64664 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 221 / Friday, November 16, 2007 / Notices 

21 sections of fence along the 

international border with Mexico in the 

vicinity of Roma, Rio Grande City, 

McAllen, Progresso, Mercedes, 

Harlingen, and Brownsville, Texas. 

Individual fence sections would range 

from approximately 1 mile to more than 

13 miles in length. For much of its 

length, the proposed tactical 

infrastructure would follow the existing 

U.S. Section International Boundary and 

Water Commission levee. The tactical 

infrastructure would cross multiple land 

use types, such as agricultural, rural, 

suburban, and urban. Impacted parcels 

are both publicly and privately owned. 

The Proposed Action would also 

encroach upon portions of the Lower 

Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife 

Refuge and Texas state parks in the Rio 

Grande Valley. 

Two alternatives for the route for the 

tactical infrastructure are being 

considered under the Proposed 

Action—Route A and Route B. Route A 

is the route initially identified by USBP 

Rio Grande Valley Sector as meeting its 

operational requirements. Route B was 

developed through coordination with 

Federal and state agencies and 

incorporates input received through the 

public scoping period. The Route B 

alignment continues to meet current 

operational requirements with less 

environmental impact. 

In addition to Routes A and B 

described above, an alternative of two 

layers of fence, known as primary and 

secondary fence, is analyzed in the EIS. 

Under this alternative, two layers of 

fence would be constructed 

approximately 130 feet apart along the 

same alignment as Route B and would 

be most closely aligned with the fence 

description in the Secure Fence Act of 

2006, Public Law 109–367, 120 Stat. 

2638, 8 U.S.C. 1701 note, 8 U.S.C. 1103 

note. This alternative would also 

include construction and maintenance 

of access and patrol roads for USBP 

agents. The patrol road would be 

between the primary and secondary 

fences. 

Under the No Action Alternative, 

proposed tactical infrastructure would 

not be built and there would be no 

change in fencing, access roads, or other 

facilities along the U.S./Mexico 

international border in the proposed 

project locations. 

Public Open Houses 

CBP will hold public open houses to 

provide information and invite 

comments on the Proposed Action and 

the Draft EIS. A public open house will 

be held on December 11, 2007, at the 

McAllen Convention Center in McAllen, 

TX. A second public open house will be 

held on December 12, 2007, at the 

Brownsville Events Center in 

Brownsville, TX. Each public open 

house will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 8 

p.m. Central Standard Time. 

Notifications of these open houses will 

be published in the Brownsville Herald, 

Valley Morning Star, The Monitor, La 

Frontera, and El Nuevo Heraldo one 

week prior to these open houses. USBP 

agents and Draft EIS preparers will be 

available during the open houses. 

Anyone wishing to submit comments 

may do so orally and/or in writing at the 

open houses. Comments received at the 

open houses will be recorded and 

transcribed into the public record for 

the meeting. Commentors must include 

their name and address. Spanish 

language translation will be provided. 

Those who plan to attend the public 

open house and will need special 

assistance such as sign language 

interpretation or other reasonable 

accommodation should notify the U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers (see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 3 

business days in advance. Include 

contact information, as well as 

information about specific needs. Those 

unable to attend may submit comments 

as described under ‘‘Request for 

Comments’’ below. 

Request for Comments 

CBP requests public participation in 

the EIS process. The public may 

participate by attending public open 

houses and submitting written 

comments on the Draft EIS. CBP will 

consider all comments submitted during 

the public comment period, and 

subsequently will prepare the Final EIS. 

CBP will announce the availability of 

the Final EIS and once again give 

interested parties an opportunity to 

review the document. 

When submitting comments, please 

include name and address, and identify 

comments as intended for the Rio 

Grande Valley Sector Draft EIS. To 

avoid duplication, please use only one 

of the following methods: 

(a) Attendance and submission of 

comments at the Public Open House 

meetings to be held December 11, 2007 

at the McAllen Convention Center in 

McAllen, TX and December 12, 2007 at 

the Brownsville Events Center in 

Brownsville, TX. 

(b) Electronically through the Web 

site at www.BorderFenceNEPA.com. 

(c) By e-mail to: 

RGVcomments@BorderFenceNEPA.com. 

(d) By mail to: Rio Grande Valley 

Tactical Infrastructure EIS, c/o e2M, 

2751 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 200, 

Fairfax, Virginia 22031. 

(e) By fax to: (757) 282–7697. 

Comments on the Draft EIS should be 

submitted by December 31, 2007. 

Dated: November 8, 2007. 

Elaine Killoran, 

Acting Assistant Commissioner, Office of 

Finance, Customs and Border Protection. 

[FR Doc. E7–22483 Filed 11–15–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5125–N–46] 

Federal Property Suitable as Facilities 

To Assist the Homeless 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Community Planning and 

Development, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice identifies 

unutilized, underutilized, excess, and 

surplus Federal property reviewed by 

HUD for suitability for possible use to 

assist the homeless. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 16, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathy Ezzell, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 

Street, SW., Room 7262, Washington, 

DC 20410; telephone (202) 708–1234; 

TTY number for the hearing- and 

speech-impaired (202) 708–2565, (these 

telephone numbers are not toll-free), or 

call the toll-free Title V information line 

at 800–927–7588. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the December 12, 1988 

court order in National Coalition for the 

Homeless v. Veterans Administration, 

No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD 

published a Notice, on a weekly basis, 

identifying unutilized, underutilized, 

excess and surplus Federal buildings 

and real property that HUD has 

reviewed for suitability for use to assist 

the homeless. Today’s Notice is for the 

purpose of announcing that no 

additional properties have been 

determined suitable or unsuitable this 

week. 

Dated: November 8, 2007. 

Mark. R. Johnston, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs. 

[FR Doc. 07–5649 Filed 11–15–07; 8:45 am] 

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