24844 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 90 / Wednesday, May 10, 1995 / Notices

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ann Gibson, MTOP–QS, (703) 756–

1590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An

alternative business process being

considered is competitively acquiring

personal property services through use

of long-term, full-service contracts

under the Federal Acquisition

Regulation (FAR). Under this

alternative, MTMC would competitively

select full service contractor(s) for

defined regions. The contractor(s)

selected for each region would be

responsible for all management,

administrative, and operational

functions currently performed by PPSOs

(Personal Property Shipping Offices),

PPPOs (Personal Property Processing

Offices), and carriers. PPSO and PPPO

functions include, but are not limited to,

service member counseling, shipping

document preparation, management

report generation, arranging movement

of all types of domestic and

international outbound shipments,

managing the storage and delivery of all

types of domestic and international

inbound shipments, managing long term

storage, and evaluation of performance

and customer satisfaction. Carrier

functions include, but are not limited to,

pre-move surveys, shipment packing,

onward shipment movement, storage-intransit, long term storage, shipment

delivery, shipment unpacking, and

claims settlement.

Under this proposed contracting

approach, subcontracting goals will be

included to ensure capability

(particularly during the peak season)

and continued viability of small, small

disadvantaged, and women-owned

carriers.

In formulating comments, the

following issues should be considered:

The ability to expand operations during

emergencies or during peak shipping

season; subcontracting, specifically to

small, small and disadvantaged, and

women-owned businesses; the ability to

manage the movement of all types of

personal property shipments, to

include, but not limited to,

unaccompanied baggage, household

goods, mobile homes, and boats; the

ability to manage administrative

processes, to include, but not limited to,

methods for billing and payment of

transportation and transportation

related charges; direct settlement with

property owners for loss and/or damage

claims; establishment of rate structures;

establishment of performance

evaluation criterion; and management of

long and short term storage.

If this alternative business practice is

pursued, the carrier industry will also

be afforded the opportunity to comment

on a draft solicitation, as well as to

attend pre-solicitation and pre-proposal

conferences.

Gregory D. Showalter,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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Corps of Engineers

Intent To Prepare a Draft Joint

Environmental Impact Statement/

Environmental Impact Report (DEIS/

EIR) for the Los Angeles County

Drainage Area Water Conservation and

Supply Study, Hansen and Lopez

Reservoirs, Los Angeles County,

California

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

DoD.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The Los Angeles District will

prepare a joint EIS/EIR to evaluate the

feasibility of establishing both a yearround water conservation pool and

seasonal water supply pool at Hansen

Reservoir and a year-round water

conservation pool at Lopez Reservoir.

Both reservoirs are located in the San

Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles

County and both are components of the

Los Angeles County Drainage Area

(LACDA) system. The study was

developed in response to local concerns

regarding future water supply sources,

given continued regional population

growth, dwindling imported water

supplies, and continued increases in the

cost of water. Establishment of water

conservation at these reservoirs would

increase groundwater reserves by

extending the period water is available

for release to downstream spreading

grounds.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions about the proposed action

and DEIS/EIR can be answered by: Mr.

Gary Gunther, Study Manager, (213)

894–3825, or Mr. William Butler,

Environmental Manager, (213) 894–

0245, P.O. Box 2711, Los Angeles,

California 90053–22325.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

a. Authority

Study authority is provided under

authority of the Energy and Water

Development Appropriations Act of

1993 (Pub. L. 102–377).

b. Proposed Action/Alternatives

The proposed action for Hansen

Reservoir would utilize the existing

debris pool up to elevation 1010.5 ft

NGVD and portions of the flood control

pool on a seasonable basis up to

elevation 1040.0 ft NGVD for water

conservation purposes.

The proposed action for Lopez

Reservoir would utilize the entire debris

pool storage volume (elevation 1,272.92

feet) for year-round water conservation.

Releases would match the intake

capacity of the downstream spreading

grounds. No seasonal pool is proposed.

c. Scoping

An extensive mailing list has been

developed which includes Federal,

State and local agencies and other

interested public and private

organizations and parties. Individuals

on the mailing list will be sent a copy

of each notice announcing a public

scoping meeting. An initial public

scoping meeting was held on March 21,

1995. Additional public meetings will

be scheduled during the review period

for the draft EIS/EIR. Specific meeting

dates, times, and places will be

published in local newspapers. Formal

coordination with the appropriate

Federal, State and local agencies has

begun.

d. Potentially Significant Issues

Potentially significant issues

identified include impacts to land and

water use, biological resources

including endangered species and

riparian resources, recreation and

cultural resources, and sand and gravel

mining operations.

e. Availability of the Draft EIS/EIR

The draft EIS/EIR is expected to be

available to the public for review and

comment beginning in September of

1997.

f. Comments

Comments and questions regarding

the project may be addressed to: U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles

District, ATTN: Mr. Gary Gunther,

CESPL–PD–WA, or Mr. William Butler,

CESPL–PD–RN, P.O. Box 2711, Los

Angeles, California 90053–2325.

Dated: April 14, 1995.

Michael R. Robinson,

Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District Engineer.

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