56152 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 209 / Wednesday, October 29, 1997 / Notices

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)

futures contract following a circuit

breaker trading halt. Under the

proposal, trading would resume after

trading in the underlying securities

market has reopened and the CBT

Executive Committee has determined to

resume futures trading. Under current

rules, after a trading halt, futures trading

resumes when trading in the underlying

securities market has reopened and 50

percent of the DJIA stocks, according to

capitalization, have reopened. The

Acting Director of the Division of

Economic Analysis (Division) of the

Commission, acting pursuant to the

authority delegated by Commission

Regulation 140.96, has determined that

publication of the proposal for comment

is in the public interest, will assist the

Commission in considering the views of

interested persons, and is consistent

with the purposes of the Commodity

Exchange Act.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before November 28, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons should

submit their views and commends to

Jean A. Webb, Secretary, Commodity

Futures Trading Commission, Three

Lafayette Centre, 21st Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20581. In addition,

comments may be sent by facsimile

transmission to facsimile number (202)

418–5521, or by electronic mail to

secretary@cftc.gov. Reference should be

made to the amendments to the trading

halt reopening provision of the Dow

Jones Industrial Average futures

contract.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Please contact Thomas Leahy of the

Division of Economic Analysis,

Commodity Futures Trading

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre,

21st Street NW, Washington, 20581,

telephone (202) 418–5278. Facsimile

number: (202) 418-5527. Electronic

mail: tleahy@cftc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

proposal, after a trading halt, trading in

the DJIA future would resume at the

discretion of the CBT. The CBT stated

that this provision would allow for

better coordination with the Chicago

Board Options Exchange (CBOE), which

has submitted to the Securities and

Exchange Commission an amendment to

the reopening provision for CBOE

options.

The Division requests comments on

the proposed change to the CBT’s

reopening provision after a circuit

breaker trading halt for the DJIA futures

contract. Commenters should address

the extent to which the proposed

provision would coordinate with the

reopening provisions of the equities

markets and other equity-index futures

markets.

Copies of the amended terms and

conditions will be available for

inspection at the Office of the

Secretariat, Commodity Futures Trading

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre,

21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20581.

Copies also can be obtained through the

Office of the Secretariat by mail at the

above address or by phone at (202) 418–

5100.

Other materials submitted by the CBT

may be available upon request pursuant

to the Freedom of Information Act (5

U.S.C. 552) and the Commission’s

regulations thereunder (17 CFR Part 145

(1987)), except to the extent they are

entitled to confidential treatment as set

forth in 17 CFR 145.5 and 145.9.

Requests for copies of such materials

should be made to the FOI, Privacy and

Sunshine Act Compliance Staff of the

Office of Secretariat at the Commission’s

headquarters in accordance with 17 CFR

145.7 and 145.8.

Any person interested in submitting

written data, views, or arguments on the

proposed amendments, or with respect

to other materials submitted by the CBT,

should send such comments to Jean A.

Webb, Secretary, Commodity Futures

Trading Commission, Three Lafayette

Centre, 21st Street NW, Washington, DC

20581 by the specified date.

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 23,

1997.

John R. Mielke,

Acting Director.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Environmental Assessment and

Finding of No Significant Impact for

the BRAC 95 Disposal and Refuse of

the Detroit Army Tank Plant, Warren,

Michigan

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army

announces the availability of the

Environmental Assessment (EA) and

Finding of No Significant Impact (FNS)

for the disposal and reuse of the Detroit

Army Tank Plant (DATP), Warren,

Michigan, in accordance with the

Defense Base Closure and Realignment

Act of 1990, Public Law 101–510, as

amended. The 1995 Defense Base

Closure and Realignment Commission

(BRAC) recommended the realignment

of Detroit Arsenal by closing and

disposing of the DATP. This EA

addresses disposal of the property made

available by the realignment of Detroit

Arsenal and the closure of DATP as

mandated by the 1995 BRAC

Commission.

The EA evaluates the environmental

and socioeconomic effects associated

with the disposal and subsequent reuse

of the DATP. The Army proposes to

dispose of approximately 153 acres of

property on the east side of the Detroit

Arsenal that have historically been used

to accomplish the mission of

manufacturing and assembly of the

main battle tank. The Army declared

147.39 acres surplus to its needs. The

larger acreage figure of 153 assumes

eventual transfer of Buildings 7 and 8,

with a long-term lease-back arrangement

with the Army. Building 7 and 8 are

presently needed by the Army for

continued use.

Alternatives examined in the Final EA

include encumbered disposal of the

property, unencumbered disposal of the

property and no action. The Army’s

preferred alternative for disposal of the

DATP property is encumbered disposal

which involves conveying the property

with conditions imposed pertaining to

historical resources, remedial activities,

utility easements, potential subsurface

impediments, and lead-based paint.

The EA, which is incorporated into

the FNSI, examines potential impacts of

the proposed action and alternatives on

14 resource areas and areas of

environmental concern: land use,

climate, air quality, noise, water

resources, geology, infrastructure,

hazardous and toxic materials, permits

and regulatory authorizations, biological

resources, cultural resources, the

sociological environment, economic

development, and quality of life.

The EA concludes that the disposal

and subsequent reuse of the property

will not have a significant impact on the

human environment. Issuance of a FNSI

would be appropriate. An

Environmental Impact Statement is not

required prior to implementation of the

proposed actions.

DATES: Inquiries will be accepted until

November 28, 1997.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the EA or

inquiries into the FNSI may be obtained

by writing to Mr. Joe Hand at the Army

Corps of Engineers, Mobile District,

(Attn: CESAM–PD–EC), 109 St. Joseph

Street, Mobile, Alabama 36626–0001, or

by calling (334) 694–3881; facsimile

(334) 690–2727.
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Dated: October 24, 1997.

Richard E. Newsome,

Acting Deputy Assistance Secretary of the

Army (Environmental,Safety and

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

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Notice of Intent To Prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

for the Renewal of the McGregor

Range, New Mexico, Military Land

Withdrawal

AGENCY: U.S. Army Air Defense

Artillery Center and Fort Bliss, Fort

Bliss, Texas and New Mexico,

Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

SUMMARY: The United States Army will

prepare an environmental impact

statement (EIS) to assess the potential

environmental impacts of renewal of the

McGregor Range, New Mexico, military

land withdrawal. McGregor Range, New

Mexico, is an integral part of the U.S.

Army Air Defense Artillery Center and

For Bliss (USAADACENFB). The

current land withdrawal and reservation

of the McGregor Range was established

by the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of

1986 (Pub. L. 99–606) for the period

ending November 6, 2001. The Act

provides that the Army may seek

renewal of the McGregor Range

withdrawal, in connection with which

the Secretary of the Army will publish

a Draft EIS consistent with the

requirements of the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of

1969. In preparing the DEIS, the Army

and the Bureau of Land Management

(BLM) have mutually agreed to use the

legislative environmental impact

statement (LEIS) process pursuant to 40

CFR 1506.8 to comply with the

requirements of P.L. 99–606. This LEIS

will be prepared in cooperation with

BLM and will be completed by

November 6, 1998, in accordance with

P.L. 99–606. Therefore, pursuant to the

LEIS process, a Final LEIS (FLEIS) will

be prepared and a Notice of Availability

of the FLEIS will be published in the

Federal Register; however, there will

not be a Record of Decision.

The purpose of the proposed

McGregor Range renewal is to retain a

military training and testing range

essential to near and long-term

preparedness of the U.S. Army and

other military services. Renewing the

land withdrawal will provide for the

continuation of on-going training and

testing missions for air defense artillery

systems while maintaining the

flexibility to adapt to the training needs

of new technologies and doctrine as

they develop. McGregor Range provides

a combination of attributes that serve

this training requirement, including

favorable location and weather;

sufficient land and airspace; diverse

terrain; and developed training support

facilities. McGregor Range includes

approximately 608,385 acres of

withdrawn pubic domain land in Otero

County, New Mexico, containing a

complex of facilities, ranges, and safety

areas to support training and test

activities of the U.S. Army and other

organizations.

As a result of the Military lands

Withdrawal Act of 1986, the Army and

BLM co-manage McGregor Range with

military requirements having priority

over non-military uses. This

management arrangement is defined in

a Memorandum of Understanding

between Fort Bliss and the BLM which

define agency responsibilities related to

energy and mineral resources, wildlife

habitat management, grazing, recreation,

hunting, visual and cultural resources,

fire management, wilderness study areas

and areas of environmental concern.

The LEIS will consider reasonable

alternatives including renewal of the

current public domain land withdrawal

for military use. Without limiting the

priority military use, non-military couse activities would continue to be

managed in part by the BLM. The No

Action (allowing the current withdrawal

to expire) alternative required by NEPA

will be evaluated. Other reasonable

alternatives will also be considered.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before January 9, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Please direct written comments

concerning the scope of the McGregor

Range, New Mexico, Military Land

Withdrawal Renewal LEIS to: Dr. A.

Vliet, Program Manager, McGregor

Range Withdrawal, U.S. Army Air

Defense Artillery Center and Fort Bliss,

ATTN: ATZC–CSA, PO Box 6020, Fort

Bliss, Texas 79906; telephone (915)

568–6708.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES: Continuance of

military and non-military multiple use

of McGregor Range, in particular the

area known as Otero Mesa will be

addressed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public

scoping meetings in connection with

this LEIS will be held in three

communities: Las Cruces and

Alamogordo, New Mexico, and El Paso,

Texas. Meeting times and locations will

be published in local newspapers. These

meetings will provide the opportunity

for the public to become aware of the

LEIS and for the Army to gather public

input regarding the scope of the study

and reasonable alternatives. Those

unable to attend the scheduled scoping

meetings may submit written comments

regarding the scope of the LEIS through

January 9, 1998, to the address above.

A mailing list has been prepared for

public scoping and review throughout

the process of preparation of this LEIS.

This list includes local, state and federal

agencies with jurisdiction of other

interests in the project. In addition, the

mailing list includes adjacent property

owners, affected municipalities and

other interested parties such as

conservation organizations. Anyone

wishing to be added to the mailing list

may request to be added by contacting

the person identified below.

Dated: October 24, 1997.

Richard E. Newsome,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the

Army (Environment, Safety and Occupational

Health) OASA (I, L&E).

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Interagency Coordinating

Council Meeting (FICC)

AGENCY: Federal Interagency

Coordinating Council, Education.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice describes the

schedule and agenda of a forthcoming

meeting of the Federal Interagency

Coordinating Council. Notice of this

meeting is required under section 685(c)

of the Individuals with Disabilities

Education Act, as amended, and is

intended to notify the general public of

their opportunity to attend the meeting.

The meeting will be accessible to

individuals with disabilities.

DATES AND TIMES: November 20, 1997,

from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Hubert Humphrey Building,

Room 305A, 200 Independence Avenue,

S.W., Washington, D.C. 20202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Libby Doggett or Kim Lawrence, U.S.

Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, S.W., Room

3080, Switzer Building, Washington, DC

20202–2644. Telephone: (202) 205–5507

or 205–9068. Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call (202) 205–0754.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Federal Interagency Coordinating

Council (FICC) is established under