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by NGB (lead agency) and the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) of the
Department of Interior (DOI)
(cooperating agency). The LEIS analyzed
the proposed withdrawal of 18,644 acres
of federal land within the Limestone
Hills Training Area (LHTA) from BLM
administration. The LEIS proposes that
Congress authorize BLM to transfer
administrative responsibility of all
federal land within the LHTA to the
Army for military training use by the
MTARNG. No new facilities are
proposed in this LEIS. The LEIS is the
detailed statement required by the
National Environmental Policy Act to be
included in a recommendation or report
on a legislative proposal to Congress.
DATES: The waiting period will end 30
days after publication of a notice of
availability in the Federal Register by
the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency.
Written comments or
questions should be forwarded by mail
to Ms. Sundi West, MTARNG, Fort
Harrison, 1956 MT Majo Street, P.O.
Box 4789, Helena, Montana 59636–
4789, via telephone at (406) 324–3088,
or via e-mail at
Sundi.West@us.army.mil.
ADDRESSES:
Ms.
Sherri Lionberger, BLM, 106 North
Parkmont, Butte, Montana 59701, via
telephone at (406) 533–7671, or via email at slionber@blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the LEIS is to provide
comprehensive analysis of the proposed
action and alternatives to the Secretaries
of Interior and Army so findings and
recommendations can be forwarded to
Congress regarding the proposed land
withdrawal. The study area for the
environmental analysis is resource
dependent. It includes Lewis and Clark
County and Broadwater County for
socioeconomic resources, MTARNG
facilities for military mission, and the
LHTA for biological and mineral
resources.
The LEIS analyzes potential
environmental effects of three action
alternatives and a No Action
Alternative. Action Alternatives 2 and 3
were developed as a result of the LEIS
scoping process.
Alternative 1: This was the
MTARNG’s original proposed action.
Under the proposed action, management
responsibility for all resources, except
for mineral resources, would be shifted
from the BLM to the MTARNG. Under
this alternative, the Department of the
Army could exercise its authority to
condemn private land, and/or terminate
any mineral claim or grazing permits.
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Alternative 2: Under this alternative,
the MTARNG and BLM would share
resource management responsibilities.
MTARNG would manage most resources
in the LHTA’s closure area. BLM would
manage most resources in the nonclosure area. The closure area is the
portion of the LHTA that restricts access
without prior approval of the MTARNG.
The non-closure area is the portion of
LHTA that is open to public access for
surface use only.
Alternative 3: (Preferred Alternative):
Under this alternative, the LHTA would
be withdrawn from BLM jurisdiction
with modifications based on scoping
comments and stakeholder
recommendations. The proposed
withdrawal area is approximately
18,644 acres of federal land that
encloses state-owned and private land
which is not included in the
withdrawal.
Under the No Action Alternative, the
BLM’s current right-of-way grant for
military use of the LHTA by MTARNG
would not be renewed. The current
right-of-way grant expires in 2014.
This LEIS is a component of the
legislative proposal package that BLM
will submit to DOI and the Office of
Management and Budget. After agency
review and concurrence, the DOI will
transmit the proposed legislation to
Congress.
Significant Issues: The LHTA is a
23,110 acre parcel of land with private
and state-owned in-holdings totaling
approximately 2,666 acres. The BLM
manages 20,444 acres of the total
acreage and allows the MTARNG to
conduct military training on its property
through the right-of-way grant. The
public land is also used for grazing,
mining, recreation, transportation,
utility right-of-ways, and wildlife
management. A limestone mine is
currently operating within the LHTA.
All federally-managed LHTA land falls
within one of seven grazing allotments.
In addition, the MTARNG is currently
engaged in clearing unexploded
ordnance from an LHTA range that is no
longer in use.
Issues considered in the LEIS include
the following: (1) Continued ability of
Graymont Western’s Indian Creek
Limestone Mine to extract and process
ore within the LHTA; (2) allocation and
management of grazing allotments; (3)
public access to the LHTA; (4) noise and
dust generated during training exercises,
and by vehicular traffic; (5) impacts to
Broadwater County due to possible
termination of BLM payments in lieu of
taxes if the withdrawal is granted; (6)
potential impacts to wildlife in the
Elkhorn Management Area; (7)
consistency of land management
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policies after transfer of administrative
responsibilities; (8) potential impacts to
range management and cleanup
activities; (9) owner access to, and use
of, in-holdings; and (10) impacts to the
local economy and MTARNG training
under the no action alternative.
Potentially significant adverse
impacts to socioeconomics are expected
under Alternative 1 and the No Action
Alternative. There are no potentially
significant adverse impacts expected
under Alternatives 2 or 3.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Board of Visitors, United States
Military Academy (USMA)
Department of the Army, DoD.
Meeting notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Under the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended),
the Government in the Sunshine Act of
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and
41 CFR 102–3.150, the Department of
Defense announces that the following
Federal advisory committee meeting
will take place:
1. Name of Committee: United States
Military Academy Board of Visitors.
2. Date: Thursday, October 27, 2011.
3. Time: 12:30 p.m.—3 p.m. Members
of the public wishing to attend the
meeting will need to show photo
identification in order to gain access to
the meeting location. All participants
are subject to security screening.
4. Location: Jefferson Hall Library,
Haig Room. West Point, NY.
5. Purpose of the Meeting: This is the
2011 Annual Meeting of the USMA
Board of Visitors (BoV). Members of the
Board will be provided updates on
Academy issues.
6. Agenda: The Academy leadership
will provide the Board updates on the
following: the Academic program,
Honor and Respect Programs and the
Annual Report writing process.
7. Public’s Accessibility to the
Meeting: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and
41 CFR 102–3.140 through 102–3.165,
and the availability of space, this
meeting is open to the public. Seating is
on a first-come basis.
8. Committee’s Designated Federal
Officer or Point of Contact: Ms. Joy A.
Pasquazi, (845) 938–5078,
Joy.Pasquazi@us.army.mil.
SUMMARY:
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Any
member of the public is permitted to file
a written statement with the USMA
Board of Visitors. Written statements
should be sent to the Designated Federal
Officer (DFO) at: United States Military
Academy, Office of the Secretary of the
General Staff (MASG), 646 Swift Road,
West Point, NY 10996–1905 or faxed to
the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) at
(845) 938–3214. Written statements
must be received no later than five
working days prior to the next meeting
in order to provide time for member
consideration. By rule, no member of
the public attending open meetings will
be allowed to present questions from the
floor or speak to any issue under
consideration by the Board.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Committee’s Designated Federal Officer
or Point of Contact is Ms. Joy A.
Pasquazi, (845) 938–5078,
Joy.Pasquazi@us.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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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 Director,
Information Collection Clearance
Division, Privacy, Information and
Records 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
November 29, 2011.
ADDRESSES: 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,
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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.
Dated: September 27, 2011
Darrin King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance
Division, Privacy, Information and Records
Management Services, Office of Management.
Institute of Education Sciences
Type of Review: New.
Title of Collection: College
Affordability and Transparency
Explanation (CATE) Form 2011–2014.
OMB Control Number: Pending.
Agency Form Number(s): N/A.
Frequency of Responses: Annually.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 532.
Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 1,596.
Abstract:. The National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES) is seeking a
three-year clearance for a new survey
data collection for the College
Affordability and Transparency List
Explanation (CATE) form. The
collection of this information is
necessary pursuant to the Higher
Education Opportunity Act (HEOA)
Section 111, Part C (20 U.S.C. 1015a)
with the goal of increasing transparency
of college tuition prices for consumers.
The clearance should start with the
2011–12 collection year and extend
through the 2012–13 and 2013–14
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collections. Part C of Section 111 of
HEOA included provisions for
improved transparency in college
tuition for consumers. In response to
these provisions, the Department of
Education created The College
Affordability and Transparency Center
(CATC) which can be accessed through
College Navigator. The CATC includes
information for students, parents, and
policymakers about college costs at
America’s colleges and universities. The
CATC also includes several lists of
institutions based on the tuition and
fees and/or net prices (the price of
attendance after considering all grant
and scholarship aid) charged to
students, including a list of institutions
that are in the five percent of
institutions in their institutional sector
that have the highest increases,
expressed as a percentage change, over
the three-year time period for which the
most recent data are available. The
clearance being requested is to survey
the institutions on this list using the
College Affordability and Transparency
Explanation form to collect follow-up
information. The lists appearing in
CATC are generated using data collected
by the NCES through the Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System
(IPEDS). IPEDS is a mandatory data
collection for institutions that
participate in or are applicants for
participation in any federal student
financial aid program authorized by
Title IV of the Higher Education Act of
1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1094,
Section 487(a)(17) and 34 CFR
668.14(b)(19)). The additional
information to be collected will be used
to write a summary report for Congress
which will also be posted on the College
Navigator website. The report will
summarize the general and sector
specific findings from the CATE using
descriptive statistics. The main cost
areas showing the highest increases will
be identified using the percent change
information provided by institutions.
The most commonly reported plans to
reduce the increases in those cost
increases will also be indicated. Finally,
the extent to which institutions
participate in setting tuition and fees
and net prices for students will be
described and the agencies outside of
the institutions that decide those
student charges will be identified.
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 4729. When
you access the information collection,
click on ‘‘Download Attachments’’ to
view. Written requests for information
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Board of Visitors, United States Military Academy (USMA)
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
ACTION: Meeting notice.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine
Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.150, the
Department of Defense announces that the following Federal advisory
committee meeting will take place:
1. Name of Committee: United States Military Academy Board of
Visitors.
2. Date: Thursday, October 27, 2011.
3. Time: 12:30 p.m.--3 p.m. Members of the public wishing to attend
the meeting will need to show photo identification in order to gain
access to the meeting location. All participants are subject to
security screening.
4. Location: Jefferson Hall Library, Haig Room. West Point, NY.
5. Purpose of the Meeting: This is the 2011 Annual Meeting of the
USMA Board of Visitors (BoV). Members of the Board will be provided
updates on Academy issues.
6. Agenda: The Academy leadership will provide the Board updates on
the following: the Academic program, Honor and Respect Programs and the
Annual Report writing process.
7. Public's Accessibility to the Meeting: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b
and 41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165, and the availability of space,
this meeting is open to the public. Seating is on a first-come basis.
8. Committee's Designated Federal Officer or Point of Contact: Ms.
Joy A. Pasquazi, (845) 938-5078, Joy.Pasquazi@us.army.mil.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any member of the public is permitted to
file a written statement with the USMA Board of Visitors. Written
statements should be sent to the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) at:
United States Military Academy, Office of the Secretary of the General
Staff (MASG), 646 Swift Road, West Point, NY 10996-1905 or faxed to the
Designated Federal Officer (DFO) at (845) 938-3214. Written statements
must be received no later than five working days prior to the next
meeting in order to provide time for member consideration. By rule, no
member of the public attending open meetings will be allowed to present
questions from the floor or speak to any issue under consideration by
the Board.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Committee's Designated Federal
Officer or Point of Contact is Ms. Joy A. Pasquazi, (845) 938-5078,
Joy.Pasquazi@us.army.mil.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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