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Solid Waste Sustainability Initiatives, 

including comments provided during 

formal comment and review periods. As 

a result of comments made on the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), 

changes in the FEIS included the 

removal of site-specific locations for a 

proposed waste-to-energy plant, with 

analysis of the alternative now from a 

programmatic perspective only. The 

ROD contains a commitment to identify 

new potential sites and conduct further 

analysis, should the Army consider 

pursuing this type of technology in the 

future. 

Implementation of this decision is 

expected to result in direct, indirect, 

and cumulative impacts to Fort Bliss. 

Environmental impacts are expected as 

a result of construction and operation of 

renewable energy technologies and 

conservation policies and procedures. 

The potential for significant 

environmental impacts is greatest for air 

quality, vegetation, archeological sites, 

soils, land use, and traffic. Of these, all 

but land use (as a result of converting 

training land to developed land) and 

soils (disturbance of up to 300 acres for 

construction of concentrating solar 

power arrays) are anticipated to be 

mitigable to less than significant. 

Potentially beneficial impacts are 

projected for air quality, energy demand 

and generation, socioeconomics, water 

supply sources, water demand, and 

wastewater reuse. To minimize the 

potential adverse impacts from 

implementation of the Proposed Action, 

the Army will mitigate these potential 

effects through a variety of strategies, as 

described in the ROD. All practicable 

means to avoid or minimize 

environmental harm from the selected 

alternatives have been adopted. 

The selected alternative provides the 

necessary policies, procedures, and 

infrastructure upgrades to meet DoD 

requirements. The decision provides the 

proper balance of initiatives for the 

protection of the environment and 

supports the U.S. Army’s Net Zero 

initiatives in concert with supporting 

on-going and future mission 

requirements. 

The ROD contains a summary of the 

environmental impacts and rationale for 

the Army’s decision. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–19125 Filed 8–12–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3710–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Termination of Environmental Impact 

Statement for Baryonyx Corporation, 

Inc.’s Proposed Wind Farm, Offshore, 

Willacy and Cameron Counties, TX 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Galveston District, 

Regulatory Branch is notifying 

interested parties that it has terminated 

the process to develop an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

and has withdrawn the Section 10 of the 

Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 

U.S.C. 403) and Section 404 of the Clean 

Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) permit 

application for the proposed Baryonyx 

Corporation, Inc. 300-turbine offshore 

wind farm located in the Gulf of Mexico 

state waters, offshore Willacy and 

Cameron Counties in state tracts: 1068, 

1069, 1085, 1086, 1087, 1088, 1089, 

1090, 1126, 1127, 1129, 1130 and 1131. 

The original Notice of Intent to Prepare 

and EIS was published in the Federal 

Register on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 

(77 FR 15088). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions regarding the termination of 

this EIS process should be addressed to: 

Jayson M. Hudson, U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Regulatory Branch, P.O. Box 

1229, Galveston, TX 77553–1229; (409) 

766–3108; or Email: SWG2011511@

usace.army.mil. Emailed question, 

including attachments, should be 

provided in .doc, .docx, .pdf or .txt 

formats. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Galveston District published the original 

Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS for the 

proposed Baryonyx offshore wind farm 

(SWG–2011–00511) in the Federal 

Register on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 

(77 FR 15088). After the initial public 

scoping process in March 2012, the 

Corps received 1156 substantive 

comments related to the applicant’s 

proposal construction of approximately 

300 offshore turbines in the Gulf of 

Mexico offshore Willacy and Cameron 

Counties, TX. Common concerns with 

the proposed project included potential 

impacts to migratory birds/bats, 

threatened and endangered species, 

marine resources (including essential 

fish habitat), navigation/transportation, 

terrestrial wildlife, socioeconomics, 

wetlands/submerged aquatic vegetation 

(SAV), other, including viewshed, water 

and sediment quality, terrestrial and 

marine cultural, resources, offshore and 

onshore corridor analysis, coastal 

processes, recreation, storm surge, 

hazardous materials, air quality, noise, 

land use, geology, and coastal zone 

management. Based on comments 

submitted during this scoping process, 

the Corps began drafting an EIS in 

cooperation with the Environmental 

Protection Agency, National Park 

Service, and the U.S. Coast Guard; 

however, a draft EIS has not been 

published. By letter dated May 12, 2014, 

Baryonyx Corporation, Inc. requested 

withdrawal of their Department of the 

Army permit application. The applicant 

stated that their intent is to redefine the 

project and resubmit at a future date. 

Therefore, the Corps officially 

determined that it is appropriate to 

terminate the EIS. The Corps’ neutral 

role in the EIS process was to evaluate 

the environmental consequences of the 

proposed project under the authority of 

Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act 

of 1899 and Section 404 of the Clean 

Water Act. The preparation of the EIS 

was being conducted by a third-party 

contractor directed by the Corps, and 

funded by the applicant, which is 

typical of the Corps Regulatory EIS 

studies. Withdrawal of the permit 

application and termination of the EIS 

process will not prevent Baryonyx 

Corporation, Inc. from reapplying at a 

later date. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–19127 Filed 8–12–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3720–58–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2014–ICCD–0114] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; State 

Plan of Assistive Technology 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is 

proposing an extension of an existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before October 

14, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in 

response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting 

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Docket ID number ED–2014–ICCD–0114 

or via postal mail, commercial delivery, 

or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov 

site is not available to the public for any 

reason, ED will temporarily accept 

comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 

Please note that comments submitted by 

fax or email and those submitted after 

the comment period will not be 

accepted; ED will ONLY accept 

comments during the comment period 

in this mailbox when the regulations.gov 

site is not available. 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, 

Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E115, 

Washington, DC 20202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Robert 

Groenendaal, 202–245–7393. 

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)), provides the general 

public and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed, 

revised, and continuing collections of 

information. This helps the Department 

assess the impact of its information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. ED is 

soliciting comments on the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) that 

is described below. 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: State Plan of 

Assistive Technology. 

OMB Control Number: 1820–0664. 

Type of Review: An extension of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Federal 

Government. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 56. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 4,144. 

Abstract: Section 4 of the Assistive 

Technology Act of 1998, as amended, 

requires states to submit an application 

in order to receive funds under the state 

grant for assistive technology program. 

This information collection will be used 

by states to meet their application 

requirements and annual data reports. 

The Rehabilitation Services 

Administration (RSA) calls this 

application a State Plan for Assistive 

Technology. RSA has eliminated the 

reporting of Telework activities under 

State Financing activities and reduced 

burden to grantees by setting the 

performance measure targets in section 

H of the State Plan. 

Dated: August 7, 2014. 

Tomakie Washington, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–19068 Filed 8–12–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2014–ICCD–0113] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Annual 

Progress Report for the Access to 

Telework Program Under the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as 

Amended 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is 

proposing an extension of an existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before October 

14, 2014. 

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–2014–ICCD–0113 

or via postal mail, commercial delivery, 

or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov 

site is not available to the public for any 

reason, ED will temporarily accept 

comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 

Please note that comments submitted by 

fax or email and those submitted after 

the comment period will not be 

accepted; ED will ONLY accept 

comments during the comment period 

in this mailbox when the regulations.gov 

site is not available. 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, 

Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E115, 

Washington, DC 20202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Robert 

Groenendaal, 202–245–7393. 

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)), provides the general 

public and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed, 

revised, and continuing collections of 

information. This helps the Department 

assess the impact of its information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. ED is 

soliciting comments on the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) that 

is described below. 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: Annual Progress 

Report for the Access to Telework 

Program under the Rehabilitation Act of 

1973, as Amended. 

OMB Control Number: 1820–0687. 

Type of Review: An extension of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 19. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 219. 

Abstract: Nineteen states currently 

have Access to Telework programs that 

provide financial loans to individuals 

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