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granted under the authority of the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and 

the regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

part 216). 

The amendments extend the 

expiration date of the permits from 

January 31, 2007, to January 31, 2008; 

Permit No. 1022–1659 for takes of 

California sea lions (Zalophus 

californianus) found near bait receivers 

located in various southern California 

harbors; and Permit No. 482–1653 for 

takes of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in 

New England waters. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final 

determination has been made that the 

activities proposed are categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Dated: January 22, 2007. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–1281 Filed 1–25–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA) 

Marine Protected Areas Federal 

Advisory Committee; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Ocean Service, 

NOAA, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a 

meeting via web conference call of the 

Marine Protected Areas Federal 

Advisory Committee (Committee). The 

web conference call is open to the 

public, and participants can dial in to 

the call. Participants who choose to use 

the web conferencing feature in addition 

to the audio will be able to view the 

presentation as it is being given. 

Members of the public wishing to listen 

should contact Lauren Wenzel at the 

email or telephone number below for 

the call-in number and passcode. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Thursday, February 1 from 2 to 5 p.m. 

(Eastern time). Refer to the web page 

listed below for the most up-to-date 

meeting agenda. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lauren Wenzel, Designated Federal 

Officer, MPA FAC, National Marine 

Protected Areas Center, 1305 East West 

Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland, 

20910. (Phone: 301–713–3100 x136, 

Fax: 301–713–3110); e-mail: 

lauren.wenzel@noaa.gov; or visit the 

National MPA Center Web site at 

http://www.mpa.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee, composed of external, 

knowledgeable representatives of 

stakeholder groups, was established by 

the Department of Commerce to provide 

advice to the Secretary of Commerce 

and the Secretary of the Interior on 

implementation of Section 4 of 

Executive Order 13158. 

Matters To Be Considered: The 

Committee will discuss and vote on its 

comments on the Draft Framework for 

Developing a National System of Marine 

Protected Areas, a document produced 

by the National Marine Protected Areas 

Center that is currently out for public 

review until February 14, 2007. The 

document and any related Committee 

materials for the conference call will be 

posted at http://www.mpa.gov. 

Dated: January 10, 2007. 

David M. Kennedy, 

Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal 

Resource Management. 

[FR Doc. E7–1097 Filed 1–25–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[No. DOD–2007–HA–0002] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

In compliance with Section 

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

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the 

Assistant Secretary of Defense for 

Health Affairs announces a new 

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 March 27, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and or RIN 

number and title, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Federal Docket Management 

System Office, 1160 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–1160. 

Instructions: all submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number or Regulatory 

Information Number (RIN) for this 

Federal Register document. The general 

policy for comments and other 

submissions from members of the public 

is to make these submissions available 

for public view on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

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 Office of the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs 

(OASD), TRICARE—Health Program 

Analysis and Evaluation, ATTN: LtCol 

Dawn Erckenbrack, 5111 Leesburg Pike, 

Suite 801A, Falls Church, VA 22041–

3206, or call (703) 681–0039. 

Title and OMB Number: TRICARE 

Network Provider Survey; OMB Control 

Number 0720–TBD. 

Needs and Uses: The goals of this 

survey effort are to stress TRICARE 

Network Provider satisfaction, attitudes 

and perceptions regarding the services 

provided by civilian Health Care 

Support and Service Contractors (HCSS) 

and TRICARE. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households; Federal Government. 

Annual Burden Hours: 2,790. 

Number of Respondents: 9,000. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: .31. 

Frequency: Annually. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

The goals of this survey effort are to 

assess TRICARE Network Provider 

satisfaction, attitudes and perceptions 

regarding the services provided by 

civilian Health Care Support and 

Service Contractors (HCSS) and 

TRICARE. The survey focuses on basic 

business functions provided by the 

HCSS Contractors such as inquiries, 


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provider communications, claims 

processing, appeals, provider 

enrollment, medical review and 

provider audit and reimbursement. The 

survey will be conducted yearly and 

annual reports of the results will be 

available via an online reporting system 

for use by TMA (HPA&E). The survey 

will be based on the Medicare 

Contractor Provider Satisfaction Survey 

(MCPSS) core instrument that may 

include additional DoD specific 

questions. The MCPSS provides a 

standardized instrument for measuring 

providers’ perspectives on satisfaction 

with their Medicare Contractors as well 

as providing the capability to make 

statistically valid comparisons of results 

to national and system-wide statistical 

findings. 

Dated: January 18, 2007. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 07–331 Filed 1–25–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5007–06–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[No. DOD–2007–OS–0003] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense (Personnel and Readiness), 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with section 

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

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the 

Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel 

and Readiness) announces a proposed 

extension of a previously approved 

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 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 March 27, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Federal Docket Management 

System Office, 1160 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–1160. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

number and title for this Federal 

Register document. The general policy 

for comments and other submissions 

from members of the public is to make 

these submissions available for public 

viewing on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

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 Office of the Under 

Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 

Readiness), ODUSD (PI)/Defense Human 

Resources Activity, ATTN: Ms. Heidi 

Boyd, 4040 Fairfax Boulevard, Suite 

200, Arlington, VA 22201, or call (703) 

696–1074. 

Title and OMB Control Number: 

Application for Department of Defense 

Common Access Card—DEERS 

Enrollment, DD Form 1172–2, OMB 

Number 0704–0415. 

Needs and Uses: This information 

collection requirement is needed to 

obtain the necessary data to establish a 

record in the Defense Enrollment 

Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) for 

individuals not pre-enrolled in the 

DEERS, and to maintain a centralized 

database of individuals eligible for a 

DoD identification card. This 

information is used to establish 

eligibility for the DoD Common Access 

Card (CAC) for individuals that are 

either employed by or associated with 

the Department of Defense. The 

information also provides a source of 

data for demographic reports. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 300,000. 

Number of Respondents: 500,000. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Summary of Information Collected: 

The DD Form 1172–2, Application for 

Department of Defense Common Access 

Card—DEERS Enrollment, the form 

associated with this information 

collection, is used to collect relevant 

data (e.g., name, identifying 

information, employment status, 

citizenship) from the respondent. The 

data collected establish eligibility for 

the appropriate DoD Common Access 

Card for those individuals not preenrolled in the Defense Enrollment 

Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS). 

The Homeland Security Presidential 

Directive—12 (HSPD–12), dated August 

27, 2004, directed the promulgation of 

a Federal standard for secure and 

reliable forms of identification for 

Federal Employees and contractors that 

will be interoperable among the Federal 

departments and agencies. The 

Department of Defense is in the process 

of adjusting the Common Access Card 

(CAC) program so that it meets the 

requirements of HSPD–12. 

HSPD–12 mandates smart card 

technology and supports the use of 

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) to make 

access control decisions for both logical 

access to computer systems and 

physical access to federal facilities. PKI 

is a key and certificate management 

infrastructure designed to support 

confidentiality, integrity, availability, 

authorization, and access control for 

both computer networks and physical 

access. Public Law 106–65, Section 373, 

codified at 10 United States Code 

annotated, ‘‘other provisions,’’ directs 

the Department to develop and 

implement a Smart Card program. The 

Deputy Secretary of Defense 

memorandum, dated November 10, 

1999, ‘‘Smart Card Adoption and 

Implementation,’’ directs the 

implementation of smart card 

technology as a Department-wide 

Common Access Card (CAC) that shall 

be: The standard ID card for active duty 

military personnel (to include the 

Selected Reserve); DoD civilian 

employees, eligible contractor personnel 

and other eligible personnel; the 

principal card used to enable physical 

access to buildings and controlled 

spaces; and will be used to gain access 

to the Department’s computer networks 

and systems. The Deputy Secretary 

directs the CAC shall be issued and 

maintained using the infrastructure 

provided by the Defense Enrollment 

Eligibility Reporting System and the 

Real-time Automated Personnel 

Identification System (RAPIDS). 

Individuals included in this 

information collection are eligible 

contractor employees, eligible, foreign 

national personnel and other eligible 

individuals outside of the DoD. 

Personnel included in this information 

collection are considered to be eligible 

for a CAC if they require logical access 

to DoD computer systems, are eligible 

for DoD benefits and entitlements, 


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