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where customer service and functional 

training or changes in existing 

operations will improve service 

delivery. 

Dated: July 12, 2007. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 07–3532 Filed 7–19–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Base Closure and Realignment 

AGENCY: Office of Economic 

Adjustment, Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice is provided 

pursuant to section 2905(b)(7)(B)(ii) of 

the Defense Base Closure and 

Realignment Act of 1990. It provides a 

partial list of military installations 

closing or realigning pursuant to the 

2005 Defense Base Closure and 

Realignment (BRAC) Report. It also 

provides a corresponding listing of the 

Local Redevelopment Authorities 

(LRAs) recognized by the Secretary of 

Defense, acting through the Department 

of Defense Office of Economic 

Adjustment (OEA), as well as the points 

of contact, addresses, and telephone 

numbers for the LRAs for those 

installations. Representatives of state 

and local governments, homeless 

providers, and other parties interested 

in the redevelopment of an installation 

should contact the person or 

organization listed. The following 

information will also be published 

simultaneously in a newspaper of 

general circulation in the area of each 

installation. There will be additional 

Notices providing this same information 

about LRAs for other closing or 

realigning installations where surplus 

government property is available as 

those LRAs are recognized by the OEA. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 20, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Director, Office of Economic 

Adjustment, Office of the Secretary of 

Defense, 400 Army Navy Drive, Suite 

200, Arlington, VA 22202–4704, (703) 

604–6020. 

Local Redevelopment Authorities 

(LRAs) for Closing and Realigning 

Military Installations 

Arkansas 

Installation Name: Camden USARC. 

LRA Name: Camden Airport 

Commission. 

Point of Contact: Kathy Lee, Assistant 

Mayor, City of Camden. 

Address: P.O. Box 278, 206 Van 

Buren, N.E., Camden, AR 71701–0278. 

Phone: (870) 836–6436. 

Wisconsin 

Installation Name: Truman Olson 

USARC. 

LRA Name: Community Development 

Authority of the City of Madison. 

Point of Contact: Mark A. Olinger, 

Director, Department of Planning & 

Community & Economic Development, 

City of Madison. 

Address: 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. 

Boulevard, Suite LL100, P.O. Box 2985, 

Madison, WI 53701–2985. 

Phone: (608) 266–4635. 

Dated: June 16, 2007. 

L.M. Bynum, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 07–3535 Filed 7–19–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Notice of Availability of the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement 

(DEIS) for the Permanent Stationing of 

the 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division 

Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA). 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army 

announces the availability of a DEIS for 

the permanent stationing of the 2nd 

Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (2/25th) 

SBCT. Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the 

Department of the Army has prepared 

this DEIS to disclose potential impacts 

to the natural, physical, and human 

environment resulting from the 

permanent stationing of the 2/25th 

SBCT. Potential impacts have been 

analyzed at installations which are 

capable of meeting the SBCTs training, 

operational, Soldier and Family quality 

of life, and strategic deployment 

requirements. 

DATES: Written comments on the DEIS 

will be accepted for 45 days following 

publication of a notice of availability in 

the Federal Register by the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency. 

ADDRESSES: Send all written comments 

and suggestions concerning this EIS to: 

Public Affairs Office, U.S. Army 

Environmental Command, Building 

E4460, Attention: IMAE–PA, 5179 

Hoadley Road, Aberdeen Proving 

Ground, MD 21010–5401. Comments 

may also be sent via e-mail to 

PublicComments@aec.apgea.army.mil. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Public Affairs Office at (410) 436–2556; 

facsimile at (410) 436–1693 (during 

normal business hours Monday through 

Friday). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Proposed Action and analysis within 

the DEIS covers those activities required 

to implement the stationing of the 2/ 

25th SBCT. These activities include 

garrison construction, training range 

construction, live-fire training, and 

maneuver training. 

In May 2004, the Army released the 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

(FEIS) for Transformation of the 2nd 

Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Light) 

to the 2/25th SBCT. The SBCT is a 

maneuver brigade that includes 

approximately 4,000 Soldiers (infantry, 

artillery, engineers, and other Army 

specialties) and 1,000 vehicles 

(including about 320 Stryker Combat 

Vehicles). In July 2004, the Army 

released a Record of Decision (ROD) 

documenting its decision to transform 

the 2/25th from an Infantry brigade to 

an SBCT and permanently home station 

it in Hawaii. 

The Stryker is an armored infantry 

wheeled combat vehicle. The Stryker 

provides Soldiers and commanders with 

increased firepower, maneuverability, 

and, most importantly, survivability in 

a combat environment. The increased 

speed and maneuver capabilities of the 

SBCT allow it to conduct operations 

across much larger areas than the 

Army’s traditional legacy brigades. 

These capabilities have allowed the 

SBCT to successfully conduct a broad 

range of missions in support of 

Operation Iraqi Freedom. 

To be effective when operationally 

deployed abroad requires that the SBCT 

have the proper training and support 

facilities at a home station. Such 

facilities include training ranges, 

maneuver land, housing, administrative, 

and quality of life infrastructure for the 

SBCTs Soldiers, their Families, vehicles 

and equipment. Without these 

resources, the SBCT cannot attain the 

readiness levels needed to ensure the 

successful accomplishment of its 

missions and safety of its Soldiers. In 

addition to these requirements, the 

SBCT must be stationed in a location 

from which it can rapidly deploy to 

support national security requirements. 

The 2/25th began its transformation to 

an SBCT shortly after completion of the 

2004 FEIS and signing of the ROD. As 

of November 2006, the Brigade had 

completed a majority of its training and 

equipment fielding in Hawaii and is 

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scheduled to complete its 

transformation in 2007. By November 

2007, the Army requires that the SBCT 

be ready for deployment to support 

ongoing operations. 

In October 2006, the Federal Court of 

Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 

determined that the Army had not fully 

complied with NEPA for the 

transformation of the 2/25th because it 

did not adequately address or analyze 

potentially reasonable alternate 

locations for the transformation and 

training of this unit. In particular, the 

Court concluded that the Army had a 

duty under NEPA to consider locations 

other than Hawaii for the permanent 

stationing of the 2/25th SBCT, and the 

Court ordered the Army to prepare an 

EIS to address a broader range of 

alternatives. The Army has prepared an 

EIS in accordance with the Court’s 

guidance to examine reasonable 

alternative locations for the proposed 

action to permanently station the 2/25th 

SBCT. 

The EIS examines several Army 

installations capable of supporting the 

permanent stationing of the 2/25th 

SBCT. The EIS will provide the Army 

senior leadership with a hard look at 

environmental impacts associated with 

the Proposed Action and better inform 

their decision-making process for 

selecting the final stationing location. 

This effort includes analysis of all 

activities (training, facilities 

construction, and Soldier and Family 

support) required to permanently 

station the 2/25th. This EIS effort will 

assist the Army in arriving at a decision 

that can accommodate the Brigade’s 

training, operations, and quality of life 

requirements while meeting the 

strategic defense needs of the nation. 

After reviewing the full range of 

potential Army stationing locations, 

three alternatives for implementing the 

proposed action have been identified by 

the Army as reasonable alternatives 

capable of meeting the Army’s need 

criteria and screening criteria. 

Alternatives for the proposed action 

include: (1) Permanently stationing the 

2/25th SBCT at Schofield Barracks 

Military Reservation (SBMR) while 

conducting required training at military 

training sites in Hawaii; (2) permanently 

stationing the 2/25th SBCT at Fort 

Richardson while conducting required 

training at military training sites in 

Alaska; and (3) permanently stationing 

the 2/25th SBCT at Fort Carson while 

conducting required training at military 

training sites in Colorado. In addition to 

these alternatives, the no action 

alternative is described and its 

environmental impacts fully assessed 

and considered. 

Direct, indirect, and cumulative 

impacts of the Proposed Action have 

been considered in the DEIS. The DEIS 

identifies significant impacts at each of 

the three alternative locations which 

would occur as a result of implementing 

the proposed action. Impacts at 

alternative sites would result from 

construction and training activities. 

Significant impacts to resources would 

be direct and long term. The No Action 

Alternative provides the baseline 

conditions for comparison to the 

Proposed Alternative. Additional 

concerns or impacts may be identified 

as a result of comments received on this 

DEIS. 

The Army invites full public 

participation to promote open 

communication and better decision 

making. All persons and organizations 

that have an interest in the permanent 

stationing of the 2/25th SBCT are urged 

to participate in this NEPA evaluation 

process. Assistance will be provided 

upon request to anyone having 

difficulty understanding how to 

participate. Public meetings will be held 

in Hawaii, Alaska, and Colorado. The 

locations, times, and dates of the public 

hearing will be announced in advance 

through notices and media news 

releases. 

Dated: July 13, 2007. 

Addison D. Davis, IV, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, 

(Environment, Safety and Occupational 

Health). 

[FR Doc. 07–3530 Filed 7–19–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Intent To Grant an Exclusive License 

of a U.S. Government-Owned Patent 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with 35 U.S.C. 

209 and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), 

announcement is made of the intent to 

grant an exclusive, royalty-bearing, 

revocable license within the geographic 

area of the United States of America and 

its territories and possessions to U.S. 

Patent application 11/229,425, filed 

September 16, 2005 entitled ‘‘Artillery 

Rocket Trajectory Correction Kit,’’ to 

Diehl BGT Defense GmbH & Co. KG 

with its principal place of business at 

Massberg Facility Alte Nussdorfer 

Strausse 13 88662 Uberlingen, Germany. 

ADDRESSES: Commander, U.S. Army 

Research Development and Engineering 

Command, ATTN: AMSRD–AMR–AS–

PT–TR, Bldg. 5400, Redstone Arsenal, 

AL 35898–5000. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Russ Alexander, Officer of Research & 

Technology Applications, (256) 876–

8743. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Artillery Rocket Trajectory Correction 

Kit (TCK) is a completely self-contained 

retrofit kit that is externally and fixedly 

mounted as an add-on to the rear (aft of 

the tailfins) of an existing, unguided 

rocket. The TCK continuously measures 

the pitch and yaw of the rocket during 

the initial seconds of the flight as it is 

released from the launch tube. A 

trajectory correction is calculated to 

allow the rocket to stay on a desired 

path. Selected thrusters are then 

activated to make any necessary flight 

correction. The thrusters are positioned 

around the circumference of the rocket 

body so as to correctively steer the 

rocket. Thus, rocket accuracy is 

improved and collateral damage is 

reduced. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 07–3537 Filed 7–19–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Public Hearing and Notice of 

Availability for the Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement for the Matagorda 

Ship Channel Improvement Project, 

Calhoun County and Matagorda 

County, TX 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Extension of comment period 

and rescheduling of Public Hearing. 

SUMMARY: The Notice of Availability for 

the Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement (DEIS) published in the 

Federal Register on Friday, May 18, 

2007 (72 FR 28032), required comments 

be submitted on or before July 2, 2007. 

An editorial correction of the Notice 

document was published in the Federal 

Register on Thursday, June 2, 2007 (72 

FR 31660). The comment period has 

been extended to September 4, 2007. 

Additionally, the June 5, 2007, Public 

Hearing on the proposed project has 

been rescheduled to August 9, 2007, at 

the Bauer Community Center, 2300 

North Highway 35, Port Lavaca, TX 

77979. Poster presentations will be 

available for viewing and project team 

members will be present to discuss the 

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