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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, Corps of 

Engineers 

Notice of Intent to Prepare a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), 

Initiate the Public Scoping Period and 

Host Public Scoping Meetings for the 

Great Lakes and Mississippi River 

Interbasin Study (‘‘GLMRIS’’) 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: The Chicago District, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) 

announces its intent to (1) prepare a 

Draft EIS, (2) accept public comments 

and (3) host a public scoping meeting in 

Chicago for GLMRIS. 

In collaboration with other Federal, 

State, and local agencies as well as nongovernmental entities, USACE is 

conducting a feasibility study of the 

options and technologies that could be 

applied to prevent or reduce the risk of 


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aquatic nuisance species (ANS) transfer 

between the Great Lakes and 

Mississippi River basins through aquatic 

pathways. 

DATES: The NEPA scoping period ends 

on February 28, 2011. The first NEPA 

Public Scoping meeting for GLMRIS is 

scheduled for December 15, 2010 in 

Chicago, Illinois. Please refer to the 

‘‘Scoping and Public Involvement’’ 

section below for information regarding 

the public scoping meeting and for 

instructions on how to submit public 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information and/or questions 

about GLMRIS, please contact USACE, 

Chicago District, Project Manager, Mr. 

David Wethington, by mail: USACE, 

Chicago District, 111 N. Canal, Suite 

600, Chicago, IL 60606–7206, or by email: 

david.m.wethington@usace.army.mil. 

For media inquiries, please contact 

the USACE, Chicago District, Public 

Affairs Officer, Ms. Lynne Whelan, by 

mail: USACE, Chicago District, 111 N. 

Canal, Suite 600, Chicago, IL 60606– 

7206, by phone: 312.846.5330 or by email: lynne.e.whelan@usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Background. An aquatic nuisance 

species (ANS) is a nonindigenous 

species that threatens the diversity or 

abundance of native species or the 

ecological stability of infested waters, or 

commercial, agricultural, aquacultural 

or recreational activities dependent on 

such waters. See 16 U.S.C. 4702(1) 

(2010). 

As a result of international commerce, 

travel and local practices, ANS have 

been introduced throughout the 

Mississippi River and Great Lakes 

Basins. These two basins are connected 

by man-made channels that, in the past, 

exhibited poor water quality, which was 

an impediment to the transfer of 

organisms between the basins. Now that 

water quality has improved, these 

canals allow the transfer of both 

indigenous and nonindigenous invasive 

species. 

In collaboration with other Federal 

and State agencies, local governments 

and non-governmental organizations, 

USACE is conducting this feasibility 

study. For GLMRIS, USACE will explore 

options and technologies, collectively 

known as ANS controls, that could be 

applied to prevent or reduce the risk of 

ANS transfer between the basins 

through aquatic pathways. Potential 

ANS controls may include, but are not 

limited to, hydrologic separation of the 

basins, waterway modifications, 

selective barriers, etc. 

USACE will conduct a comprehensive 

analysis of ANS controls and will 

analyze the effects an ANS control or 

combination of ANS controls may have 

on current uses of: (1) The Chicago Area 

Waterway System (CAWS), the only 

known continuous aquatic pathway 

between the Great Lakes and 

Mississippi River Basins; and (2) other 

aquatic pathways between these basins. 

For the CAWS, current waterway uses 

include, but are not limited to: Flood 

risk management; commercial and 

recreational navigation; recreation; 

water supply; hydropower; and 

conveyance of effluent from wastewater 

treatment plants and other industries. 

Additionally, this study will identify 

mitigation measures or alternative 

facilities necessary to offset and address 

impacted waterway uses and current 

significant natural resources. 

GLMRIS will be conducted in 

accordance with NEPA and with the 

Economic and Environmental Principles 

and Guidelines for Water and Related 

Land Resource Implementation Studies, 

Water Resources Council, March 10, 

1983. 

2. Scoping and Public Involvement. 

USACE will accept comments related to 

GLMRIS until February 28, 2011. Note, 

USACE will only consider comments 

that disclose the first name, last name 

and zip code of the commenter. 

All forms of comments received 

during the scoping period will be 

weighted equally. Using input obtained 

during the scoping period, USACE will 

refine the scope of GLMRIS to focus on 

significant issues, as well as eliminate 

issues that are not significant from 

further detailed study. 

Comments may be submitted in the 

following ways: 

• GLMRIS project Web site: Use the 

web comment function found at http:// 

glmris.anl.gov; 

• NEPA Scoping Meeting: USACE is 

hosting scoping meetings and asks those 

who want to make oral comments to 

register on the GLMRIS project Web site 

at http://glmris.anl.gov. Each individual 

wishing to make oral comments shall be 

given three (3) minutes, and a 

stenographer will document oral 

comments; 

• Mail: Mail written comments to 

GLMRIS Scoping, 111 N. Canal, Suite 

600, Chicago, IL 60611–3416. Comments 

must be postmarked by February 28, 

2011; and 

• Hand Delivery: Comments may be 

hand delivered to the Chicago District, 

USACE office located at 111 N. Canal, 

Suite 600, Chicago, IL 60611–3416 

between 8 a.m.and 4:30 p.m. Comments 

must be received by February 28, 2011. 

At the scoping meetings, USACE will 

provide informational materials about 

the study’s authorities and USACE 

study process. The meetings will begin 

with a brief presentation regarding the 

study followed by an oral comment 

period. During the meeting, USACE will 

also collect written comments on 

comment cards and computer terminals. 

The first public scoping meeting is 

scheduled from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. on 

Wednesday, December 15, 2011 at the 

Gleacher Center, located at 450 North 

Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago, IL 60611. 

Please see the GLMRIS project Web site 

at http://glmris.anl.gov for more 

information regarding the meeting and if 

you wish to make an oral comment. 

USACE is scheduling additional 

scoping meetings in other cities. 

Specific locations and dates of these 

meetings will be announced in a 

subsequent Federal Register notice, the 

GLMRIS project Web site, electronic 

media and news releases. For more 

information on NEPA scoping and study 

information, please visit the GLMRIS 

project Web site at http://glmris.anl.gov. 

Comments received during the 

scoping period will be posted on the 

GLMRIS project Web site and will 

become a part of the EIS. You may 

indicate that you do not wish to have 

your name or other personal 

information made available on the Web 

site. However, USACE cannot guarantee 

that information withheld from the Web 

site will be maintained as confidential. 

Requests for disclosure of collected 

information will be handled through the 

Freedom of Information Act. Comments 

and information, including the identity 

of the submitter, may be disclosed, 

reproduced, and distributed. 

Submissions should not include any 

information that the submitter seeks to 

preserve as confidential. 

If you require assistance under the 

Americans with Disabilities Act, please 

contact Ms. Lynne Whelan via e-mail at 

lynne.e.whelan@usace.army.mil or 

phone at (312) 846–5330 at least seven 

(7) working days prior to the meeting to 

request arrangements. 

3. Significant Issues. Issues associated 

with the proposed study are likely to 

include, but will not be limited to: 

Significant natural resources such as 

ecosystems and threatened and 

endangered species, commercial and 

recreational fisheries; current 

recreational uses of the lakes and 

waterways; ANS effects on water users; 

effects of potential ANS controls on 

current waterway uses such as flood risk 

management, commercial and 

recreational navigation, recreation, 

water supply, hydropower and 

conveyance of effluent from wastewater 

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treatment plants and other industries; 

and statutory and legal responsibilities 

relative to the lakes and waterways. 

4. Availability of the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement. 

Availability of the Draft EIS is 

contingent upon sufficient allocation of 

funding for the study. Draft EIS 

availability will be announced to the 

public in the Federal Register in 

compliance with 40 CFR 1506.9 and 

1506.10. 

5. Authority. This action is being 

undertaken pursuant to the Water 

Resources and Development Act of 

2007, Section 3061, Public Law 110– 

114, 121 STAT. 1121, and the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq., as 

amended. 

Dated: November 8, 2010. 

Susanne J. Davis, 

Chief Planning Branch, Chicago District, 

Corps of Engineers. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

Notice is Given of the Names of 

Members of a Performance Review 

Board for the Department of the Air 

Force 

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is given of the names 

of members of a Performance Review 

Board for the Department of the Air 

Force. 

DATES: Effective Date: November 12, 

2010. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

4314(c) (1) through (5) of Title 5, U.S.C., 

requires each agency to establish, in 

accordance with regulations, one or 

more Senior Executive Service 

performance review boards. The 

board(s) shall review and evaluate the 

initial appraisal of senior executive’s 

performance by supervisors and make 

recommendations to the appointing 

authority or rating official relative to the 

performance of these executives. 

The members of the 2010 Performance 

Review Board for the U.S. Air Force are: 

1. Board President—Gen Hoffman, 

Commander, Air Force Materiel 

Command; 

2. Lt Gen Atkins—Commander, 11 AF 

and Alaskan Command, PACOM; 

3. Lt Gen Reno—Air Force Deputy 

Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations 

and Mission Support; 

4. Mr. Beyland, Assistant Deputy 

Chief of Staff for Manpower and 

Personnel; 

5. Mrs. Westgate, Assistant Deputy 

Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and 

Programs; 

6. Mr. Williams, Director, Defense 

Contract Management Agency; 

7. Mr. Tillotson, Deputy Chief 

Management Officer, Office of the 

Secretary of the Air Force; 

8. Ms. Earle, Assistant Deputy Chief of 

Staff for Manpower and Personnel; 

9. Mr. Schneider, Department of the 

Army, G1; 

10. Ms. Gerton, Executive Deputy to 

the Commanding General, Army 

Materiel Command; 

11. Mr. Murphy, Director, Intelligence 

Development; 

12. Mr. Sciabica, Executive Director, 

Air Force Research Laboratory; 

13. Ms. Puckett, Director, Installations 

and Logistics; and 

14. Ms. Sisson, Director, Resources 

and Analysis; 

Additionally, all career status Air 

Force Tier 3 SES members not included 

in the above list are eligible to serve on 

the 2010 Performance Review Board and 

are hereby nominated for inclusion on 

an ad hoc basis in the event of 

absence(s). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Please direct any written comments or 

requests for information to Ms. Pereuna 

Johnson, Chief, Sustainment Division, 

Senior Executive Management, AF/ 

DPSS, 1040 Air Force Pentagon, 

Washington DC 20330–1040 (PH: 703– 

695–7677; or via e-mail at 

pereuna.johnson@pentagon.af.mil.) 

Bao-Anh Trinh, 

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: Comment Request. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(the Department), in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), 

provides the general public and Federal 

agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on proposed and continuing 

collections of information. This helps 

the Department assess the impact of its 

information collection requirements and 

minimize the reporting burden on the 

public and helps the public understand 

the Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. The Director, 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management, invites comments on the 

proposed information collection 

requests as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before January 

18, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding burden 

and/or the collection activity 

requirements should be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMrg@ed.gov or 

mailed to U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ, 

Washington, DC 20202–4537. Please 

note that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

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

that Federal agencies provide interested 

parties an early opportunity to comment 

on information collection requests. The 

Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Regulatory 

Information Management Services, 

Office of Management, publishes this 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests at the beginning of 

the Departmental review of the 

information collection. 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 the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. 

Dated: November 10, 2010. 

Darrin A. King, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Innovation and Improvement 

Type of Review: New. 

Title of Collection: National Charter 

School Resource Center Authorizer 

Survey. 

OMB Control Number: Pending. 

Agency Form Number(s): N/A. 

Frequency of Responses: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

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