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divided into the Waterfront Industrial

Area and Upland Base. The Waterfront

Industrial Area, located along the lake

shoreline, is suited to water access,

berthing, and equipment maintenance

facilities. The Upland Base, located on

a bluff above the shoreline, is suited to

administrative facilities. Currently,

functions and facilities are scattered

among dispersed facilities causing

inefficiency in operations. Planning for

future operations at ARD has identified

a need to consolidate dispersed facilities

and functions, bringing together related

functions for an increased operations

efficiency.

Two alternative programs for

improvements to both the Waterfront

Industrial Area and the Upland Base

have been identified to accomplish this

goal. These alternatives will focus on

design and configuration options for

two principal developmental projects.

These projects are the construction and

operation of a Model Engineering and

Support Facility (MESF) and an

Acoustic Test and Analysis Center

(ATAC). The EIS will address the

environmental impacts of these two

projects and associated capital

improvements in comparative analysis.

The EIS will also address ARD

operations supported by these facilities,

including acoustic experimentation in

Lake Pend Oreille. The No Action

alternative would result in continuing

operations at ARD and using the

existing facilities without change.

The proposed MESF is needed to

improve waterborne operational

efficiency. It would incorporate an

interior model life well, storage,

maintenance shop, and laboratory

space. It would replace an existing barge

which is not adequate to support

mission requirements of storage and

handling capacity. As proposed, the

MESF is a pile-supported structure over

a dredged slip area used for retrieving

models from the lake. Several design

options are available for environmental

analysis, including a pile support

option, a floating barge support option,

and no-dredge model slip option.

The proposed ATAC would

consolidate project management,

computer centers, record storage, and

conference facilities with Waterfront

Industrial area shop functions in a new

facility located near the present site of

Building 1. The proposed ATAC would

replace the existing Building 1 and

provide additional vehicle

maneuverability and laydown space

along the shoreline within the

Waterfront Industrial Area. Building 1

would be demolished. In the alternative

design option for this facility project,

management, computer, storage, and

conference functions would be located

in a new facility in the Upland Base.

The Waterfront Industrial Area shops

would be consolidated in a new

building to be located near Building 1;

Building 1 would also be demolished

under this alternative.

In addition to construction of these

facilities, the proposed action includes

a number of other associated capital

improvements in the Waterfront

Industrial Area and Upland Base.

Improvements in the Waterfront

Industrial Area would include extension

of the floating log-boom wave diffuser,

construction of a pier to the existing

model support platform, and relocation

and construction of a new hazardous

materials handling facility. The new

construction would require removal of

1940’s vintage buildings and other

temporary structures. Associated with

these improvements are bank

stabilization projects to protect the lake

and Navy resources. Improvements to

the Upland Base would include the

relocation of the main gate and entry

road, expansion of the main parking lot,

and construction of a new recreation

activity area.

The EIS will discuss environmental

impacts resulting from construction and

operation of these facilities, mitigation

measures, and indirect environmental

impacts to area land use patterns.

Significant environmental issues that

will be addressed in the EIS will

include, but not limited to, impacts on

water quality, shoreline habitat,

threatened and endangered species,

groundwater, land use, transportation,

noise, utilities, aesthetics, air quality,

cultural resources, and environmental

justice. Cumulative impacts associated

with the implementation of the

proposed action, including associated

operations, will also be considered.

Federal, State and local agencies, and

interested individuals are encouraged to

participate in the scoping process to

determine the range of issues and

general development of alternatives to

be addressed by the EIS. A public

scoping meeting to receive oral and

written comments will be held on

Tuesday, February 27, 1996, at the

Bayview Community Center, 16304

Perimeter Road, Bayview, Idaho 83803,

at 7 p.m. In the interest of available

time, each speaker will be asked to limit

oral comments to five minutes. To be

most helpful, scoping comments should

clearly describe specific issues or topics

which the commentor believes the EIS

should address.

ADDRESSES. Written comments should

be sent to the address listed below and

submitted no later than March 15, 1996

to become part of the official record.

Questions regarding the scoping process

should also be addressed to:

Commanding Officer, Engineering Field

Activity Northwest; Naval Facilities

Engineering Command, 19917 Seventh

Avenue NE, Poulsbo, WA 98370–7579

(Attn: Mr. Peter Havens, Code 232PH),

telephone (360) 396–0916, fax (360)

396–0854.

Dated: January 25, 1996.

M.D. Schetzsle,

Lt, JAGC, USNR, Alternate Federal Register

Liaison Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

National Assessment Governing

Board

AGENCY: National Assessment

Governing Board; Education.

ACTION: Notice of Teleconference

meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule and proposed agenda of a

forthcoming meeting of the Executive

Committee of the National Assessment

Governing Board. This notice also

describes the functions of the Board.

Notice of this meeting is required under

Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act. This document is

intended to notify the general public of

their opportunity to attend.

DATES: February 2, 1996.

TIME: 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. (e.s.t.).

LOCATION: 800 North Capitol Street, NW,

Suite 825, Washington, D.C.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Ann Wilmer, Operations Officer,

National Assessment Governing Board,

Suite 825, 800 North Capitol Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C., 20002–4233,

Telephone: (202) 357–6938.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Assessment Governing Board

is established under section 412 of the

National Education Statistics Act of

1994 (Title IV of the Improving

America’s Schools Act of 1994).

The Board is established to formulate

policy guidelines for the National

Assessment of Educational Progress.

The Board is responsible for selecting

subject areas to be assessed, developing

assessment objectives, identifying

appropriate achievement goals for each

grade and subject tested, and

establishing standards and procedures

for interstate and national comparisons.

The Executive Committee of the

National Assessment Governing Board

will meet February 2, 1996 from 1:00
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p.m. until 2:30 p.m. Because this is a

teleconference meeting, facilities will be

provided so the public will have access

to the Committee’s deliberations. The

Committee will review and approve the

agenda for the March meeting of the

Board; review progress of Planning

Initiative; discuss priorities for 1997 and

1998 assessments, and plans for the

release of the 1996 math report.

Records are kept of all Board

proceedings and are available for public

inspection at the U.S. Department of

Education, National Assessment

Governing Board, Suite 825, 800 North

Capitol Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.,

from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Dated: January 25, 1996.

Roy Truby,

Executive Director, National Assessment

Governing Board.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[FE Docket No. EA–98–A]

Application To Amend Electricity

Export Authorization; Western

Systems Power Pool

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

SUMMARY: The Western Systems Power

Pool (WSPP) filed an application to

amend its authorization to export

electricity to Canada by adding the

names of ten new member companies to

the list of authorized exporters.

DATES: Comments, protests or requests

to intervene must be submitted on or

before February 29, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or

requests to intervene should be

addressed as follows: U.S. Department

of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy (FE–

52), 1000 Independence Avenue, SW

Washington, DC 20585–0350.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ellen Russell (Program Office) 202–586–

9624 or Mike Skinker (Program

Attorney) 202–586–6667.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of

electricity from the United States to a

foreign country are regulated and

require authorization under section

202(e) of the Federal Power Act.

On September 2, 1994, in Order No.

EA–98, the Office of Fossil Energy (FE)

authorized 22 members of the Western

System Power Pool (WSPP) in order to

transmit electric energy from the United

States to Canada. Specifically, the Order

authorized each of the 22 entities to

individually export electric energy to

British Columbia Hydro and Power

Authority (BC Hydro), or other future

Canadian members of the WSPP, under

the terms and conditions of the WSPP’s

pooling agreement and service

schedules approved by the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

The order further authorized that the

electric energy be transmitted using the

international transmission facilities of

the Bonneville Power Administration.

On December 29, 1995, WSPP, on

behalf of the following member

companies, filed a request to amend

Order No. EA–98 by adding their names

to the list of authorized exporters in this

docket:

Coastal Electric Services Company

Englehard Power Marketing, Inc.

Enron Power Marketing

Entergy Power, Inc.

Equitable Power Services Company

Heartland Energy Services

Illinova Power Marketing, Inc.

Koch Power Services, Inc.

LG&E Power Marketing Inc.

Valero Power Services Company

By this joint application, each of the

participating Pool members seeks an

export authorization allowing them to

enter into transactions with BC Hydro

which involve the exportation of

electricity from the United States. All

such transactions would occur pursuant

to the terms and conditions of the

WSPP’s pooling agreement and service

schedules approved by the FERC.

Procedural Matters

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest this application should file a

petition to intervene or protest at the

address provided above in accordance

with §§ 385.211 or 385.214 of the Rules

of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR

385.211, 385.214).

Any such petitions and protests

should be filed with the DOE on or

before the date listed above. Additional

copies of such petitions to intervene or

protests also should be filed directly

with Michael E. Small, Wright &

Talisman, Suite 600, 1200 G Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20005–3802

Pursuant to 18 CFR 385.211, protests

and comments will be considered by the

DOE in determining the appropriate

action to be taken, but will not serve to

make protestants parties to the

proceeding. Any person wishing to

become a party must file a petition to

intervene under 18 CFR 385.214.

Section 385.214 requires that a petition

to intervene must state, to the extent

known, the position taken by the

petitioner and the petitioner’s interest in

sufficient factual detail to demonstrate

either that the petitioner has a right to

participate because it is a State

Commission; that it has or represents an

interest which may be directly affected

by the outcome of the proceeding,

including any interest as a consumer,

customer, competitor, or a security

holder of a party to the proceeding; or

that the petitioner’s participation is in

the public interest.

A final decision will be made on this

application after a determination is

made by the DOE that the proposed

action will not impair the sufficiency of

electric supply within the United States

or will not impede or tend to impede

the coordination in the public interest of

facilities in accordance with section

202(e) of the Federal Power Act.

Before an export authorization may be

issued, the environmental impacts of

the proposed DOE action (i.e., granting

the export authorization, with any

conditions and limitations, or denying

it) must be evaluated pursuant to the

National Environmental Policy Act of

1969.

Copies of this application will be

made available, upon request, for public

inspection and copying at the address

provided above.

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 22,

1996.

Anthony J. Como,

Director, Office of Coal & Electricity, Office

of Fuels Programs, Office of Fossil Energy.

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Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Fernald

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Public Law 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) notice

is hereby given of the following

Advisory Committee meeting:

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board (EM SSAB),

Fernald.

DATES: Saturday, February 10, 1996:

8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

ADDRESS: The Joint Information Center,

6025 Dixie Highway, Route 4, Fairfield,

Ohio.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

S. Applegate, Chair of the Fernald

Citizens Task Force, P.O. Box 544, Ross,

Ohio 45061, or call the Fernald Citizens

Task Force office (513) 648–6478.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of

the Board is to make recommendations

to DOE and its regulators in the areas of

future use, cleanup levels, waste