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1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and
41 CFR 102–3.150.
Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose
of the meeting is to obtain, review and
evaluate information related to
strategies, policies, and practices
designed to improve and enhance the
capabilities, efficiency, and
effectiveness of the reserve components.
The Board will review proposed
recommendations of its Secretary of
Defense Strategic Question Task Group.
Agenda: The Reserve Forces Policy
Board will hold a meeting from 3:00
p.m. until 4:00 p.m. The Board will
review and deliberate over proposed
recommendations of the Board’s
Secretary of Defense Strategic Questions
Task Group.
Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 552b, as amended and 41 CFR
102–3.140 through 102–3.165, and
subject to the availability of space, the
meeting is open to the public. Seating is
on a first-come basis. To request a seat
at the meeting, interested persons must
email or phone Captain Steven Knight,
the Designated Federal Officer, not later
than noon on Monday, September 30,
2013, as listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Written Statements: Pursuant to 41
CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140 and
section 10(a)(3) of the FACA, interested
persons may submit written statements
to the Reserve Forces Policy Board at
any time. Written statements should be
submitted to the Reserve Forces Policy
Board’s Designated Federal Officer at
the address or facsimile number listed
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section. If statements pertain to
a specific topic being discussed at a
planned meeting, then these statements
must be submitted no later than five (5)
business days prior to the meeting in
question. Written statements received
after this date may not be provided to
or considered by the Reserve Forces
Policy Board until its next meeting. The
Designated Federal Officer will review
all timely submitted written statements
and provide copies to all the committee
members before the meeting that is the
subject of this notice. Please note that
since the Board operates under the
provisions of the FACA, all submitted
comments and public presentations will
be treated as public documents and will
be made available for public inspection,
including, but not limited to, being
posted on the Board’s Web site.
Dated: September 9, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
[Docket ID: USA–2013–0031]
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In compliance with Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Department
of the Army announces a proposed
public information collection and seeks
public comment on the provisions
thereof. Comments are invited on: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed
information collection; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the
information collection on respondents,
including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by November 12,
2013.
SUMMARY:
You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Federal Docket Management
System Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive,
East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria,
VA 22350–3100.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name, docket
number and title for this Federal
Register document. The general policy
for comments and other submissions
from members of the public is to make
these submissions available for public
viewing on the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information.
ADDRESSES:
To
request more information on this
proposed information collection or to
obtain a copy of the proposal and
associated collection instruments,
please write to the Office of the Joint
Product Manager for Force Protection
Systems (JPM–FPS), 5900 Putnam Road,
Building 365/Suite 1, (SFAE–CBD–GN–
F), ATTN: Mark Shuler, Fort Belvoir,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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VA 22060–5420, or call JPM–FPS at
703–704–2402.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB
Number: Automated Installation Entry
(AIE) System; OMB Control Number
0702–TBD.
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirement is necessary to
verify the identity of an individual and
determine the fitness of an individual
requesting and/or requiring access to
installations, and issuance of local
access credentials. The information
collection methodology involves the
employment of technological collection
of data via an electronic physical access
control system (PACS) which provides
the capability to rapidly and
electronically authenticate credentials
and validate the individual’s
authorization to enter an installation.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; business or other for profit.
Annual Burden Hours: 2,204 hours.
Number of Respondents: 44,075.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 3
minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
Personal data is required to support
HQDA physical security/access control
programs. Data is collected within the
AIE system registration database to
facilitate automated access control as
specified in DTM 09–012, Interim
Policy for DoD Physical Access Control
and AR 190–13, Army Physical security.
Data is employed to ensure positive
identification of individuals authorized
access to installations. AIE supports
military personnel (Active/Reserve/
Guard/retired); DoD civilian/contractor
employees; corporate employees;
vendors and visitors enrollment and
access.
Dated: September 9, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Grays Harbor Navigation
Improvement Project, Grays Harbor,
Washington
Department of Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
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Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps),
Seattle District, as lead Federal agency,
will prepare a Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS)
evaluating the Grays Harbor Navigation
Improvement Project. The purpose of
this supplement is to address proposed
changes to the Grays Harbor and
Chehalis River Navigation Project
developed since the Corps prepared the
1982 Grays Harbor, Chehalis and
Hoquiam Rivers, Washington Channel
Improvements for Navigation Interim
Feasibility Report and Final
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
and its 1989 supplement. The SEIS
updates the original EIS and its
supplement with more recent relevant
environmental information, and updates
the description of effects that may
potentially occur from implementing
the proposed action. The SEIS will
evaluate the practicality and potential
environmental impacts of three
alternatives: two with varying channel
depths and no action.
SUMMARY:
To be included on the
mailing list for review of the SEIS, all
requests should be submitted to Mr.
Kevin McKeag, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Seattle District, 4735 East
Marginal Way South, Seattle,
Washington, 98134.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr.
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Kevin McKeag, Environmental and
Cultural Resources Branch, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, at email:
kevin.j.mckeag@usace.army.mil, by
regular mail (see ADDRESSES), or
telephone: 206–764–3576.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Preparation of an SEIS will inform the
Corps’ eventual decision on whether or
not to implement the proposed action.
As part of the NEPA process, the Corps
will gather and analyze information to
compare the potential environmental
effects of possible project alternatives
and a ‘‘no action’’ alternative in the
SEIS. The SEIS will be prepared to
assess the potential social, economic
and environmental impacts of the
project, and will be sufficient in scope
to address Federal, State and local
regulatory requirements and pertinent
environmental and socio-economic
issues. The Federal SEIS process begins
with publication of this Notice of Intent.
The SEIS will be prepared in
accordance with the Corps’ procedures
for implementing NEPA (33 CFR Part
230) and consistent with the Corps’
policy to facilitate public understanding
and review of agency proposals.
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1. Proposed Action: The proposed
action is to deepen the Federal
navigation deep-draft channel in Grays
Harbor from its currently maintained
depth of minus 36 feet mean lower low
water (MLLW) down to its authorized
depth of minus 38 feet MLLW,
including placement of the dredged
material at existing authorized dredged
material placement sites (including
appropriate upland placement as
necessary for any sediments not meeting
unconfined aquatic placement criteria).
Congress initially authorized
construction of the navigation channel
in the Rivers and Harbors
Appropriations Act of 1899. Dredging of
the navigation channel to a depth of
minus 38 feet MLLW was subsequently
authorized in the form of the Navigation
Improvement Project by Congress in
Section 202 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1986 (Pub. L. 99–
662) in November 1986.
2. Alternatives: The SEIS will evaluate
the practicability and environmental
impacts of three alternatives, including
the no action alternative: (1) Deepen
channel to minus 37 feet MLLW; (2)
Deepen channel to minus 38 feet
MLLW; and (3) no action (continue to
maintain channel at existing depth of
minus 36 feet MLLW). The draft SEIS
will identify the agency preferred action
alternative, which will be identified in
consideration of overall environmental
impacts and contributions to cumulative
impacts. The potential direct, indirect,
and cumulative impacts of the proposed
action and action alternatives on the
following resource issues will be
analyzed in the SEIS: Vessel traffic and
navigational safety; aquatic habitats;
aquatic species, including Endangered
Species Act-listed species and
Washington State species of concern;
Tribal treaty rights; wetland and
riparian habitat; wildlife; vehicle traffic;
cultural, historic, and archeological
resources; air and water quality; noise;
recreation; land use; and aesthetics.
3. Public Involvement: Initial public
participation included a December 2012
public meeting held at the Port of Grays
Harbor. Additional public involvement
efforts will continue throughout the
development of a Draft SEIS, and when
complete, the Draft SEIS will be
distributed (either mailed or emailed) to
pertinent Federal, State and local
agencies, Government officials, local
libraries, Native American Tribes, and
environmental interest organizations,
and known interested citizens, for
review and comment.
4. Scoping. Consistent with NEPA
procedures, a public scoping meeting
will not be held in the development of
this Supplemental EIS. Comments
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received during the December 2012
public meeting will be used to assist in
development of the Draft SEIS.
5. Other Environmental Review and
Coordination Requirements: The Corps
has and will continue to coordinate
with several agencies and entities
throughout the NEPA process including:
the Port of Grays Harbor, the Quinault
Indian Nation, the Chehalis Tribe,
Northwest Indian Fisheries
Commission, Washington Department of
Ecology, Washington Department of
Fish and Wildlife, Washington
Department of Natural Resources, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, and National
Marine Fisheries Service. The draft SEIS
will address the extent to which the
proposed project is in compliance with
all applicable laws and regulations,
including NEPA, the Clean Water Act,
the Endangered Species Act, the Coastal
Zone Management Act, the Clean Air
Act, the National Historic Preservation
Act, and Treaty Rights.
6. Availability of Draft SEIS. The draft
SEIS is estimated to be completed and
available for public review in fall 2013.
Dated: September 3, 2013.
Bruce A. Estok,
Commanding Officer, COL, EN.
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Department of the Navy
Notice of Public Meetings for the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement/
Overseas Environmental Impact
Statement for Military Readiness
Activities in the Mariana Islands
Training and Testing Study Area
Department of the Navy, DoD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Pursuant to section 102(2)(c)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969, and regulations
implemented by the Council on
Environmental Quality (40 Code of
Federal Regulations Parts 1500–1508),
and Presidential Executive Order 12114,
the Department of the Navy (DoN) has
prepared and filed with the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency a
Draft Environmental Impact Statement/
Overseas Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS/OEIS). The Draft EIS/
OEIS evaluates the potential
environmental effects associated with
military readiness training and research,
development, test, and evaluation
activities (training and testing)
conducted within the Mariana Islands
Training and Testing (MITT) Study
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
for the Grays Harbor Navigation Improvement Project, Grays Harbor,
Washington
AGENCY: Department of Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(Corps), Seattle District, as lead Federal agency, will prepare a
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) evaluating the Grays
Harbor Navigation Improvement Project. The purpose of this supplement
is to address proposed changes to the Grays Harbor and Chehalis River
Navigation Project developed since the Corps prepared the 1982 Grays
Harbor, Chehalis and Hoquiam Rivers, Washington Channel Improvements
for Navigation Interim Feasibility Report and Final Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) and its 1989 supplement. The SEIS updates the
original EIS and its supplement with more recent relevant environmental
information, and updates the description of effects that may
potentially occur from implementing the proposed action. The SEIS will
evaluate the practicality and potential environmental impacts of three
alternatives: two with varying channel depths and no action.
ADDRESSES: To be included on the mailing list for review of the SEIS,
all requests should be submitted to Mr. Kevin McKeag, U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, Seattle District, 4735 East Marginal Way South, Seattle,
Washington, 98134.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Kevin McKeag, Environmental and
Cultural Resources Branch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, at email:
kevin.j.mckeag@usace.army.mil, by regular mail (see ADDRESSES), or
telephone: 206-764-3576.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Preparation of an SEIS will inform the
Corps' eventual decision on whether or not to implement the proposed
action. As part of the NEPA process, the Corps will gather and analyze
information to compare the potential environmental effects of possible
project alternatives and a ``no action'' alternative in the SEIS. The
SEIS will be prepared to assess the potential social, economic and
environmental impacts of the project, and will be sufficient in scope
to address Federal, State and local regulatory requirements and
pertinent environmental and socio-economic issues. The Federal SEIS
process begins with publication of this Notice of Intent. The SEIS will
be prepared in accordance with the Corps' procedures for implementing
NEPA (33 CFR Part 230) and consistent with the Corps' policy to
facilitate public understanding and review of agency proposals.
1. Proposed Action: The proposed action is to deepen the Federal
navigation deep-draft channel in Grays Harbor from its currently
maintained depth of minus 36 feet mean lower low water (MLLW) down to
its authorized depth of minus 38 feet MLLW, including placement of the
dredged material at existing authorized dredged material placement
sites (including appropriate upland placement as necessary for any
sediments not meeting unconfined aquatic placement criteria). Congress
initially authorized construction of the navigation channel in the
Rivers and Harbors Appropriations Act of 1899. Dredging of the
navigation channel to a depth of minus 38 feet MLLW was subsequently
authorized in the form of the Navigation Improvement Project by
Congress in Section 202 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986
(Pub. L. 99-662) in November 1986.
2. Alternatives: The SEIS will evaluate the practicability and
environmental impacts of three alternatives, including the no action
alternative: (1) Deepen channel to minus 37 feet MLLW; (2) Deepen
channel to minus 38 feet MLLW; and (3) no action (continue to maintain
channel at existing depth of minus 36 feet MLLW). The draft SEIS will
identify the agency preferred action alternative, which will be
identified in consideration of overall environmental impacts and
contributions to cumulative impacts. The potential direct, indirect,
and cumulative impacts of the proposed action and action alternatives
on the following resource issues will be analyzed in the SEIS: Vessel
traffic and navigational safety; aquatic habitats; aquatic species,
including Endangered Species Act-listed species and Washington State
species of concern; Tribal treaty rights; wetland and riparian habitat;
wildlife; vehicle traffic; cultural, historic, and archeological
resources; air and water quality; noise; recreation; land use; and
aesthetics.
3. Public Involvement: Initial public participation included a
December 2012 public meeting held at the Port of Grays Harbor.
Additional public involvement efforts will continue throughout the
development of a Draft SEIS, and when complete, the Draft SEIS will be
distributed (either mailed or emailed) to pertinent Federal, State and
local agencies, Government officials, local libraries, Native American
Tribes, and environmental interest organizations, and known interested
citizens, for review and comment.
4. Scoping. Consistent with NEPA procedures, a public scoping
meeting will not be held in the development of this Supplemental EIS.
Comments received during the December 2012 public meeting will be used
to assist in development of the Draft SEIS.
5. Other Environmental Review and Coordination Requirements: The
Corps has and will continue to coordinate with several agencies and
entities throughout the NEPA process including: the Port of Grays
Harbor, the Quinault Indian Nation, the Chehalis Tribe, Northwest
Indian Fisheries Commission, Washington Department of Ecology,
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Washington Department of
Natural Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Marine
Fisheries Service. The draft SEIS will address the extent to which the
proposed project is in compliance with all applicable laws and
regulations, including NEPA, the Clean Water Act, the Endangered
Species Act, the Coastal Zone Management Act, the Clean Air Act, the
National Historic Preservation Act, and Treaty Rights.
6. Availability of Draft SEIS. The draft SEIS is estimated to be
completed and available for public review in fall 2013.
Dated: September 3, 2013.
Bruce A. Estok,
Commanding Officer, COL, EN.
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