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Nuevo Island, and Point Reyes National 

Seashore in central California December 

7, 2012, through December 6, 2013, may 

result, at worst, in a temporary 

modification in behavior and/or lowlevel physiological effects (Level B 

harassment) of small numbers of certain 

species of marine mammals. 

Based on the analysis contained here 

of the likely effects of the specified 

activity on marine mammals and their 

habitat, and taking into consideration 

the implementation of the mitigation 

and monitoring measures, have 

determined that the total taking from the 

proposed activities will have a 

negligible impact on the affected species 

or stocks; and that impacts to affected 

species or stocks of marine mammals 

would be mitigated to the lowest level 

practicable. 

Impact on Availability of Affected 

Species or Stock for Taking for 

Subsistence Uses 

Section 101(a)(5)(D) of the Marine 

Mammal Protection Act also requires us 

to determine that the authorization will 

not have an unmitigable adverse effect 

on the availability of marine mammal 

species or stocks for subsistence use. 

There are no relevant subsistence uses 

of marine mammals in the study area 

(northeastern Pacific Ocean) that 

implicate section 101(a)(5)(D) of the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act. 

Endangered Species Act 

The Steller sea lion, eastern U.S. stock 

is listed as threatened under the ESA 

and occurs in the research area. NMFS 

Headquarters’ Office of Protected 

Resources, Permits and Conservation on 

Division conducted a formal section 7 

consultation under the ESA. On 

November 18, 2008, NMFS issued a 

Biological Opinion (2008 BiOp); 

concluded that the issuance of an IHA 

is likely to affect, but not likely to 

jeopardize the continued existence of 

Steller sea lions; and issued an 

incidental take statement (ITS) for 

Steller sea lions pursuant to section 7 of 

the ESA. The ITS contains reasonable 

and prudent measures for implementing 

terms and conditions to minimize the 

effects of this take. NMFS has reviewed 

the 2008 BiOp and determined that 

there is no new information regarding 

effects to Steller sea lions; the action has 

not been modified in a manner which 

would cause adverse effects not 

previously evaluated; there has been no 

new listing of species or no new 

designation of critical habitat that could 

be affected by the action; and the action 

will not exceed the extent or amount of 

incidental take authorized in the 2008 

BiOp. Therefore, the IHA does not 

require the reinitiation of Section 7 

consultation under the ESA. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) 

To meet our NEPA requirements for 

the issuance of an Authorization to 

PRBO, we prepared an Environmental 

Assessment (EA) in 2007 that was 

specific to seabird research activities on 

Southeast Farallon Island, An ̃ o Nuevo 

Island, and Point Reyes National 

Seashore and evaluated the impacts on 

the human environment of our 

authorization of Level B harassment 

resulting from seabird research in 

Central California. At that time, we 

determined that conducting the seabird 

research would not have a significant 

impact on the quality of the human 

environment and issued a Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI) and, 

therefore, it was not necessary to 

prepare an environmental impact 

statement for the issuance of an 

Authorization to PRBO for this activity. 

In 2008, we prepared a supplemental 

EA (SEA) titled ‘‘Supplemental 

Environmental Assessment for the 

issuance of an Incidental Harassment 

Authorization To Take Marine 

Mammals by Harassment Incidental To 

Conducting Seabird and Pinniped 

Research in Central California and 

Environmental Assessment for the 

Continuation of Scientific Research on 

Pinnipeds in California,’’ to address 

new available information regarding the 

effects of PRBO’s seabird and pinniped 

research activities that may have 

cumulative impacts to the physical and 

biological environment. At that time, we 

concluded that issuance of an 

Authorization would not significantly 

affect the quality of the human 

environment and issued a FONSI for the 

2008 SEA regarding PRBO’s activities. 

In conjunction with this year’s 

application, we have again reviewed the 

2007 EA and the 2008 SEA and 

determined that there are no new direct, 

indirect or cumulative impacts to the 

human and natural environment 

associated with the Authorization 

requiring evaluation in a supplemental 

EA. We, therefore, again reaffirm the 

2008 FONSI. A copy of the EA, SEA, 

and the FONSI for this activity is 

available upon request (see ADDRESSES). 

Authorization 

As a result of these determinations, 

we have issued an IHA to PRBO to take 

marine mammals, by Level B 

harassment only, incidental to 

conducting seabird and pinniped 

research activities on Southeast Farallon 

Island, An ̃ o Nuevo Island, and Point 

Reyes National Seashore in central 

California provided the previously 

mentioned mitigation, monitoring, and 

reporting requirements are incorporated. 

Dated: December 7, 2012. 

Helen M. Golde, 

Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–29952 Filed 12–11–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2012–ICCD–0068] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Indian 

Education Professional Development 

Grants Program: GPRA and Service 

Payback Data Collection 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education (OESE), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing an extension of an existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before February 

11, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in 

response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// 

www.regulations.gov by selecting 

Docket ID number ED–2012–ICCD–0068 

or via postal mail, commercial delivery, 

or hand delivery. Please note that 

comments submitted by fax or email 

and those submitted after the comment 

period will not be accepted. Written 

requests for information or comments 

submitted by postal mail or delivery 

should be addressed to the Director of 

the Information Collection Clearance 

Division, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room 

2E117, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Electronically mail 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please do not 

send comments here. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Education (ED), in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general 

public and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed, 

revised, and continuing collections of 

information. This helps the Department 

assess the impact of its information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand the 

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Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. ED is 

soliciting comments on the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) that 

is described below. The Department of 

Education is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Indian Education 

Professional Development Grants 

Program: GPRA and Service Payback 

Data Collection. 

OMB Control Number: 1810–0698. 

Type of Review: extension of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, or Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 2,076. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 8,580. 

Abstract: The Office of Indian 

Education Professional Development 

(OIE PD) Grants program wishes to 

implement (1) a Semi-Annual 

Participant Report (SAPR), (2) a 

Participant Follow-Up Protocol, and (3) 

an Employment Verification survey. The 

information collected through the 

SAPR, the Participant Follow-Up 

Protocol, and the Employment 

Verification Form is necessary to (1) 

assess the performance of the IE PD 

program on its Government Performance 

Results Act measures, (2) determine if IE 

PD participants are fulfilling the terms 

of their service payback requirements, 

and (3) provide project-monitoring and 

compliance information to IE PD Grants 

program staff. 

Dated: December 6, 2012. 

Tomakie Washington, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2012–29923 Filed 12–11–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2012–ICCD–0029] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Student Assistance General 

Provisions—Annual Fire Safety Report 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing an extension of an existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before January 

11, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in 

response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// 

www.regulations.gov by selecting 

Docket ID number ED–2012–ICCD–0029 

or via postal mail, commercial delivery, 

or hand delivery. Please note that 

comments submitted by fax or email 

and those submitted after the comment 

period will not be accepted. Written 

requests for information or comments 

submitted by postal mail or delivery 

should be addressed to the Director of 

the Information Collection Clearance 

Division, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room 

2E105, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Electronically mail 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please do not 

send comments here. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Education (ED), in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general 

public and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed, 

revised, and continuing collections of 

information. This helps the Department 

assess the impact of its information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. ED is 

soliciting comments on the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) that 

is described below. The Department of 

Education is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Student Assistance 

General Provisions—Annual Fire Safety 

Report. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0097. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of an existing collection of 

information. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector; State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 7,298. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 7,299 . 

Abstract: As provided by the Higher 

Education Opportunity Act (HEOA), the 

regulations implement changes 

requiring institutions to collect statistics 

on fires in on-campus student housing 

facilities, including the number and 

cause of each fire, the number and 

injuries related to each fire that required 

treatment at a medical facility, the 

number of deaths related to each fire, 

and the value of property damage 

caused by each fire. Institutions must 

also publish an annual fire safety report 

containing the institution’s policies 

regarding fire safety and the fire 

statistics information. Further the HEOA 

requires institutions to maintain a fire 

log that records the date, time, nature, 

and general location of each fire in oncampus student housing facilities. 

Dated: December 6, 2012. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2012–29921 Filed 12–11–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2012–ICCD–0063] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Annual Mandatory Collection of 

Elementary and Secondary Education 

Data for EDFacts 

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Evaluation 

and Policy Development, Department of 

Education (ED). 

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