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meeting that is the subject of this notice. 

After reviewing the written comments, 

the Chairperson and the Designated 

Federal Officer may choose to invite the 

submitter of the comments to orally 

present their issue during an open 

portion of this meeting or at a future 

meeting. 

The Designated Federal Officer, in 

consultation with the U.S. Army War 

College Subcommittee Chairperson, 

may, if desired, allot a specific amount 

of time for members of the public to 

present their issues for review and 

discussion by the U.S. Army War 

College Subcommittee. 

Scott Horton, 

Colonel, U.S. Army, Designated Federal 

Official. 

[FR Doc. E9–6858 Filed 3–26–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3710–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Publication of Revision and 

Consolidation of Military Freight Traffic 

Rules Publications (MFTRP) 1C–R 

(Motor), 10 (Rail), 30 (Barge), 6A 

(Pipeline), 4A (Tank Truck), Military 

Standard Tender Instruction 

Publication (MSTIP) 364D, SpotBid 

Business Rules, and SDDC Military 

Class Rate Publication No. 100A to a 

Consolidation of Procurement 

Requirements for the Purchase of 

Commercial Transportation Services 

into the Military Freight Traffic Unified 

Rules Publication (MFTURP) No. 1 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DOD. 

SUMMARY: The Military Surface 

Deployment and Distribution Command 

(SDDC) is providing notice that it 

intends to publish its consolidated 

procurement requirements of 

commercial transportation services 

publication, the MFTURP No. 1, which 

governs the purchase of surface freight 

transportation in the Continental United 

States (CONUS) by DOD using Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) exempt 

transportation service contracts. 

The purpose for this new 

procurement procedure is to streamline 

the transportation requirements to 

reflect the current needs of the DOD. 

SDDC will accept comments—geared 

towards strengthening the DOD’s 

procurement contracts for commercial 

transportation—to be utilized during 

quarterly updates of this publication. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

April 27, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to 

Publication and Rules Manager, 

Strategic Business Directorate, Business 

Services, 661 Sheppard Place, ATTN: 

SDDC–OPM, Fort Eustis, VA 23604– 

1644. Request for additional information 

may be sent by e-mail to: 

dora.elias1@us.army.mil. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Dora J. Elias, (757) 878–5379. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Reference: Military Freight Traffic 

Rules Publications (MFTRP) 1C–R 

(Motor), 10 (Rail), 30 (Barge), 6A 

(Pipeline), 4A (Tank Truck), Military 

Standard Tender Instruction Publication 

(MSTIP) 364D, SpotBid Business Rules, 

and SDDC Military Class Rate 

Publication No. 100A. 

Background: SDDC’s various rules 

publications have gone through many 

revisions and updates since its 

inception. With various subject matter 

owners within SDDC being responsible 

for the publication, attempts to update 

the publications proved cumbersome. 

To make the update and revision 

process more efficient, SDDC has 

consolidated its rules publications into 

one document that is applicable to all 

surface modes. This also places the 

responsibility of maintaining the 

publication with one Publications 

Team. 

The current procurement procedures 

were developed during a period of 

extensive economic regulation of the 

various transportation modes. The 

purpose behind the consolidation, 

revision, and change to these various 

modal procurement documents was to 

ensure the procurement procedures 

reflect the current transportation needs 

of the DOD as well as the state of the 

commercial transportation industry. It 

also streamlines documentation and 

procedures, as well as standardizes 

procurement terms as much as possible 

between the various transportation 

modes. 

Miscellaneous: 

• This publication, as well as the 

other SDDC publications, can be 

accessed via the SDDC Web site at: 

http://www.sddc.army.mil/Public/ 

Global%20Cargo%20Distribution/ 

Domestic/Publications/. 

• Submit comments, in writing, to 

SDDC via e-mail at 

dora.elias1@us.army.mil or mail to 

Publication and Rules Manager, 

Business Services, Strategic Business 

Directorate (see ADDRESSES). 

• Deadline for comments is April 27, 

2009. 

C.E. Radford, III, 

Division Chief, G9, Strategic Business 

Directorate. 

[FR Doc. E9–6866 Filed 3–26–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3710–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Intent To Prepare a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Morehead City Harbor Project, 

Dredged Material Management Plan, 

Carteret County, NC 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The Wilmington District, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is 

conducting a study to evaluate the longterm (20-year) dredged material 

placement needs and opportunities for 

Morehead City Harbor, NC. The study 

area encompasses Morehead City Harbor 

and the Ocean Bar approach channels 

extending seaward to deep water 

through Beaufort Inlet in Carteret 

County, near Morehead City, NC. The 

study will include the preparation of an 

integrated (combined) Dredged Material 

Management Plan (DMMP) and Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) 

and will identify, evaluate, screen, 

prioritize, and ultimately optimize 

placement alternatives resulting in the 

recommendation of a plan for the 

placement of dredged materials for at 

least the next 20 years. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions regarding the DMMP and 

DEIS should be directed to: Mr. Stacy 

Samuelson; Environmental Resources 

Section; U.S. Army Engineer District, 

Wilmington; 69 Darlington Avenue; 

Wilmington, NC 28402–1890; 

telephone: (910) 251–4480. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

USACE, Engineering Regulation (ER) 

1105–2–100 mandates that the Corps 

Districts develop DMMPs for all Federal 

navigation projects where there is an 

indication of insufficient capacity to 

accommodate maintenance dredging for 

the next 20 years. The ER further 

requires that the Districts consider 

options that provide opportunities for 

beneficial uses of dredged material. 

Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 

amended, options for dredged material 

management will be based on an 

evaluation of the probable impact of the 

proposed activity on the public interest. 

The decision will reflect the national 

concern for the protection and 

utilization of important resources. The 

benefit, which may reasonably be 

expected to accrue from the proposal, 

will be balanced against its reasonably 

foreseeable detriments. All factors that 

may be relevant to the proposal will be 

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considered, including wetlands; fish 

and wildlife resources; cultural 

resources; land use; water and air 

quality; hazardous, toxic, and 

radioactive substances; threatened and 

endangered species; regional geology; 

aesthetics; environmental justice; and 

the general needs and welfare of the 

public. 

The alternatives currently being 

considered for the DMMP include, but 

are not limited to: offshore disposal in 

the Environmental Protection Agency 

designated Ocean Dredged Material 

Disposal Site (ODMDS), nearshore 

disposal on the ebb tide delta, beach 

disposal, and upland disposal at Brandt 

Island. Additional beneficial uses of 

dredged material will also be 

investigated for the DMMP. The DEIS 

will address environmental effects of 

reasonable alternatives. 

All private parties and Federal, State, 

and local agencies having an interest in 

the study are hereby notified of the 

intent to prepare a DEIS and are invited 

to comment at this time. A scoping 

letter was mailed to a standard mailing 

list November 26, 2007 and all 

comments received as a result of the 

scoping letter and this notice of intent 

will be considered in the preparation of 

the DMMP and DEIS. 

The lead agency for this project is the 

U.S. Army Engineer District, 

Wilmington. Cooperating agency status 

has not be assigned to, nor requested by, 

any other agency. 

The DEIS is being prepared in 

accordance with the requirements of the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended, and will address the 

relationship of the proposed action to 

all other applicable Federal and State 

Laws and Executive Orders. 

The DMMP and DEIS is currently 

scheduled to be available in July 2010. 

Dated: March 17, 2009. 

Jefferson M. Ryscavage, 

Colonel, EN, Commanding. 

[FR Doc. E9–6855 Filed 3–26–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3720–58–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Army Corps 

of Engineers 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement/ 

Environmental Impact Report for 

Natomas Levee Improvement Program 

Phase 4a Landside Improvements 

Project, Sacramento, CA 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers; DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The action being taken is 

preparation of an environmental impact 

statement/environmental impact report 

(EIS/EIR) for the Natomas Levee 

Improvement Program (NLIP) Phase 4a 

Landside Improvements Project (Phase 

4a Project). The Corps is considering a 

request to issue both 408 permission to 

the Central Valley Flood Protection 

Board and 404 permit to Sacramento 

Area Flood Control Agency (SAFCA) for 

work on the NLIP. Under 33 U.S.C. 408, 

the Chief of Engineers may grant 

permission to alter an existing Federal 

project if it is not injurious to the public 

interest and does not impair the 

usefulness of the project. Under Section 

404 of the Clean Water Act, the District 

Engineer permits the discharge of 

dredged or fill material into waters of 

the United States if the discharge meets 

the requirements of the Environmental 

Protection Agency’s 404(b)(1) guidelines 

and is not contrary to the public 

interest. The NLIP is located in 

Sacramento and Sutter Counties, CA. 

The 408 permission is required for 

structural improvements to the 

Sacramento River east levee and the 

Natomas Cross Canal south levee. A 404 

permit is needed for dredge and 

discharge of fill materials into waters of 

the United States resulting from levee 

improvements, relocation of the 

Riverside Canal, and development of 

associated habitat. 

DATES: A public scoping meeting will be 

held on April 13, 2009 from 4:30 p.m. 

until 6:30 p.m. at South Natomas 

Community Center, Activity Room (see 

ADDRESSES). Send written comments by 

April 27, 2009 to (see ADDRESSES). 

ADDRESSES: Public Scoping Meeting, 

South Natomas Community Center, 

Activity Room, 2921 Truxel Road, 

Sacramento, CA. Send written 

comments and suggestions concerning 

this study to Ms. Elizabeth Holland, 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

Sacramento District, Attn: Planning 

Division (CESPK–PD–R), 1325 J Street, 

Sacramento, CA 95814–2922. Requests 

to be placed on the mailing list should 

also be sent to this address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions about the proposed action 

and EIS/EIR should be addressed to Ms. 

Elizabeth Holland at (916) 557–6763, 

e-mail 

Elizabeth.g.holland@usace.army.mil or 

by mail (see ADDRESSES). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Proposed Action. The U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers is preparing an EIS/ 

EIR to analyze the impacts of the work 

proposed by SAFCA to implement the 

NLIP Phase 4a Project. The overall 

purpose of the NLIP is to bring the 

entire 42-mile Natomas Basin perimeter 

levee system into compliance with 

applicable Federal and state standards 

for levees protecting urban areas. The 

NLIP Phase 4a Project is a component of 

the NLIP proposed by SAFCA to 

improve a portion of the Natomas 

Basin’s perimeter levee system in 

Sacramento and Sutter Counties, CA. 

2. Alternatives. The EIS/EIR will 

address an array of flood damage 

reduction alternatives. Alternatives 

analyzed during the investigation will 

consist of a combination of one or more 

flood risk reduction measures. These 

measures include strengthening the 

existing levee in place, constructing 

seepage berms, constructing adjacent 

setback levees, installing relief wells 

and cutoff walls, and relocating 

irrigation ditches. 

3. Scoping Process. a. A public 

scoping meeting will be held on April 

13, 2009 to present information to the 

public and to receive comments from 

the public. This meeting will begin a 

process to involve concerned 

individuals, and local, State, and 

Federal agencies with the Phase 4a 

Project. 

b. Significant issues to be analyzed in 

depth in the EIS/EIR include effects on 

agricultural resources, land use, geology 

and soils, hydrology and hydraulics, 

water quality, biological resources 

(including fisheries, vegetation and 

wildlife resources, special-status 

species, and wetlands and other waters 

of the U.S.), cultural resources, 

paleontological resources, 

transportation and circulation, air 

quality, noise, visual resources, utilities 

and service systems, hazards and 

hazardous materials, socioeconomics 

and population and housing, and 

environmental justice. The EIS/EIR will 

also evaluate the cumulative effects of 

the proposed NLIP (including the past 

and anticipated future NLIP project 

phases) and other related projects in the 

study area. 

c. The Corps is consulting with the 

State Historic Preservation Officer to 

comply with the National Historic 

Preservation Act, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service and the National 

Marine Fisheries Service to provide a 

Biological Opinion, and the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service to provide a Fish 

and Wildlife Coordination Act Report. 

d. A 45-day public review period will 

be provided for individuals and 

agencies to review and comment on the 

draft EIS/EIR. All interested parties are 

encouraged to respond to this notice 

and provide a current address if they 

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