33040-0005.   Hammond Hwy, Metairie,    Suite 100, Anchorage,
                                                               LA 70005.                 AK 99501-1946.
Lake Michigan, 2420 S. Lincoln     Miami, 100 MacArthur       Guam, PSC 455 Box 176     San Juan, 5 Calle La
 Memorial Dr., Milwaukee, WI        Causeway, Rm. 201, Miami   FPO, AP 96540-1056.       Puntilla Final, San
 53207-1997.                        Beach, FL 33139-5101.                                Juan, PR 00901-1800.
Upper Mississippi, 1222 Spruce     Honolulu, 400 Sand Island  North Carolina, 2301      ........................
 St., Suite 7.103, St. Louis, MO    Parkway, Honolulu, HI      East Fort Macon Rd.,
 63103-2832.                        96819-4398.                Atlantic Beach, NC
                                                               28512-5633.
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    The Coast Guard has prepared a Draft PEA in accordance with the 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and its implementing 
regulations. The Coast Guard published a notice of intent to prepare 
this PEA in the Federal Register (75 FR 78722, Dec. 16, 2010).

Proposed Action

    The Proposed Action consists of fully transforming 35 existing 
Sectors to function as IOCs over the next 12 years. This transformation 
is proposed to occur through upgrades in information management systems 
and sensor capability, and possibly by improving facilities at selected 
locations through renovation, leasing, or new construction. The Coast 
Guard plans to implement the IOC project, nationwide, in a series of 
four discrete segments. Segment 1 will provide each IOC location with 
an information management solution called WatchKeeper to integrate 
vessel targeting, operations, monitoring, and planning. Segment 2 will 
establish an integrated sensor management system by installing hardware 
and software at each IOC location. Segment 3 will be implemented 
through adding 1-15 new sensor systems at each IOC location to expand 
the existing sensor network. Segment 4 will involve upgrading the 
existing Sector facilities through renovation, leasing, or new 
construction at selected locations to IOC facilities. Each IOC will be 
tailored to the individual needs of the ports, and will be operated in 
coordination with multiple partner agencies and organizations including 
Federal agencies, state, tribal, and local law enforcement, and port 
authorities.
    The Coast Guard has prepared this Draft PEA in accordance with 
Section 102(2)(c) of NEPA as implemented by the Council on 
Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), Department 
of Homeland Security Management Directive 023.1 (Environmental Planning 
Program), and Coast Guard National Environmental Policy Act 
Implementing Procedures and Policy for Considering Environmental 
Impacts, (COMDTINST M16475.1D). The PEA addresses the general 
environmental impacts of the Proposed Action and the No Action 
Alternative. The No Action Alternative will serve as a baseline against 
which to compare the potential impacts of the Proposed Action.

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    Two Alternatives to the Proposed Action were eliminated from 
further consideration in the PEA because they do not fully support the 
purpose or need of the IOC project. These Alternatives were to 
implement only Segments 1 and 2; and to implement only Segments 1, 2, 
and 3.
    The PEA analyzes the potential environmental impacts associated 
with implementing Segments 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the Proposed Action, and 
fully transforming existing Sector locations into IOCs. The broad 
analysis of the PEA does not address the potential site-specific 
environmental impacts of the Proposed Action. If the analysis in the 
PEA does not adequately cover the site-specific actions required to 
construct, lease, or relocate IOC facilities, then the Coast Guard will 
tier follow-on Environmental Assessments and Categorical Exclusions as 
appropriate on a case-by-case basis.
    We request comments from all interested parties to ensure that the 
full range and significance of issues related to the Proposed Action 
are identified.
    This notice is issued under authority of 42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq., 
and 40 CFR 1508.22

    Dated: September 13, 2011.
Robert Wilbur,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Project Manager, Interagency Operation 
Centers Project.
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