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reasonable measures that would avoid 

or mitigate environmental effects will 

also be analyzed. Additionally, the 

USMC will undertake any consultations 

required by the Endangered Species Act, 

Clean Water Act, National Historic 

Preservation Act, and any other 

applicable law or regulation. 

In accordance with the Engle Act of 

1958, and the Federal Lands Policy and 

Management Act of 1976, the DoN is 

required to file an application with the 

BLM requesting the Secretary of the 

Interior process a proposed legislative 

withdrawal and reservation of public 

land to continue military training 

exercises at the CMAGR. The proposed 

alternatives would withdraw at least 

222,041 but not more than 242,058 acres 

of public land. As a result of the 

proposed boundary restructuring, 

approximately 15,347 acres of public 

land not in the existing 226,711 acre 

withdrawal would be withdrawn. The 

restructured boundary would offer the 

best opportunities to define and manage 

a secure boundary for the CMAGR, 

safeguard public use of adjacent public 

land, and consolidate holdings for more 

efficient environmental stewardship. 

The public land would be withdrawn 

from all forms of appropriation under 

the public land laws, including surface 

entry, mining, mineral leasing, and the 

Materials Act of 1947. 

L–EIS Schedule: This notice is the 

first phase of the L–EIS process and 

announces the 90-day public comment 

period and public scoping meetings to 

identify community concerns and local 

issues that should be addressed in the 

L–EIS. The next phase occurs when a 

Notice of Availability (NOA) is 

published in the Federal Register and 

local media to publicly announce the 

release of the Draft L–EIS. A minimum 

45-day public comment period for the 

Draft L–EIS will commence upon 

publication of the NOA in the Federal 

Register. The USMC will consider and 

respond to all comments received on the 

Draft L–EIS when preparing the Final L– 

EIS. After publication of the Draft L– 

EIS, one or more public hearings will be 

held, and public notice will be given 

regarding the time and place of the 

hearing(s). The Draft L–EIS will be 

available for public and agency review 

and comment before the public 

hearing(s). 

Dated: September 17, 2010. 

D.J. Werner, 

Lieutenant Commander, Office of the Judge 

Advocate General, U.S. Navy, Federal 

Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23984 Filed 9–23–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

Skokomish General Investigation 

Study, Mason County, WA 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) 

will prepare an Integrated Feasibility 

Report/Environmental Impact Statement 

(FR/EIS) for proposed ecosystem 

restoration and flood risk management 

in the Skokomish River Basin which 

empties into Hood Canal, near Shelton, 

Washington. The Skokomish Indian 

Tribe and Mason County are the nonFederal sponsors for the project. 

The Skokomish River General 

Investigation (GI) Feasibility Study for 

the Skokomish River Basin is being 

conducted under the authority of 

Section 209 of the Flood Control Act of 

1962 (Pub. L. 87–874). 

The Skokomish River channel has 

been filling with sediment for several 

decades, resulting in frequent flooding 

and decreasing natural ecosystem 

structures, functions, and processes 

necessary to support critical fish and 

wildlife habitat throughout the 

Skokomish River Basin. Increased 

sediment load, reduced flows, and 

encroachment of the floodplain by manmade structures are leading to 

continued degradation of natural 

ecosystem functions and habitat. The 

degraded riverine and estuarine aquatic 

habitat has caused a decline in the 

population of critical fish and wildlife 

species, including multiple ESA listed 

species. Additionally, the channel 

capacity of the Skokomish River varies 

significantly. Limited channel capacity 

causes floodwater to leave the banks at 

various locations, ultimately causing 

frequent flooding of local roads, two 

state highways, agricultural fields, 

residences, and other structures. 

The Skokomish River GI is a basinwide study; however, work by others, 

constrain the limit of Corps’ 

involvement to actions primarily in the 

lower Skokomish River Valley. 

Problems, opportunities, and objectives 

will be examined within the context of 

the entire watershed. Recognizing the 

relationships between the upper and 

lower watershed will ensure a 

comprehensive study overview. 

The purpose of the FR/EIS and 

feasibility study is to evaluate if there is 

a federal interest in aquatic ecosystem 

restoration and flood risk management 

in the Skokomish River Basin. 

DATES: Submit comments by October 25, 

2010 on the scope of issues to be 

addressed in the draft FR/EIS. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments 

concerning this notice to Mr. Patrick 

Cagney, Environmental Resources 

Section, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

Seattle District, P.O. Box 3755, Seattle, 

WA 98124–3755. Submit electronic 

comments and supporting data to 

patrick.t.cagney@usace.army.mil 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions regarding the scoping process 

or preparation of the draft EIS may be 

directed to Mr. Patrick Cagney, 

telephone (206) 764–3654, e-mail 

patrick.t.cagney@usace.army.mil 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Study Area: The Skokomish River 

Basin (Basin) is located in northwest 

Washington, predominantly in Mason 

County. The project study area is 

comprised of the entire drainage basin, 

including the estuary at Annas Bay. The 

river collects drainage from an 

approximate 240 square mile drainage 

basin, and eventually flows into 

southern Hood Canal, an arm of Puget 

Sound. The river flows out of three subbasins (South Fork, North Fork, and 

Vance Creek) into a broad, flat alluvial 

plain known as the Skokomish River 

Valley. The Skokomish Indian 

Reservation is located within the lower 

valley and extends along the southeast 

portion of the Olympic Peninsula. The 

Basin is defined by the Water Resource 

Inventory Area (WRIA) 16 and is located 

within U.S. Congressional District #6 of 

Washington State. 

2. Alternatives: The EIS will 

separately evaluate alternatives for 

aquatic ecosystem restoration and flood 

risk management. Alternatives that will 

be evaluated under aquatic ecosystem 

restoration will include an alternative 

that uses physical actions to restore the 

Basin’s habitat-forming processes and/or 

create habitats that have been lost as a 

result of historic alterations. Example of 

actions that could occur under this 

alternative include: increasing 

floodplain habitat and connectivity, 

restoring off-channel habitat for juvenile 

fish, improving estuarine functions and 

processes, and increasing emergent and 

riparian vegetation. Another alternative 

that will be considered will focus on 

benefits to the several aquatic species 

listed under the Endangered Species 

Act. Actions under this alternative 

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rearing areas, and additional fish 

supplementation. The no action 

alternative will also be evaluated. 

Alternatives for flood risk 

management include evaluation of the 

current levee system. Actions under this 

alternative may include setback levees 

to improve flood containment. Another 

alternative would study the effects of 

sediment removal and actions could 

include: sediment traps, dredging and 

selective gravel removal. Another 

alternative would focus on 

nonstructural actions such as flood 

proofing and education. The no action 

alternative will also be evaluated. 

These alternatives are not final and 

may change and/or new alternatives 

may develop during the scoping and 

NEPA process. A range of ecosystem 

restoration and flood risk management 

actions will be investigated and more 

than one option may be included in the 

preferred alternative. Additionally, a 

number of potential ecosystem 

restoration actions could meet ancillary 

flood risk management goals. 

3. Scoping and Public Involvement: 

This notice of intent formally 

commences the scoping process under 

NEPA. As part of the scoping process, 

all affected Federal, state, and local 

agencies, Native American tribes, 

interested private organizations, 

including environmental interest groups 

and the general public are invited to 

comment on the scope of the draft FR/ 

EIS. Comments are requested 

concerning problems in the basin, 

possible project alternatives, mitigation 

measures, probable significant 

environmental impacts, and permits or 

other approvals that may be required. 

The environmental review process will 

be comprehensive and will satisfy the 

requirements of NEPA and other 

relevant Federal, state, and local 

environmental laws. The public scoping 

period will occur over a 30-day period 

to commence on September 24, 2010 

and will extend through October 25, 

2010. The Draft FR/EIS is expected to be 

available in November of 2011. 

4. Scoping Meeting: One public 

scoping meeting will be held on October 

7, 2010 to identify issues of major 

concern and obtain public input on the 

range and acceptability of alternatives. 

This meeting will be held at Mason 

County Public Works, 100 West Public 

Works Drive, Shelton, Washington, 

98584. An informal open house will be 

held between 4 and 5:30 p.m. A 

presentation to summarize the purpose 

of scoping and existing information will 

be made between 5:30 and 6 p.m. Then, 

verbal testimony (maximum 4 minutes) 

will be taken between 6 and 7 p.m. 

Written comments may be sent by 

regular or electronic mail to EIS Scoping 

Comments c/o Patrick Cagney (see 

ADDRESSES). Ongoing communication 

with agencies, Native American tribes, 

public interest groups, and interested 

citizens will take place throughout the 

EIS development through the use of 

public meetings, mailings and the 

Internet. Additional meetings will be 

scheduled upon completion of the draft 

EIS. 

Anthony Wright, 

Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District 

Commander. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23946 Filed 9–23–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive 

Patent License; DQE, Inc. 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The invention listed below is 

assigned to the United States 

Government as represented by the 

Secretary of the Navy. The Department 

of the Navy hereby gives notice of its 

intent to grant to DQE, Inc. a revocable, 

nonassignable, exclusive license to 

practice in the United States, the 

Government-owned invention described 

below: U.S. Patent 6,895,871 (Navy Case 

84072): Issued May 24, 2005, entitled 

‘‘HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 

DECONTAMINATION PLATFORM’’. 

DATES: Anyone wishing to object to the 

grant of this license has fifteen days 

from the date of this notice to file 

written objections along with 

supporting evidence, if any. 

ADDRESSES: Written objections are to be 

filed with Naval Surface Warfare Center, 

Crane Division, Code OOL, Bldg 2, 300 

Highway 361, Crane, IN 47522–5001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Christopher Monsey, Naval Surface 

Warfare Center, Crane Division, Code 

OOL, Bldg 2, 300 Highway 361, Crane, 

IN 47522–5001, telephone 812–854– 

4100. 

Authority: 35 U.S.C. 207, 37 CFR part 404. 

Dated: September 17, 2010. 

D. J. Werner, 

Lieutenant Commander, Office of the Judge 

Advocate General, U.S. Navy, Federal 

Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23910 Filed 9–23–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[CFDA No. 84.334A (Partnership grants)] 

Gaining Early Awareness and 

Readiness for Undergraduate 

Programs (GEAR UP) 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to fund down 

the fiscal year (FY) 2008 grant slate for 

the GEAR UP Program. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary intends to use 

the grant slate developed in FY 2008 for 

the GEAR UP Program authorized by 

Title IV, Part A of the Higher Education 

Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), to make 

new grant awards in FY 2010. The 

Secretary takes this action because a 

significant number of high-quality 

applications remain on the FY 2008 

grant slate. We expect to use an 

estimated $4,481,799 for new awards in 

FY 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Davis, U.S. Department of 

Education, 1990 K Street, NW., 6th 

Floor, Washington, DC 20006–8524. 

Telephone: (202) 502–7676 or via 

Internet: James.Davis@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 

1–800–877–8339. 

Individuals with disabilities can 

obtain this document in an accessible 

format (e.g., braille, large print, 

audiotape, or computer diskette) on 

request to the contact person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On November 5, 2007, we published 

a notice in the Federal Register (72 FR 

62449) inviting applications for new 

awards under the GEAR UP Program. 

In response to this notice, we received 

a significant number of high-quality 

applications for grants under the GEAR 

UP Program and made seven new State 

grant awards and 31 new Partnership 

grant awards. Additionally, after 

determining that the amount of FY 2009 

funding available for new GEAR UP 

awards was too small to warrant a new 

competition, we published a notice in 

the Federal Register on May 8, 2009 (74 

FR 21671), of our intent to make FY 

2009 GEAR UP program awards by 

funding down the FY 2008 funding 

slate. Accordingly, the Department 

awarded new FY 2009 GEAR UP 

program awards to the next highest 

scoring State proposal and the five next 

highest scoring partnership proposals. 


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