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of the Board on Coastal Engineering 

Research. The DFO, at that time, may 

provide additional guidance on the 

submission of written statements that 

are in response to the stated agenda for 

the planned meeting in question. 

Dated: March 2, 2015. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05040 Filed 3–4–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

for the Modernization and Repair of 

Piers 2 and 3, Military Ocean Terminal 

Concord, CA 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DOD. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army 

(Army) announces the availability of the 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) for the Modernization and Repair 

of Piers 2 and 3 at Military Ocean 

Terminal Concord, California (MOTCO). 

The Final EIS evaluates the potential 

environmental and socioeconomic 

effects that could result from demolition 

and reconstruction of structural 

elements, replacement of infrastructure, 

upgrades to shore-side roads and 

electrical infrastructure, repair of piles 

at Pier 3, and maintenance dredging. 

Environmental consequences were 

evaluated for noise; air quality; geology, 

topography, and soils; water resources; 

biological resources; land use and 

coastal zone management; 

transportation; infrastructure; visual 

resources; recreational resources; 

socioeconomics; environmental justice 

and protection of children; cultural 

resources; and hazardous materials, 

hazardous waste, toxic substances, and 

contaminated sites. Based on the 

analysis described in the EIS, all 

impacts are anticipated to be less than 

significant. The potential for 

environmental impacts is greatest for 

the following resource areas: water 

resources; biological resources; 

transportation; infrastructure; and 

cultural resources. 

DATES: The Army will make a final 

decision no sooner than 30 days after 

the publication of a Notice of 

Availability for the Final EIS in the 

Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Please send requests for a 

copy of the Final EIS or written 

comments on the Final EIS to Mr. 

Malcolm Charles, Director of Public 

Works, Attention: SDAT–CCA–MI 

(Charles), 410 Norman Avenue, 

Concord, CA 94520; email comments to 

usarmy.motco.sddc.mbx.list-eis@

mail.mil; or fax comments to (925) 246– 

4171 (Attention: SDAT–CCA–MI 

[Charles]). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Sarah Garner, Public Affairs Office, 

Surface Deployment and Distribution 

Command; telephone: (618) 220–6284; 

email: 

usarmy.scott.sddc.mbx.commandaffairs@mail.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the proposed action is to 

modernize and repair Pier 2 and repair 

Pier 3 so the Army can maintain its 

ability to meet Department of Defense 

(DOD) mission requirements in support 

of wartime and contingency operations. 

Piers 2 and 3 were built in the mid1940s and are past their structural and 

design life and lack modern operational 

efficiencies. Based on Net Explosive 

Weight handling capability, Pier 2 is the 

optimum pier for mission capability, but 

it cannot be used due to its degraded 

and nonoperational condition. Pier 3, 

currently the primary operational pier at 

MOTCO, requires some level of repair to 

maintain even its limited operational 

capability through 2019. 

Alternative 1 fully implements repairs 

to Piers 2 and 3 with Pier 2 re-oriented 

to align the west end with the existing 

shipping channel to create a more 

modernized configuration. Alternative 2 

would be similar to Alternative 1, but 

the Pier 2 footprint would not change. 

Alternative 3 would fully implement 

repairs to Piers 2 and 3, reorienting Pier 

2 to create a more modernized 

configuration but with a larger deck 

surface and heavier load-carrying 

capacity than that proposed under 

Alternative 1. Under the No Action 

Alternative, the modernization and 

repair of Pier 2 and the repair of Pier 3 

at MOTCO would not occur, and Pier 3 

would continue to be used with loading 

restrictions for the remainder of its 

service life. The No Action Alternative 

provides the environmental baseline 

conditions for comparing the impacts 

associated with the other alternatives. 

Alternative 1 is the preferred 

alternative. 

The Army consulted with regulatory 

agencies, to include the State Historic 

Preservation Officer, the National Park 

Service, the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, the San Francisco Bay 

Regional Water Quality Control Board, 

the National Marine Fisheries Service, 

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and 

the San Francisco Bay Conservation and 

Development Commission. 

Several of the comments received 

during the Draft EIS review period 

resulted in revisions to the Final EIS. 

These revisions included minor 

clarifications and the inclusion of 

updated information. The Final EIS 

includes responses to all comments. 

Copies of the Final EIS are available 

for public review at the following two 

Contra Costa County libraries: (1) 

Concord Library, 2900 Salvio Street, 

Concord, CA 94519 and (2) Bay Point 

Library, 205 Pacifica Avenue, Bay Point, 

CA 94565. The Final EIS may also be 

reviewed electronically at http://www.

sddc.army.mil/MOTCO/default.aspx. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05083 Filed 3–4–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

United States Air Force F–35a 

Operational Basing—Pacific 

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, 

DOD. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI). 

SUMMARY: The Air Force is issuing this 

notice of intent (NOI) (40 CFR 1508.22) 

to prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) to assess the proposed 

action to base two (2) F–35A squadrons 

(48 Primary Assigned Aircraft (PAA)) at 

Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska. 

The proposed action will also include 

the use of related airspace and ranges, 

particularly the Joint Pacific Alaska 

Range Complex (JPARC). The F–35A is 

the conventional take-off and landing 

version of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). 

It is a multiple-role fighter with an 

emphasis on air-to-ground missions. 

A No-Action Alternative will be 

included in the EIS, whereby no F–35A 

squadrons would be based at Eielson 

AFB. The analysis of the no-action 

alternative will provide a benchmark to 

enable Air Force decision-makers to 

compare the magnitude of the 

environmental effects of the proposed 

action. No-action means the proposed 

action would not take place, and the 

resulting environmental effects from 

taking no-action will be compared with 

the effects of allowing the proposed 

activity to go forward. 

Scoping: The public scoping process 

will be used to identify community 

concerns and local issues to be 

considered during the draft EIS 

development process. Federal, state, and 

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local agencies; Alaska Native Tribes and 

organizations; as well as interested 

persons are encouraged to provide 

written comments of environmental 

concern associated with the proposed 

action to the Air Force. Comments 

should be provided by the methods and 

dates indicated below. 

DATES: Public scoping meetings will be 

held in North Pole, Fairbanks, and Delta 

Junction, Alaska at the following dates, 

times, and locations: 

Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 6:00 p.m. to 

8:00 p.m. 

North Pole Worship Center, 3340 

Badger Road, North Pole. 

Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 6:00 p.m. 

to 8:00 p.m. 

Westmark Hotel and Conference 

Center, 813 Noble Street, Fairbanks. 

Thursday, March 26, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 

p.m. 

Alaskan Steakhouse & Motel, 265 

Richardson Highway, Delta Junction. 

Comments on the proposal can be 

made at the scoping meetings, by mail, 

or via the project Web site at: https:// 

www.PACAF-F35Aeis.com. Written 

comments can be mailed to: 354 FW/

PA, 354 Broadway Avenue, Suite 15A, 

Eielson AFB, AK 99702. 

Although comments can be submitted 

to the Air Force at any time during the 

EIS process, scoping comments are 

requested by Friday, April 17, 2015 to 

ensure full consideration in the draft 

EIS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions regarding the proposed action, 

scoping, and EIS development, contact 

the Eielson AFB Public Affairs Office, at 

907–377–2116 or at 

354fw.pa.publicaffairs@us.af.mil. 

Henry Williams Jr., 

Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, DAF. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05014 Filed 3–4–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0023] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Roads 

to Success in North Dakota: A 

Randomized Study of a College and 

Career Preparation Curriculum 

AGENCY: Office of Career, Technical, and 

Adult Education (OCTAE), Department 

of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is 

proposing a new information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before May 4, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in 

response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting 

Docket ID number ED–2015–ICCD–0023 

or via postal mail, commercial delivery, 

or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov 

site is not available to the public for any 

reason, ED will temporarily accept 

comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 

Please note that comments submitted by 

fax or email and those submitted after 

the comment period will not be 

accepted; ED will ONLY accept 

comments during the comment period 

in this mailbox when the regulations.gov 

site is not available. Written requests for 

information or comments submitted by 

postal mail or delivery should be 

addressed to the Director of the 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, 

Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E103, 

Washington, DC 20202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Braden Goetz, 

202–245–7405. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Education (ED), in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general 

public and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed, 

revised, and continuing collections of 

information. This helps the Department 

assess the impact of its information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. ED is 

soliciting comments on the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) that 

is described below. The Department of 

Education is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Roads to Success 

in North Dakota: A Randomized Study 

of a College and Career Preparation 

Curriculum. 

OMB Control Number: 1830—NEW. 

Type of Review: A new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 88. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 22. 

Abstract: The Office of Career, 

Technical, and Adult Education in the 

U.S. Department of Education is 

supporting an evaluation that will 

examine the impact of a college and 

career preparation curriculum for 

students in the 11th and 12th grades on 

students’ college and career aspirations, 

planning for postsecondary transitions 

and adult life, and attitudes toward 

education and careers. The evaluation 

has an experimental design with schoollevel random assignment. This 

Information Collection Request includes 

surveys of students, instructors, and 

principals and protocols for site visits. 

Dated: March 2, 2015. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05011 Filed 3–4–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Nevada 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Nevada. The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public 

notice of this meeting be announced in 

the Federal Register. 

DATES: Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 

5:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: National Atomic Testing 

Museum, 755 East Flamingo Road, Las 

Vegas, Nevada 89119. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara Ulmer, Board Administrator, 

232 Energy Way, M/S 505, North Las 

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