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tunnel may transition to the ocean floor 

via a riser to seafloor pipeline(s), which 

would connect to the diffuser structure. 

Depending on the location of the 

diffuser, the seafloor pipeline(s) may 

extend up to 7 miles offshore. 

2. Proposed Action: The offshore 

component of the new ocean outfall 

could entail excavation of an 

approximately 105-foot-wide trench up 

to 7 miles long requiring dredging of 

approximately 950,000 cubic yards of 

sediment. Once excavated, outfall 

pipe(s), diffuser pipes, bedding, ballast, 

dredged material, and armor stone 

would be discharged into the trench. 

Dredged material not used for trench 

backfill could be designated for ocean 

disposal or beach nourishment 

depending on sediment chemistry. 

Dredging, pipe laying, trenching, and 

other construction activities within the 

Pacific Ocean, a navigable water of the 

United States, would be subject to 

Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors 

Act. The discharge of dredged and fill 

materials associated with pipe laying 

activities in the Pacific Ocean, a water 

of the United States, would also be 

subject to Section 404 of the Clean 

Water Act. The transportation and 

discharge of dredged material for the 

purpose of ocean disposal, if required, 

would be subject to Section 103 of the 

Marine Protection, Research, and 

Sanctuaries Act. 

The geographic jurisdiction of Section 

10 RHA and Section 404 CWA extends 

3 geographic miles seaward (33 CFR 

Part 329.12(a)). However, a wider zone 

of geographic jurisdiction out to the 

Outer Continental Shelf (200 miles 

seaward) is recognized when a project 

entails placement of devices on the 

seabed (33 CFR 322.3(b)). Because the 

project entails placement of a pipeline 

up to 7 miles on the seabed, the entire 

length of the project is subject to both 

Section 10 RHA and Section 404 CWA 

jurisdictions. 

3. Alternatives Considered: The 

feasibility of several alternatives is being 

considered and will be addressed in the 

DEIS/EIR. Those considered feasible 

will be analyzed in equal detail to the 

Proposed Action. Alternatives for the 

proposed project would evaluate 

alternate onshore and offshore tunnel 

alignments; alternate tunnel shaft site 

locations; and alternate diffuser 

locations. Furthermore, alternate 

offshore project designs would be 

evaluated. One design would extend the 

tunnel up to 7 miles offshore and 

connect to the diffuser via a riser. 

Alternatively, the tunnel may transition 

via a riser to seafloor pipeline(s), which 

would connect to a diffuser. Depending 

on the location of the diffuser, the 

seafloor pipeline(s) may extend up to 7 

miles offshore. The No Federal Action 

Baseline Alternative would result in 

implementation of the recommended 

projects within the MFP without the 

new ocean outfall and other 

infrastructure upgrades that require 

Department of Army permits. Under the 

No Action Alternative, there would be 

no upgrade and development of the 

Sanitation Districts’ infrastructure, 

including the new ocean outfall, to 

accommodate wastewater management 

needs through 2050. These alternatives 

will be further formulated and 

developed during the scoping process. 

Additional alternatives that may be 

developed during the scoping process 

will also be considered in the DEIS/EIR. 

5. Scoping Process: The Corps’ 

scoping process for the DEIS/EIR will 

involve soliciting written comments and 

a public meeting. Potential significant 

issues to be addressed in the DEIS/EIR 

include aesthetics; air quality; biological 

resources; cultural resources; geology; 

hydrology; hazards and hazardous 

materials; water quality; public health; 

land use and planning; marine 

environment (marine hydrology, water 

quality, public health, and biological 

resources); noise; population, 

employment, and housing/ 

environmental justice; public services; 

recreation; transportation and traffic; 

utilities, service systems, and energy; 

and cumulative and growth-inducing 

impacts. Additional environmental 

impacts may be identified during the 

scoping process. Furthermore, the DEIS/ 

EIR will assess the consistency of the 

Proposed Action with the Coastal Zone 

Management Act and potential water 

quality impacts pursuant to Section 401 

of the Clean Water Act. Comments are 

invited from the public and affected 

agencies, including, but not limited to, 

the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

National Marine Fisheries Service, U.S. 

Coast Guard, California Department of 

Fish and Game, California State Water 

Resources Control Board, California 

State Lands Commission, California 

Coastal Commission, and the city of Los 

Angeles. 

Public Meeting: A public scoping 

meeting to receive input on the scope of 

the DEIS/EIR will be conducted on 

Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 6:30 

p.m. at Crowne Plaza Hotel, 601 South 

Palos Verdes Street, San Pedro, 

California. If you have any questions 

regarding the meeting, please contact 

Steven Highter, Supervising Engineer, 

Sanitation Districts, at 

shighter@lacsd.org. 

6. Availability of the Draft EIS: The 

DEIS/EIR is expected to be published 

and circulated in fall 2009, and a public 

meeting will be held after its 

publication. 

Dated: September 23, 2008. 

David J. Castanon, 

Chief, Regulatory Division Corps of Engineers. 

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BILLING CODE 3710–KF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of Management, invites 

comments on the proposed information 

collection requests as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

December 5, 2008. 

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. 

The Department of Education is 

especially interested in public comment 

addressing the following issues: (1) Is 

this collection necessary to the proper 

functions of the Department; (2) will 

this information be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate 

of burden accurate; (4) how might the 

Department enhance the quality, utility, 

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collected; and (5) how might the 

Department minimize the burden of this 

collection on the respondents, including 

through the use of information 

technology. 

Dated: September 30, 2008. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Institute of Education Sciences 

Type of Review: Reinstatement. 

Title: Teacher Follow-Up Survey. 

Frequency: Other: One time. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

household. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 4,910. 

Burden Hours: 1,831. 

Abstract: The Teacher Follow Up 

Survey is a follow-up to the School and 

Staffing Survey and it is a survey of 

teachers with the main purpose of 

providing a one year teacher attrition 

rate. 

Requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 3856. 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. 

[FR Doc. E8–23512 Filed 10–3–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and Request for OMB 

Review and Comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) has submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

clearance, a proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 

proposed collection will enable the DOE 

to develop its part of the U.S. 

Government Declaration to the 

International Atomic Energy Agency 

(IAEA) under the Additional Protocol 

(AP) to the U.S.-IAEA International 

Safeguards Agreement. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

collection must be received on or before 

November 5, 2008. If you anticipate that 

you will be submitting comments, but 

find it difficult to do so within the 

period of time allowed by this notice, 

please advise the OMB Desk Officer as 

soon as possible of your intention to 

make a submission. The Desk Officer’s 

telephone number is 202–395–4650. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be sent to the DOE Desk Officer, Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 

735 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20503, and to JoAnna Sellen, Office of 

International Regimes and Agreements 

(NA–243), National Nuclear Security 

Administration, 1000 Independence 

Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585 or by 

fax at 202–586–1348, or by e-mail at 

Joanna.Sellen@nnsa.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to JoAnna Sellen. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No. {’’New’’}; (2) Information 

Collection Request Title: U.S. 

Declaration under Protocol Additional 

to the U.S.-IAEA Safeguards Agreement 

(‘‘Additional Protocol’’); (3) Type of 

Request: {New collection.} (4) Purpose: 

Develop Information for Inclusion by 

the Department of Energy in the United 

States Declaration to the International 

Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) under 

the Additional Protocol to the U.S.- 

IAEA International Safeguards 

Agreement. 

This proposed collection of 

information is pursuant to 

implementing the provisions of the 

Protocol Additional to the Agreement 

Between the United States of America 

and the IAEA for the Application of 

Safeguards in the United States of 

America (the ‘‘Additional Protocol’’ or 

AP). The Additional Protocol is a 

supplement to the existing U.S.-IAEA 

Safeguards Agreement, which entered 

into force in 1980, and the U.S. AP will 

become part of the Safeguards 

Agreement once the U.S. AP enters into 

force. The United States signed the U.S. 

AP in 1998, President Bush submitted it 

to the Senate on May 9, 2002 for the 

Senate’s advice and consent to 

ratification, and the Senate approved a 

resolution providing such advice and 

consent on March 31, 2004. Legislation 

to implement the U.S. AP was enacted 

on December 18, 2006, and is codified 

at 22 U.S.C. 1801, et seq. Entry into 

force of the U.S. AP will take place 

when the President deposits the 

instrument of ratification with the 

IAEA. 

The Department of Energy (DOE) is 

the Lead Agency for implementing the 

Additional Protocol at locations owned, 

operated, or leased by or for DOE, 

including Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC)-licensed or certified 

activities on DOE installations, and, in 

coordination with the Department of 

Defense, non-military locations on 

installations that store or process naval 

reactor fuel (collectively known as 

‘‘DOE Locations’’). This collection of 

information affects only those persons 

performing activities at DOE Locations 

that would be declarable to the IAEA 

under the U.S. AP. The NRC is the Lead 

Agency for locations that are subject to 

the regulatory authority of the NRC, 

pursuant to the NRC’s regulatory 

jurisdiction under the Atomic Energy 

Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2011 

et seq. ), with the exception of those 

NRC-licensed or NRC-certified facilities 

at DOE Locations. The Department of 

Commerce (DOC) is the Lead Agency for 

all other locations in the United States, 

except DOE Locations and those 

locations for which the NRC is the Lead 

Agency. All persons, including DOE 

contractors performing declarable 

activities at locations other than those 

for which DOE is the Lead Agency, 

would submit their declarations for 

these activities at non-DOE locations to 

either the NRC or DOC, as appropriate. 

The Department of Energy proposes to 

collect information that is required for 

submission under the U.S. AP. 

Collecting this information from those 

persons who are actually performing 

declarable activities at DOE Locations 

provides the most effective and efficient 

way for DOE to identify such declarable 

activities and the locations associated 

with such activities, and to compile 

accurate and timely information on such 

activities. 

All reporting requirements that are 

applicable to respondents making their 

declarations through DOE can be found 

in Article 2.a of the U.S. AP. These 

activities are considered to be funded, 

specifically authorized or controlled by, 

or carried out on behalf of, the United 

States, by virtue of the fact that the 

Department of Energy, as an agency of 

the U.S. Government controls all 


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