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Meeting. A copy of the agenda or any 

updates to the agenda for the May 14, 

2015 meeting will be available at the 

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meeting. 

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Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended, 

and 41 CFR 102–3.140 through 102– 

3.165, and subject to the availability of 

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the topics to be addressed in this public 

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Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08561 Filed 4–14–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers 

Notice To Conduct a Public Meeting for 

Preparation of a Preliminary 

Assessment and Dredged Material 

Management Plan for Petaluma River, 

City of Petaluma, Sonoma County, CA 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DOD. 

ACTION: Public Notice. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is 

to initiate the scoping process for an 

evaluation of whether there is adequate 

capacity at existing placement sites for 

placement/disposal of projected 

maintenance dredged material from 

Petaluma River. This evaluation will be 

conducted in a two-step process: First a 

preliminary assessment (PA) will make 

projections of the volume of dredged 

material, estimate the existing capacity 

for placement/disposal of the material, 

and verify that continued maintenance 

dredging is economically justified. If the 

PA concludes that continued 

maintenance dredging is justified and 

that the existing placement/disposal 

capacity is not adequate, then a Dredged 

Material Management Plan (DMMP) will 

be prepared to identify additional 

placement/disposal sites with adequate 

capacity for the next 20 years of federal 

and non-federal maintenance dredging. 

DATES: A public meeting will be held on 

April 30, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. (PDT). 

Submit comments concerning this 

project on or before May 18, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held at the Petaluma Community 

Center, 320 North McDowell Boulevard, 

Petaluma, CA 94954. Mail written 

comments concerning this notice to: 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San 

Francisco District, Engineering and 

Technical Services Division, ATTN: 

Roxanne Grillo, 1455 Market Street, 

17th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103– 

1398. Comment letters should include 

the commenter’s physical mailing 

address and the project title, Petaluma 

River federal navigation project, in the 

subject line. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Roxanne Grillo, U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, San Francisco District, 

Environmental Section A, 1455 Market 

Street, 17th Floor, San Francisco, CA 

94103–1398, (415) 503–6859, 

Roxanne.Grillo@usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If the 

Corps determines that preparation of a 

DMMP is necessary, an accompanying 

Environmental Assessment in 

accordance will be prepared in 

accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The 

primary federal actions under 

consideration are dredging, dredged 

material placement/disposal, and 

transport of dredged material for the 

purpose of aquatic disposal and/or 

upland beneficial reuse. The City of 

Petaluma is the non-federal sponsor 

(NFS). An Environmental Assessment is 

intended to be sufficient in scope to 

address the federal, state and local 

requirements and environmental issues 

concerning the proposed activities and 

permit approvals. 

Project Site and Background 

Information: The Petaluma River federal 

navigation project is located on the 


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Northern California coast about 35 miles 

to the north of San Francisco. It consists 

of two portions: The Upper Channel that 

begins in Petaluma City and extends 14 

miles to the mouth of Petaluma River at 

San Pablo Bay (near the Highway 37 

Bridge); and the Across the Flats (ATF) 

portion that continues southeast of the 

Highway 37 Bridge and extends 5 miles 

into the deeper water of San Pablo Bay. 

It is a shallow draft navigation project 

that supports light commercial and 

sport fishing, and recreational boating. 

Both the channel width and depth 

vary throughout the entire length of the 

federal project. An 8 foot depth is 

authorized for the five miles of the ATF 

portion extending into San Pablo Bay 

(200 foot wide channel) and as far 

upstream as Western Avenue in the City 

of Petaluma (100 foot wide channel). 

This includes a 300 foot by 400 foot 

turning basin. The channel then reduces 

to 50 feet wide with a 4 foot depth until 

the Washington Street Bridge and from 

there it reduces to a 40 foot width and 

a 4 foot depth for an additional 935 

linear feet. 

Historically, dredged sediment from 

the Upper Channel was placed at an 

upland disposal site located 

downstream of the turning basin. The 

dredged sediment from the ATF portion 

has historically been placed at the San 

Pablo in-bay disposal site SF–10. 

Proposed Action(s): The San 

Francisco District, US Army Corps of 

Engineers, is evaluating whether there is 

sufficient placement/disposal capacity 

and verifying economic justification to 

support continued federal and nonfederal maintenance dredging over the 

next 20 years. 

Issues: Potentially significant issues 

associated with the project may include: 

air quality emissions, biological 

resource impacts, hazards and 

hazardous materials, hydrology and 

water quality, noise, traffic and 

transportation, and cumulative impacts 

from past, present and reasonably 

foreseeable future projects. 

Scoping Process: The U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers is seeking 

participation and input of all interested 

federal, state, and local agencies, Native 

American groups, and other concerned 

private organizations or individuals 

through this public notice. The purpose 

of the public meeting is to solicit 

comments regarding the potential 

impacts and environmental issues 

associated with the proposed action to 

be considered. A meeting will be held 

on April 30, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. (PDT). 

The draft PA is expected to be available 

for public review and comment in late 

summer of 2015. 

John C. Morrow, 

Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, District 

Engineer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; 

Education Research and Special 

Education Research Grant Programs 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences, 

Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information 

Education Research and Special 

Education Research Grant Programs 

Notice inviting applications for new 

awards for fiscal year (FY) 2016. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Numbers: 84.305A, 84.305B, 

84.305C, 84.305D, 84.305H, 84.305N, 

84.324A, and 84.324B. 

DATES: The dates when applications are 

available and the deadlines for 

transmittal of applications invited under 

this notice are indicated in the chart at 

the end of this notice. 

SUMMARY: The Acting Director of the 

Institute of Education Sciences 

(Institute) announces the Institute’s FY 

2016 competitions for grants to support 

education research and special 

education research. The Acting Director 

takes this action under the Education 

Sciences Reform Act of 2002. The 

Institute’s purpose in awarding these 

grants is to provide national leadership 

in expanding fundamental knowledge 

and understanding of (1) developmental 

and school readiness outcomes for 

infants and toddlers with or at risk for 

disability, and (2) education outcomes 

for all students from early childhood 

education through postsecondary and 

adult education. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The central 

purpose of the Institute’s research grant 

programs is to provide interested 

individuals and the general public with 

reliable and valid information about 

education practices that support 

learning and improve academic 

achievement and access to education 

opportunities for all students. These 

interested individuals include parents, 

educators, students, researchers, and 

policymakers. In carrying out its grant 

programs, the Institute provides support 

for programs of research in areas of 

demonstrated national need. 

Competitions in This Notice: The 

Institute will conduct eight research 

competitions in FY 2016 through two of 

its centers: 

The Institute’s National Center for 

Education Research (NCER) will hold 

six competitions: one competition for 

education research, one competition for 

education research training, one 

competition for education research and 

development centers, one competition 

for statistical and research methodology 

in education, one competition for 

partnerships and collaborations focused 

on problems of practice or policy, and 

one competition for research networks. 

The Institute’s National Center for 

Special Education Research (NCSER) 

will hold two competitions: one 

competition for special education 

research and one competition for special 

education research training. 

NCER Competitions 

The Education Research Competition. 

Under this competition, NCER will 

consider only applications that address 

one of the following ten education 

research topics: 

• Cognition and Student Learning. 

• Early Learning Programs and 

Policies. 

• Education Technology. 

• Effective Teachers and Effective 

Teaching. 

• English Learners. 

• Improving Education Systems: 

Policies, Organization, Management, 

and Leadership. 

• Mathematics and Science 

Education. 

• Postsecondary and Adult 

Education. 

• Reading and Writing. 

• Social and Behavioral Context for 

Academic Learning. 

The Research Training Programs in 

the Education Sciences. Under this 

competition, NCER will consider only 

applications that address the following 

topic: 

• Pathways to the Education Sciences 

Research Training. 

The Education Research and 

Development Centers Competition. 

Under this competition, NCER will 

consider only applications that address 

the following topic: 

• Virtual Learning. 

The Statistical and Research 

Methodology in Education Competition. 

Under this competition, NCER will 

consider only applications that address 

the following topic: 

• Early Career Statistical and 

Research Methodology Grants. 

Partnerships and Collaborations 

Focused on Problems of Practice or 


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