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to the advisory committee for 

consideration by its members. Written 

statements should be no longer than two 

type-written pages and sent via fax to 

(913) 684–2466 or emailed to 

richard.procell@us.army.mil by 5 p.m. 

EST on Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 

for consideration at this meeting. Public 

comments by individuals and 

organizations may be made from 2:50 

p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST during the 

meeting on November 19, 2013. Public 

comments will be limited to two 

minutes each. Anyone desiring to make 

an oral statement must register by 

sending a fax to (913) 684–2466 or email 

to richard.procell@us.army.mil with his/ 

her name, phone number, email 

address, and text of his/her comments 

by 5 p.m. EST on Tuesday, November 

12, 2013. The first five requestors will 

be notified by 5 p.m. EST on Thursday, 

November 14, 2013, of their time to 

address the Board during the public 

comment forum. All other comments 

will be retained for the record. Note that 

the number of teleconference lines is 

limited and will be available on a firstcome, first-served basis. Members of the 

public wishing to participate in person 

on November 19, 2013, at WHINSEC, 

7161 Richardson Circle, Fort Benning, 

GA 31905, please contact Mr. Richard 

Procell at (913) 684–2963 or 

richard.procell@us.army.mil for 

additional information. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–25921 Filed 10–30–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Notice of Availability of a Draft 

Supplement to the July 2011 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the proposed SR 1409 (Military Cutoff 

Road) Extension and Proposed US 17 

Hampstead Bypass New Hanover and 

Pender Counties in North Carolina, 

NCDOT TIP Projects U–4751 and R– 

3300 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers (COE), Wilmington District, 

Wilmington Regulatory Division is 

issuing this notice to advise the public 

that a State of North Carolina funded 

Supplement Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement (DEIS) has been 

prepared describing changes since the 

release of the July 2011 DEIS for a road 

improvement project starting at Military 

Cutoff Road in New Hanover County to 

north of Hampstead along US 17, 

Pender County, NC (TIP Projects U– 

4751 and R–3300). The changes which 

have necessitated this new supplement 

include an additional interchange on 

the north end of the project corridor as 

well as additional lanes not disclosed in 

the 2011 DEIS published in the Federal 

Register on September 23, 2011 (76 FR 

59122). 

DATES: Written comments on the Draft 

EIS will be received until December 16, 

2013. 

ADDRESSES: Mr. Brad Shaver, Regulatory 

Project Manager, Wilmington Regulatory 

Field Office, 69 Darlington Ave., 

Wilmington, NC 28403 or Mr. Jay 

McInnis, Project Engineer, North 

Carolina Department of Transportation, 

1548 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 

27699–1548. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions about the proposed action 

and DEIS can be directed to Mr. Brad 

Shaver, COE—Regulatory Project 

Manager, telephone: (910) 251–4611 or 

Mr. Jay McInnis Jr., P.E., NCDOT— 

Project Engineer, telephone: (919) 707– 

6029. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The COE 

in cooperation with the North Carolina 

Department of Transportation prepared 

a DEIS, originally published in 2011, on 

a proposal to make transportation 

improvements to the US 17 and Market 

Street (US 17 Business) corridor in 

northern New Hanover and southern 

Pender Counties. Two North Carolina 

Department of Transportation 

Improvement Program (TIPs U–4751 

and R–3300) projects are being 

evaluated as part of the US 17 Corridor 

Study. 

The purpose of the US 17 Corridor 

Study project is to improve the traffic 

carrying capacity and safety of the US 

17 and Market Street corridor in the 

project area. The project study area is 

roughly bounded on the west by I–40, 

on the north by the Northeast Cape Fear 

River, Holly Shelter Game Lands to the 

east, and Market Street and US 17 to the 

south. 

This project is being reviewed 

through the Merger 01 process designed 

to streamline the project development 

and permitting processes, agreed to by 

the COE, North Carolina Department of 

Environment and Natural Resources 

(Division of Water Quality, Division of 

Coastal Management), Federal Highway 

Administration (for this project not 

applicable), and the North Carolina 

Department of Transportation and 

supported by other stakeholder agencies 

and local units of government. The 

other partnering agencies include: U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency; U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service; N.C. Wildlife 

Resources Commission; N.C. 

Department of Cultural Resources; and 

the Wilmington Metropolitan Planning 

Organization. The Merger process 

provides a forum for appropriate agency 

representatives to discuss and reach 

consensus on ways to facilitate meeting 

the regulatory requirements of Section 

404 of the Clean Water Act during the 

NEPA/SEPA decision-making phase of 

transportation projects. 

Through input from the public and 

resource agencies the project has been 

changed to include a second 

interchange at the northern terminus. 

Additionally, the project currently 

proposes additional travel lanes 

between a previously proposed 

interchange south of the Topsail High 

School and the aforementioned northern 

interchange. These changes were 

considered substantial changes which 

the public has not had input and thus 

necessitates the development and 

release of the supplement Draft EIS. The 

original Draft EIS and new Supplement 

DEIS is available for review on the 

project Web page: http://

www.ncdot.gov/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 

Supplement 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 US 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. 

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Dated: October 18, 2013. 

Henry Wicker, 

Assistant Chief, Wilmington Regulatory 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2013–25919 Filed 10–30–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3720–58–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Notice of Public Meetings for the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement/

Overseas Environmental Impact 

Statement for Military Readiness 

Activities in the Mariana Islands 

Training and Testing Study Area; 

Correction and Public Comment Period 

Extension 

AGENCY: Department of Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice; correction and 

extension. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy 

published a document in the Federal 

Register(78 FR 178) on September 13, 

2013, concerning public meetings to 

support the Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement/Overseas Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS/OEIS) for the 

Mariana Islands Training and Testing 

Study Area. Due to the shutdown of the 

U.S. federal government, the public 

meetings have been postponed and the 

public comment period extended. The 

public comment period on the Draft EIS 

has been extended from November 12, 

2013, to December 12, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Nora Macariola-See, Naval Facilities 

Engineering Command, Pacific. 

Attention: MITT EIS/OEIS, 258 

Makalapa Drive, Suite 100, Building 

258, Floor 3, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 

96860–3134. 

Correction: In the Federal Register (78 

FR 178) of September 13, 2013, on page 

56683, in the first column, correct the 

public meeting dates to read: 

1. Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at the 

University of Guam, Leon Guerrero 

School of Business and Public 

Administration Building, Anthony Leon 

Guerrero Multi-Purpose Room 129, 

Mangilao, Guam 96923. 

2. Wednesday, November 13, 2013, at 

the Pedro P. Tenorio Multi-Purpose 

Center in Susupe, Saipan, MP 96950. 

3. Thursday, November 14, 2013, at 

the Tinian High School Cafeteria, San 

Jose Village, Tinian, MP 96952. 

4. Friday, November 15, 2013, at the 

Sinapalo Elementary School Cafeteria, 

Sinapalo I, Rota, MP 96951. 

All meetings will be held from 5:00 

p.m. to 8:00 p.m. 

Extension: The public comment 

period for the Draft EIS/OEIS for the 

Mariana Islands Training and Testing 

Study Area has been extended from 

November 12, 2013, to December 12, 

2013. 

Dated: October 24, 2013. 

N.A. Hagerty-Ford, 

Commander, Office of the Judge Advocate 

General, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–25942 Filed 10–30–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2013–ICCD–0139] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Evaluation of a District Wide 

Implementation of a Professional 

Learning Community Initiative 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences 

(IES), Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a 

new information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

December 30, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in 

response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting 

Docket ID number ED–2013–ICCD–0139 

or via postal mail, commercial delivery, 

or hand delivery. Please note that 

comments submitted by fax or email 

and those submitted after the comment 

period will not be accepted. Written 

requests for information or comments 

submitted by postal mail or delivery 

should be addressed to the Director of 

the Information Collection Clearance 

Division, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room 

2E103, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions related to collection activities 

or burden, please call Kathy Axt, 540– 

776–7742 or electronically mail 

ICDocketmgr@ed.gov. Please do not 

send comments here. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Education (ED), in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)), requires that Federal 

agencies provide interested parties an 

early opportunity to comment on 

information collection requests. The 

Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information 

and Records Management Services, 

Office of Management, publishes this 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests at the beginning of 

the Department review of the 

information collection. The Department 

of Education is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Evaluation of a 

District Wide Implementation of a 

Professional Learning Community 

Initiative. 

OMB Control Number: 1850—NEW. 

Type of Review: A new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 806. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 427. 

Abstract: This study aims to address 

the need for systematic information 

about district-wide implementation of 

professional learning communities 

(PLCs) as a critical element in 

improving teacher quality and 

instruction, thereby contributing to 

increased student achievement. The 

study will survey (online) a population 

of teacher participants in school-based 

PLCs and interview principals face to 

face about the context and their 

perceptions of the initiative, pre- and 

post-implementation. Data collection 

from teachers will focus on what the 

PLCs do, how they operate, and to what 

extent they produce the outcomes 

expected of them as framed by six 

conceptual attributes of PLCs and five 

specific tasks. Data collection from 

principals will focus on contextual 

information about school culture and 

conditions such as resources that 

support implementation. Teachers and 

principals will also provide their 

reflections on the challenges of 

implementing PLCs and their 

suggestions for improvement. The 

analysis will enable comparisons among 

PLCs within and across schools. Study 

findings are expected to inform both 

theory and practice related to 

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