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experimental sessions per day, up to 

seven days per week annually at Long 

Marine Laboratory. This research would 

improve knowledge of pinniped sensory 

adaptations, examine mechanisms for 

acquiring and processing sensory 

information, and develop procedures for 

rapidly and humanely studying marine 

mammal hearing and the effects of 

anthropogenic noise. These efforts 

would support research priorities for 

marine mammals that have been 

identified by the National Research 

Council. The permit has been requested 

for a 5–year period. In compliance with 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an 

initial determination has been made that 

the activity proposed is categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Concurrent with the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register, 

NMFS is forwarding copies of this 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors.

Dated: October 19, 2004.

Stephen L. Leathery, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Business Board; Notice of 

Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Defense, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee 

Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Business Board 

(DBB) will meet in open session on 

Wednesday, November 17, 2004, at the 

Pentagon, Washington, DC from 1000 

until 1145. The mission of the DBB is 

to advise the Senior Executive Council 

(SEC) and the Secretary of Defense on 

effective strategies for implementation 

of best business practices of interest to 

the Department of Defense. At this 

meeting, the Board’s Acquisition, 

Human Resources, and Financial 

Management related task groups will 

deliberate on their preliminary findings 

and recommendations related to tasks 

assigned earlier this year.

DATES: Wednesday, November 17, 2004, 

1000 to 1145 hrs.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Members of the public who wish to 

attend the meeting must contact the 

Defense Business Board no later than 

Wednesday, November 10th for further 

information about admission as seating 

is limited. Additionally, those who wish 

to make oral comments or deliver 

written comments should also request to 

be scheduled, and submit a written text 

of the comments by Wednesday, 

November 10th to allow time for 

distribution to the Board members prior 

to the meeting. Individual oral 

comments will be limited to five 

minutes, with the total oral comment 

period not exceeding thirty minutes. 

The DBB may be contacted at: Defense 

Business Board, 1100 Defense Pentagon, 

room 2E314, Washington, DC 20301–

1100, via e-mail at 

DBB@osd.pentagon.mil, or via phone at 

(703) 614–8586.

Jeannette Owings-Ballard, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request

AGENCY: Deputy Chief of Staff, G–1 

(DAPE–TT), DOD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Department 

of the Army announces a proposed 

public information collection and seeks 

public comment on the provisions 

thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed 

information collection; (c) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; and 

(d) ways to minimize the burden of the 

information collection on respondents, 

including through the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by December 21, 

2004.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

the Department of the Army, U.S. 

Military Academy, Institutional 

Research & Analysis, Office of Policy, 

Planning & Analysis, ATTN: (Dr. 

William Burke), West Point, New York 

10966–5000. Consideration will be 

given to all comments received within 

60 days of the date of publication of this 

notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

proposed information collection or to 

obtain a copy of the proposal and 

associated collection instruments, 

please write to the above address, or call 

Department of the Army Reports 

clearance officer at (703) 325–8433. 

Title and OMB Number: West Point 

Engineering Graduates Surveys; OMB 

Control Number 0702–0116. 

Needs and Uses: An assessment of 

perceptions of graduates on the 

effectiveness of the U.S. Military 

Academy programs and curricula is 

needed for periodic accreditation by the 

Accreditation Board for Engineering and 

Technology. The information collected 

will be used to evaluate programs/

curricula and make changes deemed 

advisable. 

Affected Public: Individual or 

Households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 218. 

Number of Respondents: 519. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 25 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion (Every Three 

Years).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection 

The information will be collected via 

seven surveys, each with content 

appropriate to graduates of engineering 

and engineering related courses of study 

at the U.S. Military Academy. The 

surveys will go to graduates currently 

serving as officers in the U.S. Army and 

to graduates not currently serving. 

Respondents will be allowed to choose 

between completing a mailed survey or 

an Internet-based survey.

Dated: October 15, 2004. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense.

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