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support current and emerging training 

and RDT&E requirements; the capability 

to support realistic, essential training at 

the level and frequency sufficient to 

support the Tactical Training Theater 

Assessment and Planning Program 

(TAP); and the capability to support 

training requirements while following 

Service Personnel Tempo of Operations 

guidelines. 

The three alternatives analyzed in this 

EIS/OEIS are: the No Action 

Alternative—Current training activities; 

Alternative 1—Increase training, 

modernization and upgrades; and 

Alternative 2—Increase major at-sea 

exercises and training. 

The No Action Alternative will 

continue training and RDT&E activities 

of the same types, and at the same levels 

of training intensity as currently 

conducted, without change in the nature 

or scope of military activities in the EIS/ 

OEIS study area. 

Alternative 1, the Preferred 

Alternative, is a proposal designed to 

meet the Services’ current and near-term 

operational training requirements. This 

is the Preferred Alternative, because it 

would meet all near-term training 

requirements by increasing training 

activities, as a result of upgrades and 

modernization of existing training areas, 

and increasing the number of exercises. 

This alternative also includes increased 

activities due to meeting new training 

and capability requirements for 

personnel and platforms. 

Implementation of Alternative 2 

would include all the actions proposed 

for MIRC, including the No Action 

Alternative and Alternative 1, and new 

activities related to additional major atsea exercises. 

The decision to be made by the DoD 

REP is to determine which of the 

alternatives analyzed in the EIS/OEIS 

best meets the needs of the Services 

given that all reasonably foreseeable 

environmental impacts have been 

considered. 

The Draft EIS/OEIS addresses 

potential environmental impacts on 

multiple resources, including but not 

limited to: water resources; air quality; 

marine mammals; sea turtles; fish and 

essential fish habitat; seabirds and 

shorebirds; cultural resources; regional 

economy; and public health and safety. 

The Draft EIS/OEIS identifies aspects of 

the proposed action that could act as 

stressors to these resources. The 

stressors considered for analysis of 

potential environmental consequences 

include but are not limited to: Vessel 

movements; aircraft overflights; nonexplosive practice munitions; sonar; and 

underwater detonations and high 

explosive ordnance. 

No significant impacts are identified 

for any resource area in any geographic 

location within the MIRC Study Area 

that cannot be mitigated, with the 

exception of exposure of marine 

mammals to underwater sound. The 

Navy has requested from NMFS a Letter 

of Authorization in accordance with the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act to 

authorize the incidental take of marine 

mammals that may result from the 

implementation of the activities 

analyzed in the MIRC Draft EIS/OEIS. In 

accordance with section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act, the Navy is 

consulting with NMFS and U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service for potential 

impacts to federally listed species. 

The MIRC Draft EIS/OEIS has been 

distributed to Federal, State, and local 

agencies, elected officials, and other 

interested individuals and 

organizations. In addition, copies of the 

Draft EIS/OEIS are available for public 

review at the following libraries: 

University of Guam Robert F. Kennedy 

Memorial Library, Government 

Documents Tan Siu Lin Building, UOG 

Station, Mangilao, GU 96923; Nieves M. 

Flores Memorial Library, 254 Martyr 

Street, Haga ̈tn ̆ a, GU 96910; Rota Public 

Library, P.O. Box 879, Rota, MP 96951; 

Joeten-Kiyu Public Library, P.O. Box 

501092, Saipan, MP 96950; and 

Northern Marianas College Public 

Library, P.O. Box 459, Tinian, MP 

96952. 

The Draft EIS/OEIS is also available 

for electronic public viewing or 

download at http:// 

www.MarianasRangeComplexEIS.com. 

A paper copy of the Executive Summary 

or a single CD with the Draft EIS/OEIS 

will be made available upon written 

request by contacting Mariana Islands 

Range Complex EIS, 258 Makalapa 

Drive, Suite 100, Attn: EV2, Pearl 

Harbor, HI 96860–3134; e-mail at: 

marianas.tap.eis@navy.mil. 

Written comments can be submitted 

during the open house sessions. Oral 

statements will be heard and transcribed 

by a stenographer during the hearing 

sessions; however, to ensure the 

accuracy of the record, all statements 

should be submitted in writing. All 

statements, both oral and written, will 

become part of the public record on the 

Draft EIS/OEIS and will be addressed in 

the Final EIS/OEIS. Equal weight will be 

given to both oral and written 

statements. In the interest of available 

time, and to ensure all who wish to give 

an oral statement have the opportunity 

to do so, each speaker’s comments will 

be limited to three (3) minutes. 

If a long statement is to be presented, 

it should be summarized at the public 

hearing with the full text submitted 

either in writing at the hearing; mailed 

to Mariana Islands Range Complex EIS, 

258 Makalapa Drive, Suite 100, Attn: 

EV2, Pearl Harbor, HI 96860–3134; or emailed to marianas.tap.eis@navy.mil. In 

addition, comments may be submitted 

on-line at http:// 

www.MarianasRangeComplexEIS.com 

during the comment period. All written 

comments must be postmarked by 

March 16, 2009, to ensure they become 

part of the official record. All timely 

comments will be addressed in the Final 

EIS/OEIS. 

Dated: January 16, 2009. 

A.M. Vallandingham, 

Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate 

General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register 

Liaison Officer. 

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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 Treatment of 

the CNS for Status Epilepticus Due to 

Organophosphate Exposure 

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/ 

104,311 entitled ‘‘ * * * Treatment of 

the CNS for Status Epilepticus Due to 

Organophosphate Exposure,’’ filed 

October 10, 2008. The United States 

Government, as represented by the 

Secretary of the Army, has rights in 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 & Technology Assessment, 

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

619–5034. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

invention is a method of post exposure 

treatment for chemical warfare nerve 

agent or organophosphate induced 

seizure/status epilepticus and 

neuropathology. The method of 

treatment utilizes a specific blood-brain 

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barrier penetrating oxime. The 

administration of this oxime initiates 

the reactivation of the central nervous 

system cholinesterases (AChE and 

BChE) for pesticide and OP induced 

central nervous system (and 

peripherally) inhibited AChE. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Army Education Advisory Committee 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 

U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the 

Sunshine in the Government Act of 

1976 (U.S.C. 552b, as amended) and 41 

Code of the Federal Regulations (CFR 

102–3. 140 through 160, the Department 

of the Army announces the following 

committee meeting: 

Name of Committee: Army Education 

Advisory Committee (AEAC). 

Date of Meeting: February 25, 2009. 

Time of Meeting: 0900–1500. 

Place of Meeting: Deputy Chief of 

Staff G–3/5/7 Conference Room, 

Building 161, Room 305, Ft. Monroe, 

VA. 

Proposed Agenda: Purpose of the 

meeting is to allow review, discussions, 

and deliberations of actions and 

recommendations from five 

subcommittees: Defense Language 

Institute Foreign Language Center, 

Command and General Staff College 

Board of Visitors, Army War College 

Board of Visitors, Distance Learning/ 

Training Technology Applications 

Subcommittee, and the Reserve Officer 

Training Corps Subcommittee. 

Approved recommendations will be 

forwarded to the Office of the 

Administrative Assistant, Secretary of 

the Army, the appropriate 

Subcommittee’s Alternate Designated 

Federal Official (ADFO), and the 

Subcommittee’s decision maker. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information please contact Mr. Wayne 

Joyner at 

albert.wayne.joyner@us.army.mil or 

(757) 788–5890. Written submissions 

are to be submitted to the following 

address: Army Education Advisory 

Committee, ATTN: Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO) (Joyner), 5 Fenwick Road, 

building 161, room 217, Fort Monroe, 

Virginia 23651. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meeting of 

the Advisory Committee is open to the 

public. Attendance will be limited to 

those persons who have notified the 

Committee Management Office at least 

10 calendar days prior to the meeting of 

their intention to attend. 

Filing Written Statement: Pursuant to 

41 CFR 102–3.140d, the Committee is 

not obligated to allow the public to 

speak, however, interested persons may 

submit a written statement for 

consideration by the Committee. 

Individuals submitting a written 

statement must submit their statement 

to the DFO at the address listed (see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Written 

statements not received at least 10 

calendar days prior to the meeting, may 

not be provided to or considered by the 

committee. The DFO will review all 

timely submissions with the 

Chairperson, and ensure they are 

provided to the members of the 

committee before the meeting. After 

reviewing written comments, the 

Chairperson and the DFO may choose to 

invite the submitter of the comments to 

orally present their issue during open 

portion of this meeting or at a future 

meeting. The DFO, in consultation with 

the Chairperson, may allot a specific 

amount of time for the members of the 

public to present their issues for review 

and discussion. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Army Corps 

of Engineers 

Intent To Prepare a Joint 

Environmental Impact Statement/ 

Environmental Impact Report for the 

Sacramento River Bank Protection 

Project Phase II Supplemental 

Authority providing for implementation 

of up to 80,000 linear feet of additional 

bank protection in the Sacramento 

River Flood Control Project area, 

Butte, Colusa, Contra Costa, Glenn, 

Placer, Sacramento, Solano, Sutter, 

Tehama, Yolo, and Yuba Counties, CA 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DOD. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The action being taken is the 

preparation of a joint environmental 

impact statement/environmental impact 

report (EIS/EIR) for the Sacramento 

River Bank Protection Project (SRBPP) 

Phase II Supplemental Authority. The 

SRBPP Phase II Supplemental Authority 

will result in the implementation of an 

additional 80,000 linear feet of bank 

protection in the Sacramento River 

Flood Control Project area, as 

authorized by the Water Resources 

Development Act (WRDA) of 2007. The 

SRBPP Phase II Supplemental Authority 

is located in the Sacramento River Flood 

Control Project (SRFCP) area, consisting 

of the Sacramento River and its 

Tributaries, CA. 

DATES: A series of public scoping 

meetings will be held as follows: 

1. Tuesday, February 17, 2009, 6 to 8 

p.m. at Colusa Fairgrounds, Atwood 

Hall (1303 10th Street, Colusa). 

2. Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 6 to 

8 p.m. at Jean Harvie Community and 

Senior Center (14273 River Road, 

Walnut Grove). 

3. Tuesday, February 24, 2009, 4 to 6 

p.m. at Library Galleria (828 ‘‘I’’ Street, 

Sacramento). 

4. Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 6 to 

8 p.m. at the Chico Masonic Family 

Center (110 West East Avenue, Chico). 

Send written comments by March 16, 

2009 to the address below. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

suggestions concerning this project may 

be submitted to Mr. Matthew Davis, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento 

District, Attn: CESPK–PD–R, 1325 J 

Street, Sacramento, CA 95814–2922. 

Requests to be placed on the mailing list 

should also be sent to this address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions about the proposed action 

and EIS/EIR should be addressed to 

Matthew Davis at (916) 557–6708, by email Matthew.G.Davis@usace.army.mil, 

by fax (916) 557–7856, or by mail to (see 

ADDRESSES). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento 

District (Corps) is the federal lead 

agency for compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for 

the Proposed Action. The Central Valley 

Flood Protection Board of the State of 

California (CVFPB) is the state lead 

agency for compliance with the 

California Environmental Quality Act 

(CEQA) for the Proposed Action. 

1. Proposed Action. Section 3031 of 

the Water Resources Development Act 

(WRDA) of 2007 authorizes the U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers and its local 

sponsors to construct an additional 

80,000 linear feet of bank protection in 

the SRBPP area. The Corps and the 

CVFPB are preparing an EIS/EIR to 

analyze the impacts of constructing an 

additional 80,000 linear feet of bank 

protection in the SRBPP area in the form 

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