20794 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 80 / Wednesday, April 25, 2001 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

Notice of Intent To Prepare a

Supplement to the 1997 Environmental

Impact Statement for the Yuma

Training Range Complex

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National

Environmental Policy Act as

implemented by the Council on

Environmental Quality regulations (40

CFR parts 1500–1508), the Department

of the Navy intends to prepare a

Supplement to the 1997 Environmental

Impact Statement for the Yuma Training

Range Complex to evaluate the

cumulative impacts on the Sonoran

Pronghorn, an endangered species, of

Marine Corps actions when added to

other past, present, and reasonably

foreseeable future actions.

ADDRESSES: Questions regarding

preparation of the SEIS may be directed

to: Commander, Southwest Division,

Naval Facilities Engineering Command,

1220 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA

92132–5190 (Attn: Ms. Deb Therouix).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Deb Therouix, telephone (619) 532–

3348, fax (619) 522–2648, E-Mail

therouixde@efdsw.navfac.navy.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Marine Corps completed an

environmental impact statement (EIS) in

1997 addressing its military aviation

and associated training impacts on the

Yuma Training Range Complex. This

complex includes the Barry M.

Goldwater Range, AZ, which contains

habitat for the Sonoran Pronghorn.

On February 12, 2001, the United

States District Court for the District of

Columbia found that the cumulative

impact analysis in the 1997 Yuma

Training Range Complex EIS was

deficient in that if failed to provide

sufficient analysis of cumulative

impacts on the Sonoran Pronghorn in

accordance with 40 CFR 1508.7. The

Court remanded the matter to the

Marine Corps for further consideration

of such impacts.

Accordingly, the Department of the

Navy is preparing a Supplement to the

EIS, in accordance with 40 CFR

1502.9(c), that will evaluate the

cumulative impacts on the Sonoran

pronghorn of Marine Corps actions

when added to other past, present, and

reasonably foreseeable future actions

regardless of what agency or person

undertakes such other actions.

Dated: April 18, 2001.

Duncan Holaday,

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy

(Installations and Facilities).

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Notice of Program Interest (NOPI)

AGENCY: Office of Isotopes for Medicine

and Science, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Program Interest to the

Public.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of

Energy (DOE), Office of Isotopes for

Medicine and Research, Office of

Nuclear Energy (NE) solicits responses

for development and demonstration

programs for long-term improvements in

accelerator and/or reactor production of

Ac-225/Bi-213 generators for use in

diagnosis and therapy of cancer, and

other infectious diseases or other

innovative medical applications. The

Department wishes to encourage

development in these areas by providing

resources in a cooperative partnering

arrangement for the required

development/demonstration programs.

DATES: The complete solicitation

document will be available on or about

April 20, 2001. Any questions must be

submitted to the below address by May

1, 2001. Applications are due May 30,

2001.

ADDRESSES: The complete solicitation

document will be available on the DOE

Industry Interactive Procurement

System (IIPS) Home Page at http://doeiips.pr.doe.gov as solicitation number

DE–SC05–01OR22872. Any

amendments to this solicitation will be

posted at the IIPS site on the Internet

and prospective proposers are

responsible for checking the IIPS site for

amendments or any additional changes

to the solicitation as that is the only

place that they will be posted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth

L. Holt, Contract Specialist, at 865–576–

0783, U.S. Department of Energy, P.O.

Box 2001, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831–

8759; by facsimile at 865 241–2549; or

by e-mail at holtbl@oro.doe.gov or John

J. McClure, Program Manager, Office of

Isotopes for Medicine and Science, at

301–903–5460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office

of Isotopes for Medicine and Science is

soliciting responses to this Notice of

Program Interest for development and

demonstration programs for long-term

improvements in accelerator and/or

reactor production of Ac-225/Bi-213

generators. Researchers throughout the

United States are assessing alphaemitting radioisotopes that can destroy

cancer cells and reduce tumors. B-213

has been effective in killing leukemia

cells and shows promise in cancer

therapy. The Department’s objectives in

this effort are to: (1) Develop an assured

future supply of Bi-213; (2) maximize

private involvement and investment

with the long term objective of

commercialization; (3) minimize future

Government involvement. The

Department wishes to encourage the

private sector to be involved in the large

scale production of these generators by

providing resources in a cooperative

partnering arrangement for the required

development/demonstration programs.

The Department’s financial assistance

awards under this solicitation will be

funded through cooperative agreements.

The Department has $225,000 in FY

2001 to be divided among up to three

awards depending on the concepts

presented that best achieve our

objectives. It is anticipated that a total

of $300,000 will be available in each of

the two subsequent years. The purchase

of equipment and supplies will be

acceptable based on reasonableness and

contribution to the project. Applications

will be subject to peer review by the

Department’s representatives. Members

that participate in a submission or

whose institutions are submitting a

proposal must resolve conflict-ofinterest concerns. Awards may be

renewed upon submittal of an

application prior to the original end

date. Awards will be administered

under the policies of the Department.

The solicitation is available through the

Industry Interactive Procurement

System (IIPS) at http://doeiips.pr.doe.gov. Dissemination of the

solicitation, receipt of applications,

evaluations, and the notice of award

will occur in a paperless environment.

To get more information about IIPS and

to register your organization, go to http:/

/doe-iips.pr.doe.gov. Follow the link on

the IIPS home page to the Secure

Services Page. Registration is a

prerequisite to the submission of an

application, and applicants are

encouraged to register as soon as

possible. When registering, all

applicants should use the same North

American Industry Classification

System number 325412. A help

document, which describes how IIPS

works, can be found at the bottom of the

Secure Services Page.