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compliance with regional accreditation 

standards. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request advance approval or obtain 

further information, contact Colonel 

Scott Horton at 717–245–3907. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is open to the public. Interested 

persons may submit a written statement 

for consideration by the U.S. Army War 

College Subcommittee. Written 

statements should be no longer than two 

type-written pages and must address: 

the issue, discussion, and a 

recommended course of action. 

Supporting documentation may also be 

included as needed to establish the 

appropriate historical context and to 

provide any necessary background 

information. 

Individuals submitting a written 

statement must submit their statement 

to the Designated Federal Officer at U.S. 

Army War College, ATTN: Joint 

Education Office, 122 Forbes Avenue, 

Carlisle, PA 17013, at any point, 

however, if a written statement is not 

received at least 10 calendar days prior 

to the meeting, which is the subject of 

this notice, then it may not be provided 

to or considered by the U.S. Army War 

College Subcommittee until its next 

open meeting. 

The Designated Federal Officer will 

review all timely submissions with the 

U.S. Army War College Subcommittee 

Chairperson, and ensure they are 

provided to members of the U.S. Army 

War College Subcommittee before the 

meeting that is the subject of this notice. 

After reviewing the written comments, 

the Chairperson and the Designated 

Federal Officer may choose to invite the 

submitter of the comments to orally 

present their issue during an open 

portion of this meeting or at a future 

meeting. 

The Designated Federal Officer, in 

consultation with the U.S. Army War 

College Subcommittee Chairperson, 

may, if desired, allot a specific amount 

of time for members of the public to 

present their issues for review and 

discussion by the U.S. Army War 

College Subcommittee. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Availability of a Final Integrated 

Feasibility Report and Environmental 

Impact Statement for the MidChesapeake Bay Island Ecosystem 

Restoration Project in Dorchester 

County, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DOD. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), 

Baltimore District has prepared a Final 

Integrated Feasibility Report and 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island 

Ecosystem Restoration Project in 

Dorchester County, on Maryland’s 

Eastern Shore. Approximately 90 to 95 

million cubic yards of material, 

primarily dredged during maintenance 

of the Chesapeake Bay approach 

channels to Baltimore Harbor, would be 

placed behind dikes at James Island. 

Material placed at Barren Island would 

be from authorized maintenance 

dredging of Federal navigation channels 

in the Honga River. After placement, the 

material would be shaped and planted 

to provide 2,144 acres of island habitat 

at James and Barren Islands as well as 

protect existing island ecosystem 

habitat, including critical submerged 

aquatic vegetation. A Record of Decision 

may be signed no earlier than 30 days 

after the EPA Notice of Availability for 

the Final document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore 

District, Attn: Dr. Angie Sowers at 

CENAB–PL–P, P.O. Box 1715, 

Baltimore, MD 21203–1715, 

electronically at 

Angela.Sowers@usace.army.mil or by 

telephone at (410) 962–7440 or (800) 

295–1610. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MidChesapeake Bay Ecosystem Restoration 

was one of three actions specifically 

recommended by the USACE-Baltimore 

District’s, Dredged Material 

Management Plan (DMMP) and Final 

Tiered Environmental Impact Statement 

(December 2005). The USACE is making 

the Final Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island 

Ecosystem Restoration Integrated 

Feasibility Report and EIS known 

through a Notice of Availability 

published in the Federal Register. The 

recommendations of the draft MidChesapeake Bay report and EIS are: 

• Construction of a 2,072-acre fill area 

at James Island, consisting of 

approximately 55 percent tidal wetland 

habitat and 45 percent upland island 

habitat; 

• Construction and backfilling of sills 

at Barren Island to protect both the 

current acreage of the island and the 

adjacent submerged aquatic vegetation 

(SAV)/shallow water habitat, providing 

approximately 72 acres of wetland 

habitat on the northern and western 

portions of the island; and 

• If deemed necessary to protect the 

SAV, construction at Barren Island of a 

maximum of 8,200 feet of breakwater 

extending South from the southern tip 

of the existing island at a maximum 

height of plus 6 feet MLLW. The Draft 

and Final Integrated Feasibility reports 

and EISs have been prepared in 

accordance with (1) NEPA of 1969, as 

amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), (2) 

regulations of the Council on 

Environmental Quality for 

implementing the procedural provisions 

of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), and 

(3) USACE regulations implementing 

NEPA (ER–200–2–2). 

• James and Barren Islands have been 

identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, and other natural resource 

management agencies as a valuable 

nesting and nursery area for many 

species of wildlife, including bald 

eagles, diamondback terrapins, and 

potentially horseshoe crabs. The project 

would restore James Island and protect 

Barren Island from further erosion. The 

reports and EISs document the NEPA 

compliance and information specific to 

the actions for the proposed MidChesapeake Bay project. 

You may view the EIS and related 

information on the USACE Web page at 

http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/

publications/non-reg_pub.htm. USACE 

has distributed copies of the Final 

Integrated Feasibility Report and EIS to 

appropriate members of Congress, State 

and local government officials, Federal 

agencies, and other interested parties. 

Copies are also available for public 

review at the following locations: 

Copies are available for public review 

at the following public reading rooms: 

(1) Corbin Memorial Library, 4 East 

Main Street, Crisfield, MD 21817. 

(2) Dorchester County Public Library, 

303 Gay Street, Cambridge, MD 21613. 

(3) Kent County Public Library, 408 

High Street, Chestertown, MD 21620. 

(4) Maryland State Law Library, Court 

of Appeals Building, 361 Rowe 

Boulevard, Annapolis, MD 21401. 

(5) Queen Anne’s County Public 

Library, Stevensville Branch, 200 

Library Circle, Stevensville, MD 21666. 

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(6) Somerset County Library, 11767 

Beechwood Street, Princess Anne, MD 

21853. 

(7) Talbot County Public Library, 

Easton Branch, 100 West Dover Street, 

Easton, MD 21601. 

(8) Wicomico County Free Library, 

122 S. Division Street, Salisbury, MD 

21801. 

A Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare a 

draft EIS was published by the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

in the Federal Register on January 17, 

2003 (68 FR 2532). USACE filed the 

Draft document with EPA on September 

1, 2006 for the publication of a Notice 

of Availability in the September 8, 2006 

Federal Register. Two public meetings 

were held on the Draft EIS and Report. 

Amy M. Guise, 

Chief, Civil Project Development Branch. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, Corps of 

Engineers 

Exchange of Government Property at 

Soldier Systems Center (SSC), Natick, 

MA, to a Development Company (To Be 

Selected) for Future Development 

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

DOD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with 10 United 

States Code 2869, the Department of the 

Army intends to enter into an Exchange 

Agreement with a Development 

Company (to be selected) for the 

exchange of three (3) separate parcels 

(totaling 94.79+/¥acres) of Government 

owned land at Soldier Systems Center, 

Natick, Massachusetts, in exchange for 

the construction and renovation to 

several buildings at Soldier Systems 

Center. The purpose of this notice is to 

effect the exchange pursuant to 

provisions of 10 U.S.C. 2869. 

This is a partial transfer of the entire 

acreage located at the facility. 

Additional information is on file with 

the U.S. Army Engineer District, Corps 

of Engineers, Baltimore, Maryland. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Bob Penn, 410–962–3000. 

ADDRESSES: Documents are on file at 

U.S. Army Engineer District, Baltimore, 

Corps of Engineers, 10 South Howard 

Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201– 

1715. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None. 

Dated: September 17, 2008. 

Bob Penn, 

Assistant Chief, Real Estate Division, 

Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers. 

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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 

29, 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 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The IC Clearance 

Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management, publishes that notice 

containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g., new, revision, extension, existing 

or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary 

of the collection; (4) Description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) Respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6) 

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping 

burden. OMB invites public comment. 

Dated: September 23, 2008. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Postsecondary Education 

Type of Review: New Collection. 

Title: College Access Challenge Grant 

Program (CACGP) Annual Performance 

Report. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions; State, Local, or Tribal 

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 56. 

Burden Hours: 1,680. 

Abstract: The U.S. Department of 

Education is collecting this information 

to ensure that grantees are making 

significant progress in meeting goals 

and objectives of the grant and that 

funds are being sent in an allowable, 

and reasonable manner. The CACG 

statute requires grantees to submit an 

APR that contains activities and services 

that have been implemented, the cost of 

providing such activities and services, 

the number of participating students, 

and contributions from private 

organizations. 

Requests for copies of the information 

collection submission for OMB review 

may be accessed from http:// 

edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the 

‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and 

by clicking on link number 3763. When 

you access the information collection, 

click on ‘‘Download Attachments ‘‘ to 

view. Written requests for information 

should be addressed to U.S. Department 

of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, 

SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed 

to 202–401–0920. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339. 

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