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Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, 

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an opportunity to submit comments on 

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Addition 

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who are blind or have other severe 

disabilities. 

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I certify that the following action will 

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substantial number of small entities. 

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recordkeeping or other compliance 

requirements for small entities other 

than the small organizations that will 

furnish the service to the Government. 

2. If approved, the action will result 

in authorizing small entities to furnish 

the service to the Government. 

3. There are no known regulatory 

alternatives which would accomplish 

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in 

connection with the service proposed 

for addition to the Procurement List. 

Comments on this certification are 

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statement(s) underlying the certification 

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information. 

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The following service is proposed for 

addition to Procurement List for 

production by the nonprofit agencies 

listed: 

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Service Type/Location: Document 

Management, Portland Habilitation 

Center, 5312 NE., 148th Avenue, 

Portland, OR. 

NPA: Portland Habilitation Center, Inc., 

Portland, OR. 

Contracting Activity: Department of 

Agriculture, Forest Service, Gifford 

Pinchot National Forest, Vancouver, WA. 

Patricia Briscoe, 

Deputy Director, Business Operations, Pricing 

and Information Management. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Intent To Prepare a Programmatic 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Chesapeake Bay Oyster Recovery 

Project, Virginia & Maryland 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DOD. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers (USACE), Baltimore (NAB) 

and Norfolk (NAO) Districts published a 

Notice of Intent (NOI) (71 FR 14857) for 

the Chesapeake Bay Native Oyster 

Recovery study on March 24, 2006. That 

NOI announced that the USACE 

Baltimore and Norfolk Districts would 

prepare a single, integrated Native 

Oyster Restoration Master Plan 

(NORMP) and Programmatic 

Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) 

for native oyster recovery in the entire 

Chesapeake Bay (including both 

Maryland and Virginia). The USACE is 

undertaking native oyster recovery in 

the Chesapeake Bay to support efforts to 

reverse the ongoing decline in oyster 

resources throughout the Bay. 

The USACE is now announcing a 

major change in the timing of the 

NORMP and PEIS. The schedule for the 

NORMP and PEIS was delayed so that 

the document could be tiered to the 

‘‘Programmatic EIS for Oyster 

Restoration in Chesapeake Bay 

Including the Use of a Native and/or 

Nonnative Oyster’’ (PEIS ORCB). The 

preferred alternative identified in the 

PEIS recommends ‘‘using a combination 

of alternatives that involves only the 

native Eastern oyster (Crassostrea 

virginica).’’ Consistent with the 

preferred alternative, the USACE will 

expand upon and further develop plans 

and recommendations for Chesapeake 

Bay native oyster restoration in the 

NORMP and PEIS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions and comments about the 

NORMP and/or PEIS can be addressed 

to Mr. Craig Seltzer, Norfolk District 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: 

CENAO–PM–PA, 803 Front Street, 

Norfolk, VA 23510. E-mail address: 

Craig.L.Seltzer@usace.army.mil and 

phone number: 757–201–7390 or Ms. 

Anna Compton, Baltimore District, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: 

CENAB–PL–P, 10 S. Howard Street, 

Baltimore, MD 21201. E-mail address: 

Anna.M.Compton@usace.army.mil and 

phone number: 410–962–4633. Please 

include your name and address in your 

message. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. The Baltimore District previously 

published a NOI (69 FR 68887) for the 

Chesapeake Bay Native Oyster Recovery 

study on November 26, 2004. That NOI 

indicated that the Baltimore District 

would prepare a Draft EIS for native 

oyster (Crassostrea virginica) recovery 

activities within Maryland waters of the 

Chesapeake Bay. A second NOI (71 FR 

14857) was published for the 

Chesapeake Bay Native Oyster Recovery 

study on March 24, 2006. That NOI 

announced that the USACE Baltimore 

and Norfolk Districts would prepare a 

single, integrated NORMP and PEIS for 

native oyster recovery in the entire 

Chesapeake Bay. 

2. To the fullest extent possible, the 

PEIS will be integrated with analyses 

and consultation required by the Fish 

and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958, 

as amended; the National Historic 

Preservation Act of 1966, as amended; 

the Coastal Zone Management Act of 

1972, as amended; the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended; the 

Marine Protection, Research and 

Sanctuaries Act of 1972, as amended; 

the Clean Water Act of 1977, as 

amended; and other applicable laws and 

regulations. 

3. The NORMP/PEIS will be written 

in cooperation with the local sponsors, 

the Maryland Department of Natural 

Resources and Virginia Marine 

Resources Commission. 

4. The NORMP/PEIS will incorporate 

science, policy, and experience from a 

number of sources to develop a 

comprehensive approach to oyster 

restoration in Maryland and Virginia. 

The purpose of the NORMP is to lay out 

a road map for a long-term, large-scale 

restoration of native oysters in the entire 

Chesapeake Bay. All suitable locations 

and techniques available for native 

oyster restoration will be identified and 

explored, and, if feasible, will be 

included in the NORMP/PEIS. 

5. Previously performed oyster 

restoration activities by the Baltimore 

District include the: Creation of new 

oyster bars and rehabilitation of existing 

non-productive bars; construction of 

seed bars for production and collection 

of seed oysters or ‘‘spat’’; planting of 

hatchery produced and seed bar spat on 

new and rehabilitated bars; and 

monitoring of implemented projects. 


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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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