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term Army planning. The SEIS will 

evaluate land use changes in the 

Tularosa Basin portions of McGregor 

Range and the South Training Areas. 

DATES: A Draft SEIS is scheduled for 

publication on or about June 2006 and 

a Final SEIS on or about December 

2006. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be forwarded to: John F. Barrera, Attn: 

SEIS; IMSW–BLS–Z; Fort Bliss, TX 

79916–6812; or faxed to (915) 568–3548, 

or e-mailed at seis@bliss.army.mil. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean 

Offutt, Fort Bliss Public Affairs Office; 

ATZC–CGP; Fort Bliss, Texas, 79916–

6812; Tel: (915) 568–4505. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SEIS 

will assess the environmental impacts 

associated with Fort Bliss’ response to 

Army Transformation initiatives and the 

Army Campaign Plan. Potential impacts 

or issues of Army Transformation at 

Fort Bliss were analyzed by the 

Department of the Army in the 2002 

Programmatic EIS for Army 

Transformation. Implementation of 

these plans will results in changing land 

use designations within the Main 

Cantonment and Biggs Army Airfield, 

and the lower Tularosa Basin (below 

Otero Mesa) portions of McGregor Range 

and the South Training Areas. These 

changes would provide the capabilities 

to train additional units and allow offroad maneuvers on the Tularosa Basin 

portions of McGregor Range. Fort Bliss 

will maintain current mobilization 

missions and continue to support joint 

training objectives. 

Besides the No Action Alternative (no 

change to land use designations and 

continuance at the current level of 

operations and activities), the proposed 

action alternatives will: 

(1) Include those activities described 

in the No Action Alternative, plus 

changes land use to allow Mission 

Support Facilities in Training Area (TA) 

1B, and off-road maneuver in TA 11, 25, 

and 29 thru 32; and increased air 

defense training on Otero Mesa; 

(2) include actions of Alternative 1, 

plus changes land use to also allow offroad maneuvers in TA 10, 11, 29 and 

the Tularosa Basin portion of TA 12; 

and 

(3) include actions of Alternative 2, 

plus changes land use to also allow offroad maneuvers and weapons firing in 

TA 24, 26 and 27. 

The SEIS will include evaluation of 

each alternative’s varying personnel and 

equipment requirements for range and 

maneuver training; supporting 

command, training and maintenance 

facilities, soldier and family housing, 

schools, infrastructure, utilities and 

related facilities. The SEIS will also 

analyze each alternative’s impact upon 

the natural, cultural, and man-made 

environments in the west Texas and 

southern New Mexico region. 

Tribes, Federal, state, and local 

agencies and the public are invited to 

participate in the scoping process for 

the preparation of this SEIS. Scoping 

meetings will be held in convenient 

locations near the installation. 

Notification of the times and locations 

for the scoping meetings will be 

published in local newspapers. The 

scoping process will help identify 

additional possible alternatives, 

potential environmental impacts, and 

key issues of concern to be analyzed in 

the SEIS. To ensure scoping comments 

are fully considered in the Draft EIS, 

comments and suggestions should be 

received within the 30-day scoping 

period or no later than 15 days 

following the last scoping meeting, 

whichever ends last. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–22602 Filed 11–14–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3710–08–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Availability of Non-Exclusive, 

Exclusive License or Partially 

Exclusive Licensing of U.S. Patent 

Concerning Low Cost Parachute 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR 

part 404.6, announcement is made of 

the availability for licensing of U.S. 

Patent No. US 6,959,897 B2 entitled 

‘‘Low Cost Parachute’’ issued November 

1, 2005. This patent has been assigned 

to the United States Government as 

represented by the Secretary of the 

Army. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Robert Rosenkrans at U.S. Army Soldier 

Systems Center, Kansas Street, Natick, 

MA 01760, Phone; (508) 233–4928 or email: 

Robert.Rosenkrans@natick.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any 

licenses granted shall comply with 35 

U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR part 404. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–22601 Filed 11–14–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Chief of Engineers Environmental 

Advisory Board; Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463), announcement is 

made of the forthcoming meeting. The 

meeting is open to the public. 

Name of Committee: Chief of 

Engineers Environmental Advisory 

Board (EAB). 

Date: December 1, 2005. 

Location: Embassy Suites Hotel 

Orlando—Airport, 5835 T.G. Lee 

Boulevard, Orlando, FL, (407) 888–9339 

or (800) 362–2669. 

Time: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Norman Edwards, Headquarters, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, 

DC 20314–1000; Ph: 202–761–1934. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board 

advises the Chief of Engineers on 

environmental policy, identification and 

resolution of environmental issues and 

missions, and addressing challenges, 

problems and opportunities in an 

environmentally substainable manner. 

The public meeting will focus on 

general issues of national significance 

rather than on individual project or 

region related topics. Time will be 

provided for public comment. Each 

speaker will be limited to no more than 

three minutes in order to accommodate 

as many people as possible within the 

limited time available. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services; Overview 

Information; National Institute on 

Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

(NIDRR)—Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research Projects and Centers 

Program—Advanced Rehabilitation 

Research Training (ARRT) Projects; 

Notice Inviting Applications for New 

Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.133P 

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