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to voice their opinions on the LEDPA 

decision. 

The DEIS is available on the COE Web 

site at: http://www.saw.usace.army.mil/ 

Wetlands/Projects/HampsteadBypass 

and also available on the NCDOT Web 

site at: http://www.ncdot.org/projects/ 

US17HampsteadBypass/. Any person 

having difficulty in viewing the 

document online can contact the COE 

project manager or the NCDOT project 

manager for a CD copy of the document. 

After distribution and review of the 

Draft EIS and Final EIS, the Applicant 

understands that the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers in coordination with the 

North Carolina Department of 

Transportation will issue a Record of 

Decision (ROD) for the project. The ROD 

will document the completion of the EIS 

process and will serve as a basis for 

permitting decisions by Federal and 

State agencies. 

To ensure that the full range of issues 

related to this proposed action are 

addressed and all significant issues 

identified, comments and suggestions 

are invited from all interested parties. 

Comments or questions concerning this 

proposed action and the EIS should be 

directed to the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers at the address provided. The 

Wilmington District will periodically 

issue Public Notices soliciting public 

and agency comment on the proposed 

action and alternatives to the proposed 

action as they are developed. 

Dated: September 15, 2011. 

S. Kenneth Jolly, 

Chief, Wilmington Regulatory District. 

[FR Doc. 2011–24485 Filed 9–22–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3720–58–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Puyallup River General 

Investigation Study, Pierce County, 

WA 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: The Seattle District, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will 

prepare a Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement (DEIS) pursuant to Section 

102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, 

for a proposed flood-risk management 

project in the Puyallup River Basin 

including the Puyallup River 

downstream of Electron Dam to 

Commencement Bay, the Carbon River 

and the White River downstream of 

Mud Mountain Dam. This study was 

requested by Pierce County (the local 

sponsor), Washington, because of the 

potential for significant flooding within 

the Puyallup River Basin. 

A DEIS is being prepared because of 

the potential for impacts on 

environmental resources, particularly 

salmonid habitat, and the intense public 

interest already demonstrated in 

addressing the flooding problems of the 

Puyallup, Carbon and White Rivers. 

The Puyallup River General 

Investigation (GI) DEIS for the Puyallup 

River Basin is being conducted under 

the authority of Section 209 of the Flood 

Control Act of 1962, Public Law 87–874. 

That section authorized a 

comprehensive study of Puget Sound, 

Washington, and adjacent waters 

including tributaries, in the interest of 

flood control, navigation, and other 

water uses and related land resources. 

DATES: Persons or organizations wishing 

to submit study scoping comments 

should do so by October 24, 2011. 

Public comment may also be made at 

the study scoping meeting October 6, 

2011 in Fife, Washington (see Scoping 

Meeting). Notification of scoping 

meeting times and locations will be sent 

to all agencies, organizations, and 

individuals on the project mailing list. 

ADDRESSES: All comments on the 

proposed project, requests for inclusion 

on the mailing list and future 

documents should be sent to: Amanda 

Ogden, Study Environmental 

Coordinator, Seattle District, U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers, P.O. 3755, Seattle, 

WA 98124–3755, Attn: CENWS–PM–ER; 

telephone (206) 764–3628; fax (206) 

764–4467; or e-mail 

Amanda.Ogden@usace.army.mil. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

General questions concerning the 

proposed action and the DEIS can be 

directed to: Amanda Ogden, Study 

Environmental Coordinator (see 

ADDRESSES) or C.J. Klocow, Project 

Manager, Seattle District, U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers, P.O. 3755, Seattle, 

WA 98124–3755, Attn: CENWS–PM–CP; 

telephone (206) 764–6073; fax (206) 

764–4467; or e-mail 

Charles.J.Klocow@usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background. The Puyallup River 

basin encompasses a drainage area of 

approximately 1,040 square miles. 

Major tributaries include the Carbon 

and White Rivers. The Puyallup, Carbon 

and White Rivers drain the northern 

flank of Mount Rainier. The study area 

for the DEIS will be the Puyallup River 

downstream of Electron Dam to 

Commencement Bay, the Carbon River 

and the White River downstream of 

Mud Mountain Dam. 

The purpose of the Puyallup River GI 

study is to better identify the problems 

and opportunities that exist to relieve 

the potential for flooding, reduce flood 

risks and to develop a flood-risk 

management plan that fits Federal law 

and policy and is within the capability 

of the local sponsor to support their 

required share of the total project costs. 

This is a single-purpose flood-risk 

management study. The goal of this 

project is to identify the National 

Economic Development (NED) plan, the 

flood-risk management alternative that 

provides the maximum net economic 

benefits. In accordance with USACE 

policy, minimization of ecosystem, 

cultural, and socio-economic impacts 

will be significant project 

considerations (Reference: ER 1105–2– 

100, Planning Guidance Notebook). The 

local sponsor may request the 

recommendation of a plan other than 

the NED, the Locally Preferred Plan 

(LPP). 

Alternatives. In the reconnaissance 

phase for the Puyallup River GI study, 

USACE identified two alternative 

courses of action for further analysis 

which are outlined below. 

Alternative 1—No Action: Allow the 

current levee system to remain in place 

without a major system-wide levee 

system upgrade. Individual jurisdictions 

would continue to operate, maintain, 

and repair the existing levees, and dams 

on the Puyallup River and White River 

would continue present operations for 

flood reduction. 

Alternative 2: Construct a coordinated 

flood-risk management project that 

would provide critically needed floodrisk management measures at an 

affordable cost in a reasonable 

timeframe and that will subsequently be 

authorized and implemented. 

Pierce County and USACE are in the 

process of developing an array of 

structural and nonstructural measures 

for addressing problems and 

opportunities and for achieving project 

objectives. These measures will be 

presented to the public at several 

workshops in Pierce County and to 

resource and Tribal groups and agencies 

over the course of project development. 

Some or all of the measures will be 

combined to form the range of 

alternatives. In the DEIS, the preferred 

alternative will be selected based on 

screening and evaluation of the range of 

alternatives. 

Scoping. Public involvement will be 

sought during scoping, plan 

formulation, and preparation of the 


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DEIS in accordance with NEPA 

procedures. A public scoping process 

has been started: (1) To clarify which 

issues appear to be major public 

concerns, (2) to identify any information 

sources that might be available to 

analyze and evaluate impacts, and (3) to 

obtain public input and determine 

acceptability for the range of measures 

to be included within potential 

alternatives. 

This NOI formally commences the 

scoping process under NEPA. As part of 

the scoping process, all affected Federal, 

state, and local agencies; Tribes; the 

public; and other interested private 

organizations, including environmental 

groups, are invited to comment on the 

scope of the DEIS. Comments are 

requested regarding issues of concern, 

project alternatives, potential mitigation 

measures, probable significant 

environmental impacts, and permits or 

other approvals that may be required by 

any project. 

The following key areas have been 

identified so far to be analyzed in depth 

in the DEIS: 

1. Flooding characteristics (existing 

and with any project). 

2. Impacts to fish habitat and fisheries 

resources. 

3. Impacts to riparian habitat. 

4. Impacts to wetlands. 

5. Impacts to cultural resources. 

6. Impacts to surrounding 

communities. 

7. Impacts to geomorphic processes. 

Scoping Meeting. Opportunity to 

comment on the planned study will also 

be available at the study scoping 

meeting which is scheduled for October 

6, 2011 at the Fife Community Center, 

2111 54th Avenue East, Fife, WA, 

98424. The scoping meeting will 

commence at 4 p.m. with an open 

house, followed by presentations and a 

formal hearing at 5:30 pm. Details of the 

meeting time and location will be 

announced in the local media. Notices 

will be sent to all agencies, 

organizations, and individuals on the 

mailing list. 

Availability of DEIS. USACE expects 

to complete preparation of the DEIS and 

make it available for public review by 

the fall of 2013. 

Dated: September 15, 2011. 

Bruce A. Estok, 

Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District 

Commander. 

[FR Doc. 2011–24484 Filed 9–22–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3720–58–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

RIN 1894–AA01 

Race to the Top Fund Phase 3; 

Correction 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: Proposed Requirements; 

Correction. 

SUMMARY: On September 12, 2011, the 

Secretary of Education (Secretary) 

published a notice in the Federal 

Register proposing requirements for 

Phase 3 of the Race to the Top program 

(RTT–Phase 3 NPR) (76 FR 56183). The 

RTT–Phase 3 NPR was incomplete and 

included minor errors. Through this 

document, we correct the errors and add 

the information that was 

unintentionally omitted. Except as 

corrected by this notice, the RTT–Phase 

3 NPR, including the date by which 

public comments are due, remains 

unchanged. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Meredith Farace, Implementation and 

Support Unit, 400 Maryland Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20202–6200. 

Telephone: (202) 453–6690 or by e-mail: 

phase3comments@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We make 

the following corrections to the RTT– 

Phase 3 NPR: 

On page 56183, third column, under 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, we 

correct the telephone to read ‘‘(202) 

453–6690.’’ 

On page 56184, third column, we 

correct the paragraph that begins with 

the words ‘‘Under the Race to the Top 

Phase 3 award process proposed in this 

notice, eligible applicants’’ by replacing 

it with the following two paragraphs: 

Additionally, the Department will 

maintain an emphasis in the Race to the 

Top Phase 3 awards on promoting 

science, technology, engineering, and 

mathematics (STEM) education, 

consistent with the competitive 

preference priority in the Race to the 

Top Phase 1 and Phase 2 competitions. 

In order to meet this requirement, a 

State will include in its detailed plan 

and budget for Phase 3 funding how it 

will allocate a meaningful share of its 

Phase 3 award to advance STEM 

education in the State. To do this, 

eligible applicants will select from 

among their Phase 2 application: (1) 

Activities proposed by the State to meet 

the competitive preference priority; or 

(2) activities within one or more of the 

four core education reform areas that are 

most likely to improve STEM education. 

Under the Race to the Top Phase 3 

award process proposed in this notice, 

eligible applicants would be limited to 

Race to the Top Phase 2 finalists that 

did not receive a Phase 2 award, and 

those eligible applicants could apply for 

a proportional share of these funds. 

Race to the Top Phase 3 funding is not 

at the level of funding that was available 

for the Race to the Top Phase 1 and 

Phase 2 competitions. Accordingly, we 

are proposing that eligible applicants (1) 

Select from among the activities they 

proposed to implement in their Phase 2 

applications those activities that will 

have the greatest impact on advancing 

their overall statewide reform plans, 

including activities that are most likely 

to improve STEM education, (2) use 

Race to the Top Phase 3 funding to 

support those specific activities, and (3) 

ensure that such activities are consistent 

with the ARRA requirement to allocate 

50 percent of Race to the Top funds to 

local educational agencies (LEAs). 

On page 56185, third column, we 

correct paragraph (g) to read as follows: 

(g) The State will select activities for 

funding that are consistent with the 

commitment to comprehensive reform 

and innovation that the State 

demonstrated in its Race to the Top 

Phase 2 application, including activities 

that are most likely to improve STEM 

education. 

On page 56186, first column, we 

correct the paragraph following the 

estimated State budget amounts chart to 

read as follows: 

Once the Department notifies a 

qualified applicant of the final amount 

of funds it is eligible to receive for a 

Race to the Top Phase 3 award, the 

applicant must submit a detailed plan 

and budget describing the activities it 

has selected from its Race to the Top 

Phase 2 application that it proposes to 

implement with Race to the Top Phase 

3 funding, including how the State will 

allocate a meaningful share of its Phase 

3 award to advance STEM education in 

the State. This detailed plan must 

include an explanation of why the 

applicant has selected these activities 

and why the applicant believes such 

activities will have the greatest impact 

on advancing its overall statewide 

reform plan. The plan also must include 

a description of the State’s process for 

allocating at least 50 percent of Race to 

the Top Phase 3 funds to participating 

LEAs, as required by section 14006(c) of 

the ARRA. Subgrants to LEAs must be 

based on their relative shares of funding 

under Title I, Part A of the ESEA, and 

LEAs must use these funds in a manner 

that is consistent with the State’s 


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