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Done at Washington, DC, on: April 28, 

2008. 

Alfred V. Almanza, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E8–9585 Filed 4–30–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Georgia Transmission Corporation: 

Notice of Availability of an 

Environmental Assessment 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of an 

Environmental Assessment (EA) for 

Public Review. 

SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service 

(RUS), an Agency delivering the United 

States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) Rural Development Utilities 

Programs, hereinafter referred to as 

Rural Development and/or the Agency, 

has prepared an Environmental 

Assessment (EA) related to possible 

financial assistance to Georgia 

Transmission Corporation (GTC) for the 

construction of approximately 38.7- 

miles of 500 kilovolt (kV) transmission 

line that would connect Georgia Power 

Company’s existing Thomson Primary 

500/230/115/46 kV Substation to 

Georgia Power Company’s existing 

Warthen 500 kV Switching Station. GTC 

is requesting Rural Development 

provide financial assistance for the 

proposed project located in McDuffie, 

Warthen, Glascock and Washington 

Counties, Georgia. 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be received on or before June 2, 

2008. 

ADDRESSES: To obtain copies of the EA, 

or for further information, contact: 

Stephanie Strength, Environmental 

Protection Specialist, USDA, Rural 

Development Utilities Programs, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 1571, 

Washington, DC 20250–1571, phone 

(202) 720–0468, e-mail 

stephanie.strength@wdc.usda.gov or 

Gayle Houston, Environmental and 

Regulatory Coordinator, GTC, 2100 East 

Exchange Place, Tucker, Georgia 30084–

5336, phone (770) 270–7748, e-mail 

gayle.houston@gatrans.com. A copy of 

the EA may be viewed online at the 

Agency’s Web site: http:// 

www.usda.gov/rus/water/ees/ea.htm 

and at the following locations: 

Jefferson Electric Membership 

Cooperative, Highway 17 North, 

Wrens, GA 30833, (706) 547–2167. 

Washington Electric Membership 

Corporation, 238 Harris Street, 

Sandersville, GA 31082, (478) 552–

5552. 

Glascock County Public Library, 738 

Railroad Avenue, Gibson, GA 30810, 

Phone: 706–598–9837. 

Harlem Library, 375 North Louisville 

Street, Harlem, GA 30814, Phone: 

706–556–9795. 

Hancock County Library, 403 East Broad 

Street, Sparta, GA 31087, Phone: 706–

444–5389. 

Rosa M. Tarbutton Memorial Library, 

314 South Harris Street, Sandersville, 

GA 31082, Phone: 478–552–6324. 

Thomson McDuffie County Library, 338 

Main Street, Thomson, GA 30824, 

Phone: 706–595–1341. 

Warren County Library, 101 Warren 

Street, Warrenton, GA 30828, Phone: 

706–465–2656. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: GTC 

proposes to construct a 38.7-mile, 500 

kV Transmission Line on a 150-foot 

right-of-way with structures 80 to 150- 

feet out-of-ground to distribute power to 

the Augusta, Georgia area. The preferred 

route is the alternative with the least 

impact to the environment and 

communities in the area. The preferred 

route begins at the existing Thomson 

500/230/115/46 kV Substation located 

at the intersection of Randall-Davis 

Road and Davis Road in Thomson, GA 

and follows an existing 46 kV 

Transmission Line southwest for 

approximately one mile. The route then 

turns in a westerly direction for 36 

miles, crossing the Little Ogeechee 

River. The route turns northwest and 

terminates at the existing Warthen 

Switching Station located at 1600 Mills 

Lindsay School Road, Warthen, Georgia. 

The EA concludes that the proposed 

Thomson-Warthen 500 kV Transmission 

Line would not have a significant 

impact on the human, cultural or 

natural environment. 

Rural Development has reviewed and 

accepted the document as its EA of the 

proposed project. The EA is available 

for public review at addresses provided 

above in this Notice. Written questions 

and comments should be sent to USDA 

Rural Development at the mailing or email addresses provided above in this 

Notice. Rural Development should 

receive comments on the EA in writing 

by June 2, 2008 to ensure that they are 

considered in its environmental impact 

determination. 

Should USDA Rural Development 

determine, based on the EA of the 

proposed project, that the impacts of the 

construction and operation of the 

project would not have a significant 

environmental impact, it will prepare a 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI). Public notification of a FONSI 

would be published in the Federal 

Register and in newspapers with 

circulation in the project area. 

Any final action by Rural 

Development related to the proposed 

project will be subject to, and 

contingent upon, compliance with all 

relevant Federal, state and local 

environmental laws and regulations, 

and completion of the environmental 

review requirements in Rural 

Development’s Environmental Policies 

and Procedures (7 CFR Part 1794). 

Dated: April 22, 2008. 

Mark S. Plank, 

Director, Engineering and Environmental 

Staff, USDA/Rural Development/Utilities 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. E8–9580 Filed 4–30–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Sunshine Act Notice 

AGENCY: United States Commission on 

Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

DATE AND TIME: Friday, May 9, 9:30 a.m. 

PLACE: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 

624 Ninth Street, NW., Rm. 540, 

Washington, DC 20425. 

Meeting Agenda 

I. Approval of Agenda 

II. Approval of Minutes 

• March 7, 2008 Meeting 

III. Announcements 

IV. Staff Director’s Report 

V. Management and Operations 

• Status of FY 2009 Budget 


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VI. Program Planning 

• Proposed Change to 2008 Briefing 

Schedule 

• 2010 Program Planning Proposals 

• Briefing Report on Voter Fraud and 

Voter Intimidation 

• Briefing Report on Racial 

Categorization in the Census 

• Briefing Report on the Educational 

Effectiveness of Historically Black 

Colleges and Universities 

VII. State Advisory Committee Issues 

• Florida SAC 

• Kentucky SAC 

• Wyoming SAC 

• Appointment to Texas SAC 

VIII. Future Agenda Items 

IX. Adjourn 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lenore Ostrowsky, Acting Chief, Public 

Affairs Unit (202) 376–8582. 

Dated: April 29, 2008. 

David Blackwood, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 08–1207 Filed 4–29–08; 1:57pm] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Industry and Security Bureau 

Materials Technical Advisory 

Committee; Notice of Partially Closed 

Meeting 

The Materials Technical Advisory 

Committee will meet on May 15, 2008, 

10 a.m., Herbert C. Hoover Building, 

Room 3884, 14th Street between 

Constitution & Pennsylvania Avenues, 

NW., Washington, DC. The Committee 

advises the Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Export Administration 

with respect to technical questions that 

affect the level of export controls 

applicable to materials and related 

technology. 

Agenda 

Public Session 

1. Opening Remarks and Introduction. 

2. Report of Composite Working 

Group and Chemical Equipment 

Subgroup. 

a. CWG General Technology Note 

white paper. 

b. Wassenaar non-paper on 1C010. 

3. Report of Eric McClafferty on 

response received from the chemical 

processing equipment representatives 

regarding the ECCN review process. 

4. Update on webinars, export 

training modules on BIS webpage. 

5. Public comments from 

teleconference and physical attendees. 

6. Any other business. 

Closed Session 

7. Discussion of matters determined to 

be exempt from the provisions relating 

to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. 

app. 2 sections 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3). 

The open session will be accessible 

via teleconference to 20 participants on 

a first come, first serve basis. To join the 

conference, submit inquiries to Ms. 

Yvette Springer at 

Yspringer@bis.doc.gov no later than 

May 8, 2008. 

A limited number of seats will be 

available during the public session of 

the meeting. Reservations are not 

accepted. To the extent time permits, 

members of the public may present oral 

statements to the Committee. Written 

statements may be submitted at any 

time before or after the meeting. 

However, to facilitate distribution of 

public presentation materials to 

Committee members, the materials 

should be forwarded prior to the 

meeting to Ms. Springer via e-mail. 

The Assistant Secretary for 

Administration, with the concurrence of 

the delegate of the General Counsel, 

formally determined on April 25, 2008, 

pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 

that the portion of the meeting dealing 

with matters the premature disclosure of 

which would likely frustrate the 

implementation of a proposed agency 

action as described in 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(9)(B) shall be exempt from the 

provisions relating to public meetings 

found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 sections 

10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3). The remaining 

portions of the meeting will be open to 

the public. 

For more information, call Yvette 

Springer at (202) 482–2813. 

Dated: April 28, 2008. 

Yvette Springer, 

Committee Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–9587 Filed 4–30–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–JT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Rice University, et al.; Notice of 

Consolidated Decision on Applications 

for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific 

Instruments 

This is a decision pursuant to Section 

6(c) of the Educational, Scientific, and 

Cultural Materials Importation Act of 

1966 (Pub. L. 89–651, as amended by 

Pub. L. 106–36; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR 

part 301). Related records can be viewed 

between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. in Room 

2104, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

14th and Constitution Ave, NW., 

Washington, DC. 

Comments: None received. Decision: 

Approved. We know of no instruments 

of equivalent scientific value to the 

foreign instruments described below, for 

such purposes as each is intended to be 

used, that was being manufactured in 

the United States at the time of its order. 

Docket Number: 08–008. Applicant: 

Rice University, Houston, TX 77005. 

Instrument: Low Temperature 

Microscopy Scanning Probe. 

Manufacturer: Nano Magnetics 

Instruments, Ltd., Turkey. Intended Use: 

See notice at 73 FR 18258, April 3, 

2008. Reasons: This instrument can 

supply 300mK scanning Hall probe 

microscopy with 50 NM special 

resolution, which is essential to the 

intended use. 

Docket Number: 08–009. Applicant: 

University of Michigan, Department of 

Materials Science and Engineering, 2300 

Hayward St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109–

2136. Instrument: Heating Microscope 

Optical Dilatometer. Manufacturer: 

Expert System Solutions, Italy. Intended 

Use: See notice at 73 FR 18258, April 3, 

2008. Reasons: This instrument can be 

used for sintering shrinkage up to 1600 

degrees centigrade, thermal expansion 

down to room temperature and 

cristobalite transformation at 215 

degrees centigrade. An essential feature 

of the equipment is that it performs a 

non-contact optical measurement. 

April 24, 2008. 

Faye Robinson, 

Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff, 

Import Administration. 

[FR Doc. E8–9445 Filed 4–30–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–M 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

University of Southern California; 

Notice of Decision on Application for 

Duty-Free Entry of Electron 

Microscope 

This is a decision pursuant to Section 

6(c) of the Educational, Scientific, and 

Cultural Materials Importation Act of 

1966 (Pub. L. 89–651, 80 Stat. 897; 15 

CFR part 301). Related records can be 

viewed between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. in 

Room 2104, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th and Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. 

Docket Number: 08–007. Applicant: 

University of Southern California, Los 

Angeles, CA 90089–9045. Instrument: 

Transmission Electron Microscope, 

Model JEM–2100. Manufacturer: Jeol, 


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