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(2) State whether the nominee is 

representing carriers, shippers or both. 

(3) provide information on the 

nominee’s personal qualifications. 

(4) Include the commercial operations 

of the carrier and/or shipper with whom 

the nominee is affiliated. This 

commercial operations information will 

show the actual or estimated ton-miles 

of each commodity carried or shipped 

on the inland waterways system in a 

recent year (or years) using the 

waterway regions and commodity 

categories previously listed. 

Nominations received in response to 

Federally Register notice published on 

February 17, 2006 (71 FR 8568) and 

notice published on July 7, 2006 (71 FR 

38629) have been retained for 

consideration. Renomination is not 

required but may be desirable. 

e. Deadline for Nominations. All 

nominations must be received at the 

address shown above no later than April 

15, 2007. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 07–718 Filed 2–15–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3710–92–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Availability for Non-Exclusive, 

Exclusive, or Partially Exclusive 

Licensing of U.S. Patent Application 

Concerning Detection and 

Discrimination of Anomalies in Breast 

Tissue Images 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR 

404.6 and 404.7, announcement is made 

of the availability for licensing of the 

invention set forth in U.S. Patent 

Application No. 11/340,375 entitled 

‘‘Medical Image Processing 

Methodology for Detection and 

Discrimination of Objects in Tissue,’’

filed on January 26, 2006. The United 

States Government, as represented by 

the Secretary of the Army, has rights in 

this invention. 

ADDRESSES: Office of Research and 

Technology Applications, SDMC–

RDTC–TDL (Ms. Susan D. McRae), Bldg. 

5220, Von Braun Complex, Redstone 

Arsenal, AL 35898. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Joan Gilsdorf, Patent Attorney, e-mail: 

joan.gilsdorf@smdc.army.mil; (256) 

955–3213 or Ms. Susan D. McRae, Office 

of Research and Technology 

Applications, e-mail: 

susan.mcrae@smdc.army.mil; (256) 

955–1501. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

invention pertains to the 

implementation of image processing and 

response surface methodology 

algorithms to process images (e.g., 

mammogram, magnetic resonance 

imaging (MRI), and ultrasound imagery) 

to provide improved detection of 

objects, such as anomalous masses in 

dense breast tissue, to better 

characterize these masses as cancerous 

or benign, and to identify the margins of 

cancerous tissue. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 07–720 Filed 2–15–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3710–08–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Availability for Non-Exclusive, 

Exclusive, or Partially Exclusive 

Licensing of U.S. Patent Application 

Concerning Inducing and Sealing 

Cracks in Containment Vessels 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR 

404.6 and 404.7, announcement is made 

of the availability of licensing of the 

invention set forth in U.S. Patent 

Application No. 11/460,593 entitled 

‘‘Method of Inducing and Sealing Cracks 

in Vessels,’’ filed on July 27, 2006. The 

United States Government, as 

represented by the Secretary of the 

Army, has rights in this invention. 

ADDRESSES: Office of Research and 

Technology Applications, SDMC–

RDTC–TDL (Ms. Susan D. McRae), Bldg. 

5220, Von Braun Complex, Redstone 

Arsenal, AL 35898. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Joan Gilsdorf, Patent Attorney, e-mail: 

joan.gilsdorf@smdc.army.mil; (256) 

955–3213 or Ms. Susan D. McRae, Office 

of Research and Technology 

Applications, e-mail: 

susan.mcrae@smdc.army.mil; (256) 

955–1501. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

invention pertains to inducing and 

sealing cracks in newly constructed 

containment vessels, such as linerless 

composite tanks, that are subject to 

crack propagation during the life of the 

vessels. The cracks are sealed before the 

vessel is placed in service to prevent or 

reduce leakage of the fluids that are 

stored in the vessels. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 07–721 Filed 2–15–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3710–08–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Intent To Prepare a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

Restoring the Integrity of the Amite 

River and Restoring Various Natural 

Functions That Have Been Degraded 

or Lost as a Result of Human-Induced 

Factors, in All or Portions of 

Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East 

Feliciana, Livingston, St. Helena, and 

St. John Parishes, in Southeastern 

Louisiana 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, New Orleans District, is 

initiating this study under the authority 

of the Committee on Transportation and 

Infrastructure of the United States 

House of Representatives resolution, 

adopted July 23, 1998, which reads as 

follows: 

‘‘Resolved by the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

United States House of Representatives 

Resolution, that the Secretary of the Army is 

requested to review the report of the Chief of 

Engineers on the Amite River and 

Tributaries, Louisiana, published as House 

Document 419, 84th Congress, 2nd Session, 

and other pertinent reports, with a view to 

determining whether modifications of the 

recommendations contained therein are 

advisable at the present time in the interest 

of environmental restoration and protection, 

water quality, and sediment control, 

recreation, and the avoidance or 

minimization of undesirable impacts 

resulting from urbanization and other present 

and future watershed activities.’’

The study will determine the 

feasibility of reducing turbidity, 

lowering temperatures, and reducing the 

extent of the physical changes within 

the Amite River corridor in an effort to 

achieve fish and wildlife restoration and 

provide outdoor public recreation 

opportunities. This effort will 

significantly contribute to the watershed 

management objectives of the state of 

Louisiana. 

The study area includes the Amite 

River drainage basin in southeastern 

Louisiana, in Ascension, East Baton 

Rouge, East Feliciana, Livingston, St. 


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Helena, and St. John Parishes. The 

Amite River and its tributaries flow 

southward from the state of Mississippi 

through the western ‘‘Florida’’ parishes 

of southeast Louisiana into Lake 

Maurepas, an oligohaline lake that 

drains into Lake Pontchartrain. The 

Amite River is used for recreation, 

propagation of fish and wildlife, and to 

a lesser extent, for water supply, 

navigation, and waste disposal. The 

Amite River has a large drainage area 

and an average flow of about 2,000 

cubic feet per second (CFS) at Denham 

Springs. A section of the Amite River in 

East Feliciana Parish, from the 

Louisiana/Mississippi state line to 

Louisiana Highway 37 (LA 37) is 

included in Louisiana’s Natural and 

Scenic Rivers System. The major urban 

areas in this watershed are Baton Rouge, 

Denham Springs, and Gonzales, which 

are situated along the lower third of the 

river. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions concerning the 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

should be addressed to Ms. Bonnie S. 

Obiol at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

PM–RS, P.O. Box 60267, New Orleans, 

LA 70160–0267, phone (504) 862–2280, 

fax number (504) 862–2088 or by E-mail 

at bonnie.s.obiol@mvn02.usace.

army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Proposed Action. An ecological 

restoration project will be designed to 

maximize environmental benefits 

within the study area. The proposed 

action includes all or portions of several 

alternatives, identified below, that 

would improve the ecosystem and 

possibly reduce storm water flood stages 

as an ancillary benefit. Design features 

will be fully evaluated with respect to 

the latest engineering, economic, and 

environmental regulations for 

acceptability under current Federal laws 

and regulations. The results of the 

feasibility study will determine the 

preferred alternative. 

2. Alternatives. The Amite River and 

Tributaries Ecosystem Restoration 

reconnaissance study considered several 

alternative plans for restoring the 

ecosystem in the study area. Four plans 

were determined to be economically 

justified and environmentally 

acceptable. The plans include: (1) Recontouring and re-vegetating sterile and 

unstable abandoned tailing piles and 

un-vegetated abandoned mined areas in 

the immediate vicinity of the stream 

corridor, (2) as an increment to 

Alternative 1, including an additional 

4,500 to 6,000 acres not immediately 

adjacent to the river by re-contouring 

and re-vegetating a total area of 

approximately 6,000 to 7,500 acres, (3) 

re-meandering abandoned bendways 

and loops of the Amite River in 

appropriate areas to recreate some of the 

historical meander loops or create new 

loops that would serve the same 

purpose, and (4) investigate 

recommendations of Best Management 

Practices (BMPs) for the sand and gravel 

industry, as well as other affected 

industries and urban areas in the study 

area for more stewardship for future 

habitat areas. The objective of the 

enactment of the BMPs would be to 

protect the restoration efforts 

undertaken by this project and other 

restorative measures by others and 

prevent reoccurrence of the degradation. 

3. Scoping. Scoping is the process for 

determining the scope of alternatives 

and significant issues to be addressed in 

the EIS. For this analysis, a letter will 

be sent to all parties believed to have an 

interest in the analysis, requesting their 

input on alternatives and issues to be 

evaluated. The letter will also notify 

interested parties of public scoping 

meetings that will be held in the local 

area. Notices will also be sent to local 

news media. All interested parties are 

invited to comment at this time, and 

anyone interested in this study should 

request to be included in the study 

mailing list. 

A public scoping meeting will be held 

in the spring of 2007. The meeting will 

be held in the vicinity of Baton Rouge, 

LA. Additional meetings could be held, 

depending upon interest and if it is 

determined that further public 

coordination is warranted. 

4. Significant Issues. The tentative list 

of resources and issues to be evaluated 

in the EIS includes wetlands (marshes 

and swamps), aquatic resources, 

commercial and recreational fisheries, 

wildlife resources, essential fish habitat, 

water quality, air quality, threatened 

and endangered species, recreation and 

aesthetic resources, and cultural 

resources. Socioeconomic items to be 

evaluated in the EIS include navigation, 

flood protection, business and industrial 

activity, employment, land use, 

property values, public/community 

facilities and services, tax revenues, 

population, community and regional 

growth, transportation, housing, 

community cohesion, and noise. 

5. Environmental Consultation and 

Review. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (USFWS) will be assisting in the 

documentation of existing conditions 

and assessment of effects of project 

alternatives through Fish and Wildlife 

Coordination Act consultation 

procedures. The USFWS will provide a 

Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act 

report. Consultation will be 

accomplished with the USFWS and the 

National marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) concerning threatened and 

endangered species and their critical 

habitat. The NMFS will be consulted on 

the effects of this proposed action on 

Essential Fish Habitat. The draft EIS 

(DEIS) or a notice of its availability will 

be distributed to all interested agencies, 

organizations, and individuals. 

6. Estimated Date of Availability. 

Funding levels will dictate the date 

when the DEIS is available. The earliest 

that the DEIS is expected to be available 

is in the summer of 2009. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 07–719 Filed 2–15–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3810–84–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Intent To Prepare a Draft Supplement 

No. 1 to the Final Environmental 

Impact Statement for the Upper Trinity 

River, Central City Project, Fort Worth, 

TX 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: Section 116 of Pub. L. 108–

447, dated December 8, 2004, 

authorized the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers’ (Corps) participation in 

construction of the Central City project. 

A Final Environmental Impact 

Statement (FEIS) was completed for the 

Central City Project in Janauary 2006. A 

Record of Decision (ROD) 

recommending the Community-Based 

Alternative and determining it was 

technically sound and environmentally 

acceptable was signed by the Assistant 

Secretary of the Army for Civil Works 

(ASA (CW)) on April 7, 2006. An 

Interim Feasibility Report with 

Integrated Environmental Assessment 

(with signed Finding of No Significant 

Impact) for the Riverside Oxbow Project 

was approved by the Chief of Engineers 

on May 29, 2003. An addendum, dated 

April 2005, was prepared to address 

comments from the ASA (CW); 

however, neither construction funding 

nor authority for implementation of this 

project has been provided by Congress 

to date. 

By letter dated June 22, 2006, the City 

of Fort Worth requested the Corps to 

evaluate the potential benefits of 

merging the Central City Project with 

the Riverside Oxbow project. They 

identified potential benefits including 


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