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CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Sauntia S. Warfield, 202–418–5084. 

Sauntia S. Warfield, 

Assistant Secretary of the Commission. 

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COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

TIME AND DATE: 10 a.m., Friday October 

7, 2011. 

PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, 

DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference 

Room. 

STATUS: Closed. 

Matters To Be Considered 

Surveillance and Enforcement 

Matters. In the event that the times or 

dates of these or any future meetings 

change, an announcement of the change, 

along with the new time and place of 

the meeting will be posted on the 

Commission’s Web site at http:// 

www.cftc.gov. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Sauntia S. Warfield, 202–418–5084. 

Sauntia S. Warfield, 

Assistant Secretary of the Commission. 

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Sunshine Act Meeting Notice 

TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, September 

28, 2011, 8:30 a.m.–12 p.m. and 1 p.m.– 

3:30 p.m. 

PLACE: Room 420, Bethesda Towers, 

4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, 

Maryland. 

STATUS: Commission Meeting–Open to 

the Public. 

Matters To Be Considered 

Decisional Matter: Unblockable 

Drains (8:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.) 

Briefing Matters: (Staff Presentations 

from 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. and 

Commission Q&A from 1 p.m.–3:30 

p.m.) 

(1) Testing & Certification/ 

Components Parts Final Rule; 

(2) Representative—Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking; 

(3) Federal Register Notice on 

HR2715 Questions. 

A live webcast of the Meeting can be 

viewed at http://www.cpsc.gov/webcast. 

For a recorded message containing the 

latest agenda information, call (301) 

504–7948. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the 

Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product 

Safety Commission, 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 

504–7923. 

Dated: September 20, 2011. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary. 

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FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS

ANNOUNCEMENT: Vol. 76, No. 179, 

Thursday September 15, 2011, page 

57025. 

ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATES OF OPEN

MEETING: 9 a.m.–12 p.m., Wednesday, 

September 21, 2011. 

CHANGES TO OPEN MEETING: Time change 

to 10 a.m.–11 a.m. 

REVISED AGENDA: Matters To Be 

Considered: Briefing Matter: Table 

Saws—Advance Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking. (The Decisional Matter: 

Unblockable Drains, has been deferred 

to a later meeting.) 

ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE OF CLOSED

MEETING: 2–3 p.m., Wednesday, 

September 21, 2011. 

CLOSED MEETING CANCELLED. For a 

recorded message containing the latest 

agenda information, call (301) 504– 

7948. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR ADDITIONAL

INFORMATION: Todd A. Stevenson, Office 

of the Secretary, 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 

504–7923. 

Dated: September 20, 2011. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Interim Change to the Military Freight 

Traffic Unified Rules Publication 

(MFTURP) No. 1 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

SUMMARY: The Military Surface 

Deployment and Distribution Command 

(SDDC) is providing notice that it has 

released an interim change to the 

MFTURP No. 1. The interim change 

updates Section A.II.D.6 to align the 

safety requirements for transportation 

protective service (TPS) carriers with 

the Department of Transportation’s 

(DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA) scoring 

system. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to 

Publication and Rules Manager, 

Strategic Business Directorate, Business 

Services, 1 Soldier Way, Building 

1900W, ATTN: SDDC–OPM, Scott AFB, 

62225. Request for additional 

information may be sent by e-mail to: 

chad.t.privett@us.army.mil or 

george.alie@us.army.mil. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Chad Privett, (618) 220–6901, or Mr. 

George Alie, (618) 220–5870. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Reference: Military Freight Traffic 

Unified Rules Publications (MFTURP) 

No. 1. 

Background: The MFTURP No. 1 

governs the purchase of surface freight 

transportation in the Continental United 

States (CONUS) by DoD using Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) exempt 

transportation service contracts. 

Miscellaneous: This publication, as 

well as the other SDDC publications, 

can be accessed via the SDDC Web site 

at: http://www.sddc.army.mil/GCD/ 

default.aspx. 

Dated: September 14, 2011. 

Evert Bono, 

Chief, SDDC–G9,Special Requirements. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, Corps of 

Engineers 

Notice of Availability for the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement/ 

Environmental Impact Report for 

Proposed Marine Terminal 

Development at Pier S and Back 

Channel Navigational Safety 

Improvements in the Port of Long 

Beach, Los Angeles County, CA 

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Los Angeles District 

(Regulatory Division), in coordination 

with the Port of Long Beach, has 


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completed a Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement/Environmental 

Impact Report (DEIS/DEIR) for the Pier 

S Marine Terminal and Back Channel 

Improvement Project, encompassing 

approximately 210 acres of land and 

water. The development of Pier S and 

Back Channel improvements would 

result in an approximately 160-acre 

marine container terminal, and would 

include the following elements: 

Property acquisition; dredging, wharf 

construction, other waterside 

improvements, and container cranes; 

container yard and associated 

structures; terminal buildings and other 

structures; truck gates, associated 

structures, and roadwork; intermodal 

rail yard, structures, and dual rail lead; 

and utility and oil facility relocation. 

Construction duration is estimated at 

22 months. 

The Port of Long Beach requires 

authorization pursuant to Section 404 of 

the Clean Water Act, Section 10 of the 

Rivers and Harbors Act, and Section 103 

of the Marine Protection, Research, and 

Sanctuaries Act, to implement various 

regulated activities in and over waters of 

the U.S. associated with developing Pier 

S. Pursuant to the California 

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the 

Port will serve as Lead Agency for the 

preparation of an Environmental Impact 

Report (EIR) for its consideration of 

development approvals within its 

jurisdiction. The Corps and the Port 

have agreed to jointly prepare a DEIS/ 

DEIR in order to optimize efficiency and 

avoid duplication. The DEIS/DEIR is 

intended to be sufficient in scope to 

address federal, state, and local 

requirements and environmental issues 

concerning the proposed activities and 

permit approvals. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Project Site and Background 

Information 

The 160-acre Pier S site is located in 

the Port of Long Beach, in the 

Northwest, Northeast, and Middle 

Harbor Planning Districts. The site is 

bounded on the north by Cerritos 

Channel and Piers A and B (Stevedoring 

Services of America (SSA) and Toyota 

Motor Sales) ; on the east by Piers C and 

D; on the south by Southern California 

Edison (SCE) property, the Long Beach 

Generating Station, Ocean Boulevard 

and Pier T (BP Pipelines North 

American, Pacific Coast Recycling, Total 

Terminals International, and 

Weyerhaeuser Company; and on the 

west by State Route 47 (SR–47), the 

Vopak Terminal, and the Southeast 

Resource Recovery Facility (SERRF). 

The Back Channel is located east of the 

Pier S site. It is bounded on the north 

by the Inner Harbor Turning Basin and 

Pier A Terminal; on the east by Pier D; 

on the south by Middle Harbor; and on 

the west by Pier T. Currently, 63 acres 

of the total 160-acre terminal is paved 

with asphaltic concrete, and no marine 

terminal operations occur at Pier S. 

The Pier S site is part of a 720-acre 

parcel sold by Union Pacific Resources 

Corporation (UPRC) to the Port in 1994. 

The site was formerly used as an active 

oil and gas production field from the 

1930s until 1999. From 1951 to 1969, a 

portion of the site was leased by UPRC 

to TCL Corporation for the disposal of 

oil and gas drilling waste in shallow 

impoundments or ‘‘sumps.’’ 

In March 1999, the Port of Long Beach 

Board of Harbor Commissioners 

approved a project to develop a marine 

container terminal on Pier S and 

certified the Pier S Marine Terminal EIR 

and Application Summary Report. 

Project components included relocation 

of oil facilities and utilities, site 

remediation, site preparation, dike 

realignment, wharf construction, and 

construction of other related terminal 

facilities. Site remediation was 

completed in December 2000. In July 

2000, a safety issue was raised 

concerning the ability to move a ship 

safely in the Cerritos Channel while 

other ships were berthed at both Pier S 

and Pier A, across the channel. It was 

recommended that a minimum of 

200 feet of total clearance be established 

in the channel (100 feet on each side of 

a maneuvering ship) to allow adequate 

clearance for the cranes on the wharf. In 

2000, an Addendum to the Final EIR for 

the Pier S Marine Terminal was 

completed. The Addendum analyzed 

the proposed project modifications that 

would reduce impacts to navigational 

safety by widening the channel by 

108 feet, bringing the total channel 

width to 808 feet. No significant new 

environmental impacts were identified 

in the Addendum EIR. 

Since that time, however, the 

configuration of the proposed container 

terminal and related facilities has been 

substantially modified. It has also be 

determined that widening the Back 

Channel would be necessary to enhance 

navigational safety from Middle Harbor 

through the Back Channel to Cerritos 

Harbor in order to accommodate the 

number and size of ships anticipated to 

use Pier S. Furthermore, the Corps has 

determined that the scope of the inwater work requires preparation of an 

EIS. Accordingly, this DEIS/DEIR will 

consider the environmental impacts of 

the proposed marine terminal and Back 

Channel navigational safety 

improvements. 

2. Proposed Action 

Dredging of Cerritos Channel and 

Excavation of Adjacent Uplands 

In order to allow for berthing of 

larger-class vessels and to improve 

navigational safety within the Cerritos 

Channel, the proposed project would 

involve widening of Cerritos Channel to 

to 808 feet between Pier A and future 

Pier S pierhead lines, including 

dredging of approximately 631,000 

cubic yards of material from the Cerritos 

Channel and excavation of 

approximately 1,500,000 cubic yards of 

rock and sediment from the adjacent 

wharf (total disturbance area of 

approximately 39 acres), and realignment of approximately 1,600 feet of 

the existing riprap dike structure. 

Excavation would result in a conversion 

of 10.3 acres of uplands to open water. 

The minimum and maximum dredge 

depths extending 80 feet north of the 

future Pier S pierhead line would be 

¥60 feet MLLW and ¥62 feet MLLW, 

respectively, including a 2-foot overdredge allowance (overdepth). The 

proposed project would also include the 

installation of a 3,500-foot-long, 3-footthick, and 60- to 65-foot-deep soilcement-bentonite barrier along the 

waterfront in order to prevent mixing of 

shallow (tidal) groundwater with 

stabilized sump material remaining 

from prior oil processing and 

remediation activities. 

Dredging and Stabilization of Back 

Channel 

In order to improve navigational 

safety within the Back Channel, the 

proposed project would also involve 

widening the Back Channel to a width 

of 323 feet and a depth of ¥52 feet 

(MLLW) plus up to 2 feet of overdepth, 

and widening the Back Channel Turning 

Basin at piers C, D, and S to a diameter 

of 1,200 feet and a depth of ¥52 feet 

(MLLW) plus up to 2 feet of overdepth. 

Total volumes of dredged and excavated 

material would be approximately 

250,000 cubic yards of channel 

sediment and approximately 3,000 

cubic yards of rock and soil from the 

adjacent wharf. Similar to Cerritos 

Channel, the Back Channel side slopes 

would be stabilized through the 

installation of a soil-cement 

embankment stabilization on both sides 

of the Back Channel and if necessary, at 

the turning basin, as well as through the 

placement of approximately 80,000 tons 

of rip-rap on the exposed slope. 

Pier S Wharf 

At present, the Pier S shoreline 

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Improvements to the shoreline and 

adjacent upland areas are proposed in 

order to safely and efficiently 

accommodate larger class, modern 

container transport vessels. Specifically, 

these improvements would include the 

installation of approximately 470,000 

tons of imported quarry rock for erosion 

protection, installation of approximately 

2,000 concrete support piles (up to 110 

feet in length), and construction of a 

3,200-linear-foot, steel-reinforced 

concrete wharf and associated crane 

rails and utilities. 

Container Terminal 

The proposed project would include 

construction of a new 160-acre 

container terminal at Pier S, including 

LEED-certified terminal buildings, 

above and below-ground utilities, storm 

drain system, 12 rail-mounted electricpowered gantry cranes, and intermodal 

rail yard (10-loading tracks), served by 

a new lead track along the terminal’s 

southwest corner. 

Modification of Existing Facilities and 

Infrastructure 

In order to allow for navigational 

safety in the Back Channel the proposed 

project would involve removal of an 

abandoned power plant intake structure 

(Long Beach Generating Station), 

relocation of an oil facility, realignment 

of approximately 2,800 feet of the 

existing Pier T east lead track, and 

potential modifications to the outfall 

structure of the adjacent Long Beach 

Generating Station. 

Disposal of Dredged Material 

The proposed project would include 

disposal of approximately 631,000 cubic 

yards of dredged material and 1,500,000 

cubic yards of excavated wharf material 

from Cerritos Channel, and 250,000 

cubic yards of dredged material and 

approximately 3,000 cubic yards of 

excavated wharf material from Back 

Channel at the agency-approved Middle 

Harbor landfills (i.e., Piers D, E, and F). 

If required by timing or capacity 

constraints at the Middle Harbor sites, a 

small amount of chemically-suitable 

dredged material could be disposed of at 

the Western Anchorage Disposal Site 

and the approved LA–2 ocean disposal 

site following testing and agency 

approval. 

3. Alternatives 

Alternatives currently being 

considered include the following: 

(1) Three-Berth Alternative— 

Container Terminal With Rail Access, 

Full-Length Wharf, and Back Channel 

Improvements (Proposed Project); 

(2) Two-Berth Alternative—Container 

Terminal With Rail Access, ReducedLength Wharf, and Back Channel 

Improvements; 

(3) Multi-Use Storage Alternative (No 

Federal Action)—Multi-Use Storage 

Facility Without Wharf or Back Channel 

Improvements; and, 

(4) No Project Alternative. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of the document are available at 

http://www.polb.com/ceqa, as well as 

the following locations: 

• Port of Long Beach Harbor 

Administration Building, 925 Harbor 

Plaza, Long Beach. 

• Long Beach City Clerk, 333 W. 

Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach. 

• Long Beach Main Library, 101 

Pacific Avenue, Long Beach. 

• San Pedro Regional Branch Library, 

931 Gaffey Street, San Pedro. 

• Wilmington Branch Library, 1300 

N. Avalon Boulevard, Wilmington. 

Questions about the proposed action 

and Draft EIS/EIR can be answered by 

John W. Markham, Corps Project 

Manager, at (805) 585–2150. Comments 

regarding the scope of the DEIS/DEIR 

shall be addressed to: U.S. Army Corps 

of Engineers, Los Angeles District, 

Ventura Field Office, ATTN: File 

Number SPL–2006–2062, 2151 

Alessandro Drive, Suite 110, Ventura, 

California 93001. Alternatively, 

comments can be e-mailed to 

john.w.markham@usace.army.mil. 

Comments should also be sent to 

Richard D. Cameron, Port of Long 

Beach, P.O. Box 570, Long Beach, CA 

90801–0570 or e-mailed to 

cameron@polb.com. 

Public Hearing and Comment Period 

The Port of Long Beach and U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers will jointly 

hold a public hearing to receive public 

comments and to assess public concerns 

regarding the Draft EIS/EIR and project 

on October 5, 2011, starting at 7 p.m. 

(doors open at 6:30 p.m.) in the Long 

Beach City Council Chambers in Long 

Beach, 333 W. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, 

California. Written comments will be 

accepted until the close of the 45-day 

public review on November 7, 2011. 

Mark D. Cohen, 

Deputy Chief, Regulatory Division Los 

Angeles District. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Notice of Availability of the Record of 

Decision for the Final Environmental 

Impact Statement/Environmental 

Impact Report (EIS/EIR) and the Final 

General Conformity Determination for 

the Newhall Ranch Resource 

Management and Development Plan, 

Santa Clarita, CA 

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Los Angeles District, 

Regulatory Division (Corps) has made a 

Final General Conformity Determination 

(GCD) and executed a Record of 

Decision (ROD) for the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement/ 

Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) 

and a Section 404 Permit under the 

Clean Water Act for the Newhall Ranch 

Resource Management and 

Development Plan, Santa Clarita, 

California. This Notice serves as the 

Public Notice/Notice of Availability for 

the Final EIS/EIR ROD and the Final 

GCD. The Record of Decision for the 

Final EIS/EIR was signed on 31 August 

2011. 

In June 2010, the Corps, in 

coordination with the California 

Department of Fish and Game (CDFG), 

completed and published a joint Final 

EIS/EIR and Draft GCD, pursuant to 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) and section 176(c) of the Clean 

Air Act. The identified least 

environmentally damaging practicable 

alternative (LEDPA) in the ROD 

includes permanent impacts to 47.9 

acres of waters of the United States, 

including 5.1 acres of wetlands, 

associated with discharges of fill 

material for bank protection to protect 

land development projects along water 

courses (including buried soil cement, 

buried gunite, grouted riprap, ungrouted 

riprap, and gunite lining); drainage 

facilities such as storm drains or outlets 

and partially lined open channels; grade 

control structures; bridges and drainage 

crossings; building pads; and water 

quality control facilities (sedimentation 

control, flood control, debris, and water 

quality basins). The LEDPA also 

includes temporary impacts to 35.3 

acres of waters of the United States, 

including 11.8 acres of wetlands, 

associated with the construction of bank 

protection to protect land development 

projects along water courses (including 

buried soil cement, buried gunite, 


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