52368 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 170 / Friday, September 2, 2005 / Notices 

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] 

BILLING CODE 3710–84–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The Leader, Information 

Management Case Services Team, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of the Chief Information 

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Officer invites comments on the 

submission for OMB review as required 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before October 

3, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Rachel Potter, Desk Officer, 

Department of Education, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 17th 

Street, NW., Room 10222, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503 or faxed to (202) 395–6974. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The Leader, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, publishes that notice containing 

proposed information collection 

requests prior to submission of these 

requests to OMB. Each proposed 

information collection, grouped by 

office, contains the following: (1) Type 

of review requested, e.g. new, revision, 

extension, existing or reinstatement; (2) 

Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4) 

Description of the need for, and 

proposed use of, the information; (5) 

Respondents and frequency of 

collection; and (6) Reporting and/or 

Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites 

public comment. 

Dated: August 29, 2005. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Leader, Information Management Case 

Services Team, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

Institute of Education Sciences 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title: National Assessment of 

Educational Progress 12th Grade 

Participation and Engagement Study. 

Frequency: One time. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

household; State, local, or tribal gov’t, 

SEAs or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 8,440. 

Burden Hours: 2,148. 

Abstract: This submittal applies to a 

special study on 12th grade students’

participation and engagement in the 

NAEP assessments. This study is 

intended to determine if fall 

assessments are preferable to spring 

assessments for participation of students 

in their final year of secondary 

education. 

Requests for copies of the information 

collection submission for OMB review 

may be accessed from http:// 

edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the 

‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and 

by clicking on link number 2870. When 

you access the information collection, 

click on ‘‘Download Attachments’’ to 

view. Written requests for information 

should be addressed to U.S. Department 

of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, 

SW., Potomac Center, 9th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20202–4700. Requests 

may also be electronically mailed to the 

Internet address OCIO_RIMG@ed.gov or 

faxed to 202–245–6623. Please specify 

the complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be directed to Kathy Axt at her 

e-mail address Kathy.Axt@ed.gov. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–

8339. 

[FR Doc. 05–17490 Filed 9–1–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[IC05–11–001, FERC–11] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities, Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Extension 

August 26, 2005. 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirements of section 3507 of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 

U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission) 

has submitted the information 

collection described below to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and extension of this 

information collection requirement. Any 

interested person may file comments 

directly with OMB and should address 

a copy of those comments to the 

Commission as explained below. The 

Commission received no comments in 

response to an earlier Federal Register 

notice of June 7, 2005 (70 FR 33140–41) 

and has made this notation in its 

submission to OMB. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due by September 23, 

2005. 

ADDRESSES: Address comments on the 

collection of information to the Office of 

Management and Budget, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission Desk Officer. Comments to 

OMB should be filed electronically, c/o 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov and 

include the OMB Control No. as a point 

of reference. The Desk Officer may be 

reached by telephone at (202) 395–4650. 

A copy of the comments should also be 

sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, Office of the Executive 

Director, ED–33, Attention: Michael 

Miller, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. Comments may 

be filed either in paper format or 

electronically. Those persons filing 

electronically do not need to make a 

paper filing. For paper filings, such 

comments should be submitted to the 

Office of the Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 and 

should refer to Docket No. IC05–11–001. 

Documents filed electronically via the 

Internet must be prepared in 

WordPerfect, MS Word, Portable 

Document Format, or ASCII format. To 

file the document, access the 

Commission’s Web site at http:// 

www.ferc.gov and click on ‘‘Make an EFiling,’’ and then follow the instructions 

for each screen. First time users will 

have to establish a user name and 

password. The Commission will send an 

automatic acknowledgement to the 

sender’s e-mail address upon receipt of 

comments. User assistance for electronic 

filings is available at (202) 502–8258 or 

by e-mail to efiling@ferc.gov. Comments 

should not be submitted to e-mail 

address. 

All comments may be viewed, printed 

or downloaded remotely via the Internet 

through FERC’s homepage using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket 

number excluding the last three digits in 

the docket number field to access the 

document. For user assistance, contact 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, 

contact (202) 502–8659. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Miller may be reached by 

telephone at (202) 502–8415, by fax at