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from 620 to 640 feet above mean sea 

level or approximately 20 to 40 feet 

above the immediately adjacent Lake 

Superior (600 feet above mean sea 

level). The light station area is located 

at the crest of a bedrock outcrop, 

bounded on the south, east, and west by 

wave-cut exposures leading down to 

Lake Superior, and to the north by 

forested portions of the island. Soils 

have developed, accumulated, or been 

placed in general proximity to the 

various Light Station structures and in 

low areas between bedrock exposures. 

Vegetation in the Light Station vicinity 

is limited to grasses, weeds, and few 

small woody shrubs. No Federally listed 

plant or animal species have been 

identified. Specimens of one State 

Threatened plant species, prickly 

saxifrage (Saxifraga tricuspidata), are 

located in the vicinity of the Light 

Station, but outside of the 

contamination footprint. The USCG has 

obtained Michigan Department of 

Natural Resources (MDNR) Permit 

#1615 for the take of this State 

Threatened Species if necessary to 

perform the clean up work. Specimens 

of twisted whitlow grass (Draba 

arabisans), a State Species of Concern, 

are located within the contamination 

footprint. According to MDNR, there are 

no legal obligations to protect a State 

Listed Special Concern plant species. 

Public Comment and Document 

Accessibility 

The USCG encourages public 

participation in the Draft EA process. 

The scoping period will start with 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. Following the scoping process, 

the USCG will prepare a Draft EA. 

Public notices will be mailed or emailed to those that have requested a 

copy of the Draft EA. This period will 

provide the public with an opportunity 

to review the document and to offer 

appropriate comments. 

Comments received during the public 

scoping period and Draft EA review 

period will be available in the public 

record and made available in the Final 

EA. 

All draft and final documents will be 

available online for viewing and 

downloading at the USCG CEU 

Cleveland web site (see ADDRESSES). 

Additionally, a hard copy of all draft 

and final documents will be available in 

the following public libraries for public 

inspection and copying: 

Portage Lake District Library—

Houghton, MI 

Mackinaw Area Public Library—

Mackinaw City, MI 

Peter White Public Library—Marquette, 

MI 

Bayliss Public Library—Sault Sainte 

Marie, MI 

Duluth Public Library—Duluth, MN 

Lansing Public Library—Lansing, MI 

If you have any questions regarding 

this notice, please contact Frank Blaha 

or Lynn Keller of the USCG Civil 

Engineering Unit Cleveland 

Environmental Compliance staff at (216) 

902–6255 and (216) 902–6258, 

respectively. 

Dated: October 17, 2005. 

J.M. Peters, 

Commanding Officer, United States Coast 

Guard, Civil Engineering Unit, Cleveland. 

[FR Doc. 05–21726 Filed 10–31–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[CGD09–05–130] 

Great Lakes Regional Waterways 

Management Forum 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Great Lakes Regional 

Waterways Management Forum will 

hold a meeting to discuss various 

waterways management issues. 

Potential agenda items will include 

navigation, ballast water regulations, 

Automatic Identification Systems (AIS), 

waterways management, and 

discussions about the agenda for the 

next meeting. The meeting will be open 

to the public. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

November 17, 2005 from 1 p.m. to 5 

p.m., and November 18, 2005 from 8:30 

a.m. to 12 p.m. Comments must be 

submitted on or before November 14, 

2005 to be considered at the meeting. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Village Inn, 751 Christina Street, 

Point Edward, Ontario. Any written 

comments and materials should be 

submitted to Commander (dpw-1), 

Ninth Coast Guard District, 1240 E. 9th 

Street, Room 2069, Cleveland, OH 

44199. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LTjg 

Regan Blomshield (dpw-1), Ninth Coast 

Guard District, 1240 E. 9th Street, Room 

2069, Cleveland, OH 44199, telephone 

(216) 902–6050. Persons with 

disabilities requiring assistance to 

attend this meeting should contact LTjg 

Blomshield. 

SUPPLEMENTARY: The Great Lakes 

Waterways Management Forum 

identifies and resolves waterways 

management issues that involve the 

Great Lakes region. The forum meets 

twice a year to assess the Great Lakes 

region, assign priorities to areas of 

concern and identify issues for 

resolution. The forum membership has 

identified potential agenda items for 

this meeting that include: navigation, 

AIS, ballast water regulations, 

waterways management, and 

discussions about the agenda for the 

next meeting. The specific agenda is 

still under development. Additional 

topics of discussion are solicited from 

the public. 

Dated: October 20, 2005. 

Robert J. Papp Jr., 

Rear Admiral, U. S. Coast Guard, 

Commander, Ninth Coast Guard District, 

Cleveland, Ohio. 

[FR Doc. 05–21732 Filed 10–31–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–3259–EM] 

Florida; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of 

an Emergency Declaration 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of an emergency declaration for the 

State of Florida (FEMA–3259–EM), 

dated September 20, 2005, and related 

determinations. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 23, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the incident period for 

this emergency is closed effective 

October 23, 2005. 

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis 

Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services 

Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment 

Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management 

Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and 

Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and 

Households Disaster Housing Operations; 

97.050, Individuals and Households 

Program—Other Needs, 97.036, Public 

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Assistance Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation 

Grant Program.) 

R. David Paulison, 

Acting Director, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. 05–21709 Filed 10–31–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–1603–DR] 

Louisiana; Amendment No. 5 to Notice 

of a Major Disaster Declaration 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of a major disaster for the State of 

Louisiana (FEMA–1603–DR), dated 

August 29, 2005, and related 

determinations. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 22, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that, in a letter dated 

October 22, 2005, the President 

amended the cost sharing arrangements 

concerning Federal funds provided 

under the authority of the Robert T. 

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5206 

(Stafford Act), in a letter to R. David 

Paulison, Acting Director, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 

Department of Homeland Security as 

follows: 

I have determined that the damage in 

certain areas of the State of Louisiana 

resulting from Hurricane Katrina on August 

29, 2005, and continuing, is of sufficient 

severity and magnitude that special 

conditions are warranted regarding the cost 

sharing arrangements concerning Federal 

funds provided under the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5206 (the Stafford Act). 

Therefore, I amend my declarations of 

August 29, 2005, and September 1, 2005, to 

authorize Federal funds for debris removal 

and emergency protective measures 

(Categories A and B), including direct 

Federal assistance, under the Public 

Assistance program, at 100 percent of total 

eligible costs, through and including 

November 26, 2005. 

Please notify Governor Blanco and the 

Federal Coordinating Officer of this 

amendment to my major disaster declaration. 

This cost share is effective as of the 

date of the President’s major disaster 

declaration. 

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis 

Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services 

Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment 

Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management 

Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and 

Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and 

Households Disaster Housing Operations; 

97.050 Individuals and Households 

Program—Other Needs, 97.036, Public 

Assistance Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation 

Grant Program.) 

R. David Paulison, 

Acting Director, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. 05–21703 Filed 10–31–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–1603–DR] 

Louisiana; Amendment No. 6 to Notice 

of a Major Disaster Declaration 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of a major disaster for the State of 

Louisiana (FEMA–1603–DR), dated 

August 29, 2005, and related 

determinations. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 22, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that, in a letter dated 

October 22, 2005, the President 

amended the cost sharing arrangements 

concerning Federal funds provided 

under the authority of the Robert T. 

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5206 

(Stafford Act), in a letter to R. David 

Paulison, Acting Director, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 

Department of Homeland Security as 

follows: 

I have determined that the damage in 

certain areas of the State of Louisiana 

resulting from Hurricane Katrina beginning 

on August 29, 2005, and continuing, is of 

sufficient severity and magnitude that special 

conditions are warranted regarding the cost 

sharing arrangements concerning Federal 

funds provided under the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5206 (the Stafford Act). 

Therefore, I amend my declarations of 

August 29, 2005, and September 1, 2005, to 

authorize Federal funds for Public 

Assistance, at 90 percent of total eligible 

costs, except assistance previously approved 

at 100 percent. 

This adjustment to State and local cost 

sharing applies only to Public Assistance 

costs and direct Federal assistance eligible 

for such adjustments under the law. The law 

specifically prohibits a similar adjustment for 

funds provided to States for Other Needs 

Assistance (Section 408), and the Hazard 

Mitigation Grant Program (Section 404). 

These funds will continue to be reimbursed 

at 75 percent of total eligible costs. 

Please notify the Governor of Louisiana 

and the Federal Coordinating Officer of this 

amendment to my major disaster declaration. 

This cost share is effective as of the 

date of the President’s major disaster 

declaration. 

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis 

Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services 

Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment 

Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management 

Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and 

Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and 

Households Disaster Housing Operations; 

97.050, Individuals and Households 

Program—Other Needs, 97.036, Public 

Assistance Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation 

Grant Program.) 

R. David Paulison, 

Acting Director, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. 05–21704 Filed 10–31–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–3264–EM] 

Massachusetts; Emergency and 

Related Determinations 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a notice of the 

Presidential declaration of an 

emergency for the Commonwealth of 

Massachusetts (FEMA–3264–EM), dated 

October 19, 2005, and related 

determinations. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 19, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal