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availability of species or stocks for 

subsistence uses.

Information Solicited

NMFS requests interested persons to 

submit comments and information 

concerning this request (see ADDRESSES).

Dated: November 26, 2004.

Laurie K. Allen,

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

[I.D. 102204A]

Incidental Take of Marine Mammals 

Incidental to Specified Activities; 

Taking of California Sea Lions, Pacific 

Harbor Seals and Northern Elephant 

Seals Incidental to Research Surveys 

at San Nicolas Island, Ventura County, 

CA

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of application 

and proposed incidental harassment 

authorization renewal; request for 

comments.

SUMMARY: NMFS has received a request 

from Glenn R. VanBlaricom for a 

renewal of his Incidental Harassment 

Authorization (IHA) to take small 

numbers of marine mammals, by 

harassment, incidental to the 

assessment of black abalone populations 

at San Nicolas Island (SNI), CA. Under 

the Marine Mammal Protection Act 

(MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments 

on its proposal to renew this IHA for 1 

year.

DATES: Comments and information must 

be received no later than January 3, 

2005.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on the application and proposed 

authorization, using the identifier 

102204A, by any of the following 

methods:

• E-mail: PR1.102204A@noaa.gov - 

you must include the identifier 

102204A in the subject line of the 

message. Comments sent via e-mail, 

including all attachments, must not 

exceed a 10–megabyte file size.

• Hand-delivery or mailing of paper, 

disk, or CD-ROM comments: Stephen L. 

Leathery, Chief, Permits, Conservation 

and Education Division, Office of 

Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West 

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910–

3225.

To help us process and review your 

comments more efficiently, please use 

only one method. A copy of the 

application containing a list of 

references used in this document may 

be obtained by writing to the address 

above or by telephoning the contacts 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sarah Hagedorn, NMFS, (301) 713–2322 

or Monica DeAngelis, NMFS Southwest 

Region, (562) 980–3232.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Section 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the 

MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) directs 

the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) 

to allow, upon request, the incidental 

but not intentional taking of marine 

mammals by U.S. citizens who engage 

in a specified activity (other than 

commercial fishing) within a specified 

geographical region if certain findings 

are made and regulations are issued.

Permission may be granted if the 

Secretary finds that the total taking will 

have a negligible impact on the species 

or stock(s), will not have an unmitigable 

adverse impact on the availability of the 

species or stock(s) for subsistence uses, 

and that the permissible methods of 

taking and requirements pertaining to 

the monitoring and reporting of such 

taking are set forth. NMFS has defined 

‘‘negligible impact’’ in 50 CFR 216.103 

as ‘‘an impact resulting from the 

specified activity that cannot be 

reasonably expected to, and is not 

reasonably likely to, adversely affect the 

species or stock through effects on 

annual rates of recruitment or survival.’’

Subsection 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA 

established an expedited process by 

which citizens of the United States can 

apply for an authorization to 

incidentally take small numbers of 

marine mammals by harassment. Except 

for certain categories of actions not 

pertinent here, the MMPA defines 

‘‘harassment’’ as: any act of pursuit, torment, or annoyance 

which (i) has the potential to injure a marine 

mammal or marine mammal stock in the wild 

[Level A harassment]; or (ii) has the potential 

to disturb a marine mammal or marine 

mammal stock in the wild by causing 

disruption of behavioral patterns, including, 

but not limited to, migration, breathing, 

nursing, breeding, feeding, or sheltering 

[Level B harassment].

Summary of Request

On August 31, 2004, NMFS received 

a letter from Glenn R. VanBlaricom, 

Ph.D., Washington Cooperative Fish and 

Wildlife Research Unit, requesting 

renewal of an IHA that was first issued 

to him on September 23, 2003 (68 FR 

57427, October 3, 2003) for the possible 

harassment of small numbers of 

California sea lions (Zalophus 

californianus), Pacific harbor seals 

(Phoca vitulina), and northern elephant 

seals (Mirounga angustirostris) 

incidental to research surveys 

performed for the purpose of assessing 

trends over time in black abalone 

populations at permanent study sites.

Population trend data for black 

abalone populations are important and 

needed for several reasons. First, the 

reintroduction of sea otters to SNI since 

1987 raises the possibility of conflict 

between sea otter conservation and 

abalone populations because abalones 

are often significant prey for sea otters. 

Second, the appearance of a novel 

exotic disease, abalone withering 

syndrome, at SNI in 1992 has resulted 

in dramatically increased rates of 

abalone mortality at the island. Third, 

the combined effects of sea otter 

predation and abalone withering 

syndrome, following several decades 

during which black abalones may have 

been over-harvested in commercial and 

recreational fisheries, may cause 

reduction of black abalone populations 

to the point where risk of extinction 

increases. In light of these factors NMFS 

considers California populations of 

black abalone a species of concern. 

Long-term abalone population trend 

data from SNI is needed to determine if 

drastic population declines continue 

and if extinction risk becomes high.

Project Description

Nine permanent research study areas 

are located in rocky intertidal habitats 

on SNI in Ventura County, CA. To date, 

the applicant has made 97 separate field 

trips to SNI from September 1979 

through March 2004, participating in 

abalone survey work on 514 different 

days at nine permanent study sites. 

Quantitative abalone surveys on SNI 

began in 1981, at which point 

permanent research sites were chosen 

based on the presence of dense patches 

of abalone in order to monitor changes 

over time in dense abalone aggregations. 

Research is conducted by counting 

black abalone in plots of 1 m2 along 

permanent transect lines in rocky 

intertidal habitats at each of the nine 

study sites on the island. Permanent 

transect lines are demarcated by 

stainless steel eyebolts embedded in the 

rock substrata and secured with marine 

epoxy compound. Lines are placed 

temporarily between bolts during 

surveys and are removed once surveys 

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are completed. Survey work is done by 

two field biologists working on foot; 

therefore, monitoring of black abalone 

populations at SNI can be done only 

during periods of extreme low tides. 

The exact date of a visit to any given site 

is difficult to predict because variation 

in surf height and sea conditions can 

influence the safety of field biologists as 

well as the quality of data collected. In 

most years survey work is done during 

the months of January, February, March, 

July, November, and December because 

of optimal availability of low tides. All 

work is done only during daylight hours 

because of safety considerations.

Research is expected to extend over a 

period of 3 years, from 2005 through 

2007, with additional work in future 

years remaining a possibility pending 

funding and staff. Surveys of abalones 

will be conducted each year during this 

3-year period. During each survey year, 

each of the nine permanent study sites 

at SNI will be visited twice. Each visit 

to a given study site lasts for a 

maximum of 4 hours, after which the 

site is vacated.

The implicated marine mammal 

populations at SNI, especially California 

sea lions and northern elephant seals, 

have grown substantially since the 

beginning of abalone research in 1979 

and have occupied an expanded 

distribution on the island due to 

population growth. Sites previously 

accessible with no risk of marine 

mammal harassment are now being 

utilized by marine mammals at levels 

such that approach without the 

possibility of harassment is difficult. Of 

the nine study sites used for the abalone 

surveys, only two sites can be occupied 

without the possibility of disturbing at 

least one species of pinniped; therefore, 

an IHA is warranted.

Description of Habitat and Marine 

Mammals Affected by the Activity

Many of the beaches in the Channel 

Islands provide resting, molting or 

breeding places for species of 

pinnipeds. On SNI, three pinniped 

species (northern elephant seal, Pacific 

harbor seal, and California sea lion) can 

be expected to occur on land in the 

vicinity of abalone research sites either 

regularly or in large numbers during 

certain times of the year. In addition, a 

single adult male Guadalupe fur seal 

(Arctocephalus townsendi) was seen at 

one abalone research site on two 

occasions during the summer months in 

the mid–1980’s; however, there have 

been no sightings of this species on the 

island since then. Further information 

on the biology and distribution of these 

species and others in the region can be 

found in Dr. VanBlaricom’s application, 

which is available upon request (see 

ADDRESSES), and the Marine Mammal 

Stock Assessment Reports, which are 

available online at http://

www.nmfs.noaa.gov/protlres/PR2/

StocklAssessmentlProgram/

individuallsars.html.

Marine Mammal Impacts

The applicant requests renewal of the 

IHA issued to him for incidental takes, 

by Level B harassment only, of 

California sea lions, Pacific harbor seals, 

and northern elephant seals. The 

applicant has planned for additional 

fieldwork beginning in early January, 

2005, through December, 2005. Sites 

occupied by Guadalupe fur seals will be 

vacated without taking by harassment; 

therefore authorization for taking of 

Guadalupe fur seals by harassment is 

not requested.

Variable numbers of sea lions, harbor 

seals, and elephant seals typically haul 

out near seven of the nine study sites 

used for abalone research, with breeding 

activity occurring at four of these seven 

sites. Pinnipeds likely to be affected by 

abalone research activity are those that 

are hauled out on land at or near study 

sites. For the previous IHA, the 

applicant estimated that pinnipeds 

typically haul out near six of the nine 

study sites, with breeding activity 

occurring at five of these six sites. 

However, during field work in 2003 and 

2004, it became apparent that nonbreeding California sea lions had begun 

to haul out regularly at an additional 

abalone study site, and that sea lions 

and elephant seals hauled out at one of 

the study sites are non-breeding 

animals; therefore, it has become 

evident that seven of the nine study 

sites are used by pinnipeds for hauling 

out, with breeding activity occurring at 

four of these seven sites.

Incidental harassment may result if 

hauled animals move to increase their 

distance from persons involved in 

abalone surveys. Although marine 

mammals will not be deliberately 

approached by abalone survey 

personnel, approach may be 

unavoidable if pinnipeds are hauled out 

directly upon the permanent abalone 

study plots. In almost all cases, 

shoreline habitats near the abalone 

study sites are gently sloping sandy 

beaches or horizontal sandstone 

platforms with unimpeded and nonhazardous access to the water. If 

disturbed, hauled animals may move 

toward the water without risk of 

encountering significant hazards. In 

these circumstances, the risk of serious 

injury or death to hauled animals is very 

low.

One exception to the low risk of 

marine mammal injury or mortality 

associated with abalone research would 

be if disturbances occur during breeding 

season, as it is possible that mothers and 

dependent pups may become separated. 

If separated pairs don’t reunite fairly 

quickly, risks of mortality to pups may 

increase. Also, adult northern elephant 

seals may trample elephant seal pups if 

disturbed. Trampling increases the risk 

of injury or death to the pups.

However, because of mitigation 

measures proposed, the applicant 

expects that only Level B incidental 

harassment may occur associated with 

the proposed continuation of black 

abalone research at SNI and that this 

research will result in no detectable 

impact on these marine mammal species 

or stocks or on their habitats. There is 

no anticipated impact of the research 

activity on the availability of the species 

or stocks for subsistence uses because 

there is no subsistence harvest of marine 

mammals in California.

Harbor seals are widely distributed in 

the North Atlantic and North Pacific. In 

California, approximately 400–500 

harbor seal haul-out sites are distributed 

along the mainland and on offshore 

islands, including intertidal sandbars, 

rocky shores and beaches (Hanan 1996). 

In California, the population growth rate 

of harbor seals appears to be slowing, 

but remains positive. A complete count 

of all harbor seals in California is 

impossible because some are always 

away from the haul-out sites. A 

complete pup count (as is done for other 

pinnipeds in California) is also not 

possible because harbor seals are 

precocious, with pups entering the 

water almost immediately after birth. 

The estimated population of harbor 

seals in California is 27,863 (NOAA 

Draft Stock Assesment Report, 2003), 

with an estimated minimum population 

of 25,720 for the California stock of 

harbor seals.

California sea lions primarily use the 

central California area to feed during the 

non-breeding season. Breeding areas of 

the sea lion are on islands located in 

southern California, western Baja 

California, and the Gulf of California. 

Population estimates for the U.S. stock 

of California sea lions (extending from 

the U.S./Mexico border north into 

Canada) range from a minimum of 

138,881 to 237,000 animals, with a 

current growth rate of 5.4 to 6.1 percent 

per year (Carretta et al. 2003).

Northern elephant seals breed and 

give birth in California (U.S.) and Baja 

California (Mexico) primarily on 

offshore islands (Stewart et al 1994). 

Based on trends in pup counts, northern 

elephant seal colonies appear to be 

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increasing in California through 2001. 

The population size of northern 

elephant seals in California is estimated 

to be 101,000 animals, with a minimum 

population estimate of 60,547 (Carretta 

et al. 2002).

The distribution of pinnipeds hauled 

out on beaches is not even. The number 

of marine mammals disturbed will vary 

by month and location, and, compared 

to animals hauled out on the beach 

farther away from survey activity, only 

those animals hauled out closest to the 

actual survey transect plots contained 

within each research site are likely to be 

disturbed by the presence of researchers 

and alter their behavior or attempt to 

move out of the way. Based on past 

observations made by the applicant in 

2003 and 2004, assuming a maximum 

level of incidental harassment of marine 

mammals at each site during periods of 

visitation, the applicant estimates that 

maximum total possible numbers of 

individuals that may be incidentally 

harassed (resulting from one complete 

cycle of visits to the nine study sites) 

would be 1600 California sea lions, 75 

Pacific harbor seals, and 445 northern 

elephant seals. Two visit cycles are 

anticipated during the year-long validity 

of the IHA. As noted earlier, any site 

occupied by Guadalupe fur seals will be 

vacated immediately and no taking of 

this species will occur.

Mitigation

Several mitigation measures to reduce 

the potential for harassment from 

population assessment research surveys 

will be implemented as part of the SNI 

abalone research activities. Primarily, 

mitigation of the risk of disturbance to 

pinnipeds simply requires that 

researchers are judicious in the route of 

approach to abalone study sites, 

avoiding close contact with pinnipeds 

hauled out on shore. In no case will 

marine mammals be deliberately 

approached by abalone survey 

personnel, and in all cases every 

possible measure will be taken to select 

a pathway of approach to study sites 

that minimizes the number of marine 

mammals harassed. Each visit to a given 

study site will last for a maximum of 4 

hours, after which the site is vacated 

and can be re-occupied by any hauled 

marine mammals that may have been 

disturbed by the presence of abalone 

researchers.

The potential risk of injury or 

mortality will be mitigated with 

measures required under the proposed 

authorization. Disturbances to females 

with dependent pups (in the cases of 

California sea lions and Pacific harbor 

seals) can be mitigated to the greatest 

extent practicable by avoiding visits to 

the four black abalone study sites with 

resident pinnipeds during periods of 

breeding and lactation from midFebruary through the end of October. 

The previous authorization required the 

applicant to avoid conducting survey 

research at certain study sites that may 

have breeding and/or lactating 

pinnipeds during the period from 

February through October. However, 

during field work in early 2004 it 

became evident that pupping by harbor 

seals at these sites does not begin until 

the latter half of February. Therefore, for 

the current proposed authorization this 

period would be shortened to exclude 

the first half of February. During this 

period, abalone research would be 

confined to the other five sites where 

pinniped breeding and post-partum 

nursing does not occur. Limiting visits 

to the four breeding and lactation sites 

to periods when these activities do not 

occur (November, December, January, 

and the first half of February) will 

reduce the possibility of incidental 

harassment and reduce the potential for 

serious injury or mortality of dependent 

California sea lion pups and Pacific 

harbor seal pups to near zero.

Northern elephant seal pups are 

present at four sites during winter 

months. Risks of trampling of elephant 

seal pups by adults are limited to the 

period from January through March 

when pups are born, nursed, and 

weaned, ending about 30 days postweaning when pups depart land for 

foraging areas at sea. However, elephant 

seals have a much higher tolerance of 

nearby human activity than sea lions or 

harbor seals. Possible takes of northern 

elephant seal pups will be minimized 

by avoiding the proximity of hauled 

seals and any seal pups during approach 

to the study sites and during collection 

of abalone population data. Thus, all 

study sites can be occupied by 

researchers at any time of the year 

without disturbing elephant seals.

One individual Guadalupe fur seal 

was seen at study site 8 on two separate 

occasions during the summer months in 

the mid–1980’s. No individuals of this 

species have been seen during abalone 

research work since then. Thus, 

limitation of research visits to site 8 to 

the period November through January 

eliminates the potential for taking of 

Guadalupe fur seals by harassment. 

Guadalupe fur seals are distinctive in 

appearance and behavior, and can be 

readily identified at a distance without 

any disturbance. Harassment, injury, or 

mortality of Guadalupe fur seals will be 

prevented by immediately suspending 

research work and vacating any study 

area in which this species is seen. 

Therefore, an authorization for the 

taking of Guadalupe fur seals by 

harassment is neither required nor 

requested. Sea otters are not expected 

ashore during the time periods when the 

research activities would be conducted. 

However, if sea otters are sighted ashore 

during the abalone research, Dr. 

VanBlaricom would follow similar 

procedures in place for other listed 

species. Research activities will be 

suspended upon any areas that 

California sea otters are occupying.

Monitoring

Currently, all biological research 

activities at SNI are subject to approval 

and regulation by the Environmental 

Planning and Management Department 

(EPMD), U.S. Navy. The U.S. Navy owns 

SNI and closely regulates all civilian 

access to and activity on the island, 

including biological research. Therefore, 

monitoring activities will be closely 

coordinated with Navy marine mammal 

biologists located on SNI.

In addition, status and trends of 

pinniped aggregations at SNI are 

monitored by the NMFS Southwest 

Fisheries Science Center. Also, longterm studies of pinniped population 

dynamics, migratory and foraging 

behavior, and foraging ecology at SNI 

are conducted by staff at Hubbs-Sea 

World Research Institute (HSWRI).

Monitoring requirements in relation 

to Dr. VanBlaricom’s abalone research 

surveys will include observations made 

by the applicant and his associates. 

Observations of unusual behaviors, 

numbers, or distributions of pinnipeds 

on SNI will be reported to EPMD, 

NMFS, and HSWRI so that any potential 

follow-up observations can be 

conducted by the appropriate personnel. 

In addition, observations of tag-bearing 

pinniped carcasses as well as any rare 

or unusual species of marine mammals 

will be reported to EPMD, allowing 

transmittal of this information to 

appropriate agencies and personnel.

Reporting

A draft final report must be submitted 

to NMFS within 60 days after the 

conclusion of the year-long field season. 

A final report must be submitted to the 

Regional Administrator within 30 days 

after receiving comments from NMFS on 

the draft final report. If no comments are 

received from NMFS, the draft final 

report will be considered to be the final 

report.

Endangered Species Act (ESA)

NMFS has preliminarily determined 

that the proposed action will have no 

effect on any ESA listed species or 

critical habitat.

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National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA)

In accordance with section 6.03 of the 

NOAA Administrative Order 216–6 

(Environmental Review Procedures for 

Implementing NEPA, May 20, 1999), 

NMFS has preliminarily determined 

that the proposed issuance of this IHA 

to Dr. VanBlaricom by NMFS meets the 

definition of a ‘‘Categorical Exclusion’’

and is exempted from further 

environmental review. NMFS will 

continue to review the action to include 

consideration of any comments either 

on this preliminary determination or on 

the issuance of the IHA.

Preliminary Conclusions

NMFS has preliminarily determined 

that the short-term impact of abalone 

research, as described in this document 

and in the application for an IHA, 

should result, at worst, in the temporary 

modification in behavior by California 

sea lions, Pacific harbor seals and 

northern elephant seals. The effects of 

abalone research surveys on SNI are 

expected to be limited to short term and 

localized changes in behavior involving 

relatively small numbers of pinnipeds. 

While behavioral modifications, 

including temporarily vacating onshore 

haulouts, may be made by these species 

to avoid the presence and nearness of 

abalone researchers, this action is 

expected to have a negligible impact on 

the animals. In addition, no take by 

injury or death is anticipated, and 

harassment takes will be at the lowest 

level practicable due to incorporation of 

the mitigation measures mentioned 

previously in this document.

Proposed Authorization

NMFS proposes to issue an IHA to Dr. 

Glenn R. VanBlaricom for the potential 

harassment of small numbers of Pacific 

harbor seals, California sea lions and 

northern elephant seals incidental to 

abalone population trend research, 

provided the previously mentioned 

mitigation, monitoring, and reporting 

requirements are incorporated. NMFS 

has preliminarily determined that the 

proposed activity would result in the 

harassment of small numbers of Pacific 

harbor seals, California sea lions and 

northern elephant seals and will have 

no more than a negligible impact on 

these marine mammal stocks.

Information Solicited

NMFS requests interested persons to 

submit comments, information, and 

suggestions concerning this request (see 

ADDRESSES).

Dated: November 29, 2004.

Donna Wieting,

Deputy Director, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request

AGENCY: Corporation for National and 

Community Service.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National 

and Community Service (hereinafter the 

‘‘Corporation’’), as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to 

provide the general public and Federal 

agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing collections of information in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) (44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program 

helps to ensure that requested data can 

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reporting burden (time and financial 

resources) is minimized, collection 

instruments are clearly understood, and 

the impact of collection requirement on 

respondents can be properly assessed. 

Currently, the Corporation is 

soliciting comments concerning the 

proposed document entitled: 

AmeriCorps*National, State and Indian 

Tribes and U.S. Territories 2005 

Application Instructions. Copies of the 

document can be obtained by contacting 

the office listed below in the ADDRESSES

section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be 

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ADDRESSES section by February 1, 2005.

ADDRESSES: You may submit written 

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Kimberly Mansaray at 

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(2) By fax to 202–565–2791, Attention 

Ms. Kimberly Mansaray. 

(3) By mail sent to: Corporation for 

National and Community Service, 

AmeriCorps State and National, 9th 

Floor, Attn: Ms. Kimberly Mansaray, 

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• Evaluate whether the proposed 

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practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submissions 

of responses. 

I. Background 

The Corporation for National and 

Community Service, through its 

national service programs and projects: 

(1) Provides opportunities for all 

Americans to serve; (2) affords members 

with meaningful, valuable, and 

enriching experiences; and (3) supports 

a continued ethic of volunteer service. 

The AmeriCorps*National, State and 

Indian Tribes and U.S. Territories 2005 

Application Instructions provide 

potential applicants with information 

necessary for completing an application 

for funds to operate a State, National, 

Indian Tribe or U.S. Territory 

AmeriCorps program. 

II. Current Action 

Type of Review: Renewal with 

revisions. 

Agency: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

Title: AmeriCorps*National, State and 

Indian Tribes and U.S. Territories 2005 

Application Instructions. 

OMB Number: 3045–0047. 

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Total Respondents: 2,000 responses 

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Average Time Per Response: 10 hours. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 20,000 

hours.