Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 19 / Friday, January 29, 2010 / Notices 4793 

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Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–1819 Filed 1–28–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Availability of a Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement To Consider 

Issuance of a Department of the Army 

Permit Pursuant to Section 404 of the 

Clean Water Act for the Angelina & 

Neches River Authority’s Proposal to 

Construct Lake Columbia, a Proposed 

10,133-Surface-Acre Water Supply 

Reservoir in Cherokee and Smith 

Counties, TX 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) 

Fort Worth District has prepared a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). 

This DEIS evaluates potential impacts to 

the natural, physical and human 

environment as a result of the Angelina 

& Neches River Authority’s proposal to 

construct Lake Columbia. The USACE 

regulates this proposed project pursuant 

to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. 

The proposed activity would involve 

the discharge of dredged and fill 

material into waters of the United States 

associated with the proposed 

construction of Lake Columbia. 

DATES: Submit comments by March 30, 

2010. An informal public information 

meeting (open house format) regarding 

this DEIS will be held on March 1, 2010, 

and a formal public hearing regarding 

this DEIS will be held on March 2, 2010 

(see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION). 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments and 

suggestions concerning this proposal to 

Mr. Brent Jasper, Regulatory Project 

Manager, Regulatory Branch, CESWF– 

PER–R, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

Fort Worth District, P.O. Box 17300, 

Fort Worth, TX 76102–0300 or via 

e-mail: Brent.J.Jasper@usace.army.mil. 

Requests to be placed on the mailing list 

should also be sent to this address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Brent Jasper, Regulatory Project 

Manager at (817) 886–1733 or via 

e-mail: Brent.J.Jasper@usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Discharges 

of fill material into waters of the United 

States are regulated under Section 404 

of the Clean Water Act, with the 

permitting responsibility administered 

by the USACE. The proposed project 

must also address environmental 

impacts relative to the Clean Air Act, 

Clean Water Act, Endangered Species 

Act and the Fish and Wildlife 

Coordination Act (FWCA). In 

accordance with the NEPA, the DEIS 

evaluates practicable alternatives for the 

USACE’s decision making process. As 

required by NEPA, the USACE also 

analyzes the ‘‘no action’’ alternative as a 

baseline for gauging potential impacts. 

As part of the public involvement 

process, notice is hereby given by the 

USACE Fort Worth District of an 

informal public information meeting 

(open house format) to be held at the 

Norman Activity Center, 526 East 

Commerce Street, Jacksonville, TX, from 

5 to 7:30 p.m. on March 1, 2010. This 

meeting will afford interested parties 

the opportunity to engage in a dialog 

with the USACE regarding the EIS 

process and the analyses performed to 

date. The USACE Fort Worth District 

will also be holding a formal public 

hearing to be held at the Norman 

Activity Center, 526 East Commerce 

Street, Jacksonville, TX, from 5 to 7:30 

p.m. on March 2, 2010. The public 

hearing will allow participants the 

opportunity to comment on the DEIS 

prepared for the proposed Lake 

Columbia. Written comments should be 

sent to Mr. Brent Jasper (see ADDRESSES). 

The comments are due no later than 60 

days from the date of publication of this 

notice. Copies of the DEIS may be 

obtained by contacting USACE Fort 

Worth District Regulatory Branch at 

(817) 886–1731 or printed from the Fort 

Worth District USACE internet home 

page at http://www.swf.usace.army.mil. 

Copies of the DEIS are also available 

for inspection at the locations identified 

below: 

(1) Jacksonville Public Library, 502 

South Jackson St., Jacksonville, TX 

76766. 

(2) Kurth Memorial Library, 706 

South Raguet St., Lufkin, TX 75904. 

(3) Nacogdoches Public Library, 1112 

North Street, Nacogdoches, TX 75961. 

(4) Rusk County Library, 106 East 

Main St., Henderson, TX 75652. 

(5) Tyler Public Library, 201 South 

College Avenue, Tyler, TX 75702. 

(6) Henderson City Hall, 400 West 

Main Street, Henderson, TX 75652. 

(7) Jacksonville City Hall, 301 East 

Commerce Street, Jacksonville, TX 

75766. 

(8) Lufkin City Hall, 300 East 

Shepherd Avenue, Lufkin, TX 75901. 

(9) Nacogdoches City Hall, 202 East 

Pilar Street, Nacogdoches, TX 75961. 

(10) Rusk City Hall, 205 South Main 

St., Rusk, TX 75785. 

(11) Tyler City Hall, 212 North Bonner 

Avenue, Tyler, TX 75702. 

After the public comment period 

ends, the USACE will consider all 

comments received, revise the DEIS as 

appropriate, and issue a Final 

Environmental Impact Statement. 

Stephen L Brooks, 

Chief, Regulatory Branch. 

[FR Doc. 2010–1820 Filed 1–28–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Availability for Non-Exclusive, 

Exclusive, or Partially Exclusive 

Licensing of U.S. Provisional Patent 

Application Concerning Blast Wave 

Sensor 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Announcement is made of the 

availability for licensing of the 

invention set forth in U.S. Provisional 

Patent Application Serial No. 61/ 

292,095 entitled ‘‘Blast Wave Sensor,’’ 

filed January 4, 2010. The United States 

Government, as represented by the 

Secretary of the Army, has rights to this 

invention. 

ADDRESSES: Commander, U.S. Army 

Medical Research and Materiel 

Command, ATTN: Command Judge 

Advocate, MCMR–JA, 504 Scott Street, 

Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD 21702– 

5012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

patent issues, Ms. Elizabeth Arwine, 

Patent Attorney, (301) 619–7808. For 

licensing issues, Dr. Paul Mele, Office of 

Research and Technology Assessment, 

(301) 619–6664, both at telefax (301) 

619–5034. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

invention relates to blast wave sensors 

and their use to detect blast induced 

pressure changes, and, in particular, a 

blast wave over pressure threshold. The 

invention may be used to measure blast 

wave exposure. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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