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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Intent To Prepare a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement/

Environmental Impact Report (DEIS/

EIR) for the Arroyo Seco Ecosystem 

Restoration Study, Los Angeles 

County, CA 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DOD. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 

amended, the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Los Angeles District (Corps) 

in coordination with the non-Federal 

sponsor, Los Angeles County 

Department of Public Works (LACDPW), 

intends to prepare an Integrated 

Feasibility Study and Environmental 

Impact Statement/Environmental 

Impact Report for the Arroyo Seco 

Environmental Restoration Study. The 

purpose of the study is to evaluate 

opportunities for the restoration of a 

natural channel, aquatic and riparian 

habitat as well as associated upland 

habitat creek dynamics, restoration of 

sustainable aquatic habitat, and 

revitalization of riverine and associated 

upland habitat and constituent species, 

while maintaining the cultural and 

aesthetic quality of the Arroyo Seco. 

The Arroyo Seco (‘‘dry wash’’) heads 

in the San Gabriel Mountains north of 

downtown Los Angeles and flows south 

through the cities of Pasadena, South 

Pasadena, and Los Angeles before 

reaching its confluence with the Los 

Angeles River. The study area is an 

approximately eleven (11) -mile reach of 

the Arroyo Seco channel in Los Angeles 

County, CA. The flood control channel 

is maintained by the Los Angeles 

County Department of Public Works. 

The study area extends from the 

Angeles National Forest border through 

the unincorporated area of Altadena, 

and cities of La Can ̃ ada-Flintridge, 

Pasadena, South Pasadena, and Los 

Angeles to approximately 0.5 miles from 

the confluence with the Los Angeles 

River. 

DATES: Provide comments by November 

24, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to: 

Deborah Lamb, Ecosystem Planning 

Section, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

Los Angeles District, 915 Wilshire Blvd., 

Los Angeles, CA 90017–3401. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information on dates, times 

and locations for scoping meetings, 

please contact Deborah Lamb (see 

ADDRESSES), or at (213) 452–3798 or 

email at: Deborah.L.Lamb@

usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Authority. The proposed study is 

authorized by Senate Resolution 

approved on June 25, 1969, which reads 

as follows: 

Resolved by the Committee on Public Works 

of the United States Senate, that the Board of 

Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, created 

under Section 3 of the River and Harbor Act, 

approved June 13, 1902, be, and is hereby 

requested to review the report of the Chief of 

Engineers on the Los Angeles and San 

Gabriel Rivers and Ballona Creek, California, 

published as House Document Numbered 

838, Seventy-sixth Congress, and other 

pertinent reports, with a view to determining 

whether any modifications contained herein 

are advisable at the present time, in the 

resources in the Los Angeles County 

Drainage Area. 

2. Background Information. The 

Arroyo Seco watershed has historically 

played a significant role in the ecology 

of the Los Angeles Basin because of its 

diverse habitat features and as a major 

tributary to the Los Angeles River. The 

Arroyo Seco once provided a corridor 

for wildlife to pass from the lower 

watershed to the upper watershed in the 

San Gabriel Mountains. During the last 

150 years the lower and middle 

watershed have been extensively 

developed and urbanized. The Arroyo 

Seco is crossed and bounded by 

multiple-lane freeways including the 

Arroyo Seco Parkway (historic Route 

66). Despite urbanization, the watershed 

still reflects the rich history of the Arts 

and Crafts movement that was an 

integral part of the Arroyo Seco 

watershed. From the Angeles National 

Forest at the top of the watershed down 

to the Lummis Home and Heritage 

Square in the lower Arroyo Seco, the 

natural beauty of the Arroyo Seco was 

both inspiration and part of an 

international arts movement. 

3. Alternatives. The EIS will address 

the No Action Alternative and an array 

of alternatives that meet the purpose 

and need of the project. Alternatives 

may include measures that remove 

channel invert concrete, replace existing 

channel walls, restore vegetation, create 

stream sinuosity through relocation, 

creation of fish habitat, and recreation 

features. 

4. Issues To Be Addressed. The 

Integrated Feasibility Study/Draft EIS/

EIR will address environmental issues 

concerning the alternatives proposed. 

Issues will be identified based on public 

input during the scoping process and 

during the preparation of the Integrated 

Feasibility Study/Draft EIS/EIR. Issues 

initially identified as potentially 

significant without implementation of 

mitigation measures include, but are not 

limited to; water quality, air quality, 

socioeconomics and environmental 

justice, land use, recreation, visual and 

aesthetic resources, traffic and 

transportation, historical and cultural 

resources, vegetation and wildlife, and 

special status species impacts during 

project construction. 

5. Public Involvement. 

a. A public scoping meeting will be 

held on the 29th of October 2014 at the 

Los Angeles County Department of 

Public Works located at 900 S. Fremont 

Ave., Alhambra, CA 91803 from 6:00 

p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The purpose of the 

public scoping meeting will be to 

present information to the public 

regarding the array of alternatives 

proposed that may be evaluated in the 

draft EIS/EIR, receive public comments, 

and solicit input regarding 

environmental issues of concern to the 

public. The public scoping meeting 

place, date, and time will be advertised 

in advance in local newspapers and 

meeting announcement letters will be 

sent to interested parties. In addition, 

the Corps will coordinate with 

applicable regulatory and resource 

agencies including but not limited to: 

the State Historic Preservation Officer, 

US Fish and Wildlife Service, Regional 

Water Quality Review Board, US 

Environmental Protection Agency, the 

Los Angeles County Department of 

Public Works, the City of Pasadena, the 

City of South Pasadena, City of La 

Canada-Flintridge, the City of Altadena, 

the City of Los Angeles, and other local 

agencies. 

b. Participation of affected Federal, 

state and local resource agencies, Native 

American groups and concerned interest 

groups/individuals is encouraged in the 

scoping process. Public participation 

will be especially important in defining 

the scope of analysis in the Integrated 

Feasibility Study/Draft EIS/EIR, 

identifying significant environmental 

issues and providing useful information 

from published and unpublished data, 

personal knowledge of relevant issues, 

and recommending mitigation measures 

associated with the proposed action. 

c. Those interested in providing 

information or data relevant to the 

environmental or social impacts that 

should be included or considered in the 

environmental analysis can furnish this 

information by writing to the points of 

contact indicated above or by attending 

the public scoping meeting. A mailing 

list will also be established so pertinent 

data may be distributed to interested 

parties. 

d. Questions or comments regarding 

the Integrated Arroyo Seco 

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63388 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 205 / Thursday, October 23, 2014 / Notices 

1By operation of law, the Criminal Fine 

Improvements Act of 1987, Pub. L. 100–185, 101 

Stat. 1279 (1987), increased the fine amounts from 

$1000/$5000 to $5000/$100,000. See, e.g., U.S. v. 

Lentsch, 369 F.3d 948, 950 (6th Cir. 2004) (quoting 

58 FR 47984 (Sept. 14, 1993)); see also 10 CFR 

860.5. 

Environmental Feasibility Study and 

Environmental Impact Statement/

Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR), 

including requests to be placed on the 

mailing list, may be submitted by mail 

to Ms. Deborah Lamb, U.S. Army Corps 

of Engineers, Los Angeles District, 

CESPL–PD–RL, 915 Wilshire Blvd., Los 

Angeles, CA 90017–3401; or by email to 

Deborah.L.Lamb@usace.army.mil. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25288 Filed 10–22–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Extension of Deadline; Preschool 

Development Grants—Development 

Grants and Preschool Development 

Grants—Expansion Grants 

AGENCIES: Department of Education and 

Department of Health and Human 

Services. 

ACTION: Notice extending deadline date 

for the FY 2014 grant competitions. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.419A and 84.419B. 

SUMMARY: On August 18, 2014, the 

Departments of Education and Health 

and Human Services published in the 

Federal Register (79 FR 48854 and 79 

FR 48874) notices inviting applications 

for new awards for fiscal year 2014 for 

the Preschool Development Grants— 

Development and Preschool 

Development Grants—Expansion Grants 

programs. The notices established 

October 14, 2014, as the deadline date 

for eligible applicants to apply for 

funding under the programs. On 

October 9, 2014, the Departments 

published in the Federal Register (79 

FR 61065) a notice extending the 

deadline for submission to October 15, 

2014, after learning that the Grants.gov 

Web site would be unavailable to 

applicants on October 11–12, 2014. It 

appears that some applicants may have 

encountered technical difficulties in the 

submission of their applications on 

October 15, 2014. Therefore, we are 

extending, to October 24, 2014, the 

deadline for transmittal of applications. 

DATES: Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: October 24, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rebecca Marek, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW., 

Room 3E344, Washington, DC 20202– 

6200. Telephone: 202–260–0968 or by 

email: PreschoolDevelopmentGrants@

ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf or a text telephone, 

call, toll free: 1–877–576–7734. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All other 

information in the August 18, 2014, 

notices inviting applications for these 

competitions remains the same, 

including the application submission 

instructions. 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document in 

an accessible format (e.g., braille, large 

print, audiotape, or compact disc) on 

request to the contact person listed 

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Program Authority: Sections 14005 and 

14006 of the ARRA, as amended by section 

1832(b) of division B of the Department of 

Defense and Full-Year Continuing 

Appropriations Act, 2011 (Pub. L. 112–10), 

the Department of Education Appropriations 

Act, 2012 (title III of division F of Pub. L. 

112–74, the Consolidated Appropriations 

Act, 2012), and the Department of Education 

Appropriations Act, 2014 (title III of division 

H of Pub. L. 113–76, the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2014). 

Dated: October 20, 2014. 

Deborah S. Delisle, 

Assistant Secretary for Elementary and 

Secondary Education, U.S. Department of 

Education. 

Mark H. Greenberg, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and 

Families, U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Trespassing on DOE Property: 

Portsmouth Area Site, Ohio 

AGENCY: Portsmouth/Paducah Project 

Office, Office of Environmental 

Management, U.S. Department of Energy 

(DOE). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: DOE hereby amends and 

deletes specific facilities from 

previously published site descriptions 

of various DOE and contractor occupied 

facilities as off-limit areas. The facilities 

to be deleted are described in this 

notice. In accordance with 10 CFR part 

860, it is a Federal crime under section 

229 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 

as amended (42 U.S.C. 2278a), for 

unauthorized persons to enter into or 

upon the facilities of the Portsmouth 

Area Site, Ohio of the United States 

Department of Energy, Office of 

Environmental Management, 

Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office 

operating area. If unauthorized entry 

into or upon the remaining off-limits 

areas is into an area enclosed by a fence, 

wall, floor, roof or other such structural 

barrier, conviction for such 

unauthorized entry may result in a fine 

not to exceed $100,000 or imprisonment 

for not more than one year, or both. If 

unauthorized entry into or upon the 

properties is into an area not enclosed 

by a fence, wall, floor, roof, or other 

such structural barrier, conviction for 

such unauthorized entry may result in 

a fine of not more than $5,000.1

DATES: This action is effective October 

23, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Edwards, III, Portsmouth/

Paducah Project Office Deputy Manager, 

1017 Majestic Drive, Suite 200, 

Lexington, KY 40513, Telephone: (859) 

219–4000, Facsimile: (859) 219–4099. 

Bert Gawthorp, Portsmouth/Paducah 

Project Office Lead Counsel, 1017 

Majestic Drive, Suite 200, Lexington, KY 

40513, Telephone: (859) 219–4000, 

Facsimile: (859) 219–4099. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOE, 

successor agency to the Atomic Energy 

Commission (AEC), is authorized, 

pursuant to section 229 of the Atomic 

Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 

U.S.C. 2278a), and section 104 of the 

Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 

U.S.C. 5814), as implemented by a final 

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