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would 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 (on the Mid-Atlantic 

Ridge in the north Atlantic Ocean in 

international waters) that implicate 

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

Mammal Protection Act. 

Endangered Species Act 

Of the species of marine mammals 

that may occur in the proposed survey 

area, several are listed as endangered 

under the Endangered Species Act, 

including the blue, fin, humpback, 

north Atlantic right, sei, and sperm 

whales. The Observatory did not request 

take of endangered north Atlantic right 

whales because of the low likelihood of 

encountering these species during the 

cruise. 

Under section 7 of the Act, the 

Foundation has initiated formal 

consultation with the Service’s, Office 

of Protected Resources, Endangered 

Species Act Interagency Cooperation 

Division, on this proposed seismic 

survey. We (i.e., National Marine 

Fisheries Service, Office of Protected 

Resources, Permits and Conservation 

Division), have also consulted under 

section 7 of the Act with the 

Endangered Species Act Interagency 

Cooperation Division to obtain a 

Biological Opinion (Opinion) evaluating 

the effects of issuing an incidental 

harassment authorization for threatened 

and endangered marine mammals and, 

if appropriate, authorizing incidental 

take. These two consultations were 

consolidated and addressed in a single 

Biological Opinion addressing the direct 

and indirect effects of these 

interdependent actions. 

In April 2013, the Endangered Species 

Act Interagency Cooperation Division 

issued an Opinion to us and the 

Foundation which concluded that the 

issuance of the Authorization and the 

conduct of the seismic survey were not 

likely to jeopardize the continued 

existence of blue, fin, humpback, sei, 

and sperm whales. The Opinion also 

concluded that the issuance of the 

Authorization and the conduct of the 

seismic survey would not affect 

designated critical habitat for these 

species. 

The Foundation and the Observatory 

must comply with the Relevant Terms 

and Conditions of the Incidental Take 

Statement corresponding to the Opinion 

issued to us, the Foundation, and the 

Observatory. The Observatory must also 

comply with the Authorization’s 

mitigation and monitoring 

requirements-incorporated as Terms and 

Conditions in the Incidental Take 

Statement in order for take of listed 

species otherwise prohibited under 

Section 9 of the Act to be exempt. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) 

To meet our NEPA requirements for 

the issuance of an Authorization to the 

Observatory, we prepared an 

Environmental Assessment (EA) titled 

‘‘Issuance of an Incidental Harassment 

Authorization to the Lamont-Doherty 

Earth Observatory to Take Marine 

Mammals by Harassment Incidental to a 

Marine Geophysical on the Mid-Atlantic 

Ridge in the north Atlantic Ocean, from 

April 2013 through June 2013.’’ This EA 

incorporated relevant portions of the 

Foundation’s 2013 Environmental 

Analysis Pursuant To Executive Order 

12114 (NSF, 2010) titled, ‘‘Marine 

geophysical survey by the R/V Marcus 

G. Langseth on the mid-Atlantic Ridge, 

April–May 2013,’’ and the Foundation’s 

2011 ‘‘Programmatic Environmental 

Impact Statement/Overseas 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

Marine Seismic Research Funded by the 

National Science Foundation or 

Conducted by the U.S. Geological 

Survey,’’ by reference pursuant to 40 

CFR 1502.21 and NOAA Administrative 

Order (NAO) 216–6 § 5.09(d). 

We provided relevant environmental 

information to the public through notice 

of the proposed Authorization (78 FR 

10137, February 13, 2013) and 

considered public comments received in 

response prior to finalizing our EA and 

deciding whether or not to issue a 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI). 

We conclude that issuance of an 

Incidental Harassment Authorization 

would not significantly affect the 

quality of the human environment and 

have issued a FONSI. Because of this 

finding, it is not necessary to prepare an 

environmental impact statement for the 

issuance of an Authorization to the 

Observatory for this activity. Our EA 

and FONSI for this activity are available 

upon request (see ADDRESSES). 

Authorization 

We have issued an Incidental 

Harassment Authorization to the 

Observatory for the take of marine 

mammals incidental to conducting a 

marine seismic survey in the Atlantic 

Ocean, April to June, 2013, provided the 

previously mentioned mitigation, 

monitoring, and reporting requirements 

are incorporated. 

Dated: April 10, 2013. 

Helen M. Golde, 

Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2013–ICCD–0047] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; IDEA 

Part B State Performance Plan (SPP) 

and Annual Performance Report (APR) 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is 

proposing a revision of an existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before June 14, 

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–2013–ICCD–0047 

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 

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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: IDEA Part B State 

Performance Plan (SPP) and Annual 

Performance Report (APR). 

OMB Control Number: 1820–0624. 

Type of Review: a revision of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Federal 

Government. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 60. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 102,000. 

Abstract: In accordance with 20 

U.S.C. 1416(b)(1), not later than 1 year 

after the date of enactment of the 

Individuals with Disabilities Education, 

as revised in 2004, each State must have 

in place a performance plan that 

evaluates the States efforts to implement 

the requirements and purposes of Part B 

and describe how the State will improve 

such implementation. This plan is 

called the Part B State Performance Plan 

(Part B—SPP). In accordance with 20 

U.S.C. 1416(b)(2)(C)(ii) the State shall 

report annually to the public on the 

performance of each local educational 

agency located in the State on the 

targets in the States performance plan. 

The State also shall report annually to 

the Secretary on the performance of the 

State under the States performance plan. 

This report is called the Part B Annual 

Performance Report (Part B—APR). 

Information Collection 1820–0624 

corresponds to 34 CFR 300.600– 

300.602. 

Dated: April 9, 2013. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2013–ICCD–0051] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; FFEL/ 

Direct Loan/Perkins Military Service 

Deferment/Post-Active Duty Student 

Deferment Request & SCRA Request 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is 

proposing a revision of an existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before June 14, 

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–2013–ICCD–0051 

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: FFEL/Direct Loan/ 

Perkins Military Service Deferment/ 

Post-Active Duty Student Deferment 

Request & SCRA Request. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0080. 

Type of Review: a revision of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 20,708. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 9,177. 

Abstract: The Military Service/PostActive Duty Student Deferment request 

form serves as the means by which a 

FFEL, Perkins, or Direct Loan borrower 

requests a military service deferment 

and/or post-active duty student 

deferment and provides his or her loan 

holder with the information needed to 

determine whether the borrower meets 

the applicable deferment eligibility 

requirements. The form also serves as 

the means by which the U.S. 

Department of Education identifies 

Direct Loan borrowers who qualify for 

the Direct Loan Program’s no accrual of 

interest benefit for active duty service 

members. 

The SCRA Request form services as 

one of the means by which a FFEL or 

Direct Loan borrower requests that his 

or her loan holder limit the interest rate 

on his or her FFEL or Direct Loan 

Program loans to 6% during the period 

of the borrower’s eligible military 

service. This is an optional form. 

Borrowers would continue to be able to 

simply request the limitation in writing. 

Dated: April 9, 2013. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

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