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The provision at DFARS 252.227–

7028, Technical Data or Computer 

Software Previously Delivered to the 

Government, requires an offeror to 

identify any technical data or computer 

software that it previously delivered, or 

will deliver, under any Government 

contract. DoD needs this information to 

avoid paying for rights in technical data 

or computer software that the 

Government already owns. 

Michele P. Peterson, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

[FR Doc. E6–16420 Filed 10–3–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Notice of Intent To Prepare a 

Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement on Rock Mining in Wetlands 

in the Lake Belt Region of Miami-Dade 

County, FL 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army corps of 

Engineers (Corps) Jacksonville District 

intends to prepare a Supplemental 

Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) 

to evaluate potential impacts of further 

rock mining within wetlands in western 

Miami-date county, FL. The original 

EIS, The Rock Mining-Freshwater 

Lakebelt Plan Programmatic 

Environmental Impact Statement, issued 

in May 2000 focused on the potential 

impacts of a 50-year mining plan within 

the Lake Belt area. After evaluating the 

EIS, the Corps issued a Record of 

Decision and permits that allowed 

mining within a smaller, 10-year plan in 

April 2002. The Corps decision was 

challenged in United States District 

Court and the Court’s Order on Motions 

for Summary Judgement was issued on 

March 22, 2006 as part of Case No. 03–

23427–CIV–HOEVELER, United States 

District Court Southern District of 

Florida. The decision instructed the 

Corps to engage in additional analyses 

of rock mining in the Lake Belt region. 

Accordingly, the Corps is preparing this 

SEIS. 

DATES: The Corps plans to hold a public 

scoping meeting on October 19, 2006 at 

7 p.m. EST. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Miami Dade Fire Rescue 

Headquarters, 9300 NW 41st Street, 

Doral, FL 33178. (786) 331–5000. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Leah Oberlin, (561) 472–3506. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: a. Project 

background and Authorization. The 

Corps examined the potential impacts of 

rock mining activities with a 50-year life 

under the Miami-Dade County Lakebelt 

Plan (Lakebelt Plan), as accepted by the 

Florida Legislature in Section 373.4149, 

Florida Statutes (F.S.). The Corps 

participated in the committee of agency 

and industry representatives created in 

1992 by the Florida Legislature, 

prepared an EIS, and participated in a 

technical review and advisory group 

formed by the Working Group for the 

Restoration of the South Florida 

Ecosystem. While the original EIS 

reviewed a 50-year plan for rock mining, 

the Corps issued Department of the 

Army (DA) authorization to ten rock 

mining companies on April 11, 2002 

authorizing 10 year of mining activities 

over a 5,712 acre area. Mining under the 

10-year permits has been underway for 

four years. 

b. Need or Purpose. The purpose of 

the proposed action is to continue to 

provide high-quality construction grade 

limestone to the construction industry 

in Florida. The Corps recognizes that 

there is a public and private need for 

this product. The purpose of the 

proposed SEIS is to evaluate the 

environmental effects of alternatives to 

meet these requirements while 

protecting the aquatic environment. 

c. Prior EAs, EISs. In May 2000, the 

Corps produced a Final Programmatic 

EIS for rock mining in the Lake Belt 

Region considering a 50-year mining 

plan. This SEIS will update and 

supplement that EIS and will also 

evaluate alternatives for present and 

possible future mining operations. 

d. Alternatives. An evaluation of 

alternatives, including a ‘‘No Action’’

alternative and rock mining in other 

areas both inside and outside of MiamiDade County and/or Florida will be 

done. The SEIS will analyze reasonable 

alternatives to obtaining construction 

grade limestone and other limestone 

products to meet the identified purpose 

and need. Alternatives will be 

determined through scoping, but are 

expected to vary according to location, 

timing, and breadth of mining, in 

addition to a ‘‘no action’’ alternative. 

e. Issues. In addition to updating and 

supplementing the information from the 

2000 EIS, the following issues have been 

identified for analysis in the SEIS. This 

list is preliminary and is intended to 

facilitate public comment on the scope 

of the SEIS. The SEIS will consider the 

effects on Federally listed threatened 

and endangered species, essential fish 

habitats, health and safety, 

conservation, economics, aesthetics, 

general environmental concerns, 

wetlands (and other aquatic resources), 

historic properties, fish and wildlife 

values, flood hazards, floodplain values, 

land use, navigation, shoreline erosion 

and accretion, recreation, water supply 

and conservation, water quality, energy 

needs, safety, food and fiber production, 

mineral needs, considerations and 

property ownership, and, in general, the 

needs and welfare of the people, and 

other issues identified through scoping, 

public involvement, and interagency 

coordination. At the present time, our 

primary environmental focus will be on 

endangered species (including but not 

limited to possible effects on the wood 

stock and the Eastern indigo snake), the 

loss of wetland functions and value, 

mitigation (including but not limited to 

the available of land for acquisition in 

Pennsucco and other mitigation 

options), drinking water well field 

protection (including but not limited to 

possible contaminants including 

benzene, cryptosporidum, and giardia), 

groundwater seepage to the east 

(including but not limited to possible 

impacts to resources of Everglades 

National Park), and surface water 

quality. 

We expect to better define the issues 

of concern and define the methods that 

will be used to evaluate those issues 

through the scoping process. 

f. Scoping Process. CEQ regulations 

(40 CFR 1501.7) require an early and 

open process for determining the scope 

of an EIS and for identifying significant 

issues related to the proposed action. 

The public will be involved in the 

scoping and evaluation process through 

advertisements, notices, and other 

means. At a minimum, all parties who 

have expressed interest in the Lake Belt 

Rock Mining Permits will be given the 

opportunity to participate in this 

process. Federal, state and local 

agencies, and other interested groups 

will also be involved. Meetings to 

address discrete issues or parts or 

functions of the study area may be 

called. All parties are invited to 

participate in the scoping process by 

identifying any additional concerns on 

issues, studies needed, alternatives, 

procedures, and other matters related to 

the scope of the SEIS. 

A public scoping meeting is 

scheduled for (see DATES and 

ADDRESSES). The Corps will provide 

additional notification of the meeting 

time and location through newspaper 

advertisements and other means. 

Following a short presentation on the 

planned SEIS, verbal and written 

comments on the scope of the SEIS will 


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be accepted. A transcript of verbal 

comments will be generated to ensure 

accuracy. A Spanish language translator 

will be available. To submit comments 

on the scope of the Lake Belt SEIS or to 

request copies of materials related to 

this effort as they become available to 

the public, contact: Ms. Leah Oberlin, 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

Regulatory Division, Palm Beach 

Gardens Regulatory Office, 4400 PGA 

Boulevard, Suite 500, Palm Beach 

Gardens, FL, 33410, by e-mail at 

Leah.A.Oberlin@saj02.usace.army.mil, 

or by telephone at (561) 472–3506. 

Comments or requests for information 

can also be submitted on the Lake Belt 

SEIS Web site at http:// 

www.lakebeltseis.com. The Corps will 

consider all comments for the scope of 

the SEIS received by November 17, 

2006. 

g. Public Involvement. The Corps 

invites Federal agencies, American 

Indian Tribal Nations, state and local 

governments, and other interested 

private organizations and parties to 

attend the public scooping meeting and 

to comment on the scope of the planned 

Lake Belt SEIS. 

h. Coordination. The proposed action 

is being coordinated with a number of 

Federal, state, regional, and local 

agencies including but not limited to the 

following: U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, National Marine Fisheries 

Service, U.S. Enviormental Protection 

Agncy, Florida Department of 

Environmental Protection, State Historic 

Preservation Officer, South Florida 

Water Management District, MiamiDade County, and Everglades National 

Park, and other agencies as identified in 

scoping, public involvement, and 

agency coordination. 

i. Other Environmental Review and 

Consultation. The proposed action will 

involve an evaluation for compliance 

with all applicable guidelines pursuant 

to section 404(b) of the Clean Water Act. 

This review will involve a detailed 

evaluation of alternatives to the ongoing 

rock mining in the Lake Belt area, which 

is not a water dependent activity. 

j. Agency Role. The Corps will 

provide extensive information and 

assistance on the resources to be 

impacted, mitigation measures, and 

alternatives. Although the Corps does 

not plan to invite any Federal agencies 

to be cooperating agencies, we expect to 

receive input and critical information 

from the U.S. Enviromental Protection 

Agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service and other federal, state, and 

local agencies. 

k. Draft Lake Belt SEIS Preparation. It 

is estimated that the SEIS will be 

available to the public on or about May 

2007. At least one additional public 

meeting will be held at that time, during 

which the public will be provided the 

opportunity to comment on the Draft 

SEIS before its becomes final. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 06–8476 Filed 10–3–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3710–AJ–M 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of Management, invites 

comments on the proposed information 

collection requests as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

December 4, 2006. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The IC Clearance 

Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management, publishes that notice 

containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or 

reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of 

the collection; (4) Description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) Respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6) 

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping 

burden. OMB invites public comment. 

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. 

Dated: September 28, 2006. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Vocational and Adult 

Education 

Type of Review: Reinstatement. 

Title: Carl D. Perkins Career and 

Technical Education Improvement Act 

of 2006 (Pub. L. 109–270) State Plan 

Guide. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 54. 

Burden Hours: 5,112. 

Abstract: Federal vocational 

education legislation has been 

reauthorized. The Carl D. Perkins Career 

and Technical Education Act of 2006 

(Perkins IV), 20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq. as 

amended by Pub. L. 109–270, was 

signed into law on August 12, 2006. The 

purpose of this request is to reinstate 

and update the information collection 

package 1830–0029 (The Carl D Perkins 

Vocational and Technical Education Act 

of 1998; Pub. L 105–332—State Plan) to 

include: instructions regarding contents 

of a one-year transition plan or six-year 

State plan; new State plan narrative 

requirements from the new Act; 

information States must provide 

regarding the consolidation of Title II 

funds under Title I; budget information; 

accountability information; and a cover 

page that must be submitted with the 

State plan. 

Requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 3212. When you access the 

information collection, click on 

‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. 

Written requests for information should 

be addressed to U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, 

DC 20202–4700. Requests may also be 

electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202–

245–6623. Please specify the complete 

title of the information collection when 

making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be electronically mailed to 


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