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other law for rules concerning public 

property, loans, grants, benefits, and 

contracts (5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2)). Because 

notice and opportunity for comments 

are not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

553 or any other law, the analytical 

requirements of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) are 

inapplicable. Therefore, a regulatory 

flexibility analysis has not been 

prepared. 

Dated: August 25, 2006. 

Elizabeth R. Scheffler, 

Associate Assistant Administrator for 

Management and CFO/CAO, NOS, National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 

[FR Doc. 06–7395 Filed 8–31–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–08–S 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary of Defense 

Meeting of the DoD Advisory Group on 

Electron Devices 

AGENCY: Department of Defense, 

Advisory Group on Electron Devices. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The DoD Advisory Group on 

Electron Devices (AGED) announces a 

closed session meeting. 

DATES: The meeting will be held at 8:30 

a.m. Tuesday, September 5, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

ITS Noesis Business Unit, 4100 N. 

Fairfax Drive, Suite 800, Arlington, VA 

22203. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Vicki Schneider, ITS Noesis Business 

Unit, 4100 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 800, 

Arlington, VA 22203, 703–741–0300. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

mission of the Advisory Group is to 

provide advice to the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Acquisition, Technology 

and Logistics to the Director of Defense 

Research and Engineering (DDR&E), and 

through the DDR&E to the Director, 

Defense Advanced Research Projects 

Agency and the Military Departments in 

planning and managing an effective and 

economical research and development 

program in the area of electron devices. 

The AGED meeting will be limited to 

review of research and development 

efforts in electronics and photonics with 

a focus on benefits to national defense. 

These reviews may form the basis for 

research and development programs 

initiated by the Military Departments 

and Defense Agencies to be conducted 

by industry, universities or in 

government laboratories. The agenda for 

this meeting will include programs on 

molecular electronics, microelectronics, 

electro-optics, and electronic materials. 

In accordance with Section 10(d) of 

the Pub. L. 92–463, as amended, (5 

U.S.C. App. 2), it has been determined 

that this Advisory Group meeting 

concerns matters listed in 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(1), and that accordingly, this 

meeting will be closed to the public. 

Due to unforeseen circumstances this 

announcement does not give the 

standard 15 day notification. 

Dated: August 28, 2006. 

L.M. Bynum, 

Alternate, OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 06–7383 Filed 8–31–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–6678–8] 

Environmental Impact Statements and 

Regulations; Availability of EPA 

Comments 

Availability of EPA comments 

prepared pursuant to the Environmental 

Review Process (ERP), under section 

309 of the Clean Air Act and section 

102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 

Policy Act as amended. Requests for 

copies of EPA comments can be directed 

to the Office of Federal Activities at 

202–564–7167. 

An explanation of the ratings assigned 

to draft environmental impact 

statements (EISs) was published in the 

Federal Register dated April 7, 2006 (71 

FR 17845). 

Draft EISs 

EIS No. 20060151, ERP No. D–BLM–

K65307–00, Eagle Lake Field Office 

Project, Resource Management Plan, 

Implementation, Lassen, Plumas, 

Sierra Counties, CA and Washoe 

County, NV. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about impacts 

to water quality and riparian resources 

from grazing and off-highway vehicle 

activities. 

Rating EC2. 

EIS No. 20060253, ERP No. D–AFS–

K65311–NV, Jarbidge Ranger District 

Rangeland Management Project, 

Authorize Continued Livestock 

Grazing, Humboldt-Toiyabe National 

Forest, Columbia River, NV. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about impacts 

to riparian resources and with the use 

of annual indicators under the proposed 

action. EPA requested additional 

information on implementation of these 

indicators as well as permitted 

compliance. EPA recommended more 

specific action be taken to protect 

stream banks and prevent the spread of 

noxious weeds. 

Rating EC2. 

EIS No. 20060271, ERP No. D–CGD–

A11078–00, Programmatic—

Implementation of the U.S. Coast 

Guard Nationwide Automatic 

Identification System Project, 

Providing Vessel Identification, 

Tracking and Information Exchange 

Capabilities to Support National 

Maritime Interests, 

Summary: EPA does not object to the 

proposed action 

Rating LO. 

EIS No. 20060275, ERP No. D–AFS–

L65517–0R, Maury Mountains 

Allotment Management Plan, To 

Implement or Eliminate Livestock 

Grazing in Six Allotments in the 

Maury Mountains of the Ochoco 

National Forest, Prineville, OR. 

Summary: EPA does not object to the 

proposed project. 

Rating LO. 

EIS No. 20060276, ERP No. D–FRC–

D03032–TX, Calhoun Point Comfort 

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project, 

(Docket Nos. CP05–91–000 and CP06–

380–00) Construction of New Pipeline 

on 73 acres, Port of Port Lavaca, 

Calhoun and Jackson Counties, TX. 

Summary: EPA does not object to the 

preferred action. 

Rating LO. 

Final EISs 

EIS No. 20060232, ERP No. F–AFS–

C65005–NY, Finger Lakes National 

Forest Project, Proposed Land and 

Resource Management Plan, Forest 

Plan Revision, Implementation, 

Seneca and Schuyler Counties, NY. 

Summary: EPA’s previous concerns 

have been resolved; therefore, EPA does 

not object to the proposed action. 

EIS No. 20060251, ERP No. F–USA–

L11037–AK, U.S. Army Alaska Battle 

Area Complex (BAX) and a Combined 

Arms Collective Training Facility 

(CACTF), Construction and 

Operation, Selection of the Preferred 

Alternative, within U.S. Army 

Training Lands in Alaska. 

Summary: EPA recommended that the 

404(b)(1) evaluation be included in the 

Record of Decision. 

EIS No. 20060260, ERP No. F–BLM–

L65484–AK, East Alaska Draft 

Resource Management Plan (RMP), 

Provide a Single Comprehensive Land 

Use Plan, Implementation, Glennallen 

Field Office District, AK. 


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