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6. Previously performed oyster 

restoration activities by the Norfolk 

District include: Construction of 

permanent oyster reef sanctuaries; 

seeding of reefs with disease resistant 

DEBYTM strain oysters; adaptive 

management and monitoring; and 

managed spat-on-shell production areas 

with oysters moved to other sites in the 

Bay as part of a genetic rehabilitation 

stocking effort. This work is being 

conducted under the authority provided 

by Section 704(b) of the Water 

Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 

1986, as amended. 

7. Additional public scoping meetings 

will not be held for the NORMP and 

PEIS. This decision was driven 

primarily by the fact that the lead 

agencies conducted public scoping 

meetings in Maryland on the NORMP 

and PEIS in 2005, prior to the decision 

to prepare an integrated MarylandVirginia master plan. Also, during the 

60-day public comment period 

following the publication of the Draft 

PEIS–ORCB (October 17–December 15, 

2008), lead agencies coordinated a series 

of public meetings to receive comments 

on the document. This document 

included the alternative of expanding 

native oyster restoration, which 

received much public input; therefore, 

this input will adequately facilitate 

scoping for this phase of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

document development and will satisfy 

40 CFR 1501.7. The USACE will 

conduct public meetings during the 

Draft NORMP/PEIS 45-day coordination 

and public review process scheduled for 

early 2011, and will include interested 

parties throughout the development of 

the PEIS through informational 

meetings, Web site postings, and other 

means. 

8. All interested federal, state, and 

local agencies, interested private and 

public organizations, affected Indian 

tribes, and individuals are invited to 

submit written comments concerning 

the NORMP/PEIS within 30 days of the 

date of this notice. 

9. The anticipated date of publication 

of the draft PEIS is March 2011. The 

PEIS will be prepared in accordance 

with (1) NEPA of 1969, as amended (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), (2) regulations of 

the Council on Environmental Quality 

for implementing the procedural 

provisions of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500– 

1508), and (3) USACE Procedures for 

Implementing NEPA (33 CFR part 230). 

Amy M. Guise, 

Chief, Civil Project Development Branch. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Notice of Availability of a Journal 

Bearing Analysis Suite Computer 

Modeling Code for Exclusive, Partially 

Exclusive, or Non-exclusive Licenses 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army 

announces the general availability of 

exclusive, partially exclusive or nonexclusive licenses relative to Journal 

Bearing Analysis Suite computer 

modeling code. See this link for a 

description of the suite and its 

capabilities: http://www.grc.nasa.gov/ 

WWW/SurfSci/JournalBearings/maintext.html. Any license shall comply 

with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael D. Rausa, U.S. Army Research 

Laboratory, Office of Research and 

Technology Applications, ATTN: 

AMSRD–ARL–DP–P/Bldg. 434, 

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005– 

5425, Telephone: (410) 278–5028. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Estuary Habitat Restoration Council; 

Open Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

105(h) of the Estuary Restoration Act of 

2000, as amended (Title I, Pub. L. 106– 

457), announcement is made of the 

forthcoming meeting of the Estuary 

Habitat Restoration Council. The 

meeting is open to the public. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

October 6, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be in room 

3M60/70 in the GAO building located at 

441 G Street, NW., Washington, DC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Ellen Cummings, Headquarters, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, 

DC 20314–1000, (202) 761–4750. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Estuary Habitat Restoration Council 

consists of representatives of five 

agencies. These agencies are the 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration, Environmental 

Protection Agency, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Department of 

Agriculture, and Army. The duties of 

the Council include, among others, 

soliciting, reviewing, and evaluating 

estuarine habitat restoration project 

proposals, and submitting to the 

Secretary of the Army a prioritized list 

of projects recommended for 

construction funding. 

Agenda items will include an 

overview of the goals and requirements 

of the Act for the new Council members, 

election of the Council chairperson, 

decisions on recommending habitat 

restoration proposals to the Secretary of 

the Army for funding, discussion of 

revising the strategy published in 2002 

and a brief review of monitoring 

requirements and the National Estuaries 

Restoration Inventory. 

Security measures require that 

persons interested in attending the 

meeting must pre-register prior to 2 p.m. 

October 2, 2009. We cannot guarantee 

access for requests received after that 

time. To pre-register please contact 

Ellen Cummings by telephone or send 

an e-mail to 

estuary.restoration@usace.army.mil. 

When leaving a voice mail message or 

sending an e-mail please provide the 

name of the individual attending, the 

company or agency represented, and a 

telephone number, in case there are any 

questions. Visitors to the building must 

enter on the ‘‘G’’ Street side of the GAO 

building. All attendees are required to 

show photo identification and must be 

escorted to the meeting room by Corps 

personnel. Attendee’s bags and other 

possessions are subject to being 

searched. All attendees arriving between 

one-half hour before and one-half hour 

after 9 a.m. will be escorted to the 

meeting. Those who are not preregistered and/or arriving later than the 

allotted time will be unable to attend 

the public meeting. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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