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Derelict Fishing Gear Removal 

A pilot project consisted of 

developing protocols and conducting 

initial removal efforts. After surveying, 

locating, and mapping derelict fishing 

gear, a minimum of 11 tons of lost and 

abandoned fishing gear was removed by 

licensed and certified divers. 

Nuisance Dam Removal 

Two small stone dams blocked fish 

migration, and degraded water quality 

and prey habitat conditions for 

anadromous fish. The dams, while only 

several feet high, also presented a public 

safety hazard. This project resulted in 

opening stream habitat to anadromous 

fish, restoring acres of tidal wetlands, 

and removal of a public safety hazard. 

Riparian Habitat Restoration 

Youth corps members were trained in 

the use of biorestoration and 

stabilization techniques to restore 

eroding riverbanks and improve habitat 

for salmon smolt and other fish species. 

Diadromous Fish Habitat Restoration 

Highly functional salmonid and 

wildlife habitat was restored with the 

cooperation of private landowners by 

opening silted enclosures along a slough 

to provide refuge for juvenile salmonids 

during the winter flood flows. 

Dated: September 22, 2008. 

James W. Balsiger, 

Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–22708 Filed 9–25–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Technical Information Service 

National Technical Information Service 

Advisory Board 

AGENCY: National Technical Information 

Service, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

next meeting of the National Technical 

Information Service Advisory Board (the 

Advisory Board), which advises the 

Secretary of Commerce and the Director 

of the National Technical Information 

Service (NTIS) on policies and 

operations of the Service. 

DATES: The Advisory Board will meet on 

Thursday, October 30, 2008 from 10 

a.m. to approximately 5 p.m. and again 

on Friday, October 31, 2008 from 9 a.m. 

to approximately 1 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The Advisory Board 

meeting will be held in Room 2029 of 

the Sills Building at 5285 Port Royal 

Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161. 

Please note admittance instructions 

under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Steven D. Needle, (703) 605–6404, 

sneedle@ntis.gov or Ms. Jill Johnson 

(703) 605–6401, jjohnson@ntis.gov. 

These are not toll-free telephone 

numbers. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NTIS 

Advisory Board is established by 

Section 3704b(c) of Title 15 of the 

United States Code. The charter has 

been filed in accordance with the 

requirements of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 

App.). 

The October 30 morning session will 

focus on a review of NTIS’ performance 

in Fiscal Year 2008, its lines of business 

and its core competencies. The 

afternoon session is expected to focus 

on new strategic directions for Fiscal 

Year 2009, including issues pertaining 

to the identification of new markets and 

new ways to enhance NTIS’ utility to 

customers. The October 31 session will 

focus primarily on Board business but 

may continue the previous day’s 

discussions. A final agenda and 

summary of the proceedings will be 

posted at the NTIS Web site as soon as 

they are available (http://www.ntis.gov/ 

about/advisorybd.asp). 

The Sills Building is a secure facility. 

Accordingly, persons wishing to attend 

should call the contacts identified above 

to arrange for admission. Approximately 

one-half hour will be reserved for public 

comments during the afternoon of the 

October 30 session. The amount of time 

per speaker will be determined by the 

number of requests received. Questions 

from the public will not be considered 

during this period. Any person who 

wishes to submit a written statement for 

the Board’s consideration should mail 

or e-mail it to the contacts named above 

not later than October 17, 2008. 

Dated: September 18, 2008. 

Ellen Herbst, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. E8–22706 Filed 9–25–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Notice of Availability for the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement/ 

Environmental Impact Report for the 

San Pedro Waterfront Project, Los 

Angeles County, CA 

AGENCY: Department of the Army—U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Los Angeles District 

(Regulatory Division), in coordination 

with the Port of Los Angeles, has 

completed a Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement/Environmental 

Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the San 

Pedro Waterfront Project, encompassing 

approximately 400 acres of land and 

water primarily along the west side of 

the Main Channel westward to Harbor 

Boulevard from the Vincent Thomas 

Bridge southward to Inner Cabrillo 

Beach in the Port of Los Angeles. The 

Port of Los Angeles requires 

authorization pursuant to section 404 of 

the Clean Water Act, section 10 of the 

Rivers and Harbors Act, and section 103 

of the Marine Protection, Research, and 

Sanctuaries Act, to implement various 

regulated activities in and over waters of 

the U.S. associated with redeveloping 

San Pedro Waterfront, which would 

include the following elements: 

Promenade, Harbors, and Open Space 

Waterfront Promenade—Construct a 

continuous promenade approximately 

30 feet wide along the west side of the 

Main Channel through the project area. 

Three New Harbors (North Harbor, 

Downtown Harbor, and 7th Street 

Harbor)—Develop three new harbors 

along the west side of the Main Channel 

to provide berthing for visiting tall 

ships, tugboats, and other vessels used 

for recreational, commercial, and other 

port-related purposes. This would 

require excavation and dredging to 

create the approximately 7 acres of new 

surface water. Cleaner material would to 

be disposed of at a designated ocean site 

(LA–2/LA–3), and unsuitable material to 

be disposed of at an approved upland 

site. In-harbor sites would also be 

considered if any become available. 

7th Street Pier—The constructed 7th 

Street Pier would be the public dock for 

short-term berthing of visiting vessels 

and would be located within the 7th 

Street Harbor, adjacent to the Los 

Angeles Maritime Museum. 

Town Square—The Town Square 

would comprise approximately 0.79 

acre in front of the historic San Pedro 


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Municipal Ferry Building (existing Los 

Angeles Maritime Museum) at the foot 

of 6th Street and would incorporate a 

portion of the downtown promenade. 

Downtown Civic Fountain—The 

Downtown Civic Fountain would be 

adjacent to the Town Square. The water 

feature would be designed to 

complement the civic setting of the 

adjacent San Pedro City Hall Building 

and the Town Square, and simulate the 

extension of the 7th Street Harbor to the 

San Pedro City Hall Building. 

John S. Gibson Jr. Park—John S. 

Gibson Jr. Park is an existing 1.61-acre 

park located south of the 5th Street 

green. The intent is to maintain the 

existing memorials at the park and 

enhance their surroundings to highlight 

their historical and cultural significance 

with improved hardscape, landscaping, 

lighting, and interpretive signage 

elements. 

Fishermen’s Park—The proposed 

Fishermen’s Park would encompass 

approximately 3 acres within Ports 

O’Call. 

Outer Harbor Park—The proposed 

Outer Harbor Park would encompass 

approximately 6 acres at the Outer 

Harbor and would be designed as an 

integral feature and complementary to 

the secure operations of the proposed 

Outer Harbor Cruise Terminals. 

San Pedro Park—The proposed San 

Pedro Park would encompass 18 acres 

located north of 22nd Street, south of 

Crescent Avenue, and west of Sampson 

Way. 

Warehouses Nos. 9 and 10 and 

associated backland area—Adapt the 

area for low-intensity communityserving commercial or educational reuse 

that would be incorporated as an 

integral element of San Pedro Park. 

New Development, Redevelopment, 

Cultural Attractions, and Modifications 

to Existing Tenants, Including 

Development of the New Cruise 

Terminals 

Cruise Terminals—Upgrade Berths 

45–47 for use as a cruise ship berth 

including terminal construction, and 

construct a new cruise ship berth and 

terminal at Berths 49–50 in the Outer 

Harbor. 

Cruise Terminal Parking—The 

proposed upgrades to Berths 45–47 and 

new cruise ship terminal, the 

construction of a new cruise berth and 

terminal facility at Berths 49–50 in the 

Outer Harbor, and projected increases in 

ship calls and passengers at Berths 91– 

93 would require additional parking 

facilities. The parking for the combined 

cruise ship facilities would be located in 

the Inner Harbor and Outer Harbor. 

Ports O’Call Redevelopment— 

Redevelop and construct new 

commercial development within Ports 

O’Call Village. The redevelopment and 

additional development at Ports O’Call 

would require an increase in parking 

spaces. Parking would be provided at a 

number of locations within the Port and 

near Ports O’Call. 

Tug Operations—Renew leases and 

construct two new 10,000-square-foot 

buildings around the North Harbor for 

both Crowley and Millennium tug boats. 

Dispatching of tugs varies from day to 

day, and the impacts associated with 

tugboat operations are or will be 

accounted for in the respective projects 

that utilize tugboats. 

Los Angeles Maritime Institute 

(LAMI)—Issue a new lease and reuse the 

Crowley Building in the Downtown 

Harbor area for LAMI. 

Berth 240 Fueling Station—A new 

fueling station would be developed at 

Berth 240 on Terminal Island (i.e., along 

the east side of the Main Channel). 

Catalina Express Terminal and SS 

Lane Victory—Permanently relocate the 

Catalina Express Terminal berthing 

facilities from Berths 95–96 to the 

existing location of the S.S. Lane 

Victory at Berth 94. S.S. Lane Victory 

would be relocated to the North Harbor 

water cut. 

Transportation Improvements 

Sampson Way—This road would be 

expanded to two lanes in each direction 

and curve near the Municipal Fish 

Market to meet with 22nd Street in its 

westward alignment east of Miner 

Street. The proposed construction 

would also include an enhanced fourway intersection at Sampson Way and 

7th Street to provide improved access to 

and along the waterfront. 

Harbor Boulevard—This road would 

remain in place at its current capacity 

with two lanes in each direction. 

Landscaping and hardscape 

improvements are proposed along the 

east side and west side of Harbor 

Boulevard south of 7th Street, as well as 

in the median of Harbor Boulevard 

starting at the Swinford Street 

intersection, and would extend south to 

22nd Street. 

The Waterfront Red Car Line—This 

line would be extended from its existing 

terminus near the intersection of Harbor 

Boulevard and Miner Street and 22nd 

Street to City Dock No. 1 (adjacent to 

Warehouse No. 1), to the Outer Harbor 

along Miner Street, and to Inner Cabrillo 

Beach along Shoshonean Road. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions or comments concerning the 

Draft EIS/EIR should be directed to Dr. 

Spencer D. MacNeil, U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Los Angeles District, 

Regulatory Division, Ventura Field 

Office, 2151 Alessandro Drive, Suite 

110, Ventura, CA 93001, (805) 585– 

2152. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Port 

of Los Angeles and U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers will jointly hold a public 

hearing to receive public comments and 

to assess pubic concerns regarding the 

Draft EIS/EIR and project on October 27, 

2008 starting at 6 p.m. in the Crowne 

Plaza Hotel in San Pedro (601 S. Palos 

Verdes Street). Written comments will 

be accepted until the close of public 

review on December 8, 2008. 

David J. Castanon, 

Chief, Regulatory Division, Los Angeles 

District. 

[FR Doc. E8–22641 Filed 9–25–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of Management invites 

comments on the submission for OMB 

review as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before October 

27, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Education Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

17th Street, NW., Room 10222, 

Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are 

encouraged to submit responses 

electronically by e-mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or via fax 

to (202) 395–6974. Commenters should 

include the following subject line in 

their response ‘‘Comment: [insert OMB 

number], [insert abbreviated collection 

name, e.g., ‘‘Upward Bound 

Evaluation’’]. Persons submitting 

comments electronically should not 

submit paper copies. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 


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