Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 190 / Monday, October 3, 2005 / Notices 57613 

a PEA to examine alternatives and 

assess the significance of the impacts on 

the quality of the human environment 

for the decision to deploy and operate 

IASs at various U.S. ports throughout 

the U.S. Maritime Domain, when 

necessary. 

Draft Programmatic Environmental 

Assessment 

We have prepared a draft 

Programmatic Environmental 

Assessment (PEA). The draft PEA 

identifies and examines the reasonable 

alternatives and assesses their potential 

environmental impact. 

Our preferred alternative is to use the 

IAS to protect personnel, ships, and 

property from sabotage or other 

subversive acts. The IAS consists of five 

primary components: A land-based 

sonar, a portable (vessel mounted) 

sonar, a data processor, a vehicle 

guidance system, and an underwater 

loud hailer. Use of the IAS would be 

limited to existing harbor infrastructure 

and adjacent waters. The IAS is not 

designed or intended for use offshore. 

The system would be used for specific 

and finite periods of time to protect 

specific assets. During these times, the 

sonar would be operated and monitored 

continuously. The loud hailer would be 

used only if an actual threat was 

identified. 

Recently, the Coast Guard completed 

environmental assessments (EAs) that 

address the impact of IAS deployment 

and operation in Galveston Bay, TX and 

San Pedro Bay, CA. The result of these 

EAs was a finding of no significant 

impact. The Coast Guard also engaged 

in informal consultation with the 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

pursuant to the section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act, which resulted 

in a determination that deployment and 

operation of the IAS in Galveston Bay, 

TX and San Pedro Bay, CA is not likely 

to adversely affect threatened or 

endangered species or critical habitat, 

nor is it likely to result in the take of 

marine mammals in those bays. 

Similarly, there was no evidence to 

suggest that IAS deployment and 

operation would adversely affect 

essential fish habitat or have an impact 

on coastal uses and resources. 

We are requesting your comments on 

environmental concerns you may have 

related to the PEA. This includes 

suggesting analyses and methodologies 

for use in the PEA or possible sources 

of data or information not included in 

the PEA. Your comments will be 

considered in preparing the final PEA. 

Dated: September 23, 2005. 

Kevin G. Quigley, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Chief, Office of 

Defense Operations. 

[FR Doc. 05–19662 Filed 9–30–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–U 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[USCG–2005–22569] 

Meeting of the Office of Boating 

Safety’s Recreational Boating Safety 

Strategic Planning Panel 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard’s Office of 

Boating Safety is sponsoring a panel of 

representatives of the recreational 

boating community to discuss strategic 

planning goals, objectives and strategies 

that the Coast Guard may use to 

improve recreational boating safety. 

This meeting is open to the public. 

DATES: The meeting will occur on 

Monday and Tuesday, October 17 and 

18, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will occur at 

the Holiday Inn National Airport, 2650 

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA. 

This notice is available on the Internet 

at http://dms.dot.gov and at http:// 

uscgboating.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dionca Williams, Administrative 

Assistant, Office of Boating Safety, U.S. 

Coast Guard telephone 202–267–1077, 

fax 202–267–4285. If you have questions 

on viewing material in the docket, call 

Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, Department of 

Transportation, telephone 202–493–

0402. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At the 

2004 Fall meeting of the National 

Boating Safety Advisory Council 

(NBSAC), the Office of Boating Safety 

proposed to assemble a Goal-Setting 

Recommendation Panel. NBSAC 

endorsed this proposal. To facilitate 

this, the Coast Guard invited 

representatives of the recreational 

boating community to participate on 

this panel. 

The Coast Guard held the meeting on 

February 8 and 9, 2005 at the Crystal 

City Sheraton Hotel, 1800 Jefferson 

Davis Highway, in Arlington, VA. The 

panel considered, analyzed, and 

proposed recreational boating safety 

performance goals that can be supported 

by the government, industry, and the 

boating public. A representative of the 

panel presented its conclusions at the 

April 2005 NBSAC meeting. Minutes of 

the panel’s February 2005 meeting may 

be obtained from the person listed above 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. 

A professional facilitator will 

moderate the second meeting. The panel 

will further consider, analyze, and 

propose recreational boating safety 

objectives and strategies that can be 

supported by the government, industry, 

and the boating public. A representative 

of the panel will present its conclusions 

at the November 2005 NBSAC meeting. 

We will also prepare minutes of the 

second meeting. You may obtain them 

from the person listed above under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION. 

Procedural 

The meeting is open to the public. 

Please note that the meeting may close 

early if all business is finished. 

Information on Services for Individuals 

With Disabilities 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with disabilities 

or to request special assistance at the 

meeting, contact the person listed under 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION as soon as 

possible. 

Dated: September 26, 2005. 

James M. Hass, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Director 

of Operations Policy. 

[FR Doc. 05–19663 Filed 9–30–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–U 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Bureau of Customs and Border 

Protection 

Notice of Cancellation of Customs 

Broker License 

AGENCY: Bureau of Customs and Border 

Protection, U.S. Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: General Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 641 of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, (19 

U.S.C. 1641) and the Customs 

Regulations (19 CFR 111.51), the 

following Customs broker licenses are 

cancelled without prejudice. 

Name License No. Issuing 

port 

Action International, Inc..12875 Tampa. 

Aries International 

Import Services.

12704 New 

York.