60246 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 198 / Friday, October 10, 2008 / Notices 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: October 7, 2008. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–24165 Filed 10–9–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

Notice of Availability for NonExclusive, Exclusive or Partially 

Exclusive Licensing of Invention 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 

37 CFR 404.4, the Department of the Air 

Force announces the availability for 

licensing of the invention described in 

Provisional Patent Application no. 61/ 

123,566, entitled Object with Durably 

Bonded Lubricant Layer or Other 

Functional Coating, filed on 1 April 

2008, in the USPTO. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: The response 

time to this Notice runs 15 days from 

the date of publication hereof in the 

Federal Register. Written response 

should be sent to: the Air Force Material 

Command Law Office, AFMC LO/JAZ, 

2240 B. Street, Bldg.11, WrightPatterson AFB 45433–7109, attention, 

Thomas C. Stover. Telephone (937) 255– 

2838; fax (937) 255–3733. 

Bao-Anh Trinh, 

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–24135 Filed 10–9–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Notice of Availability for the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement 

(DEIS) for Grow the Army Actions at 

Fort Carson, CO 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA). 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army 

announces the availability of a DEIS for 

the implementation of the decision to 

station a new Infantry Brigade Combat 

Team (IBCT) and smaller combat 

support units at Fort Carson, and the 

potential stationing of a Combat 

Aviation Brigade (CAB) at Fort Carson 

in the future. 

DATES: The public comment period for 

the DEIS will end 45 days after 

publication of an NOA in the Federal 

Register by the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency. 

ADDRESSES: For specific questions 

regarding the DEIS, please contact Ms. 

Deb Owings or Ms. Robin Renn, Fort 

Carson and Pinon Canyon Maneuver 

Site National Environmental Policy Act 

Coordinators, 1638 Elwell Street, 

Building 6236, Fort Carson, CO 80913– 

4000. Written comments may be mailed 

to that address or e-mailed to 

CARSDECAMNEPA@conus.army.mil. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Dee McNutt, Fort Carson Public Affairs 

Office, at (719) 526–1269, during normal 

business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Proposed Action and analysis in the 

DEIS includes constructing new 

facilities at Fort Carson to support an 

IBCT and other combat support units 

(approximately 3,900 additional 

Soldiers and their dependents) and the 

potential stationing of a CAB 

(approximately 2,800 Soldiers and their 

dependents). Additional actions 

evaluated as part of the Proposed Action 

include upgrading ranges at Fort Carson 

and increased use of live-fire training 

ranges and maneuver areas at Fort 

Carson and the Pinon Canyon Maneuver 

Site (PCMS). Implementation of the 

Proposed Action is anticipated in 2009 

and would begin following the 

completion of a Final EIS and signing of 

a Record of Decision (ROD). The 

Proposed Action does not include the 

expansion of PCMS or any construction 

at PCMS. 

The stationing of additional BCTs and 

other force structure realignment actions 

across the Army was analyzed in the 

2007 Final Programmatic Environmental 

Impact Statement for Army Growth and 

Force Structure Realignment. The ROD 

determined that Fort Carson would 

receive an additional IBCT and other 

units contingent on site-specific NEPA 

analysis. The DEIS is that site-specific 

analysis of the environmental and 

socioeconomic impacts of alternatives 

for implementing the Army’s previous 

stationing decision. The DEIS also 

analyzes the potential stationing of a 

CAB. 

The DEIS analyzes the impacts of 

several alternatives for construction of 

the IBCT facilities and the No Action 

Alternative. Under the No Action 

Alternative, the stationing of a new 

IBCT and CAB at Fort Carson would not 

be implemented. The No Action 

Alternative provides the baseline 

conditions for comparison to the 

Proposed Alternative. 

Impacts analyzed include a wide 

range of environmental resource areas: 

Land use, air quality, noise, geology and 

soils, water resources, biological 

resources, cultural resources, 

socioeconomics, transportation, 

utilities, hazardous and toxic 

substances, sustainability, and 

cumulative environmental effects. 

Additional concerns or impacts may be 

identified as a result of comments 

received on this DEIS. 

The Army invites full public 

participation to promote open 

communication and better decision 

making, including comment on the DEIS 

and participation in public meetings 

which will be announced in advance in 

local news media. The DEIS is available 

at local libraries surrounding Fort 

Carson and PCMS, and the document 

may also be accessed at http:// 

www.aec.army.mil. Comments from the 

public will be considered before any 

decision is made regarding 

implementation of the Proposed Action. 

Dated: October 3, 2008. 

Addison D. Davis, IV, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army 

(Environment, Safety and Occupational 

Health). 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Notice of Availability of the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement 

(DEIS) for the Disposal and Reuse of 

Fort McPherson, Georgia 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA). 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army announces the 

availability of the DEIS, which evaluates 

the potential environmental and 

socioeconomic impacts of the disposal 

and reuse of Fort McPherson, Georgia, 

pursuant to the 2005 Base Realignment 

and Closure (BRAC) Commission 

recommendation. 

DATES: The public comment period for 

the DEIS will end 45 days after 

publication of an NOA in the Federal 

Register by the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency. 

ADDRESSES: Please send written 

comments on the DEIS to: Victor 

Bonilla, BRAC Environmental Division, 

2053 North D Avenue, Building 400, 

Fort Gillem, GA 302975161. E-mail 

comments should be sent to 

victor.manuel.bonilla@conus.

us.army.mil. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Victor Bonilla, BRAC Environmental 

Division by telephone at (404) 469– 

3557, or by e-mail at the above address. 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 2005 

BRAC Commission recommended the 

closure of Fort McPherson no later than 

15 September 2011 and the relocation of 

tenant headquarters organizations to 

Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Fort Eustis, 

Virginia; Fort Bragg/Pope Air Force 

Base, North Carolina; and Shaw Air 

Force Base, South Carolina. The actions 

at those places are subject to separate 

NEPA analysis. 

Following closure, the property 

(approximately 487 acres) will be excess 

to Army needs. Accordingly, the Army 

proposes to dispose of its real property 

interests at Fort McPherson. The Army 

has recognized the McPherson Planning 

Local Redevelopment Authority 

(MPLRA) as the local reuse authority for 

reuse planning associated with Fort 

McPherson. The MPLRA released the 

Fort McPherson Outreach and Land Use 

Plan in September 2007. The plan is 

available electronically at http:// 

www.mcphersonredevelopment.corn/

comprehensive_reuse.html. 

The DES analyzed four alternatives: 

(1) Early Transfer—under which transfer 

and reuse of the property would occur 

before environmental remedial action 

has been completed; (2) Traditional 

Disposal—under which transfer and 

reuse of the property would occur once 

environmental remediation is complete 

for individual parcels of the installation; 

(3) Caretaker Status—would begin 

following the closure of the installation 

in the event that the Army is unable to 

dispose of the property. The 

maintenance of the property would be 

reduced to minimal activities necessary 

to ensure security, health, and safety, 

and to avoid physical deterioration of 

facilities; and (4) No Action, under 

which the Army would continue 

operations at Fort McPherson at levels 

similar to those occurring prior to the 

BRAC Commission’s recommendation 

for closure. Three reuse scenarios, based 

on medium, medium-high, and high 

intensity levels of reuse, are evaluated 

as secondary actions of disposal of Fort 

McPherson. These reuse scenarios 

encompass the level of reuse expected 

under the MPLRA’s reuse plan and 

higher and lower levels of reuse. 

For either of the transfer alternatives, 

moderate adverse effects would be 

expected to occur to aesthetics and 

visual resources, noise, water resources, 

biological resources, cultural resources, 

transportation, and utilities. Reuse 

analyzed in the DEIS could result in 

significant adverse effects in the areas of 

land use, air quality, socioeconomics, 

transportation, and utilities. The 

McPherson Implementation 

Redevelopment Authority is authorized 

to redevelop the installation in 

accordance with the Reuse Plan. 

Disposal of the property for reuse in 

accordance with the Reuse Plan would 

mitigate to less than significant the 

direct and cumulative impacts of 

disposal and reuse. 

The Army invites the public, tribal 

governments, local governments, and 

state and federal agencies to submit 

written comments or suggestions 

concerning the alternatives and analyses 

presented in the DEIS. The public and 

government agencies also are invited to 

participate in a public meeting where 

oral and written comments and 

suggestions will be received. A public 

meeting will be held at a convenient 

location near Fort McPherson. The date, 

time, and location will be announced in 

the local news media. Copies of the 

DEIS will be available for review at 

several local libraries prior to the public 

meeting. The DEIS may also be viewed 

at http://www.mcpherson

redevelopment.org and http:// 

www.hqda.army.mil/acsim/bractnepa

_eis_docs.htm. 

Addison D. Davis, IV, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army 

(Environment, Safety and Occupational 

Health). 

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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Notice 

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

DATE & TIME: Wednesday, October 15, 

2008, 1–4 p.m. 

PLACE: National Press Club of 

Washington, 529 14th St., NW., 13th 

Floor, Washington, DC 20045, (202) 

662–7500 (Metro Stop: Metro Center). 

AGENDA: Commissioners will meet and 

hold a panel discussion to examine key 

issues facing election officials and 

journalists in reporting election results, 

particularly in competitive states. Some 

of the topics include: (1) Voting systems 

technology; (2) non-traditional ballots 

such as provisional and absentee ballots 

and ballots of military and overseas 

citizens; (3) time and procedures for 

getting election results; (4) post-election 

issues such as recounts and audits; (5) 

time zones, poll closings and reporting 

exit polls and election results. 

Participants will include media 

representatives, state election officials 

and a discussion moderator. 

This meeting will be open to the 

public. 

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: 

Sarah Litton, Telephone: (202) 566– 

3100. 

Rosemary E. Rodriguez, 

Chair, U.S. Election Assistance Commission. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Record of Decision and Floodplain 

Statement of Findings—Nevada Rail 

Alignment for the Disposal of Spent 

Nuclear Fuel and High-Level 

Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain, 

Nye County, NV 

AGENCY: Office of Civilian Radioactive 

Waste Management, U.S. Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Record of Decision. 

SUMMARY: In July 2008, the Department 

of Energy (Department or DOE) issued 

the ‘‘Final Supplemental Environmental 

Impact Statement for a Geologic 

Repository for the Disposal of Spent 

Nuclear Fuel and High-Level 

Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain, 

Nye County, Nevada—Nevada Rail 

Transportation Corridor’’ (DOE/EIS– 

0250F–S2) (hereafter referred to as the 

final Nevada Rail Corridor SEIS), the 

‘‘Final Environmental Impact Statement 

for a Rail Alignment for the 

Construction and Operation of a 

Railroad in Nevada to a Geologic 

Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nye 

County, Nevada’’ (DOE/EIS–0369) 

(hereafter referred to as the final Rail 

Alignment EIS), and the ‘‘Final 

Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement for a Geologic Repository for 

the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and 

High-Level Radioactive Waste at Yucca 

Mountain, Nye County, Nevada’’ (DOE/ 

EIS–0250F–S1) (hereafter referred to as 

the final Repository SEIS). The final 

Nevada Rail Corridor SEIS analyzed the 

potential impacts of constructing and 

operating a railroad for shipments of 

spent nuclear fuel, high-level 

radioactive waste, and other materials in 

the Mina corridor, and DOE concluded 

that the Mina corridor warranted further 

analysis at the alignment level. This 

further, more detailed analysis is 

presented in the final Rail Alignment 

EIS, which analyzed the potential 

environmental impacts of constructing 

and operating a railroad along rail 

alignments in both the Caliente and 

Mina rail corridors. The final Rail 

Alignment EIS also analyzed the 

potential environmental impacts from 

shipments of general freight (also 

referred to as common carriage 

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