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supplemented in June 1974 to correct

identified deficiencies.

Construction of the 3,230-acre

Normandy Dam and Reservoir was

completed in 1976 and is currently in

operation. Construction of the 12,600-

acre Columbia Dam and Reservoir began

in 1973. Construction was slowed in the

mid-to-late 70s and eventually halted in

1983 because consultation with the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service indicated that

the reservoir could jeopardize the

continued existence of two endangered

species. These two species, the birdwing

pearly mussel and the Cumberland

monkeyface pearly mussel, had been

listed as endangered in 1975 under

provisions of the 1973 Endangered

Species Act (ESA). Subsequent

fieldwork and ESA listings indicated

that two additional endangered Mussel

species (tan riffleshell and pale lilliput

pearly mussel) and an endangered plant

(leafy prairie clover) also occurred in

the Columbia Dam area. Other species

known to occur in the area were

proposed for endangered status or were

identified as candidates for possible

ESA listing. The presence of those

endangered species in the project area is

the basis for TVA not being able to

complete Columbia Project as originally

planned.

During the dry times of the year,

water supplies and water quality are

stressed in the Duck River watershed

area of middle Tennessee. During

periods of drought, instream water

quality is primarily sustained by

minimum flows from Normandy Dam.

Projected growth for the region indicates

a worsening of the situation. TVA and

TDRDA will evaluate alternatives to

meet the water supply needs of the area.

Analysis of water supply needs will

include domestic, industrial, and

agricultural uses; water quality; flood

protection; and recreation uses. For

planning purposes, projected benefits

and costs will be evaluated for a 30 to

50 year period, depending on the

alternative under consideration.

Conservation effects on water use will

also be considered.

In addition to assisting TDRDA In the

analysis of water supply needs and

alternative water supplies, TVA may be

involved in several other ways

depending on the outcome of the

analysis. This could include making

available some of the property acquired

for the Columbia Reservoir for a smaller

reservoir, approving any new dam

structure under Section 26a of the TVA

Act, and/or providing design assistance.

TDRDA would be responsible for

financing any water supply project that

may be pursued as a result of the

analysis.

The first step in the preparation of the

EIS will be the determination of the

scope of the EIS. It is anticipated that

the scope will include possible

construction of a surface impoundment

on Fountain Creek (TVA already owns

most of the land) and other potential

water supply sources including instream flows, pumped storage, and

pipeline sources. Different design

concepts will also be addressed.

Potentially important issues for

discussion in the EIS include:;

1. Effects on stream discharge, water

quality, and availability;

2. Impacts on terrestrial and aquatic

ecology, including threatened and

endangered species;

3. Impacts on floodplains, wetlands,

recreation, and existing land uses; and

4. Socioeconomic, historic,

archaeological, and cultural effects

associated with completion of the

project and alternatives to it.

This list is not intended to be all

inclusive, nor is it intended to be a

predetermination of impacts. As scoping

and preparation of the EIS proceeds,

other issues may be revealed which will

necessitate further analyses.

TVA and TDRDA invite comments on

the above issues. The agencies also

request comments on environmental

issues which should not be viewed as

important and which should not be

discussed in detail in the EIS.

A public meeting will be held on May

2, 1995, at 7 p.m. CDT at Culleoka

School, Culleoka, Tennessee, in Maury

County to receive oral comments about

the scope of this EIS. Details about this

meeting will be announced in area

newspapers. Comments received at this

meeting will be accorded the same

weight as written comments.

The United States Army Corps of

Engineers (Nashville District) will

participate in this EIS process as a

cooperating agency. The U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service may also become a

cooperating agency.

After the scoping process and the

initial environmental analysis are

completed, TVA and TDRDA will

prepare a draft EIS. A Notice of

Availability of the draft EIS, soliciting

public comments, will be published in

the Federal Register and area

newspapers. Those persons who choose

not to comment on the scope of the

document at this time but wish to

receive a copy of the draft for their

review and comment should send their

names and addresses to Dale V.

Wilhelm at the address listed above.

TVA anticipates releasing a final EIS on

this project in about 24 months.

Dated: March 3, 1995.

Kathryn J. Jackson,

Senior Vice President, Resource Group,

Tennessee Valley Authority.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

Research and Development Programs

Meeting Agenda

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice provides the

agenda for a public meeting at which

NHTSA will describe and discuss

specific research and development

projects.

DATES AND TIMES: As previously

announced, the National Highway

Traffic Safety Administration will hold

a public meeting devoted primarily to

presentations of specific research and

development projects on March 28,

beginning at 1:30 p.m. and ending at

approximately 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Ramada Inn, near Detroit Metro,

8270 Wickham Rd., Romulus, MI 48174.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice provides the agenda for the ninth

of a series of quarterly public meetings

to provide detailed information about its

research and development programs.

This meeting will be held on March 28,

1995. The meeting was announced on

February 17, 1995 (60 FR 9424). For

additional information about the

meeting consult that announcement.

Starting at 1:30 p.m. and concluding

by 5 p.m., NHTSA’s Office of Research

and Development will discuss the

following topics:

* Improved frontal crash protection,

* Head and neck injury research,

* Critical Outcome Data Evaluation

System (CODES)—Linkage of databases

on police accident reporting and

medical outcomes.

NHTSA has based its decisions about

the agenda, in part, on the suggestions

it received by February 28, 1995, in

response to the announcement

published February 17, 1995.

As announced on February 17, 1995,

in the time remaining at the conclusion

of the presentations, NHTSA will

provide answers to questions on its

research and development programs,

where those questions have been

submitted in writing by 4:15 p.m. on

March 21, 1995, to George L. Parker,
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Associate Administrator for Research

and Development, NRD–01, National

Highway Traffic Safety Administration,

Washington, DC 20590, FAX number:

202/366–5930.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Richard L. Strombotne, Special

Assistant for Technology Transfer

Policy and Programs, Office of Research

and Development, 400 Seventh Street,

SW, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone:

202–366–4730. Fax number: 202–366–

5930.

Issued: March 3, 1995.

George L. Parker,

Associate Administrator for Research and

Development.

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Office of Commercial Space

Transportation

Environmental Impact Statement;

Sierra and Don ̃ a Ana Counties, NM;

Correction

AGENCY: Office of Commercial Space

Transportation (OCTS), U.S. DOT.

ACTION: Correction.

SUMMARY: On February 23, 1995 the

Office of Commercial Space

Transportation (OCST), DOT; published

a Notice of Intent at 60 FR (10139). The

Notice gave the wrong date and location

for the second scoping meeting. The

date was given as March 23, 1995 and

should have been March 21, 1995. The

location was given as the Convention

Center, 300 Daniel Street. The correct

location should have been listed as

Council Room, City Council Chambers,

400 West 4th. This notice makes

correction to the Notice of Intent. In FR

DOC 95–4392, 3rd Column, para 1,

make the following correction:

* * * ‘‘(2) March 21, 1995, 7:00–9:00

pm, Council Room, City Council

Chambers, 400 West 4th, Truth or

Consequences, New Mexico.’’

Dated: March 3, 1995.

Sharon D.W. Boddie,

Office of Commercial Space Transportation.

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UNITED STATES INFORMATION

AGENCY

Support to Develop and Facilitate

Access to Exchange Opportunities for

Post-Secondary International Students

ACTION: Notice; request for proposals.

SUMMARY: The Advising and Student

Services Branch of the United States

Information Agency’s Bureau of

Education and Cultural Affairs

announces an open competition for an

assistance award. Public or private nonprofit organizations or consortia meeting

the provisions described in IRS

regulation 501(c)(3) may apply to

provide an administrative mechanism to

develop and facilitate exchanges

between post-secondary school students

enrolled at institutions in the United

States and in other countries of the

world. Preference will be given to the

organization which maximizes the

number of participants from all world

regions and presents the most flexible

mechanism for administering the

exchanges. The applicants must clearly

demonstrate how the proposed project

differs from traditional ‘‘junior year

abroad’’ programs and how it will create

accessibility to international exchange

for students who otherwise would not

able to have an overseas study

experience. USIA anticipates awarding

up to $350,000 to one organization to

administer this program

Overall grant making authority for

this program is contained in the Mutual

Educational and Cultural Exchange Act

of 1961, Pub. L. 87–256, as amended,

also known as the Fulbright-Hays Act.

The purpose of the Act is ‘‘to enable the

Government of the United States to

increase mutual understanding between

the people of the United States and the

people of other countries* * *; to

strengthen the ties which unite us with

other nations by demonstrating the

educational and cultural interests,

developments, and achievements of the

people of the United States and other

nations. * * * and thus to assist in the

development of friendly, sympathetic

and peaceful relations between the

United States and the other countries of

the world.’’

Programs and project must conform

with Agency requirements and

guidelines outlined in the Solicitation

Package. The USIA projects and

programs are subject to the availability

of funds.

ANNOUNCEMENT NAME AND NUMBER: All

communications with USIA concerning

this announcement should refer to the

above title and reference number E/

ASA–95–13.

DATES: Deadline for proposals: All

copies must be received at the U.S.

Information Agency by 5 p.m.

Washington, DC time on Friday, April

21, 1995. Faxed documents will not be

accepted, nor will documents

postmarked on April 21 but received at

a later date. It is the responsibility of

each applicant to ensure that proposals

are received by the above deadline.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Advising and Student Services, E/ASA,

Room 349, U.S. Information Agency,

301 4th Street, SW., Washington, DC

20547, Tel: (202) 619–5434, Fax: (202)

401–1433, E-mail: ahatteme@usia.gov,

to request a Solicitation Package, which

includes all application forms and

guidelines for preparing proposals,

including specific criteria for

preparation of the proposal budget.

Please specify the USIA Program

Officer, Alexandria Hattemer, on all

inquiries and correspondences.

Interested applicants should read the

complete Federal Register

announcement before addressing

inquiries to E/ASA or submitting their

proposals. Once the RFP deadline has

passed, E/ASA may not discuss this

competition in any way with applicants

until the Bureau proposal review

process has been completed.

ADDRESSES: Applicants must follow all

instructions given in the Solicitation

Package and send only complete

applications to: U.S. Information

Agency, Ref.: E/ASA–95–13, Office of

Grants Management, E/XE, Room 336,

301 4th Street, SW., Washington, DC

20547.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to the Bureau’s authorizing legislation,

programs must maintain a non-political

character and should be balanced and

representative of the diversity of

American political, social, and cultural

life. ‘‘Diversity’’ should be interpreted

in the broadest sense and encompass

differences including but not limited to

race, gender, religion, geographic

location, socio-economic status, and

physical challenges. Applicants are

strongly encouraged to adhere to the

advancement of this principle.

Overview

An ideal proposal should describe an

administrative mechanism capable of

developing and facilitating exchanges

between post-secondary students

enrolled at institutions in the United

States and their counterparts in Europe,

Latin America, the Middle East, South

Asia, Africa and East Asia (including

Oceania). Numbers of incoming and

outgoing students should be

approximately equal. A minimum of

forty percent of the exchanges must take

place outside of Western Europe within

a broad range of non-traditional study

abroad countries, although preference

will be given to applicants who can

demonstrate a higher number of nonEuropean exchanges. All world regions

must be represented in this program; the