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the section FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. Public hearings will be held 

on October 31, 2005 and November 1, 

2005. The public comment period 

commenced on September 23, 2005 and 

will close on November 7, 2005. 

Public Comment Hearings: The start 

of the public comment period on the 

DEIS was September 23, 2005, and will 

end on November 7, 2005. Two public 

hearings will be held; one on October 

31, 2005 and one on November 1, 2005, 

in Juneau and Anchorage, Alaska, 

respectively. The public hearing on 

Monday, October 31, 2005 will be held 

in Juneau, Alaska at the Centennial Hall 

Convention Center, Egan Room, (101 

Egan Drive) and will begin at 10 a.m. 

and last until 3 p.m. The public hearing 

on Tuesday, November 1, 2005 will be 

held in Anchorage, Alaska at the Hotel 

Captain Cook (939 West Fifth Avenue) 

and will begin at 1 p.m. and last until 

6 p.m. 

DEIS Availability and Review 

Copies of the DEIS are available either 

on CD or hard copy by contacting Helen 

Bass at the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section below. In addition, the 

DEIS has been posted on OCRM’s Web 

site at http:// 

coastalmanagement.noaa.gov/pcd/ 

up.html and the Alaska Coastal 

Management Program’s Web site at 

http://www.alaskacoast.state.ak.us. 

Comments from interested parties on 

the DEIS are encouraged and may be 

presented orally at the public hearings. 

Written comments may be submitted to 

OCRM during the public hearings and at 

the address (including e-mail address) 

listed in the section entitled FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

OCRM encourages all interested 

parties to provide comments concerning 

the scope and content of the DEIS. 

Comments should be as specific as 

possible and address the analysis of 

potential of alternatives. Reviewers 

should organize their comments so that 

it is meaningful and makes the agency 

aware of the viewer’s interests and 

concerns using quotations and other 

specific references to the text of the 

DEIS and related documents. Matters 

that could have been raised with 

specificity during the comment period 

on the DEIS may not be considered if 

they are raised later in the decision 

process. This commenting procedure is 

intended to ensure that substantive 

comments and concerns are made 

available to OCRM in a timely manner 

so that OCRM has an opportunity to 

address them. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DEIS 

discloses the environmental 

consequences associated with OCRM’s 

review of amendments to the State of 

Alaska’s federally-approved coastal 

management program (CMP). OCRM’s 

approval of Alaska’s request to 

incorporate changes into the Alaska 

CMP would allow the State to continue 

its certification as a federally-approved 

CMP, receive Coastal Zone Management 

Act (CZMA) funds to implement the 

revised program, and conduct State and 

federal consistency reviews based on 

the revised program policy. 

Incorporation of Alaska’s new laws and 

regulations and one Executive Order 

into its program will result in the 

following changes: 

• Eliminate the Alaska CMP Coastal 

Policy Council and transfer of its 

functions to the Alaska Department of 

Natural Resources; 

• Replace current statewide coastal 

standards with new standards, along 

with mandated revisions for all district 

plans to achieve new standards and 

meet new policy development 

requirements; 

• Assure that matters regulated or 

authorized by State or federal law are 

not duplicated by coastal or district 

enforceable policies, and that district 

plans address matters specific to local 

concern; 

• Exempt certain activities from the 

coastal consistency review process 

through coverage under the State’s ABC 

list review or Department of 

Environmental Conservation review; 

and 

• Limit the parties who have standing 

to file legal claims challenging Alaska 

CMP consistency decisions. 

The proposed review will be 

completed, and OCRM’s decision 

finalized by December 31, 2005. 

Depending on the alternative 

implemented, there may be positive 

socio-economic benefits associated with 

a more efficient permitting process, 

negative impacts to subsistence 

resources due to changes in Alaska’s 

coastal standards and procedures for 

district plan development, or long-term 

negative environmental and socioeconomic impacts associated with 

Alaska’s withdrawal from the federal 

CZMA program. 

The purpose and need for OCRM’s 

review of the amendments is reviewed 

in the DEIS. All reasonable, prudent and 

feasible alternatives are being 

considered, including the no-action 

alternative. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Helen Bass, Environmental Protection 

Specialist, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, OCRM/ 

CPD, N/ORM3 Station 11207, 1305 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 

or Helen.Bass@noaa.gov. Ms. Bass may 

be contacted during business hours at 

(301) 713–3155, extension 175 

(telephone) and 301–713–4367 (fax). 

The comment period will close on 

November 7, 2005. 

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419 

Coastal Zone Management Program 

Administration) 

Dated: October 3, 2005. 

Eldon Hout, 

Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal 

Resource Management, National Ocean 

Service, National Ocean and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 05–20326 Filed 10–6–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[Docket No. 041108311–5001–02; I.D. 

092705A] 

Fisheries of the Northeastern United 

States; Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean 

Quahog Fisheries; Notice That Vendor 

Will Provide Year 2006 Cage Tags 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of vendor to provide year 

2006 cage tags. 

SUMMARY: NMFS informs surfclam and 

ocean quahog allocation owners that 

they will be required to purchase their 

year 2006 cage tags from a vendor. The 

intent of this notice is to comply with 

regulations for the surfclam and ocean 

quahog fisheries and to promote 

efficient distribution of cage tags. 

ADDRESSES: Written inquiries may be 

sent to Brian R. Hooker, National 

Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast 

Regional Office, One Blackburn Drive, 

Gloucester, MA 01930–2298. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian R. Hooker, Fishery Policy Analyst, 

(978) 281–9220; fax (978) 281–9135. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Atlantic surfclam and ocean 

quahog fisheries regulations at 50 CFR 

648.75(b) authorize the Regional 

Administrator of the Northeast Region, 

NMFS, to specify in the Federal Register 

a vendor from whom cage tags, required 

under the Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean 

Quahog Fishery Management Plan 

(FMP), shall be purchased. Notice is 

hereby given that National Band and 

Tag Company of Newport, Kentucky, is 

the authorized vendor of cage tags 

required for the year 2006 Federal 

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surfclam and ocean quahog fisheries. 

Detailed instructions for purchasing 

these cage tags will be provided in a 

letter to allocation owners in these 

fisheries within the next several weeks. 

Authority: Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et 

seq. 

Dated: September 30, 2005. 

Alan D. Risenhoover, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–20298 Filed 10–06–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 100405A] 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

AtmosphericAdministration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council will convene a 

meeting of its Ecosystem Scientific and 

Statistical Committee (SSC) in Tampa, 

FL on Thursday, October 27, 2005. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Thursday, October 27, from 10 a.m. to 

5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Quorum Hotel - Tampa, 700 North 

Westshore Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33609. 

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 2203 

North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, 

FL 33607. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steven Atran, Population Dynamics 

Statistician, Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council; telephone: 

813.348.1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf 

of Mexico Fishery Management Council 

(Council) will convene its Ecosystem 

Scientific and Statistical Committee 

(SSC) in Tampa, Florida to review the 

work it has done to date in compiling 

information to use in developing a 

fisheries ecosystem plan (FEP), and will 

discuss a timeline for completion of a 

draft FEP. The SSC will also discuss the 

impacts of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita 

relevant to fishery management on the 

Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem and may 

make recommendations to the Council. 

Copies of the agenda and other related 

materials can be obtained by calling 

813.348.1630. Although other nonemergency issues not on the agendas 

may come before the SSC for discussion, 

in accordance with the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens 

Act), those issues may not be the subject 

of formal action during these meetings. 

Actions of the SSC will be restricted to 

those issues specifically identified in 

the agendas and any issues arising after 

publication of this notice that require 

emergency action under section 305(c) 

of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided 

the public has been notified of the 

Council’s intent to take action to 

address the emergency. 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Dawn Aring at the 

Council (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

working days prior to the meeting. 

Dated: October 4, 2005. 

Emily Menashes, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E5–5526 Filed 10–6–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Wednesday, 

October 26, 2005. 

PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, 

DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference 

Room. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Rule 

Enforcement Review. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Jean A. Webb, 202–418–5100. 

Jean A. Webb, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 05–20360 Filed 10–5–05; 2:10 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Direct Grant Programs 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice reopening competitions 

or extending application deadline dates 

for certain direct grant and fellowship 

programs. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary extends the 

deadline dates for the submission of 

applications for several programs. In all 

of the affected competitions the 

Secretary is making new awards for 

fiscal year (FY) 2006. The Secretary 

takes this action to allow more time for 

the preparation and submission of 

applications by potential applicants 

who have been affected by Hurricanes 

Katrina and/or Rita and are located in 

Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, 

and Florida. The reopening and 

extension of the programs or 

competitions are intended to help 

potential applicants compete fairly with 

other applicants under these programs. 

Note: Two of the affected programs or 

competitions are administered by the Office 

of Postsecondary Education and three are 

administered by the Office of Special 

Education and Rehabilitative Services. You 

can find information related to each of these 

competitions under the ‘‘List of Programs 

Affected’’ in this notice. 

Eligibility: The reopening or extension 

of deadline dates in this notice applies 

to you if you are: (1) an institution of 

higher education, state educational 

agency (SEA), local educational agency 

(LEA), non-profit organization or other 

public or private organization applicant 

that is located in a federally-declared 

disaster area as determined by the 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

(FEMA) (see http://www.fema.gov/news/ 

disasters.fema) and you were adversely 

affected by Hurricanes Katrina and/or 

Rita, or (2) an individual applicant who 

resides or resided, on the disaster 

declaration date, in a federally-declared 

disaster area as determined by FEMA 

(see http://www.fema.gov/news/ 

disasters.fema) and you were adversely 

affected by Hurricanes Katrina and/or 

Rita. You must provide a certification in 

your application that you meet one of 

these criteria for submitting an 

application on the Extended Deadline 

and be prepared to provide appropriate 

supporting documentation, if requested. 

If you are submitting the application 

electronically, the submission of the 

application serves as your attestation 

that you meet the criteria for submitting 

an application on the Extended 

Deadline. 

Note for Individual Applicants Under 

Competition 84.170A, Jacob K. Javits 

Fellowship Program: 

The reopening or extension of deadline 

date for this competition also applies to you 

if you cannot obtain your undergraduate 

academic records or references from your 

undergraduate institution because the 

institution is in a federally-declared disaster 

area as determined by FEMA (see http:// 

www.fema.gov/news/disasters.fema) and was 

adversely affected by Hurricanes Katrina 

and/or Rita. 

DATES: The new deadline date for 

transmitting applications under each 

competition is listed with that 

competition in the ‘‘List of Programs