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ADDRESSES). All input related to the 

Navy’s MITT request and NMFS’ role in 

governing the incidental taking of 

marine mammals will be considered by 

NMFS when developing, if appropriate, 

the most effective regulations governing 

the issuance of a Letter of 

Authorization. 

Dated: September 12, 2013. 

Perry Gayaldo, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–23105 Filed 9–23–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2013–OS–0197] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Acquisition, Technology, 

and Logistics, 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 for 

Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics 

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 November 25, 

2013. 

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, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 

East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, 

VA 22350–3100. 

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 for Acquisition, 

Technology, and Logistics, 3010 Defense 

Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–3010, 

or call at (703)602–4353. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Application for Homeowners 

Assistance; DD form 1607; OMB Control 

Number 0704–0463. 

Needs and Uses: The Department 

plans to expand its Homeowners 

Assistance Program (HAP), with $555 

million in Recovery Act funds dedicated 

to helping military families and DoD 

civilians who recently sold their homes 

at a loss. The expanded program will 

assist families forced to relocate due to 

base closures or normal assignment 

rotations. But, the most important 

aspect is that priority access to the 

funds will go to survivors of those killed 

during deployment, and those who were 

wounded, ill or injured during 

deployment. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households 

Annual Burden Hours: 17,000 hours 

Number of Respondents: 17,000 

Responses Per Respondent: 1 

Average Burden per Response: 1 hour 

Frequency: On Occasion 

The Secretary of Defense is authorized 

to provide financial help to eligible 

homeowners serving or employed at or 

near military installations which were 

ordered closed or partially closed, 

realigned or were ordered to reduce the 

scope of operations. The Department of 

the Army acts as executive agent for 

DoD in administering the program for 

all military departments. Before benefits 

can be paid, certain conditions must be 

met. Eligible homeowners use the DD 

Form 1607, ‘‘Application for 

Homeowners 

Assistance’’ to apply. The application 

is reviewed by a department personnel 

office, military or civilian, for 

verification of service or employment 

and mailed to the appropriate office of 

the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers which 

administers the program. The U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers will notify the 

applicant. 

It is the objective of the Department 

of Defense to assure that all applications 

for assistance under this program are 

given full consideration and that 

benefits under the program are extended 

to all homeowners who are entitled to 

assistance in accordance with 

applicable policies and procedures. This 

request has been submitted to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

emergency approval. Any comments 

received on this notice will be 

addressed in a subsequent information 

collection package to be submitted to 

OMB under regular processing 

timeframes. 

Dated: September 19, 2013, 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2013–23196 Filed 9–23–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Meeting of the National Commission 

on the Structure of the Air Force 

AGENCY: Director of Administration and 

Management, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee 

Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing this notice to announce that 

the following Federal Advisory 

Committee closed meeting of the 

National Commission on the Structure 

of the Air Force (‘‘the Commission’’) 

will take place. 

DATES: Dates of Closed Meeting, 

including Hearing and Commission 

Discussion: Thursday, September 26, 

2013, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: 2521 South Clark Street, 

Suite 525, Crystal City, VA 22202 and 

a secure video teleconferencing line. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. 

Marcia Moore, Designated Federal 

Officer, National Commission on the 

Structure of the Air Force, 1950 Defense 

Pentagon, Room 3A874, Washington, 

DC 20301–1950. Email: 

marcia.l.moore12.civ@mail.mil. Desk 

(703) 545–9113. Facsimile (703) 692– 

5625. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of 

Meeting: The members of the 

Commission will hear testimony from 

General Charles H. Jacoby, Jr, the 

Commander of the U.S. Northern 

Command, in the form of a question and 

answer session and then will discuss 

the information presented at the 

hearing. 

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