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36. (Optional) Attachment field: You 

may attach any photographs of the 

operation or any information you feel 

may be useful. 

Public comment on this proposal is 

invited from interested parties. We ask 

that parties fax a copy of their 

comments, addressed to the Board’s 

Executive Secretary, to (202) 482–0002 

or e-mail comments to ftz@ita.doc.gov. 

We also ask that parties submit the 

original of their comments to the 

Board’s Executive Secretary at the 

following address: U.S. Department of 

Commerce, Room 2111, 1401 

Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20230. The closing period for the 

receipt of public comments is October 

16, 2009. Any questions about this 

proposal should be directed to Elizabeth 

Whiteman at 

Elizabeth_Whiteman@ita.doc.gov or 

(202) 482–0473. 

Dated: September 3, 2009. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–22064 Filed 9–11–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–00XX] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Information Collection; Hubzone 

Program 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments regarding a new OMB 

information clearance. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

Secretariat will be submitting to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) a request to review and approve 

a new information collection 

requirement regarding HUBZone 

Program revisions. 

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether this collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of functions of the FAR, 

and whether it will have practical 

utility; whether our estimate of the 

public burden of this collection of 

information is accurate, and based on 

valid assumptions and methodology; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways in which we can 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, through the use of appropriate 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

November 13, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding 

this burden estimate or any other aspect 

of this collection of information, 

including suggestions for reducing this 

burden to the Regulatory Secretariat 

(VPR), General Services Administration, 

Room 4041, 1800 F Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB 

Control No. 9000–XXXX, HUBZone 

Program, in all correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Rhonda Cundiff, Program Analyst, 

Contract Policy Division, GSA, (202) 

219–1813, or via e-mail to 

rhonda.cundiff@gsa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

This information collection facilitates 

implementation of a HUBZone Program 

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

revision as a result of revisions to the 

Small Business Administration 

regulations. The revision to the FAR 

requires the HUBZone offeror to provide 

the Contracting Officer a copy of the 

notice required by 13 CFR 126.601 if 

material changes occur before contract 

award that could affect its HUBZone 

eligibility. This notification to the 

contracting officer ensures that the 

offeror is still eligible for the award of 

a HUBZone contract. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Number of Respondents: 8,000. 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Hours Per Response: .25. 

Total Burden Hours: 2,000. 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F 

Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington, 

DC 20405, telephone (202) 501–4755. 

Please cite OMB Control No. 9000– 

XXXX, HUBZone Program, in all 

correspondence. 

Dated: September 8, 2009. 

Al Matera, 

Director, Acquisition Policy Division. 

[FR Doc. E9–22060 Filed 9–11–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

(FEIS) for Stationing and Training of 

Increased Aviation Assets Within U.S. 

Army Alaska 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA). 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army 

announces the availability of an FEIS for 

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increase numbers and types of aviation 

assets and training at Fort Wainwright, 

Fort Richardson, or other military 

installations in Alaska. The proposed 

aviation unit, an Aviation Task Force or 

Combat Aviation Brigade, would 

potentially consist of up to 62 medium 

and heavy lift helicopters, 30 combat 

scout helicopters, 24 attack helicopters, 

and between 1,200 to 2,850 Soldiers. 

DATES: The waiting period for the FEIS 

will end 30 days after the publication of 

an NOA in the Federal Register by the 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be forwarded to Ms. Carrie McEnteer, 

Directorate of Public Works, Attention: 

IMPA–FWA–PWE, 1060 Gaffney Road 

#4500, Fort Wainwright, AK 99703– 

4500, by fax at (907) 361–9867, or by 

e-mail at carrie.mcenteer@us.army.mil. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Linda L. Douglass, Public Affairs Office, 

1060 Gaffney Road #5900, Fort 

Wainwright, AK 99703–5900; 

telephone: (907) 353–6701, e-mail: 

linda.douglass@us.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Proposed Action and analysis in the 

FElS includes the reorganization of 

existing aviation assets (approximately 

490 Soldiers and 32 medium and heavy 

lift helicopters) in U.S. Army Alaska 

(USARAK) to become a frontline 

aviation unit with an increased capacity 

that could range in size from an 

Aviation Task Force (approximately 

1,200 Soldiers, 42 medium and heavy 

lift helicopters and 30 combat scout 

helicopters) to a Combat Aviation 

Brigade (approximately 2,850 Soldiers, 

62 medium and heavy lift helicopters, 

30 combat scout helicopters, and 24 

attack aviation helicopters). 

While USARAK has historically 

supported unit training activities within 

Alaska with rotary-winged aircraft 

(helicopters), the types and numbers of 

current assets are not sufficient to 

provide the full range of integrated 

tactical training required by the modern 

Brigade Combat Team. The proposed 

increase and reorganization of 

USARAK’s aviation assets would 

resolve this shortcoming. The new 

aviation unit would provide key 

aviation assets for operational 

deployment abroad and would serve to 

enhance the training capability of 

USARAK’s two Brigade Combat Teams 

by providing a local opportunity to 

conduct integrated training with 

multiple types of Army aviation assets. 

In addition to consideration of a No 

Action Alternative (use of existing 

aviation assets and infrastructure to 

support USARAK Brigade Combat Team 

training with no increase to current 

integrated land-air training capability), 

two additional alternatives are proposed 

as possible scenarios for the 

reorganization of existing USARAK 

aviation assets. The alternatives vary by 

aviation unit size, aviation asset 

composition, and stationing location. 

Alternatives include: (1) Expansion of 

Existing Aviation Units into an Aviation 

Task Force—convert existing USARAK 

aviation assets into an Aviation Task 

Force (station 710 additional Soldiers 

and 40 additional helicopters, build 

sufficient new infrastructure to support 

the new aviation inventory at Fort 

Wainwright, and conduct increased 

aviation training on existing Alaska 

military training lands and ranges); and 

(2) Expansion of Existing Aviation 

Assets into a Combat Aviation Brigade 

with stationing of Soldiers and 

helicopters at Fort Wainwright, Fort 

Richardson, and Eielson Air Force 

Base—convert existing USARAK 

aviation assets into a Combat Aviation 

Brigade (station 2,360 additional 

Soldiers and an additional 84 

helicopters (30 medium and heavy lift 

type, 30 combat scout type, and 24 

attack type) at the three military 

installations, build sufficient new 

infrastructure only at Fort Wainwright 

to support the new aviation inventory, 

and conduct increased aviation training 

on existing Alaska military training 

lands and ranges). After reviewing the 

alternatives presented in the FEIS, the 

Army has selected the Aviation Task 

Force alternative as its preferred 

alternative. 

Implementation of this proposed 

action is expected to result in direct, 

indirect and cumulative impacts as a 

result of troop stationing, facilities 

construction and helicopter training 

exercises at USARAK. The principal 

environmental impacts discussed in the 

EIS are airspace management, cultural 

and visual resources, noise, hazardous 

materials and hazardous waste, and 

wildlife. Although additional 

helicopters would be stationed in 

Alaska, existing airspace aviation travel 

routes would be utilized resulting in 

minor increases in air traffic. Significant 

adverse impacts would occur to the 

Ladd Field National Historic Landmark 

as a result of facility construction at Fort 

Wainwright. Adverse impacts would be 

the result of the new construction being 

out of scale with historic buildings, 

historical view-shed obstruction and 

change in use of two historic buildings. 

Temporary minor noise impacts would 

occur due to facility construction. Noise 

associated with helicopter training 

would increase but not to a level that 

would significantly increase annoyance 

levels at Fort Wainwright or 

surrounding lands. Hazardous materials 

and waste, both existing sources and 

those created by the stationing and 

operation of an aviation unit, will be 

managed under existing programs and 

agreements. Facility construction is 

proposed within known areas of 

contamination. USARAK will continue 

to consult with the appropriate State 

and Federal agencies as outlined in 

existing agreements in order to protect 

human health and the environment. 

Various wildlife species would be 

affected by increased military training 

(specifically moose, bison, caribou, 

trumpeter swan and bear); however, 

population level impacts would not 

occur. In addition, increased hunting 

pressure on game mammals could result 

from increased stationing of Soldiers. 

Copies of the FEIS are available for 

public review at local libraries and at 

the following Web site: http:// 

www.usarak.army.mil/conservation/ 

NEPA_home.html. Comments from the 

public will be considered before any 

final decision is made. 

Dated: September 2, 2009. 

Addison D. Davis, IV, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army 

(Environment, Safety and Occupational 

Health). 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Notice of Availability of the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement 

(DEIS) for Grow the Army Actions at 

Fort Lewis and the Yakima Training 

Center (YTC), WA 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA). 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army 

announces the availability of a DEIS that 

analyzes the environmental and 

socioeconomic impacts of implementing 

the stationing and realignment decisions 

in the 2007 ‘‘Grow the Army’’ 

Programmatic EIS (GTA PEIS) and other 

ongoing Army realignment and 

stationing initiatives pertaining to Fort 

Lewis and YTC. The GTA PEIS Record 

of Decision (ROD) specified the 

stationing of additional units at Fort 

Lewis including an Expeditionary 

Sustainment Command, and directed 

unit restructuring actions that would 

increase active duty strength at Fort 

Lewis by approximately 1,900 Soldiers. 

The DEIS also analyzes Fort Lewis and 

YTC as potential locations for the 


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