63036 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 208 / Friday, October 27, 2006 / Notices 

notification disclosing all changes in 

membership or planned activities. 

Patricia A. Brink, 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 06–8913 Filed 10–26–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Antitrust Division 

Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act of 1993—SwRI Biodiesel Fuel/ 

Water Separation Cooperative R&D 

Program 

Notice is hereby given that on 

September 27, 2006, pursuant to Section 

6(a) of the National Cooperative 

Research and Production Act of 1993, 

15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), SwRI 

Biodiesel Fuel/Water Separation 

Cooperative R&D Program (‘‘SwRI’’) has 

filed written notifications 

simultaneously with the Attorney 

General and the Federal Trade 

Commission disclosing changes in its 

membership. The notifications were 

filed for the purpose of extending the 

Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of 

antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages 

under specified circumstances. 

Specifically, John Deere Product 

Engineering Center, Waterloo, IA has 

been added as a party to this venture. 

No other changes have been made in 

either the membership or planned 

activity of the group research project. 

Membership in this group research 

project remains open, and SwRI intends 

to file additional written notification 

disclosing all changes in membership. 

On December 6, 2005, SwRI filed its 

original notification pursuant to Section 

6(a) of the Act. the Department of Justice 

published a notice in the Federal 

Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the 

Act on December 22, 2005 (70 FR 

76080). 

The last notification was filed with 

the Department on February 7, 2006. A 

notice was published in the Federal 

Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the 

Act on May 10, 2006 (71 FR 27280). 

Patricia A. Brink, 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 06–8914 Filed 10–26–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Federal Bureau of Prisons 

Notice of the Availability of the Record 

of Decision for Proposed Federal 

Correctional Institution—Berlin, NH 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Justice, 

Federal Bureau of Prisons. 

ACTION: Notice of a Record of Decision. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) 

announces the availability of the Record 

of Decision (ROD) concerning the 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the proposed development of a 

Federal Correctional Institution to be 

located in Berlin, Coos County, New 

Hampshire. 

Background Information: Pursuant to 

Section 102(2)(c) of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 

the Council of Environmental Quality 

Regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500–1508), 

BOP has prepared Draft and Final EISs 

for the development of a mediumsecurity Federal Correctional Institution 

to house approximately 1,230 adult 

male inmates, a satellite work camp to 

house approximately 128 minimumsecurity inmates, staff training facilities, 

and ancillary facilities in Berlin, New 

Hampshire. 

Project Information: The BOP is 

responsible for carrying out judgements 

of the Federal courts whenever a period 

of confinement is ordered. 

Subsequently, the mission of the BOP is 

to protect society by confining offenders 

in the controlled environments of 

prisons and community-based facilities 

that are safe, humane, cost-efficient, and 

appropriately secure, and that provide 

work and other self-improvement 

opportunities to assist offenders in 

becoming law-abiding citizens. 

Approximately 162,200 inmates are 

currently housed within the 114 federal 

correctional institutions that have levels 

of security ranging from minimum to 

maximum; a number exceeding the 

combined rated capacities of all federal 

correctional facilities. Measures being 

taken to manage the growth of the 

federal inmate population include 

construction of new institutions, 

acquisition and adaptation of facilities 

originally intended for other purposes, 

expansion and improvement of existing 

correctional facilities, and expanded use 

of contract beds. Adding capacity 

through these various means allows the 

BOP to work toward the long-term goal 

of reduced system-wide crowding. 

The proposed action in Berlin, New 

Hampshire, is part of the BOP’s 

comprehensive expansion effort and 

would consist of construction and 

operation of a medium-security Federal 

Correctional Institution, a satellite work 

camp to house minimum-security 

inmates, staff training facilities, along 

with ancillary facilities. The principal 

function of the correctional facility 

would be to provide a safe, secure and 

humane environment for the care and 

custody of federal inmates, primarily 

from the Northeast region of the 

country. Upon activation, the facility 

would have a staff of approximately 300 

to 350 full-time employees who would 

provide 24-hour supervision. 

Development of the proposed facility 

will necessitate the acquisition of 

approximately 700 acres of land by the 

BOP exclusive of lands which may be 

acquired for mitigation purposes. 

The BOP evaluated alternatives as 

part of the EIS including the No Action 

Alternative, development of the 

proposed project at alternative locations 

nationwide, development of the 

proposed project at alternative locations 

within the Northeast United States, and 

development of the proposed project at 

one of four alternative sites located in 

Berlin, New Hampshire. Each of the four 

alternative sites located in Berlin, New 

Hampshire, is examined in detail in the 

Draft and Final EISs with development 

of the proposed project at Site A1 

located northeast of downtown Berlin 

identified by the Draft and Final EISs as 

the Preferred Alternative. 

The BOP issued a Draft EIS in March 

2006 with publication of the Notice of 

Availability (NOA) in the Federal 

Register on March 24, 2006. The NOA 

provided for a 45-day public comment 

period which began on March 24, 2006, 

and ended on May 8, 2006. During the 

public comment period, the BOP held a 

public hearing concerning the proposed 

action and the Draft EIS on April 19, 

2006. Approximately 200 individuals 

attended the public hearing which was 

held in Berlin, New Hampshire. 

The Final EIS addressed comments 

received on the Draft EIS and 

publication of the NOA in the Federal 

Register concerning the Final EIS 

occurred on August 11, 2006. The 30- 

day review period for receipt of public 

comments concerning the Final EIS 

ended on September 11, 2006. 

Approximately 500 comment letters, 

post cards, and other forms of 

communication were received by the 

BOP during the Final EIS public review 

period. The comment letters received on 

the Final EIS are similar to comments 

received by the BOP on the Draft EIS 

and were considered in the decision 

presented in the ROD. 

BOP provided written notices of the 

availability of the Draft EIS and Final 


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