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program for the waterway and habitat quantity and quality, an http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/
watershed. assessment of habitat fragmentation projects/hcdsap/.
There is a history of flooding along along the stream corridors, and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SLO Creek, with its attendant problems mitigation measures to offset
of erosion, and water quality and unavoidable adverse impacts. 1. Background
ecological issues. However, there are Dated: March 10, 2005. The Republican River Flood of 1935
relatively few structural flood control resulted in major property damage in
Alex C. Dornstauder,
features. The City/Zone 9 identified the the Republican River Basin and the loss
need to manage flooding within the SLO Colonel, U.S. Army, District Engineer.
[FR Doc. 05–5903 Filed 3–24–05; 8:45 am] of 113 lives. The Harlan County Dam
Creek watershed because urban uses project was authorized under the Flood
have developed along the creek and its BILLING CODE 3710–92–P
Control Act of 1941, Public Law 228,
tributaries in the natural floodway. The 77th Congress, as part of the Missouri
under-city culvert and other manmade River Basin Comprehensive Plan. The
structures have reduced the capacity of DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Flood Control Act of 1944 authorized
the creek to convey floodwaters. The project purposes of flood control,
Department of the Army; Corps of
Program’s objectives include (1) irrigation, fish and wildlife, and
identification and prioritization of the Engineers
recreation. The U.S. Bureau of
amount and extent of flooding, erosion, Intent To Prepare a Draft Reclamation manages Harlan County
water quality and ecological issues in Environmental Impact Statement and Dam’s 150,000 acre-feet of storage
the SLO Creek; (2) identification and Dam Safety Assurance Program allocated for irrigation. Harlan County
development of programs to address Evaluation Report for Harlan County Dam began operation in 1952 will full
these issues; (3) preparation of Lake Located in Harlan County, multipurpose pool being achieved in
guidelines for design of future Nebraska Near the Cities of Alma and 1957. Engineering analysis of Harlan
development and reconstructed Republican City, NE County Dam’s 18 tainter gates indicated
developments in the SLO Creek
operating issues if the gates were
watershed; (4) preparation of a AGENCY: Department of the Army; U.S. required to operate as designed under
programmatic environmental and Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. full water load conditions to control
permitting review process for ACTION: Notice of intent. reservoir water levels to the top of flood
implementation of Objectives 2 and 3 as
applicable; and (5) development of an control pool elevation of 1973.5 feet,
SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of mean sea level (msl). The tainter gates
implementation program. It is Engineers, Kansas City District, intends
anticipated this Program will result in a are 30 feet by 40 feet made of structural
to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact steel. The design of the Harlan County
means by which the Corps and other Statement (DEIS) and Dam Safety
pertinent agencies may Dam tainter gates is similar to the
Assurance Program (DSAP) Evaluation Folsom Dam tainter gates that
comprehensively assess identified Report for Harlan County Lake. Harlan
proposed actions within jurisdictional experienced structural and mechanical
County Lake is located near the cities of failure in 1995. Harlan County Dam
waters of the United States that Alma and Republican City, Nebraska,
encompass standard maintenance and engineering studies resulted in the
immediately north of the Nebraska- adoption in 2003 of a 5-year Interim
replacement or improvement of existing Kansas border. The dam provides
flood structures, or repair of banks, Operating Plan for Harlan County Dam
irrigation water supply to areas on both with top of flood control pool elevation
channels, and stream habitats, and sides of the state line and flood control
could include identified stream bank being lowered to 1960.5 msl. At this
for the Republican River Basin between lower elevation only 17.5 feet of water
repair projects provided they are Harlan County, Nebraska and Milford
consistent with the Program. Other would be on the gates prior to releasing
Lake located in east central Kansas near of floodwater as compared to
capital improvement projects for flood Junction City, in Clay and Geary
management not part of the City/Zone 9 approximately 30 feet of water if the
counties. The DEIS study will analyze gates were completely operating as
Annual Work Plan would be subject to the economic, environmental, and social
further review by the Corps and the designed. The maximum height on the
impacts that may occur as a result of the gates to date is 12.5 feet. The Interim
local agency prior to implementation.
various alternatives solutions being Operating Plan has resulted in the
Currently, the Corps asserts
discretionary authority over bank considered in the DSAP Report for reduction of the flood control storage
stabilization measures within the SLO Harlan County Lake, The DSAP Report capacity of the reservoir by
Creek and its tributaries. This was based will analyze both structural and non- approximately 50 percent from 500,000
on a determination that proposals to structural solutions for Harlan County acre feet to 227,000 acre feet. To date,
channelize or otherwise substantially Dam’s current tainter gate operational this lower storage capacity has had no
impact the Creek and its tributaries, issues, the dam’s overall hydrologic effect on the dam’s operation for flood
such as by armoring the banks, would adequacy, spillway stability and the control, irrigation, recreation, or fish
result in greater than minimal interdependence of all these factors on and wildlife use. The Interim Operating
cumulative impacts. In 1996, the Corps the performance of the dam. Plan’s top of flood control pool of
requested that a comprehensive plan for FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric 1960.5 msl elevation is 4.8 feet higher
the watershed be developed, the S. Lynn, Project Manager, Plan than the Dam’s highest historic pool
purpose and focus of which to ensure Formulation Section, ATTN: CENWK– elevation. Engineering analysis
that aquatic resource impacts are PM–PF, U.S. Army Engineer District, indicates that if corrective action is not
avoided and minimized to the Kansas City, 601 East 12th Street, taken the gate mechanisms will
maximum extent practicable. The Corps Kansas City, Missouri 64106–2896, probably continue to corrode and
suggested that the plan include an Phone 816–983–3258 or e-mail to: deteriorate requiring potentially more
analysis of alternatives that meet the Eric.S.Lynn@usace.army.mil. Additional stringent operating restrictions at some
overall project purpose of anticipated information is also available on the point in the future. There are
flood control needs, an assessment of Harlan County Dam Project Web site substantive economic, social,

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environmental and cultural issues DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION specified, an absolute priority. Under 34
associated with alternatives being CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only
evaluated for the operation of Harlan Office of Special Education and applications that meet this absolute
County Dam including flood control, Rehabilitative Services; Overview priority.
irrigation, agriculture, recreation, Information; Personnel Preparation To This priority is:
tourism, cultural resources, aesthetics, Improve Services and Results for
Children With Disabilities—Combined Combined Priority for Personnel
transportation, project costs, and other Preparation
factors to be identified during the Priority for Personnel Preparation;
scoping process. Notice Inviting Applications for New Background: State agencies,
Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 university training programs, local
2. Scoping Process schools, and other community-based
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.325K. entities confirm the importance and
The one or more scoping meetings difficulty of improving training
planned during 2005 for the Dam Safety Note: This notice includes one priority programs for personnel to serve children
Assurance Program will also provide with five focus areas, and funding with disabilities or infants and toddlers
information to the public regarding the information for each focus area of the with disabilities.
Harlan County Dam Interim Operating competition.
The national demand for fully
Plan and the potential impacts this Plan Dates: Applications Available: March credentialed special education, related
may have on the Republican River 28, 2005. services and early intervention
Basin. The scoping meeting(s) will be Deadline for Transmittal of personnel to serve children with
advertised in local newspapers, and a Applications: May 9, 2005. disabilities also exceeds available
mailing list will be used to notify the Deadline for Intergovernmental supply. Thus, Federal support is
public and other interested parties of Review: July 8, 2005. required to improve both the quality
Eligible Applicants: Institutions of and supply of personnel who serve
the meetings. The public, native
higher education. children with disabilities.
American tribes, and affected Estimated Available Funds:
government agencies at the local, State, Priority: The purpose of this priority
$15,000,000.
and Federal level are encouraged to For funding information regarding is to increase the number and quality of
participate in the scoping process by each of the specific focus areas of the personnel who are fully credentialed to
forwarding written comments to the priority, see the chart in the Award serve children with disabilities,
above noted address. The scoping Information section of this notice. especially in areas of chronic shortage,
process is designed to obtain comments Estimated Range of Awards: See by supporting projects that prepare
and input for the DEIS and DSAP Report chart. special education, early intervention,
from the public concerning alternative Estimated Average Size of Awards: and related services personnel at the
measurers that may be considered for See chart. associate, baccalaureate, master’s and
the future operation of the Harlan Maximum Awards: See chart. specialist levels. In order to be eligible
Estimated Number of Awards: See under this priority, programs must
County Dam. Interested parties may also
chart. provide training and support for
request to be included on the mailing
Project Period: Up to 48 months. students to complete, within the term of
list for public distribution of meeting
the project, a degree and/or State
announcements and the status of EIS Full Text of Announcement
certification, professional license, or
document preparation. Environmental I. Funding Opportunity Description State endorsement in early intervention,
consultation and review will be special education or related services.
conducted in accordance with the Purpose of Program: The purposes of
this program are to (1) help address Programs preparing students to be
requirements of the National special education paraprofessionals or
State-identified needs for highly
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as related services assistants are also
qualified personnel—in special
per regulations of the Council of eligible under this priority. The
education, related services, early
Environmental Quality (Code of Federal intervention, and regular education—to Secretary is particularly interested in
Regulations Parts 40 CFR 1500–1508), work with children with disabilities; programs that prepare special educators
and other applicable laws, regulations, and (2) ensure that those personnel have who provide instruction in core
and guidelines. the skills and knowledge—derived from academic areas to children with
practices that have been determined disabilities to be highly qualified under
3. Availability of EIS Documents section 602(10) of IDEA, in accordance
through research and experience to be
The availability of the Draft and Final successful—that are needed to serve with State requirements. The Secretary
EIS will be presented in the Federal those children. is also particularly interested in
Register and by notices in the local Priority: In this competition, we are programs that provide enhanced
newspapers. The mailing list will also establishing one absolute priority (with support for beginning special educators
be used to notify interested parties of five focus areas), a competitive (see section 662(b)(3) of IDEA).
the availability and location of the Draft preference priority within one of these Absolute Priority Requirements:
five focus areas, and two separate Projects funded under this absolute
and Final EIS for public review.
competitive preference priorities. In priority must—
Dated: March 11, 2005. accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(v), (a) Demonstrate, in the narrative
David L. Combs, these priorities are from allowable section of the application under
Chief, Planning Branch, Kansas City District, activities specified in the statute (see ‘‘Quality of Project Services’’, how—
Corps of Engineers. section 662(d) and 681(d) of the (1) Research that has been shown to
[FR Doc. 05–5923 Filed 3–24–05; 8:45 am] Individuals with Disabilities Education be effective in improving outcomes for
BILLING CODE 3710–KN–M Act (IDEA)). children with disabilities is
Absolute Priority: For FY 2005 this incorporated into training requirements
priority is, except as otherwise and reflected in required coursework for

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