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and an update on the work of the 

National Center for Education Statistics 

(NCES). 

From 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on 

November 18, the Board’s standing 

committees—the Assessment 

Development Committee; the Committee 

on Standards, Design, and Methodology; 

and the Reporting and Dissemination 

Committees—will meet in open session. 

The full Board will meet in closed 

session on November 18 from 12 p.m. to 

2 p.m. The Board will receive a briefing 

from the Associate Commissioner of the 

National Center for Education Statistics 

on NAEP participation by various states 

affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita, 

and these questions about participation 

will have a direct impact on cost 

estimates for NCES contracts. The 

meeting must therefore be conducted in 

closed session as disclosure of 

independent cost estimates for NCES 

contracts would significantly impede 

implementation of the NAEP contract 

activities, and is therefore protected by 

exemption 9(B) of section 552b(c) of 

Title 5 U.S.C. 

On November 18, the full Board will 

meet in open session from 2:15 p.m. to 

4:30 p.m. At 2:15 p.m., Raymond 

Simon, U.S. Deputy Secretary of 

Education, will administer the Oath of 

Office to a new Board member. From 

2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Board members will 

receive an update and take action on the 

NAEF 2009 Science Framework project. 

At 4 p.m. an ethics briefing will be 

provided to Board members by a staff 

member from the Office of General 

Counsel. The November 18 session of 

the Board meeting will conclude at 4:30 

p.m. 

On November 19, the Nominations 

Committee will meet from 7:45 p.m. to 

8:45 p.m. in open session. The full 

Board will convene in open session 

from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. At 9 a.m., the 

Board will receive a briefing on the 

newly formed U.S. Department of 

Education Higher Education 

Commission and the relationship of the 

Commission’s work with the Board’s 

work on high school assessment. Board 

actions on policies and Committee 

reports are scheduled to take place 

between 10:15 a.m. and 12 p.m., upon 

which the November 19, 2005 session of 

the Board meeting will adjourn. 

Detailed minutes of the meeting, 

including summaries of the activities of 

the closed sessions and related matters 

that are informative to the public and 

consistent with the policy of section 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c) will be available to the 

public within 14 days of the meeting. 

Records are kept of all Board 

proceedings and are available for public 

inspection at the U.S. Department of 

Education, National Assessment 

Governing Board, Suite #825, 800 North 

Capitol Street, NW., Washington, DC, 

from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Standard 

Time. 

Dated: October 24, 2005. 

Charles E. Smith, 

Executive Director, National Assessment 

Governing Board. 

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Environmental Impact Statements and 

Regulations; Availability of EPA 

Comments 

Availability of EPA comments 

prepared pursuant to the Environmental 

Review Process (ERP), under section 

309 of the Clean Air Act and section 

102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 

Policy Act as amended. Requests for 

copies of EPA comments can be directed 

to the Office of Federal Activities at 

202–564–7167. An explanation of the 

ratings assigned to draft environmental 

impact statements (EISs) was published 

in FR dated April 1, 2005 (70 FR 16815). 

Draft EISs 

EIS No. 20050216, ERP No. D–IBR–

K65285–CA, San Luis Drainage 

Feature Re-evaluation Project, Provide 

Agricultural Drainage Service to the 

San Luis Unit, Several Counties, CA. 

Summary: EPA has concerns about 

the In-Valley Disposal Alternatives 

because of uncertainties about 

treatments to remove selenium from 

drainage water, the lack of information 

on contaminant profile and disposal of 

biotreatment and reverse osmosis brine, 

and potential environmental effects of 

evaporation ponds and reuse areas. EPA 

has environmental objections to the San 

Francisco Delta and Pacific Ocean 

Disposal Alternatives because of 

potential adverse effects to the Delta, 

Estero Bay, and drinking water supply. 

Rating EO2. 

EIS No. 20050222, ERP No. D–FAA–

K51042–AZ, Phoenix Sky Harbor 

International Airport (PHX), 

Construction and Operation of a 

Terminal, Airfield and Surface 

Transportation, City of Phoenix, 

Maricopa County, AZ. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about 

documentation of alternatives that were 

eliminated and recommended 

additional mitigation measures for air 

quality. Rating EC2. 

EIS No. 20050293, ERP No. D–WPA–

K08030–AZ, Wellton-Mohawk 

Generating Facility Project, 

Construction and Operation a Natural 

Gas-Fired, Combined-Cycle, Electric 

Generating Stations, Approval for 

Right-of-Way, Yuma County, AZ. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about potential 

impacts to water quality, wildlife, and 

traditional cultural properties, and 

recommended a (1) commitment to 

specific additional mitigation measures 

described in the DEIS, (2) selection of 

pipeline route Option 2, and (3) 

construction of the double-circuit 

Ligurta-to-Dome Tap Transmission Line. 

EPA also requested additional 

information on air emissions, the 

regional natural gas pipelines, exhaust 

stack height variance, and need for local 

energy generation. Rating EC2. 

EIS No. 20050318, ERP No. D–BIA–

F65058–MI, Nottawaseppi Huron 

Band of Potawatomi Indians (the 

Tribe), Proposes Fee-to-Trust Transfer 

and Casino Project, Calhoun County, 

MI. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about potential 

impacts to waterbodies and traffic 

safety, and requested additional 

information on conservation measures. 

Rating EC2. 

EIS No. 20050350, ERP No. D–COE–

K30022–CA, Encinitas/Solana Beach 

Shoreline Protection Project, To 

Protect Public Safety and Reduce 

Storm-Related Damages to Coastal 

Structures, Cities of Encinitas and 

Solana Beach, San Diego County, CA. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about the 

project’s impacts to water resources, 

endangered species, and air quality, and 

requested specific information regarding 

modeling and post-project monitoring 

for impacts to these resources. Rating 

EC2. 

EIS No. 20050390, ERP No. D–NPS–

H65026–IA, Hoover Creek Stream 

Management Plan, Implementation, 

Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, 

IA 

Summary: EPA has no objections to 

the proposed project. Rating LO. 

Final EISs 

EIS No. 20050263, ERP No. F–AFS–

K65280–CA, Power Fire Restoration 

Project, To Reduce Long-Term Fuel 

Loading for the Purpose of Reducing 

Future Severity and Resistance to 

Control, Amador Ranger District, 

Eldorado National Forest, Amado 

County, CA. 

Summary: EPA continues to have 

concerns about ground disturbing 

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logging methods in high risk 

watersheds, and recommends greater 

use of helicopter or skyline logging 

systems in order to minimize potential 

impacts to water resources. 

EPA also recommend utilizing the 

results of water quality monitoring 

performed by other agencies in 

evaluating the environmental benefits of 

the final project design. 

EIS No. 20050269, ERP No. F–AFS–

K65279–CA, Freds Fire Restoration 

Project, To Reduce Long-Term Fuel 

Loading for the Purpose of Reducing 

Future Fire Severity and Resistance to 

Control, Eldorado National Forest, El 

Dorado County, CA 

Summary: EPA has no objections to 

the project as described in the FEIS. 

EIS No. 20050272, ERP No. F–NRS–

L39060–OR, Williamson River Delta 

Restoration Project, To Restore and 

Maintain the Ecological Functions of 

the Delta, Williamson River, Klamath 

County, OR. 

Summary: No comment letter was 

sent to the preparing agency. 

EIS No. 20050364, ERP No. F–FHW–

H40183–00, Council Bluffs Interstate 

System Improvements Project, 

Transportation Improvements, 

Missouri River on I–80 to east of I–

480 Interchange, Tier 1, 

Pottawattamie County, IA and 

Douglas County, NE. 

Summary: EPA has no objections to 

the proposed project. 

EIS No. 20050372, ERP No. F–AFS–

K65282–AZ, Pickett Lake and Padre 

Canyon Allotments Cattle Grazing 

Management, Authorization and 

Implementation, Coconino National 

Forest, Mormon Lake Ranger District, 

Coconino County, AZ. 

Summary: EPA continues to have 

environmental concerns about the 

impacts of grazing on impaired meadow 

and grassland soils, and the sufficiency 

of wetlands vegetation protection 

necessary for successful pronghorn 

fawning. 

EIS No. 20050402, ERP No. F–FHW–

J40163–UT, Iron County 

Transportation Corridors, 

Construction from Station Road 56 to 

Exit 51 on Interstate 15, Funding and 

Right-of-Way Grant, Southwest of the 

Cedar City Limits, Iron County, UT. 

Summary: EPA has no objections to 

the proposed project. 

Dated: October 25, 2005. 

Robert W. Hargrove, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities. 

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Environmental Impacts Statements; 

Notice of Availability 

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal 

Activities, General Information (202) 

564–7167 or http://www.epa.gov/ 

compliance/nepa/. 

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact 

Statements 

Filed October 17, 2005 Through October 

21, 2005 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. 

EIS No. 20050439, Final EIS, COE, MS, 

Enhanced Evaluation of Cumulative 

Effects Associated with U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers Permitting 

Activity for Large-Scale Development 

in Coastal Mississippi, Hancock, 

Harrison, Jackson, and Mississippi 

Counties, MS, Wait Period Ends: 12/ 

27/2005, Contact: Dr. Susan I. Rees 

251–694–4141. 

EIS No. 20050440, Final EIS, SFW, AK, 

Alaska Peninsula and Becharof 

National Wildlife Refuges, Revised 

Comprehensive Conservation Plan, 

Implementation, AK, Wait Period 

Ends: 11/28/2005, Contact: Peter 

Wikoff 907–786–3837. 

EIS No. 20050441, Draft EIS, COE, AK, 

Delong Mountain Terminal Project, 

Proposed Construction and Operation 

of Navigation Improvements, 

Northwest Arctic Borough, AK, 

Comment Period Ends: 12/27/2005, 

Contact: Guy McConnell 907–753–

2614. 

EIS No. 20050442, Draft EIS, NOA, WV, 

Canaan Valley Institute Office 

Complex, Proposes to Construct: 

Offices, Classrooms, Laboratories, 

250-Seat Auditorium, Parking 

Facilities, Outdoor Classrooms and 

Interpretive Areas, U.S. Army COE 

Section 404 Permit, Southeast of the 

Towns of Davis and Thomas, Tucker 

County, WV, Comment Period Ends: 

12/12/2005, Contact: Dr. Bruce B. 

Hicks 301–713–3318. 

EIS No. 20050443, Final EIS, FHW, 00, 

US–159 Missouri River Crossing 

Project, Rehabilitation or Replacement 

of the Missouri River Bridge at Rulo, 

Funding and U.S. Army COE Section 

404 Permit, Richardson County, NE 

and Holt County, MO, Wait Period 

Ends: 11/28/2005, Contact: Ed Kosola 

402–437–5973. 

EIS No. 20050444, Final Supplement, 

FTA, VA, Norfolk Light Rail Transit 

System, from the western terminus 

near Eastern Virginia Medical Center 

through Downtown Norfolk to an 

eastern terminus at Newtown Road 

and Kempsville Road, Funding, U.S. 

COE Section 404 Permit, USCGD 

Bridge Permit, City of Norfolk, VA, 

Wait Period Ends: 11/28/2005 

Contact: Patricia Kampf 215–656–

7100. 

EIS No. 20050445, Draft EIS, NPS, SD, 

Badlands National Park/North Unit 

General Management Plan, 

Implementation, Jackson, Pennington 

and Shananon Counties, SD, 

Comment Period Ends: 12/27/2005, 

Contact: William Supernaugh 605–

433–5281. 

EIS No. 20050446, Draft EIS, USN, 00, 

Undersea Warfare Training Range 

(USWTR), Installation and Operation, 

Preferred Site (in the Cherry Point 

Operating Area) and the Alternate 

Sites ( within the Virginia Capes and 

Jacksonville Operating Areas), NC, VA 

and FL, Comment Period Ends: 12/12/ 

2005, Contact: Keith Jenkins 757–

322–4046. 

EIS No. 20050447, Final EIS, FHW, OH, 

Eastern Corridor Multi-Modal (Tier 1) 

Project, to Implement a Multi-Modal 

Transportation Program between the 

City of Cincinnati and Eastern 

Suburbs in Hamilton and Clermont 

Counties, OH, Wait Period Ends: 11/ 

28/2005, Contact: Dennis A. Decker 

614–280–6896. 

EIS No. 20050448, Draft EIS, BLM, MT, 

Upper Missouri River Breaks National 

Monument Resource Management 

Plan, Implementation, Blaine, 

Chouteau, Fergus and Phillips 

Counties, MT, Comment Period Ends: 

01/26/2005, Contact: Jerry Majerus 

406–538–1924. 

EIS No. 20050449, Final EIS, USN, FL, 

Navy Air-To-Ground Training at Avon 

Park Air Force Range, To Conduct 

Air-To-Ground Ordnance Delivery 

and Training, Fleet Forces 

Command’s Fleet Readiness Training 

Program (FRTP), Polk and Highland 

Counties, FL, Wait Period Ends: 11/ 

28/2005, Contact: Will Sloger 843–

820–5797. 

Amended Notices 

EIS No. 20050334, Final EIS, DOE, MT, 

South Fork Flathead Watershed 

Westslope Cutthroat Trout 

Conservation Program, Preserve the 

Genetic Purity of the Westslope 

Cutthroat Trout Population, Flathead 

National Forest, Flathead River, 

Flathead, Powell and Missoula 

Counties, MT, Wait Period Ends: 12/ 

12/2005, Contact: Colleen Spiering 

503–230–5756. Revision of FR Notice 

Published on 08/19/2005: Reopened 

the Wait Period from 09/19/2005 to 

12/12/2005.