63064 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 204 / Friday, October 20, 2000 / Notices

collection effort is not permitted,

accurate U.S. Flag fleet statistics will

not be available for use by the Corps of

Engineers and other agencies.

Gregory D. Showalter,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–27065 Filed 10–19–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Availability of the Revised Draft

Environmental Impact Statement

(DEIS) for the Proposed Sauquoit

Creek Flood Control Project at

Whitesboro, NY

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers—New York District

Department of the Army, Department of

Defense.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section

205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948,

the New York District Office of the

Corps of Engineers proposes to provide

flood protection for the town of

Whitestown through modification of the

Sauquoit Creek. The Corps has

identified a history of frequent and

serious flooding along the Sauquoit

Creek in the town of Whitestown. The

flooding is caused by both fluvial and

ice-jam related events. The project

extends from the entrance ramp of

Route 5A to 1,000 feet above the

confluence of Sauquoit Creek with the

Mohawk River. The total length of the

channel modification is approximately 1

mile ending with a 2,000 foot long V

notch pilot channel. The channel

modifications include widening,

realigning and deepening along with

construction of a low flow channel

within the main channel.

Bioengineering techniques will be

utilized to stabilize the channel. The V

notch pilot channel will serve to

provide a smooth transition between the

channel modifications and the natural

streambed. The plan prevents damages

from fluvial events up to the 25-year

level.

DATES: Written comments received

within 45 days of the publication of the

Environmental Protection Agency’s

Notice of Availability will be considered

by the Corps in preparing the Final EIS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Address: New York District Corps of

Engineers, CENAN–PL–ES, 26 Federal

Plaza, New York NY 10278–0090.

Project Planner, Joseph Redican, Attn:

CENAN–PL–FB, (202) 264–1060

Project Biologist, Kimberly Rightler,

Attn: CENAN–PL–ES, (202) 264–9846

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Draft

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)

was filed in the Federal Register April

14, 1986. A Detailed Project Report

comprised of a main report containing

basic objectives, a final environmental

impact statement (FEIS) and supporting

documentation with the Sauquoit Creek

project was completed in June 1986 and

revised October 1987, but was never

published in the Federal Register nor

had a Record of Decision prepared.

Various structural and nonstructural

alternatives to minimize flooding and

ice jams were originally considered.

Three plans were studied in detail (40,

50, 60 foot Channel Plan). The 60 Foot

Channel Plan (Plan D3a) was designated

the preferred plan by the New York

District for its high benefits compared

with its costs. The Plan consisted of

channel modifications such as

realignment, widening, deepening and a

riprap armored trapezoidal channel

along with constructing a high flow

diversion channel connecting Sauquoit

Creek to the Mohawk River.

Funding constraints and changes in

administration policy delayed proposed

implementation of the recommended

plan and the FEIS was not filed in the

Federal Register, pending resolution of

these issues. Work resumed on the

project in 1995 with the preparation of

the plans and specifications phase. Due

to the time that has lapsed and the

project design changes, an updated draft

EIS is necessary. The objective of this

revised draft Environmental Impact

Statement is to provide a description of

the original and current projects, and to

account for any potential impacts that

may occur from construction

disturbances since the original draft

statement was written in 1984. Major

revisions that have substantially

reduced the amount of adverse impacts

of the project made since the

development of the 1984 DEIS include:

(1) Elimination of the diversion channel

and opening the culverts under the

Conrail Bridge; (2) Incorporating

bioengineering methods into the plan in

lieu of all rip rap; (3) Installation of a

low flow channel and a pilot channel.

Several scoping meetings were held at

the time of the original environmental

assessment for this project and

significant issues related to the project

were identified. The changes in the

project design have decreased the

environmental impacts; therefore an

additional scoping meeting was not

considered necessary.

Eugene Brickman,

Chief, Plan Formulation Branch.

[FR Doc. 00–27068 Filed 10–19–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Notice of Availability of A Novel

Quantum-Well for Exclusive, Partially

Exclusive or Non-Exclusive Licenses

AGENCY: U.S. Army Research

Laboratory, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army

announces the general availability of

exclusive, partially exclusive or nonexclusive licenses relative to a novel

quantum-well technology as described

in the U.S. Patent #5,579,331; ‘‘Deltastrained quantum-well semiconductor

lasers and optical amplifiers’’; Shen, et

al.; November 26, 1996. Licenses shall

comply with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR

404.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael D. Rausa, U.S. Army Research

Laboratory, Office of Research and

Technology Applications, ATTN:

AMSRL–CS–TT/Bldg 459, Aberdeen

Proving Ground, Maryland 21005–5425,

Telephone: (410) 278–5028.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None.

Gregory D. Showalter,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–27066 Filed 10–19–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Notice of Intent to Grant an Exclusive

or Partially Exclusive License to

Optical Crossing, Inc.

AGENCY: U.S. Army Research

Laboratory, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: In compliance with 37 CFR

404 et seq., the Department of the Army

hereby gives notice of its intent to grant

to Optical Crossings, Inc., a corporation

having its principle place of business at

411 N. Central Ave. Suite 70, Glendale,

CA 91203, an exclusive or partially

exclusive license relative to a patented

ARL technology (U.S. Patent #

5,579,331; ‘‘Delta-strained quantumwell semiconductor lasers and optical

amplifiers’’; Shen, et al; November 26,