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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 

section 10 of Public Law 92–463, the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice 

is hereby given that a closed meeting of 

the Department of Defense Wage 

Committee will be held on Tuesday, 

October 18, 2011, at 10 a.m. at 1400 Key 

Boulevard, Level A, Room A101, 

Rosslyn, Virginia 22209. 

Under the provisions of section 10(d) 

of Public Law 92–463, the Department 

of Defense has determined that the 

meetings meet the criteria to close 

meetings to the public because the 

matters to be considered are related to 

internal rules and practices of the 

Department of Defense and the detailed 

wage data to be considered were 

obtained from officials of private 

establishments with a guarantee that the 

data will be held in confidence. 

However, members of the public who 

may wish to do so are invited to submit 

material in writing to the chairman 

concerning matters believed to be 

deserving of the Committee’s attention. 

Additional information concerning 

the meetings may be obtained by writing 

to the Chairman, Department of Defense 

Wage Committee, 4000 Defense 

Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–4000. 

Dated: September 13, 2011. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

Air University Board of Visitors 

Meeting 

ACTION: Notice of Meeting of the Air 

University Board of Visitors. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), 

the Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 

41 CFR 102–3.150, the Department of 

Defense announces that the Air 

University Board of Visitors’ meeting 

will take place on Tuesday, 4 October 

2011, from 1:30 p.m. to approximately 

2:30 p.m. The meeting will be a 

conference call meeting. Please contact 

Mrs. Diana Bunch, Designated Federal 

Officer, at (334) 953–4547, for further 

information to access the conference 

call. The purpose and agenda of this 

meeting is to provide independent 

advice and recommendations on matters 

pertaining to the strategic positioning of 

Air University’s educational mission. 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552b, as 

amended, and 41 CFR 102–3.155 all 

sessions of the Air University Board of 

Visitors’ meeting will be open to the 

public. Any member of the public 

wishing to provide input to the Air 

University Board of Visitors should 

submit a written statement in 

accordance with 41 CFR 102–3.140(c) 

and section 10(a)(3) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act and the 

procedures described in this paragraph. 

Written statements can be submitted to 

the Designated Federal Officer at the 

address detailed below at any time. 

Statements being submitted in response 

to the agenda mentioned in this notice 

must be received by the Designated 

Federal Officer at the address listed 

below at least five calendar days prior 

to the meeting which is the subject of 

this notice. Written statements received 

after this date may not be provided to 

or considered by the Air University 

Board of Visitors until its next meeting. 

The Designated Federal Officer will 

review all timely submissions with the 

Air University Board of Visitors’ Board 

Chairperson and ensure they are 

provided to members of the Board 

before the meeting that is the subject of 

this notice. Additionally, any member of 

the public wishing to attend this 

meeting should contact either person 

listed below at least five calendar days 

prior to the meeting for information on 

base entry passes. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. 

Diana Bunch, Designated Federal 

Officer, Air University Headquarters, 55 

LeMay Plaza South, Maxwell Air Force 

Base, Alabama 36112–6335, telephone 

(334) 953–4547. 

Bao-Anh Trinh, 

DAF, Air Force Federal Register Liaison 

Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, Corps of 

Engineers 

Intent to Prepare an Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) for a Permit 

Application for Widening of Bayou 

Casotte and Lower Sound Channels of 

the Pascagoula Harbor Channel, in the 

Port of Pascagoula, Jackson County, 

Mississippi 

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

DOD. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers (Corps) Mobile District 

Regulatory Division announces its 

intent to prepare an EIS to assess the 

potential environmental impacts 

associated with widening the existing 

Pascagoula Lower Sound/Bayou Casotte 

Federal Channel segment of Pascagoula 

Harbor (the Project). The proposed 

Project is a 100-foot-widening of the 

Lower Sound and Bayou Casotte Legs of 

the Pascagoula Harbor Channel, as well 

as limited widening of the northern 

portion of the Horn Island Pass Channel 

to facilitate the transition between the 

two channel segments. The Corps is 

considering the Jackson County Port 

Authority/Port of Pascagoula (Port) 

application for a Department of the 

Army permit under Section 404 of the 

Clean Water Act, Section 10 of the 

Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, and 

Section 103 of the Marine Protection, 

Research, and Sanctuaries Act. A joint 

public notice for the Section 10 permit 

(SAM–2011–00389–PAH) was issued by 

the Corps on April 15, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions about the proposed action 

and Draft EIS can be answered by Mr. 

Philip A. Hegji, Corps Project Manager, 

at (251) 690–3222. Comments shall be 

addressed to: U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Mobile District, Regulatory 

Division, ATTN: File Number SAM– 

2011–00389–PAH, at P.O. Box 2288, 

Mobile, Alabama 36628–0001, or street 

address, 109 St. Joseph Street, Mobile, 

Alabama 36602. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Background. The EIS will assess 

the impacts associated with dredging 

approximately 38,137 feet (7.22 miles) 

of the existing Pascagoula Lower Sound/ 

Bayou Casotte Federal Channel segment 

to widen the channel 100 feet parallel 

to the existing channel centerline, to the 

existing depth of ¥42 feet mean lower 

low water, as well as the beneficial use 

and placement of the dredged material. 

The proposed project would be 

developed over approximately the next 

2 to 3 years. 

The EIS discussed in this notice 

would support the regulatory process 

for this specific permit application and 

Project. The Corps Planning Division is 

also preparing a separate EIS and 

Feasibility Study under the Corps 

Planning Process to evaluate whether 

there is a Federal interest in modifying 

the existing federally authorized 

navigation channel (Federal Navigation 

Channel) leading to Bayou Casotte (i.e., 

Pascagoula channel widening from the 

Horn Island Pass to the entrance of the 

Bayou Casotte Harbor) and maintenance 

of the channel. 

The primary Federal involvement in 

this EIS for the Regulatory Division is an 

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application for a permit to dredge or 

excavate adjacent to a Federal 

Navigation Channel in or affecting 

navigable waters of the United States, 

and potential impacts on the human 

environment from such activities, as 

well as the disposal of material in the 

littoral disposal area, which could be 

suitable for beneficial use. Also 

included in the evaluation is the 

placement of dredged material within 

the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) designated Pascagoula 

Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site 

(ODMDS) and the designated Littoral 

Zone Placement Area located east and 

south of the barrier island. It is 

anticipated that the excavated area 

would become part of the Federal 

Navigation Channel in the future, if the 

Corps adopts maintenance of the 

widened area, pending approval of the 

Corps Planning documents described 

above. No wetland impacts are known 

to exist at the proposed dredge disposal 

site. In accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the 

Corps is requiring the preparation of an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

prior to rendering a final decision on the 

Port’s permit application, based on 

potentially significant impacts to water 

quality, cultural resources, endangered 

or threatened species, or sediment 

transport. The Corps may ultimately 

make a determination to approve the 

permit, approve the permit with 

conditions, or deny the permit for the 

above project. 

This effort will also support nonfederal construction of the project and, 

in concert with the parallel Planning 

Division EIS, the potential federal 

maintenance under the authority of 

Section 204(b) of the Water Resources 

Development Act of 1986. 

Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (as 

amended), the Corps will serve as Lead 

Agency for the Preparation of an EIS. 

The Draft EIS is intended to be 

sufficient in scope to address both the 

Federal and the state and local 

requirements and environmental issues 

concerning the proposed activities and 

permit approvals. The National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS) has expressed 

interest in acting as a cooperating 

agency in the preparation of the EIS. 

2. Project Purpose and Need. The 

overall project purpose is to widen the 

existing Federal Navigation Channel, 

including excavation, as needed, to 

reconfigure the site to alleviate the 

current transit restrictions and increase 

travel efficiencies for vessel transit, 

improve safety conditions for vessel 

operations, improve conditions for port 

operations, and improve habitat 

conditions through the beneficial use of 

dredged material. 

3. Issues. There are several potential 

environmental issues that will be 

addressed in the EIS. Additional issues 

may be identified during the scoping 

process. Issues initially identified as 

potentially significant include: 

a. Impacts to traffic, including marine 

navigation and ground transportation; 

b. Potential impacts to endangered 

and threatened species; 

c. Air quality; 

d. Water quality; 

e. Socioeconomic effects; 

f. Cumulative impacts; and 

g. Placement of dredged materials. 

4. Alternatives. Alternatives initially 

being considered for the proposed 

improvement project include the 

following: 

a. No Project/No Action. .This 

alternative would not implement any of 

the elements presented in the project 

description. 

b. Widening 100 feet on the West Side. 

This alternative is the proposed Project 

to widen the Federal Channel segment 

approximately 100 feet parallel to the 

existing channel centerline, to the 

existing depth of ¥42 feet mean lower 

low water. The width may be increased 

as necessary to allow adequate transit 

for navigation in transition zones. The 

improved channel would be 7.22 miles 

long and result in excavation of 

approximately 3.4 to 3.8 million cubic 

yards of dredged material. 

c. Widening of 50 feet on Either Side 

of the Channel Centerline. This 

alternative includes a proposal to widen 

the Federal Channel segment, 

approximately 50 feet on either side of 

the existing channel centerline, to the 

existing depth of ¥42 feet mean lower 

low water. The width may be increased 

as necessary to allow adequate 

transition for navigation. The improved 

channel would be similar in length and 

dredged material quantities to the 

proposed Project (widening 100 feet on 

the West Side). 

5. Scoping Process. As part of the 

Corps Planning Division EIS, a public 

scoping meeting was conducted for the 

proposed Bayou Casotte and Lower 

Sound Channels Widening of the 

Pascagoula Harbor Channel. The 

meeting was held to receive public 

comments and assess public concerns 

regarding the appropriate scope and 

preparation of the Draft EIS. 

Participation in the public meeting by 

Federal, State, and local agencies and 

other interested organizations and 

persons was encouraged. This meeting 

was conducted in English, and was held 

on Thursday, February 25, 2010 from 

5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., located at the 

Pascagoula Public Library, 3214 

Pascagoula Street, Pascagoula, MS 

39567. 

A comment period was held for the 

Regulatory Division on the permit 

application, which was noticed April 

15, 2011. The comment period was held 

from April 15, 2011 to May 16, 2011. 

The Corps will be accepting written 

comments on this Notice of Intent to 

prepare an EIS, and they will be taken 

into consideration during development 

of the document. We encourage any 

additional comments from interested 

public, agencies, and local officials. 

Written and e-mailed comments to the 

Corps will be received until October 20, 

2011. Written comments should be sent 

to the address below: 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile 

District, Regulatory Division, c/o Philip 

A. Hegji, 109 St. Joseph Street, Mobile, 

Alabama 36628–0001, e-mail: 

Philip.A.Hegji@usace.army.mil. 

6. Availability of the Draft EIS. The 

Corps expects the Draft EIS to be made 

available to the public in late spring 

2012. A public hearing will be held 

during the public comment period for 

the Draft EIS. 

Dated: September 9, 2011. 

Craig J. Litteken, 

Chief, Regulatory Division. 

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DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES 

SAFETY BOARD 

Senior Executive Service Performance 

Review Board 

AGENCY: Defense Nuclear Facilities 

Safety Board. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

membership of the Defense Nuclear 

Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) Senior 

Executive Service (SES) Performance 

Review Board (PRB). 

DATES: Effective Date: September 19, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments concerning 

this notice to: Defense Nuclear Facilities 

Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue, NW., 

Suite 700, Washington, DC 20004–2001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Deborah Biscieglia by telephone at (202) 

694–7041 or by e-mail at 

debbieb@dnfsb.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 5 U.S.C. 

4314(c)(1) through (5) requires each 

agency to establish, in accordance with 

regulations prescribed by the Office of 

Personnel Management, one or more 

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