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(3) Visiting TSA’s Security Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on November To request a hard copy of the Draft EIS, Regulations Web page at http:// 9, 2007. you may call toll-free 1–877–752–0420. www.tsa.gov and accessing the link for Stephen Sadler, Alternatively, written requests for ‘‘Research Center’’ at the top of the page. Director, Maritime and Surface Credentialing, information may be submitted to: Office of Transportation Threat Assessment Charles McGregor, U.S. Army Corps of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and Credentialing, Transportation Security Engineers, Engineering and James Orgill, TSA–19, Transportation Administration. Construction Support Office, 819 Taylor Security Administration, 601 South [FR Doc. E7–22422 Filed 11–15–07; 8:45 am] St., Room 3B10, Fort Worth, Texas 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202–4220. BILLING CODE 9110–05–P 76102; phone: (817) 886–1585; and fax: Transportation Threat Assessment and (757) 282–7697. Hard copies of the Draft Credentialing (TTAC), TWIC Program, EIS can be reviewed at the McAllen (571) 227–4545; e-mail: DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Memorial Library (601 N. Main St., [email protected]. SECURITY McAllen, TX 78501, (956) 688–3300); Speer Memorial Library (801 E. 12th St., Background Bureau of Customs and Border Mission, TX 78572, (956) 580–8750); Protection The Department of Homeland Brownsville Public Library (2600 Security (DHS), through the United Notice of Availability and Public Open Central Blvd., Brownsville, TX 78520, States Coast Guard and the House Announcement for the Draft (956) 548–1055); Rio Grande City Public Transportation Security Administration Environmental Impact Statement for Library (591 E. Canales St., Rio Grande (TSA), issued a joint final rule (72 FR Construction, Maintenance, and City, TX 78582, (956) 487–4389); 3492; January 25, 2007) pursuant to the Operation of Tactical Infrastructure, Weslaco Public Library (525 S. Kansas Ave., Weslaco, TX 78596, (956) 968– Maritime Transportation Security Act U.S. Border Patrol, 4533); Mercedes Memorial Library (434 (MTSA), Pub. L. 107–295, 116 Stat. 2064 Sector, Texas S. Ohio Ave., Mercedes, TX 78570, (956) (November 25, 2002), and the Security AGENCY: Customs and Border Protection, 565–2371); Harlingen Public Library and Accountability for Every Port Act of Department of Homeland Security. (410 76 Dr., Harlingen, TX 78550, (956) 2006 (SAFE Port Act), Pub. L. 109–347 ACTION: Notice of Availability. 216–5802); and San Benito Public (October 13, 2006). This rule requires all Library (101 W. Rose St., San Benito, TX credentialed merchant mariners and SUMMARY: Customs and Border 78586, (956) 361–3860). individuals with unescorted access to Protection (CBP) announces that a Draft FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) secure areas of a regulated facility or Charles McGregor, U.S. Army Corps of is available for public review and vessel to obtain a TWIC. In this final Engineers, Engineering and comment. Pursuant to the National rule, on page 3510, TSA and Coast Construction Support Office, 819 Taylor Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 Guard stated that a phased enrollment St., Room 3B10, Fort Worth, Texas U.S.C. 4321 et seq. (NEPA), CBP has approach based upon risk assessment 76102; phone: (817) 886–1585; and fax: prepared a Draft EIS to identify and and cost/benefit would be used to (757) 282–7697. assess the potential impacts associated implement the program nationwide, and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: that TSA would publish a notice in the with the proposed construction, Federal Register indicating when maintenance, and operation of tactical Background infrastructure, to include pedestrian enrollment at a specific location will On September 24, 2007, CBP fence, access roads, and patrol roads begin and when it is expected to published a Notice of Intent to Prepare along approximately 70 miles of the terminate. an EIS in the Federal Register (72 FR U.S./Mexico international border within 54276) for the Proposed Action. This This notice provides the start date for the U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) Rio EIS is being prepared to comply with TWIC initial enrollment at the Ports of Grande Valley Sector, Texas (the NEPA; the Council on Environmental Dundalk, MD; Minneapolis, MN; and St. Proposed Action). Paul, MN only. Enrollment in these Quality regulations in 40 CFR Parts DATES: The Draft EIS will be available 1500–1508; and Department of ports begin on November 21, 2007. The for public review and comment on Homeland Security (DHS) Management Coast Guard will publish a separate November 16, 2007 and all comments Directive 5100.1, Environmental notice in the Federal Register indicating must be received by December 31, 2007. Planning Program. when facilities within the Captain of the A public open house will be held on The mission of CBP is to prevent Port Zone Baltimore, including those in December 11, 2007, at the McAllen terrorists and terrorist weapons from the Port of Dundalk, MD; and Captain of Convention Center in McAllen, TX. A entering the U.S., while also facilitating the Port Zone Duluth, including those in second public open house will be held the flow of legitimate trade and travel. the Ports of Minneapolis and St. Paul, on December 12, 2007, at the In supporting CBP’s mission, USBP is MN must comply with the portions of Brownsville Events Center in charged with establishing and the final rule requiring TWIC to be used Brownsville, TX. Each public open maintaining effective control of the as an access control measure. That house will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 8 border of the U.S. The purpose of the notice will be published at least 90 days p.m. Please refer to the SUPPLEMENTARY Proposed Action is to provide USBP before compliance is required. INFORMATION section below for more agents with the tools necessary to information. To obtain information on the pre- strengthen their control of the U.S. enrollment and enrollment process, and ADDRESSES: Copies of the Draft EIS can border between Ports of Entry in the Rio enrollment locations, visit TSA’s TWIC be downloaded by visiting Grande Valley Sector. The Proposed Web site at http://www.tsa.gov/twic. www.BorderFenceNEPA.com, or https:// Action also provides a safer work ecso.swf.usace.army.mil/Pages/ environment and enables USBP agents Publicreview.cfm, or requested by to enhance response time. emailing: The Proposed Action includes the [email protected]. installation of tactical infrastructure in

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21 sections of fence along the held on December 12, 2007, at the Comments on the Draft EIS should be international border with Mexico in the Brownsville Events Center in submitted by December 31, 2007. vicinity of Roma, Rio Grande City, Brownsville, TX. Each public open Dated: November 8, 2007. McAllen, Progresso, Mercedes, house will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 8 Harlingen, and Brownsville, Texas. p.m. Central Standard Time. Elaine Killoran, Individual fence sections would range Notifications of these open houses will Acting Assistant Commissioner, Office of from approximately 1 mile to more than be published in , Finance, Customs and Border Protection. 13 miles in length. For much of its , , La [FR Doc. E7–22483 Filed 11–15–07; 8:45 am] length, the proposed tactical Frontera, and one BILLING CODE 9111–14–P infrastructure would follow the existing week prior to these open houses. USBP U.S. Section International Boundary and agents and Draft EIS preparers will be Water Commission levee. The tactical available during the open houses. infrastructure would cross multiple land Anyone wishing to submit comments DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND use types, such as agricultural, rural, may do so orally and/or in writing at the URBAN DEVELOPMENT suburban, and urban. Impacted parcels open houses. Comments received at the are both publicly and privately owned. open houses will be recorded and [Docket No. FR–5125–N–46] The Proposed Action would also transcribed into the public record for encroach upon portions of the Lower the meeting. Commentors must include Federal Property Suitable as Facilities Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife their name and address. Spanish To Assist the Homeless Refuge and Texas state parks in the Rio language translation will be provided. Grande Valley. Those who plan to attend the public AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Two alternatives for the route for the open house and will need special Secretary for Community Planning and tactical infrastructure are being assistance such as sign language Development, HUD. considered under the Proposed interpretation or other reasonable Action—Route A and Route B. Route A accommodation should notify the U.S. ACTION: Notice. is the route initially identified by USBP Army Corps of Engineers (see FOR Rio Grande Valley Sector as meeting its FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 3 SUMMARY: This Notice identifies operational requirements. Route B was business days in advance. Include unutilized, underutilized, excess, and developed through coordination with contact information, as well as surplus Federal property reviewed by Federal and state agencies and information about specific needs. Those HUD for suitability for possible use to incorporates input received through the unable to attend may submit comments assist the homeless. public scoping period. The Route B as described under ‘‘Request for alignment continues to meet current Comments’’ below. EFFECTIVE DATE: November 16, 2007. operational requirements with less FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: environmental impact. Request for Comments In addition to Routes A and B Kathy Ezzell, Department of Housing CBP requests public participation in and Urban Development, 451 Seventh described above, an alternative of two the EIS process. The public may Street, SW., Room 7262, Washington, layers of fence, known as primary and participate by attending public open DC 20410; telephone (202) 708–1234; secondary fence, is analyzed in the EIS. houses and submitting written TTY number for the hearing- and Under this alternative, two layers of comments on the Draft EIS. CBP will fence would be constructed consider all comments submitted during speech-impaired (202) 708–2565, (these approximately 130 feet apart along the the public comment period, and telephone numbers are not toll-free), or same alignment as Route B and would subsequently will prepare the Final EIS. call the toll-free Title V information line be most closely aligned with the fence CBP will announce the availability of at 800–927–7588. description in the Secure Fence Act of the Final EIS and once again give SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2006, Public Law 109–367, 120 Stat. interested parties an opportunity to accordance with the December 12, 1988 2638, 8 U.S.C. 1701 note, 8 U.S.C. 1103 review the document. court order in National Coalition for the note. This alternative would also When submitting comments, please Homeless v. Veterans Administration, include construction and maintenance include name and address, and identify No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD of access and patrol roads for USBP comments as intended for the Rio published a Notice, on a weekly basis, agents. The patrol road would be Grande Valley Sector Draft EIS. To identifying unutilized, underutilized, between the primary and secondary avoid duplication, please use only one fences. of the following methods: excess and surplus Federal buildings Under the No Action Alternative, (a) Attendance and submission of and real property that HUD has proposed tactical infrastructure would comments at the Public Open House reviewed for suitability for use to assist not be built and there would be no meetings to be held December 11, 2007 the homeless. Today’s Notice is for the change in fencing, access roads, or other at the McAllen Convention Center in purpose of announcing that no facilities along the U.S./Mexico McAllen, TX and December 12, 2007 at additional properties have been international border in the proposed the Brownsville Events Center in determined suitable or unsuitable this project locations. Brownsville, TX. week. (b) Electronically through the Web Public Open Houses Dated: November 8, 2007. site at www.BorderFenceNEPA.com. CBP will hold public open houses to (c) By e-mail to: Mark. R. Johnston, provide information and invite [email protected]. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs. comments on the Proposed Action and (d) By mail to: Rio Grande Valley [FR Doc. 07–5649 Filed 11–15–07; 8:45 am] 2 the Draft EIS. A public open house will Tactical Infrastructure EIS, c/o e M, BILLING CODE 4210–67–M be held on December 11, 2007, at the 2751 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 200, McAllen Convention Center in McAllen, Fairfax, Virginia 22031. TX. A second public open house will be (e) By fax to: (757) 282–7697.

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