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Analyst, Contract Policy Division, GSA, 

(202) 501–3221. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

FAR 15.408(f) and the clause at FAR 

52.215–14, Integrity of Unit Prices, 

require offerors and contractors under 

Federal contracts that are to be awarded 

without adequate price competition to 

identify in their proposals those 

supplies which they will not 

manufacture or to which they will not 

contribute significant value. The 

policies included in the FAR are 

required by section 501 of Public Law 

98–577 (for the civilian agencies) and 

section 927 of Public Law 99–500 (for 

DOD and NASA). The rule contains no 

reporting requirements on contracts 

with commercial items. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 1,000. 

Responses per Respondent: 10. 

Annual Responses: 10,000. 

Hours per Response: 1 hour. 

Total Burden Hours: 10,000. 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), Room 

4041, Washington, DC, 20405, telephone 

(202) 501–4755. Please cite OMB 

Control No. 9000–0080, Integrity of Unit 

Prices. 

Dated: May 21, 2009. 

Edward Loeb, 

Acting Director, Office of Acquisition Policy. 

[FR Doc. E9–12364 Filed 5–27–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, Corps of 

Engineers 

Intent To Prepare a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for a 

Feasibility Study of the Trilby Wash 

Study Area 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DOD. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: Analyses of foreseeable 

environmental impacts from potential 

actions in the vicinity of Trilby Wash 

and the McMicken Dam project area 

located near the Cities of Surprise, Sun 

City, El Mirage Litchfield Park and 

Goodyear, Maricopa County, Arizona 

will commence. No explicit plans have 

been advanced as yet, so contents of the 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

(DEIS) remain to be determined during 

the public scoping process. The Trilby 

Wash Study area encompasses the 

Trilby Wash watershed upstream and 

downstream from the McMicken Dam 

Project which includes: McMicken Dam, 

McMicken Dam Outlet Channel and 

McMicken Dam Outlet Wash, 

approximately 9 miles, 6 miles, and 4 

miles respectively in length. The 

McMiken Dam Outlet Wash discharges 

to the Agua Fria River in Maricopa 

County, Central Arizona. 

The purposes of this Feasibility Study 

are to develop and evaluate potential 

non-structural and engineered solutions 

to address flooding issues within the 

study area, to investigate opportunities 

for ecosystem restoration, and to 

provide recreational opportunities 

concurrent with flood risk management 

and ecosystem restoration. If there are 

measures and alternatives or plans that 

could be implemented within the U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, (USACE) 

missions, the Flood Control District of 

Maricopa County (FCDMC) has 

indicated their interest to support and 

provide necessary cost-sharing and 

other requirements for the project. The 

USACE and FCDMC will cooperate in 

conducting this Feasibility Study. 

ADDRESSES: District Engineer, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles 

District, ATTN: CESPL–PD–RP, P.O. 

Box 532711, Los Angeles, CA 90053– 

2325. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Michael J. Fink, Environmental 

Manager, telephone (602) 640–2001, ext. 

232, or Ms. Gwen Meyer, Project 

Manager, telephone (602) 640–2004, ext. 

281. The cooperating entity, Flood 

Control District of Maricopa County, 

requests inquiries be directed to Mr. 

Sam Sherman, P.E., telephone (602) 

506–3639 for any additional 

information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. 

Authorization. This study has been 

conducted under the authority provided 

by the Flood Control Act of 1938. This 

authority directs the Secretary of the 

Army, through the Chief of Engineers, to 

conduct preliminary examinations and 

surveys for flood control on the Gila 

River and tributaries in Arizona. Further 

authority is provided under House 

Committee on Public Works Resolution 

(Docket 2425) May 17, 1994 which 

states: 

‘‘* * * The Secretary of Army is 

hereby requested to review reports of 

the Chief of Engineers on the State of 

Arizona * * * in the interest of flood 

damage reduction, environmental 

protection and restoration, and related 

purposes.’’ 

2. Background. The study area 

encompasses Trilby Wash watershed 

upstream from McMiken Dam, 

McMiken Dam itself, (approximately 10 

miles in length) the Outlet Channel and 

Outlet Wash to the Agua Fria River, (an 

additional 10 miles). Originally termed 

the Trilby Wash Detention Basin Dam, 

McMicken Dam was constructed by the 

United States Army Corps of Engineers 

(USACE) in 1954 and 1955 to protect 

Luke Air Force Base, the Litchfield Park 

Naval Air Facility and agriculture 

activities in the area from flooding. 

Since its initial construction, new 

communities, such as Sun City Grand 

and Arizona Traditions and the Cities of 

Glendale, Peoria and Surprise have 

developed downstream from the dam. 

These communities have been afforded 

significant flood protection by 

McMicken Dam as a flood control 

structure. The dam is operated and 

maintained by the FCDMC. The dam 

also provides flood protection for 

critical public facilities and 

infrastructure such as; hospitals, 

schools, police and fire stations, 

freeways and other public roadways, 

railroads and canals. The ability of the 

dam and associated channels to 

maintain the current level of flood 

protection for the benefit of the public 

in an increasingly urbanized 

environment is in question due to 

concerns regarding aging infrastructure, 

land subsidence, earth fissuring, 

urbanization encroachment, changed 

hydrologic conditions, and current dam 

safety standards. 

The FCDMC has completed numerous 

studies and has ongoing projects 

associated with flood risk management 

within the study area. This includes but 

is not limited to Area Drainage Master 

Plans, alternatives analysis of measures 

to rehabilitate McMicken Dam, and 

remediation of fissure risks. The Corps 

of Engineers and FCDMC entered into a 

cost share agreement to complete a 

feasibility study in September 2004. 

This feasibility study will utilize and 

expand existing information and work 

products completed by FCDMC and 

evaluate Federal participation in 

addressing issues identified within the 

study area. 

The potential environmental impacts 

to be evaluated by this DEIS will 

include: (1) Non-structural solutions to 

address flooding issues; (2) engineered 

solutions to address flooding issues; (3) 

opportunities for ecosystem restoration, 

and; (4) designs for recreational features 

which would be most compatible with 

the natural resources of the region. 

3. Proposed Action. No plan of action 

has yet been identified. 

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4. Alternatives. (a) No Action: No 

plans would be implemented to reduce 

flood risk. (b) Proposed Alternative 

Plans: None have been formulated to 

date. 

5. Public Involvement. Public 

involvement, an essential part of the EIS 

process, is integral to assessing the 

environmental consequences of the 

proposed action and improving the 

quality of the environmental decision 

making. The public includes affected 

and interested Federal, State, and local 

agencies, Indian tribes, concerned 

citizens, stakeholders, and other 

interested parties. Public participation 

in the EIS process will be strongly 

encouraged, both formally and 

informally, to enhance the probability of 

a more technically accurate, 

economically feasible, and socially and 

politically acceptable EIS. Public 

involvement will include but is not 

limited to: Information dissemination; 

identification of problems, needs and 

opportunities; idea generation; public 

education; problem solving; providing 

feedback on proposals; evaluation of 

alternatives; conflict resolution by 

consensus; public and scoping notices 

and meetings; public, stakeholder and 

advisory groups consultation and 

meetings; and making the EIS and 

supporting information readily available 

in conveniently located places, such as 

libraries and on the Internet. 

Participation of all interested Federal, 

State, and County resource agencies, as 

well as Native American peoples, 

groups with environmental interests, 

and all interested individuals is 

encouraged. Public involvement will be 

most beneficial and worthwhile in 

identifying pertinent environmental 

issues, offering useful information such 

as published or unpublished data, direct 

personal experience or knowledge 

which inform decision making, 

assistance in defining the scope of plans 

which ought to be considered, and 

recommending suitable mitigation 

measures warranted by such plans. 

Those wishing to contribute 

information, ideas, alternatives for 

actions, and so forth can furnish these 

contributions in writing to the points of 

contacts indicated above, or by 

attending public scoping meetings. 

Notice of public scoping meetings will 

be published in the local and regional 

newspapers. 

When plans have been devised and 

alternatives formulated to embody those 

plans, potential environmental and 

social impacts will be evaluated in the 

DEIS. These analyses will emphasize at 

least fifteen categories of resources: 

Land use, hazardous wastes, physical 

environment, hydrology, groundwater, 

biological, archaeological, historical, 

geological, air quality, noise, 

transportation, socioeconomics, and 

safety. 

6. Scoping Process. Scoping, an early 

and open process for identifying the 

scope of significant issues related to the 

proposed action to be addressed in the 

EIS, will be used to: (a) Identify the 

affected public and agency concerns; (b) 

facilitate an efficient EIS preparation 

process; (c) define the issues and 

alternatives that will be examined in 

detail in the EIS; and (d) save time in 

the overall process by helping to ensure 

that the Draft EIS adequately addresses 

relevant issues. An initial public 

scoping meeting will be held on 

Thursday, June 25, 2009, in Surprise, 

AZ. Announcements through local and 

regional media, as well as a scoping 

meeting public notice announcing the 

location, date and time of the scoping 

meeting will be mailed to all interested 

parties during June 2009. Interested 

parties are encouraged to express their 

views throughout the entire study 

process. Comments will be welcomed at 

the public scoping meeting. In addition, 

written comments will also be accepted 

during the scoping comment period 

which will extend 30 days from the date 

of the scoping meeting public notice. 

7. Interagency Coordination and 

Cooperation. The USACE and the 

USFWS have formally committed to 

work together to conserve, protect, and 

restore fish and wildlife resources while 

ensuring environmental sustainability of 

our Nation’s water resources under the 

January 22, 2003, Partnership 

Agreement for Water Resources and 

Fish and Wildlife. The USFWS will 

provide a Fish and Wildlife 

Coordination Act Report. Coordination 

will be maintained with the USFWS 

regarding threatened and endangered 

species under their jurisdictional 

responsibilities. The Arizona Game and 

Fish Department (AZGFD) will be 

consulted concerning potential impacts 

to sensitive species and habitats. 

Coordination will be maintained with 

the Advisory Counsel on Historic 

Preservation and the State Historic 

Preservation Officer (SHPO). 

Coordination will be maintained with 

the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency (USEPA) concerning 

compliance with Executive Order 

12898, ‘‘Federal Action to Address 

Environmental Justice in Minority 

Populations and Low-Income 

Populations.’’ 

8. Availability of the EIS. It is 

anticipated that the DEIS will be 

available for public review during the 

spring of 2011. The DEIS or a Notice of 

Availability (NOA) will be provided 

during the 45-day review period to 

affected Federal, State and local 

agencies, Indian Tribes, and other 

interested parties. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–12388 Filed 5–27–09; 8:45 am] 

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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Publication of State Plan Pursuant to 

the Help America Vote Act 

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to sections 

254(a)(11)(A) and 255(b) of the Help 

America Vote Act (HAVA), Public Law 

107–252, the U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC) hereby causes to be 

published in the Federal Register 

changes to the HAVA State plans 

previously submitted by Florida and 

Ohio. 

DATES: This notice is effective upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bryan Whitener, Telephone 202–566– 

3100 or 1–866–747–1471 (toll-free). 

Submit Comments: Any comments 

regarding the plans published herewith 

should be made in writing to the chief 

election official of the individual State 

at the address listed below. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 

24, 2004, the U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission published in the Federal 

Register the original HAVA State plans 

filed by the fifty States, the District of 

Columbia and the Territories of 

American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, 

and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 69 FR 

14002. HAVA anticipated that States, 

Territories and the District of Columbia 

would change or update their plans 

from time to time pursuant to HAVA 

section 254(a)(11) through (13). HAVA 

sections 254(a)(11)(A) and 255 require 

EAC to publish such updates. This is 

Florida’s third revision to its State plan 

and Ohio’s second revision to its State 

plan. 

The revised State plans from Florida 

and Ohio address changes in the 

respective budgets of the previously 

submitted State plans and account for 

the use of Fiscal Year 2008 requirements 

payments. In accordance with HAVA 

section 254(a)(12), all the State plans 

submitted for publication provide 

information on how the respective State 

succeeded in carrying out its previous 

State plan. The States all confirm that 

these changes to their respective State