20826 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 76 / Wednesday, April 21, 2010 / Notices 

SUMMARY: In compliance with section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

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

chapter 35), DoD announces the 

proposed extension of a public 

information collection requirement and 

seeks public comment on the provisions 

thereof. DoD invites comments on: (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of DoD, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

the estimate of the burden of the 

proposed information collection; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the information collection on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) has approved this information 

collection for use through July 31, 2010. 

DoD proposes that OMB extend its 

approval for three additional years. 

DATES: DoD will consider all comments 

received by June 21, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by OMB Control Number 

0704–0332, using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: dfars@acq.osd.mil. Include 

OMB Control Number 0704–0332 in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Fax: (703) 602–0350. 

• Mail: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Attn: Ms. 

Cassandra R. Freeman, 

OUSD(AT&L)DPAP(DARS), 3060 

Defense Pentagon, Room 3B855, 

Washington, DC 20301–3060. 

• Comments received generally will 

be posted without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Cassandra R. Freeman at 703–602–8383. 

The information collection requirement 

addressed in this notice is available on 

the World Wide Web at http:// 

www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/ 

index.htm. Paper copies are available 

from Ms. Cassandra R. Freeman, 

OUSD(AT&L)DPAP(DARS), 3060 

Defense Pentagon, Room 3B855, 

Washington, DC 20301–3060. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title and OMB Number: Defense 

Federal Acquisition Regulation 

Supplement (DFARS) Appendix I, DoD 

Pilot Mentor-Protege Program; OMB 

Control Number 0704–0332. 

Needs and Uses: DoD needs this 

information to evaluate whether the 

purposes of the DoD Pilot MentorProtege Program have been met. The 

purposes of the Program are to (1) 

provide incentives to major DoD 

contractors to assist protege firms in 

enhancing their capabilities to satisfy 

contract and subcontract requirements; 

(2) increase the overall participation of 

protege firms as subcontractors and 

suppliers; and (3) foster the 

establishment of long-term business 

relationships between protege firms and 

major DoD contractors. This Program 

implements section 831 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510) and 

section 811 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 

(Public Law 106–65) (10 U.S.C. 2302 

note). Participation in the Program is 

voluntary. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit organizations. 

Annual Burden Hours: 961. 

Number of Respondents: 190. 

Responses Per Respondent: 

Approximately 2. 

Annual Responses: 372. 

Average Burden Per Response: 1 hour. 

Total Recordkeeping Hours: 589 

Frequency: Semiannually (mentor); 

Annually (protege). 

Summary of Information Collection 

DFARS Appendix I–112.2(a)–(d) 

requires mentor firms to report on the 

progress made under active mentorprotege agreements semiannually for the 

periods ending March 31 and September 

30. The September 30 report must 

address the entire fiscal year. Reports 

must include— 

(1) Data on performance under the 

mentor-protege agreement, including 

dollars obligated, expenditures, credit 

taken under the Program, applicable 

subcontract awards under DoD 

contracts, developmental assistance 

provided, impact of the agreement, and 

progress of the agreement; and 

(2) For each contract where 

developmental assistance was credited 

toward an SDB subcontracting goal, a 

copy of SF 294, Subcontracting Report 

for Individual Contracts (ISR), and/or SF 

295, Summary Subcontracting Report 

(SSR) with a statement identifying— 

(i) The amount of dollars credited to 

the applicable subcontracting goal as a 

result of developmental assistance 

provided to protege firms under the 

Program; and 

(ii) The number and dollar value of 

subcontracts awarded to the protege 

firm(s), broken out per protege. 

DFARS Appendix I–112.2(e) requires 

the protege firm to annually provide 

data by October 31 on the progress made 

by the protege firm in employment, 

revenues, and participation in DoD 

contracts during each fiscal year of the 

Program participation term and each of 

the two fiscal years following the 

expiration of the Program participation 

term. During the Program participation 

term, the firms may provide this data as 

part of the mentor report required by I– 

112.2(a) for the period ending 

September 30. 

Ynette R. Shelkin, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement on 

Beach and Dune Restoration in St. 

Lucie County, FL 

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

Jacksonville District, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI). 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers (Corps), Jacksonville District, 

has received a permit application for a 

Department of the Army permit under 

Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act 

and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act 

from the St. Lucie County Erosion 

Control District (County) to construct a 

beach nourishment and dune restoration 

project along St. Lucie County. As part 

of the permit process, the Corps is 

evaluating the environmental effects 

associated with beach nourishment and 

dune restoration. 

The primary Federal involvement 

associated with the Proposed Action is 

the dredging and discharge of fill within 

navigable waters of the United States. 

Because of the extensive hardbottom 

resources immediately adjacent to the 

beach, the high recreational uses of the 

project area, and the potential 

environmental impacts of the proposed 

project, the Corps will prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

in compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to 

render a final decision on the County’s 

permit application. The Corps’ decision 

will be to either issue or deny a 

Department of the Army permit for the 

Proposed Action. The Draft EIS (DEIS) 

is intended to be sufficient in scope to 

address Federal, State, and local 

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concerning the Proposed Action and 

permit reviews. 

The ongoing St. Lucie County, FL, 

Shore Protection Feasibility Study was 

authorized by Section 418 of the Water 

Resources and Development Act of 2000 

(Pub. L. 106–541). It is anticipated that 

this study will culminate in a 

congressionally authorized Federal 

project and the Corps will cost share 

future renourishment events subsequent 

to the construction of the initial project 

by the permittee. In addition, as a 

Federal agency with jurisdiction to 

manage resources available on the Outer 

Continental Shelf (OCS), the U.S. 

Minerals Management Service would be 

invited to become a cooperating agency 

on the study should potential borrow 

areas be identified within Federal 

waters (outside the 3-mile State 

statutory limit). 

DATES: A public scoping workshop will 

be held on, or about, May 19, 2010 at 

6 p.m. EST. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the following location. St. Lucie County 

Commission Chambers, Roger Poitras 

Administration Annex, 2300 Virginia 

Ave., Fort Pierce, FL 34982. The 

workshop will give agencies and the 

public an opportunity to receive more 

information on the Proposed Action, 

alternatives, and to provide comments 

and suggestions on the scope of the EIS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions about the Proposed Action 

and Draft EIS should be directed to Mr. 

Garett Lips, Corps Regulatory Project 

Manager, by telephone at (561) 472– 

3519 or by e-mail at 

Garett.G.Lips@usace.army.mil. Written 

comments should be addressed to the 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: Mr. 

Garett Lips, 4400 PGA Boulevard, Suite 

500, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 34410 

or by facsimile at (561) 626–6971. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: a. Project 

Background and Authorization. The 

Corps will study the southern 3.8 miles 

of County shoreline which 

approximately coincides with Florida 

Department of Environmental Protection 

Shoreline Monuments R–88.5 to R–90.3, 

and R–98 to the St. Lucie/Martin County 

line. The study area is comprised of the 

shoreline and nearshore environment. 

The shoreline in this area has 

experienced long-term erosion due to 

waves and intense tropical storms. 

b. Background: No previous beach 

nourishment activities have occurred 

along this segment of beach. However, 

upland dune restoration was performed 

after Hurricane Jeanne in 2004, which 

was not regulated by the Corps. Native 

dune vegetation is limited to those few 

locations where the dry beach extends 

far enough to allow dune vegetation to 

grow. Based on aerial photography, 

hardbottom colonized by 

Phragmatopoma lapidosa is commonly 

found within 600 feet of the inter-tidal 

beach, depending on the time of 

evaluation and the specific location 

within the project area. 

c. Purpose and Need: The project 

purpose is to stabilize and restore the 

beach and dune between FDEP 

Monuments R–88.5 to R–90.3, and R–98 

to the St. Lucie/Martin County line. 

d. Proposed Action. St. Lucie County 

intends to restore the beach and dune by 

placing approximately 610,000 cubic 

yards of beach compatible sand along 

the proposed project’s beach. The sand 

will be hopper-dredged from a relict 

shoal approximately three to six miles 

offshore of FDEP monuments R–88 to 

R–115. 

e. Alternatives. An evaluation of 

alternatives to the Proposed Action 

initially being considered includes a 

‘‘No Action’’ alternative, beach 

nourishment and dune restoration 

through filling activities, as well as 

analyzing other reasonable alternatives 

developed through the project scoping 

process to stabilizing the beach to meet 

the identified purpose and need. 

f. Draft EIS Scoping Process: The 

Corps is furnishing this notice to advise 

other Federal and State agencies, 

affected federally recognized Tribes, and 

the public of our intentions. This notice 

announces the initiation of a 30-day 

scoping period which requests the 

public’s involvement in the scoping and 

evaluation process of the DEIS. 

Stakeholders will be notified through 

advertisements, public notices and other 

means. All parties who express interest 

will be given an opportunity to 

participate in this process. The process 

allows the Corps to obtain suggestions 

and information on the scope of issues 

and an opportunity to provide 

reasonable alternatives to be included in 

the Draft EIS. The Corps invites 

comments from all interested parties to 

ensure that all significant issues are 

identified and the full range of issues 

related to the permit request are 

addressed. We will accept written 

comments until 30 days after the date of 

publication of this notice. (See DATES

and ADDRESSES) 

g. Significant issues: The DEIS will 

analyze the following: aesthetics/visual 

quality, agricultural resources, air 

quality, biological resources, cultural 

resources, cumulative impacts, 

environmental justice, flood protection, 

geology/soils, growth inducement, land 

use/planning, noise/vibration, public 

health and safety, public services/ 

utilities, recreation, socioeconomics, 

threatened and endangered species, 

traffic/circulation, water resources 

including wetlands, and other issues 

identified through scoping, public 

involvement, and interagency 

coordination. The Corps will conduct an 

environmental review of the Proposed 

Action in accordance with the 

requirements of NEPA, 1969, as 

amended, (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 

its implementing regulations (40 Code 

of Federal Regulations, Section 1500 et 

seq.), Corps Procedures for 

Implementing NEPA (33 Code of 

Federal Regulations, Section 230 et 

seq.), NEPA Implementation Procedures 

for the Regulatory Program (33 Code of 

Federal Regulations, Section 325, 

Appendix B), and with other 

appropriate Federal laws and 

regulations, policies, and procedures of 

the Corps for compliance with those 

regulations. The Proposed Action, 

through the Corps permit review 

process, will require consultation under 

Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act 

and the Magnunson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act. 

Additionally, the proposed action 

would involve evaluation for 

compliance with the Section 404(b)(1) 

Guidelines of the Clean Water Act; 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act; Water Quality 

Certification pursuant to Section 401 of 

the Clean Water Act; certification of 

State lands, easements and right of 

ways; and determination of Coastal 

Zone Management Act consistency. 

h. Availability of the Draft EIS. The 

Corps currently expects the DEIS to be 

made available to the public in late 

October 2010. A public meeting will be 

held during the public comment period 

for the DEIS. Written comments will be 

accepted at the meeting. 

Donnie W. Kinard, 

Chief, Regulatory Division, Jacksonville 

District. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Board of Visitors, United States 

Military Academy (USMA) 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Meeting notice. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), 

the Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 

41 CFR 102–3.150, the Department of 


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