Notice of the Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. National Science Foundation AGENCY: National Science Foundation. ACTION: Notice of availability of a draft Environmental Assessment for proposed activities in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean. SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) gives notice of the availability of a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for proposed activities in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean. The Division of Ocean Sciences in the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO/OCE) has prepared a draft Environmental Assessment for a pair of marine geophysical surveys by the Research Vessel Marcus G Langseth in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean, in international waters (2000-5000 meters depth) between 5° S and 11° N, along ~105° W during September-December 2007. The draft Environmental Assessment is available for public review for a 30-day period. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 6, 2007. ADDRESSES: Copies of the draft Environmental Assessment are available upon request from: Dr. William Lang, National Science Foundation, Division ( printed page 31352) of Ocean Sciences, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Suite 725, Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone: (703) 292-7857. The draft is also available on the agency's Web site at: http://www.nsf.gov/​geo/​oce/​pubs/​MGL_​ETP_​2007_​EA.pdf . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO), with research funding from the NSF, plans to conduct two marine seismic surveys in the Eastern Tropical Pac…