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auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at 

(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to 

the meeting date. 

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

Dated: October 7, 2014. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–24238 Filed 10–9–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Procurement List; Proposed Additions 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Proposed additions to the 

Procurement List. 

SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing 

to add products and a service to the 

Procurement List that will be furnished 

by nonprofit agencies employing 

persons who are blind or have other 

severe disabilities. 

Comments Must Be Received On Or 

Before: 11/10/2014. 

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled, 1401 S. Clark Street, Suite 

10800, Arlington, Virginia, 22202–4149. 

For Further Information Or To Submit 

Comments Contact: Barry S. Lineback, 

Telephone: (703) 603–7740, Fax: (703) 

603–0655, or email CMTEFedReg@

AbilityOne.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is published pursuant to 41 USC 

8503(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its 

purpose is to provide interested persons 

an opportunity to submit comments on 

the proposed actions. 

Additions 

If the Committee approves the 

proposed additions, the entities of the 

Federal Government identified in this 

notice will be required to procure the 

products and service listed below from 

nonprofit agencies employing persons 

who are blind or have other severe 

disabilities. 

The following products and service 

are proposed for addition to the 

Procurement List for production by the 

nonprofit agencies listed: 

Products 

Rice, Long Grain, Parboiled 

NSN: 8920–01–E62–4281—6/10 lb. Pkgs 

NSN: 8920–01–E62–4280—2/10 lb. Pkgs 

NPA: Vision Corps, Lancaster, PA 

Contracting Activity: Defense Logistics 

Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, PA 

Coverage: C-List for 100% of the requirement 

of the Department of Defense, as 

aggregated by the Defense Logistics 

Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, 

PA. 

Laminating Pouch, Thermal, 3 Mil 

Thickness, Letter size 

NSN: 9330–00–NIB–0003—100/BX 

NSN: 9330–00–NIB–0004—25/BX 

NSN: 9330–00–NIB–0005—50/BX 

NSN: 9330–00–NIB–0007—100/BX 

NPA: LC Industries, Inc., Durham, NC 

Contracting Activity: General Services 

Administration, Fort Worth, TX 

Coverage: A-List for the Total Government 

Requirement as aggregated by the 

General Services Administration, Fort 

Worth, TX. 

NSN: MR 1070—Brush, Power Scrub 

NSN: MR 1071—Brush, Kitchen 

NSN: MR 1074—Broom, Corn 

NSN: MR 1081—Brush, Toilet Bowl 

NSN: MR 1082—Broom, Large, Angle 

NPA: Alphapointe, Kansas City, MO 

Contracting Activity: NEXCOM-Navy 

Exchange Service Command, Virginia 

Beach, VA 

Coverage: C-List for the requirements of Navy 

Exchanges as aggregated by the Navy 

Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM), 

Virginia Beach, VA. 

NSN: MR 10669—Kit, Party, New Year’s 

NPA: Winston-Salem Industries for the 

Blind, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC 

Contracting Activity: Defense Commissary 

Agency, Fort Lee, VA 

Coverage: C-List for the requirements of 

military commissaries and exchanges as 

aggregated by the Defense Commissary 

Agency, Fort Lee, VA. 

Service 

Service Type/Location: Internal Mail and 

Messenger Service, U.S. Department of 

State, Harry S. Truman Building, 2201 C 

Street NW., Washington, DC 

NPA: ServiceSource, Inc., Alexandria, VA 

Contracting Activity: Department of State, 

Office of Acquisition Mgmt—MA, 

Arlington, VA 

Barry S. Lineback, 

Director, Business Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2014–24243 Filed 10–9–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6353–01–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

TIME AND DATE: Wednesday October 29, 

2014, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. 

PLACE: Hearing Room 420, Bethesda 

Towers, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, Maryland. 

STATUS: Commission Meeting—Open to 

the Public. 

MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Decisional 

Matter: Safety Standard Recreational 

Off-Highway Vehicles—NPR. 

A live webcast of the Meeting can be 

viewed at www.cpsc.gov/live. 

For a recorded message containing the 

latest agenda information, call (301) 

504–7948. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the 

Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product 

Safety Commission, 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 

504–7923. 

Dated: October 7, 2014. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretariat. 

[FR Doc. 2014–24336 Filed 10–8–14; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

TIME AND DATE: Wednesday October 22, 

2014, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. 

PLACE: Hearing Room 420, Bethesda 

Towers, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, Maryland. 

STATUS: Commission Meeting—Open to 

the Public. 

MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Briefing 

Matter: Safety Standard Recreational 

Off-Highway Vehicles—NPR. 

A live webcast of the Meeting can be 

viewed at www.cpsc.gov/live. 

For a recorded message containing the 

latest agenda information, call (301) 

504–7948. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the 

Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product 

Safety Commission, 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 

504–7923. 

Dated: October 7, 2014. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretariat. 

[FR Doc. 2014–24337 Filed 10–8–14; 4:15 pm] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Revised Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

EA–18G Growler Airfield Operations at 

Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, WA 

and Notice of Request for Public 

Scoping Comments 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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SUMMARY: This notice is to advise the 

public that the Department of the Navy 

(DoN) is revising the scope for the 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for EA–18G Growler airfield operations 

at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey 

Island, Washington. This revised Notice 

of Intent has been published because 

since the September 5, 2013 publication 

of the original Notice of Intent in the 

Federal Register (78 FR 54635), the DoN 

has modified its proposed action to 

address a potential increase in the 

number of EA–18G aircraft to be 

procured and the subsequent changes in 

the number of aircraft that would be 

home based at NAS Whidbey Island. 

The revised scope will evaluate the 

potential environmental effects of 

homebasing an additional 13 to 36 EA– 

18G Growler aircraft at NAS Whidbey 

Island and the effects of this home 

basing on EA–18G Growler airfield 

operations at Ault Field and Outlying 

Landing Field (OLF) Coupeville. 

Additional information concerning the 

proposed scope changes is available on 

the project Web site at 

www.whidbeyeis.com. 

The DoN invites comments on the 

proposed scope and content of the EIS 

from all interested parties. Comments 

on the scope of the EIS may be provided 

via the U.S. Postal Service or the EIS 

Web site at: www.whidbeyeis.com. In 

addition, the DoN will conduct open 

house information sessions to obtain 

comments on the scope of the EIS and 

to identify specific environmental 

concerns or topics for consideration. 

Dates and Addresses: Three open 

house information sessions will be held 

between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. on: 

1. Tuesday, October 28, 2014, 

Coupeville High School, 501 South 

Main Street, Coupeville, Washington 

98239. 

2. Wednesday, October 29, 2014, Oak 

Harbor Elks Lodge, 155 NE Ernst Street, 

Oak Harbor, Washington 98277. 

3. Thursday, October 30, 2014, 

Anacortes High School Cafeteria, 1600 

20th Street, Anacortes, Washington 

98221. 

Each of the three open house 

information sessions will be informal 

and consist of information stations 

staffed by DoN representatives. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: EA– 

18G EIS Project Manager (Code EV21/

SS); Naval Facilities Engineering 

Command (NAVFAC) Atlantic, 6506 

Hampton Boulevard, Norfolk, Virginia 

23508. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NAS 

Whidbey Island is the center of 

excellence for electronic combat warfare 

training (electronic surveillance and 

attack) and has supported the Navy’s 

electronic attack (VAQ) community of 

personnel, aircraft, equipment and 

mission-related Navy functions since 

1971. With the disestablishment of U.S. 

Marine Corps electronic attack 

capabilities, the DoD expeditionary 

electronic attack mission is single-sited 

at NAS Whidbey Island which 

maximizes operational capabilities and 

efficiencies without duplicating 

facilities and functions at another 

location. 

NAS Whidbey Island provides 

facilities and support services for nine 

Carrier Air Wing (CVW) VAQ 

squadrons, three Expeditionary (EXP) 

VAQ squadrons, one Reserve squadron, 

and one Fleet Replacement Squadron 

(FRS). These squadrons are comprised 

of EA–6B Prowler and EA–18G Growler 

aircraft. 

In 2005 and 2012, the DoN prepared 

environmental analyses pursuant to the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) of 1969 for the replacement of 

the EA–6B Prowler aircraft at NAS 

Whidbey Island with the newer EA–18G 

Growler aircraft. The 2005 

Environmental Assessment (EA) 

evaluated the environmental 

consequences of transitioning CVW 

VAQ squadrons (fleet squadrons) and 

the FRS (training squadron) from the 

EA–6B to the EA–18G aircraft and 

disestablishing three EXP VAQ 

squadrons. A subsequent EA in 2012 

evaluated the environmental 

consequences of retaining and 

transitioning the three EXP VAQ 

squadrons, previously proposed for 

disestablishment, from EA–6B to EA– 

18G aircraft and the relocation of a 

reserve expeditionary VAQ squadron 

from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. 

On September 5, 2013, the DoN 

announced the preparation of an EIS for 

EA–18G Growler airfield operations at 

NAS Whidbey Island. In this EIS, the 

DoN proposed to evaluate the potential 

environmental effects associated with 

the introduction of two additional EA– 

18G Growler expeditionary squadrons 

acquired under the DoD Appropriations 

Act of 2014. During the public scoping 

comment period, public meetings were 

held December 3–5, 2013 in Coupeville, 

Oak Harbor, and Anacortes, 

Washington, and over 1,600 comments 

from the public were collected. 

In Spring 2014, the Chief of Naval 

Operations submitted an Unfunded 

Requirements List to Congress that 

identified a need for 22 additional EA– 

18G aircraft to be included in the 

President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2015. 

While it is unclear whether more 

Growlers will be procured, the DoN has 

decided to analyze the potential growth 

to ensure full transparency with the 

public and to ensure the local 

community has adequate opportunity to 

participate in the NEPA process. 

Accordingly, the DoN will assess the 

potential environmental impacts of the 

proposed force structure changes to the 

electronic attack community and home 

basing of additional EA–18G aircraft at 

NAS Whidbey Island by re-scoping the 

EIS effort currently underway. 

To meet current and future 

requirements, the DoN proposes to: (1) 

Continue and expand the existing 

electronic attack operations at NAS 

Whidbey Island complex, which 

includes Ault Field and OLF Coupeville 

(including a range of Field Carrier 

Landing Practice (FCLP) operations); (2) 

increase electronic attack capabilities 

and augment the VAQ FRS (provide for 

an increase of between 13 and 36 

aircraft) to support an expanded DoD 

mission for identifying, tracking and 

targeting in a complex electronic 

warfare environment; (3) construct and 

renovate facilities at Ault Field to 

accommodate additional aircraft; and (4) 

station additional personnel and their 

family members at NAS Whidbey Island 

and in the surrounding community. 

The revised scope of the EIS will 

address the No Action Alternative and 

four action alternatives. Under the No 

Action Alternative, the DoN would not 

add VAQ squadrons or aircraft to NAS 

Whidbey Island to improve the Navy’s 

Electronic Attack capability. Legacy 

EA–6B Prowlers would continue to 

gradually transition to next generation 

EA–18G Growler aircraft (82 aircraft) 

and annual EA–18G Growler airfield 

operations would be maintained at 

levels consistent with those identified 

in the 2005 and 2012 transition EAs. 

While the No Action Alternative does 

not meet the purpose of and need for the 

proposed action, it serves as a baseline 

against which impacts of the proposed 

action can be evaluated. 

The DoN will analyze the potential 

environmental impacts of airfield 

operations (including FCLP for CVW 

and FRS squadrons at Ault Field and 

OLF Coupeville), facilities and 

functions associated with four force 

structure alternatives: 

1. Alternative 1: Expand EXP 

electronic attack capabilities by 

establishing two new EXP VAQ 

squadrons and augmenting the FRS by 

three additional aircraft (a net increase 

of 13 aircraft); 

2. Alternative 2: Expand CVW 

electronic attack capabilities by adding 

two additional aircraft to each existing 

CVW VAQ squadron and augmenting 

the FRS by six additional aircraft (a net 

increase of 24 aircraft); 

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3. Alternative 3: Expand CVW 

capabilities by adding three additional 

aircraft to each existing CVW VAQ 

squadron and augmenting the FRS by 

eight additional aircraft (a net increase 

of 35 aircraft); and 

4. Alternative 4: Expand EXP and 

CVW capabilities by establishing two 

new EXP VAQ squadrons, adding two 

additional aircraft to each existing CVW 

VAQ squadron, and augmenting the FRS 

by eight additional aircraft (a net 

increase of 36 aircraft). 

In developing the proposed range of 

alternatives, the DoN utilized longestablished operational considerations 

which are more fully described in the 

2005 and 2012 EAs for the replacement 

of the EA–6B Prowler aircraft with the 

newer EA–18G Growler aircraft at NAS 

Whidbey Island. These considerations 

include the fact that all of the Navy’s 

electronic attack mission and training 

facilities are located at NAS Whidbey 

Island, including the substantial 

infrastructure and training ranges that 

have developed in more than 40 years 

of operation, the location of a suitable 

airfield that provides for the most 

realistic training environment, the 

distance aircraft would have to travel to 

accomplish training, and the expense of 

duplicating existing capabilities 

elsewhere. As a result, the DoN is not 

considering alternative locations for 

FCLP training, or squadron relocation. 

Short-term detachments to meet training 

requirements would continue, as 

needed. 

The environmental analysis in the EIS 

will focus on several aspects of the 

proposed action: aircraft operations at 

Ault Field and OLF Coupeville; facility 

construction; and personnel changes. 

Resource areas to be addressed in the 

EIS will include, but not be limited to: 

Air quality, noise, land use, 

socioeconomics, natural resources, 

biological resources, cultural resources, 

and safety and environmental hazards. 

The analysis will evaluate direct and 

indirect impacts, and will account for 

cumulative impacts from other relevant 

activities near the installation. Relevant 

and reasonable measures that could 

avoid or mitigate environmental effects 

will also be analyzed. Additionally, the 

DoN will undertake consultations 

applicable by law and regulation. 

As outlined in 36 CFR Part 800, 

‘‘Protection of Historic Properties,’’ the 

DoN plans to comply with Section 106 

of the National Historic Preservation Act 

of 1966, as amended (NHPA), in 

conjunction with the NEPA process. 

The Section 106 process will include 

consultation with the State Historic 

Preservation Officer, Native American 

Tribes and Nations, other parties with a 

demonstrated interest in cultural 

resources for the project, and the 

Advisory Council on Historic 

Preservation. Pursuant to 36 CFR 

800.2(d), the DoN intends to use the 

public scoping open house meetings to 

facilitate public involvement pursuant 

to Section 106 of the NHPA. The DoN 

will present information about cultural 

resources and the Section 106 process 

for the project at the public scoping 

open house meetings. Comments on 

cultural resources or Section 106 issues 

or concerns that are received from the 

public during the scoping process will 

be addressed as part of the Section 106 

process. 

No decision will be made to 

implement any alternative until the EIS 

process is completed and a Record of 

Decision is signed by the Assistant 

Secretary of the Navy (Energy, 

Installations and Environment) or 

designee. The scoping process will be 

used to identify community concerns 

and local issues to be addressed in the 

EIS. Federal agencies, state agencies, 

local agencies, Native American Indian 

Tribes and Nations, the public, and 

interested persons are encouraged to 

provide comments to the DoN to 

identify specific issues or topics of 

environmental concern that the 

commenter believes the DoN should 

consider. All comments provided orally 

or in writing at the scoping meetings or 

by mail during the scoping period will 

receive the same consideration during 

EIS preparation. All comments must be 

postmarked no later than November 17, 

2014. 

The DoN will not release the names, 

street addresses, email addresses and 

screen names, telephone numbers, or 

other personally identifiable 

information of individuals who provide 

comments during scoping unless 

required by law. However, the DoN may 

release the city, state, and 5-digit zip 

code of individuals who provide 

comments. Each commenter making oral 

comments at the a public scoping 

meetings will be asked by the 

stenographer if he/she otherwise elects 

to authorize the release of their 

personally identifiable information prior 

to providing their comments. 

Commenters submitting written 

comments, either using comment forms 

or via the project Web site, may elect to 

authorize release of personally 

identifiable information by checking a 

‘‘release’’ box on the comment form. 

To be included on the DoN’s mailing 

list for the EIS (or to receive a copy of 

the Draft EIS, when released), electronic 

requests can be made on the project 

Web site at www.whidbeyeis.com. 

Requests via the U.S. Postal Service 

should be submitted to: EA–18G EIS 

Project Manager (Code EV21/SS); Naval 

Facilities Engineering Command 

(NAVFAC) Atlantic, 6506 Hampton 

Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23508. The same 

policy for release of personally 

identifiable information as identified 

above for scoping comments will be 

maintained by DoN for individuals 

requesting to be included on the EIS 

mailing list. 

Dated: October 6, 2014. 

N.A. Hagerty-Ford, 

Commander, Office of the Judge Advocate 

General, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison 

Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Notice of Availability of Record of 

Decision for the Final Environmental 

Impact Statement for U.S. Navy F–35C 

West Coast Homebasing 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy, 

after carefully weighing the strategic, 

operational, and environmental 

consequences of the proposed action, 

announces its decision to provide 

facilities and functions to support 

homebasing of F–35C aircraft at Naval 

Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, California, 

by accomplishing the proposed action 

as set out in Alternative 2 of the 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for U.S. Navy F–35C West Coast 

Homebasing. Under Alternative 2, a 

total of 100 F–35C aircraft in seven 

Navy Pacific Fleet squadrons (10 aircraft 

per squadron) and the Fleet 

Replacement Squadron (30 aircraft) will 

be homebased at NAS Lemoore 

beginning in 2016. The proposed action 

will be completed in the 2028 

timeframe. The 100 F–35C aircraft will 

replace 70 aging FA–18 Hornet aircraft. 

As a result, aircraft loading at NAS 

Lemoore will gradually increase by a net 

of 30 aircraft over the 13-year period. 

There will be no changes in aircraft 

loading at Naval Air Facility (NAF) El 

Centro, California, under Alternative 2. 

Homebasing the F–35C at NAS Lemoore 

will result in an increase of 

approximately 68,400 operations per 

year at NAS Lemoore and an increase of 

approximately 800 operations per year 

at NAF El Centro. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

complete text of the Record of Decision 

(ROD) is available on the project Web 

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