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ACTION: Notice. 

In compliance with Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Department 

of the Army announces a proposed 

public information collection and seeks 

public comment on the provisions 

thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed 

information collection; (c) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; and 

(d) ways to minimize the burden of the 

information collection on respondents, 

including through the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by September 22, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Federal Docket Management 

System Office, 1160 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–1160. 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

proposed information collection or to 

obtain a copy of the proposal and 

associated collection instruments, 

please write to the Director of 

Admissions, U.S. Military Academy, 

Official Mail & Distribution Center, 

ATTN: (Sue Hennen), 646 Swift Road, 

West Point, NY 10996–1905, or call 

Department of the Army Reports 

clearance officer at (703) 428–6440. 

Title, Associated Form, and OMB 

Number: Pre-Candidate Procedures, 

USMA–375, USMA–723, USMA–450, 

USMA–21–12, USMA–21–27, USMA– 

381; OMB Control Number 0702–0060. 

Needs and Uses: West Point 

candidates provide personal background 

information which allows the West 

Point Admissions Committee to make 

subjective judgments on non-academic 

experiences. Data are also used by West 

Point’s Office of Institutional Research 

for correlation with success in 

graduation and military careers. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 9.930. 

Number of Respondents: 66,200. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 9 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

Title 10, U.S.C. 4336 provides 

requirements for admission of 

candidates to the U.S. Military 

Academy. The U.S. Military Academy 

(USMA) strives to motivate outstanding 

potential candidates to apply for 

admission to USMA. Once candidates 

are found, USMA collects information 

necessary to nurture them through 

successful completion of the application 

process. 

Dated: June 30, 2009. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. E9–17639 Filed 7–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Record of Decision (ROD) for Military 

Training Activities at Makua Military 

Reservation (MMR), Hawaii 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA). 

SUMMARY: Senior Commander, US Army 

Hawaii, has reviewed the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for Military Training Activities at MMR 

and has made the decision to proceed 

with a variation of Alternative 2 to 

recommence live-fire training at MMR. 

Alternative 2 in the Final EIS analyzes 

up to 50 combined-arms live-fire 

exercises (CALFEX) and 200 convoy 

live-fire exercises (LFX). The variation 

of Alternative 2 allows up to 32 

CALFEXs and 150 convoy LFXs, and 

allows squad- and platoon-level LFXs 

that lead up to the company-level 

CALFEX. This decision also reconfirms 

that the Army will not use MMR for 

live-fire training at night until all 

relevant fire suppression measures are 

met and approved in accordance with 

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2007 

and 2008 Biological Opinions. The 

Army has decided not to use the 

following weapon systems at MMR in 

order to further protect the 

environmental and cultural resources of 

the valley: Tracer ammunition; Javelin 

and inert, tube-launched, optically 

tracked, wire-guided (TOW) missiles; 

anti-tank (AT–4) and 2.75-inch rockets; 

the shoulder-launched multipurpose 

assault weapon (SMAW); and 

illumination munitions. This decision 

also eliminates the use of Ka’ena Point 

and C–Ridge for training, due to the risk 

of wildfire and the potential impacts to 

threatened and endangered species. 

This Alternative 2 variation represents a 

proper balance for meeting the training 

requirements of the units of the 25th 

Infantry Division (ID), U.S. Army 

Reserve, Hawaii Army National Guard, 

and other users of the range at MMR, 

while ensuring the Army meets its 

responsibilities to preserve the land and 

resources at MMR, and continues to be 

a good neighbor to the community along 

the Wai’anae coast. 

ADDRESSES: Address requests for a copy 

of the ROD to the U.S. Army Garrison, 

Hawaii, Attention: Public Affairs Office, 

742 Santos Dumont, WAAF, Schofield 

Barracks, HI 96857, or download a copy 

from the following Web site: http:// 

www.garison.hawaii.army.mil/ 

makuaeis. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. 

Army Garrison, Hawaii Public Affairs 

Office at (808) 656–3152; facsimile at 

(808) 656–3162 during normal business 

hours Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 

5 p.m. HST. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final 

EIS assessed four alternatives to 

accomplish combined-arms live-fire 

training on Hawaii: MMR Alternative 1 

(Reduced Capacity Use with Some 

Weapons Restrictions), MMR 

Alternative 2 (Full Capacity Use with 

Some Weapons Restrictions), MMR 

Alternative 3 (Full Capacity Use with 

Fewer Weapons Restrictions), and 

Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA) 

Alternative 4 (Full Capacity Use with 

Fewer Weapons Restrictions). A No 

Action Alternative, under which non 

live-fire military training would 

continue to be conducted at MMR, was 

also evaluated. 

Implementation of the Alternative 2 

variation may result in several major 

impacts to: Recreational resources, noise 

from training, soils, natural resources 

(including threatened and endangered 

species), cultural resources, surface 

water quality from erosion, wildfires, 

and to public safety from the transport 

of munitions through the Wai’anae 

community. 


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36682 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 141 / Friday, July 24, 2009 / Notices 

The Army has adopted all practicable 

mitigation measures to avoid or 

minimize environmental harm. 

Mitigation measures are summarized in 

the ROD and are described in greater 

detail in Chapter 4 of the Final EIS. 

Recommencing live-fire military 

training activities at MMR was selected 

because it best meets the military’s 

collective training requirements. The 

decision to proceed with a variation of 

Alternative 2 incorporates analyses in 

the Final EIS, involvement from the 

public, consideration of the cumulative 

impacts associated with all the 

alternatives evaluated, and the training 

requirements of the 25th ID. 

The EIS considered construction of 

facilities at Pohakuloa Training Area on 

the island of Hawaii (Alternative 4). 

This alternative did not meet the 

purpose and need of the proposed 

action as well as the selected action. A 

fuller rationale for the decision can be 

found in the ROD. 

Dated: July 16, 2009. 

Addison D. Davis, IV, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, 

(Environment, Safety and Occupational 

Health). 

[FR Doc. E9–17372 Filed 7–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3710–08–M 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The Director, Information 

Collection Clearance Division, 

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 

September 22, 2009. 

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 Director, 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, 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 

collected; and (5) how might the 

Department minimize the burden of this 

collection on the respondents, including 

through the use of information 

technology. 

Dated: July 21, 2009. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Federal Student Aid 

Type of Review: New. 

Title: Notice Inviting Proposals for 

Experimental Sites. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 50. 

Burden Hours: 250. 

Abstract: With this notice, the 

Secretary invites proposals to reinvent 

the administration of Federal student 

assistance programs through the use of 

the experimental sites authority (Section 

487A(d) of the Higher Education Act of 

1965, as amended). The program is 

intended to encourage institutions to 

develop innovative strategies to improve 

Title IV program administration. 

Requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 4091. When you access the 

information collection, click on 

‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. 

Written requests for information should 

be addressed to U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed 

to 202–401–0920. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 

1–800–877–8339. 

[FR Doc. E9–17713 Filed 7–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

National Assessment Governing 

Board; Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of Education, 

National Assessment Governing Board. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting and 

partially closed meetings. 

SUMMARY: The notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda of a 

forthcoming meeting of the National 

Assessment Governing Board. This 

notice also describes the functions of 

the Board. Notice of this meeting is 

required under Section 10(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act. This 

document is intended to notify members 

of the general public of their 

opportunity to attend. This notice is 

appearing in the Federal Register less 

than 15 days before the date of the 

meeting of the Board because of late 

additions to the closed meeting 

schedule. Individuals who will need 

special accommodations in order to 

attend the meeting (i.e.; interpreting 

services, assistive listening devices, 

materials in alternative format) should 

notify Munira Mwalimu at 202–357– 

6938 or at Munira.Mwalimu@ed.gov no 

later than July 31, 2009. We will attempt 

to meet requests after this date, but 

cannot guarantee availability of the 

requested accommodation. The meeting 

site is accessible to individuals with 

disabilities. 

DATES: August 6–8, 2009. 

Times 

August 6: Committee Meetings 

Assessment Development Committee: 

Closed Session—8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Ad Hoc Committee on NAEP Testing 

and Reporting on Students with 

Disabilities and English Language 

Learners: Open Session—2 p.m. to 

4 p.m. 


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