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section 101(a)(5)(D) have been met and

the authorization can be issued.

Authorization

For the above reasons, NMFS has

issued an incidental harassment

authorization for 1 year for the above

described activity provided mitigation,

monitoring, and reporting requirements

described in the IHA are undertaken.

Dated: July 15, 1997.

Patricia A. Montanio,

Deputy Director, Office of Protected

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–19793 Filed 7-25-97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Notice of Availability of the Record of

Decision for the Demilitarization of

Chemical Agents and Munitions Stored

at Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Record of Decision.

SUMMARY: Consistent with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969

(NEPA) and regulations promulgated

pursuant thereto, this announces the

availability of the Record of Decision

(ROD) which documents and explains

the Department of the Army’s decision

to construct and operate a full-scale

chemical agent disposal facility located

in the northeastern area of the Pine Bluff

Arsenal (PBA), Arkansas (identified as

Site A in the Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS)). The Army has

determined that the Revised Final EIS

adequately addresses the potential

impacts of the Army’s actions relating to

the disposal of chemical agents and

munitions stored at PBA. The Army has

also determined that the conclusions in

the Revised Final EIS establish that the

decision to implement on-site

incineration at site A provides

maximum protection of the

environment, the general public, and

workers at the disposal facility. The

Army plans to dispose of 3,850 tons of

chemical agents stored at PBA

consistent with the terms of the ROD.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A

comparison was made of the potential

impacts of six different locations at PBA

for the facility. The six locations were

identified using criteria based on safety

and compatibility with current PBA

activities. The selected site, located in

the northeastern part of the Arsenal, has

the advantage of being previously

disturbed by construction of the BZ

disposal facility and the ready

availability of utilities. Additionally, it

was found to result in equivalent or

lower potential adverse ecological

impacts as compared to the other five

sites evaluated. Potential impacts from

alternative operating schedules for the

proposed disposal facility were also

evaluated. It was found that operating

the plant continuously on a daily basis

would result in lower human health

risks than operating the plant only for

one shift. Based on these impact

analyses, it is concluded that

conducting disposal operations at the

northern site for three shifts per day is

the preferred environmental alternative

for implementing on-site disposal.

COPIES: To obtain copies of the ROD,

contact the Program Manager for

Chemical Demilitarization, Data and

Document Control Center, at (410) 671–

4901 or Mr. Jeff Lindblad, Pine Bluff

Chemical Activity, at (501) 540–2429.

For more information, contact Ms.

Catherine Herlinger, Office of the

Program Manager for Chemical

Demilitarization, at (410) 671–3629.

Dated: July 21, 1997.

Raymond J. Fatz,

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army

(Environment, Safety and Occupational

Health), OASA (I, L&E).

[FR Doc. 97–19767 Filed 7–25–97; 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 for

the Reformation Study, Atlantic Coast

of Long Island, From Fire Island Inlet

to Montauk Point, New York

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

DOD.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The New York District of the

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to

begin preparation of a Draft

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)

for proposed measures for storm damage

protection for the Atlantic Coast of Long

Island, from Fire Island Inlet to

Montauk Point, New York (study area).

This project is necessary due to

continual erosion leading to a decrease

in the width of beach and a loss of

beach material during severe storms and

hurricanes. Due to the erosion and the

lack of sufficiently high beaches, berms

or dune systems, residential and

commercial developments have become

increasingly susceptible to storm

damage from flooding and wave attack.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Attn: Stephen A. Couch, Study

Manager, (212) 264–9077

Attn: Peter M. Weppler, EIS

Coordinator, (212) 264–4663,

Planning Division, Corps of

Engineers, New York District, 26

Federal Plaza, New York, New York

10278–0090

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

overall Fire Island Inlet to Montauk

Point, New York, Combined Beach

Erosion Control and Hurricane

Protection Project was authorized by the

River and Harbor Act of 1960 in

accordance with the recommendations

of the Chief of Engineers in House

Document No. 425, 86th Congress dated

June 21, 1960. The original authorized

project provided for beach erosion

control and hurricane protection along

five reaches by means of widening the

beaches along the developed areas,

raising the dunes by artificial placement

of suitable sand, grass planting on the

dunes, and construction of interior

drainage structures at Mecox Bay,

Sagaponack Lake, and Georgica Pond.

The project authorized construction of

50 groins subject to determination of

their actual need. The authorization was

subsequently modified by Section 103

of the River and Harbor Act of October

12, 1962, Section 31 of the Water

Resources Development Act of 1974,

Section 502 of the Water Resources

Development Act of 1986, and Section

102 of the Water Resources

Development Act of 1992. These

modifications were made primarily to

adjust the cost sharing provisions of the

authorized project.

1. Location and Description of Proposed

Action

The project area is located entirely in

Suffolk County, Long Island, New York,

along the Atlantic and bay shores of the

towns of Babylon, Islip, Brookhaven,

Southamption and Easthampton. The

study area is approximately 83 miles

long. The study area includes three large

estuarial bays. Great South Bay is

connected to the Atlantic Ocean through

Fire Island Inlet, which is a federal

navigation channel. Similarly, Moriches

Bay and Shinnecock Bay are connected

to the ocean through Moriches and

Shinnecock Inlets, respectively, which

are also federal navigation channels.

Great South Bay, Moriches Bay and

Shinnecock Bay are connected by

narrow channels behind the barrier. The

westernmost portion of the study area,

Fire Island Inlet, is located

approximately 52 miles by water east of
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the Battery, New York. The project area

includes the ocean and bay shorelines,

Fire Island, Moriches and Shinnecock

Inlets, barrier beaches, the mainland, as

well as suitable offshore borrow areas

for that will supply material for beach

construction and replenishment.

2. Reasonable Alternative Actions

The ongoing reformulation study will

further consider beach fill alternatives,

and others, including, but not limited

to, ‘‘hard structures’’ such as groin

fields, seawalls, revetments, and

breakwaters to identify an economically

optimal plan.

3. Scoping Process

A. Public Involvement

A separate scoping correspondence

detailing the proposed plan will be

distributed to all appropriate public and

private agencies and organizations with

the intent of receiving opinions all from

interested parties. Public information

meetings will be scheduled throughout

the EIS phase. Additions to this mailing

list can be made by notifying the project

EIS coordinator.

B. Significant Issues Requiring In-Depth

Analysis

1. Water Quality Impacts 2.

Archaeological and Cultural Resources

Impacts 3. Aquatic and Terrestrial

Resources Impacts 4. Shorebird

Populations 5. Recreational Impacts 6.

Economic Impacts 7. Longshore Sand

Transport.

C. Environmental Review and

Consultation

Review will be conducted as outlined

in the Council on Environmental

Quality regulations dated November 29,

1983 (40 CFR parts 1500–108) and U.S.

Army Corps of Engineer regulation ER

200–2–2 dated March 4, 1988.

4. Scoping Meetings

To date, there have been two

interagency scoping meetings: a. an

Interagency Scoping meeting sponsored

by the New York District, held on

November 7, 1996, and b. a Municipal

Information meeting sponsored by the

local sponsor, the New York Department

of Environmental Conservation. The

first scheduled public information

meetings have been scheduled for July

30, 1997, at Dowling College, Oakdale,

New York and August 14, 1997 at

Southampton, Hampton Bays

Community Center, New York. The

purpose of the information meetings is

to enable the public to: learn about the

potential alternatives, suggest other

alternatives, and provide input to the

study and technical managers regarding

potential data gaps. A series of meetings

will follow and are to be scheduled at

a later date and advertised in local

newspapers.

5. Estimated Date of DEIS Availability

May 2001.

Gregory D. Showalter,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–19759 Filed 7–25–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review;

comment request.

SUMMARY: The Director, Information

Resources Management Group, invites

comments on the submission for OMB

review as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before August

27, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Dan Chenok, Desk Officer,

Department of Education, Office of

Management and Budget, 725 17th

Street, NW., Room 10235, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503. Requests for copies of the

proposed information collection

requests should be addressed to Patrick

J. Sherrill, Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, S.W., Room

5624, Regional Office Building 3,

Washington, DC 20202–4651.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patrick J. Sherrill (202) 708–8196.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time,

Monday through Friday.

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 Director of the

Information Resources Management

Group publishes this 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 at the address specified

above. Copies of the requests are

available from Patrick J. Sherrill at the

address specified above.

Dated: July 22, 1997.

Gloria Parker,

Director, Information Resources Management

Group.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Title: Evaluation Form for the

Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad

Program.

Frequency: One Time Per

Application.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 125.

Burden Hours: 94.

Abstract: Form to be used by

participants under the Fulbright-Hays

Seminars Abroad program to evaluate

the substance and quality of the

seminars and the administrative

capability of the overseas agencies.

Office of the Chief Financial Officer

Type of Review: New.

Title: Department of Education

Federal Cash Award Certification

Statement and Department of Education

Federal Cash Quarterly Confirmation

Statement.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not for Profit institutions;

Federal Government; State, Local or

Tribal Government, SEAs or LEAs.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 12,000.

Burden Hours: 38,160.

Abstract: The collection of the Federal

Cash Award Statement is necessary for

the Agency to monitor cash advanced to

grantees and to obtain expenditure

information for each grant from

grantees. Information collection is used

to report total outlays to the Office of

Management and Budget and the