62634 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 214 / Tuesday, November 6, 2007 / Notices 

to discuss critical scientific information 

needs related to long term conservation 

and management of the NWHI. Over 100 

research scientists and resource 

managers attended the workshop 

representing agencies, universities, and 

organizations nationwide. The 

workshop resulted in the identification 

of five priority research areas to support 

management in the NWHI. These are 

described in detail in a document called 

the final Information Needs for 

Conservation and Management of the 

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Report, 

which is available at http:// 

hawaiireef.noaa.gov/research/ 

2002Workshop/NWHI_Summary.pdf. 

On June 15, 2006, President Bush 

signed Presidential Proclamation 8031 

(Proclamation) establishing the 

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine 

National Monument, subsequently 

renamed the Papahanaumokuakea 

Marine National Monument. The 

Monument is administered by the U.S. 

Department of Commerce through 

NOAA, U.S. Department of the Interior 

through the Fish and Wildlife Service 

(FWS), and the State of Hawaii through 

the Department of Land and Natural 

Resources (DLNR) (collectively, the CoTrustees). The Proclamation provides 

the authority for the Co-Trustees to 

issue research permits for activities 

designed to further understanding of 

Monument resources and qualities, and 

to assist in conservation and 

management of the Monument. 

The Science Plan will be used to 

guide these research activities. It will be 

based on the results from the 

information needs workshop, a multiagency archipelagic research plan 

(under development), agency expertise 

and identified management needs, and 

public input. It will contain five themes 

relevant to natural resources research: 

(1) Ecological Processes and 

Connectivity, (2) Biodiversity and 

Habitats, (3) Human Impacts, (4) 

Indicators and Monitoring of Ecosystem 

Change, and (5) Modeling and 

Forecasting Ecosystem Change. 

The Co-Trustees are seeking public 

input on the development of the draft 

Science Plan. Input is requested on the 

themes proposed in the draft plan, as 

well as the type of research to be 

conducted under each theme. 

A public scoping meeting will be held 

in Honolulu to solicit comments. A 

presentation will highlight the Science 

Plan development process, including 

sources of information utilized to date. 

Following the presentation, the public 

will be invited to provide written or oral 

comment on the five thematic research 

areas and projects that should be 

conducted under each thematic area. 

Written comments will also be accepted 

at the dates and locations specified in 

the DATES and ADDRESSES sections 

above. 

Dated: October 24, 2007. 

Daniel J. Basta, 

Director, Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Performance Review Board 

Membership 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: The notice of the names of 

members of a Performance Review 

Board for the Department of the Army 

published in the Federal Register on 

October 25, 2007 (72 FR 60662) has 

added two additional members. 

DATES: Effective Date: September 30, 

2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lucrencia Murdock, Civilian Senior 

Leader Management Office, 140 Army 

Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310–0140. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

4314(c)(1) through (5) of Title 5, U.S.C., 

requires each agency to establish, in 

accordance with regulations, one or 

more Senior Executive Service 

performance review boards. The boards 

shall review and evaluate the initial 

appraisal of senior executives’

performance by supervisors and make 

recommendations to the appointing 

authority or rating official relative to the 

performance of these executives. 

The members of the Department of the 

Army Performance Review Boards are: 

1. Dr. Grace M. Bochenek, Director, 

U.S. Army Tank automotive Research, 

Development and Engineering Center, 

U.S. Army Material Command. 

2. Mr. George S. Dunlop, Principal 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army 

(Civil Works)/Deputy Assistant 

Secretary of the Army (Legislation). 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Notice of Availability of a Supplement 

to the Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement (SDEIS) for the Proposed 

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan 

Phosphate Mine Continuation Near 

Aurora, in Beaufort County, NC 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers (COE), Wilmington District, 

Regulatory Division has been reviewing 

the request for Department of the Army 

authorization, pursuant to Section 404 

of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 

of the Rivers and Harbors Act, from 

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan 

Phosphate Division (PCS) for the 

continuation of its phosphate mining 

operation near Aurora, Beaufort County, 

NC. PCS proposes to expand its existing 

open pit phosphate mining operation 

into a 3,412 acre tract immediately 

adjacent to the current mine. This 

expansion would impact 2,408 acres of 

waters of the U.S. including wetlands 

adjacent to the Pamlico River and South 

Creek. The Notice of Availability of the 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

for this action was published in the 

Federal Register on Friday, October 20, 

2006 (71 FR 61962). 

DATES: Written comments on this SDEIS 

will be received until December 21, 

3007. 

ADDRESSES: Comments and questions 

regarding the SDEIS may be addressed 

to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

Wilmington District, Regulatory 

Division, ATTN: File Number 2001–

10096, Post Office Box 1890, 

Wilmington, NC 28402–1890. Copies of 

the Draft EIS can be reviewed on the 

Wilmington District Regulatory 

homepage at, http:// 

www.saw.usace.army.mil/wetlands/ 

regtour.htm, or contact Ms. Alex Rhodes 

at (910) 251–4633, to receive written or 

CD copies of the SDEIS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions about the proposed action 

and SDEIS can be directed to Mr. Tom 

Walker, Project Manager, Regulatory 

Division, telephone: (828) 271–7980 

extension 222. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Corps, on October 20, 2006, released a 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

(DEIS) evaluating the proposed project 

and alternatives to the proposed project. 

Simultaneously, the Corps released a 

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