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interested persons-supported by written 

data, views, or arguments-are solicited, 

received and then published in the 

Proposed Changes document. This 

document is distributed a minimum of 

30 days in advance of the Code 

Development Hearings and serves as the 

agenda for that session. 

At the Code Development Hearing the 

ICC Code Development Committee for 

each code or subject area of the code 

considers testimony and takes action on 

each proposal (Approval, Disapproval, 

or Approval as Modified). Following the 

Code Development Hearing, results are 

published in a report entitled the Report 

of the Public Hearing, which identifies 

the disposition of each proposal and the 

reason for the committee’s action. Any 

person wishing to comment on the 

committee’s action may do so in the 

public comment period following the 

first hearing. Comments received are 

published and distributed in a 

document called the Final Action 

Agenda which serves as the agenda for 

the second hearing. 

Proposals which are approved by a 

vote of the Governmental Members of 

ICC at the second hearing (Final Action 

Hearing) are incorporated in either the 

Supplement or Edition, as applicable, 

with the next 18-month cycle starting 

with the submittal deadline for 

proposals. 

Proponents of proposals automatically 

receive a copy of all documents 

(Proposed Changes, Report of the Public 

Hearing and Final Action Agenda). 

Interested parties may also request a 

copy, free of charge, by downloading the 

‘‘return coupon’’ from the ICC Web site 

at http://www.iccsafe.org and sending it 

in as directed. 

The International Codes consist of the 

following: 

International Building Code 

ICC Electrical Code 

International Energy Conservation Code 

International Existing Building Code 

International Fire Code 

International Fuel Gas Code 

International Mechanical Code 

ICC Performance Code for Buildings and 

Facilities 

International Plumbing Code 

International Private Sewage Disposal 

Code 

International Property Maintenance 

Code 

International Residential Code 

International Urban-Wildland Interface 

Code; and 

International Zoning Code 

Dated: August 25, 2005. 

William Jeffrey, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 05–17519 Filed 9–1–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

National Construction Safety Team 

Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, United States 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Construction 

Safety Team (NCST) Advisory 

Committee (Committee), National 

Institute of Standards and Technology 

(NIST), will meet Monday, September 

12, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 

Tuesday, September 13, 2005, from 8:30 

a.m. to 12 p.m. The primary purpose of 

this meeting is to review the changes 

made to the World Trade Center (WTC) 

Investigation Final Reports in response 

to comments received from the public. 

The NCST Advisory Committee will 

also discuss its annual report to the 

Congress. The agenda may change to 

accommodate Committee business. The 

final agenda will be posted on the NIST 

Web site at www.nist.gov/ncst. 

DATES: The meeting will convene on 

September 12, 2005, at 8:30 a.m. and 

will adjourn at 5 p.m. on September 12, 

2005. The meeting will resume on 

September 13, 2005, at 8:30 a.m. and 

end at 12 p.m. The meeting will be open 

to the public. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the Administration Building, Lecture 

Room A at NIST, Gaithersburg, 

Maryland. Please note admittance 

instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen Cauffman, National 

Construction Safety Team Advisory 

Committee, National Institute of 

Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau 

Drive, MS 8611, Gaithersburg, Maryland 

20899–8611. Mr. Cauffman’s e-mail 

address is stephen.cauffman@nist.gov 

and his phone number is (301) 975–

6051. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee was established pursuant to 

Section 11 of the National Construction 

Safety Team Act (15 U.S.C. 7310 et 

seq.). The Committee is composed of 

nine members appointed by the Director 

of NIST who were selected for their 

technical expertise and experience, 

established records of distinguished 

professional service, and their 

knowledge of issues affecting teams 

established under the NCST Act. The 

Committee will advise the Director of 

NIST on carrying out investigations of 

building failures conducted under the 

authorities of the NCST Act that became 

law in October 2002 and will review the 

procedures developed to implement the 

NCST Act and reports issued under 

section 8 of the NCST Act. Background 

information on the NCST Act and 

information on the NCST Advisory 

Committee is available at http:// 

www.nist.gov/ncst. 

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice 

is hereby given that the National 

Construction Safety Team (NCST) 

Advisory Committee (Committee), 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology (NIST), will meet Monday, 

September 12, 2005, at 8:30 a.m. and 

will adjourn at 5 p.m. on September 12, 

2005. The meeting will resume on 

Tuesday, September 13, 2005, at 8:30 

a.m. and end at 12 p.m. The meeting 

will be held at NIST headquarters in 

Gaithersburg, Maryland. 

The primary purpose of this meeting 

is to review the changes made to the 

WTC Investigation Final Reports in 

response to comments received from the 

public. The NCST Advisory Committee 

will also discuss its annual report to the 

Congress. The meeting will be open to 

the public. The final agenda will be 

posted on the NIST Web site at http:// 

www.nist.gov/ncst. 

Individuals and representatives of 

organizations who would like to offer 

comments and suggestions related to the 

Committee’s affairs, or the WTC 

Investigation are invited to request a 

place on the agenda. On September 12, 

2005, approximately one-half hour will 

be reserved for public comments, and 

speaking times will be assigned on a 

first-come, first-served basis. The 

amount of time per speaker will be 

determined by the number of requests 

received, but is likely to be 5 minutes 

each. Questions from the public will not 

be considered during this period. 

Speakers who wish to expand upon 

their oral statements, those who had 

wished to speak but could not be 

accommodated on the agenda, and those 

who were unable to attend in person are 

invited to submit written statements to 

the National Construction Safety Team 

Advisory Committee, National Institute 

of Standards and Technology, 100 

Bureau Drive, MS 8611, Gaithersburg, 

Maryland 20899–8611, via fax at (301) 

975–6122, or electronically by e-mail to 

ncstac@nist.gov. 

All visitors to the NIST site are 

required to pre-register to be admitted. 

Anyone wishing to attend this meeting 

must register by close of business 

Thursday, September 8, 2005, in order 

to attend. Please submit your name, 

time of arrival, e-mail address and 

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phone number to Stephen Cauffman and 

he will provide you with instructions 

for admittance. Non-U.S. citizens must 

also submit their country of citizenship, 

title, employer/sponsor, and address. 

Mr. Cauffman’s e-mail address is 

stephen.cauffman@nist.gov and his 

phone number is (301) 975–6051. 

Dated: August 26, 2005. 

William Jeffrey, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 05–17518 Filed 9–1–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Intent To Prepare a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

Construction of the Following Features 

of the Mississippi River and 

Tributaries—Morganza, LA to the Gulf 

of Mexico Project (MtoG): Houma 

Navigation Canal (HNC) Lock Complex 

and Associated Structures, in 

Terrebonne Parish in the Vicinity of 

Dulac, LA to Include Levee Reach G1, 

HNC Lock Access Road, HNC Closure 

Dam, HNC Lock and Floodgate 

Complex, Levee Reach F1, Bayou 

Grand Caillou Structure, and the Sand 

Sources for these Levee Reaches 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Mississippi Valley Division, 

New Orleans District, is initiating this 

study under the authority of the Energy 

and Water Development Appropriation 

Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Pub. L. 107–

66) to determine the environmental 

impacts of the Houma Navigation Canal 

(HNC) lock complex and associated 

structures. The reconnaissance study for 

the Mississippi River & Tributaries—

Morganza, Louisiana to the Gulf of 

Mexico hurricane protection project 

(MtoG) was authorized by a resolution 

adopted April 30, 1992, by the 

Committee of Public Works and 

Transportation of the U.S. House of 

Representatives. The Water Resources 

Development Act (WRDA) of 1996 

authorized the Corps to conduct an 

independent study of a lock to be 

located in the HNC. That study was 

completed in 1997. In 1998, Congress 

authorized the Corps to initiate detailed 

design of the multipurpose lock in the 

HNC. A Final Programmatic 

Environmental Impact Statement 

(FPEIS) entitled ‘‘Mississippi River & 

Tributaries—Morganza, Louisiana to the 

Gulf of Mexico Hurricane Protection’’

went to the public in March 2002. A 

Record of Decision has not been signed 

for this FPEIS. The MtoG entered the 

design phase following approval by the 

Mississippi River Commission and the 

execution of a design agreement in May 

2002. The lock complex and associated 

structures on the HNC are part of the 

larger MtoG project. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions concerning the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) 

should be addressed to Mr. Nathan 

Dayan at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

PM–RS, P.O. Box 60267, New Orleans, 

LA 70160–0267, phone (504) 862–2030, 

fax number (504) 862–2572 or by 

e-mail at 

nathan.s.dayan@mvn02.usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Proposed Action. The proposed 

action would include (1) The 

construction of a gated lock and 

floodgate complex built in a bypass 

channel adjacent to the HNC, (2) the 

building of closure dam on the HNC, (3) 

the construction of MtoG hurricane 

protection levee reach G1, (4) the 

building of HNC lock access road, (5) 

the building of MtoG hurricane 

protection levee reach F1, (6) the 

construction of Bayou Grand Caillou 

structure, and (7) identification of the 

sand sources for construction activity. 

The material dredged for the 

construction and maintenance of the 

channels would be used for wetlands 

restoration and construction, to the 

extent practicable. Economic and 

environmental analysis would be used 

to determine the most practical plan, 

which would provide for the greatest 

overall public benefit. 

2. Alternatives. Alternatives 

recommended for consideration 

presently include the construction of 

the HNC lock complex and associated 

structures as described in the MtoG 

programmatic FEIS. Additionally, 

various levee alignments, as well as 

structure locations, depth, and sizes will 

be investigated. 

3. Scoping. Scoping is the process for 

determining the scope of alternatives 

and significant issues to be addressed in 

the EIS. A letter will be sent to all 

parties believed to have an interest in 

the analysis. The letter will also notify 

interested parties of public scoping 

meetings that will be held in the local 

area and request their input on 

alternatives and issues to be evaluated. 

Notices will also be sent to local news 

media. All interested parties are invited 

to comment at this time, and anyone 

interested in this study should request 

to be included in the study mailing list. 

A public scoping meeting will be held 

around September of 2005. The meeting 

will be held in the vicinity of Houma, 

LA. Additional meetings could be held, 

depending upon public interest and if it 

is determined that further public 

coordination is warranted. 

4. Significant Issues. The tentative list 

of resources and issues to be evaluated 

in the EIS includes tidal wetlands 

(marshes and swamps), aquatic 

resources, commercial and recreational 

fisheries, wildlife resources, essential 

fish habitat, water quality, air quality, 

threatened and endangered species, 

recreation resources, and cultural 

resources. Socioeconomic items to be 

evaluated in the EIS include navigation, 

flood protection, business and industrial 

activity, employment, land use, 

property values, public/community 

facilities and services, tax revenues, 

population, community and regional 

growth, transportation, housing, 

community cohesion, and noise. 

5. Environmental Consultation and 

Review. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (USFWS) will assist in the 

documentation of existing conditions 

and assessment of effects of project 

alternatives through Fish and Wildlife 

Coordination Act consultation 

procedures. The USFWS will provide a 

Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act 

report. Consultation will be 

accomplished with the USFWS and the 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) concerning threatened and 

endangered species and their critical 

habitat. The NMFS will be consulted 

regarding the effects of this proposed 

action on Essential Fish Habitat. The 

draft EIS (DEIS) or a notice of its 

availability will be distributed to all 

interested agencies, organizations, and 

individuals. 

6. Estimated Date of Availability. 

Funding levels will dictate the date 

when the DEIS is available. The earliest 

that the DEIS is expected to be available 

is May of 2006. 

Dated: August 16, 2005. 

Richard P. Wagenaar, 

Colonel, U.S. Army, District Engineer. 

[FR Doc. 05–17496 Filed 9–1–05; 8:45 am] 

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