77392 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 247 / Tuesday, December 26, 2006 / Notices 

Dated: December 1, 2006. 

Robert S. Douglas, Sr., 

President, Black Dog Tavern Company, Inc., 

P.O. Box 2219, Beach Street Extension, 

Vineyard Haven, MA 02568. 

Dated: November 20, 2006. 

Counsel for Black Dog Tavern Company, Inc. 

Michael J. Gidding, Esq., 

Brown & Gidding, PC, 3201 New Mexico 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20016. 

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission 

Staff. 

J. Gibson Mullan, 

Assistant Executive Director, Office of 

Compliance and Field Operations. 

Ronald G. Yelenik, 

Acting Director, Legal Division, Office of 

Compliance and Field Operations. 

Dated: December 6, 2006. 

Seth B. Popkin, 

Trial Attorney, Legal Division, Office of 

Compliance and Field Operations. 

Order 

Upon consideration of the Settlement 

Agreement entered into between Black 

Dog Tavern Company, Inc. (‘‘BDT’’) and 

the U.S. Consumer Product Safety 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’) staff, and 

the Commission having jurisdiction 

over the subject matter and over BDT, 

and it appearing that the Settlement 

Agreement and Order is in the public 

interest, it is 

Ordered, that the Settlement 

Agreement be, and hereby is, accepted; 

and it is 

Further ordered, that BDT shall pay a 

civil penalty in the amount of fifty 

thousand dollars ($50,000.00). The civil 

penalty shall be paid in four (4) 

installments as follows: $12,500.00 shall 

be paid within twenty (20) calendar 

days of service of the final Order upon 

BDT; $12,500.00 shall be paid on or 

before the six-month anniversary of 

service of the final Order upon BDT; 

$12,500.00 shall be paid on or before the 

one-year anniversary of service of the 

final Order upon BDT; and $12,500.00 

shall be paid on or before the eighteenmonth anniversary of service of the final 

Order upon BDT. The payment shall be 

made by check payable to the order of 

the United States Treasury. Upon the 

failure of BDT to make any of the 

foregoing payments when due, interest 

on the unpaid amount shall accrue and 

be paid by BDT at the federal legal rate 

of interest set forth at 28 U.S.C. 1961(a) 

and (b). 

Provisionally accepted and 

Provisional Order issued on the 18th 

day of December, 2006. 

By Order of the Commission. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 06–9840 Filed 12–22–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Intent To Prepare a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

Navigation Improvements and Airport, 

Little Diomede Island, AK 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Engineer 

District, Alaska, intends to prepare a 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

(DEIS) to evaluate the feasibility of a 

small boat harbor and, in collaboration 

with other agencies, opportunities for 

economic development and air 

transportation capability for the 

community of Little Diomede Island, 

AK. Ignaluk on Little Diomede Island, 

population 170, is a coastal community 

on the west side of Little Diomede 

Island, approximately 135 miles 

northwest of Nome. The community of 

Wales on the mainland is 27 miles from 

Little Diomede Island. Big Diomede 

Island, Russia, is 2 miles west of Little 

Diomede Island. 

The community of Ignaluk is a small 

and very remote community in the 

Bering Sea. Transportation to Little 

Diomede is by air or sea. Due to the 

normal severe weather and sea 

conditions, any method of travel can be 

risky. A landing strip constructed on sea 

ice in the winter provides fixed-wing 

airplane access approximately 3 months 

of the year. Helicopters and boats are 

used during summer. High waves and 

rocky shores often make landing by boat 

difficult. A constant wind blows 15 

knots with gusts up to 80 knots. Cloudy 

skies and fog are prevalent in the 

summer. There is no scheduled cargo 

ship schedule, and only barges and 

landing craft come close to the island; 

few actually land. There is weekly mail 

delivery by helicopter. Transportation of 

goods and services is expensive and 

medical evacuation is very difficult. The 

lack of access is a barrier to the 

economic future of the community and 

could force relocation of the entire 

community to the mainland. The draft 

EIS would also study any multi-use 

value of the airport and boat harbor 

projects for coastal storm damage 

reduction. 

The DEIS will determine whether 

Federal action is warranted and will 

define alternative actions for 

Congressional consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lizette Boyer (907) 753–2637, Alaska 

District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

Environmental Resources Section 

(CEPOA–EN–CW–ER), P.O. Box 6898, 

Elmendorf AFB, AK 99506–0898. 

E-mail: 

Lizette.P.Boyer@poa02.usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This study 

is authorized under the Rivers and 

Harbors Act. The people of Little 

Diomede Island have lived on the 

Bering Sea coast for at least 2,000 years. 

Relative isolation from outside 

influences has enabled the area to retain 

its traditions and customs. 

The DEIS will consider various small 

boat harbor and investigate rock quarry 

sources for large armor stone and 

smaller sized rock for fill. The feasibility 

of the project depends on the 

availability of developing a quarry site 

on the island close to the community. A 

decision will be made if there is 

sufficient quantity and quality for the 

small boat harbor and other uses. The 

community will decide if community 

relocation is an option they want to 

take. 

Issues: The DEIS will address Ignaluk 

need to become more economically 

viable through commercial fishing and 

accessibility to the mainland. Becoming 

more accessible to the outside world 

could impact community identity by 

allowing more social contact with off 

islanders. At the same time, 

accessibility to the island is key to 

quality of life issues such as sanitary 

water and sewer, health services, and 

general goods and services to people. 

The DEIS will address the importance of 

maintaining the community’s traditional 

lifestyles, while providing modern 

infrastructure. 

The Bering Strait is an important 

habitat area for marine life. It provides 

the only passage for marine birds and 

mammals that move seasonally between 

the Bering, Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. 

The upwelling and turbulence resulting 

from the water currents passing through 

the Bering Strait produces waters 

unusually rich in crustacean plankton 

which, in turn, support a large 

population of marine birds. The steep 

slopes of Little Diomede Island rise 

abruptly from the sea and provide 

nesting habitat for 13 species of 

seabirds. The island is the site of the 

largest kittiwake colony in the Northern 


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Bering Sea. It also has the largest auklet 

population in Alaska. 

Constructability criteria include 

geologic stability, availability, and cost 

effectiveness of an armor rock and fill 

quarry sources. Environmental issues 

include effects to sea bird nesting 

habitat, fish and wildlife resources, 

social well being, cultural resources and 

justifiable and practicable mitigation 

measures. Other resources and concerns 

will be identified through scoping, 

public involvement, and interagency 

coordination. 

Scoping: A copy of this notice and 

additional public information will be 

sent to interested parties to initiate 

scoping. All parties are invited to 

participate in the scoping process by 

identifying any additional concerns, 

issues, studies, and alternatives that 

should be considered. A scoping 

meeting will be held on Little Diomede 

Island, AK, in the February/March 2007 

time frame. The DEIS is scheduled for 

release in 2009. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 06–9854 Filed 12–22–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3710–NL–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Intent To Prepare a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Wilmington Harbor—96 Act, 

Dredged Material Management Plan, 

New Hanover and Brunswick Counties, 

NC 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The Wilmington District, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is 

conducting a study to evaluate the longterm (20-year) dredged material 

placement needs and opportunities for 

Wilmington Harbor. The study area 

encompasses Wilmington Harbor and 

the Ocean Bar approach channels, 

which extend from the mouth of the 

Cape Fear River in Brunswick County, 

NC to a point just north of the Hilton 

Railroad Bridge in New Hanover 

County, near Wilmington, NC. The 

study will include the preparation of a 

Dredged Material Management Plan 

(DMMP) and Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement (DEIS) and will 

identify, evaluate, screen, prioritize, and 

ultimately optimize placement 

alternatives resulting in the 

recommendation of a plan for the 

placement of dredged materials for at 

least the next 20 years. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions regarding the DMMP and 

DEIS should be directed to: Ms. Jenny 

Owens; Environmental Resources 

Section; U.S. Army Engineer District, 

Wilmington; Post Office Box 1890; 

Wilmington, NC 28402–1890; 

telephone: (910) 251–4757. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

USACE, Engineering Regulation (ER) 

1105–2–100 mandates that the Corps 

Districts develop DMMP plans for all 

Federal navigation projects where there 

is an indication of insufficient capacity 

to accommodate maintenance dredging 

for the next 20 years. The ER further 

states that the Districts should consider 

options that provide opportunities for 

beneficial uses of dredged material. The 

DMMP process began with a 

Preliminary Assessment (PA) that was 

completed in February 1997. The PA 

identified dredged material placement 

shortfalls for Wilmington Harbor and 

recommended the development of a 

DMMP. 

Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 

amended, options for dredged material 

management will be based on an 

evaluation of the probable impact of the 

proposed activity on the public interest. 

The decision will reflect the national 

concern for the protection and 

utilization of important resources. The 

benefit, which may reasonably be 

expected to accrue from the proposal, 

will be balanced against its reasonably 

foreseeable detriments. All factors that 

may be relevant to the proposal will be 

considered, including wetlands; fish 

and wildlife resources; cultural 

resources; land use; water and air 

quality; hazardous, toxic, and 

radioactive substances; threatened and 

endangered species; regional geology; 

aesthetics; environmental justice; and 

the general needs and welfare of the 

public. 

The alternatives currently being 

considered for the DMMP include, but 

are not limited to: offshore disposal in 

the EPA designated Ocean Dredged 

Material Disposal Site (ODMDS), beach 

disposal, upland disposal at Eagle 

Island, dike restoration and wetland 

creation at existing islands in the Harbor 

and establishment of sand recycling 

islands. Additional beneficial uses will 

also be investigated for the DMMP. The 

DEIS will address measures, alternatives 

and impacts to the selected or preferred 

alternative(s). 

All private parties and Federal, State, 

and local agencies having an interest in 

the study are hereby notified of the 

intent to prepare a DEIS and are invited 

to comment at this time. A scoping 

meeting was held on December 8, 2005 

and all comments received as a result of 

the scoping meeting and this notice of 

intent will be considered in the 

preparation of the DMMP and DEIS. 

The lead agency for this project is the 

U.S. Army Engineer District, 

Wilmington. Cooperating agency status 

has not been assigned to, nor requested 

by, any other agency. 

The DEIS is being prepared in 

accordance with the requirements of the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended, and will address the 

relationship of the proposed action to 

all other applicable Federal and State 

Laws and Executive Orders. 

The DMMP and DEIS is currently 

scheduled to be available in October 

2007. 

Dated: December 6, 2006. 

John E. Pulliam, Jr., 

Colonel, EN, Commanding. 

[FR Doc. 06–9853 Filed 12–22–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3710–CE–M 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[CFDA No: 84.031S] 

Office of Postsecondary Education, 

Institutional Development and 

Undergraduate Educational Services 

ACTION: Notice Announcing Technical 

Assistance Workshops for fiscal year 

(FY) 2007 Developing Hispanic-Serving 

Institutions (HSI) program. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides 

information about seven one-day 

technical assistance workshops to assist 

institutions of higher education 

interested in preparing grant 

applications for FY 2007 new awards 

under the HSI program. Staff will 

present information about the purpose 

of the HSI program, selection criteria, 

application content, submission 

procedures, and reporting requirements. 

Although the Department has not yet 

announced an application deadline date 

in the Federal Register for the FY 2007 

competition, the Department is holding 

these workshops to give potential 

applicants guidance for preparing 

applications for the competition we 

expect to conduct in FY 2007. Specific 

requirements for the FY 2007 

competition will be published in a 

separate Federal Register notice. This 

notice announces the technical 

assistance workshops only. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Josephine Hamilton, Team Leader or 

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