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Survivability), U.S. Army Research 

Laboratory. 

29. Dr. Richard W. Stewart, Chief 

Historian to the Chief of Military 

History, Center for Military History. 

30. Dr. Brian R. Strickland, Chief 

Scientist (Directed Energy 

Applications), U.S. Army Space and 

Missile Defense Command. 

31. Dr. Mark B. Tischler, Senior 

Research Scientist (Rotorcraft Flight 

Dynamics and Control), U.S. Army 

Research, Development and Engineering 

Command. 

32. Dr. James J. Valdes, Scientific 

Advisor for Biotechnology, U.S. Army 

Edgewood Chemical Biological Center. 

33. Dr. Charles E. Wade, Senior 

Research Scientist Combat Casualty 

Care, U.S. Army Institute of Surgical 

Research. 

34. Dr. Billy J. Walker, Senior 

Research Scientist (Computational Fluid 

Dynamics), U.S. Army Research, 

Development and Engineering 

Command. 

35. Mr. Roy A. Wallace, Director, 

Plans and Resources, Office of the 

Deputy Chief of Staff, G–1. 

36. Dr. Bruce J. West, Senior Research 

Scientist (Mathematical Sciences), U.S. 

Army Research Laboratory, Army 

Research Office. 

37. Dr. Thomas W. Wright, Senior 

Research Scientist (Terminal Ballistics), 

U.S. Army Research Laboratory. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–21004 Filed 10–24–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3710–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Intent To Prepare a Draft and Final 

Second Supplemental Environmental 

Impact Statement for Reach 1 on the 

Herbert Hoover Dike Major 

Rehabilitation Project, Martin and Palm 

Beach Counties 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DOD. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of the project is 

to reconstruct and rehabilitate Reach 1 

of the Herbert Hoover Dike to prevent 

catastrophic failure of the system to 

retain the waters of Lake Okeechobee. 

On July 8, 2005, the Jacksonville 

District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

(Corps) issued a Final Supplemental 

Environmental Impact Statement 

(FSEIS) for the Major Rehabilitation 

actions proposed for Herbert Hoover 

Dike (HHD), Reach One. Herbert Hoover 

Dike is the levee that completely 

surrounds Lake Okeechobee. On 

September 23, 2005, a Record of 

Decision was signed adopting the 

preferred alternative as the Selected 

Plan for Reach One. 

As plans and specifications were 

developed for Reach 1, it became 

apparent that the cut-off wall with 

seepage berm alternative would not 

work for all of Reach 1. The alternative 

for Reach 1 will be a combination of one 

or more of the following features 

dependent on the geology and adjacent 

land factors with the cut-off wall: 

Seepage Berm, Relief Trench, Soil 

Replacement Wedge, Relief Wells, 

Drainage Feature and Sand Columns. 

Reach 1 of the HHD extends for 

approximately 22.5 miles within Martin 

and Palm Beach Counties, from the St. 

Lucie Canal at Port Mayaca, south to the 

Hillsboro Canal at Belle Glade, FL. This 

study is a cooperative effort between the 

Corps and the South Florida Water 

Management District (SFWMD). 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Planning Division, 

Environmental Branch, P.O. Box 4970, 

Jacksonville, FL 32232–0019. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Nancy Allen at (904) 232–3206 or e-mail 

at nancy.p.allen@usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

a. The proposed action will be the 

selected plan described in the July 2005 

Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement (SEIS) with the additional 

action of implementing the landslide 

rehabilitation features as needed based 

on geology and adjacent land factors. 

The proposed action will not affect the 

Regulation Schedule for Lake 

Okeechobee. Land may have to be 

acquired outside of the existing right-ofway (ROW) and this EIS will account for 

any impacts that result due to 

acquisition of additional real estate. 

b. Alternatives to be considered 

separately for each subdivision of Reach 

1 are dependent upon the geology and 

adjacent land factors with the cut-off 

wall. Reach 1 is divided into Subreaches 

A, B, C and D. The alternatives to be 

implemented include one or more of the 

following features: Seepage Berm, Relief 

Trench, Soil Replacement Wedge, Relief 

Wells, Sand Column and Drainage 

Feature. 

c. A scoping letter will be used to 

invite comments on alternatives and 

issues from Federal, State, and local 

agencies, affected Indian tribes, and 

other interested private organizations 

and individuals. The scoping letter will 

be sent out in October 2007. A scoping 

meeting is not anticipated. 

d. A public meeting will be held after 

release of the Draft Second 

Supplemental EIS. The public meeting 

is anticipated to be held in July 2008 in 

Clewiston, FL. The exact location, date, 

and times will be announced in a public 

notice and local newspapers. 

e. A Major Rehabilitation Evaluation 

Report (MRR) was approved by 

Congress in the Water Resources 

Development Act (WRDA) 2000 that 

addressed the need to repair the aging 

dike. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 07–5278 Filed 10–24–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3710–AJ–M 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Sunshine Act: Notice of Meeting, 

Notice of Vote, Explanation of Action 

Closing Meeting and List of Persons 

To Attend 

October 18, 2007. 

The following notice of meeting is 

published pursuant to section 3(a) of the 

Government in the Sunshine Act (Pub. 

L. 94–409), 5 U.S.C. 552b: 

AGENCY HOLDING MEETING: Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission. 

DATE AND TIME: October 25, 2007, 10 a.m. 

PLACE: Room 2C, Commission Meeting 

Room, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Non-Public 

Investigations and Inquiries, 

Enforcement Related Matters. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Telephone 

(202) 502–8400. 

Chairman Kelliher and 

Commissioners Kelly, Spitzer, Moeller, 

and Wellinghoff voted to hold a closed 

meeting on October 25, 2007. The 

certification of the General Counsel 

explaining the action closing the 

meeting is available for public 

inspection in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room at 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. 

The Chairman and the 

Commissioners, their assistants, the 

Commission’s Secretary, the General 

Counsel and members of her staff, and 

a stenographer are expected to attend 

the meeting. Other staff members from 

the Commission’s program offices who 

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