Army Department September 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Sunshine in the Government Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3. 150, the following meeting notice is announced: Name of Committee: U.S. Army War College Subcommittee of the Army Education Advisory Committee. Dates of Meeting: November 8 and 9, 2007. Place of Meeting: U.S. Army War College, 122 Forbes Avenue, Carlisle, PA, Command Conference Room, Root Hall, Carlisle Barracks, 17013. Time of Meeting: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Proposed Agenda: Receive information briefings; conduct discussions with the Commandment and staff and faculty; table and examine online College issues: assess resident and distance education programs, self- study techniques, assemble a working group for the concentrated review of institutional policies and a working group to address committee membership and charter issues; propose strategies and recommendations that will continue the momentum of federal accreditation success and guarantee compliance with regional accreditation standards.

In accordance with Section 10(a) (2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), announcement is made of the following committee meeting. Name of Committee: Department of the Army Historical Advisory Committee. Date: October 25, 2007. Time: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Place: U.S. Army Center of Militry History Collins Hall, Building 35, 103 Third Avenue, Fort McNair, Washington, DC 20319-5058. Proposed Agenda: Review and discussion of the status of historical activities in the United States Army.

The Department of the Army announces the availability of the FEIS which evaluates the potential environmental impacts associated with realignment actions directed by the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission and Army Enhanced Use Lease (EUL) Actions at Fort Meade, Maryland.

In accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C., App. 2), announcement is made of the following Committee meeting: Name of Committee: Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) Program Subcommittee. Dates of Meeting: October 16, 2007. Location: Marriott Crystal City at Reagan National Airport, 1999 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. Time: 0730-1700 hours, October 16, 2007. Proposed Agenda: Review and discuss the Army's Cultural and Language Initiatives for the Army Officer Education System, focusing on cultural and language commissioning requirements for Army ROTC. Other topics will include studies on future demographic populations and the challenges facing Reserve Officers' Training Corps Cadets due to the lack of full tuition and room and board scholarships.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to assess the potential social, economic and environmental effects of the proposed construction of a coal-fired electrical generating station with associated facilities, a rail line extension and transmission corridor by the South Carolina Public Service Authority (Santee Cooper), in the vicinity of the Bostic Landing on the Great Pee Dee River, in Florence County, South Carolina. The EIS will assess potential effects of a range of alternatives, including an alternative proposed in the Federal permit application.

The Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Interior and the State of Florida have established the interim goals for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan through the Interim Goals Agreement as required by section 385.38(d) of the Programmatic Regulations for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan. Interim goals are a mean by which restoration success of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan may be evaluated at specific points by agency managers, the State of Florida, the Congress throughout the overall planning and implementation process. This intergovernmental Agreement establishing the interim goals was signed on April 27, 2007.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published a Notice of Availability in the Federal Register of August 24, 2007, for a Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement for the Carryover Storage and San Vicente Dam Raise Project. The document contained incorrect dates.