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Affected Public: State, local or tribal 

government; not-for-profit institution. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet 

Seehra. 

Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

Ms. Seehra at the Office of Management 

and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 

10236, New Executive Office Building, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

You may also submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by the following method: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

number and title for this Federal 

Register document. The general policy 

for comments and other submissions 

from members of the public is to make 

these submissions available for public 

viewing on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia 

Toppings. 

Written requests for copies of the 

information collection proposal should 

be sent to Ms. Toppings at WHS/ESD/ 

Information Management Division, 1777 

North Kent Street, RPN, Suite 11000, 

Arlington, VA 22209–2133. 

Dated: January 26, 2010. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

[Docket ID USAF–2009–0052] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

The Department of Defense has 

submitted to OMB for clearance, the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by March 8, 2010. 

Title, Form, and OMB Number: Air 

Force Academy Secondary School 

Transcript; USAF Form 148; OMB 

Number 0701–0066. 

Type of Request: Extension. 

Number of Respondents: 7,954. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 7,954. 

Average Burden per Response: .75 

hours. 

Annual Burden Hours: 5,966 hours. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirement is necessary to 

obtain data on candidate’s background 

and aptitude in determining eligibility 

and selection to the Air Force Academy. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet 

Seehra. 

Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

Ms. Seehra at the Office of Management 

and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 

10236, New Executive Office Building, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

You may also submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by the following method: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

number and title for this Federal 

Register document. The general policy 

for comments and other submissions 

from members of the public is to make 

these submissions available for public 

viewing on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia 

Toppings. 

Written requests for copies of the 

information collection proposal should 

be sent to Ms. Toppings at WHS/ESD/ 

Information Management Division, 1777 

North Kent Street, RPN, Suite 11000, 

Arlington, VA 22209–2133. 

Dated: January 26, 2010. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Preparation of a Programmatic 

Environmental Impact Statement 

(PEIS) for the Stationing and Operation 

of Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSVs) 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The Army intends to prepare 

a PEIS for the proposed stationing and 

operation of up to 12 JHSVs. The JHSV 

is a strategic transport vessel that is 

designed to support the rapid transport 

of Army Soldiers, other military 

personnel and equipment in the U.S. 

and abroad. The PEIS will assess the 

potential environmental impacts 

associated with the proposed stationing 

of JHSVs at the following military port 

locations: Virginia Tidewater area; San 

Diego, CA area; Seattle-Tacoma, WA 

area; Pearl Harbor, HI area; and Guam. 

These locations were selected based on 

the following criteria: sites have existing 

military port facilities that do not 

require new infrastructure construction 

or improvements; sites have existing 

maintenance facilities for up to, but not 

including, depot level facilities for 

major JHSV repairs and maintenance; 

and sites are capable of supporting the 

strategic needs of the nation’s 

Combatant Commanders. Not all of the 

proposed ports will receive JHSVs and 

other viable locations raised during 

public scoping may be considered as 

stationing sites. The Army’s Record of 

Decision will make the determination as 

to which of the potential sites will serve 

as home port locations. 

The Army intends to consider the 

following alternatives in the PEIS: (1) 

The stationing and operation of an 

Army-wide total of five JHSVs at 

military port facilities in the U.S. or U.S. 

territories, with up to three JHSVs at any 

one of the aforementioned locations; (2) 

The stationing and operation of an 

Army-wide total of up to 12 JHSVs at 

military port facilities in the U.S. or U.S. 

territories and overseas locations 

operated by the U.S. military, with up 

to three JHSV’s being stationed at any 

one location; and (3) The no action 

alternative which retains the Army’s 

existing transport fleet and does not 

equip the Army with JHSVs. Under the 

no action alternative, the Army would 

not be able to increase its expeditionary 

capability as discussed as a key 

requirement in the Quadrennial Defense 

Review (QDR) nor would it meet the 

rapid deployment goals of Army 

Transformation. 

The JHSV will require fueling-at-sea 

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live fire training; and high-speed, openwater-craft training. It is anticipated that 

the vessel will spend 150 days or more 

away from the home station. These 

home-station sites would only be used 

to support JHSV berthing and training 

requirements in and around the 

stationing location for 170 days per 

year. An annual maintenance cycle of 

approximately 45 days would occur at 

the home station or at another location, 

if appropriate maintenance facilities are 

not on site. The PEIS will include 

evaluation of the different locations 

which could reasonably accommodate, 

support, and sustain the JHSV and meet 

its requirements for live-fire training. 

The proposed action will require the 

Army to balance strategic, sustainment, 

and environmental considerations to 

provide greater flexibility and 

responsiveness to meet today’s evolving 

world conditions and threats to national 

defense and security. The PEIS will 

analyze the proposed action’s impacts 

upon the natural, cultural, and 

manmade environments at the 

alternative home-stationing sites. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: 

Public Affairs Office, U.S. Army 

Environmental Command, Attention: 

IMAE–PA, 5179 Hoadley Rd., Aberdeen 

Proving Ground, MD 21010–5401. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Public Affairs Office at (410) 436–2556; 

fax (410) 436–1693; or e-mail: APGRUSAECNEPA@conus.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The JHSV 

is a high-speed, shallow-draft vessel 

capable of rapid intratheater transport of 

Army units. JHSV stationing 

detachments consist of a 31 member 

crew and can accommodate up to 350 

additional Soldiers. The vessel can 

reach speeds of 35–45 knots and has an 

equipment carrying capacity of 

approximately 700 short tons. It has a 

shallow draft of 12.5 feet for enhanced 

port access for the types of austere piers 

and quay walls common in developing 

countries. The JHSV includes a weapons 

mount for crew served weapons, a flight 

deck for helicopter operations, and an 

off-load ramp that allows vehicles to 

drive off the ship quickly. These 

characteristics make the JHSV an 

extremely flexible asset, able to support 

a wide range of operations including 

maneuver and sustainment, relief 

operations in small or damaged ports, 

flexible logistics support, or as the key 

enabler for rapid transport. 

The National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S.C. & et seq.) 

and the Army NEPA procedures, 

Environmental Analysis of Army Action 

(32 CFR Part 651), require the Army to 

consider the environmental impacts of 

its actions and alternatives, and to 

solicit the views of the public so it can 

make an informed final decision 

regarding how to proceed. The Army is 

working in close coordination with the 

Navy (which is scheduled to receive 10 

JHSVs) in coordinating NEPA 

evaluations for this action. The Navy is 

completing a separate NEPA document 

to evaluate its requirements for the 

JHSV. The Army’s PEIS does not 

evaluate the direct and indirect 

environmental impacts of the Navy’s 

JHSV program. The Army’s PEIS will 

cumulatively consider the impacts of 

Navy JHSV stationing. 

The PEIS will assess, consider, and 

compare the direct, indirect, and 

cumulative environmental effects from 

the stationing of up to three Army 

JHSVs per site. The primary 

environmental issues to be analyzed 

will include potential impacts to air 

quality, airspace, cultural resources, 

noise, and marine life. In addition, the 

Army will consider those issues 

identified as the part of the scoping 

process. 

Scoping and Public Comment: All 

interested members of the public, 

including native communities and 

federally recognized Native American 

Tribes, Native Hawaiian groups, Guam 

Chamorro Groups, and federal, state, 

and local agencies, are invited to 

participate in the scoping process for 

the preparation of this PEIS. Written 

comments identifying environmental 

issues, concerns and opportunities to be 

analyzed in the PEIS will be accepted 

for 30 days following publication of the 

Notice of Intent in the Federal Register. 

There will be no on-site scoping 

meetings. 

Dated: January 25, 2010. 

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; U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers 

Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement and 

Dam Safety Assurance Program 

Modification Report for the Isabella 

Dam Project, Kern County, CA 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers; DOD. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 

amended, the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Sacramento District (Corps), 

in cooperation with the U.S. Forest 

Service, Sequoia National Forest, 

intends to prepare a draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the Federal action to remediate 

seismic, seepage, and hydrologic dam 

safety concerns at the Isabella Lake 

main and auxiliary dams. Isabella Lake 

is located on the Kern River 

approximately 45 miles northeast of 

Bakersfield, Kern County, California. 

The proposed action is being conducted 

through the Corps’ Dam Safety 

Assurance Program (DSAP) for the 

evaluation of existing dams. 

ADDRESSES: Current and archival 

information regarding the Isabella Lake 

DSAP Project can be obtained from the 

following Web site address: http:// 

www.spk.usace.army.mil/projects/civil/ 

Lake_Isabella_Dam/Index.html. 

Questions or comments regarding the 

Isabella Lake DSAP Project may be 

submitted through this Web site, or 

written questions or comments can be 

submitted by mail to Mr. Mitch Stewart, 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

Sacramento District, Attn: Planning 

Division (CESPK–PD–R), 1325 J Street, 

Sacramento, CA 95814. Requests to be 

placed on a mailing list may also be 

submitted through the Web site or to the 

address provided above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Mitch Stewart at (916) 557–6734, e-mail 

Mitch.W.Stewart@usace.army.mil, or by 

mail to (see ADDRESSES). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Background Information. Based on 

current engineering knowledge, the 

Corps has determined that the Isabella 

Lake main and auxiliary dams have a 

high risk of failure due to significant 

seismic, seepage, and hydrologic issues 

that exist. An external peer review 

panel, commissioned by the Corps, has 

recently confirmed that the Corps’ Class 

I designation ‘‘Urgent and Compelling’’ 

is appropriate for the Isabella Lake dams 

for several reasons: 

a. A possibility of piping along the 

outlet conduit of its auxiliary dam 

(piping may be defined as fissures or 

openings through which water can 

travel inside the dam); 

b. Evidence that the auxiliary dam’s 

drain blanket is not performing as 

intended; 

c. Studies find that the Kern Canyon 

Fault, under the auxiliary dam’s right 

abutment, is active; 

d. Evidence that the upper 20 feet of 

the auxiliary dam’s foundation is loose 


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