Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 227 / Friday, November 26, 2004 / Notices 68885

the Consumer Product Safety Act, the 

Federal Hazardous Substances Act, and 

the Flammable Fabrics Act. As 

calculated in accordance with the 

amendments, the new amounts are 

$8,000 for each violation and $1,825,000 

for any related series of violations.

DATES: The new amounts will become 

effective on January 1, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Leonard H. Goldstein, Attorney, Office 

of the General Counsel, CPSC, 

Washington, DC 20207; telephone (301) 

504–7635; e-mail lgoldstein@cpsc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Consumer Product Safety Improvements 

Act of 1990 (Improvements Act), Pub. L. 

101–608, 104 Stat. 3110 (November 16, 

1990), amended the Consumer Product 

Safety Act (CPSA), the Federal 

Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA), and 

the Flammable Fabrics Act (FFA). First, 

the Improvements Act added civil 

penalty authority to the FHSA and FFA, 

which previously contained only 

criminal penalties. 15 U.S.C. 1264(c) 

and 1194(e). Second, the Improvements 

Act increased the maximum civil 

penalty amounts applicable to civil 

penalties under the CPSA, and set the 

same maximum amounts for the newlycreated FHSA and FFA civil penalties. 

15 U.S.C. 2069(a), 1264(c)(1), and 

1194(e)(1). 

Third, the Improvements Act directed 

the Commission to adjust the maximum 

civil penalty amounts periodically for 

inflation: 

(A) The maximum penalty amounts 

authorized in paragraph (1) shall be 

adjusted for inflation as provided in this 

paragraph. 

(B) Not later than December 1, 1994, 

and December 1 of each fifth calendar 

year thereafter, the Commission shall 

prescribe and publish in the Federal 

Register a schedule of maximum 

authorized penalties that shall apply for 

violations that occur after January 1 of 

the year immediately following such 

publication. 

(C) The schedule of maximum 

authorized penalties shall be prescribed 

by increasing each of the amounts 

referred to in paragraph (1) by the costof-living adjustment for the preceding 

five years. Any increase determined 

under the preceding sentence shall be 

rounded to—

(i) In the case of penalties greater than 

$1,000 but less than or equal to $10,000, 

the nearest multiple of $1,000; 

(ii) In the case of penalties greater 

than $10,000 but less than or equal to 

$100,000, the nearest multiple of 

$5,000; 

(iii) In the case of penalties greater 

than $100,000 but less than or equal to 

$200,000, the nearest multiple of 

$10,000; and 

(iv) In the case of penalties greater 

than $200,000, the nearest multiple of 

$25,000. 

(D) For purposes of this subsection: 

(i) The term ‘‘Consumer Price Index’’

means the Consumer Price Index for allurban consumers, published by the 

Department of Labor. 

(ii) The term ‘‘cost-of-living 

adjustment for the preceding five years’’

means the percentage by which—

(I) The Consumer Price Index for the 

month of June of the calendar year 

preceding the adjustment; exceeds 

(II) The Consumer Price Index for the 

month of June preceding the date on 

which the maximum authorized penalty 

was last adjusted. 15 U.S.C. 2069(a)(3), 

1264(c)(6), and 1194(e)(5). 

The Commission’s Directorate for 

Economics has calculated that the costof-living adjustment increases the 

maximum civil penalty amounts to 

$7,737 for each violation and to 

$1,823,736 for any related series of 

violations. Rounding off these numbers 

in accordance with the statutory 

directions, the adjusted maximum 

amounts are $8,000 for each violation 

and $1,825,000 for any related series of 

violations. 

These new amounts will apply to 

violations that occur after January 1, 

2005.

Dated: November 19, 2004. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force 

Active Duty Service Determinations for 

Civilians or Contractual Groups 

On November 4, 2004, the Secretary 

of the Air Force, acting as Executive 

Agent of the Secretary of Defense, 

determined that the service of the group 

known as ‘‘U.S. Civil Servants on 

Temporary Duty at Long Binh, Republic 

of Vietnam From about April 4, 1972, to 

about April 27, 1972, to Design a 

Commercial Carrier Commodity Tariff 

and Shipment Control System’’ shall not 

be considered ‘‘active duty’’ for 

purposes of all laws administered by the 

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

James D. Johnston at the Secretary of the 

Air Force Personnel Council (SAFPC), 

1535 Command Drive, EE Wing, 3d Fl., 

Andrews AFB, MD 20762–7002.

Albert Bodnar, 

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force 

Notice of Intent

AGENCY: Air Combat Command, United 

States Air Force.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The United States Air Force is 

issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to 

announce that it is conducting an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

to describe the proposed action for the 

Airspace Training Initiative. The 

proposed action would enhance the F–

16 aircraft training mission for Shaw 

AFB and McEntire Air National Guard 

Station (ANGS). This NOI describes the 

Air Force’s scoping process and 

identifies the Air Force’s point of 

contact. 

The Air Force conducted a series of 

scoping meetings in South Carolina and 

Georgia during September 2004 to 

receive public input on alternatives, 

concerns, and issues to be addressed in 

an environmental analysis. Based on the 

input received from the scoping 

meetings, the Air Force has determined 

that an EIS is required. The EIS will 

consider environmental issues 

identified by the public and agencies 

during the September meetings and 

received from correspondence during 

the scoping process. The Air Force has 

currently identified changes to airspace 

and aircraft noise as potential key issue 

requiring detailed analysis in the EIS. 

No additional scoping meetings are 

scheduled. However, based upon 

interest expressed during community 

outreach scoping meetings, the public 

comment period has been extended 

through December 17, 2004. All written 

comments on the scope of alternatives 

and impacts received, as a result of the 

scoping meetings, or during the 

extended scoping period will be 

considered in the preparation of this 

EIS. 

The proposed EIS will be prepared in 

compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321–4347), the Council 

on Environmental Quality NEPA 

Regulations (40 CFR 1500–1508); and 

the Air Force’s Environmental Impact 

Analysis Process (EIAP) (Air Force 

Instruction 32–7061 as promulgated at 

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32 CFR 989) to determine the potential 

environmental consequences of the 

Airspace Training Initiative. The 

Federal Aviation Administration is 

participating as a cooperating agency in 

this process. 

As part of the Airspace Training 

Initiative proposal, the Air Force will 

analyze alternatives to modify Shaw 

AFB’s airspace to enhance the ability of 

the 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw AFB and 

the 169th Fighter Squadron at McEntire 

ANGS to train as they need to fight in 

the evolving Global War on Terror. The 

proposed action includes the following:

—Creating a new Military Operations 

Area (MOA), that joins the western 

boundary of the existing Gamecock D 

MOA with the eastern boundary of 

existing Poinsett Electronic Combat 

Range (ECR). 

—Lowering the floor of the existing 

Gamecock D MOA from 10,000 to 

5,000 feet mean sea level (MSL) and 

combining and using Gamecock C and 

Gamecock D MOAs concurrently and 

simultaneously. 

—Raising the ceiling on the existing 

Poinsett Low MOA from 2,500 feet 

MSL to 5,000 feet MSL. 

—Modifying the boundary of the 

existing Bulldog A MOA to match that 

of Bulldog B MOA and lowering the 

current 11,000 foot MSL floor of the 

‘‘shelf area’’ to 500 feet above ground 

level (AGL) to coincide with the 

Bulldog A floor. 

—Extending the use of defensive 

training with training chaff and flares 

into the new and modified airspace. 

Developing training transmitter sites 

beneath the Bulldog and Gamecock 

MOAs and along the coast of South 

Carolina.

Alternatives to the proposed action 

include variations in altitude structure, 

special use airspace boundaries, extent 

and number of transmitter sites, and a 

no-action alternative. 

The Air Force will accept comments 

at any time during the environmental 

analysis process. However, to ensure the 

Air Force has sufficient time to consider 

public input in the preparation of the 

Draft EIS, the scoping period has been 

extended. Comments should be 

submitted to the address below by 

December XX, 2004. 

Point of Contact: Ms. Linda DeVine, 

HQ ACC/CEVP, 129 Andrews St., Suite 

102, Langley AFB, VA 23665–2769, 

(757) 764–9434.

Albert Bodnar, 

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force 

HQ USAF Scientific Advisory Board

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, 

DoD.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 92–

463, notice is hereby given of the 

forthcoming meeting of the 2004 

Science and Technology Quality Review 

Panel. The purpose of the meeting is to 

allow the Air Force Scientific Advisory 

Board to assess the quality and longterm relevance of Air Force Research 

Laboratory research reviewed in Fall 

2004. Because classified and contractorproprietary information will be 

discussed, this meeting will be closed to 

the public.

DATES: December 10, 2004.

ADDRESSES: 1560 Wilson Blvd, Suite 

400, Arlington VA 22209–2404.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Major Kyle Gresham, Air Force 

Scientific Advisory Board Secretariat, 

1180 Air Force Pentagon, Rm 5D982, 

Washington DC 20330–1180, (703) 697–

4808.

Albert Bodnar, 

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, 

DoD.

ACTION: Notice to delete systems of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Air 

Force is deleting a system of records 

notice from its existing inventory of 

record systems subject to the Privacy 

Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as 

amended.

DATES: This proposed actions will be 

effective without further notice on 

December 27, 2004, unless comments 

are received which result in a contrary 

determination.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Air 

Force Privacy Act Manager, Office of the 

Chief Information Officer, AF–CIO/P, 

1155 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, 

DC 20330–1155.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. 

Anne Rollins at (703) 696–6280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of the Air Force systems of 

records notices subject to the Privacy 

Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as 

amended, have been published in the 

Federal Register and are available from 

the address above. 

The proposed deletion is not within 

the purview of subsection (r) of the 

Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as 

amended, which requires the 

submission of a new or altered system 

report.

Dated: November 19, 2004. 

Jeannette Owings-Ballard, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense.

F061 AFMC A 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Aeromedical Research Data (June 11, 

1997, 62 FR 31793). 

Reason: Records are now being 

maintained under the system of records 

F044 AF SG E, entitled ‘‘Medical Record 

System’’ last published in the Federal 

Register December 9, 2003, 68 FR 

68609.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Availability of the Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement for the Athens 

Navigation Project, Village of Athens, 

Greene County, NY

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability

SUMMARY: This announces the 

availability of the Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement (DEIS) which assesses 

the potential environmental impacts of 

the construction of deepening the 

navigation channel at Athens, NY. This 

DEIS has been prepared in accordance 

with the National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA), and U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers (USACE) regulations for 

implementing NEPA.

DATES: The comment period for the 

DEIS will end 45 days after publication 

of the NOA in the Federal Register by 

the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency. The end date falls within the 

second week of January 2005.

ADDRESSES: To obtain copies of the DEIS 

or submit comments, contact Bonnie 

Hulkower, Environmental Coordinator, 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New