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DEIS in accordance with NEPA procedures. A public scoping process has been started: (1) To clarify which issues appear to be major public concerns, (2) to identify any information sources that might be available to analyze and evaluate impacts, and (3) to obtain public input and determine acceptability for the range of measures to be included within potential alternatives.

This NOI formally commences the scoping process under NEPA. As part of the scoping process, all affected Federal, state, and local agencies; Tribes; the public; and other interested private organizations, including environmental groups, are invited to comment on the scope of the DEIS. Comments are requested regarding issues of concern, project alternatives, potential mitigation measures, probable significant environmental impacts, and permits or other approvals that may be required by any project.

The following key areas have been identified so far to be analyzed in depth in the DEIS:

1. Flooding characteristics (existing and with any project).

2. Impacts to fish habitat and fisheries

resources.

3. Impacts to riparian habitat. 4. Impacts to wetlands. 5. Impacts to cultural resources. 6. Impacts to surrounding communities.

7. Impacts to geomorphic processes. Scoping Meeting. Opportunity to comment on the planned study will also be available at the study scoping meeting which is scheduled for October 6, 2011 at the Fife Community Center, 2111 54th Avenue East, Fife, WA, 98424. The scoping meeting will commence at 4 p.m. with an open house, followed by presentations and a formal hearing at 5:30 pm. Details of the meeting time and location will be announced in the local media. Notices will be sent to all agencies, organizations, and individuals on the mailing list.

Availability of DEIS. USACE expects to complete preparation of the DEIS and make it available for public review by the fall of 2013.

Dated: September 15, 2011. Bruce A. Estok, Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District Commander.
[FR Doc. 2011–24484 Filed 9–22–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 3720–58–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION** 

**RIN 1894–AA01**

**Race to the Top Fund Phase 3; Correction** 

**AGENCY :**  Department of Education.

**ACTION :**  Proposed Requirements; Correction.

**SUMMARY :**  On September 12, 2011, the Secretary of Education (Secretary) published a notice in the Federal Register proposing requirements for Phase 3 of the Race to the Top program (RTT–Phase 3 NPR) (76 FR 56183). The RTT–Phase 3 NPR was incomplete and included minor errors. Through this document, we correct the errors and add the information that was unintentionally omitted. Except as corrected by this notice, the RTT–Phase 3 NPR, including the date by which public comments are due, remains unchanged.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Meredith Farace, Implementation and Support Unit, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202–6200. Telephone: (202) 453–6690 or by e-mail: phase3comments@ed.gov.

If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–
8339.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  We make the following corrections to the RTT– Phase 3 NPR:

On page 56183, third column, under

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT**, we correct the telephone to read ‘‘(202) 453–6690.’’

On page 56184, third column, we correct the paragraph that begins with the words ‘‘Under the Race to the Top Phase 3 award process proposed in this notice, eligible applicants’’ by replacing it with the following two paragraphs:

Additionally, the Department will maintain an emphasis in the Race to the Top Phase 3 awards on promoting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, consistent with the competitive preference priority in the Race to the Top Phase 1 and Phase 2 competitions. In order to meet this requirement, a State will include in its detailed plan and budget for Phase 3 funding how it will allocate a meaningful share of its Phase 3 award to advance STEM education in the State. To do this, eligible applicants will select from among their Phase 2 application: (1) Activities proposed by the State to meet the competitive preference priority; or (2) activities within one or more of the four core education reform areas that are most likely to improve STEM education.

Under the Race to the Top Phase 3 award process proposed in this notice, eligible applicants would be limited to Race to the Top Phase 2 finalists that did not receive a Phase 2 award, and those eligible applicants could apply for a proportional share of these funds. Race to the Top Phase 3 funding is not at the level of funding that was available for the Race to the Top Phase 1 and Phase 2 competitions. Accordingly, we are proposing that eligible applicants (1) Select from among the activities they proposed to implement in their Phase 2 applications those activities that will have the greatest impact on advancing their overall statewide reform plans, including activities that are most likely to improve STEM education, (2) use Race to the Top Phase 3 funding to support those specific activities, and (3) ensure that such activities are consistent with the ARRA requirement to allocate 50 percent of Race to the Top funds to local educational agencies (LEAs).

On page 56185, third column, we correct paragraph (g) to read as follows:

(g) The State will select activities for funding that are consistent with the commitment to comprehensive reform and innovation that the State demonstrated in its Race to the Top Phase 2 application, including activities that are most likely to improve STEM education.

On page 56186, first column, we correct the paragraph following the estimated State budget amounts chart to read as follows:

Once the Department notifies a qualified applicant of the final amount of funds it is eligible to receive for a Race to the Top Phase 3 award, the applicant must submit a detailed plan and budget describing the activities it has selected from its Race to the Top Phase 2 application that it proposes to implement with Race to the Top Phase 3 funding, including how the State will allocate a meaningful share of its Phase 3 award to advance STEM education in the State. This detailed plan must include an explanation of why the applicant has selected these activities and why the applicant believes such activities will have the greatest impact on advancing its overall statewide reform plan. The plan also must include a description of the State’s process for allocating at least 50 percent of Race to the Top Phase 3 funds to participating LEAs, as required by section 14006(c) of the ARRA. Subgrants to LEAs must be based on their relative shares of funding under Title I, Part A of the ESEA, and LEAs must use these funds in a manner that is consistent with the State’s


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updated plan and the MOU or other binding agreement between the LEA and the State. A State may establish more specific requirements for LEA use of funds provided they are consistent with the ARRA, with the proposed requirements of this notice, and with the Race to the Top requirements. ( See the notice of final priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection criteria for the Race to the Top Fund published in the Federal Register on November 18, 2009 (74 FR 59688).)

Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document in an accessible format ( e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on request to the program contact person listed under **FOR FURTHER**
**INFORMATION CONTACT**

.

Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register is available via the Federal Digital System
at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at this site.

You may also access documents of the Department published in the Federal Register by using the article search feature at http:// www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published by the Department.

Dated: September 21, 2011. Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education. [FR Doc. 2011–24624 Filed 9–21–11; 4:15 pm]

**BILLING CODE 4000–01–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[ER–FRL–8999–2]**

**Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability** 

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information (202)
564–1399 or http://www.epa.gov/ compliance/nepa/. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact

Statements. Filed 09/12/2011 Through 09/16/2011
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. Notice Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters on EIS are available at: http:// www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/ eisdata.html. EIS No. 20110315, Final EIS, USFS, MN,

South Fowl Lake Snowmobile Access Project, Proposing a Replacement Snowmobile Trail between McFarland Lake and South Fowl Lake, Gunflint Ranger District, Superior National Forest, Eastern Region, Cook County, MN, Review Period Ends: 10/24/2011, Contact: Peter Taylor 218–626–4368. EIS No. 20110316, Draft EIS, USACE,

CA, Pier S Marine Terminal Development and Back Channel Navigational Safety Improvements, Construction and Operation, U.S. Army COE Section 10 and 404 Permit and Section 103 of the Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act, Los Angeles County, CA, Comment Period Ends: 11/07/2011, Contact: John W. Markham 805–585–
2150. EIS No. 20110317, Draft EIS, USFS, MT,

Lonesome Wood Vegetation Management 2 Project Areas, Proposed Forest Thinning, Prescribed Burning and Associated Activities, Habgen Lake Ranger District, Gallatin National Forest, Gallatin County, MT, Comment Period Ends: 11/07/2011, Contact: Teri Seth 406–522–2539. EIS No. 20110318, Final EIS, BLM, AZ,

Ironwood Forest National Monument, Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Tucson Field Office, AZ, Review Period Ends: 10/24/2011, Contact: Laura Olais 520–258–7242. EIS No. 20110319, Draft Supplement,

NOAA, CA, Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC), Demolition, Soil Stabilization and Seismic Improvement in La Jolla, CA, Comment Period Ends: 11/07/2011, Contact: William F. Broglie 206–526–
4837. EIS No. 20110320, Final EIS, NOAA,

CA, ADOPTION—Bair Island Restoration and Management Plan, Tidal Action Restoration, Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Bair Island State Ecological Reserve, South San Francisco Bay, San Mateo County, CA, Review Period Ends: 10/24/2011, Contact: Patricia A. Montanio 301– 427–8618. U.S. DOC has adopted the DOI, SFW’S FEIS #20060314, filed 07/ 24/2006. DOC was not a Cooperating Agency for the above FEIS; recirculation of the document is necessary under 40 CFR 1506.3(b). EIS No. 20110321, Draft EIS, BLM, CA, South Coast Resource Management Plan Revision, Implementation, San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange and Los Angeles Counties, CA, Comment Period Ends: 12/21/ 2011, Contact: Greg Hill 760–833–
7140. EIS No. 20110322, Draft EIS, USACE,

NC, NC–1409 (Military Cutoff Road) Extension and Proposed US 17 Hampstead Bypass, New Hanover and Pender Counties, NC, Comment Period Ends: 11/15/2011, Contact: Brad Shaver 910–251–4611. EIS No. 20110323, Draft Supplement,

USFS, MI, Huron-Manistee National Forests, Supplement the 2006 FEIS Analysis and to Correct the Deficiencies that the Meister Panel Identified, Land and Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Several Counties, MI, Comment Period Ends: 12/21/2011, Contact: Ken Abrogate 231–775–2421. EIS No. 20110324, Final EIS, FHWA, 00,

Interstate 5 Columbia River Crossing Project, Bridge, Transit, and Highway Improvements, from State Route 500 in Vancouver, WA to Columbia Boulevard in Portland, OR, Funding, U.S. COE Section 10 & 404 Permits, NPDES Permit, Review Period Ends: 10/24/2011, Contact: James Saxon
206–220–4311.

Amended Notices EIS No. 20110257, Draft EIS, FRA, CA,

California High-Speed Train (HST): Merced to Fresno Section High-Speed Train, Propose to Construct, Operate, and Maintain an Electric-Powered High-Speed Train (HST), Merced, Madera and Fresno Counties, CA, Comment Period Ends: 10/13/2011, Contact: David Valenstein 202–493– 6868. Revision to FR Notice Published: Extending Comment Period from 09/28/2011 to 10/13/
2011. Dated: September 20, 2011. Cliff Rader, Acting Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 2011–24504 Filed 9–22–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[FRL–9470–8]**

**2011 Fall Meeting of the Ozone Transport Commission** 

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Notice of meeting.