6224 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 27 / Friday, February 9, 2007 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Intent to Prepare a Draft Supplemental 

Environmental Impact Statement to 

Evaluate Construction of Authorized 

Improvements to the Federal Gulfport 

Harbor Navigation Project in Harrison 

County, MS 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: This notice of availability 

announces the public release of the 

Draft Supplemental Environmental 

Impact Statement (DSEIS) to evaluate 

construction of authorized 

improvements to the Federal Gulfport 

Harbor Navigation Project in Harrison 

County, MS. The Mobile District, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) 

published in the Federal Register, 

March 31, 2006, (71 FR 16294) a Notice 

of Intent to Prepare a DSEIS to address 

the potential impacts associated with 

construction of authorized 

improvements to the Federal Gulfport 

Harbor Navigation Project in Harrison 

County, MS. The DSEIS was used as a 

basis to ensure compliance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) and for evaluating the following 

two alternative plans: ‘‘No Action’’ and 

widening to the authorized project 

dimensions. Gulfport Harbor is 

authorized to (a) a channel 38 feet deep 

by 400 feet wide and about 8 miles long 

across Ship Island Bar; (b) a channel 36 

feet deep by 300 feet wide and about 12 

miles long through Mississippi Sound; 

and (c) a stepped anchorage basin at 

Gulfport Harbor 32 to 36 feet deep by 

1,120 feet wide and 2,640 feet long. The 

tentatively recommended alternative 

includes construction of the authorized 

project dimensions. 

DATES: The public comment period for 

the DSEIS will extend through April 2, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: To receive a copy of the 

DSEIS, or to submit comments, contact 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile 

District, Coastal Environment Team, 

P.O. Box 2288, Mobile, AL 36628–0001. 

A copy of the full document may also 

be viewed in the Mobile Public Library 

(Main Branch) or in the Mobile District. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions about the proposed action 

and the DSEIS should be addressed to 

Ms. Linda T. Brown, Coastal 

Environment Team, phone (251) 694–

3786, Mobile District, U.S. Army Corps 

of Engineers, P.O. Box 2288, Mobile, AL 

36628 or e-mail address: 

linda.t.brown@sam.usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public 

comments can be submitted through a 

variety of methods. Written comments 

may be submitted to the Corps by mail, 

facsimile, or electronic methods. 

Additional comments (written or oral) 

may be presented at the public hearing 

on March 8, 2007 at the 19th Street 

Community Center, 3319 19th Street, 

Gulfport, MS. Additional information 

on the public hearing will be mailed in 

a public notice to the agencies and 

public and announced in news releases. 

Dated: January 31, 2007. 

Kenneth P. Bradley, 

Chief, Environment and Resources Branch. 

[FR Doc. 07–585 Filed 2–8–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3710–CR–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Inland Waterways Users Board 

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. 

Name of Committee: Inland 

Waterways Users Board (Board). 

Date: March 14, 2007. 

Location: New Orleans Marriott at the 

Convention Center Hotel, 859 

Convention Center Boulevard, New 

Orleans, Louisiana 70130, (504–613–

2890). 

Time: Registration will begin at 8:30 

a.m. and the meeting is scheduled to 

adjourn at 1 p.m. 

Agenda: The Board will consider its 

project investment priorities for the next 

fiscal year. The Board will also hear 

briefings on the status of both the 

funding for inland navigation projects 

and studies, and the Inland Waterways 

Trust Fund, and be provided updates of 

various inland waterways projects. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Mark R. Pointon, Headquarters, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, CECW–CO, 

441 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20314–1000; Ph: 202–761–4258. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. Any 

interested person may attend, appear 

before, or file statements with the 

committee at the time and in the 

manner permitted by the committee. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 07–584 Filed 2–8–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3710–92–M 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of Management, invites 

comments on the proposed information 

collection requests as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before April 10, 

2007. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The IC Clearance 

Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management, publishes that notice 

containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g., new, revision, extension, existing 

or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary 

of the collection; (4) Description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) Respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6) 

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping 

burden. OMB invites public comment. 

The Department of Education is 

especially interested in public comment 

addressing the following issues: (1) Is 

this collection necessary to the proper 

functions of the Department; (2) will 

this information be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate 

of burden accurate; (4) how might the 

Department enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (5) how might the 


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