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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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DEIS at a Workshop that will precede 

the Public Hearing. The Workshop will 

be conducted from 5 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. 

and the formal Public Hearing will 

comment at 7 p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Denise Sloan, Regulatory Project 

Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

Galveston District, P.O. Box 1229, 

Galveston, TX 77553–1229, (409) 766–

3962. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 07–3536 Filed 7–19–07; 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/ 

Environmental Impact Report (DEIS/ 

EIR) for the San Jacinto River, 

Riverside County, CA 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of the study is to 

evaluate approximately a 2-mile reach 

of the San Jacinto River located in 

Riverside County in the City of San 

Jacinto, CA. The focus will be on 

watershed improvements by developing 

alternatives for ecosystem restoration 

and incorporating conjunctive uses for 

groundwater recharge, water quality and 

water conservation from a mile up from 

Main Street to a mile past the end of San 

Jacinto Street. The restoration project 

will focus on revitalization of the 

riparian vegetation community; 

establish environmental corridor to 

benefit wildlife and sensitive species; 

increasing recharge of the San Jacinto 

groundwater basins; and restoring the 

habitat for the endangered San 

Bernardino Kangaroo Rat. The San 

Jacinto River is located about 20 miles 

southeast of the City of Riverside and is 

entirely within Riverside County, CA. 

DATES: Provide comments by August 22, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to Mrs. 

Priscilla E. Perry at U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Los Angeles District, CESPL–

PD–RL, P.O. Box 532711, Los Angeles, 

CA 90053–2325. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. 

Priscilla E. Perry, Chief, Regional 

Planning, Environmental Engineers, at 

213–452–3867, 213–713–2677; Fax 213–

452–4204 or e-mail at 

Priscilla.e.Perry@usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Authorization. The proposed study 

is authorized by the Flood Control Act 

1936; WRDA 1986, Public Law 99–662: 

House Resolution dated October 9, 

1998, Section 416 of WRDA 2000, 

which reads as follows: 

‘‘San Jacinto River, California.—The 

Committee has provided $100,000 for the 

Corps of Engineers to initiate a 

reconnaissance study to examine flood 

control, environmental enhancement and 

related purposes along the San Jacinto River, 

California, between the City of San Jacinto 

and the City of Lake Elsinore’’. 

Section 416 of WRDA 2000: 

Section 416. San Jacinto Watershed, 

California. 

(a) In General.—The Secretary shall 

conduct a watershed study for the San 

Jacinto watershed, California. 

(b) Authorization of Appropriations.—

There is authorized to be appropriated to 

carry out this section $250,000’’. 

2. Background. The construction of 

the San Jacinto levee project in 1961 

proved to be effective in preventing 

flood damages during the 1969 floods 

on the San Jacinto River. The February 

1980 floods were not any greater than 

the 1969 floods, but caused the San 

Jacinto River levee to fail resulting in 

massive flooding in the City of San 

Jacinto. The levee was repaired by 

adding toe stone, groins, and extending 

the Bautista Creek concrete channel by 

another 1.3 miles to the confluence with 

San Jacinto Creek around the late 1984 

to early 1985 timeframe. The 2-mile 

reach of the San Jacinto River which is 

located a mile up from Main Street to a 

mile past the end of San Jacinto Street, 

poses damage to aquatic ecosytems from 

past flooding and types of 

anthropogenic activities. Ecosystems 

processes that help maintain 

groundwater supplies must be protected 

and restored where degraded. Increasing 

groundwater recharge is a way to 

support the ecosystem and improve the 

habitat for the endangered San 

Bernardino Kangaroo Rat. Alternatives 

to be considered are those that will 

reduce adverse water quality impacts 

from runoff; reduce further degradation 

of the river and the area ecosystem and 

improve the quality of both ground and 

surface waters. 

3. Scoping Process. a. A scoping 

meeting is scheduled for August 22, 6 

p.m.–8 p.m. at Simpson Center—305 E. 

Devonshire Ave., Hemet, CA 92543. 

For specific dates, times and locations 

please contact Peter Odencrans, Eastern 

Municipal Water District, at 951–928–

3777 or e-mail at: 

odencransp@emwd.org. Potential 

impacts associated with the proposed 

action will be evaluated. Resource 

categories that will be analyzed are: 

physical environment, geology, 

biological resources, air quality, water 

quality, recreational usage, aesthetics, 

cultural resources, transportation, noise, 

hazardous waste, socioeconomics and 

safety. 

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 Draft EIS/ 

EIR, identifying significant 

environmental issues and impact 

analysis of the Draft EIS/EIR and 

providing useful information such as 

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. 

Dated: July 9, 2007. 

Alex C. Dornstauder, 

Colonel, U.S. Army, District Engineer. 

[FR Doc. 07–3539 Filed 7–19–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Notice of Availability and Notice of 

Public Meeting of the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement 

(DEIS) for the Development of the 

Westside of Marine Corps Base 

Quantico, Including the 2005 Base 

Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 

Action at Marine Corps Base Quantico, 

Virginia 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, 

Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA) 

and public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 

102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 

Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 

4332(2)(C)), as implemented by the 

Council on Environmental Quality 

Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), 

the Department of the Navy (DON), and 

Marine Corps Base Quantico (MCBQ) 

announces the availability of the DEIS, 

which evaluates the environmental 

effects of development of the Westside 

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