Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 35 / Wednesday, February 21, 2001 / Notices 11007

Dated: February 15, 2001.

Al Matera,

Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy

Division.

[FR Doc. 01–4234 Filed 2–20–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Announcement of Intent to Grant an

Exclusive License for U.S. ArmyOwned Patents and Patent Application

AGENCY: Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey,

Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army

announces, that unless there is

objection, in fifteen days it will enter

into an agreement that would grant

Executive license to AZTECH, a nonprofit New York corporation with a

principal place of business at 2495 Main

Street, Suite 418, Buffalo, NY 14214–

2152, for U.S. Patent numbers 5,523,742

entitled Motion Sensor, 5,610,590

entitled Motion Sensor, 5,875,309

entitled Personal Motion Event Monitor,

and for a United States patent

application numbered 09/553,177

entitled Personal Event Monitor with

Linear Omnidirectional Response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

John Moran, Chief, Intellectual Property

Law Division, AMSTA–AR–GCL, U.S.

Army TACOM–ARDEC, Picatinny

Arsenal, NJ 07806–5000, Telephone

(973) 724–6590, e-mail:

jfmoran@pica.army.mil

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written

objections must be filed within 15 days

from publication date of this notice in

the Federal Register.

Gregory D. Showalter,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of

Engineers

Notice of Intent To Adopt a Final

Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

DOD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Army Corps of Engineers,

Los Angeles District, has reviewed the

Final Environmental Impact Statement

(FEIS) prepared by the U.S. Department

of Transportation, Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), dated January

21, 2000, for State Route 125 South,

between Otay Mesa and Spring Valley

in San Diego, San Diego County,

California. The Army Corps of Engineers

intends to adopt all or a portion of the

FEIS for purposes of compliance with

the National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA).

DATES: Written comments must be

received by March 23, 2001. This notice

solicits comments on the Army Corps of

Engineers intent to adopt the FEIS only.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers, ATTN: CESPL–CO–R, San

Diego Regulatory Field Office, 16885

West Bernardo Drive, Suite 300A, San

Diego, California 92127. Comments may

also be submitted, via electronic mail,

to: tdean@spl.usace.army.mil.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Terry Dean, San Diego Regulatory Field

Office, at (858) 674–5386.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

proposed project is to construct a

controlled access tollway from Otay

Mesa Road to State Route 54 with

interchanges at Route 54, future Mount

Miguel Road, East ‘‘H’’ Street, Telegraph

Canyon Road, Olympic Parkway, and

Otay Mesa Road. From Olympic

Parkway to SR–54, four lanes would be

initially constructed, with grading for

the ultimate configuration to

accommodate eight mixed flow lanes

(plus a truck climbing lane where

needed), a wide median for possibly two

future high occupancy vehicle (HOV)

lanes or a transit facility. The ultimate

typical roadbed would be approximately

194 feet in width. From Otay Mesa Road

to Olympic Parkway, four lanes (plus a

truck climbing lane where needed)

would be initially constructed, with

grading for the ultimate configuration to

accommodate two additional mixed

flow lanes, and a wide median for

possibly two future HOV lanes or transit

facilities. The ultimate typical roadbed

would be approximately 170 feet in

width. The project would be 11.2 miles

in length and the total right-of-way

would encompass approximately 760

acres. Impacts to aquatic resources

would encompass an area of

approximately 8.16 acres of wetlands (of

which 0.24 acre is comprised of 34

vernal pools) and 2.15 acres of nonwetland waters of the United States

(U.S.).

On April 19, 2000, the Caltrans

submitted an application for a

Department of the Army permit under

Section 404 of the Clean Water Act

(CWA) to discharge fill material into

10.34 acres of waters of the U.S.,

including jurisdictional wetlands, to

construct a controlled access tollway

from Otay Mesa Road to State Route 54

with interchanges at Route 54, future

Mount Miguel Road, East ‘‘H’’ Street,

Telegraph Canyon Road, Olympic

Parkway, and Otay Mesa Road. Impacts

to aquatic resources would encompass

approximately 8.16 acres of

jurisdictional wetlands (of which 0.24

acre is comprised of 34 vernal pools

which are within the NEPA Scope of

Analysis) and 2.15 acres of non-wetland

waters of the U.S. Specifically, the main

stem of the roadway would impact 7.21

acres of waters of the U.S., including

5.65 acres of wetlands and 1.56 acres of

non-wetland waters of the U.S.; the East

‘‘H’’ Street interchange would impact

2.15 acres of wetlands; the Telegraph

Canyon Road interchange would impact

0.39 acre of wetlands; and the Olympic

Parkway interchange would impact 0.59

acre of non-wetland waters of the U.S.

Prior to the development of the Draft

EIS (DEIS), several scoping meetings

were held by the FHWA/California

Department of Transportation (Caltrans)

to identify local issues and areas of

concern. On June 21, 1996, the DEIS

was filed with the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA). The DEIS was

circulated for public review from July

12 to September 3, 1996. During the

public review period, the FHWA/

Caltrans held a public hearing on

August 15, 1996. A Supplemental DEIS

was signed on March 29, 1999, and

circulated for public review from April

9, 1999, until May 24, 1999. The

purpose of the Supplemental DEIS was

to address potential impacts on the

Federally-listed Endangered Species

(the Quino checkerspot butterfly) and to

notify the public of several minor design

and alignment changes to avoid or

minimize Corps jurisdictional impacts

and conform to existing topography. A

public hearing was held by Caltrans/

FHWA on May 12, 1999, relative to the

Supplemental DEIS. The FEIS was

signed by the FHWA on January 21,

2000, and circulated for public review

from February 8, 2000, to March 20,

2000. On June 9, 2000, the FHWA

signed the Record of Decision.

The Army Corps of Engineers’

Regulatory Program at 33 CFR 320–330

requires compliance with the NEPA, the

EPA’s 404(b)(1) Guidelines, and a public

interest evaluation. Accordingly, for

purposes of the Army Corps of

Engineers’ compliance with the NEPA

and to prevent duplication of effort, the

Army Corps of Engineers intends to

adopt all or a portion of the FEIS.

However, we have determined further

analysis is necessary to document

compliance with our public interest

requirements and the 404(b)(1)