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and design will be determined based on
the technical requirements of the
selected turbines, soils profile, depth,
and site conditions. Typical foundations
may include monopole, gravity based,
suction caisson, or jacket structures.
Scour protection in the form of
prefabricated materials or clean stone
may be placed at the base of the
foundations.
b. Transmission Lines: Installation of
up to 4 substations will be required in
each lease to reduce the number of
transmission lines to shore and reduce
electricity loss. Offshore substations
gather electricity from the rows of
turbines through an inter-array of subsea
cables and convert it into a higher
voltage. Transforming power into a
higher voltage allows for the installation
of fewer export cables, more efficient
transmission of power and minimizes
power loss. The inter-array cables will
be buried to a target depth of 3 feet and
18 inches wide, but will be dependent
on the nature of the seabed. Connection
between turbines and the substation
platform is pre-installed j-tubes which
protect the cable from the seabed to
topside. To transfer the electricity to
shore, up to 2 transmission lines per
substation will be installed which
connect the offshore substation to
onshore electrical facilities. The
dimension of the cables is in the range
of 10 inches. However, for redundancy
and safety issues, the transmission lines
will be kept separate. Routing will be
designed to minimize impacts to natural
and cultural resources by following
previously disturbed areas and areas
devoid of vegetation, reefs, seagrasses,
dunes and other valuable habitats.
Scheduling of the work will also take
into consideration minimization of
impacts to marine mammals, sea turtles,
birds, fisheries and other natural
resources.
c. Planning and Construction: Prior to
Construction, Baryonyx Corporation
will conduct the necessary surveys and
studies to describe and quantify natural
resources. These studies will include
geophysical geotechnical survey,
delineation of aquatic habitats, and
cultural resource surveys. Onshore
construction and assembly will utilize
existing port facilities. No new onshore
or port facilities are anticipated to be
constructed.
d. Mitigation: The Applicant proposes
to avoid impacts to special aquatic sites
and sensitive sea areas where
practicable. No surface areas or
wetlands are proposed to be filled at
this time other than temporary side-cast
material from trench construction.
Horizontal drilling for burial of cables
will be considered under unavoidable
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wetlands, seagrass beds, reefs and dunes
where practicable.
2. Scoping and Public Involvement
Process: A Public Notice was published
on June 15, 2011 to initiate the public
scoping process for the proposed
project. At that time, based on
information provided by the Applicant,
a preliminary review indicated that an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
was not required. However, based on
continuing permit assessment and
information brought forth during the
initial coordination process, areas of
potential significant impact on the
human environment have been
identified. Therefore, the EIS process is
being implemented so that the permit
application can be fully evaluated and
a permit decision can be made. All
comments received to date, including
those provided for review during the
Public Notice comment period, will be
considered by the Galveston District
during EIS preparation. The purpose of
the EIS scoping meeting is to gather
information on the subjects to be
studied in detail by the EIS. In addition
to the EIS, the Applicant has avoided
and minimized impacts identified
during the public notice comment
period by removing the Mustang site,
and its alternate, from consideration
during this permit application. While
the Applicant’s minimization effort is
designed to avoid potential impacts to
the Padre Island National Seashore and
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, it is
without prejudice to apply for these
sites at another date.
3. Purpose and Need. The basic
purpose of the proposed action is to
construct a power generation facility.
The overall purpose is to provide
electrical generation capacity for current
markets in Texas and potential sale in
the wholesale market utilizing wind
resources offshore. The Corps
recognizes that there is a public and
private need for additional power
generation.
4. Alternatives. An evaluation of
alternatives to the Applicant’s preferred
alternative initially being considered
includes a No Action alternative,
alternatives that would avoid, minimize
and compensate for impacts to the
aquatic environment within the project
footprint, alternatives that would avoid,
minimize and compensate for impacts
to the aquatic environment outside of
the footprint, alternatives utilizing
alternative practices, and other
reasonable alternatives that will be
developed through the project scoping
process which may also meet the
identified purpose and need.
5. Public Involvement. The purpose of
the public scoping process is to
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determine relevant issues that will
influence the scope of the
environmental analysis and EIS
alternatives. General concerns in the
following categories have been
identified to date: potential direct
effects to waters of the United States
including wetlands; water quality;
aquatic species; air quality;
environmental justice; socioeconomic
environment; archaeological and
cultural resources; recreation and
recreational resources; energy supply
and natural resources; hazardous waste
and materials; aesthetics; public health
and safety; navigation; erosion and
accretion; invasive species; cumulative
impacts; public benefit and needs of the
people along with potential effects on
the human environment. All parties
who express interest will be given an
opportunity to participate in the
process.
6. Coordination. The proposed action
is being coordinated with a number of
Federal, State, regional and local
agencies including but not limited to the
Environmental Protection Agency, the
United States (U.S.) Fish and Wildlife
Service, U.S. National Marine Fisheries
Service, the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality, the Texas
General Land Office, and the Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department.
7. Availability of the Draft EIS. The
Corps currently expects the Draft EIS to
be made available to the public by
December 2014. A State and Federal
agency scoping meeting will be held at
Holiday Inn Brownsville at 2 p.m. on
March 28, 2012. A public scoping
meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn
Brownsville on March 28, 2012 at 6 p.m.
The Holiday Inn Brownsville is located
at 3777 North Expressway, Brownsville,
TX 78520. The Corps will announce the
public scoping meeting through local
news media and the Corps’ Web page at
https://www.swg.usace.army.mil/reg at
least 15 days prior to the first meeting.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Equity and Excellence Commission
Meeting
Office for Civil Rights, U.S.
Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of An Open Meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice sets forth the
schedule and proposed agenda of an upcoming meeting of the Equity and
SUMMARY:
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Excellence Commission (Commission).
The notice also describes the functions
of the Commission. Notice of this
meeting is required by section 10(a)(2)
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) and is intended to notify the
public of their opportunity to attend.
DATES: March 29, 2012.
Time: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern
Daylight Time.
ADDRESSES: The Commission will meet
in Washington, DC at the United States
Department of Education at 400
Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC
20202, in Room 1W105/108.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
Eichner, Designated Federal Official,
Equity and Excellence Commission,
U.S. Department of Education, 400
Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC
20202. Email:
equitycommission@ed.gov. Telephone:
(202) 453–5945.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March
29, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time, the Equity and
Excellence Commission will hold an
open meeting in Washington, DC at the
United States Department of Education
at 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20202, in Room
1W105/108.
The purpose of the Commission is to
collect information, analyze issues, and
obtain broad public input regarding how
the Federal government can increase
educational opportunity by improving
school funding equity. The Commission
will also make recommendations for
restructuring school finance systems to
achieve equity in the distribution of
educational resources and further
student performance, especially for the
students at the lower end of the
achievement gap. The Commission will
examine the disparities in meaningful
educational opportunities that give rise
to the achievement gap, with a focus on
systems of finance, and recommend
appropriate ways in which Federal
policies could address such disparities.
The agenda for the Commission’s
March 29, 2012 meeting will include
reviewing and editing the Commission’s
final report. The Commission is also
expected to discuss what materials will
accompany the final report and the
timing of the release of the final report.
Due to time constraints, there will not
be a public comment period, however,
individuals wishing to provide
comments related to the Commission
may contact the Equity Commission via
email at equitycommission@ed.gov. For
comments related to the upcoming
meeting, please submit comments no
later than March 22, 2012.
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Individuals interested in attending the
meeting must register in advance, as
meeting room seating may be limited.
Please contact Jim Eichner at (202) 453–
5945 or by email at
equitycommission@ed.gov. Individuals
who will need accommodations for a
disability in order to attend the meeting
(e.g., interpreting services, assistive
listening devices, or materials in
alternative format) should notify Jim
Eichner at (202) 245–5945 no later than
March 22, 2012. We will attempt to
meet requests for accommodations after
this date but cannot guarantee
availability. The meeting site is
accessible to individuals with
disabilities.
Records are kept of all Commission
proceedings and are available for public
inspection at the Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20202 from the hours
of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight
Time.
Russlynn Ali,
Assistant Secretary, Office for Civil Rights.
[FR Doc. 2012–6189 Filed 3–13–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Proposed Agency Information
Collection
AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE.
Notice and request for OMB
review and comment.
ACTION:
This notice corrects DOE’s
notice of January 26th, which
incorrectly stated the Internet link for
the collection instrument. The
Department of Energy (DOE) has
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance, a
proposal for collection of information
under the provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed
collection will supersede the existing
Form OE–781R, ‘‘Monthly Electricity
Imports and Exports Report’’. The Form
OE–781R is currently suspended and
would be terminated with the
implementation of the proposed Form
EIA–111.
DATES: Comments regarding this
collection must be received on or before
April 13, 2012. If you anticipate that
you will be submitting comments, but
find it difficult to do so within the
period of time allowed by this notice,
please advise the DOE Desk Officer at
OMB of your intention to make a
submission as soon as possible. The
Desk Officer may be telephoned at 202–
395–4650.
SUMMARY:
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Written comments should
be sent to the: DOE Desk Officer, Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10102,
735 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
20503, and to Michelle Bowles. To
ensure receipt of the comments by the
due date, email (eia-111@eia.gov) is
recommended. The mailing address is
the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S.
Energy Information Administration,
Mail Stop: EI–23 (Form EIA–111), 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585. Alternatively,
Ms. Bowles may be contacted by
telephone at 202–586–2430 or via fax at
(202) 287–1960.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of any forms and instructions
(the draft proposed collection) should
be directed to Michelle Bowles at the
address listed above. Forms and
instructions are also available on the
Internet at: https://www.eia.gov/survey/
#oe-781r.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No.; (2) Information Collection
Request Title; (3) Type of Request; (4)
Purpose; (5) Annual Estimated Number
of Respondents; (6) Annual Estimated
Number of Total Responses; (7) Annual
Estimated Number of Burden Hours; (8)
Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden.
1. New.
2. Form EIA–111, Quarterly
Electricity Imports and Exports Report.
3. Three-year approval.
4. Form EIA–111 collects U. S.
electricity import and export data. The
data are used to get an accurate measure
of the flow of electricity into and out of
the United States. The import and
export data are reported by U.S.
purchasers, sellers and transmitters of
wholesale electricity, including persons
authorized by Order to export electric
energy from the United States to foreign
countries, persons authorized by
Presidential Permit to construct,
operate, maintain, or connect electric
power transmission lines that cross the
U.S. international border, and U.S.
Balancing Authorities that are directly
interconnected with foreign Balancing
Authorities. Such entities are to report
monthly flows of electric energy
received or delivered across the border,
the cost associated with the
transactions, and actual and
implemented interchange. The data
collected on this form may appear in
various EIA publications.
5. 173 respondents surveyed
quarterly.
ADDRESSES:
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[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2012-6189]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Equity and Excellence Commission Meeting
AGENCY: Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of An Open Meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of an
up-coming meeting of the Equity and
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Excellence Commission (Commission). The notice also describes the
functions of the Commission. Notice of this meeting is required by
section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and is
intended to notify the public of their opportunity to attend.
DATES: March 29, 2012.
Time: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
ADDRESSES: The Commission will meet in Washington, DC at the United
States Department of Education at 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington,
DC 20202, in Room 1W105/108.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Eichner, Designated Federal
Official, Equity and Excellence Commission, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202. Email:
equitycommission@ed.gov. Telephone: (202) 453-5945.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 29, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time, the Equity and Excellence Commission will hold
an open meeting in Washington, DC at the United States Department of
Education at 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202, in Room
1W105/108.
The purpose of the Commission is to collect information, analyze
issues, and obtain broad public input regarding how the Federal
government can increase educational opportunity by improving school
funding equity. The Commission will also make recommendations for
restructuring school finance systems to achieve equity in the
distribution of educational resources and further student performance,
especially for the students at the lower end of the achievement gap.
The Commission will examine the disparities in meaningful educational
opportunities that give rise to the achievement gap, with a focus on
systems of finance, and recommend appropriate ways in which Federal
policies could address such disparities.
The agenda for the Commission's March 29, 2012 meeting will include
reviewing and editing the Commission's final report. The Commission is
also expected to discuss what materials will accompany the final report
and the timing of the release of the final report. Due to time
constraints, there will not be a public comment period, however,
individuals wishing to provide comments related to the Commission may
contact the Equity Commission via email at equitycommission@ed.gov. For
comments related to the upcoming meeting, please submit comments no
later than March 22, 2012.
Individuals interested in attending the meeting must register in
advance, as meeting room seating may be limited. Please contact Jim
Eichner at (202) 453-5945 or by email at equitycommission@ed.gov.
Individuals who will need accommodations for a disability in order to
attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting services, assistive listening
devices, or materials in alternative format) should notify Jim Eichner
at (202) 245-5945 no later than March 22, 2012. We will attempt to meet
requests for accommodations after this date but cannot guarantee
availability. The meeting site is accessible to individuals with
disabilities.
Records are kept of all Commission proceedings and are available
for public inspection at the Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202 from the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time.
Russlynn Ali,
Assistant Secretary, Office for Civil Rights.
[FR Doc. 2012-6189 Filed 3-13-12; 8:45 am]
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