Notices. Notice of Intent (NOI)

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BILLING CODE 5001-06-M DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army Supplemental Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for a Permit Application for the Berths 136-147 Terminal Improvement Project, Also Known as the TraPac Container Terminal in the Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DOD. ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI). SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Los Angeles District in conjunction with the Los Angeles Harbor Department

(Port)is examining the feasibility of waterside, terminal and transportation improvements at Berths 136-147 in the Port of Los Angeles. The Corps is considering the Port's application for a Department of the Army permit under Clean Water Act section 404 and River and Harbor Act section 10 to conduct dredge and fill activities and construct one new wharf approximately 705 feet and seismically upgrade two wharves approximately 3,022 feet in length associated with the proposed project. Major project elements to be covered in the Draft EIS/EIR include: wharf construction and landside improvements. The landside developments will include expansion, redevelopment and construction of marine terminal facilities, and transportation infrastructure improvements including construction of grade separations, and potential realignment of road and railways. The primary Federal involvement is the discharge of dredge and/or fill materials within waters of the United States, work (e.g. dredging) and structures in or affecting navigable waters of the United States, and potential impacts on the human environment from such activities. Therefore, in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Corps is requiring the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement

(EIS)prior to rendering a final decision on the Port's permit application. The Corps may ultimately make a determination to permit or deny the above project or permit or deny modified versions of the above project. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Port will serve as Lead Agency for the Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The Corps and the Port have agreed to jointly prepare a Draft EIS/EIR for the improvements at Berth 136-147 in order to optimize efficiency and avoid duplication. The Draft EIS/EIR is intended to be sufficient in scope to address both the Federal and the state and local requirements and environmental issues concerning the proposed activities and permit approvals. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the proposed action and Draft EIS/EIR can be answered by Dr. Joshua Burnam, Corps Project Manager, at

(213)452-3294. Comments shall be addressed to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, Regulatory Branch. Attn: File Number 2003-0-1142-JLB, P.O. Box 532711, Los Angeles, CA 90053-2325, and Dr. Ralph Appy, Director of Environmental Management, Port of Los Angeles, 425 S. Palos Verdes St., San Pedro, CA 90731. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. *Project Site and Background Information.* The proposed project is located in the northwestern portion of the Port of Los Angeles, adjacent to the San Pedro District of the City of Los Angeles, CA. The proposed project involves dredge and fill operations, new wharf construction, coupled with terminal expansion on adjacent areas of existing land, and improvement of transportation infrastructure at and adjacent to Berths 136-147. The project's overall goals are to upgrade the container cargo handling efficiency at the Berths 136-147 Terminal, increase its cargo handling capacity, and to improve transportation infrastructure in order to accommodate forecasted and planned increases in the volume of containerized goods shipped through the Port. In order to meet these goals, the following objectives must be met: • Establish needed container facilities that would maximize the use of existing waterways and integrate into the Port's overall utilization of available shoreline, while maintaining opportunities for the future integration with adjacent terminals; • Construct sufficient container berthing and infrastructure capacity to accommodate foreseeable increases in containerized cargo volumes entering the Port; • Create sufficient backland area for optimal container terminal operations including, storage, transport, and on/offloading of container ships in a safe and efficient manner; • Provide access to rail and truck infrastructure locations in order to minimize surface transportation congestion or delays and promote transport to both local and distant cargo destinations; and • Provide needed container terminal accessory buildings and structures to support containerized cargo handling requirements. 2. *Changes Since the October 19th, 2003 NOI/NOP.* Since the NOI/NOP process was completed, there have been some project changes for the EIS/EIR. These changes are as follows: • The project was previously called Berths 136-147. It is now identified as Berths 136-149 (Figure 1). • The size of the Terminal would increase from 176 acres to 251 acres by the year 2030 (previously, it was to increase to 244 acres). With the additional 7 acres of terminal area, there would be some additional traffic and air quality impacts. • Projects associated with Phase I were previously to be completed by the year 2010 and Phase II by 2025. Now Phase I projects would be completed by 2015 and Phase II by 2030. • Harry Bridges Boulevard will only be moved 50 feet to the north instead of 580 feet to the north. Because of this change, there is no need to construct a noise buffer

(berm)between Harry Bridges Boulevard and “C” Street residents. There would now be an approximately 25-acre landscaped area between Harry Bridges Boulevard and “C” Street residents between Figueroa Street and Lagoon Avenue. This new project component would reduce air quality, health risk, noise, and aesthetic impacts on the adjoining Wilmington residents. • There are presently 13 cranes along Berths 136-149. Some cranes will be replaced and there will be a net reduction of one crane (12 total) after the proposed projects are completed. This would reduce aesthetic impacts. • 10 acres of additional backland would be created for container terminal use by filling in the 10-acre Northwest Slip. This project would require 1,200,000 cubic yards

(cy)of fill. A new 400-foot wharf (44,332 square feet) would be built at an adjoining new berth created by filling the Northwest Slip. The fill slope would be covered with 50,000 cy of rocky dike, 12,000 cy of fill would be placed behind the dike, and 397 concrete piles would be installed. Approximately 3,000 cy would be dredged as part of this project. This project component is part of the total 251-acre Terminal project that would be completed by the year 2030. This project component would have some water quality and marine biology impacts. • Instead of constructing two grade separations at Neptune Avenue and Avalon Boulevard as originally envisioned there would be two other transportation projects completed. A Fries Avenue Grade Separation (overpass over the rail tracks) would be built (not part of the TraPac Terminal project). Most of the TraPac cargo would be moved over this new grade separation. Also as part of the proposed project, the “C” Street/Figueroa Street interchange would be redesigned to include an elevated ramp from Harry Bridges Boulevard to the I-110 Freeway, over John S. Gibson Boulevard. An additional extension would connect from Figueroa Street to the new elevated ramp over Harry Bridges Boulevard. These transportation projects would reduce traffic and air quality impacts. Project changes are being analyzed through the Draft EIR/EIS process and no new potentially significant impacts not previously identified in the initial scoping notice are anticipated as a result of the changes. For example, changes include adding 7 acres of terminal area, which would result in some additional traffic and air quality impacts. However, air quality and traffic were identified as potentially significant impacts in the 2003 NOP/NOI. Therefore, air quality and traffic impacts are being analyzed as part of the Draft EIR/EIS. Some changes may also result in fewer impacts than anticipated as part of the 2003 NOP/NOI. For example, eliminating the noise buffer between Harry Bridges Boulevard and “C” Street and building instead a 25-acre landscaped area is anticipated to result in fewer impacts than discussed in the NOP/NOI. All project changes will be discussed and analyzed in the EIR/EIS. 3. *Issues* . There are several potential environmental issues that will be addressed in the EIS/EIR. Additional issues may be identified during the scoping process. Issues initially identified as potentially significant include:

(a)Geological issues, including dredging and stabilization of fill areas in an area of known seismic activity;

(b)Impacts to hydrology;

(c)Impacts to air quality;

(d)Impacts to traffic, including marine navigation and ground transportation;

(e)Potential for noise impacts;

(f)Impacts to public utilities and services;

(g)Potential impacts to aesthetic resources, including light and glare;

(h)Potential impacts on public health and safety;

(i)Cumulative impacts; and

(j)Disposal of dredged materials. 4. *Alternatives* . Alternatives initially being considered for the proposed improvement project include the following:

(a)Alternate location(s) for the Terminal Improvements (within the State or within the Ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach).

(b)Development of new landfills for a container terminal.

(c)Non-containerized use of terminal (i.e., lumber, autos).

(d)Non-shipping use i.e., park, cruise terminal, commercial development, empty container storage, etc.

(e)No Federal action (No wharf construction or dredging—construction of only backlands developments for Phases I and II) with and without Harry Bridges being relocated.

(f)Larger facility (14-acre fill for more storage area).

(g)Reduce Wharf (reduced fill—reduction in rip-rap, pilings, and dredging).

(h)Proposed project without Harry Bridges Boulevard being relocated.

(i)No Project (no physical changes). 5. *Comment Process* . All comments received as part of the 2003 scoping period will remain part of the administrative record and be addressed in the Draft EIR/EIS. A new public scoping meeting will not be held. Written comments to the Corps and Port regarding the Project changes will be received until April 28, 2006. Written comments should be addressed to the address below: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, Regulatory Branch and the Los Angeles Harbor Department, c/o Dr. Joshua Burnam and Dr. Ralph G. Appy, Attn: 2003-0-1142-JLB, P.O. Box 532711, Los Angeles, California 90053-2325. Parties interested in being added to the Corps' electronic mail notification list for the Port of Los Angeles can register at: *http://www.spl.usace.army.mil/regulatory/register.html* . This list will be used in the future to notify the public about scheduled hearings and availability of future public notices. 6. *Availability of the Draft EIS/EIR* . 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E6-4996 Filed 4-5-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3810-FF-P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Notice of Proposed Waivers for the Native American Vocational Technical Education Program (NAVTEP) and the Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Vocational and Technical Institutions Program (TCPVTIP) and Funding of Continuation Grants AGENCY: Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Department of Education. SUMMARY: The Secretary proposes to waive the requirements in 34 CFR 75.250 of the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) that generally prohibit project periods exceeding five years and announces the proposed funding of continuation grants for current NAVTEP and TCPVTIP grantees. These waivers would enable the 30 current eligible grantees under NAVTEP and the two current eligible grantees under TCPVTIP to apply for and continue to receive Federal funding beyond the five-year limitation contained in 34 CFR 75.250. DATES: We must receive your comments on or before May 8, 2006. ADDRESSES: Address all comments about these proposed waivers to Sharon A. Jones, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 11108, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-7242. If you prefer to send your comments through the Internet, use the following address: *sharon.jones@ed.gov.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon A. Jones; Telephone:

(202)245-7803. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal Relay Service

(FRS)at 1-800-877-8339. Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on request to the contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Invitation To Comment We invite you to submit comments regarding these proposed waivers. We are particularly interested in receiving comments on the potential impact that these proposed waivers may have on NAVTEP and TCPVTIP, and on potential applicants who would be eligible to apply for awards under a NAVTEP or TCPVTIP competition. During and after the comment period, you may inspect all public comments about these proposed waivers in room 11108, Potomac Center Plaza, 550 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday of each week, except Federal holidays. Assistance to Individuals With Disabilities in Reviewing the Rulemaking Record On request, we will supply an appropriate aid, such as a reader or print magnifier, to an individual with a disability who needs assistance to review the comments or other documents in the public rulemaking record for these proposed waivers. If you want to schedule an appointment for this type of aid, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . Background NAVTEP and TCPVTIP support grants to operate vocational and technical education programs, as authorized by sections 116(a) through

(g)and 117, respectively, of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 (Perkins Act) (20 U.S.C. 2326(a)-(g) and 2327). The Congress is now in the process of reauthorizing the Perkins Act and we do not believe it would be in the public interest to hold new competitions under either NAVTEP or TCPVTIP until after Congress has concluded that process. Eligible applicants for fiscal year

(FY)2005 NAVTEP funds (the appropriation currently available for expenditure for NAVTEP) are:

(a)Federally recognized Indian tribes.

(b)Tribal organizations.

(c)Alaska Native entities.

(d)Bureau-funded schools (as defined in the notice inviting applications published in the **Federal Register** on January 3, 2001 (66 FR 560)), except for Bureau-funded schools proposing to use their award to support secondary school vocational and technical education programs.

(e)Consortia of one or more eligible tribes, tribal organizations, Alaska Native entities, or eligible Bureau-funded schools. Eligible applicants for FY 2006 TCPVTIP funds (the appropriation currently available for expenditure for TCPVTIP) are tribally controlled postsecondary vocational and technical institutions that do not receive Federal support under the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.* ) or the Navajo Community College Act (25 U.S.C. 640a *et seq.* ) To avoid a lapse in the availability of vocational and technical education and training provided by current NAVTEP and TCPVTIP grantees, the Secretary proposes to waive the requirements in 34 CFR 75.250, which prohibit project periods exceeding five years. With these waivers we would continue to fund current, eligible NAVTEP and TCPVTIP grantees, for as long as Congress continues to appropriate funds for the existing program authorities and possibly during a transition to any new program authorities. We have concluded that it would be contrary to the public interest to have a lapse in NAVTEP and TCPVTIP projects pending reauthorization of the Perkins Act. With these waivers of 34 CFR 75.250:

(1)Current NAVTEP and TCPVTIP grants would be continued at least through FY 2006 and possibly beyond, if Congress continues to appropriate funds for NAVTEP or TCPVTIP under their current statutory authorities, and

(2)we would not announce new competitions or make new awards under NAVTEP or TCPVTIP in FY 2006. In a July 16, 2004 **Federal Register** notice for NAVTEP (69 FR 42701), and in a July 29, 2002 **Federal Register** notice for TCPVTIP (67 FR 49015), we waived the requirements of 34 CFR 75.261(c)(2), which prohibit project period extensions involving the obligation of additional Federal funds. The waivers of 34 CFR 75.261(c)(2) announced in those notices remain in effect for current NAVTEP and TCPVTIP grantees. If the waivers of 34 CFR 75.250 proposed in this notice are announced by us in a final notice, the requirements applicable to continuation awards for current NAVTEP and TCPVTIP grantees that were established in our July 16, 2004 and July 29, 2002 **Federal Register** notices, and the requirements in 34 CFR 75.253 would apply to any continuation awards sought by eligible current grantees under these programs. The waivers of 34 CFR 75.250 and 75.261(c)(2) do not exempt current NAVTEP and TCPVTIP grantees from the account closing provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1552(a), nor do they extend the availability of funds previously awarded to current NAVTEP and TCPVTIP grantees. As a result of 31 U.S.C. 1552(a), appropriations available for a limited period may be used for payment of valid obligations for only five years after the expiration of their period of availability for Federal obligation. After that time, the unexpended balance of those funds is canceled and returned to the U.S. Treasury Department and is unavailable for restoration for any purpose. Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification The Secretary certifies that the proposed waivers would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The small entities that would be affected by these proposed waivers are:

(a)The FY 2000 grantees currently receiving Federal funds and the following entities that are eligible for an award under NAVTEP:

(1)Federally recognized Indian tribes.

(2)Tribal organizations.

(3)Alaska Native entities.

(4)Bureau-funded schools (as defined in the notice inviting applications published in the **Federal Register** on January 3, 2001 (66 FR 560)), except for Bureau-funded schools proposing to use their award to support secondary school vocational and technical education programs.

(b)The FY 2001 grantees currently receiving Federal funds and other tribally controlled postsecondary vocational and technical institutions that do not receive Federal support under the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.* ) or the Navajo Community College Act (25 U.S.C. 640a *et seq.* ) that are eligible for an award under the TCPVTIP. The Secretary certifies that the proposed waivers would not have a significant economic impact on these entities because the proposed waivers and the activities required to support the additional years of funding would not impose excessive regulatory burdens or require unnecessary Federal supervision. The proposed waivers would impose minimal requirements to ensure the proper expenditure of program funds, including requirements that are standard for continuation awards. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 This notice of proposed waivers does not contain any information collection requirements. Intergovernmental Review The NAVTEP and TCPVTIP are not subject to Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Electronic Access to This Document You may view this document, as well as all other Department of Education documents published in the **Federal Register** , in text or Adobe Portable Document Format

(PDF)on the Internet at the following site: *http://www.ed.gov/new/fedregister.* To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in the Washington, DC, area at

(202)512-1530. Note: The official version of this document is the document published in the **Federal Register** . Free Internet access to the official edition of the **Federal Register** and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: *http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html.* (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 84.101 Native American Vocational and Technical Education Program and 84.245 Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Vocational and Technical Institutions Program.) Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2326(a) through

(g)and 20 U.S.C. 2327. Dated: March 31, 2006. Beto D. Gonzalez, Acting Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education. [FR Doc. E6-4903 Filed 4-5-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Notice Agency: United States Election Assistance Commission. Action: Notice of Public Meeting Agenda. Date & Time: Thursday, April 20, 2006, 10 a.m.-12 noon. Place: Seattle Hilton, 1301 6th Avenue and University Street, Seattle, WA 98101-2304.

(206)624-0500. Agenda: The Commission will receive presentations on the following topic: “Vote Counting and Recounting”. The Commission will hear from election officials and election researchers on experiences with recounting and procedures for counting votes. The Commission will receive updates on other administrative matters. This Meeting Will be Open to the Public Person to Contact for Information: Bryan Whitener, Telephone:

(202)566-3100. Thomas R. Wilkey, Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance Commission. [FR Doc. 06-3362 Filed 4-4-06; 2:02 pm]

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