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interested parties to review the revised 

standard and submit comments. 

DATES: Written comments regarding the 

proposed revision, PS 20–05, should be 

submitted to the Standards Services 

Division, NIST, no later than May 18, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: An electronic copy (in PDF) 

of the current standard, PS 20–05, can 

be obtained at the following Web site: 

http://ts.nist.gov/docvps. Written 

comments on the standard should be 

submitted to David F. Alderman, 

Standards Services Division, NIST, 100 

Bureau Drive, Stop 2150, Gaithersburg, 

MD 20899–2150; fax (301) 975–4715. 

Electronic comments may be submitted 

via e-mail to david.alderman@nist.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David F. Alderman, Standards Services 

Division, National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, telephone: (301) 975– 

4019; fax: (301) 975–4715, e-mail: 

david.alderman@nist.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 

Department of Commerce regulations 

codified in Title 15, Code of Federal 

Regulations, Part 10, Procedures for the 

Development of Voluntary Product 

Standards, and administered by NIST, 

the American Lumber Standard 

Committee acts as the Standing 

Committee for PS 20–05, American 

Softwood Lumber Standard, responsible 

for maintaining, revising, and 

interpreting the standard. The 

Committee is comprised of producers, 

distributors, users, and others with an 

interest in the standard. 

Voluntary Product Standard (PS) 20– 

05 establishes standard sizes and 

requirements for developing and 

coordinating the lumber grades of the 

various species of lumber, the 

assignment of design values, and the 

preparation of grading rules applicable 

to each species. Its provisions include 

implementation of the standard through 

an accreditation and certification 

program; establishment of principal 

trade classifications and lumber sizes 

for yard, structural, and factory/shop 

use; classification, measurement, 

grading, and grade-marking of lumber; 

definitions of terms and procedures to 

provide a basis for the use of uniform 

methods in the grading inspection, 

measurement, and description of 

softwood lumber; commercial names of 

the principal softwood species; 

definitions of terms used in describing 

standard grades of lumber; and 

commonly used industry abbreviations. 

The standard also includes the 

organization and functions of the 

American Lumber Standard Committee, 

the Board of Review, and the National 

Grading Rule Committee. 

All public comments will be reviewed 

and considered. The American Lumber 

Standard Committee and NIST will 

revise the standard accordingly. 

Dated: March 26, 2009. 

Patrick Gallagher, 

Deputy Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

Notice of Intent (NOI) To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for Proposed Realignment of a Portion 

of National Guard Avenue and 

Construction of the New Main Gate for 

The 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air 

National Guard at Burlington 

International Airport, Burlington, VT 

AGENCY: National Guard Bureau, 

Department of the Air Force, DOD. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: This notice corrects the 

heading of a notice that was posted in 

the Federal Register on March 30th 

2009, Vol. 74, No. 59 ‘‘U.S. Air Force 

Scientific Advisory Board Notice Of 

Meeting Notice Of Intent (NOI) To 

Prepare An Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) For Proposed 

Realignment Of A Portion Of National 

Guard Avenue And Construction of the 

New Main Gate For the 158th Fighter 

Wing, Vermont Air National Guard At 

Burlington International Airport, 

Burlington, Vermont.’’ 

Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321, et 

seq.), the Council on Environmental 

Quality (CEQ) Regulations for 

Implementing the Procedural Provisions 

of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), and 

Air Force policy and procedures (32 

CFR part 989), the National Guard 

Bureau is issuing this notice to advise 

the public of its intent to prepare an EIS 

to evaluate the potential environmental 

impacts that could result from the 

proposed realignment of a portion of 

National Guard Avenue, and 

construction of a new main gate at the 

158th Fighter Wing (158 FW) 

installation at Burlington International 

Airport. 

A recent evaluation of infrastructure 

security at the installation identified 

several vulnerabilities revealing a 

potential threat to mission-critical 

resources. Realignment of a segment of 

National Guard Avenue would remedy 

some of these vulnerabilities and protect 

mission-critical resources. Work 

conducted would be in compliance with 

anti-terrorism/force protection (AT/FP) 

standoff criteria. Preliminary studies 

indicate that potential significant 

adverse effects to wetlands and to 

sensitive Native American sites may 

result from realignment of the roadway. 

In addition to the road segment 

realignment, the 158 FW would also 

construct a new main gate along a 

portion of the realigned roadway, 

construct a new Security Forces facility, 

which would be collocated with the 

new main gate, and construct an 

internal roadway loop that would 

improve vehicular safety and circulation 

to a portion of the installation. 

In addition to the proposed action, 

another action alternative will evaluate 

the potential impacts of an alternative 

roadway alignment for National Guard 

Avenue, and redesigning the main gate 

in its current location to meet AT/FP 

criteria. The Security Forces and 

internal roadway loop would remain as 

described under the Proposed Action. 

The no-action alternative will also be 

analyzed in the EIS. 

The National Guard Bureau will 

conduct a scoping meeting to solicit 

public input concerning the proposal. 

The scoping process will help identify 

issues to be addressed in the 

environmental analysis. Comments will 

be accepted at any time during the 

environmental impact analysis process. 

However, to ensure the Air Force has 

sufficient time to consider public input 

in the preparation of the Draft EIS, 

comments should be submitted to the 

address below by 16 April 2009. 

Notices will be posted and published 

in the Burlington Free Press. The 

scoping meetings will be held at the 

South Burlington High School, Cafeteria 

#2, 550 Dorset Street, South Burlington, 

VT 05403, on 16 April 2009, from 6–9 

p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Please direct any written comments or 

requests for information to Robert 

Dogan, NGB/A7AM, at Conaway Hall, 

3500 Fetchet Avenue, Andrews Air 

Force Base, Maryland 20762–5157; (301) 

836–8859; or fax (301) 836–7428. 

Bao-Anh Trinh, 

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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