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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Center for Scientific Review; Notice of 

Closed Meetings 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice 

is hereby given of the following 

meetings. 

The meetings will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, 

Nanotechnology. 

Date: January 23–24, 2008. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: InterContinental Mark Hopkins San 

Francisco, Number One Noble Hill, 999 

California Street, San Francisco, CA 94108. 

Contact Person: Joseph D. Mosca, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5158, 

MSC 7808, Bethesda, MD 20892 (301) 435–

2344, moscajos@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, Member 

Conflicts in Adult Psychopathology and 

Disorders of Aging. 

Date: January 23, 2008. 

Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Jane A. DoussardRoosevelt, PhD, Scientific Review 

Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, 

National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge 

Drive, Room 3184, MSC 7848, Bethesda, MD 

20892, (301) 435–4445, doussarj@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, 

Neuropsychiatric Mechanisms, Models and 

Pharmacology. 

Date: January 24, 2008. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One 

Bethesda Metro Center, 7400 Wisconsin 

Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814. 

Contact Person: Boris P. Sokolov, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5217A, 

MSC 7846, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

1197, bsokolov@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, NIH–RAID 

Pilot Program. 

Date: January 24, 2008. 

Time: 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Marc Rigas, PhD, Scientific 

Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, 

National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge 

Drive, Room 4194, MSC 7826, Bethesda, MD 

20892, (301) 402–1074, rigasm@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, High-End 

Shared Instrumentation: Imaging. 

Date: January 25, 2008. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Holiday Inn Express Hotel and 

Suites, San Francisco Fisherman’s Wharf, 

550 North Point Street, San Francisco, CA 

94133. 

Contact Person: Khalid Masood, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5120, 

MSC 7854, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

2392, masoodk@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Oncological Sciences 

Integrated Review Group, Cancer 

Immunopathology and Immunotherapy 

Study Section. 

Date: January 31–February 1, 2008. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: The Double Tree Hotel, Washington, 

DC, 1515 Rhode Island Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20005. 

Contact Person: Steven B. Scholnick, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6152, 

MSC 7804, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

1719, scholnis@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Infectious Diseases 

and Microbiology Integrated Review Group, 

Bacterial Pathogenesis Study Section. 

Date: January 31–February 1, 2008. 

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Serrano Hotel, 405 Taylor Street, 

San Francisco, CA 94102. 

Contact Person: Richard G. Kostriken, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3192, 

MSC 7808, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 402–

4454, kostrikr@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Biobehavioral and 

Behavioral Processes Integrated Review 

Group, Motor Function, Speech and 

Rehabilitation Study Section. 

Date: February 1, 2008. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Hilton Pasadena, 168 South Los 

Robles Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101. 

Contact Person: Weijia Ni, PhD, Scientific 

Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, 

National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge 

Drive, Room 3190, MSC 7848, Bethesda, MD 

20892, (301) 435–1507, niw@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, Resource 

Facility for Population Kinetics (RFPK). 

Date: February 3–4, 2008. 

Time: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Embassy Suites Hotel, Chevy Chase 

Pavilion, 4300 Military Road, Washington, 

DC 20015. 

Contact Person: Guo Feng Xu, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5122, 

MSC 7854, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

1032, xuguofen@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Respiratory Sciences 

Integrated Review Group, Lung Injury, 

Repair, and Remodeling Study Section. 

Date: February 4–5, 2008. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One 

Bethesda Metro Center, 7400 Wisconsin 

Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814. 

Contact Person: Ghenima Dirami, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 2180, 

MSC 7818, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 594–

1321, diramig@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Digestive Sciences 

Integrated Review Group, Gastrointestinal 

Mucosal Pathobiology Study Section. 

Date: February 4, 2008. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Admiral Fell Inn, 888 South 

Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21231. 

Contact Person: Peter J. Perrin, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 2180, 

MSC 7818, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

0682, perrinp@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Genes, Genomes, and 

Genetics Integrated Review Group, 

Genomics, Computational Biology and 

Technology Study Section. 

Date: February 4–5, 2008. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: George Washington University Inn, 

824 New Hampshire Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20037. 

Contact Person: Camilla E. Day, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5148, 

MSC 7890, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–

1037, dayc@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Biobehavioral and 

Behavioral Processes Integrated Review 

Group, Language and Communication Study 

Section. 


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Date: February 4–5, 2008. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Serrano Hotel, 405 Taylor Street, 

San Francisco, CA 94102. 

Contact Person: Weijia Ni, PhD, Scientific 

Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, 

National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge 

Drive, Room 3184, MSC 7848, Bethesda, MD 

20892, 301–435–1507, niw@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Musculoskeletal, Oral 

and Skin Sciences Integrated Review Group, 

Skeletal Biology Structure and Regeneration 

Study Section. 

Date: February 4–5, 2008. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Marriott Marina Del Rey, 4100 

Admiralty Way, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292. 

Contact Person: Mehrdad M. Tondravi, 

PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center 

for Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4108, 

MSC 7814, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–

1173, tondravm@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Surgical Sciences, 

Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering 

Integrated Review Group, Bioengineering, 

Technology and Surgical Sciences Study 

Section. 

Date: February 4–5, 2008. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Hilton Washington Rockville, 1750 

Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. 

Contact Person: Dharam S. Dhindsa, DVM, 

PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center 

for Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5110, 

MSC 7854, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

1174, dhindsad@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Cell Biology 

Integrated Review Group, Biology and 

Diseases of the Posterior Eye Study Section. 

Date: February 4–5, 2008. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One 

Bethesda Metro Center, 7400 Wisconsin 

Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814. 

Contact Person: Michael H. Chaitin, PhD, 

Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5202, 

MSC 7850, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

0910, chaitinm@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Biobehavioral and 

Behavioral Processes Integrated Review 

Group, Biobehavioral Mechanisms of 

Emotion, Stress and Health Study Section. 

Date: February 4, 2008. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Serrano Hotel, 405 Taylor Street, 

San Francisco, CA 94102. 

Contact Person: Maribeth Champoux, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3182, 

MSC 7759, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301 594–

3163, champoum@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Biobehavioral and 

Behavioral Processes Integrated Review 

Group, Biobehavioral Regulation, Learning 

and Ethology Study Section. 

Date: February 4–5, 2008. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: One Washington Circle Hotel, One 

Washington Circle, Washington, DC 20037. 

Contact Person: Biao Tian, PhD, Scientific 

Review Administrator, Center for Scientific 

Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Room 3166, MSC 7848, 

Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–402–4411, 

tianbi@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel, Clinical 

Neuroscience and Disease. 

Date: February 4–5, 2008. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Holiday Inn San FranciscoFisherman’s Wharf, 1300 Columbus Avenue, 

San Francisco, CA 94133. 

Contact Person: Rene Etcheberrigaray, MD., 

Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5196, 

MSC 7846, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

1246, etcheber@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Brain Disorders and 

Clinical Neuroscience Integrated Review 

Group, Clinical Neuroscience and Disease 

Study Section. 

Date: February 4–5, 2008. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Embassy Suites Downtown 

Washington, DC, 1250 22nd Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20037. 

Contact Person: Seetha Bhagavan, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5194, 

MSC 7846, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

1121, bhagavas@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Molecular, Cellular 

and Developmental Neuroscience Integrated 

Review Group, Cellular and Molecular 

Biology of Gila Study Section. 

Date: February 4–5, 2008. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Hotel Palomar, 2121 P Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20037. 

Contact Person: Toby Behar, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4136, 

MSC 7850, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

4433, behart@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Molecular, Cellular 

and Developmental Neuroscience Integrated 

Review Group, Neural Oxidative Metabolism 

and Death Study Section. 

Date: February 4–5, 2008. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Savoy Suites of Georgetown, 2505 

Wisconsin Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 

20007. 

Contact Person: Carol Hamelink, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5040H, 

MSC 7850, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 451–

1328, hamelinc@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Risk, Prevention and 

Health Behavior Integrated Review Group, 

Behavioral Medicine, Interventions and 

Outcomes Study Section. 

Date: February 4–5, 2008. 

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Sir Francis Drake Hotel, 450 Powell 

Street, San Francisco, CA 94102. 

Contact Person: Lee S. Mann, JD, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3186, 

MSC 7848, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–

0677, mannl@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Biological Chemistry 

and Macromolecular Biophysics Integrated 

Review Group, Synthetic and Biological 

Chemistry B Study Section. 

Date: February 4–5, 2008. 

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Hilton Washington/Rockville, 1750 

Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. 

Contact Person: Mike Radtke, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4176, 

MSC 7806, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–

1728, radtkem@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Digestive Sciences 

Integrated Review Group, Gastrointestinal 

Cell and Molecular Biology Study Section. 

Date: February 5, 2008. 

Time: 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One 

Bethesda Metro Center, 7400 Wisconsin 

Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814. 

Contact Person: Najma Begum, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 2175, 

MSC 7818, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

1243, begumn@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Respiratory Sciences 

Integrated Review Group, Respiratory 

Integrative Biology and Translational 

Research Study Section. 

Date: February 5–6, 2008. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Beacon Hotel and Corporate 

Quarters, 115 Rhode Island Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20036. 

Contact Person: Everett E. Sinnett, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Rom 2178, 

MSC 7818, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

1016, sinnett@nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Integrative, 

Functional and Cognitive Neuroscience 

Integrated Review Group, Auditory System 

Study Section. 


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Date: February 5–6, 2008. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: The Churchill Hotel, 1914 

Connecticut Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 

20009. 

Contact Person: Edwin C. Clayton, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5095C, 

MSC 7844, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 402–

1304, claytone@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Integrative, 

Functional and Cognitive Neuroscience 

Integrated Review Group, Neurotoxicology 

and Alcohol Study Section. 

Date: February 5–6, 2008. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Hilton Washington Embassy Row, 

2015 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20036. 

Contact Person: Joseph G. Rudolph, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5186, 

MSC 7844, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

2212, josephru@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Health of the 

Population Integrative Review Group, 

Nursing Science: Adults and Older Adults 

Study Section. 

Date: February 5–6, 2008. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Holiday Inn, Tysons Corner, 1960 

Chain Bridge Road, McLean, VA 22102. 

Contact Person: Gertrude K. McFarland, 

FAAN, PhD, Scientific Review 

Administrator, Center for Scientific Review, 

National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge 

Drive, Room 3156, MSC 7770, Bethesda, MD 

20892, (301) 435–1784, mcfarlag@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Respiratory Sciences 

Integrated Review Group, Lung Cellular, 

Molecular, and Immunobiology Study 

Section. 

Date: February 5–6, 2008. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Pier 5 Hotel, 711 Eastern Avenue, 

Baltimore, MD 21202. 

Contact Person: George M. Barnas, PhD, 

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 2180, 

MSC 7818, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

0696, barnasg@csr.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine; 

93.333, Clinical Research; 93.306, 93.333, 

93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844, 

93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National 

Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: December 26, 2007. 

Anna Snouffer, 

Deputy Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 07–6276 Filed 1–3–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Bureau of Customs and Border 

Protection 

Notice of Availability and Public Open 

House Announcement for the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

Proposed Construction, Operation, 

and Maintenance of Tactical 

Infrastructure, U.S. Border Patrol, San 

Diego Sector, CA 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA), U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) has prepared a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

identifying and assessing the potential 

impacts associated with the proposed 

construction, operation, and 

maintenance of tactical infrastructure, to 

include a primary pedestrian fence, 

supporting patrol roads, and other 

infrastructure in two distinct sections 

along the U.S./Mexico international 

border within CBP’s San Diego Border 

Patrol Sector. The two fence sections 

would be approximately 0.8 miles and 

3.6 miles in length. Newly constructed 

access and patrol roads to support each 

fence section would be 0.8 miles and 5.2 

miles respectively. This Federal 

Register notice announces the 

availability of and invites public 

comments on the draft EIS. This 

document also announces a public open 

house on the Draft EIS. 

DATES: The Draft EIS will be available 

for public review and comment for a 

period of 45 days beginning January 4, 

2008. Comments must be received by 

February 19, 2008. 

The public open house will be held 

on January 17, 2008, at the San Diego 

Convention Center in San Diego, CA. 

The public open house will be held 

from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Please refer to 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below for more information. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Draft EIS can 

be downloaded from the Internet by 

visiting http:// 

www.BorderFenceNEPA.com, or https:// 

ecso.swf.usace.army.mil/Pages/ 

Publicreview.cfm, or requested by emailing: 

information@BorderFenceNEPA.com. 

To request a hard copy of the Draft EIS, 

you may call toll-free (877) 752–0420. 

Alternatively, written requests for 

information may be submitted to: 

Charles McGregor, U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Engineering and 

Construction Support Office, 819 Taylor 

St., Room 3B10, Fort Worth, Texas 

76102; fax: (757) 257–7643. Hard copies 

of the Draft EIS can be reviewed at the 

Chula Vista Public Library (365 F Street, 

Chula Vista, CA 91910, (619) 691–5069); 

San Diego Central Library (820 E St., 

San Diego, CA 92101, (619) 236–5800); 

and San Diego Otay Mesa-Nestor Branch 

Library (3003 Coronado Ave., San 

Diego, CA 92154, (619) 424–0474). 

The public open house will be held 

on January 17, 2008, at the San Diego 

Convention Center, located at 111 W. 

Harbor Dr., San Diego, CA 92101. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles McGregor, U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Engineering and 

Construction Support Office, 819 Taylor 

St., Room 3B10, Fort Worth, Texas 

76102; and fax: (757) 257–7643. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On September 24, 2007, U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection (CBP) published 

in the Federal Register (72 FR 54277) a 

Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS to 

identify and assess the potential impacts 

associated with the construction, 

operation, and maintenance of tactical 

infrastructure, to include a primary 

pedestrian fence, supporting patrol 

roads, and other infrastructure in two 

distinct sections along the U.S./Mexico 

international border within CBP’s San 

Diego Border Patrol Sector (Proposed 

Action). The EIS complies with NEPA, 

the Council on Environmental Quality 

regulations in 40 CFR Parts 1500–1508, 

and Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) Management Directive 5100.1, 

Environmental Planning Program. 

The mission of CBP is to prevent 

terrorists and terrorist weapons from 

entering the U.S., while also facilitating 

the flow of legitimate trade and travel. 

In supporting CBP’s mission, the Border 

Patrol is charged with establishing and 

maintaining effective control of the U.S. 

border between ports of entry. The 

purpose of the Proposed Action is to 

provide Border Patrol agents with the 

tools necessary to strengthen their 

control of the U.S. border between ports 

of entry in the San Diego Sector. The 

Proposed Action also provides a safer 

work environment and enables Border 

Patrol agents to enhance response time. 

The Proposed Action would consist of 

constructing a primary pedestrian fence, 

patrol roads, access roads, and other 

infrastructure in two sections. The first 

proposed section would be 

approximately 3.6 miles in length and 

would start at Puebla Tree and end at 

Boundary Monument 250. A newly 


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