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In preparation for the EIS, the 

following studies have been completed 

or are ongoing for the proposed Project: 

• Meetings with Federal and State 

regulatory and resource agencies (2005 

to present). 

• DA application and Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (2006). 

• Data compilations and surveys 

including, but not limited to littoral 

processes, cultural resources, biological 

surveys, sediment characteristics, 

economic, draft Essential Fish Habitat, 

hopper dredge protocol, and a 

Biological Assessment (2006 to present). 

• Public Notice (2006). 

• Federal Project Comparison (2007). 

• SEPA (2007). 

• Biological Opinion/USFWS (2008). 

• EFH Assessment/NMFS (2008). 

• State SEPA Record of Decision 

(2009). 

Environmental Consequences: CEQ 

regulations (40 CFR 1502.16) state the 

EIS will include the environmental 

impacts of the alternatives including the 

proposed action, any adverse 

environmental effects which cannot be 

avoided should the proposal be 

implemented, the relationship between 

short-term uses of man’s environment 

and the maintenance and enhancement 

of long-term productivity, and any 

irreversible or irretrievable 

commitments of resources which would 

be involved in the proposal should it be 

implemented. The EIS will identify and 

disclose the direct impacts of the 

proposed project and study a reasonable 

number of alternatives on the following: 

topography, geology, soils, climate, 

biotic communities, wetlands, fish and 

wildlife resources, endangered and 

threatened species, hydrology, water 

resources and water quality, 

floodplains, hazardous materials, air 

quality, noise, aesthetics, recreational 

resources, historical and cultural 

resources, socio-economic, land use, 

public health and safety, energy 

requirements and conservation, natural 

or non-renewable resources, drinking 

waters, and environmental justice. 

Secondary and Cumulative 

Environmental Impacts: Cumulative 

impacts result from the incremental 

impact of the proposed action when 

added to past, present, and reasonably 

foreseeable future actions, regardless of 

what agency or person undertakes the 

action. Geographic Information System 

(GIS) data and mapping will be used to 

evaluate and quantify secondary and 

cumulative impacts of the proposed 

Project with particular emphasis given 

to waters and marine resources. 

Mitigation: CEQ regulations (40 CFR 

1502.14, 1502.16, and 1508.20) require 

the EIS to include appropriate 

mitigation measures, if applicable. The 

USACE has adopted, through the CEQ, 

a mitigation policy which embraces the 

concepts of ‘‘no net loss of wetlands’’ 

and project sequencing. The purpose of 

this policy is to restore and maintain the 

chemical, biological, and physical 

integrity of ‘‘Waters of the United 

States,’’ specifically wetlands. 

Mitigation of wetland impacts has been 

defined by the CEQ to include: 

avoidance of impacts (to wetlands), 

minimizing impacts, rectifying impacts, 

reducing impacts over time, and 

compensating for impacts (40 CFR 

1508.20). Each of these aspects 

(avoidance, minimization, and 

compensatory mitigation) must be 

considered in sequential order. As part 

of the EIS, if applicable, the applicant 

will develop a compensatory mitigation 

plan detailing the methodology and 

approach to compensate for unavoidable 

impacts to waters of the U.S. 

NEPA/SEPA Preparation and 

Permitting: Because the proposed Nags 

Head project requires approvals from 

Federal and State agencies under both 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) and the State Environmental 

Policy Act (SEPA), a joint Federal and 

State Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) will be prepared. The U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers will serve as the lead 

agency for the process. The EIS will be 

the NEPA document for the Corps of 

Engineers (404 permit) and the SEPA 

document for the State of North 

Carolina (401 permit). 

Based on the size, complexity, and 

potential impacts of the proposed 

project, the Applicant has been advised 

by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to 

identify and disclose the environmental 

impacts of the proposed project in an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). 

Within the EIS, the Applicant will 

conduct a thorough environmental 

review, including an evaluation of a 

reasonable number of alternatives. After 

distribution and review of the Draft EIS 

and Final EIS, the Applicant 

understands that the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers will issue a Record of 

Decision (ROD) for the project. The ROD 

will document the completion of the EIS 

process and will serve as a basis for 

permitting decisions by Federal and 

State agencies. 

Jefferson M. Ryscavage, 

Colonel, U.S. Army, District Commander. 

[FR Doc. E9–8084 Filed 4–8–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The Director, Information 

Collection Clearance Division, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of Management, invites 

comments on the proposed information 

collection requests as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before June 8, 

2009. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The Director, 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management, publishes that notice 

containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g., new, revision, extension, existing 

or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary 

of the collection; (4) Description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) Respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6) 

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping 

burden. OMB invites public comment. 

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 

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Dated: April 3, 2009. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Director, Information Collections Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Planning, Evaluation and 

Policy Development 

Type of Review: New. 

Title: Evaluation of the Teacher 

Incentive Fund (TIF) Program: Data 

Collection Instruments. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs; Individuals or 

household. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 1,180. 

Burden Hours: 1,180. 

Abstract: To assist schools in 

attracting, retaining and motivating 

effective teachers and principals, in 

2006 the U.S. Department of Education 

launched the Teacher Incentive Fund, 

which supports comprehensive 

compensation reform activities 

including bonus pay-for-performance 

(PFP), career advancement and 

professional development. The purpose 

of this evaluation is to describe the 

implementation of the program and its 

relationship to any increases in 

recruitment and retention of effective 

teachers and principals. If feasible, this 

evaluation will also seek to analyze 

TIF’s relationship to increasing student 

achievement. 

Requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 3999. When you access the 

information collection, click on 

‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. 

Written requests for information should 

be addressed to U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed 

to 202–401–0920. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 

1–800–877–8339. 

[FR Doc. E9–8039 Filed 4–8–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The Director, Information 

Collection Clearance Division, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of Management, invites 

comments on the proposed information 

collection requests as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before June 8, 

2009. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The Director, 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management, publishes that notice 

containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or 

reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of 

the collection; (4) Description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) Respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6) 

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping 

burden. OMB invites public comment. 

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. 

Dated: April 3, 2009. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Director, Information Collections Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Federal Student Aid 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title: . 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for profit; individuals or household; notfor-profit institutions. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 690,000. 

Burden Hours: 345,000. 

Abstract: The Federal Perkins Loan 

Master Promissory Note (MPN) is a 

promissory note under which a 

borrower may receive loans for a single 

academic year or multiple academic 

years. The adoption of the MPN in the 

Perkins Loan Program has simplified the 

loan process by eliminating the need for 

institutions to prepare, and students to 

sign, a promissory note each award year. 

Requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 4005. When you access the 

information collection, click on 

‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. 

Written requests for information should 

be addressed to U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed 

to 202–401–0920. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339. 

[FR Doc. E9–8119 Filed 4–8–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Energy Employees Occupational 

Illness Compensation Program Act of 

2000; Revision to List of Covered 

Facilities 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of revision of listing of 

covered facilities. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(‘‘Department’’ or ‘‘DOE’’) periodically 


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