Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 5 / Monday, January 9, 1995 / Notices 2383

Dated: January 3, 1995.

L. R. McNees,

LCDR, JAGC, USN, Federal Register Liaison

Officer.

[FR Doc. 95–396 Filed 1–6–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3810–FF–F

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

National Assessment Governing

Board; Meetings

AGENCY: National Assessment

Governing Board; Education.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule and proposed agenda of a

forthcoming meeting of the Executive

Committee of the National Assessment

Governing Board. This notice also

describes the functions of the Board.

Notice of this meeting is required under

Section 10 (a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act. This document is

intended to notify the general public of

their opportunity to attend.

DATES: February 7, 1995.

TIME: 4:00 P.M. (et).

LOCATION: National Assessment

Governing Board, Suite 825, 800 North

Capitol Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Ann Wilmer, Operations Officer,

National Assessment Governing Board,

Suite 825, 800 North Capitol Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C., 20002–4233,

Telephone: (202) 357–6938.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Assessment Governing Board

is established under section 412 of the

National Education Statistics Act of

1994 (Title IV of the Improving

America’s Schools Act of 1994).

The Board is established to formulate

policy guidelines for the National

Assessment of Educational Progress.

The Board is responsible for selecting

subject areas to be assessed, developing

assessment objectives, identifying

appropriate achievement goals for each

grade and subject tested, and

establishing standards and procedures

for interstate and national comparisons.

The Executive Committee of the

National Assessment Governing Board

will meet February 7, 1995 from 4:00

P.M. until 5:00 P.M. Because this is a

teleconference meeting, facilities will be

provided so the public will have access

to the Committee’s deliberations. The

Committees will meet to conduct the

following business: review and approve

the March 3–4, 1995 meeting agenda;

hear a report from the NAEP Planning

Committee; and to hold preliminary

discussions on plans for the evaluations

of the NAEP Achievement Levels and

the State NAEP programs.

Records are kept of all Board

proceedings and are available for public

inspection at the U.S. Department of

Education, National Assessment

Governing Board, Suite 825, 800 North

Capitol Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.,

from 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

Dated: Jan 3, 1995.

Roy Truby,

Executive Director, National Assessment

Governing Board.

[FR Doc. 94–375 Filed 1–6–94; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Bonneville Power Administration

Finding of No Significant Impact for

Burlington Bottoms Wildlife Mitigation

Project

AGENCY: Bonneville Power

Administration (BPA), Department of

Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Finding of No Significant

Impact (FONSI).

SUMMARY: This notice announces BPA’s

proposal to fund wildlife management

and enhancement activities for the

Burlington Bottoms wetlands mitigation

site. Acquired by BPA in 1991, wildlife

habitat at Burlington Bottoms would

contribute toward the goal of mitigation

for wildlife losses and inundation of

wildlife habitat due to the construction

of Federal dams in the lower Columbia

and Willamette River Basins. BPA has

prepared an environmental assessment

(DOE/EA–0928) evaluating the potential

environmental effects of the proposed

project. Alternative 1 (Proposed Action)

evaluated maintenance and

enhancement of the property with

limited public access; Alternative 2

evaluated maintenance and

enhancement of the property with no

public access; and Alternative 3

evaluated the No-Action Alternative.

Maintenance and enhancement under

Alternative 1 would not cause

significant environmental impact

because: (1) There would be no adverse

impacts on soils, air quality, water

quality, wildlife (including no effect on

endangered species), vegetation, fish,

and land use; and (2) there would be no

effect on cultural resources. Based on

the analysis in the environmental

assessment (EA), BPA has determined

that the proposed action is not a major

Federal action significantly affecting the

quality of the human environment,

within the meaning of the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of

1969. Therefore, the preparation of an

environmental impact statement (EIS) is

not required and BPA is issuing this

FONSI.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND COPIES OF

THE EA, CONTACT: John Taves, Bonneville

Power Administration—EC–5, P.O. Box

3621, Portland, Oregon 97208–3621,

phone number 503–230–4995, or

Charles Craig, Bonneville Power

Administration—EWP/State, P.O. Box

3621, Portland, Oregon 97208–3621,

phone number 503–231–6964; or the

Public Involvement and Information

office voice TTY 503–230–3478 in

Portland, or toll free 1–800–622–4519.

Public Availability: This FONSI will

be distributed to all persons and

agencies known to be interested in or

affected by the proposed action or

alternatives.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under

provisions of the Pacific Northwest

Electric Power Planning and

Conservation Act of 1980 (Northwest

Power Act), BPA has the authority and

obligation to fund wildlife mitigation

activities approved by the Northwest

Power Planning Council (Council) and

included in the Council’s Fish and

Wildlife Program (Program). The initial

phase of mitigation planning for wildlife

habitat losses was submitted to the

Council for amendment into the

Program in 1989. The Program includes

a process for review of habitat losses

and design of mitigation plans for each

Federal hydro project in the Willamette

and Columbia River Basins (Section

1002). In 1989, the Council amended the

Program to include wildlife habitat

losses resulting from construction and

operation of Bonneville, The Dalles,

John Day, and McNary Dams. Consistent

with section 1003(7) of the Program’s

Wildlife Mitigation Rule, BPA proposes

to fund projects that are intended to

help reach the Council’s mitigation

goals. BPA funding would provide

management of habitat management,

recreation, hydrology, cultural

resources, and public access to the area.

Under Alternative 1, the proposed

action, control or eradication of nonnative invasive plant species and reestablishment or enhancement of native

plants would be beneficial to fish and

wildlife and would not significantly

impact other environmental resources.

Control of non-native fish and

wildlife populations through trapping

and netting would be beneficial by

reducing competition with native

species for resources.

Control of non-native invasive plant

species at Burlington Bottoms may

include the burning of vegetation (Reed

canary grass) in certain areas (pasture