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in the Incidental Harassment 

Authorization. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) 

To meet our NEPA requirements for 

the issuance of an IHA to the 

Observatory, we intend to prepare 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 

would incorporate as appropriate the 

Foundation’s 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,’’ by reference pursuant to 40 CFR 

1502.21 and NOAA Administrative 

Order (NAO) 216–6 § 5.09(d). Prior to 

making a final decision on the IHA 

application, we would decide whether 

or not to issue a Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI). 

The Foundation’s environmental 

analysis is available for review at the 

addresses set forth earlier in this notice. 

This notice and the documents it 

references provide all relevant 

environmental information related to 

our proposal to issue the IHA. We invite 

the public’s comment and will consider 

any comments related to environmental 

effects related to the proposed issuance 

of the IHA submitted in response to this 

as we conduct and finalize our NEPA 

analysis. 

Proposed Authorization 

As a result of these preliminary 

determinations, we propose to authorize 

the take of marine mammals incidental 

to the Observatory’s proposed marine 

seismic surveys on the Mid-Atlantic 

Ridge in the north Atlantic Ocean from 

April 2013, through June 2013, provided 

the previously mentioned mitigation, 

monitoring, and reporting requirements 

are incorporated. The duration of the 

incidental harassment authorization 

would not exceed one year from the 

date of its issuance. 

Information Solicited 

We request interested persons to 

submit comments and information 

concerning this proposed project and 

our preliminary determination of 

issuing a take authorization (see 

ADDRESSES). Concurrent with the 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register, we will forward copies of this 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors. 

Dated: February 6, 2013. 

Matthew J. Brookhart, 

Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Commission Meeting and 

Public Hearing 

Notice is hereby given that the 

Delaware River Basin Commission will 

hold a public hearing on Tuesday, 

March 5, 2013. A business meeting will 

be held the following day on 

Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Both the 

hearing and business meeting are open 

to the public and will be held at the 

Commission’s office building located at 

25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, 

New Jersey. 

Public Hearing. The public hearing on 

March 5, 2013 will run from 1:00 p.m. 

until approximately 4:00 p.m. The list of 

projects scheduled for hearing, with 

descriptions, is currently available in a 

long form of this notice posted on the 

Commission’s Web site, www.drbc.net. 

Draft dockets and resolutions for 

hearing items will be posted on the Web 

site approximately ten days prior to the 

hearing date. Because hearings on 

particular projects may be postponed to 

allow additional time for the 

commission’s review, interested parties 

are advised to check the Web site 

periodically prior to the hearing date. 

Postponements, if any, will be duly 

noted there. 

Public Meeting. The business meeting 

on March 6, 2013 will begin at 12:15 

p.m. and will include the following 

items: adoption of the Minutes of the 

Commission’s December 5, 2012 

business meeting, announcements of 

upcoming meetings and events, a report 

on hydrologic conditions, reports by the 

Executive Director and the 

Commission’s General Counsel, 

consideration of items for which a 

hearing has been completed, and a 

public dialogue session. The 

Commissioners also may consider 

action on matters not subject to a public 

hearing. 

There will be no opportunity for 

additional public comments at the 

March 6 business meeting on items for 

which a hearing was completed on 

March 5 or a previous date. Commission 

consideration on March 6 of items for 

which the public hearing is closed may 

result in either approval of the docket or 

resolution as proposed, approval with 

changes, denial, or deferral. When the 

commissioners defer an action, they 

may announce an additional period for 

written comment on the item, with or 

without an additional hearing date, or 

they may take additional time to 

consider the input they have already 

received without requesting further 

public input. Any deferred items will be 

considered for action at a public 

meeting of the commission on a future 

date. 

Advance sign-up for oral comment. 

Individuals who wish to comment for 

the record at the public hearing on 

March 5th or to address the 

Commissioners informally during the 

public dialogue portion of the meeting 

on March 6 are asked to sign up in 

advance by contacting Ms. Paula 

Schmitt of the Commission staff, at 

paula.schmitt@drbc.state.nj.us or by 

phoning Ms. Schmitt at 609–883–9500 

ext. 224. 

Addresses for written comment. 

Written comment on items scheduled 

for hearing may be delivered by hand at 

the public hearing or submitted in 

advance of the hearing date to: 

Commission Secretary, P.O. Box 7360, 

25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, NJ 

08628; by fax to Commission Secretary, 

DRBC at 609–883–9522 or by email to 

paula.schmitt@drbc.state.nj.us. Written 

comment on dockets should also be 

furnished directly to the Project Review 

Section at the above address or fax 

number or by email to 

william.muszynski@drbc.state.nj.us. 

Accommodations for Special Needs. 

Individuals in need of an 

accommodation as provided for in the 

Americans with Disabilities Act who 

wish to attend the informational 

meeting, conference session or hearings 

should contact the Commission 

Secretary directly at 609–883–9500 ext. 

203 or through the Telecommunications 

Relay Services (TRS) at 711, to discuss 

how we can accommodate your needs. 

Updates. Items scheduled for hearing 

are occasionally postponed to allow 

more time for the Commission to 

consider them. Other meeting items also 

are subject to change. Please check the 

Commission’s Web site, www.drbc.net, 

closer to the meeting date for changes 

that may be made after the deadline for 

filing this notice. 

Additional Information, Contacts. The 

list of projects scheduled for hearing, 

with descriptions, is currently available 

in a long form of this notice posted on 

the Commission’s Web site, 

www.drbc.net. Draft dockets and 

resolutions for hearing items will be 

posted as hyperlinks from the notice at 

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the same location approximately ten 

days prior to the hearing date. 

Additional public records relating to 

hearing items may be examined at the 

Commission’s offices by appointment by 

contacting Carol Adamovic, 609–883– 

9500, ext. 249. For other questions 

concerning hearing items, please contact 

Project Review Section Assistant 

Victoria Lawson at 609–883–9500, ext. 

216. 

Dated: February 7, 2013. 

Pamela M. Bush, 

Commission Secretary and Assistant General 

Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2013–03281 Filed 2–12–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6360–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

National Advisory Committee on 

Institutional Quality and Integrity 

(NACIQI) 

AGENCY: National Advisory Committee 

on Institutional Quality and Integrity, 

Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. 

Department of Education. 

ACTION: Announcement of an open 

meeting of the National Advisory 

Committee on Institutional Quality and 

Integrity (NACIQI) and information 

pertaining to members of the public 

submitting third–party written and oral 

comments. 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of 

Education, Office of Postsecondary 

Education, 1990 K Street NW., Room 

8072, Washington, DC 20006. 

NACIQI’S Statutory Authority and 

Function: The NACIQI is established 

under Section 114 of the HEA of 1965, 

as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1011c. The 

NACIQI advises the Secretary of 

Education about: 

• The establishment and enforcement 

of the criteria for recognition of 

accrediting agencies or associations 

under Subpart 2, Part H, Title IV, of the 

HEA, as amended. 

• The recognition of specific 

accrediting agencies or associations or a 

specific State approval agency. 

• The preparation and publication of 

the list of nationally recognized 

accrediting agencies and associations. 

• The eligibility and certification 

process for institutions of higher 

education under Title IV, of the HEA, 

together with recommendations for 

improvement in such process. 

• The relationship between (1) 

accreditation of institutions of higher 

education and the certification and 

eligibility of such institutions, and (2) 

State licensing responsibilities with 

respect to such institutions. 

• Any other advisory function 

relating to accreditation and 

institutional eligibility that the 

Secretary may prescribe. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

agenda for the June 6–7, 2013 meeting 

of the National Advisory Committee on 

Institutional Quality and Integrity 

(NACIQI); and provides information to 

members of the public on submitting 

written comments and on requesting to 

make oral comments at the meeting. The 

notice of this meeting is required under 

Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) and Section 

114(d)(1)(B) of the Higher Education Act 

(HEA) of 1965, as amended. 

Meeting Date and Place: The NACIQI 

meeting will be held on June 6–7, 2013, 

from approximately 8:00 a.m. to 

approximately 5:30 p.m., at a location to 

be determined in the Washington DC 

area. The exact location will be 

published in the Federal Register and 

on the Department’s Web site at 

http://www2.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/ 

list/naciqi.html#meetings by May 6, 

2013. 

Meeting Agenda: Below is a list of 

agencies, including their current and 

requested scopes of recognition, 

scheduled for review during the June 6– 

7, 2013 meeting: 

Petitions for Continued Recognition 

Accrediting Agencies 

1. Accrediting Council for Continuing 

Education and Training (ACCET) 

(Current Scope: The accreditation of 

institutions of higher education 

throughout the United States that offer 

non-collegiate continuing education 

programs and those that offer 

occupational associate degree programs 

and those that offer such programs via 

distance education.) 

2. Accreditation Council on 

Optometric Education (ACOE) (Current 

Scope: The accreditation in the United 

States of professional optometric degree 

programs, optometric technician 

(associate degree) programs, and 

optometric residency programs, and for 

the preaccreditation categories of 

Preliminary Approval for professional 

optometric degree programs and 

Candidacy Pending for optometric 

residency programs in Department of 

Veterans Affairs facilities.) 

3. Association of Advanced 

Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools 

(AARTS) (Current Scope: The 

accreditation and pre-accreditation 

(‘‘Correspondent’’ and ‘‘Candidate’’) 

within the United States of advanced 

rabbinical and Talmudic schools.) 

(Requested Scope: The accreditation 

and pre-accreditation (‘‘Correspondent’’ 

and ‘‘Candidate’’) within the United 

States of advanced rabbinical and 

Talmudic schools which grant 

postsecondary degrees such as 

Baccalaureate, Masters, Doctorate, First 

Rabbinic and First Talmudic degrees.) 

4. Commission on Accreditation of 

Healthcare Management Education 

(CAHME) (Current Scope: The 

accreditation throughout the United 

States of graduate programs in 

healthcare management.) 

5. National Association of Schools of 

Dance, Commission on Accreditation 

(NASD) (Current Scope: The 

accreditation throughout the United 

States of freestanding institutions, and 

units offering dance and dance-related 

programs (both degree- and non-degreegranting), including those offered via 

distance education.) (Requested Scope: 

The accreditation throughout the United 

States of freestanding institutions, and 

units offering dance and dance-related 

programs (both degree- and non-degreegranting), including those offered via 

distance and correspondence 

education.) 

6. National Association of Schools of 

Art and Design, Commission on 

Accreditation (NASAD)(Current Scope: 

The accreditation throughout the United 

States of freestanding institutions, and 

units offering art/design and art/designrelated programs (both degree- and nondegree-granting), including those offered 

via distance education.) (Requested 

Scope: The accreditation throughout the 

United States of freestanding 

institutions, and units offering art/ 

design and art/design-related programs 

(both degree- and non-degree-granting), 

including those offered via distance and 

correspondence education.) 

7. National Association of Schools of 

Music, Commission on Accreditation 

(NASM) (Current Scope: The 

accreditation throughout the United 

States of freestanding institutions, and 

units offering music and music-related 

programs (both degree- and non-degreegranting), including those offered via 

distance education.) (Requested Scope: 

The accreditation throughout the United 

States of freestanding institutions, and 

units offering music and music-related 

programs (both degree- and non-degreegranting), including those offered via 

distance and correspondence 

education.) 

8. National Association of Schools of 

Theatre, Commission on Accreditation 

(NAST) (Current Scope: The 

accreditation throughout the United 

States of freestanding institutions, and 

units offering theatre and theatre-related 

programs (both degree-and non-degreegranting), including those offered via 

distance education.) (Requested Scope: 

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