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Defense Intelligence Agency 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 DIA Privacy Act Coordinator, 

Records Management Section, 200 

MacDill Blvd, Washington DC 20340. 

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system of records notice in its inventory 

of record systems subject to the Privacy 

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

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: May 25, 2010. 

Mitchell S. Bryman, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

Deletions 

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System (HRMS) (August 19, 2009; 74 FR 

41874). 

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GOVT–5, Recruiting, Examining, and 

Placement Records (June 19, 2006; 71 

FR 35351). 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Elliott Bay Seawall Project, Seattle, 

WA 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) 

will prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) for a proposed seawall 

replacement project along the Elliott 

Bay shoreline in Seattle, WA. The City 

of Seattle is the non-Federal sponsor for 

the project. 

The Feasibility Study for the Elliott 

Bay Seawall is being conducted under 

the authority of Section 209 (Puget 

Sound and Adjacent Waters) of the 

Flood Control Act of 1962 (Pub. L. 87– 

874). The Reconnaissance Study was 

initiated following specific 

authorization by the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure, U.S. 

House of Representatives, House 

Resolution 2704, dated September 25, 

2002. The Feasibility Study was 

initiated in August 2004 with signing of 

a Feasibility Cost Sharing Agreement 

between U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

Seattle District (USACE) and the City of 

Seattle, Washington (City). The 

Feasibility Study authority was 

subsequently modified in Section 

4096(a) of WRDA 2007 to include an 

evaluation of reducing future damages 

to the seawall from seismic activity. 

The existing Elliott Bay Seawall 

(seawall) provides protection to Seattle’s 

downtown waterfront from storm waves 

and the erosive tidal forces of Puget 

Sound. It supports Seattle’s waterfront 

surface street, Alaskan Way and other 

critical transportation infrastructure 

(including the Burlington Northern— 

Santa Fe Railway main line) and 

utilities that serve downtown Seattle 

(including water, electric, gas/ 

petroleum, steam, communications, 

sanitary sewers and storm water 

drainage). The Seawall also protects 

numerous commercial, public and 

residential structures and facilities, 

including the Washington State Ferry 

Terminal at Coleman Dock, Seattle’s 

busiest fire station, the Seattle 

Aquarium, and the Port of Seattle. The 

seawall is 75 years old and is reaching 

the end of its useful design life. The 

timber elements of the structure have 

experienced significant decay and 

deterioration from continued exposure 

to storm waves and tides, leading to 

potential structural instability. Seawall 

structural instability, and the likely 

further deterioration from future waves 

and tidal forces, is putting a tremendous 

amount of public and private 

infrastructure, residential and business 

development, and transportation 

facilities at risk of being damaged from 

several different types of failure. An 

earthquake of moderate intensity and/or 

duration can cause liquefaction of the 

soils supported by the wall, resulting in 

loading conditions for which the 

structure was not designed. Failure of 

the seawall under any of these 

circumstances would result in a high 

risk to public safety and substantial 

environmental degradation from 

subsequent storm-generated waves and 

tidal forces. 

The purpose of the proposed 

rehabilitation effort is to protect public 

safety, critical infrastructure and 

associated economic activities along the 

Elliott Bay shoreline from expected 

future damages associated with coastal 

storms, shoreline erosion and 

earthquake damage that could lead to 

failure of the existing seawall. 

DATES: Submit comments by July 19, 

2010 on the scope of issues to be 

addressed in the Environmental Impact 

Statement (DEIS). 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments 

concerning this notice to Mr. Patrick 

Cagney, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

Seattle District, P.O. Box 3755, Seattle, 

WA 98124–3755. Submit electronic 

comments and supporting data to 

patrick.t.cagney@usace.army.mil 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions regarding the scoping process 

or preparation of the DEIS may be 

directed to Mr. Patrick Cagney, 

telephone (206) 764–3654, email 

patrick.t.cagney@usace.army.mil . 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Proposed Action: The Elliott Bay 

Seawall extends for a distance of 

approximately 7,166 feet along Seattle’s 

waterfront, between Washington Street 

to the south and Broad Street to the 

north. The proposed action would 

involve an extensive structural rebuild 

or replacement of the seawall in order 

to reduce damage resulting from storms, 

tidal forces, erosion and earthquakes. 

The proposed action was previously 

considered along with the proposed 

replacement of the State Route (SR) 99 

Alaskan Way Viaduct, which runs 

parallel to a portion of the seawall. The 

SR 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct and 

Seawall Replacement Project Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement 

(AWVSRP DEIS) was issued by the U.S. 

Department of Transportation Federal 

Highway Administration (FHWA), 

Washington State Department of 

Transportation (WSDOT), and City of 

Seattle on April 9, 2004 (69 FR 18898). 

A Supplemental Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement (AWVSRP SDEIS 1) 

was issued by the same parties on July 

28, 2006 (72 FR 42846). The AWVSRP 

DEIS and SDEIS 1 included evaluation 

of the rebuilding of the Alaskan Way 

Seawall because it is essential to the 

function of transportation facilities and 

is at risk of collapsing in a large 

earthquake. The geographic area 

covered in the AWVSRP DEIS and 

SDEIS 1 was virtually the same as the 

study area proposed by the USACE. 

The USACE EIS will evaluate the 

seawall from a coastal storm and 

earthquake damage reduction 

perspective; the seawall is the primary 

focus of the analysis. The USACE is 

reviewing the existing body of work and 

coordinating closely with the city of 


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Seattle, FHWA, and WSDOT to 

incorporate all relevant material from 

their NEPA efforts, share information, 

and reduce duplication of efforts. 

2. Alternatives: A number of seawall 

replacement alternatives are being 

considered including the no action 

alternative. Several structural, nonstructural and construction technique 

options will be considered including 

soil improvement, secant piles, and 

buttress fill, among others; more than 

one option may be included in the 

preferred alternative. Additionally; in 

conjunction with any of the structural 

options, the seawall alignment will be 

considered; examining where the 

seawall face can be reconstructed in the 

existing alignment or if it can be pulled 

back landward. Similarly, habitat 

restoration and recreational access 

options will be considered with any of 

the structural options. Public input is 

specifically invited regarding the 

reasonableness of the build alternatives 

and whether any additional alternatives 

are appropriate for consideration. 

3. Scoping and Public Involvement: 

An initial notice of intent for this 

project was issued on March 31, 2006 

(71 FR 16293). Since that time, the 

scope of the project has changed to 

include the evaluation of seismic 

damages and to consider additional 

alternatives. This present notice of 

intent formally re-commences the 

scoping process under NEPA. As part of 

the scoping process, all affected Federal, 

State and local agencies, Native 

American Tribes, private organizations, 

and the public are invited to comment 

on the scope of the EIS. To date, the 

following issues of concern have been 

identified for in-depth analysis in the 

draft EIS: (1) Construction impacts, 

particularly those related to noise, 

transportation, and effects to businesses 

and residences within/adjacent to the 

construction zone; (2) impacts 

associated with potential variations of 

the existing seawall alignment; (3) 

potential impacts to historical 

properties; and (4) potential benefits to 

the Elliott Bay aquatic ecosystem. 

4. Scoping Meeting: One public 

scoping meeting will be held to identify 

issues of major concern, identify studies 

that might be needed in order to analyze 

and evaluate impacts, and obtain public 

input on the range and acceptability of 

alternatives. This meeting will be held 

at the Bell Harbor International 

Conference Center, Pier 66 on 

Wednesday, June 16, 2010. An informal 

open house will be held between 4 and 

5:30 p.m. A presentation to summarize 

the purpose of scoping and existing 

information will be made between 5:30 

and 6 p.m. Then, testimony will be 

taken between 6 and 7 p.m. Verbal 

(maximum 3 minutes) or written 

comments will be accepted at the 

scoping meeting or written comments 

may be sent by regular or electronic 

mail to EIS Scoping Comments c/o 

Patrick Cagney (see ADDRESSES). 

Ongoing communication with agencies, 

Native American tribes, public interest 

groups, and interested citizens will take 

place throughout the EIS development 

through the use of public meetings, 

mailings, and the Internet. Additional 

meetings will be scheduled upon 

completion of the DEIS. 

5. Other Environmental Review 

Coordination and Permit Requirements: 

The environmental review process will 

be comprehensive and will satisfy the 

requirements of both NEPA and the 

Washington State Environmental Policy 

Act (SEPA) per preparation of a joint 

NEPA/SEPA document with the City of 

Seattle. All other relevant Federal, State 

and local environmental laws will be 

complied with during the feasibility 

and/or design phases of the project. 

Dated: May 20, 2010. 

Anthony Wright, 

Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District 

Commander. 

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BILLING CODE 3720–58–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services; List of 

Correspondence 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: List of Correspondence from 

October 1, 2009 through December 31, 

2009. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary is publishing 

the following list pursuant to section 

607(f) of the Individuals with 

Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). 

Under section 607(f) of the IDEA, the 

Secretary is required, on a quarterly 

basis, to publish in the Federal Register 

a list of correspondence from the U.S. 

Department of Education (Department) 

received by individuals during the 

previous quarter that describes the 

interpretations of the Department of the 

IDEA or the regulations that implement 

the IDEA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laurel Nishi or Mary Louise Dirrigl. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7468. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), you can call 

the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll 

free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

Individuals with disabilities can 

obtain a copy of this notice in an 

accessible format (e.g., braille, large 

print, audiotape, or computer diskette) 

on request to the contact persons listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following list identifies correspondence 

from the Department issued from 

October 1, 2009 through December 31, 

2009. Included on the list are those 

letters that contain interpretations of the 

requirements of the IDEA and its 

implementing regulations, as well as 

letters and other documents that the 

Department believes will assist the 

public in understanding the 

requirements of the law and its 

regulations. The date of and topic 

addressed by each letter are identified, 

and summary information is also 

provided, as appropriate. To protect the 

privacy interests of the individual or 

individuals involved, personally 

identifiable information has been 

redacted, as appropriate. 

Part B—Assistance for Education of All 

Children With Disabilities 

Section 611—Authorization; Allotment; 

Use of Funds; Authorization of 

Appropriations 

Topic Addressed: State Administration 

Æ Letters dated November 13, 2009 to 

Senator Lamar Alexander, Senator 

Richard M. Burr, Senator Tom Coburn, 

Senator Michael B. Enzi, Senator Judd 

Gregg, Senator Orrin G. Hatch, and 

Senator Johnny Isakson, regarding the 

Secretary’s authority to adjust the 

statutory caps on State administration 

for Federal fiscal year 2009 under 

section 611 of the IDEA and Title I of 

the Elementary and Secondary 

Education Act of 1965, as amended, to 

help defray the costs of implementing 

the data collection requirements 

associated with the American Recovery 

and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). 

Topic Addressed: Use of Funds 

Æ Letter dated October 27, 2009 to 

National Association of Private Special 

Education Centers Executive Director 

and CEO Sherry L. Kolbe, clarifying 

when Part B, IDEA funds may be used 

for professional development activities 

for private school personnel and 

contractors serving children with 

disabilities placed in private schools by 

public agencies. 

Section 612—State Eligibility 

Topic Addressed: Maintenance of State 

Financial Support 

Æ Office of Special Education 

Programs Memorandum 10–5, dated 

December 2, 2009 to Chief State School 


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