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to the location listed (see ADDRESSES). In 

order to be considered, each application 

must include: 

1. The name of the applicant and the 

primary stakeholder interest category 

that person is qualified to represent; 

2. A written statement describing the 

applicant’s area of expertise and why 

the applicant believes he or she should 

be appointed to represent that area of 

expertise on the MRRIC; 

3. A written statement describing how 

the applicant’s participation as a 

Stakeholder Representative will fulfill 

the roles and responsibilities of MRRIC; 

4. A written description of the 

applicant’s past experience(s) working 

collaboratively with a group of 

individuals representing varied interests 

towards achieving a mutual goal, and 

the outcome of the effort(s); 

5. A written description of the 

communication network that the 

applicant plans to use to inform his or 

her constituents and to gather their 

feedback, and 

6. A written endorsement letter from 

an organization, local government body, 

or formal constituency, which 

demonstrates that the applicant 

represents an interest group(s) in the 

Missouri River basin. 

To be considered, the application 

must be complete and received by the 

close of business on December 29, 2014, 

at the location indicated (see 

ADDRESSES). Applications must include 

an endorsement letter to be considered 

complete. Full consideration will be 

given to all complete applications 

received by the specified due date. 

Application Review Process. 

Committee stakeholder applications will 

be forwarded to the current members of 

the MRRIC. The MRRIC will provide 

membership recommendations to the 

Corps as described in Attachment A of 

the Process for Filling MRRIC 

Stakeholder Vacancies document 

(www.MRRIC.org). The Corps is 

responsible for appointing stakeholder 

members. The Corps will consider 

applications using the following criteria: 

• Ability to commit the time required. 

• Commitment to make a good faith 

(as defined in the Charter) effort to seek 

balanced solutions that address multiple 

interests and concerns. 

• Agreement to support and adhere to 

the approved MRRIC Charter and 

Operating Procedures. 

• Demonstration of a formal 

designation or endorsement by an 

organization, local government, or 

constituency as its preferred 

representative. 

• Demonstration of an established 

communication network to keep 

constituents informed and efficiently 

seek their input when needed. 

• Agreement to participate in 

collaboration training as a condition of 

membership. 

All applicants will be notified in 

writing as to the final decision about 

their application. 

Certification. I hereby certify that the 

establishment of the MRRIC is necessary 

and in the public interest in connection 

with the performance of duties imposed 

on the Corps by the Endangered Species 

Act and other statutes. 

Dated: November 13, 2014. 

Brad Thompson, 

Chief of Planning, Omaha District. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27718 Filed 11–21–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3720–58–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Intent To Prepare a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay, TX, 

Coastal Storm Risk Management and 

Ecosystem Restoration Feasibility 

Study 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: The Sabine Pass to Galveston 

Bay, Texas, study area encompasses six 

coastal counties on the upper Texas 

Gulf coast—Orange, Jefferson, 

Chambers, Harris, Galveston and 

Brazoria. The Draft Integrated 

Feasibility Report and Environmental 

Impact Statement (DIFR–EIS) will 

evaluate structural and non-structural 

alternatives which address coastal storm 

risk management (CSRM) and ecosystem 

restoration (ER) impacts in the study 

area. The environmental impact study 

will focus on environmental and social 

conditions currently present and those 

likely to be affected by potential future 

impacts of storm surge and ecosystem 

restoration opportunities. Several major 

historical surge events have occurred in 

the study area in the past 120 years. The 

most notable is perhaps the 1900 Storm, 

which inundated most of the island city 

of Galveston, TX, and adjacent areas on 

the mainland. The storm was 

responsible for over eight thousand 

deaths and up to $30 million in 

property damage. Hurricane Rita in 

2005 resulted in storm surge of 9.2 feet 

in Port Arthur, TX, and just over 8 feet 

in Sabine Pass. Most recently, Hurricane 

Ike in 2008 produced storm surges of 14 

feet near Sabine Pass and 11 to 12 feet 

across Sabine Lake. The City of Port 

Arthur was spared from the impacts of 

storm surge thanks to its existing 14- to 

17-foot hurricane flood protection 

system. However, the remaining 

southern half of Jefferson County was 

inundated, with estimated high water 

marks reaching 18 to19 feet to the south 

and east of High Island. The City of 

Galveston was protected from Hurricane 

Ike’s high energy surge impacts by the 

Galveston Seawall, but much of the City 

of Galveston was later flooded by about 

6 to 10 feet of surge coming from the 

bay. The City of Texas City was 

protected from Ike’s surge impacts by its 

existing hurricane flood protection 

system. At risk within the study area are 

approximately 2.26 million people 

living within the storm-surge 

inundation zone, three of the nine 

largest oil refineries in the world, 40 

percent of the nation’s petrochemical 

industry, 25 percent of the nation’s 

petroleum-refining capacity, and three 

of the ten largest U.S. seaports. 

DATES: Comments on proposed DIFR– 

EIS will be accepted through December 

24, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Galveston District, P.O. Box 

1229, Galveston, TX 77553–1229. 

Emails may be sent to Janelle.S.Stokes@

usace.army.mil. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Sheridan Willey, (409) 766–3917, 

Planning Lead, Plan Formulation 

Section, Regional Planning and 

Environmental Center; or Ms. Janelle 

Stokes, (409) 766–3039, Environmental 

Lead, NEPA/Cultural Resources Section, 

Regional Planning and Environmental 

Center. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

(1) Background. In 2011, the Corps of 

Engineers and non-Federal sponsor, the 

Texas General Land Office, agreed to 

rescope an earlier study to evaluate 

plans to develop CSRM and ER features 

over the entire six-county region 

covering the upper Texas coast. The 

study is authorized under Section 4091, 

Water Resources Development Act of 

2007 Public Law 110–114. 

(2) Alternatives. Structural 

alternatives that will be evaluated are: 

(1) A new surge protection system in 

Orange and Jefferson Counties, 

including small, navigable surge gates 

on Cow and Adams Bayous; (2) a large 

navigable surge gate in the Neches River 

near the Rainbow Bridge; and (3) 

reevaluation of the existing Port Arthur 

and Freeport Hurricane Flood 

Protection Systems. Non-structural 

measures such as targeted buy-outs, will 

also be evaluated. Structural and nonstructural alternatives to address storm 


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surge impacts in the Galveston Bay 

system, as well as ER measures 

throughout the six-county study area 

will be evaluated programmatically, 

with recommendations being made for 

future detailed analyses of feasible 

alternatives. 

(3) Scoping. In February and March of 

2012, four scoping meetings were held 

in the cities of Beaumont, Seabrook, 

Galveston and Freeport, TX. The 

scoping process involved Federal, State 

and local agencies, Federally-recognized 

Indian tribes, and other interested 

persons and organizations. Comments 

were received for 30 days following 

each scoping meeting. A total of 285 

ideas were collected and these were 

collated and screened into a detailed list 

of structural and non-structural CSRM 

and ER measures that are being 

considered during this study. At this 

time, there are no plans for an 

additional scoping meeting. However, 

input from affected Federal, state and 

local agencies, affected Indian tribes, 

and other interested private 

organizations and parties is being 

solicited with this notice. 

(4) Coordination. Further 

coordination with environmental 

agencies will be conducted under the 

National Environmental Policy Act, the 

Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, the 

Endangered Species Act, the Clean 

Water Act, the Clean Air Act, the 

National Historic Preservation Act, the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, and 

the Coastal Zone Management Act 

under the Texas Coastal Management 

Program. 

(5) DIFR–EIS Preparation. It is 

estimated that the DIFR–EIS will be 

available to the public for review and 

comment in August, 2015. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27723 Filed 11–21–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3720–58–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Commission To Review the 

Effectiveness of the National Energy 

Laboratories 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open meeting of the Commission to 

Review the Effectiveness of the National 

Energy Laboratories (Commission). The 

Commission was created pursuant 

section 319 of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2014, Public Law 

113–76, and in accordance with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 

U.S.C. App. 2. This notice is provided 

in accordance with the Act. 

DATES: Monday, December 15, 2014, 

10:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Institute for Defense 

Analyses, 4850 Mark Center Drive, 

Room 1301, Alexandria, VA 22311. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Gibson, Designated Federal 

Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; telephone (202) 

586–3787; email crenel@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The Commission was 

established to provide advice to the 

Secretary on the Department’s national 

laboratories. The Commission will 

review the DOE national laboratories for 

alignment with the Department’s 

strategic priorities, clear and balanced 

missions, unique capabilities to meet 

current energy and national security 

challenges, appropriate size to meet the 

Department’s energy and national 

security missions, and support of other 

Federal agencies. The Commission will 

also look for opportunities to more 

effectively and efficiently use the 

capabilities of the national laboratories 

and review the use of laboratory 

directed research and development 

(LDRD) to meet the Department’s 

science, energy, and national security 

goals. 

Purpose of the Meeting: This meeting 

is the fourth meeting of the 

Commission. 

Tentative Agenda: The meeting will 

start at 10:00 a.m. on December 15. The 

tentative meeting agenda includes 

discussion on how the DOE Labs impact 

the national science and technology 

enterprise and further discussions on 

their relationship with industry. Key 

presenters will address and discuss 

these topics with comments from the 

public. The meeting will conclude at 

3:30 p.m. The agenda will be posted 

when finalized and in advance of the 

meeting on the Lab Commission Web 

site: (http://energy.gov/labcommission/

commission-review-effectivenessnational-energy-laboratories). 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Individuals who 

would like to attend must RSVP to 

Karen Gibson no later than 5:00 p.m. on 

Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at email 

crenel@hq.doe.gov. Please provide your 

name, organization, citizenship, and 

contact information. Anyone attending 

the meeting will be required to present 

government issued identification. 

Individuals and representatives of 

organizations who would like to offer 

comments and suggestions may do so at 

the end of the meeting. Approximately 

30 minutes will be reserved for public 

comments. Time allotted per speaker 

will depend on the number who wish to 

speak but will not exceed 5 minutes. 

The Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Those wishing to 

speak should register to do so beginning 

at 10:00 a.m. on December 15. 

Those not able to attend the meeting 

or who have insufficient time to address 

the committee are invited to send a 

written statement to Karen Gibson, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., Washington 

DC 20585, or to email: crenel@

hq.doe.gov. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available on the Commission 

Web site at: http://energy.gov/

labcommission. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 

18, 2014. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27742 Filed 11–21–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9919–53–OAR] 

California State Nonroad Engine 

Pollution Control Standards; Diesel 

Engines on Commercial Harbor Craft; 

Request for Within-the-Scope and Full 

Authorization; Opportunity for Public 

Hearing and Comment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The California Air Resources 

Board (CARB) has notified the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

that it has adopted amendments to its 

Commercial Harbor Craft regulation 

(CHC amendments). By letter dated May 

28, 2014, CARB asked that EPA 

authorize these amendments pursuant 

to section 209(e) of the Clean Air Act 

(CAA or Act). CARB seeks confirmation 

that certain of the amendments are 

within the scope of a prior authorization 

issued by EPA, and that certain of the 

amendments require and merit a full 

authorization. This notice announces 

that EPA has tentatively scheduled a 

public hearing to consider California’s 

request for authorization of the CHC 

amendments, and that EPA is now 


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