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0840 Minutes approval, Due Outs from 

last meeting and subcommittee 

update (Mr. James G. Rebholz, 

Chairman). 

0850 Discussion, Response to Board 

Recommendation (Mr. James G. 

Rebholz, Chairman). 

1030 Break. 

1045 Honorable Thomas F. Hall, 

Assistant Secretary of Defense 

Reserve Affairs. 

1200 Lunch. 

1330 Public Comment. 

1340 Discussion of Public Comment. 

1400 Review and discussion of DAB 

Recruitment Efforts, way ahead (Mr. 

James G. Rebholz, Chairman). 

1515 Break. 

1545 Summary of Proceedings, 

Administrative Announcements, 

Subcommittee Due Outs. 

1615 Awards, Photos. 

1630 Adjourn. 

(a) Background 

The purpose of the Board is to 

provide independent advice and 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Defense on matters that arise from the 

military obligation of members of the 

National Guard and Reserve members 

and the impact on their civilian 

employment. 

(b) Availability of Materials for the 

Meeting 

Please see the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act website for copies of any 

available materials, including draft 

agendas for the meeting and background 

information. (http://www.fido.gov/ 

facadatabase/form_meetings.asp ). 

(c) Procedures for Providing Public 

Comments 

It is the policy of the DAB–ESGR to 

accept written public comments of any 

length, and to accommodate oral public 

comments whenever possible. To 

facilitate Board discussion at its 

meetings, the Board may not accept oral 

comments at all meetings, The Board 

Staff expect that public statements 

presented at Board meetings will be 

focused on the Board’s statutory charter 

and any working group topics. 

Oral Comments: Speaking times will 

be confirmed by Board staff on a ‘‘firstcome/first-served basis. To 

accommodate as many speakers as 

possible, oral public comments must be 

no longer than 3 minutes. Because the 

Board members may ask questions, 

reserved times will be approximate. 

Interested parties must contact MAJ 

Elaine Gullotta in writing (via mail or email) at least three weeks prior to the 

meeting. 

Written Comments: Written comments 

should be received by the Board staff at 

least three weeks prior to the meeting 

date so that the comments may be made 

available to the Board for consideration 

prior to the meeting. Written comments 

should be supplied MAJ Elaine Gullotta 

in one of the following formats (Word, 

PDF) via mail or email at least two 

weeks prior to the meeting. Please Note: 

The Board operates under the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, as amended, all public 

presentations will be treated as public 

documents and will be made available 

for public inspection, up to and 

including being posted on the Federal 

Advisory Committee Web site. 

Written comments may be sent to: 

Employer Support of the Guard and 

Reserve, 1555 Wilson Blvd, Suite 200, 

Arlington, VA 22209, Attention: MAJ 

Elaine Gullotta. 

Dated: September 29, 2008. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. E8–23513 Filed 10–3–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Intent To Prepare a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement/ 

Environmental Impact Report (DEIS/ 

EIR) for a Permit Application for the 

Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles 

County’s (Sanitation Districts) 

Clearwater Program in Los Angeles 

County, CA 

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI). 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) of 1969, 40 CFR 1508.22, and 33 

CFR Parts 230 and 325, and in 

conjunction with the Sanitation 

Districts, the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers (Corps) is announcing its 

intent to prepare a DEIS/EIR for the 

Clearwater Program. The Clearwater 

Program is a strategic planning initiative 

to identify wastewater conveyance, 

wastewater treatment, effluent 

management, solids processing, and 

biosolids management needs for the 

Sanitation Districts’ Joint Outfall System 

through the year 2050. The Clearwater 

Program will entail the preparation of a 

new Master Facilities Plan (MFP), 

which will guide the management, and 

upgrade/development of the Sanitation 

Districts’ infrastructure. A major 

component of the MFP is the 

construction of a new ocean outfall 

structure extending from the coastline 

in the vicinity of White Point, Point 

Fermin, or the Port of Los Angeles up 

to approximately 7 miles seaward of San 

Pedro Bay in the Pacific Ocean. The 

construction of the structure would 

entail discharge of dredged and fill 

material in waters of the United States, 

work in navigable waters of the United 

States, and potentially the transport of 

dredged material for ocean disposal. 

Accordingly, the Sanitation Districts 

intend to submit a Department of Army 

application pursuant to Section 404 of 

the Clean Water Act (CWA), Section 10 

of the Rivers and Harbors Act (RHA), 

and if necessary Section 103 of the 

Marine Protection, Research, and 

Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA). 

For Additional Information Contact: 

Kenneth Wong, Project Manager, at 

(213) 452–3290 

(kenneth.wong@usace.army.mil), U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles 

District, P.O. Box 532711, Los Angeles, 

CA 90053–2325. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Project Purpose and Need: The 

Sanitation Districts currently utilize two 

tunnels and four ocean outfall structures 

to convey effluent from their Joint Water 

Pollution Control Plant (JWPCP) in the 

city of Carson to the Pacific Ocean. The 

two tunnels were constructed in 1937 

and 1958 and have not been inspected 

in nearly 50 years. Inspection of the 

tunnels is not possible due to their 

overall length, limited access, lack of 

separation between the tunnels, and the 

overall flow through the tunnels. The 

project need is to inspect and upgrade 

aging infrastructure, and to 

accommodate the projected increase in 

wastewater flows. The project purpose 

is to improve existing infrastructure and 

increase wastewater treatment capacity 

to accommodate estimated 2050 flows, 

while complying with all applicable 

water quality standards. As a part of 

planned infrastructure improvements, 

the Sanitation Districts propose to 

construct a new tunnel and ocean 

outfall structure. 

The new ocean outfall would be 

composed of onshore and offshore 

components. The onshore component 

would entail construction of a 4- to 7- 

mile long underground tunnel 

approximately up to 200 feet below 

ground from the JWPCP to one of three 

areas (White Point, Point Fermin, or the 

Port of Los Angeles) from where the 

tunnel will make the onshore-tooffshore transition. Once offshore, the 

tunnel may extend up to 7 miles 

seaward and connect to a diffuser via a 

riser. Alternatively, once offshore, the 


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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. 

[FR Doc. E8–23528 Filed 10–3–08; 8:45 am] 

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, 

and clarity of the information to be 


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