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Engineers, San Francisco District, 333 

Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Section 102(2)(c) of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969 as implemented by the Council on 

Environmental Quality regulations (40 

CFR Parts 1500–1508) and Pub. L. 102–

484 Section 2834, as amended by Pub. 

L. 104–106 Section 2867, the 

Department of the Army hereby gives 

notice of intent to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the subject Regional DMMP. The San 

Francisco District of the Corps will be 

the lead agency in preparing the EIS. 

The EIS will provide an analysis 

supporting the requirements of NEPA in 

addressing impacts to the environment 

that may result from the implementation 

of the Regional DMMP. 

1. Proposed Action. The U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers regulation (Engineer 

Regulation 1105–2–100) requires that a 

dredged material management plan be 

prepared for each Federal navigation 

project. Where there are groups of 

interrelated harbor projects, a regional 

plan may be developed, which is the 

approach proposed for the projects in 

the San Francisco Bay and Estuary. 

Such plans are intended to implement 

channel and harbor dredging and 

disposal in a cost effective and 

environmentally acceptable manner. 

The proposed Regional DMMP will 

focus on the management of dredged 

material from maintaining Federal 

navigation channels and constructing 

new navigation projects, and will take 

into consideration the non-Federal 

dredging projects permitted by the San 

Francisco District. The approved 

Regional DMMP will be consistent with 

sound engineering practices and meet 

all Federal environmental standards, 

including those established by Section 

404 of the Clean Water Act (1972) and 

Section 103 of the Marine Protection 

Research and Sanctuaries Act (1972), as 

amended. In addition, the Regional 

DMMP will be consistent with State and 

local plans such as the California 

Regional Water Quality Control Board’s 

‘‘Basin Plan’’ and the San Francisco Bay 

Conservation and Development 

Commission’s ‘‘Bay Plan’’ (locally 

approved plan of the Coastal Zone 

Management Act of 1972). As a partner 

in the Long Term Management Strategy 

(LTMS) to manage dredged material in 

the San Francisco Bay Region, the Corps 

is committed to incorporating into the 

Regional DMMP the goals that the 

multi-agency consortium has 

established. The Regional DMMP will 

work towards meeting the LTMS goal of 

reducing in-Bay disposal of dredged 

material, eventually reaching the target 

of 40% ocean disposal, 40% beneficial 

reuse and 20% in-Bay disposal. In 

addition, in response to LTMS 

recommendations, the Regional DMMP 

will consider changes to the design 

parameters of navigation projects such 

as channel width, depth and 

configuration, in terms of changes that 

would reduce the volume of dredging 

necessary to meet the navigational 

needs of each project. 

2. Project Alternatives. The 

alternatives for the Regional DMMP and 

EIS will consist of an array of disposal 

and beneficial reuse options for each of 

the Federal projects, which currently are 

the Napa River, Oakland Harbor, 

Petaluma River, Pinole Shoal Channel, 

Redwood City Harbor, Richmond 

Harbor, San Francisco Bar Channel, San 

Leandro Marina, San Rafael Creek and 

Suisun Bay Channel projects. There are 

approximately 70 non-Federal dredging 

projects, and the management of 

dredged material from them will be 

taken into account to the extent that it 

impacts the availability of disposal sites 

for the Federal dredged material.

The current beneficial reuse projects 

to be examined are predominantly 

wetlands restoration efforts, with the 

Hamilton Field & Bel Marin Keys 

Wetlands Restoration and Montezuma 

Wetlands being the two main plans. 

Additional beneficial-use initiatives are 

the disposal ponds at Mare Island, the 

Carneros River Ranch and Bair Island 

projects, as well as levee-rehabilitation 

projects on selected Sacramento/San 

Joaquin Delta islands (e.g., Sherman 

Island, Winter Island, and Van Sickle 

Island). The historically used in-Bay 

aquatic disposal sites to be carried 

forward in the Regional DMMP are the 

Carquinez Strait, San Pablo Bay, 

Alcatraz, and Suisun Bay sites. Ocean 

disposal sites for evaluation are the San 

Francisco Bar (actually a reuse site for 

dredged sand from the Bar Channel just 

outside the Golden Gate) and the San 

Francisco Deep Ocean Disposal site, 

located approximately 50 miles west of 

San Francisco. 

3. Scoping Process. The Corps is 

requesting information as well as the 

views of interested Federal, State, and 

local agencies, Native American tribes, 

and other interested private 

organizations and parties through 

provision of this notice and holding of 

a scoping meeting (see DATES). The main 

purpose of this meeting is to solicit 

input regarding the environmental 

issues of concern and the alternatives 

that should be discussed in the Regional 

DMMP and EIS. The public comment 

period closes 30 days from the 

publication of this notice. Additional 

public meetings are anticipated prior to 

the release of the draft EIS. 

4. Availability of EIS. The public will 

have an additional opportunity to 

comment on the proposed alternatives 

after the draft EIS has been released, 

currently scheduled for January 2006.

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information 

collection requests. 

SUMMARY: The Leader, Information 

Management Case Services Team, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, invites comments on the 

proposed information collection 

requests as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: An emergency review has been 

requested in accordance with the Act 

(44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507 (j)), since 

public harm is reasonably likely to 

result if normal clearance procedures 

are followed. Approval by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) has 

been requested by January 31, 2005. A 

regular clearance process is also 

beginning. Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments on or before 

January 28, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

regarding the emergency review should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Carolyn Lovett, Desk Officer, 

Department of Education, Office of 

Management and Budget; 725 17th 

Street, NW., Room 10222, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503 or faxed to (202) 395–6974.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Director of OMB provide 

interested Federal agencies and the 

public an early opportunity to comment 

on information collection requests. The 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) may amend or waive the 

requirement for public consultation to 

the extent that public participation in 

the approval process would defeat the 

purpose of the information collection, 

violate State or Federal law, or 

substantially interfere with any agency’s 

ability to perform its statutory

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obligations. The Leader, Information 

Management Case Services Team, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, publishes this notice containing 

proposed information collection 

requests at the beginning of the 

Departmental review of the information 

collection. Each proposed information 

collection, grouped by office, contains 

the following: (1) Type of review 

requested, e.g., new, revision, extension, 

existing or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) 

Summary of the collection; (4) 

Description of the need for, and 

proposed use of, the information; (5) 

Respondents and frequency of 

collection; and (6) Reporting and/or 

Recordkeeping burden. ED invites 

public comment. 

The Department of Education is 

especially interested in public comment 

addressing the following issues: (1) Is 

this collection necessary to the proper 

functions of the Department; (2) will 

this information be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate 

of burden accurate; (4) how might the 

Department enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (5) how might the 

Department minimize the burden of this 

collection on respondents, including 

through the use of information 

technology.

Dated: November 18, 2004. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Leader, Information Management Case 

Services Team, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer.

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services 

Type of Review: New. 

Title: Data Collection Instrument for 

the Assistive Technology (AT) Act Title 

III Alternative Financing Mechanism 

Program. 

Abstract: This data collection will be 

conducted annually to obtain program 

and performance information from 

grantees funded under the Assistive 

Technology Act, Title III, Alternative 

Financing Mechanism Program. The AT 

Act requires that not later than 

December 31 of each year, the Secretary 

submit a report to the Congress 

describing the progress of each 

alternative financing program funded 

under Title III toward achieving the 

objectives of this title. The information 

collected will assist the National 

Institute on Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) to 

comply with a statutory requirement 

and to respond to the Government 

Performance and Results Act (GPRA) 

requirement to provide outcomes data. 

Data will primarily be collected via a 

web-based reporting mechanism 

(electronic data collection form). 

Additional Information: The forms 

collect data on grantees’ program 

activities. NIDRR staff will use this 

information to prepare the annual report 

to Congress required by the AT Act, 

meet the Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) 

requirements, and facilitate program 

planning efforts to respond to reporting 

requirements under the GPRA of 1993 

(Pub. L. 103–62). 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: State, local, or tribal 

gov’t, SEAs or LEAs; Businesses or other 

for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden:

Responses: 1,987. 

Burden Hours: 1,067. 

Requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov,

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 2644. When you access the 

information collection, click on 

‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. 

Written requests for information should 

be addressed to U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, 

DC 20202–4700. Requests may also be 

electronically mailed to the Internet 

address OCIO_RIMG@ed.gov or faxed to 

(202) 245–6621. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements, 

contact Sheila Carey at her e-mail 

address Sheila.Carey@ed.gov.

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–

8339.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Information 

Management Case Services Team, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer invites comments on the 

submission for OMB review as required 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

December 29, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Carolyn Lovett, Desk Officer, 

Department of Education, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 17th 

Street, NW., Room 10235, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503 or faxed to (202) 395–6974.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The Leader, 

Information Management Case Services 

Team, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of the 

Chief Information Officer, publishes that 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or 

reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of 

the collection; (4) Description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) Respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6) 

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping 

burden. OMB invites public comment.

Dated: November 22, 2004. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Leader, Information Management Case 

Services Team, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer.

Institute of Education Sciences 

Type of Review: New. 

Title: Impact Evaluation of Charter 

School Strategies-Baseline Intake and 

Administrative Records Forms. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

household; Not-for-profit institutions. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden:

Responses: 7,300. 

Burden Hours: 1,900. 

Abstract: The current OMB package 

requests clearance for the baseline 

intake and administrative records