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from members of the public is to make 

these submissions available for public 

viewing on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contract 

information. 

DoD Clearance Officer; Ms. Patricia 

Toppings. Written requests for copies of 

the information collection proposal 

should be sent to Ms. Toppings at WHS/ 

ESD/Information Management Division, 

1777 North Kent Street, RPN, Suite 

11000, Arlington, VA 2209–2133. 

Dated: April 23, 2007. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement/ 

Overseas Environmental Impact 

Statement for Navy Atlantic Fleet 

Training in the Navy Cherry Point 

Range Complex and Notice of Public 

Scoping Meetings 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 

(102)(2)(c) of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969, as implemented by the Council on 

Environmental Quality Regulations (40 

CFR parts 1500–1508), and Executive 

Order 12114, the Department of Navy 

(Navy) announces its intent to prepare 

an Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS)/Overseas EIS to evaluate the 

potential environmental consequences 

associated with naval training 

operations in the Navy Cherry Point 

(CP) Range Complex. The Navy 

proposes to support current and 

emerging training and research, 

development, test, and evaluation 

(RDT&E) operations in the Navy CP 

Range Complex by: (1) Maintaining 

baseline operations at current levels; (2) 

increasing training operations from 

current levels as necessary to support 

the Fleet Readiness Training Plan 

(FRTP); (3) accommodating mission 

requirements associated with force 

structure change; and (4) implementing 

enhanced range complex capabilities. 

The EIS/OEIS study area is the Navy CP 

Range Complex which consists of 

surface and subsurface operating areas 

(OPAREAs), special use airspace (SUA), 

and instrumented ranges. The Navy CP 

Range Complex encompasses: 18,617 

nm2 of offshore surface and subsurface 

OPAREA; 12,529 nm2 of deep ocean 

area greater than 100 fathoms (600 feet); 

and 18,966 nm2 of SUA (warning area). 

No land ranges or facilities are included 

within the study area for this EIS/OEIS. 

The focus of the EIS/OEIS is the 

exercises and other actions in the ocean 

environment. Issues associated with 

land-based ranges will be assessed 

separately by the U.S. Marine Corps. 

The scope of actions to be analyzed in 

this EIS/OEIS includes current and 

proposed future Navy training and 

RDT&E within Navy-controlled 

operating areas, airspace, and 

instrumented ranges. It also includes 

proposed Navy-funded range 

capabilities enhancements, including 

infrastructure improvements, which 

support range complex training and 

RDT&E. Activities that involve the use 

of active sonar are conducted in the 

Navy CP Complex; however, those 

potential effects are being analyzed in 

detail in a separate document, the 

Atlantic Fleet Active Sonar Training 

EIS/OEIS. That separate sonar EIS/OEIS 

addresses active sonar use as a whole by 

the Atlantic Fleet in the eastern Atlantic 

Ocean (including waters that are part of 

the Navy CP Complex), and in the Gulf 

of Mexico. The results of that sonar EIS/ 

OEIS will be incorporated into the Navy 

CP Range Complex EIS/OEIS to account 

for active sonar effects that could occur 

within the geographic area of the Navy 

CP Range Complex. 

Dates and Addresses: Two public 

scoping meetings will be held, one in 

Morehead City, North Carolina and one 

in Wilmington, North Carolina, to 

receive oral and written comments on 

environmental concerns that should be 

addressed in the Navy CP Range 

Complex EIS/OEIS. Public scoping 

meetings will be held at the following 

dates, times, and locations: May 16, 

2007, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at West 

Carteret High School, 4700 Country 

Club Road, Morehead City, North 

Carolina, and May 17, 2007, from 5 p.m. 

to 8 p.m. at New Hanover High School, 

1307 Market Street, Wilmington, North 

Carolina. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kelly Knight, Naval Facilities 

Engineering Command Atlantic, (757) 

322–4398. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Navy’s mission is to maintain, train, and 

equip combat-ready naval forces capable 

of winning wars, deterring aggression 

and maintaining freedom of the seas. 

For that reason, Title 10 U.S.C. 5062 

directs the Chief of Naval Operations to 

train all naval forces for combat. The 

Chief of Naval Operations meets that 

direction, in part, by conducting at-sea 

training exercises and ensuring naval 

forces have access to ranges, OPAREAs 

and airspace where they can develop 

and maintain skills for wartime 

missions and conduct RDT&E of naval 

weapons systems. As such, Navy ranges, 

OPAREAs, and airspace must be 

maintained and/or enhanced to 

accommodate necessary training and 

testing activities in support of national 

security objectives. 

The purpose of the proposed action is 

to: Achieve and maintain Fleet 

readiness using the Navy CP Range 

Complex to support current, emerging, 

and future training and RDT&E 

operations; expand warfare missions; 

and upgrade/modernize existing range 

capabilities to enhance and sustain 

Navy training and testing. 

The need for the proposed action is to 

provide combat capable forces ready to 

deploy worldwide in accordance with 

Title 10 U.S.C 5062. Specifically, 

maintain current levels of military 

readiness by training and testing in the 

Navy CP Range Complex; accommodate 

future increases in operational training 

tempo in the Navy CP Range Complex 

and support the rapid deployment of 

naval units or strike groups; achieve and 

sustain readiness in ships and 

squadrons so that the Navy can quickly 

surge significant combat power in the 

event of a national crisis or contingency 

operation and consistent with FRTP; 

support the testing and training needed 

for new aircraft, vessels, weapons 

systems and missions; and maintain the 

long-term viability of the Navy CP 

Range Complex while protecting human 

health and the environment. 

Three alternatives will be evaluated in 

the EIS/OEIS including: (1) The No 

Action Alternative comprising baseline 

operations and support of existing range 

capabilities; (2) Alternative 1 

comprising the No Action Alternative 

plus additional operations, expanded 

warfare missions, accommodation of 

force structure changes including 

training and RDT&E resulting from the 

introduction of new vessels, aircraft, 

weapons systems and missions, and the 

implementation of enhancements to 

range infrastructure; and (3) Alternative 

2, comprising Alternative 1 plus 

additional increases in training, and 

implementation of enhancements that 

will optimize training throughput in 

support of future contingencies. The 

EIS/OEIS will evaluate the 

environmental effects associated with: 

Airspace; noise; range safety; water 

resources; air quality; biological 

resources, including threatened and 

endangered species; land use; 


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socioeconomic resources; infrastructure; 

and cultural resources. The analysis will 

include an evaluation of direct and 

indirect impacts, and will account for 

cumulative impacts from other naval 

activities in the Navy CP Range 

Complex. No decision will be made to 

implement any alternative until the EIS/ 

OEIS process is completed and a Record 

of Decision is signed by the Assistant 

Secretary of the Navy (Installations and 

Environment). 

The Navy is initiating the scoping 

process to identify community concerns 

and local issues to be addressed in the 

EIS/OEIS. Federal agencies, State 

agencies, local agencies, and interested 

persons are encouraged to provide oral 

and/or written comments to the Navy to 

identify specific issues or topics of 

environmental concern that should be 

addressed in the EIS/OEIS. Written 

comments must be postmarked by June 

12, 2007 and should be mailed to: Naval 

Facilities Engineering Command, 

Atlantic, 6506 Hampton Boulevard, 

Norfolk, Virginia, 23508–1278, 

Attention: Ms. Kelly Knight. 

R.K. Giroux, 

Captain (Sel), Judge Advocate General’s 

Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–8188 Filed 4–27–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of Management, invites 

comments on the proposed information 

collection requests as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before June 29, 

2007. 

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. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The IC Clearance 

Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management, publishes that notice 

containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or 

reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of 

the collection; (4) Description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) Respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6) 

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping 

burden. OMB invites public comment. 

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. 

Dated: April 25, 2007. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools 

Type of Review: Reinstatement, with 

change, of a previously approved 

collection for which approval has 

expired. 

Title: Alcohol, Other Drug, and 

Violence Prevention Survey of 

American College Campuses. 

Frequency: On Occasion. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 1,050. 

Burden Hours: 875. 

Abstract: This survey’s purpose is to 

determine the state of alcohol and other 

drug abuse and violence prevention in 

higher education and assess current and 

emerging needs of institutions of higher 

education and their surrounding 

communities. 

Requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 3322. 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., 

Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, 

DC 20202–4700. Requests may also be 

electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202–

245–6623. Please specify the complete 

title of the information collection when 

making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 

1–800–877–8339. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services Overview 

Information; Technology and Media 

Services for Individuals With 

Disabilities—Institute on Technology 

Effectiveness for Children With 

Disabilities: Web-Supported 

Instructional Approaches; Notice 

Inviting Applications for New Awards 

for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.327W. 

Dates: 

Applications Available: April 30, 

2007. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: May 30, 2007. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: July 30, 2007. 

Eligible Applicants: State educational 

agencies (SEAs); local educational 

agencies (LEAs); public charter schools 

that are LEAs under State law; 

institutions of higher education (IHEs); 

other public agencies; private nonprofit 

organizations; outlying areas; freely 

associated States; Indian tribes or tribal 

organizations; and for-profit 

organizations. 

Estimated Available Funds: $500,000. 

Maximum Award: We will reject any 

application that proposes a budget 

exceeding $500,000 for a single budget 

period of 12 months. The Assistant 

Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services may change the 

maximum amount through a notice 

published in the Federal Register. 

Number of Awards: 1. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 60 months. 


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