Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 213 / Thursday, November 4, 2004 / Notices 64361

including: (a) No Action; (b) new road 

links between Sitka and new ferry/

marine terminals on the east side of 

Baranof Island with ferry service links 

to other communities, and; (c) all 

marine alternatives linking directly to 

Sitka or to a transfer facility and then 

Sitka. Below is a brief description of 

several possible alternatives that may 

meet the goals of the proposed project. 

(1) Constructing a new road from 

Sitka north and east to Rodman Bay and 

constructing and operating a new ferry/

marine terminal with ferry service links 

to other communities. This would allow 

marine transportation and freight 

services to avoid the restrictive Sergins 

Narrows. 

(2) Constructing a road due east of 

Sitka to Warm Springs Bay and 

constructing and operating a new ferry/

marine terminal with ferry service links 

to other communities. Included in this 

road would be an approximately twomile-long tunnel through mountainous 

terrain. This alternative would allow 

marine transportation and freight 

services to completely avoid the Peril 

Straits.

(3) Constructing an AMHS transfer 

facility on Chatham Strait where 

passengers and freight would disembark 

and re-board a vessel that is not 

restricted by the tidal currents in 

Sergins Narrows such as a fast shuttle 

ferry. These fast shuttle ferries would 

then connect to the existing Sitka 

Terminal. 

(4) Fast Vehicle Ferry service linking 

Sitka to Juneau, Petersburg or other 

surrounding communities. 

During the scoping process, the 

FHWA and the ADOT&PF will solicit 

input from the public and interested 

agencies on the alternatives to be 

considered and the nature and extent of 

issues and impacts to be addressed in 

the EIS and the methods by which they 

will be evaluated. 

Questionnaires, public notices and 

newsletters describing the proposed 

action alternatives and soliciting 

comments will be sent to appropriate 

Federal, State, and local agencies, tribes, 

private organizations, and citizens who 

have previously expressed or are known 

to have interest in this proposal. 

Public scoping meetings will be held 

between December 2004 and January 

2005 at each of the following 

communities: Angoon, Baranof Warm 

Springs, Elfin Cove, Gustavus, Hoonah, 

Kake, Pelican, Port Alexander, Sitka, 

Tenakee Springs, Juneau and 

Petersburg. As the meeting dates 

approach, a public notice announcing 

the exact date, time and location of the 

meetings will be published in the 

Juneau Empire, Sitka Sentinel, 

Petersburg Pilot, and the Capital City 

Weekly. The comment period will be 

provided. 

Contact information for people with 

special needs will be included in the 

public notice announcements. 

Two agency scoping meetings, one in 

Juneau and one in Sitka, will be held in 

December 2004. Agency staff will be 

given an opportunity to express their 

concerns, ask questions, and provide 

written comment. The ADOT&PF will 

contact the agencies by mail with the 

exact date, time, and location of the 

meetings. The agency comment period 

will be provided. 

To ensure that the full range of issues 

related to this proposed action are 

addressed and all significant issues 

identified, comments and suggestions 

are invited from all interested parties. 

Comments or questions concerning this 

proposed action and the EIS should be 

directed to the FHWA or the ADOT&PF 

at the addresses provided above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning 

and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.)

Issued on: October 25, 2004. 

Karen A. Schmidt, 

Assistant Division Administrator, Juneau, 

Alaska.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Appointment of Members to the Legal 

Division Performance Review Board 

for Fiscal Year 2004 

Under the authority granted to me as 

General Counsel of the Department of 

the Treasury, including the authority 

conferred by 31 U.S.C. 301 and Treasury 

Department Order No. 101–5 (revised), 

and pursuant to the Civil Service 

Reform Act, I hereby appoint the 

following individuals to the General 

Counsel Panel of the Legal Division 

Performance Review Board for Fiscal 

Year 2004: 

James W. Carroll, Jr., who shall serve 

as Chairperson; 

Thomas M. McGivern, Assistant to the 

General Counsel (Legislation, Litigation, 

and Disclosure); 

Russell L. Munk, Assistant General 

Counsel (International Affairs); 

Kenneth R. Schmalzbach, Assistant 

General Counsel (General Law and 

Ethics); 

Roberta K. McInerney, Assistant 

General Counsel (Banking and Finance); 

Marilyn L. Muench, Deputy Assistant 

General Counsel (International Affairs); 

Peter A. Bieger, Deputy Assistant 

General Counsel (Banking and Finance); 

Daniel P. Shaver, Chief Counsel, 

United States Mint; 

Robert M. Tobiassen, Chief Counsel, 

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

Bureau; 

Barbara C. Hammerle, Chief Counsel, 

Office of Foreign Assets Control; 

Judith R. Starr, Chief Counsel, 

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; 

and 

Brian L. Ferrell, Chief Counsel, 

Bureau of the Public Debt.

Dated: October 27, 2004. 

Arnold I. Havens, 

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 04–24606 Filed 11–3–04; 8:45 am] 

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