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Name of Committee: Biological Chemistry 

and Macromolecular Biophysics Integrated 

Review Group, Synthetic and Biological 

Chemistry B Study Section. 

Date: February 9–10, 2010. 

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: The Dupont Hotel, 1500 New 

Hampshire Ave. NW., Washington, DC 

20036. 

Contact Person: Kathryn M. Koeller, PhD, 

Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4166, 

MSC 7806, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435– 

2681, koellerk@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Biology of 

Development and Aging Integrated Review 

Group, International and Cooperative 

Projects—1 Study Section. 

Date: February 10–11, 2010. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Mandarin Oriental Hotel, 1330 

Maryland Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20024. 

Contact Person: Dan D. Gerendasy, PhD, 

Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5132, 

MSC 7843, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–594– 

6830, gerendad@csr.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine; 

93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333, 

93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844, 

93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National 

Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: January 5, 2009 

Jennifer Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2010–265 Filed 1–8–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5374–N–04] 

Buy American Exceptions Under the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act of 2009 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Public and Indian 

Housing, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111–05, approved 

February 17, 2009) (Recovery Act), and 

implementing guidance of the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), this 

notice advises that an individual 

exception to the Buy American 

requirement of the Recovery Act have 

been determined applicable for work 

using Capital Fund Recovery Formula 

and Competition (CFRFC) grant funds. 

Specifically, a waiver was granted to the 

Wilkes-Barre Housing Authority for the 

purchase and installation of tank-less 

water heaters in the Mineral Springs 

Village and Boulevard Town Homes. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dominique G. Blom, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Public Housing 

Investments, Office of Public Housing 

Investments, Office of Public and Indian 

Housing, Department of Housing and 

Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 

SW., Room 4210, Washington, DC 

20410–4000, telephone number 202– 

402–8500 (this is not a toll-free 

number). Persons with hearing- or 

speech-impairments may access this 

number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Information Relay Service 

at 800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Subsection 1605(a) of the Recovery Act 

imposes a ‘‘Buy American’’ requirement 

on Recovery Act funds that, unless all 

of the iron, steel, and manufactured 

goods used in the project are produced 

in the United States, the funds may not 

be used for a project for the 

construction, alteration, maintenance, or 

repair of a public building or public 

work. Subsection 1605(b) provides that 

the Buy American requirement shall not 

apply in any case or category in which 

the head of a Federal department or 

agency finds that: (1) Applying the Buy 

American requirement would be 

inconsistent with the public interest; (2) 

iron, steel, and the relevant 

manufactured goods are not produced in 

the U.S. in sufficient and reasonably 

available quantities or of satisfactory 

quality, or (3) inclusion of iron, steel, 

and manufactured goods will increase 

the cost of the overall project by more 

than 25 percent. Subsection 1605(c) 

provides that if the head of a Federal 

department or agency makes a 

determination that it is necessary to 

waive subsection 1605(a) pursuant to 

subsection 1605(b), the head of the 

department or agency shall publish a 

detailed written justification in the 

Federal Register. 

In accordance with subsection 1605(c) 

of the Recovery Act and OMB’s 

implementing guidance published on 

April 23, 2009 (74 FR 18449), this notice 

advises the public that, on December 21, 

2009, upon request of the Wilkes-Barre 

Housing Authority, HUD granted an 

exception under subsection 1605(b) 

with respect to work using CFRFC grant 

funds, based on the fact that the relevant 

manufactured goods (tank-less water 

heaters) are not produced in the U.S. in 

sufficient and reasonably available 

quantities or of satisfactory quality. 

Dated: December 29, 2009. 

Sandra B. Henriquez, 

Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 

Housing. 

[FR Doc. 2010–284 Filed 1–8–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5366–N–01] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza 

Redevelopment Project 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Community Planning and 

Development, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Housing 

and Urban Development (HUD) gives 

notice to the public, agencies, and 

Indian tribes that the Community 

Redevelopment Agency of the City of 

Los Angeles and City of Los Angeles, 

Community Development Department 

intend to prepare an Environmental 

Impact Report/Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIR/EIS) for the Baldwin 

Hills Crenshaw Plaza Redevelopment 

Project located in the City of Los 

Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA. The 

City of Los Angeles, Community 

Development Department, and the 

Community Redevelopment Agency of 

the City of Los Angeles acting jointly as 

the lead agencies will prepare the EIR/ 

EIS acting under the authority of the 

City of Los Angeles as the responsible 

entity for compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in 

accordance with 42 U.S.C. 5304(g) and 

42 U.S.C. 12838 and HUD regulations at 

24 CFR 58.4, and under their authority 

as lead agency in accordance with the 

California Environmental Quality Act 

(CEQA). The EIR/EIS will be a joint 

NEPA and CEQA document. The EIR 

will satisfy requirements of CEQA 

(Public Resources Code 21000 et seq.) 

and the State CEQA Guidelines (14 

California Code of Regulations 15000 et 

seq.), which require that all state and 

local government agencies consider the 

environmental consequences of projects 

over which they have discretionary 

authority before acting on those 

projects. The proposed action is subject 

to compliance with NEPA, because 

Economic Development Initiative (EDI) 

and accompanying Section 108 Loans, 

Community Development Block Grants 

(CDBG), Urban Development Assistance 

Grant (UDAG), Neighborhood 

Stabilization Program, and HOME 

Funds would be used for the 


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development. In addition, the developer 

may also apply for federal Recovery 

Zone Bonds (Recovery Zone Facility 

Bonds [RZFD], Recovery Zone 

Economic Development Bonds 

[RZEDB]), New Market Tax Credits 

(NMTC), and Federal Historic 

Preservation Tax Incentives. This notice 

is given in accordance with the Council 

on Environmental Quality regulations at 

40 CFR parts 1500–1508. All interested 

federal, state, and local agencies, Indian 

tribes, groups, and the public are invited 

to comment on the scope of the EIS. If 

you are an agency with jurisdiction by 

law over natural or other public 

resources affected by the project, the 

Community Redevelopment Agency of 

the City of Los Angeles and City of Los 

Angeles, Community Development 

Department needs to know what 

environmental information germane to 

your statutory responsibilities should be 

included in the EIR/EIS. 

ADDRESSES: Comments relating to the 

scope of the EIS are requested and will 

be accepted by the contact persons 

listed below until February 10, 2010. 

Any person or agency interested in 

receiving a notice and wishing to make 

comment on the draft EIS should 

contact the persons listed below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Robert Manford, Community 

Redevelopment Agency of the City of 

Los Angeles, (p) 213–977–1912, (f) 213– 

687–9546, rmanford@cra.lacity.org 

(CEQA) and Mr. Tony Kochinas, City of 

Los Angeles, Community Development 

Department, (p) 213–744–7384, (f) 213– 

744–9038, tony.kochinas@lacity.org 

(NEPA). 

Public Participation: The public will 

be invited to participate in the review of 

the Draft EIR/EIS. Release of the Draft 

EIR/EIS will be announced through 

public mailings as well as the local 

news media. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Project Name and Description 

The Community Redevelopment 

Agency of the City of Los Angeles and 

City of Los Angeles, Community 

Development Department will consider 

a proposal to redevelop the Baldwin 

Hills Crenshaw Plaza to include a 

mixed-use retail/commercial/office/ 

hotel and residential project totaling up 

to approximately 3,435,726 square feet 

of development. The project site is 

42.42-acres in size and is located on the 

Hollywood 7.5-minute U.S.G.S 

topographic quadrangle map, at 3650 

West Martin Luther King Boulevard in 

Los Angeles, California. The site is 

relatively flat and currently developed 

with an existing retail center. The site 

is bordered on the north by West 39th 

Street, on the east by Crenshaw 

Boulevard, on the southeast by Stocker 

Street, on the southwest by Santa 

Rosalita Drive, and on the west by 

Marlton Avenue. The site is bisected by 

Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. 

The project site is surrounded by a 

mix of urban land uses. Existing 

commercial uses are located to the north 

of 39th Street. Land uses along 

Crenshaw Boulevard between 39th 

Street and Martin Luther King Jr. 

Boulevard include two-story multifamily residential units, single-story 

commercial buildings, and surface 

parking. Uses along Crenshaw 

Boulevard between Martin Luther King 

Jr. Boulevard and Stocker Street include 

single-story commercial uses and 

associated surface parking. Land uses 

along Stocker Street include commercial 

and multi-family uses. Uses to the west 

along Marlton Avenue between Santa 

Rosalita and Martin Luther King Jr. 

Boulevard include a senior housing 

complex and the location of the 

proposed Santa Barbara Plaza (also 

known as ‘‘Marlton Square’’) 

Redevelopment Site, while land uses 

along Marlton Avenue between Martin 

Luther King Jr. Boulevard and 39th 

Street consists of four-story multi-family 

buildings above parking garages. 

The project would require the 

following discretionary approvals: 

• Tentative Map to subdivide the 

Project Site and approve any 

condominiums. 

• Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to 

approve a hotel within 500 feet of an Rzone. 

• CUP to approve floor area averaging 

for a unified development. 

• CUP for new alcoholic beverage 

uses. 

• Zone Variances to address density, 

floor area, building height, setback, 

open space, parking, and other design 

issues. 

• Site Plan Review. 

• Sign District Permissible Display 

Area to exceed the normal sign area 

limits for the Project Site. 

This is to be a combined document— 

EIR (Environmental Impact Report) 

under the State of California California 

Environmental Quality Act (Public 

Resources Code 21000 et seq. and 14 

California Code of Regulations 15000 et 

seq.) and EIS (Environmental Impact 

Statement) under NEPA (42 U.S.C. 

4321) and implementing regulations of 

the Council on Environmental Quality 

(40 CFR parts 1500–1508) and HUD (24 

CFR Part 58). 

The project proposes the demolition 

of approximately 257,000 square feet of 

the existing mall structures. Portions of 

the enclosed mall would be retained 

and rehabilitated. New buildings would 

also be constructed to increase the 

amount of retail and commercial 

services at the site and to provide new 

uses to the area such as an office 

building, a hotel with meeting rooms, 

and residential units available for 

purchase and rent. The pedestrian 

bridge over Martin Luther King Jr. 

Boulevard would be retained to allow 

continued operation as a single 

connected facility. The project would 

develop four anchor retail stores 

including an automotive center (totaling 

approximately 535,000 square feet), two 

grocery stores (totaling approximately 

85,000 square feet), restaurants (both in 

mall and as stand-alone restaurants 

totaling approximately 156,000 square 

feet), a movie theater (3,100 seats), 

bowling alley and bars (totaling 

approximately 40,000 square feet), 

dance studio and fitness uses (totaling 

70,000 square feet), office uses (150,000 

square feet), a 400-room hotel with 

meeting rooms and two restaurants, and 

551 condominium units, and 410 

apartment units. 

Alternatives to the Proposed Action 

There are four alternatives to the 

proposed action to be analyzed in the 

EIR/EIS: Reduced Density Alternative 1, 

Reduced Density Alternative 2, Reduced 

Density Alternative 3, and the No 

Project Alternative. Except for the No 

Project Alternative, all the alternatives 

are reduced density variations of the 

proposed project. 

Reduced Density Alternative 1 

The Reduced Density Alternative 1 

would develop the same type and range 

of land uses as proposed for the project 

including anchor retail, grocery stores, 

restaurants, entertainment and fitness 

uses, hotel, and residential uses. 

However, the Reduced Density 

Alternative 1 proposes the development 

of up to 3,071,325 square feet at the 

project site. The Reduced Density 

Alternative 1 would provide a net 

increase of approximately 2,073,717 

square feet of development compared to 

the existing uses. Reduced Density 

Alternative 1 would develop four 

anchor retail stores including an 

automotive center (totaling 

approximately 387,000 square feet), two 

grocery stores (totaling approximately 

85,000 square feet), restaurants (both in 

mall and as standalone restaurants 

totaling approximately 126,000 square 

feet), a movie theater (2,600 seats), 

bowling alley and bars (totaling 

approximately 35,000 square feet), 

dance studio and fitness uses (totaling 

70,000 square feet), office uses (148,000 


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square feet), a 400-room hotel with 

meeting rooms and two restaurants, and 

551 condominium units, and 410 

apartment units. 

Reduced Density Alternative 2 

The Reduced Density Alternative 2 

would develop the same type and range 

of land uses as proposed for the project 

including anchor retail, grocery stores, 

restaurants, entertainment and fitness 

uses, hotel, and residential uses. 

However, the Reduced Density 

Alternative 2 would involve the 

development of up to 2,980,726 square 

feet at the project site. The Reduced 

Density Alternative 2 would provide a 

net increase of approximately 1,983,117 

square feet of development compared to 

the existing uses. Reduced Density 

Alternative 2 would develop four 

anchor retail stores including an 

automotive center (totaling 

approximately 387,000 square feet), two 

grocery stores (totaling approximately 

85,000 square feet), restaurants (both in 

mall and as standalone restaurants 

totaling approximately 90,000 square 

feet), a movie theater (2,600 seats), 

bowling alley and bars (totaling 

approximately 35,000 square feet), 

dance studio and fitness uses (totaling 

70,000 square feet), office uses (108,000 

square feet), a 400-room hotel with 

meeting rooms and two restaurants, and 

551 condominium units, and 410 

apartment units. 

Reduced Density Alternative 3 

The Reduced Density Alternative 3 

would develop the same type and range 

of land uses as proposed for the project 

including anchor retail, grocery stores, 

restaurants, entertainment and fitness 

uses, hotel, and residential uses. 

However, the Reduced Density 

Alternative 3 would involve the 

development of up to 2,897,726 square 

feet at the project site. The Reduced 

Density Alternative 3 would provide a 

net increase of approximately 1,900,117 

square feet of development compared to 

the existing uses. Reduced Density 

Alternative 3 would develop four 

anchor retail stores including an 

automotive center (totaling 

approximately 387,000 square feet), two 

grocery stores (totaling approximately 

85,000 square feet), restaurants (both in 

mall and as standalone restaurants 

totaling approximately 80,000 square 

feet), a movie theater (2,600 seats), 

bowling alley and bars (totaling 

approximately 25,000 square feet), 

dance studio and fitness uses (totaling 

55,000 square feet), office uses (75,000 

square feet), a 400-room hotel with 

meeting rooms and two restaurants, and 

551 condominium units, and 410 

apartment units. 

No Project Alternative 

The No Project Alternative would 

analyze the ‘‘no action’’ alternative, 

which would be the continuation of 

uses on the site; therefore, existing 

buildings and tenants would remain at 

the project site and no new buildings or 

uses would be constructed. 

Probable Environmental Effects 

The following subject areas will be 

analyzed in the combined EIR/EIS for 

probable environmental effects: 

Aesthetics (views/light and glare, and 

shade/shadow), Air Quality 

(Construction and Operational), 

Cultural/Historic Resources, Geology/ 

Soils, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land 

Use and Planning, Noise (Construction 

and Operational), Population and 

Housing, Public Services (Fire, Police, 

Schools, Parks, Libraries), 

Transportation and Circulation, Parking, 

and Public Utilities (Wastewater, Water, 

Solid Waste, and Energy Conservation). 

Lead Agencies 

As a lead agency, the City of Los 

Angeles, through its Community 

Development Department, is the 

responsible entity (RE) for this project in 

accordance with 24 CFR part 58, 

‘‘Environmental Review Procedures for 

Entities Assuming HUD Environmental 

Responsibilities.’’ As a RE, the City of 

Los Angeles assumes the responsibility 

for environmental review, decisionmaking, and action that would 

otherwise apply to HUD under NEPA. 

Section 104 (g) of Title I of the Housing 

and Community Development Act (42 

U.S.C. 5304(g)) and Section 288 of the 

HOME Investment Partnerships Act (42 

U.S.C. 12838) allow authorized 

recipients of HUD assistance to assume 

NEPA responsibilities in projects 

involving CDBG and HOME funds. 

In addition, the Community 

Redevelopment Agency of the City of 

Los Angeles is the California 

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) lead 

agency responsible for preparing an 

Environmental Impact Report (EIR). 

Questions may be directed to the 

individuals named in this notice under 

the heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Dated: December 18, 2009. 

Mercedes Marquez, 

Assistant Secretary for Community Planning 

and Development. 

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BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[L63330000–PH0000–LLWO270000; OMB 

Control Number 1004–0102] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection for 1004–0102 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: 60-day notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is 

announcing its intention to request 

reinstatement of an approval to collect 

information that documents the 

payment of road use fees for the use of 

privately owned roads to haul timber 

sold in accordance with BLM sale 

contracts. This information collection 

activity was previously approved by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), and assigned the control number 

1004–0102. 

DATES: Comments on the proposed 

information collection must be received 

by March 12, 2010, to be assured of 

consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to 

U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau 

of Land Management, Mail Stop 401– 

LS, 1849 C St., NW., Washington, DC 

20240. Comments may also be 

submitted electronically to 

Jean_Sonneman@blm.gov. Please attach 

‘‘Attn: 1004–0102’’ to either form of 

comment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

receive a copy of the information 

collection request, contact Richard 

Watson, 303–236–0158. Persons who 

use a telecommunication device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) on 1– 

800–877–8339, 24 hours a day, seven 

days a week, to contact Mr. Watson. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB 

regulations at 5 CFR 1320 (which 

implement provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–352) 

require that interested members of the 

public and affected agencies be given an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping activities 

(see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d) and 1320.12(a)). 

This notice identifies a collection of 

information that the BLM will be 

submitting to OMB for approval. 

Comments are invited on: (1) The 

need for the collection of information 

for the performance of the functions of 

the agency; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s burden estimates; (3) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility and clarity 


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