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performance appraisals and makes 

recommendations regarding 

performance ratings and performance 

bonuses to the Director, DFAS. 

DATES: Effective date: November 9, 

2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry 

Hovey, DFAS SES Program Manager, 

Defense Finance and Accounting 

Service, Arlington, Virginia, (863) 815–

3709. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4314(C)(4), the 

following executives are appointed to 

the Defense Finance and Accounting 

Service PRB: Brigadier General Jan 

Eakle, Patrick T. Shine, Leon J. 

Krushinski, Jerry S. Hinton, Kathleen D. 

Noe. 

Executives listed will service a oneyear renewable term, effective 

November 9, 2005. 

Dated: October 4, 2005. 

L.M. Bynum, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 05–20392 Filed 10–11–05; 8:45am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for an Annex to the Fort Rosecrans 

National Cemetery at Marine Corps Air 

Station Miramar, San Diego, CA 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 

102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 

4332(2)(c)), as implemented by the 

Council on Environmental Quality 

Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), 

the Department of the Navy, Marine 

Corps Air Station Miramar (MCAS 

Miramar) and Department of Veterans 

Affairs intend to prepare an 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

and conduct a public scoping meeting 

for the proposed development and 

operation of a national veteran’s 

cemetery at MCAS Miramar in San 

Diego, California. The cemetery will be 

an annex to the Department of Veterans 

Affairs Fort Rosecrans National 

Cemetery. 

DATES: All written scoping comments 

must be received by Friday, November 

18, 2005. A public meeting to receive 

comments on the scope of the EIS will 

be held on Wednesday, November 2, 

2005, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be directed to: Ms. Hiphil S. Clemente 

(Code OPCE.HC), Southwest Division, 

Naval Facilities Engineering Command, 

1220 Pacific Highway, San Diego, 

California, 92132. The public scoping 

meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn 

Select Miramar, 9335 Kearny Mesa 

Road, San Diego, CA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Hiphil S. Clemente, Southwest Division, 

Naval Facilities Engineering Command 

at telephone 619–532–3781, fax 619–

532–4160, or E-mail: 

hiphil.clemente@navy.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Veterans Affairs operates 

the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, 

located on the Point Loma Submarine 

Base. It is the only national cemetery in 

San Diego County and has been closed 

to casketed burials since 1966. It will be 

closed to cremated remains burials by 

2008. About 7 acres of additional land 

was acquired from the Point Loma 

Submarine Base in 2002. The National 

Cemetery Administration constructed 

columbarium niches to provide a 

limited number of cremation burial 

options to the San Diego veteran 

population. Demand for these 

columbarium niches as a burial option 

has been high, resulting in Fort 

Rosecrans National Cemetery being 

ranked the tenth busiest national 

cemetery, according to interment 

workload within the National Cemetery 

Administration. Accordingly, with this 

high demand, these columbarium 

niches are rapidly being depleted at this 

cemetery and will only provide space 

until 2008. No additional land is 

available for expansion at Fort 

Rosecrans or Point Loma Submarine 

Base. 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

National Cemetery Administration has 

identified a need for additional burial 

space for the 253,000 San Diego area 

military veterans. The Department of the 

Navy offered four potential sites at 

MCAS Miramar for consideration. 

A Siting Study was prepared by the 

Department of the Navy and Department 

of Veterans Affairs to evaluate the 

suitability of the four potential MCAS 

Miramar cemetery sites. Based on the 

Siting Study, two sites were determined 

feasible for use and will be evaluated in 

detail in the EIS. 

The proposed action is development 

and operation of a national veterans 

cemetery at MCAS Miramar as part of an 

annex to the Department of Veterans 

Affairs Fort Rosecrans National 

Cemetery. The proposal includes a land 

use agreement between the Department 

of the Navy and Department of Veterans 

Affairs for development and operation 

of the cemetery. The proposed site, 

identified as Site 2, is a 327-acre site 

located in the northwestern corner of 

MCAS Miramar across Miramar Road. 

The site is bounded by Miramar Road to 

the north, the commuter railway to the 

south and east, and the western 

boundary of MCAS Miramar to the west. 

An alternative site, identified as Site 

4, is a 279-acre site located in the southcentral portion of MCAS Miramar in the 

former Camp Elliott area. The site is 

completely surrounded by freeways 

with State Route 163 to the west, State 

Route 52 to the south, and Interstate 15 

to the east. Kearny Villa Road traverses 

the site in a north-south direction. 

The EIS will evaluate potential 

environmental effects associated with 

action alternatives and the no action 

alternative. Potential issues include, but 

are not limited to, biological resources, 

historic and archaeological resources, 

geology and soils, hydrology, air quality, 

explosive safety and traffic. Relevant 

and reasonable measures that could 

alleviate environmental effects will be 

considered. 

The Department of the Navy and the 

Department of Veterans Affairs will 

jointly undertake necessary 

consultations with regulatory entities 

pursuant to the Endangered Species Act, 

Clean Water Act, National Historic 

Preservation Act, and any other 

applicable law or regulation. 

Consultation will include but is not 

limited to the following Federal, state, 

and local agencies: U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service; State Historic 

Preservation Officer; U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers; U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency; San Diego Regional 

Water Quality Control Board; California 

Department of Transportation; San 

Diego Air Pollution Control District; 

California Department of Toxic 

Substance Control; and the County of 

San Diego, Department of 

Environmental Health. 

The public scoping period begins 

with the publication of this Notice of 

Intent and ends November 18, 2005. All 

scoping comments must be received by 

November 18, 2005. A public scoping 

meeting will be held on Wednesday, 

November 2, 2005, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. 

at the Holiday Inn Select Miramar, 9335 

Kearny Mesa Road, San Diego, 

California. The public scoping meeting 

will follow an informal open house 

format. The public is invited to attend 

the meeting at their convenience during 

the meeting hours and can view projectrelated displays and speak with 

Department of the Navy and Department 

of Veterans Affairs representatives. A 

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court reporter will be available at the 

meeting to accept oral comments. 

Dated: October 4, 2005. 

I.C. Le Moyne Jr., 

Lieutenant, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, 

U.S. Navy, Alternate Federal Register Liaison 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–20436 Filed 10–11–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Postsecondary Education; 

Overview Information; Business and 

International Education Program; 

Notice Inviting Applications for New 

Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.153A 

Dates: Applications Available: 

October 12, 2005. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: See the chart listed under 

section IV. Application and Submission 

Information, 3. Submission Dates and 

Times (chart). Deadline for 

Intergovernmental Review: See chart. 

Eligible Applicants: Institutions of 

higher education that enter into 

agreements with business enterprises, 

trade organizations or associations that 

are engaged in international economic 

activity—or a combination or 

consortium of these enterprises, 

organizations, or associations—for the 

purposes of pursuing the activities 

authorized under this program. 

Estimated Available Funds: The 

Administration has requested 

$2,268,066 for new awards for this 

program for FY 2006. The actual level 

of funding, if any, depends on final 

congressional action. However, we are 

inviting applications to allow enough 

time to complete the grant process if 

Congress appropriates funds for this 

program. 

Estimated Range of Awards: 

$50,000—$110,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$84,000. 

Maximum Award: We will reject any 

application that proposes a budget 

exceeding $110,000 for a single budget 

period of 12 months. The Assistant 

Secretary for Postsecondary Education 

may change the maximum amount 

through a notice published in the 

Federal Register. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 27. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 24 months. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The Business 

and International Education program 

provides grants to enhance international 

business education programs and to 

expand the capacity of the business 

community to engage in international 

economic activities. 

Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR 

75.105(b)(2)(ii), this priority is from the 

regulations for this program (34 CFR 

661.32). 

Invitational Priority: For FY 2006 this 

priority is an invitational priority. 

Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we do not 

give an application that meets this 

invitational priority a competitive or 

absolute preference over other 

applications. 

This priority is: 

Applications from institutions of 

higher education that propose 

educational projects that include 

activities focused in the targeted world 

areas of Central and South Asia, the 

Middle East, Russia, the Independent 

States of the former Soviet Union, and 

Africa. These projects should be 

integrated into the curricula of the home 

institution or institutions. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1130—

1130b. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 

34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 

84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The 

regulations in 34 CFR parts 655 and 661. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 

apply to institutions of higher education 

only. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: The 

Administration has requested 

$2,268,066 for this program for FY 2006. 

The actual level of funding, if any, 

depends on final congressional action. 

However, we are inviting applications to 

allow enough time to complete the grant 

process if Congress appropriates funds 

for this program. 

Estimated Range of Awards: 

$50,000—$110,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$84,000. 

Maximum Award: We will reject any 

application that proposes a budget 

exceeding $110,000 for a single budget 

period of 12 months. The Assistant 

Secretary for Postsecondary Education 

may change the maximum amount 

through a notice published in the 

Federal Register. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 27. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 24 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: Institutions of 

higher education that enter into 

agreements with business enterprises, 

trade organizations or associations that 

are engaged in international economic 

activity—or a combination or 

consortium of these enterprises, 

organizations, or associations—for the 

purposes of pursuing the activities 

authorized under this program. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: The 

matching requirement is described in 

section 613(d) of the Higher Education 

Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 

1130a) (HEA). The HEA provides that 

the applicant’s share of the total cost of 

carrying out a program supported by a 

grant under this program must be no 

less than 50 percent of the total cost of 

the project in each fiscal year. The nonFederal share of the cost may be 

provided either in-kind or in cash. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package: Ms. Tanyelle Richardson, 

International Education Programs 

Service, U.S. Department of Education, 

1990 K Street, NW., room 6017, 

Washington, DC 20006–8521. 

Telephone: (202) 502–7626 or by e-mail: 

tanyelle.richardson@ed.gov or visit 

http://www.ed.gov/HEP/iegps to 

download an application. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), you may call 

the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–

800–877–8339. 

Individuals with disabilities may 

obtain a copy of the application package 

in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, 

large print, audiotape, or computer 

diskette) by contacting the program 

contact person listed in this section. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission: Requirements concerning 

the content of an application, together 

with the forms you must submit, are in 

the application package for this 

program. 

Page Limit: The application narrative 

is where you, the applicant, address the 

selection criteria that reviewers use to 

evaluate your application. You must 

limit the section of the narrative that 

addresses the selection criteria to the 

equivalent of no more than 40 pages, 

using the following standards: 

• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5′′ x 11′′, on one side 

only, with 1′′ margins at the top, bottom, 

and both sides. 

• Double space (no more than three 

lines per vertical inch) all text in the