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PRB with specific PRB panel 

assignments being made from this 

group. Executives listed will serve a 

one-year renewable term, effective 

September 16, 2011. 

Office of the Secretary of Defense 

Chairperson 

Christine Condon 

PRB PANEL MEMBERS

Ahmed, Sajeel .......... Liotta, Jay 

Anderson, Gretchen McFarland, 

Katharina 

Bexfield, James ......... McGrath, Elizabeth 

Bradley, Leigh .......... Middleton, Allen 

Bunn, Brad ............... Milks, Thomas 

Cabrera, Louis .......... Morgan, Timothy 

Cofer, Jonathan ......... Pennett, John 

Conklin, Pamela ....... Peters, Paul 

Durand, Shari ........... Pontius, Ronald 

Ewell, Webster ......... Rogers, Angela 

France, Joyce ............ Russell, James 

Frothingham, Edward.Shaffer, Alan 

Hinkle-Bowles, 

Stephanie.

Snavely-Dixon, Mary 

Hollis, Caryn ............ Stein, Joseph 

Hopkins, Arthur ....... Wennergren, David 

James, John Jr. .......... Wright, Garland 

Koffsky, Paul ............ Wright, Jessica 

Kozemchak, Paul ...... Yarwood, Susan 

Dated: September 26, 2011. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

[Docket No. DARS–2011–0050–0002] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

The Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System has submitted to OMB for 

clearance, the following proposal for 

collection of information under the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by October 31, 2011. 

Title, Associated Forms and OMB 

Number: Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part 

229, Taxes, and related clause at DFARS 

252.229–7010; OMB Control Number 

0704–0390. 

Type of Request: Extension. 

Number of Respondents: 75. 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 75. 

Average Burden Per Response: 4 

hours. 

Annual Burden Hours: 300 hours. 

Needs and Uses: DoD uses this 

information to determine if DoD 

contractors in the United Kingdom have 

attempted to obtain relief from customs 

duty on vehicle fuels in accordance 

with contract requirements. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet 

Seehra. 

Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

Ms. Seehra at the Office of Management 

and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 

10236, New Executive Office Building, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

You may also submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by the following method: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

number, and title for this Federal 

Register document. The general policy 

for comments and other submissions 

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 contact 

information provided. To confirm 

receipt of your comment(s), please 

check http://www.regulations.gov 

approximately two to three days after 

submission to verify posting (except 

allow 30 days for posting of comments 

submitted by mail). 

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, 4800 

Mark Center Drive, 2nd Floor, East 

Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 

22350–3100. 

Dated: September 23, 2011. 

Ynette R. Shelkin, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2011–25047 Filed 9–28–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

Commercial Item Handbook 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Request for public input. 

SUMMARY: DoD has updated its 

Commercial Item Handbook. The 

purpose of the Handbook is to help 

acquisition personnel develop sound 

business strategies for procuring 

commercial items. DoD is seeking 

industry input on the contents before 

finalizing the Handbook. 

DATES: Comments should be submitted 

in writing to the address shown below 

on or before November 30, 2011, to be 

considered in the formation of the final 

Handbook. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

to the Office of the Director, Defense 

Procurement and Acquisition Policy, 

Attention OUSD(AT&L)DPAP/CPIC, 

3060 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 

20301–3060. Comments also may be 

submitted by e-mail to 

CI_Handbook@osd.mil. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Cassandra R. Freeman, 703–693–7062, 

or by e-mail at 

Cassandra.Freeman@osd.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 1, 

2009, DoD published a request for 

public input on the draft Commercial 

Item Handbook issued by the Office of 

the Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, 

Technology, and Logistics) in November 

2001. Comments were received and 

incorporated. A draft of the updated 

Commercial Item Handbook can be 

found at http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/ 

cpic/draftcihandbook08012011.docx. 

DoD is seeking industry input on the 

contents before finalizing the Handbook. 

Ynette R. Shelkin, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2011–25048 Filed 9–28–11; 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 

(DEIS) for the Haile Gold Mine in 

Lancaster County, SC 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers. 


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ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Charleston District intends to 

prepare a Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement (DEIS) to assess the potential 

social, economic and environmental 

effects of the proposed construction and 

operation of a gold mine in order to 

extract and process gold from the Haile 

ore body in wetlands and streams 

associated with Haile Gold Mine Creek, 

by Haile Gold Mine, Inc. (Haile) in the 

vicinity of Kershaw, in Lancaster 

County, South Carolina. The DEIS will 

assess potential effects of a range of 

alternatives. 

DATES: General Public Scoping Meeting: 

One Public Scoping meeting is planned 

for Thursday October 27, 2011 

beginning at 5 p.m. EDT at the Andrew 

Jackson Recreation Center, 6354 N 

Matson St, Kershaw, SC 29067. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information and/or questions 

about the proposed project and DEIS, 

please contact Dr. Richard L. Darden, 

Project Manager, by telephone: 843– 

329–8043 or toll free 1–866–329–8187, 

or by mail: 

CESAC–RE–P, 69–A Hagood Avenue, 

Charleston, SC 29403. For inquiries 

from the media, please contact the 

Corps, Charleston District Corporate 

Communications Officer (CCO), Ms. 

Glenn Jeffries by telephone: (843) 329– 

8123. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An 

application for a Department of the 

Army permit was submitted by Haile 

pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean 

Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) on January 

12, 2011 and was advertized in a Joint 

Public Notice, P/N # SAC 1992–24211– 

4_Lancaster_County on January 28, 

2011. The public notice is available on 

Charleston District’s public Web site at: 

http://www.sac.usace.army.mil/ 

?action=publicnotices.pn2011. 

1. Description of Proposed Project. 

The project proposed by Haile is to 

reactivate the existing Haile Gold Mine 

near Kershaw, SC for the development 

of gold resources, to expand the area for 

open pit mining, and to construct 

associated facilities. The Haile Gold 

Mine Site encompasses approximately 

4,231 acres. Mining will occur in phases 

involving eight open mining pits over a 

twelve-year period, with pit depths 

ranging from 110 to 840 feet deep. The 

proposed work includes the mechanized 

land clearing, grubbing, temporary 

stockpiling, filling, and excavation that 

will impact 161.81 acres of 

jurisdictional, freshwater wetlands and 

38,775 linear feet of streams. 

Construction drawings provided by the 

applicant are included in the original 

joint public notice of January 28, 2011, 

and are available on Charleston 

District’s public Web site at http:// 

www.sac.usace.army.mil/ 

?action=publicnotices.pn2011. 

2. Alternatives. A range of alternatives 

to the proposed action will be 

identified, and those found to be 

reasonable alternatives will be fully 

evaluated in the DEIS, including: The 

no-action alternative, the applicant’s 

proposed alternative, alternative mine 

locations and mine plans, alternative 

mining methods and processes, 

alternatives that may result in avoidance 

and minimization of impacts, and 

mitigation measures not in the proposed 

action. However, this list is not 

exclusive and additional alternatives 

may be considered for inclusion. 

3. Scoping and Public Involvement 

Process. A scoping meeting will be 

conducted to gather information on the 

scope of the project and alternatives to 

be addressed in the DEIS. Additional 

public and agency involvement will be 

sought through the implementation of a 

public involvement plan and through an 

agency coordination team. 

4. Significant Issues. Issues associated 

with the proposed project to be given 

detailed analysis in the DEIS are likely 

to include, but are not necessarily 

limited to, the potential impacts of the 

proposed Haile Gold Mine on surface 

and groundwater quality, aquatic habitat 

and biota, wetlands and stream habitats, 

federal and state listed species of 

concern, indirect and cumulative 

impacts, drinking water supplies, 

mitigation, emergency response and 

contingency plans, mine closure and 

rehabilitation, conservation, economics, 

aesthetics, general environmental 

concerns, historic properties, fish and 

wildlife values, flood hazards, land use, 

recreation, water supply and 

conservation, water quality, energy 

needs, safety, and the needs and welfare 

of the people. 

5. Additional Review and 

Consultation. Additional review and 

consultation which will be incorporated 

into the preparation of this DEIS will 

include, but will not necessarily be 

limited to, Section 401 of Clean Water 

Act; Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) 

consultation requirements of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act; the 

National Environmental Policy Act; the 

Endangered Species Act; and the 

National Historic Preservation Act. 

6. Availability of the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement. The 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

(DEIS) is anticipated to be available late 

in 2012. A Public Hearing will be 

conducted following the release of the 

DEIS. 

Edward P. Chamberlayne, 

Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

Charleston District. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Issuance of a Loan Guarantee to 

Tonopah Solar Energy, LLC, for the 

Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Record of decision. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) announces its decision to 

issue a Federal loan guarantee under 

Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 

2005 (EPAct 05), as amended by Section 

406 of the American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery 

Act), to Tonopah Solar Energy, LLC 

(TSE), for construction and start-up of 

the Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project 

(the Project). The Project is a proposed 

110-megawatt solar power generating 

facility based on concentrating solar 

power technology, using mirrors and a 

central receiver, on approximately 2,250 

acres of U.S. Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM)-administered lands 

in Nye County, Nevada. The 

environmental impacts of construction 

and start-up of the Project were 

analyzed in the Final Environmental 

Impact Statement for the Tonopah Solar 

Energy, LLC, Crescent Dunes Solar 

Energy Project, Nye County, Nevada (75 

FR 70917, November 19, 2010) (FEIS), 

prepared by BLM with DOE as a 

cooperating agency. BLM consulted 

DOE during the preparation of this EIS, 

DOE provided comments, and BLM 

addressed those comments in the FEIS. 

DOE subsequently determined that the 

Project analyzed in the FEIS was 

substantially the same as the Project that 

would be covered by the DOE loan 

guarantee, and DOE adopted the FEIS 

(76 FR 7844; February 11, 2011). 

ADDRESSES: Copies of this Record of 

Decision (ROD) and the FEIS may be 

obtained by contacting Angela 

Colamaria, DOE National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) Document Manager, 

Environmental Compliance Division, 

Loan Programs Office (LP–10), U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; telephone (202) 

287–5387; or e-mail at 

Angela.Colamaria@hq.doe.gov, or by 

accessing these documents on the DOE 

NEPA Web site at http:// 


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