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for Fiscal Year 1999. As with the pilot

projects, these plans will cover each

program activity in DTIC’s budget and

establish performance goals and define

the performance level to be achieved by

a program activity. The goal will be

expressed in an objective, quantifiable,

and measurable form. Performance

indicators will be used to measure the

relevant outputs, outcomes, and/or

service levels for each program activity.

The performance plans will also

describe the operational processes and

resources needed to meet the

performance goals and will establish a

procedure for comparing actual program

results with the performance goals.

c. By March 31, 2000, and every year

thereafter, DTIC will be required to

publish annual program performance

reports. (These reports will be due 6

months after the end of the fiscal year

on which they are based.) The reports

will compare the performance

indicators that were established in the

performance plan and the actual

program performance achieved with the

performance goals. These reports will

also discuss the agency’s success in

achieving the performance goals and

describe and explain those cases in

which performance goals have not been

met.

Dated: August 5, 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 97–21089 Filed 8–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Final Environmental Impact Statement

(FEIS) for the Proposed Construction

of a Rail Connector at Fort Campbell,

Kentucky

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

National Environmental Policy Act of

1969 and the Council on Environmental

Quality and Army regulations, the Army

has prepared an FEIS for the proposed

construction of a rail connector for Fort

Campbell, Kentucky. The primary Army

action analyzed in the FEIS is the

construction of a rail connector between

the government-owned line and the CSX

line in Christian County, Kentucky. The

rail connector is needed so that the

101st Airborne Division, stationed at

Fort Campbell, can deploy rapidly

during an emergency.

Five alternatives including the NoAction Alternative, have been

evaluated:

1. The No-Action Alternative would

not change the existing configuration or

operation of the rail lines, or construct

any new ones. Trains from Fort

Campbell would continue current

operations, using the Hopkinsville Belt

Line and Interchange, to switch five cars

at a time to the CSX main line.

2. The Hopkinsville Interchange

Upgrade Alternative (Alternative 1)

would upgrade the existing connection

between the government-owned branch

line with the CSX main line track and

also involves construction of two

relatively short rail connectors within

the city limits of Hopkinsville and a 2.2-

mile siding track parallel to the existing

branch line south of Hopkinsville.

However, because Alternative 1 resulted

in excessive cycle times resulting from

having only one (northbound) entrance

to the CSX main line, a modified

Alternative 1 was also reviewed. The

modified Alternative 1 included a

southbound entrance to the CSX main

line and alignment adjustments to

lessen the proposed curvature and

grade. Due to the high real estate

acquisition costs, potential residential

and commercial displacement impacts,

numerous grade crossings, and the

requirement for additional bridges and

tunnels, the alternative was found not to

be reasonable.

3. The Hopkinsville Bypass North

Alternative (Alternative 2N) would

connect the branch line directly to the

CSX main line south of Hopkinsville

and north of the Hopkinsville Bypass

(KY 8546) with approximately 2.7 miles

of new rail, and incorporate a 2.2-mile

siding track parallel to the existing

branch line south of Hopkinsville.

4. The Hopkinsville Bypass South

Alternative (Alternative 2S) would

connect the branch line directly to the

CSX main line south of Hopkinsville

and south of the Hopkinsville Bypass

(KY 8546) with approximately 2.8 miles

of new rail, and incorporate a 2.2-mile

siding track parallel to the existing

branch line south of Hopkinsville.

5. The Masonville-Casky Alternative

(Alternative 3) would connect the

branch line directly to the CSX main

line approximately 6 miles south of

Hopkinsville with approximately 5.5

miles of new rail. A 2.2-mile siding

track for Alternative 3 is included in the

alignment corridor.

The FEIS has identified Alternative

2S as the preferred alternative, due to

the following: it meets mission

requirements, allowing the 101st

Airborne Division to meet its rapid

deployment requirements; is less

disruptive to City and total community

land use and planning; requires few or

no relocations; has fewer grade

crossings; and has less public

opposition than Alternatives 2N and 3.

No, significant adverse environmental

impacts are anticipated as a result of

this Army action.

DISTRIBUTION AND WAITING PERIOD: The

FEIS on the proposed construction of a

rail connector for Fort Campbell,

Kentucky, was distributed to interested

agencies and the public prior to, or

simultaneously with, filing of the Notice

of Availability for the FEIS with the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency.

Following a 30 day post-filing waiting

period, the Department of the Army will

prepare a Record of Decision.

QUESTIONS OR REQUEST FOR FEIS:

Questions regarding the FEIS, or a

request for copies of the document may

be directed to Mr. William Ray Haynes,

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

Louisville District, PO Box 59,

Louisville, Kentucky 40201–6475, or

call (502) 582–6475.

Dated: August 5, 1997.

Richard E. Newsome,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the

Army (Environment, Safety and Occupational

Health), OASA (1, L&E).

[FR Doc. 97–21041 Filed 8–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3710–08–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP96–403–004]

ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of

Refund Report

August 5, 1997.

Take notice that on August 1, 1997,

ANR Pipeline Company (ANR) tendered

for filing a report of refunds paid to

eligible customers in compliance with

the Commissioner’s Order on

Reconciliation Filing and Directing

Refunds issued on June 13, 1997, in the

referenced proceeding.

On July 1, 1997, ANR states that it

paid to eligible customers refunds of the

costs of upstream pipeline capacity of

Viking Gas Transmission Corporation of

$8,483,256, consisting of principal

amounts totaling $7,740,793 and

interest of $742,463.

Any person desiring to protest this

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be