46582 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 174 / Thursday, September 10, 2009 / Notices 

Statements submitted in response to this 

notice must be received by the 

Designated Federal Official at least five 

calendar days prior to the meeting 

which is the subject of this notice. 

Written statements received after that 

date may not be provided or considered 

by the Committee until its next meeting. 

All submissions provided before that 

date will be presented to the committee 

members before the meeting that is the 

subject of this notice. 

Dated: September 3, 2009. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. E9–21746 Filed 9–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, Corps of 

Engineers 

RIN 0710–ZA04 

Proposed Suspension and 

Modification of Nationwide Permit 21 

AGENCY: United States Army Corps of 

Engineers, Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of public hearings. 

SUMMARY: In the July 15, 2009, issue of 

the Federal Register (74 FR 34311) the 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published 

a proposal to take two actions 

concerning Nationwide Permit 21, 

which authorizes discharges of dredged 

or fill material into waters of the United 

States for surface coal mining activities. 

The two proposed actions are to 

suspend NWP 21 to prohibit its use to 

authorize surface coal mining activities 

in the Appalachian region of Kentucky, 

Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, 

Virginia, and West Virginia, and then to 

modify NWP 21 to make that 

prohibition permanent until NWP 21 

expires on March 18, 2012. In the July 

15, 2009, notice we also offered 

commenters opportunity to request a 

public hearing. In the August 13, 2009, 

issue of the Federal Register (74 FR 

40815), we extended the comment 

period to September 14, 2009. We have 

received several requests to hold public 

hearings, and have determined that 

hearings would afford us the 

opportunity to gain additional 

information to assist us in reaching 

decisions on these two proposed 

actions. Therefore, we will be holding 

public hearings in each of the six 

affected states. Written comments to 

supplement the hearing records may be 

submitted until October 26, 2009. 

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section for public hearing dates. Written 

comments to supplement the hearing 

records may be submitted until October 

26, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section for public hearing 

addresses. Written comments to 

supplement the hearing records may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments to 

supplement the hearing records to 

docket number COE–2009–0032. 

Mail: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

Attn: CECW–CO (Attn: Ms. Desiree 

Hann), 441 G Street, NW., Washington, 

DC 20314–1000. 

Hand Delivery/Courier: Due to 

security requirements, we cannot 

receive comments to supplement the 

hearing records by hand delivery or 

courier. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Desiree Hann or Mr. David Olson, 

Headquarters, Operations and 

Regulatory Community of Practice, 

Washington, DC. Ms. Hann can be 

reached at 202–761–4560 and Mr. Olson 

can be reached at 202–761–4922. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the July 

15, 2009, issue of the Federal Register 

(74 FR 34311) the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers (Corps) published a proposal 

to take two actions concerning 

Nationwide Permit 21, which authorizes 

discharges of dredged or fill material 

into waters of the United States for 

surface coal mining activities. In the 

August 13, 2009, issue of the Federal 

Register (74 FR 40815) the Corps 

announced the extension of the 

comment period for those two proposed 

actions to September 14, 2009. 

We have received several requests for 

public hearings. Most of those requests 

have asked that we conduct six public 

hearings, one in each of the six states 

proposed to be affected by the 

suspension and modification of NWP 

21, including Kentucky, Ohio, 

Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and 

West Virginia. Since we have 

determined that the hearings would 

likely provide additional information to 

assist us in our decision making for the 

two proposed actions, we have decided 

to hold six public hearings in cities that 

are either in or near the coalfield regions 

in each of these six states. The legal 

authority for these hearings is Section 

404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 

1344). 

The hearings are open to the public. 

Comments may be submitted in person 

at the hearing or in writing to the Chief 

of Engineers through the methods listed 

in the ADDRESSES section above. Filing 

of written statements would be helpful 

and facilitate the job of the court 

reporters. All hearings will be 

transcribed. Depending on the number 

of people of who wish to speak at each 

public hearing, the hearing officer may 

impose a time limit for each speaker, so 

that everyone who wishes to speak will 

be given the opportunity to do so. Each 

public hearing will be held in 

accordance with the Corps public 

hearing regulations at 33 CFR Part 327. 

Written comments to supplement the 

hearing records may be submitted until 

October 26, 2009. 

The public hearings will be held on 

the following dates and at the following 

locations: 

1. Huntington District: October 13, 

2009, in Charleston, West Virginia at the 

Charleston Civic Center, Little Theatre. 

The public hearing will start at 7 p.m. 

Additional information on this public 

hearing will be available at: http:// 

www.lrh.usace.army.mil/permits/ 

publicnotices/wv/. 

2. Huntington District: October 15, 

2009, in Cambridge, Ohio at the 

Pritchard Laughlin Civic Center. The 

public hearing will start at 7 p.m. 

Additional information on this public 

hearing will be available at: http:// 

www.lrh.usace.army.mil/permits/ 

publicnotices/oh/. 

3. Louisville District: October 13, 

2009, in Pikeville, Kentucky at the East 

Kentucky Expo Center. The public 

hearing will start at 7 p.m. Additional 

information on this public hearing will 

be available at: http:// 

www.lrl.usace.army.mil/. 

4. Nashville District: October 13, 

2009, in Knoxville, Tennessee. The 

public hearing will start at 7 p.m. 

Additional information on this public 

hearing will be available at: http:// 

www.lrn.usace.army.mil/cof/ 

special_notices.htm. 

5. Pittsburgh District: October 15, 

2009, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The 

public hearing will start at 7 p.m. 

Additional information on this public 

hearing will be available at: http:// 

www.lrp.usace.army.mil/or/or-f/ 

public_notice.htm. 

6. Norfolk District: October 15, 2009, 

in Big Stone Gap, Virginia at Mountain 

Empire Community College. The public 

hearing will start at 7 p.m. Additional 

information on this public hearing will 

be available at: http:// 

www.nao.usace.army.mil/ 

technical%20services/ 

Regulatory%20branch/PN/PN.asp. 

Specific information for each public 

hearing, including the addresses of the 


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hearing locations, will be posted on the 

district Web sites listed above. 

Dated: September 3, 2009. 

Michael G. Ensch, 

Chief, Operations, Directorate of Civil Works. 

[FR Doc. E9–21792 Filed 9–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3710–92–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Notice of Record of Decision for 

Norfolk Harbor Channel Dredging, 

Norfolk and Portsmouth, VA 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy 

(DON), after carefully weighing the 

operational and environmental 

consequences of the proposed action, 

announces its decision to deepen 

approximately five miles of Norfolk 

Harbor Channel, the Federal 

navigational channel in the Southern 

Branch of the Elizabeth River, 

separating Norfolk and Portsmouth, 

Virginia. Dredging in the heavily-used 

waterway would occur from the 

Lamberts Point Deperming Station in 

the Lamberts Bend Reach, south to 

Naval Support Activity Norfolk Naval 

Shipyard, commonly referred to as the 

Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY), in the 

Lower Reach. Dredged material would 

be placed at The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers’ (USACE) Craney Island 

Dredged Material Management Area 

(CIDMMA). The deepening project will 

establish continuously safe and 

expeditious transit routes for U.S. Naval 

Ships to Lamberts Point Deperming 

Station and NNSY. Dredging would 

occur completely within the existing 

USACE-maintained federal navigation 

channel. In its decision, the Navy 

considered applicable executive orders, 

including an analysis of the effects of its 

actions in compliance with the 

Endangered Species Act, the Coastal 

Zone Management Act, and the National 

Historic Preservation Act, and the 

requirements of Executive Order (EO) 

12898, Federal Actions to Address 

Environmental Justice in Minority 

Populations and Low Income 

Populations and EO 13045, Protection of 

Children from Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks. 

The proposed action will be 

accomplished as set out in Alternative 

A, described in the Final Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) as the preferred 

alternative. Implementation of the 

preferred alternative could begin 

immediately. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Record of Decision (ROD) has been 

distributed to all those individuals who 

requested a copy of the Final EIS and 

agencies and organizations that received 

a copy of the Final EIS. The full text of 

the Navy’s ROD is available for public 

viewing on the project Web site at 

http://www.norfolkdredgingeis.com, 

along with copies of the Final EIS and 

supporting documents. Single copies of 

the ROD will be made available upon 

request by contacting Ms. Caren 

Hendrickson, Naval Facilities 

Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic, 

telephone 757–444–1030. 

Dated: September 3, 2009. 

T. M. Cruz, 

Lieutenant Commander, Office of the Judge 

Advocate General, U.S. Navy, Alternate 

Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–21819 Filed 9–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: 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 

November 9, 2009. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

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

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The Director, 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management, publishes that notice 

containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or 

reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of 

the collection; (4) Description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) Respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6) 

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping 

burden. OMB invites public comment. 

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: September 3, 2009. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Elementary and Secondary 

Education 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Annual Performance Report for 

Reading First. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Business or other for 

profit; State, local, or Tribal Gov’t, SEAs 

or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 54. 

Burden Hours: 810. 

Abstract: Section 1202 of the 

Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act describes information to be 

included in the annual performance 

report required of Reading First 

grantees. Submission of the annual 

performance report (APR) via the data 

collection site has been taking place 

since 2004 and will continue to occur 

between October 15 and November 30 of 

each year. If APR data submitted during 

this time frame are incomplete or 

inaccurate or if re-submission of data is 

requested by State education agencies 

(SEAs), additional data collection may 

occur at other times throughout the 

year. The Government Performance 

Results Act (GPRA) report provides 

national-level achievement data for all 

comprehension and fluency outcome 

measures for each year of program 

implementation. The national-level 

information includes an average of the 

percentage of proficient students in 

SEAs administering the Dynamic 

Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills 

(DIBELS) Oral Reading Fluency measure 


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