64360 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 213 / Thursday, November 4, 2004 / Notices 

Application and Submission 

Instructions (IV.3.d.3) above for Program 

Monitoring and Evaluation information. 

All data collected, including survey 

responses and contact information, must 

be maintained for a minimum of three 

years and provided to the Bureau upon 

request. 

All reports must be sent to the ECA 

Grants Officer and ECA Program Officer 

listed in the final assistance award 

document. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For questions about this 

announcement, contact: Branch for the 

Study of the U.S., ECA/A/E/USS, Room 

Number 252, U.S. Department of State, 

SA–44, 301 4th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20547, telephone 

number (202) 619–4557 and fax number 

(202) 619–6790, Bendapm@state.gov or 

MeyersNL@state.gov based on the 

funding opportunity number. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the appropriate Funding Opportunity 

Number given at the beginning of this 

RFGP and referenced again in section 

‘‘IV.1 Contact Information to Request an 

Application Package’’ of this 

announcement. 

Please read the complete Federal 

Register announcement before sending 

inquiries or submitting proposals. Once 

the RFGP deadline has passed, Bureau 

staff may not discuss this competition 

with applicants until the proposal 

review process has been completed. 

VIII. Other Information 

Notice: The terms and conditions 

published in this RFGP are binding and 

may not be modified by any Bureau 

representative. Explanatory information 

provided by the Bureau that contradicts 

published language will not be binding. 

Issuance of the RFGP does not 

constitute an award commitment on the 

part of the Government. The Bureau 

reserves the right to reduce, revise, or 

increase proposal budgets in accordance 

with the needs of the program and the 

availability of funds. Awards made will 

be subject to periodic reporting and 

evaluation requirements per section VI.3 

above.

Dated: October 25, 2004. 

C. Miller Crouch, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State.

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4885] 

Update on Current Universal Postal 

Union Issues

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice of briefing.

The Department of State will host a 

briefing on Friday, November 19, 2004, 

to provide an update on current 

Universal Postal Union issues, 

including the results of the 23rd UPU 

Congress held in Bucharest, Romania 

from September 15 to October 5, 2004. 

The briefing will be held from 1:30 

p.m. until approximately 4:30 p.m., on 

November 19, in Room 1408 of the 

Department of State, 2201 C Street, NW., 

Washington, DC. The briefing will be 

open to the public up to the capacity of 

the meeting room of 50. 

The briefing will provide information 

on the results of the UPU Congress and 

the upcoming January 2005 session of 

the UPU Postal Operations Council. 

Special attention will be paid to extraterritorial offices of exchange, terminal 

dues, and the creation of the 

Consultative Committee. Deputy 

Assistant Secretary of State Terry Miller 

will chair the briefing. 

Entry to the Department of State 

building is controlled and will be 

facilitated by advance arrangements. In 

order to arrange admittance, persons 

desiring to attend the briefing should, 

no later than noon on November 19, 

2004, notify the Office of Technical and 

Specialized Agencies, Bureau of 

International Organization Affairs, 

Department of State, preferably by fax, 

providing the name of the meeting and 

the individual’s name, Social Security 

number, date of birth, professional 

affiliation, address and telephone 

number. The fax number to use is (202) 

647–8902. Voice telephone is (202) 647–

1044. This request applies to both 

government and non-government 

individuals. 

All attendees must use the main 

entrance of the Department of State at 

22nd and C Streets, NW. Please note 

that under current security restrictions, 

C Street is closed to vehicular traffic 

between 21st and 23rd Streets. Taxis 

may leave passengers at 21st and C 

Streets, 23rd and C Streets, or 22nd 

Street and Constitution Avenue. One of 

the following means of identification 

will be required for admittance: any 

U.S. driver’s license with photo, a 

passport, or any U.S. Government 

agency identification card. 

Questions concerning the briefing 

may be directed to Mr. Dennis 

Delehanty at (202) 647–4197 or via email at delehantydm@state.gov.

Dated: October 28, 2004. 

Dennis M. Delehanty, 

Director for Postal Affairs, Department of 

State.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement: City 

and Borough of Sitka, AK

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this 

notice to advise the public that an 

environmental impact statement will be 

prepared for improved access to Sitka, 

Alaska. The project is located on 

Baranof Island within the Northern 

Panhandle Region of Southeast Alaska.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Edrie Vinson, Environmental Project 

Manager, Federal Highway 

Administration, Alaska Division, P.O. 

Box 21648, Juneau, Alaska 99802–1648, 

(907) 586–7418, fax: (907) 586–7420, email: edrie.vinson@fhwa.dot.gov or 

Andy Hughes, Regional Planning Chief, 

Alaska Department of Transportation & 

Public Facilities (ADOT&PF), 6860 

Glacier Highway, Juneau, Alaska 99801; 

(907) 465.1776, fax (907) 465.2016, email andy_hughes@dot.state.ak.us.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA, in cooperation with ADOT&PF, 

will prepare an environmental impact 

statement (EIS) on a proposal to 

improve transportation access to the 

City and Borough of Sitka, Alaska. Sitka 

is on the west side of Baranof Island, 

and has unsheltered exposure to the 

Pacific Ocean. Currently, access to Sitka 

is limited to air service and service by 

Alaska Marine Highway System 

(AMHS) ferries and commercial freight. 

Strong tidal currents through Sergins 

Narrows in Peril Strait constrain AMHS 

ferry service and commercial marine 

freight service schedules. These 

scheduling issues affect Sitka and other 

Northern Panhandle communities that 

rely on marine transportation and 

freight services. 

The Sitka Access EIS will evaluate 

alternatives to improve access to Sitka. 

The alternatives considered may allow 

for more convenient and frequent 

surface transportation at lower cost to 

the user and AMHS. The EIS will 

consider a range of alternatives 

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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.

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