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Portugal (including components and 

dependent areas overseas) 

Romania 

San Marino 

Serbia 

Slovakia 

Slovenia 

Spain 

Sweden 

Switzerland 

Tajikistan 

Turkey 

Turkmenistan 

Ukraine 

Uzbekistan 

Vatican City 

Natives of the following European 

countries are not eligible for this year’s 

diversity program: Great Britain, Poland 

and Russia. Great Britain (United 

Kingdom) includes the following 

dependent areas: Anguilla, Bermuda, 

British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, 

Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, 

Pitcairn, St. Helena, Turks and Caicos 

Islands. Note that for purposes of the 

diversity program only, Northern 

Ireland is treated separately; Northern 

Ireland does qualify and is listed among 

the qualifying areas. 

List of Countries by Region Whose 

Natives Are Eligible for DV–2008 

North America 

The Bahamas 

In North America, natives of Canada 

and Mexico are not eligible for this 

year’s diversity program. 

Oceania 

Australia (including components and 

dependent areas overseas) 

Fiji 

Kiribati 

Marshall Islands 

Micronesia, Federated States of 

Nauru 

New Zealand (including components 

and dependent areas overseas) 

Palau 

Papua New Guinea 

Samoa 

Solomon Islands 

Tonga 

Tuvalu 

Vanuatu 

South America, Central America, and 

the Caribbean 

Antigua and Barbuda 

Argentina 

Barbados 

Belize 

Bolivia 

Chile 

Costa Rica 

Cuba 

Dominica 

Ecuador 

Grenada 

Guatemala 

Guyana 

Honduras 

Nicaragua 

Panama 

Paraguay 

Saint Kitts and Nevis 

Saint Lucia 

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 

Suriname 

Trinidad and Tobago 

Uruguay 

Venezuela 

Countries in this region whose natives 

are not eligible for this year’s diversity 

program: Brazil, Colombia, Dominican 

Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, Jamaica, 

Mexico, and Peru. 

Dated: September 29, 2006. 

Maura Harty, 

Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E6–16505 Filed 10–4–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement: 

Henderson and Buncombe Counties, 

North Carolina 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of intent; correction. 

SUMMARY: This document corrects three 

typographical errors in the FHWA’s 

notice of intent, published on June 7, 

2006, at 71 FR 33033. The notice of 

intent advises the public that an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

will be prepared for a road widening 

project in Henderson and Buncombe 

Counties, North Carolina. There were 

two typographical errors in the SUMMARY

section and the incorrect route number 

appeared in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section. This notice 

provides the correct information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Clarence W. Coleman, P.E., Operations 

Engineer, (919) 856–4350, ext. 133, 

Federal Highway Administration, 310 

New Bern Avenue, Suite 410, Raleigh, 

North Carolina 27601–1418; or Mr. 

Joseph S. Qubain, Project Manager, 

(919) 733–7844, ext. 209, North Carolina 

Department of Transportation (NCDOT), 

1548 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, 

North Carolina 27699–1548. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded using a modem and 

suitable communications software from 

the Federal Register Electronic Bulletin 

Board Service at (202) 512–1661. 

Internet users may reach the Federal 

Register’s home page at: http:// 

www.nara.gov/fedreg and the 

Government Printing Office’s database 

at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara. 

Background 

On June 7, 2006, at 71 FR 33033, the 

FHWA issued a notice of intent 

regarding an EIS for a road widening 

project in North Carolina. The June 7, 

2006 notice contained three 

typographical errors. The purpose of 

this notice is to correct these errors. 

First, in the SUMMARY section the word 

‘‘advice’’ should be ‘‘advise’’. Second, in 

the SUMMARY section, the word ‘‘multiland’’ should be ‘‘multi-lane’’. Finally, 

in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section the route, ‘‘NC 255’’ should read 

‘‘NC 225’’. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning 

and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

Issued on: September 29, 2006. 

Clarence W. Coleman, 

P.E., Operations Engineer, Raleigh, North 

Carolina. 

[FR Doc. E6–16480 Filed 10–4–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Public Meeting With Public and 

Agencies Interested in the Corridor 

Improvement Project on State Route 76 

in San Diego County, California 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting pursuant to 

40 CFR part 1500. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA) and California 

Department of Transportation (Caltrans) 

in cooperation with the Army Corps of 

Engineers are proposing a corridor 

improvement project on State Route 76 

from Melrose Drive in Oceanside to 

South Mission Road in Bonsall, 

California. 

Caltrans has initiated the required 

environmental documentation process 

to analyze potential effects the proposed 

project alternatives may have on the 

environment. This notice is to inform 

you of the scheduled public scoping 

meeting. The public meeting will 

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provide you an opportunity to review 

and discuss proposed project features. 

Caltrans will consider substantive 

comments provided and incorporate 

necessary changes into the ongoing 

documentation effort. 

The public meeting will not have a 

formal presentation. This will be an 

‘‘Open House’’ format where there will 

be the opportunity to speak directly 

with Caltrans representatives about the 

project and its environmental impacts. 

All substantive comments will be 

addressed in the Draft Environmental 

Document. Comments will become part 

of the public record and may be 

submitted at the meeting via the 

comment sheets provided, mailed, or 

submitted verbally to the stenographer. 

Information for your review and 

comment will include corridor 

mapping, a project fact sheet, an aerial 

photo simulation, and other project 

information to be provided by Caltrans 

specialist staff. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, October 18, 2006 from 

5 p.m. to 8 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Bonsall Middle School, 31505 Old 

River Road, Bonsall, California. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steve Healow, FHWA–CADIV Project 

Development Engineer, at (916) 498–

5849; Mark Phelan, Caltrans Project 

Manager, at (619) 688–6803, or Debra 

Soifer, Caltrans Associate 

Environmental Planner, at (619) 688–

3106. For general information about 

transportation issues, please call the 

Caltrans Public Information Office at 

(619) 688–6670. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Individuals who require special 

accommodation (American Sign or 

Foreign Language interpreter, accessible 

seating, documentation in alternate 

formats, etc.) are requested to contact 

the District 11 Public Information Office 

at (619) 688–6670 at least 14 days prior 

to the scheduled meeting date. TDD 

users may contact the California Relay 

Service TDD line at 1–800–735–2929 or 

619/688–3214. 

Dated: September 27, 2006. 

Lisa Cathcart-Randall, 

Senior Transportation Specialist, Federal 

Highway Administration, Sacramento, 

California. 

[FR Doc. 06–8496 Filed 10–4–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions 

on Proposed Highway in North 

Carolina 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims 

for judicial review of actions by FHWA 

and other Federal Agencies. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces actions 

taken by the FHWA and other Federal 

agencies that are final within the 

meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139 (I)(1). The 

actions relate to a proposed highway 

project, Fayetteville Outer Loop, from I–

95 south of Fayetteville to U.S. 401 

(Ramsey Street) in Fayetteville, North 

Carolina, Cumberland and Robeson 

Counties, North Carolina. Those actions 

grant licenses, permits, and approvals 

for the project. 

DATES: By this notice, the FHWA is 

advising the public of final agency 

actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139 (I)(1). A 

claim seeking judicial review of the 

Federal agency actions on the highway 

project will be barred unless the claim 

is filled on or before April 16, 2007. If 

the Federal law that authorizes judicial 

review of a claim provides a time period 

of less than 180 days for filing such 

claim, then that shorter time period still 

applies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Clarence W. Coleman, P.E., Operations 

Engineer, Federal Highway 

Administration, 310 New Bern Avenue, 

Ste 410, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27601–

1418; Telephone: (919) 856–4350 

extension 133; e-mail: 

clarence.coleman@fhwa.dot.gov. FHWA 

North Carolina Division Office’s normal 

business hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

(Eastern Time). You may also contact 

Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D., Project 

Development and Environmental 

Analysis (PDEA) Branch Manager, North 

Carolina Department of Transportation 

(NCDOT), 1 South Wilmington Street 

(Delivery), 1548 Mail Service Center, 

Raleigh, North Carolina 27699–1548; 

Telephone (919) 733–3141, 

gthorpe@dot.state.nc.us. NCDOT—

PDEA Branch Office’s normal business 

hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern 

Time). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the FHWA and other 

Federal agencies have taken final agency 

actions by issuing licenses, permits, and 

approvals for the following highway 

project in the State of North Carolina: 

Fayetteville Outer Loop, Federal Aid 

No. DPR–0100(001) and DPR–0100(002), 

from I–95 south of Fayetteville to U.S. 

401 (Ramsey Street) in Fayetteville, 

North Carolina, Cumberland and 

Robeson Counties, North Carolina. The 

project will be a 28-mile long, four-lane 

divided controlled-access freeway on 

new alignment. The project extends 

westward from the end of I–295 along 

the southern boundary of Fort Bragg 

Military Reservation/northern 

municipal limits of the City of 

Fayetteville then turns southward along 

the western limits of the City of 

Fayetteville and the Town of Hope Mills 

until it connects with I–95. The actions 

by the Federal agencies, and the laws 

under which such actions were taken, 

are described in the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) 

for the project, approved on August 17, 

2005, in the FHWA Record of Decision 

(ROD) issued on January 19, 2006, and 

in other documents in the FHWA 

administrative record. The FEIS, ROD, 

and other documents in the FHWA 

administrative record file are available 

by contacting the FHWA or NCDOT at 

the addresses provided above. The 

FHWA FEIS and ROD can be viewed at 

the NCDOT—PDEA Branch, 1 South 

Wilmington Street, Raleigh, North 

Carolina; NCDOT—Division 6 

Construction Engineer Office, 558 

Gillespie Street, Fayetteville, North 

Carolina and Fayetteville Metropolitan 

Planning Office (MPO), 130 Gillespie 

Street, 2nd Floor, Fayetteville, North 

Carolina. 

This notice applies to all Federal 

agency decisions as of the issuance date 

of this notice and all laws under which 

such actions were taken, including but 

not limited to: 

1. General: National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321–

4351]; Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 

U.S.C. 109]. 

2. Air: Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401–

7671(q)]. 

3. Land: Section 4(f) of the 

Department of Transportation Act of 

1966 [49 U.S.C. 303]; Landscaping and 

Scenic Enhancement (Wildflowers) [23 

U.S.C. 319]. 

4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act 

[16 U.S.C. 1531–1544 and Section 

1536], Marine Mammal Protection Act 

[16 U.S.C. 1361], Anadromous Fish 

Conservation Act [16 U.S.C. 757(a)–

757(g)], Fish and Wildlife Coordination 

Act [16 U.S.C. 661–667(d)], Migratory 

Bird Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 703–712], 

Magnuson-Stevenson Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act of 

1976, as amended [16 U.S.C. 1801 et 

seq.]. 

5. Historic and Cultural Resources: 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act of 1966, as amended 

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