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Berthing, and Army Air and Missile 

Defense Task Force’’ dated July 2010. 

The Record of Decision (ROD) for the 

Final EIS was signed on September 20, 

2010, and published in the Federal 

Register (75 FR 60438, September 30, 

2010). In the months following the 

issuance of the ROD, the DoN made 

adjustments with regards to the LFTRC, 

including application of a probabilistic 

methodology that shrank the overall 

footprint of the Multi-Purpose Machine 

Gun range. The DoN also formally 

committed that if the Route 15 area was 

selected for the LFTRC, DoN would 

provide for 24 hours a day, 7 days a 

week access to Pagat Village and Pagat 

Cave historical sites, to include the trail 

leading to both. Faced with this new 

information, the DoN initially elected to 

prepare an SEIS limited solely to the 

evaluation of impacts associated with 

the location, construction, and 

operation of the LFTRC. The DoN issued 

its Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare the 

SEIS in February 2012 in the Federal 

Register (77 FR 6787, February 9, 2012). 

In the NOI, the DoN preliminarily 

identified five (5) alternatives for the 

LFTRC: Two (2) were adjacent to Route 

15 in northeastern Guam, and three (3) 

were located at or immediately adjacent 

to the Naval Magazine (NAVMAG). 

Public scoping meetings were 

conducted for the SEIS in March 2012, 

and the public scoping comment period 

closed on April 6, 2012. Shortly 

thereafter, on April 27, 2012, the U.S.- 

Japan Security Consultative Committee 

issued a joint statement announcing its 

decision to adjust the plans outlined in 

the May 2006 Roadmap for Realignment 

Implementation. In accordance with 

these ‘‘2012 Roadmap Adjustments,’’ 

the DoD adopted a new force posture in 

the Pacific providing for a materially 

smaller and reconfigured force on 

Guam. In conjunction with changes in 

the mix of personnel involved in the 

relocation, the adjustments reduced the 

originally planned relocation of 

approximately 8,600 Marines with 

approximately 9,000 dependents to a 

force of approximately 5,000 Marines 

with approximately 1,300 dependents. 

That decision prompted the DoN’s 

review of the actions previously 

planned for Guam and approved in the 

September 2010 ROD. This review 

concluded that while some actions 

remained unchanged, others, such as 

the size and location of the cantonment 

and family housing areas, could 

significantly change because of the force 

modification. Therefore, the DoN 

published a new NOI in the Federal 

Register (77 FR 61746, October 11, 

2012) and amended the scope of the 

ongoing LFTRC SEIS to add those 

actions that materially changed due to 

the new force posture. The DoN 

conducted additional public scoping 

meetings for this SEIS in November 

2012. 

Alternatives Considered 

The Draft SEIS analyzes a range of 

alternatives for the proposed action 

including the no action alternative. The 

Draft SEIS analyzes four (4) 

cantonment/family housing alternatives: 

Alternative A—Finegayan; Alternative 

B—Finegayan/South Finegayan; 

Alternative C—AAFB; and Alternative 

D—Barrigada. The Draft SEIS analyzes 

five (5) LFTRC alternatives: Alternative 

1—Route 15; Alternative 2—NAVMAG 

East/West; Alternative 3—NAVMAG 

North/South; Alternative 4—NAVMAG 

L-Shaped; and Alternative 5—Andersen 

Air Force Base Northwest Field (NWF). 

The Draft EIS provides information on 

the affected environment and impacts of 

the proposed actions for 18 distinct 

resource areas. These resource areas 

include water quality, terrestrial 

biology, socioeconomics and 

environmental justice, land use, cultural 

resources, recreation, visual, marine 

transportation, ground transportation, 

air quality, noise, and utilities 

(including water, power and 

wastewater), among others. 

Preferred Alternative 

Per the guidance of CEQ, an agency’s 

preferred alternative is the alternative 

that the agency believes best fulfills its 

statutory mission and responsibilities, 

giving consideration to economic, 

environmental, technical and other 

factors (40 CFR 1502.14(e)). The DoN 

considered military requirements, 

infrastructure and environmental 

impacts and constraints, and scoping 

input from the public, resource 

agencies, and Government of Guam 

during the process of identifying a 

preferred alternative. The DoN’s 

preferred alternative is to construct and 

operate a cantonment (including family 

housing) at Finegayan (Alternative A) 

and an LFTRC at NWF (Alternative 5). 

This combination best meets Marine 

Corps operational requirements (size 

and layout), maximizes the use of 

federal land on Guam, and optimizes 

operational efficiencies due to the 

relative proximity of the facilities. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Commander Curtis Duncan, Joint Guam 

Program Office at 703–602–3825. On 

Guam, contact Major Darren Alvarez, 

Joint Guam Program Office Forward, at 

671–339–3337. 

Dated: April 14, 2014. 

N.A. Hagerty-Ford, 

Commander, Office of the Judge Advocate 

General, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison 

Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2014–ICCD–0016] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; ED– 

524 Budget Information NonConstruction Programs Form and 

Instructions 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary/Office of 

the Deputy Secretary, Department of 

Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is 

proposing an extension of an existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before May 19, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in 

response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting 

Docket ID number ED–2014–ICCD–0016 

or via postal mail, commercial delivery, 

or hand delivery. Please note that 

comments submitted by fax or email 

and those submitted after the comment 

period will not be accepted. Written 

requests for information or comments 

submitted by postal mail or delivery 

should be addressed to the Director of 

the Information Collection Clearance 

Division, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room 

2E105, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions related to collection activities 

or burden, please call Stephanie 

Valentine, 202–401–0526 or 

electronically mail ICDocketMgr@

ed.gov. Please do not send comments 

here. We will ONLY accept comments 

in this mailbox when the 

regulations.gov site is not available to 

the public for any reason. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Education (ED), in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general 

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opportunity to comment on proposed, 

revised, and continuing collections of 

information. This helps the Department 

assess the impact of its information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. ED is 

soliciting comments on the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) that 

is described below. The Department of 

Education is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: ED–524 Budget 

Information Non-Construction Programs 

Form and Instructions. 

OMB Control Number: 1894–0008. 

Type of Review: An extension of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 5,400. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 94,500. 

Abstract: The ED–524 form and 

instructions are included in U.S. 

Department of Education discretionary 

grant application packages and are 

needed in order for applicants to submit 

summary-level budget data by budget 

category, as well as a detailed budget 

narrative, to request and justify their 

proposed grant budgets which are part 

of their grant applications. 

Dated: April 15, 2014. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Hawaii Clean Energy Draft 

Programmatic Environmental Impact 

Statement 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of availability and public 

hearings. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) announces the availability 

of the Hawaii Clean Energy Draft 

Programmatic Environmental Impact 

Statement (Hawaii Clean Energy Draft 

PEIS or Draft PEIS) (DOE/EIS–0459). 

DOE also announces eight public 

hearings to receive comments on the 

Draft PEIS. The Draft PEIS evaluates the 

potential environmental impacts 

associated with 31 energy efficiency 

activities and renewable energy 

technologies that could assist the State 

of Hawaii in meeting the goals 

established under the Hawaii Clean 

Energy Initiative (HCEI). 

DATES: DOE invites comments on the 

Draft PEIS during a 90-day period, 

which ends July 17, 2014. Comments 

submitted after this date will be 

considered to the extent practicable 

during preparation of the Hawaii Clean 

Energy Final PEIS. The Department will 

hold eight public hearings at the 

locations, dates, and times listed in 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on the Draft PEIS 

may be submitted: 

• Orally or in writing at a public 

hearing. 

• By email to 

hawaiicleanenergypeis@ee.doe.gov. 

• Through the PEIS Web site at 

http://hawaiicleanenergypeis.com. 

• By mail to Dr. Jane Summerson, 

Hawaii Clean Energy PEIS Document 

Manager, DOE NNSA, POB 5400 Bldg 

401, KAFB East, Albuquerque, NM 

87185. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information on the Hawaii 

Clean Energy Draft PEIS, contact Dr. 

Jane Summerson at the address above or 

send an email to 

hawaiicleanenergypeis@ee.doe.gov. For 

general information regarding the DOE 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) process, contact: Ms. Carol M. 

Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA 

Policy and Compliance (GC–54), U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20585, telephone 202–586–4600 or 

leave a message at 800–472–2756. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

DOE and Hawaii entered into a 

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) 

in January 2008 that established a longterm partnership to assist Hawaii in its 

efforts to transform the way in which 

energy efficiency and renewable energy 

resources are planned and used in the 

State. The MOU established working 

groups to address key sectors of the 

energy economy (e.g., electricity, enduse efficiency, transportation, and 

fuels), which led to the establishment of 

the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative 

(HCEI). A goal of the HCEI is to meet 70 

percent of Hawaii’s energy needs by 

2030 through energy efficiency and 

renewable energy (collectively ‘‘clean 

energy’’). 

PEIS Scoping 

On December 14, 2010, DOE issued a 

notice of intent to prepare a PEIS, with 

the State of Hawaii as a joint lead, on 

the wind phase of the Hawaii 

Interisland Renewable Energy Program 

(75 FR 77859). In light of scoping 

comments and regulatory and policy 

developments, DOE broadened the 

range of reasonable energy efficiency 

and renewable energy activities and 

technologies to be analyzed in the PEIS 

and issued an amended notice of intent 

to prepare the Hawaii Clean Energy 

PEIS (77 FR 47828; August 10, 2012). In 

preparing the PEIS, DOE considered 

scoping comments received on the 

initial and amended notices of intent. 

The Hawaii Clean Energy Draft PEIS 

was prepared with the following 

cooperating agencies: State of Hawaii 

(Department of Business, Economic 

Development and Tourism), U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Region 9, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, National Park Service, 

Natural Resources Conservation Service, 

U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, and 

Federal Aviation Administration. 

Purpose and Need for Agency Action 

The purpose and need for DOE’s 

action is based on the 2008 MOU with 

the State of Hawaii that established the 

long-term HCEI partnership. Consistent 

with this MOU, DOE’s purpose and 

need is to support the State of Hawaii 

in its efforts to meet 70 percent of the 

State’s energy needs by 2030 through 

clean energy. DOE’s primary purpose in 

preparing this PEIS is to provide 

information to the public, Federal and 

State agencies, and future energy 

developers on the potential 

environmental impacts of a wide range 

of energy efficiency activities and 

renewable energy technologies that 

could support the HCEI. This 

environmental information could be 

used by decisionmakers, developers, 

and regulators in determining the best 

activities and technologies to meet 

future energy needs. The public could 

use this PEIS to better understand the 

types of potential impacts associated 

with the various technologies. 

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