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carriers for U.S. Government-financed 

international air transportation of 

personnel (and their personal effects) or 

property, to the extent that service by 

those carriers is available. It requires the 

Comptroller General of the United 

States, in the absence of satisfactory 

proof of the necessity for foreign-flag air 

transportation, to disallow expenditures 

from funds, appropriated or otherwise 

established for the account of the United 

States, for international air 

transportation secured aboard a foreignflag air carrier if an U.S.-flag carrier is 

available to provide such services. In 

the event that the contractor selects a 

carrier other than an U.S.-flag air carrier 

for international air transportation, the 

contractor shall include per FAR clause 

52.247–64, Preference for U.S.-Flag Air 

Carriers, a statement on vouchers 

involving such transportation. The 

contracting officer uses the information 

furnished in the statement to determine 

whether adequate justification exists for 

the contractor’s use of other than U.S.- 

flag air carrier. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 150. 

Responses per Respondent: 2. 

Annual Responses: 300. 

Hours per Response: .25. 

Total Burden Hours: 75. 

Obtaining Copies of 

Proposals: 

of the information collection documents 

from the General Services 

Administration, Regulatory Secretariat 

(MVCB), 1275 First Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20417, telephone (202) 

501–4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 

9000–0054, Submission for OMB 

Review; U.S.-Flag Air Carriers 

Certification, in all correspondence. 

Dated: March 5, 2012. 

Laura Auletta, 

Director, Office of Governmentwide 

Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition 

Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5733 Filed 3–8–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, Corps of 

Engineers 

Notice of Availability of Final 

Environmental Impact Statement for a 

Proposed Highway Between I–12 and 

Bush, LA in St. Tammany Parish, LA 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DOD. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), 

New Orleans District has prepared a 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

(FEIS) for a project proposed by the 

Louisiana Department of Transportation 

and Development (LADOTD) to 

construct a new highway between 1–12 

and Bush, Louisiana, in St. Tammany 

Parish. On September 9, 2011, USACE 

published a notice in the Federal 

Register (76 FR 55887), informing the 

public of the availability of the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) 

that analyzes the potential effects of 

implementing each of four build and the 

‘‘no-build’’ alternative scenarios for a 

four-lane arterial highway from the 

southern terminus of the current, 

modern four-lane arterial portion of LA 

21 in Bush, Louisiana, to I–12, a 

distance between 17.4 and 21 miles. The 

FEIS has been prepared to respond to 

comments received from agencies, 

organizations, and members of the 

public on the DEIS. 

The USACE is the lead Federal agency 

responsible for the FEIS and 

information contained in the FEIS 

serves as the basis for a Department of 

the Army permit decision under section 

404 of the Clean Water Act. The FEIS 

also provides information for Federal, 

State and local agencies having 

jurisdictional responsibility for affected 

resources. Any comments on the FEIS 

will be considered by USACE and 

responses will be provided for 

substantive issues raised which have 

not been addressed in the DEIS or FEIS. 

DATES: All written comments must be 

postmarked on or before April 8, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted in writing to: U.S. Corps of 

Engineers, New Orleans District, PO Box 

60267, New Orleans, LA 70160. ATTN: 

Regulatory Branch, or via email to 

I–12toBush@usace.army.mil. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James A. Barlow, JR., Ph.D., Regulatory 

Branch, phone (504) 862–2250 or email 

at james.a.barlow@usace.army.mil, or 

Ms. Brenda Archer, Regulatory Branch, 

phone (504) 862–2046 or email at 

brenda.a.archer@usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FEIS 

has been prepared to address the NEPA, 

environmental and cultural resource 

laws, USACE Regulatory Program 

Regulations (Title 33 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations [CFR] Parts 320– 

332), including the 33 CFR Part 325, 

Appendix B, and the requirements of 

the section 404(b)(1) guidelines (40 CFR 

Part 230), to gather information needed 

for the USACE permit decision-making 

process regarding a permit application 

(MVN–2005–0037) submitted by the 

LADOTD to construct a four-lane 

arterial highway from the southern 

terminus of the current, four-lane 

arterial portion of LA 21 in Bush, 

Louisiana, to I–12, a distance between 

17.4 and 21 miles. 

LADOTD has stated that the proposed 

highway is needed as an alternative 

north-south connection that could 

reduce congestion and delays for those 

traveling from northern St. Tammany 

Parish and Washington Parish to I–12. 

As stated by LADOTD, the needs of the 

proposed action are to: (1) Fulfill the 

legislative mandate, Louisiana Revised 

Statute 47:820.2B(e); (2) provide a fourlane arterial to I–12 from the southern 

terminus of the current, modern, fourlane arterial portion of LA 21; (3) divert 

traffic from Washington and northern 

St. Tammany Parishes onto a four-lane, 

arterial to free capacity for local trips on 

segments of existing routes in southern 

suburban areas and reduce congestion 

during peak and some non-peak 

periods; and (4) support and enhance 

the existing and developing economic 

activities in Washington and northern 

St. Tammany Parishes that rely on the 

highway network to reach their markets 

by providing a travel time savings. The 

‘‘No-build and four build alternatives 

where evaluated in the DEIS and carried 

over into the FEIS. 

• No-Build alternative—Continuation 

of existing roadway network in the 

region in its current condition to serve 

as the transportation network. 

• Alternative P (applicant’s proposed 

alignment)—Construction of a new 17.4 

mile highway segment beginning at the 

intersection of LA HWY 21and LA HWY 

41 following the abandoned railroad 

line to a point north of Talisheek, 

Louisiana before heading southwesterly 

to connect to I–12 at the LA Hwy 1088 

interchange with I–12. 

• Alternative Q (least damaging 

practicable alternative)—Construction 

of a new 19.8 mile highway segment 

beginning at the intersection of LA 

HWY 21 and LA HWY 41 following the 

abandoned railroad line to a point 

approximately 1.7 miles north of LA 36 

leaving the abandoned railroad line 

connecting to LA 434 then to I–12 at an 

existing interchange. 

• Alternative J—Construction of a 

new 21.1 mile highway segment 

beginning at the intersection of LA 

HWY 21 and LA HWY 41 following the 

abandoned railroad line to a point north 

of the Slidell Municipal Airport, 

widening Airport Road before 

connecting to I–12. 

• Alternative B/O—Construction of a 

new 19.5 mile highway segment 

upgrading Existing LA HWY 21 to just 


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north of Waldheim then continue as a 

new four-lane roadway approximately 5 

miles west of LA 1083, terminating at 

LA 1088 near I–12. 

The Corps of Engineers expects to 

complete the National Environmental 

Policy Act process with a Record of 

Decision no sooner than 30 days after 

the FEIS is made available to the public. 

The Record of Decision will document 

the decision regarding the Department 

of the Army permit application. 

The FEIS is available for review at the 

following locations: 

(1) An electronic version of the FEIS 

may be downloaded and reviewed at the 

USACE, New Orleans District Web site: 

http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/ops/ 

regulatory/Bush.htm. 

(2) A hardcopy of the FEIS will be 

available for review by appointment 

only at USACE, New Orleans District, 

7400 Leake Avenue, New Orleans, LA 

70188. To schedule an appointment 

please contact either James A. Barlow, 

JR., phone (504) 862–2250 or Ms. 

Brenda Archer, phone (504) 862–2046. 

(3) A hardcopy of the FEIS will be 

available for review at the following 

libraries: 

1. St. Tammany Parish Library. 

—Abita Springs Branch, 71683 Leveson 

Street, Abita Springs, LA 70420 

—Bush Branch, 81597 Highway 41, 

Bush, LA 70431 

—Covington Branch, 310 W. 21st 

Avenue, Covington, LA 70433 

—Lee Road Branch, 79213 Highway 40, 

Covington, LA 70435 

—Mandeville Branch, 844 Girod Street, 

Mandeville, LA 70448 

—Pearl River Branch, 64580 Highway 

41, Pearl River, LA 70452 

—Slidell Branch, 555 Robert Boulevard, 

Slidell, LA 70458 

2. Franklinton Library, 825 Free 

Street, Franklinton, LA 70438 

3. Bogalusa Library, 304 Avenue F, 

Bogalusa, LA 70427 

4. Louisiana State Library, 701 North 

4th Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 

5. University of New Orleans, Earl K. 

Long Library, Louisiana Collection, 

2000 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, LA 

70148 

Dated: March 9, 2012. 

Edward R. Fleming, 

Colonel, U.S. Army, District Commander. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5630 Filed 3–8–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3720–58–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Submission for OMB Review 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: Comment request. 

SUMMARY: The Director, Information 

Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 

Information and Records Management 

Services, Office of Management, invites 

comments on the submission for OMB 

review as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before April 9, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Education Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

17th Street NW., Room 10222, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503, be faxed to (202) 395–5806 or 

emailed to oira_submission@omb.eop.

gov with a cc: to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 

Please note that written comments 

received in response to this notice will 

be considered public records. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. The OMB is 

particularly interested in comments 

which: (1) Evaluate whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) Evaluate the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) Minimize the burden 

of the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including through 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Dated: March 5, 2012. 

Darrin A. King, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Privacy, Information and Records 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Federal Student Aid 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title of Collection: Student Assistance 

General Provision—Subpart I— 

Immigration Status Confirmation. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0052. 

Agency Form Number(s): N/A. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 143,332. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden 

Hours: 17,917. 

Abstract: Collection of this 

information is used for immigration 

status confirmation which reduces the 

potential of fraud and abuse caused by 

ineligible aliens receiving Federally 

subsidized student financial assistance 

under Title IV of the Higher Education 

Act of 1965, as amended. The 

respondent population is institutions of 

higher education who must submit a 

United States Citizenship and 

Immigration Services Form G–845 when 

automated secondary confirmation of 

the applicants’ immigration match 

status fails. 

Copies of the information collection 

submission for OMB review may be 

accessed from the RegInfo.gov Web site 

at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/

PRAMain or from the Department’s Web 

site at http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by 

selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 04766. When you access 

the information collection, click on 

‘‘Download Attachments ’’ to view. 

Written requests for information should 

be addressed to U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to the Internet address 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202– 

401–0920. Please specify the complete 

title of the information collection and 

OMB Control Number when making 

your request. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5728 Filed 3–8–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: Comment request. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(the Department), in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), 

provides the general public and Federal 

agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on proposed and continuing 

collections of information. This helps 

the Department assess the impact of its 

information collection requirements and 

minimize the reporting burden on the 

public and helps the public understand 

the Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. The Director, 


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