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environmental conditions described for 

San Diego Bay, enabling the 

implementation of shutdowns to avoid 

injury, serious injury, or mortality. 

Effects on individuals that are taken 

by Level B harassment, on the basis of 

reports in the literature as well as 

monitoring from other similar activities, 

will likely be limited to reactions such 

as increased swimming speeds, 

increased surfacing time, or decreased 

foraging (if such activity were 

occurring). Most likely, individuals will 

simply move away from the sound 

source and be temporarily displaced 

from the areas of pile driving, although 

even this reaction has been observed 

primarily only in association with 

impact pile driving. The pile driving 

activities analyzed here are similar to 

numerous other construction activities 

conducted in San Francisco Bay and in 

the Puget Sound region, which have 

taken place with no reported injuries or 

mortality to marine mammals, and no 

known long-term adverse consequences 

from behavioral harassment. Repeated 

exposures of individuals to levels of 

sound that may cause Level B 

harassment are unlikely to result in 

hearing impairment or to significantly 

disrupt foraging behavior. Thus, even 

repeated Level B harassment of some 

small subset of the overall stock is 

unlikely to result in any significant 

realized decrease in viability for 

California coastal bottlenose dolphins, 

and thus would not result in any 

adverse impact to the stock as a whole. 

For pinnipeds, no rookeries are present 

in the project area, there are no haulouts other than those provided 

opportunistically by man-made objects 

(the primary such haul-out, the bait 

barges, will be relocated away from the 

project area), and the project area is not 

known to provide foraging habitat of 

any special importance. 

In summary, this negligible impact 

analysis is founded on the following 

factors: (1) The possibility of injury, 

serious injury, or mortality may 

reasonably be considered discountable; 

(2) the anticipated incidences of Level B 

harassment consist of, at worst, 

temporary modifications in behavior; (3) 

the absence of any major rookeries and 

only a few isolated and opportunistic 

haul-out areas near or adjacent to the 

project site; (4) the absence of any other 

known areas or features of special 

significance for foraging or reproduction 

within the project area; (5) the 

presumed efficacy of the planned 

mitigation measures in reducing the 

effects of the specified activity to the 

level of least practicable impact. In 

addition, none of these stocks are listed 

under the ESA or considered of special 

status (e.g., depleted or strategic) under 

the MMPA. California sea lions and 

harbor seals (in California) are thought 

to have reached or to be approaching 

carrying capacity, while gray whales are 

thought to be increasing. The California 

coastal stock of bottlenose dolphins 

remained stable during the most recent 

period of trend analysis. In 

combination, we believe that these 

factors, as well as the available body of 

evidence from other similar activities, 

demonstrate that the potential effects of 

the specified activity will have only 

short-term effects on individuals. The 

specified activity is not expected to 

impact rates of recruitment or survival 

and will therefore not result in 

population-level impacts. 

Determinations 

The number of marine mammals 

actually incidentally harassed by the 

project will depend on the distribution 

and abundance of marine mammals in 

the vicinity of the survey activity. 

However, we find that the number of 

potential takings authorized (by level B 

harassment only), which we consider to 

be a conservative, maximum estimate, is 

small relative to the relevant regional 

stock or population numbers, and that 

the effect of the activity will be 

mitigated to the level of least practicable 

impact through implementation of the 

mitigation and monitoring measures 

described previously. Based on the 

analysis contained herein of the likely 

effects of the specified activity on 

marine mammals and their habitat, we 

find that the total taking from the 

activity will have a negligible impact on 

the affected species or stocks. 

Impact on Availability of Affected 

Species or Stock for Taking for 

Subsistence Uses 

There are no relevant subsistence uses 

of marine mammals implicated by this 

action. 

Endangered Species Act (ESA) 

The Navy initiated informal 

consultation under section 7 of the ESA 

with NMFS’ Southwest Regional Office 

on March 5, 2013. NMFS concluded on 

May 16, 2013, that the proposed action 

may affect, but is not likely to adversely 

affect, western North Pacific gray 

whales. The Navy has not requested 

authorization of the incidental take of 

WNP gray whales and no such 

authorization is issued. There are no 

other ESA-listed marine mammals 

found in the action area. Therefore, no 

consultation under the ESA is required. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), as implemented by 

the regulations published by the 

Council on Environmental Quality (40 

CFR parts 1500–1508), the Navy 

prepared an Environmental Assessment 

(EA) to consider the direct, indirect and 

cumulative effects to the human 

environment resulting from the pier 

replacement project. NMFS made the 

Navy’s EA available to the public for 

review and comment, in relation to its 

suitability for adoption by NMFS in 

order to assess the impacts to the human 

environment of issuance of an IHA to 

the Navy. Also in compliance with 

NEPA and the CEQ regulations, as well 

as NOAA Administrative Order 216–6, 

NMFS has reviewed the Navy’s EA, 

determined it to be sufficient, and 

adopted that EA and signed a Finding 

of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on 

July 8, 2013. The Navy’s EA and NMFS’ 

FONSI for this action may be found at 

http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/ 

incidental.htm. 

Authorization 

As a result of these determinations, 

we have issued an IHA to the Navy to 

conduct the specified activities in San 

Diego Bay for one year, from September 

1, 2013, through August 31, 2014, 

provided the previously described 

mitigation, monitoring, and reporting 

requirements are incorporated. 

Dated: July 19, 2012. 

Helen M. Golde, 

Deputy Director, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2011–OS–0015] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

The Department of Defense has 

submitted to OMB for clearance, the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by August 23, 2013. 

Title, Associated Form and OMB 

Number: Application for Former Spouse 


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Payments From Retired Pay; DD Form 

2293; OMB Control Number 0730–0008. 

Type of Request: Reinstatement. 

Number of Respondents: 29,127. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 29,127. 

Average Burden per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 7282 hours. 

Needs and Uses: Under 10 U.S.C. 

1408, state courts may divide military 

retired pay as property or order alimony 

and child support payment from that 

retired pay. The former spouse may 

apply to the Defense Finance and 

Accounting Service (DFAS) for direct 

payment of these monies by using DD 

Form 2293. This information collection 

is needed to provide DFAS the basic 

data needed to process the request. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

Obtain or Retain Benefits. 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet 

Seehra. 

Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

Ms. Seehra at the Office of Management 

and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 

10236, New Executive Office Building, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

You may also submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by the following method: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

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. 

DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia 

Toppings. 

Written requests for copies of the 

information collection proposal should 

be sent to Ms. Toppings at WHS/ESD 

Information Management Division, 4800 

Mark Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 

02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350–3100. 

Dated: July 18, 2013. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2013–17678 Filed 7–23–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID DoD–2013–OS–0157] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Transition to Veterans Program 

Office, Office of the Secretary of Defense 

for Personnel & Readiness, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

In compliance with Section 

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

Reduction Act of 1995, the Transition to 

Veterans Program Office 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 September 23, 

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 Center for Naval 

Analyses, ATTN: Mr. Jeffery Peterson, 

4825 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 

22311 or call Mr. Jeffery Peterson (703– 

824–2774) or Dr. Lauren Malone (703– 

824–2741). 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Veterans’ Community 

Reintegration Focus Groups; OMB 

Control Number: 0704–TBD. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirement is necessary to 

help the Transition to Veterans Program 

Office identify the particular challenges 

and issues veterans face in reintegrating 

with their communities. These focus 

groups are necessary since there is no 

single, existing dataset that captures 

veterans’ community reintegration, 

beyond measuring employment or 

education. Our findings will help 

inform the development and 

implementation of their new transition 

program, Transition GPS (Goals, Plans, 

Success). 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

Households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 225. 

Number of Respondents: 150. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 90 

minutes. 

Frequency: One time. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

In order to populate our focus groups, 

we will work with veteran 

organizations, such as the Veterans of 

Foreign Wars, American Legion, and 

Student Veterans of America in the 

metro-DC area, to find participants for 

our groups. We will ask the 

organizations to help us gather groups of 

veterans who are less than two years 

removed from active duty and who 

volunteer to participate. 

Upon arrival, we will ask the focus 

group participants to fill out a voluntary 

intake information sheet that asks for 

age, gender, race, education level, 

marital status, number of children, 

service affiliation, officer vs. enlisted, 

rank, and length of time since last active 

duty. At no point will participants be 

asked to provide their names or any 

other individual-level information other 

than what is listed here. The 

demographic information will only be 

used to show how our focus group 

samples compare to the overall 

demographics of recently transitioned 

veterans, and will not be linked to any 

participants’ replies. This is essential for 

determining the comparability of our 

findings. If, for example, our focus 

groups were to consist largely of 

females, we would find it important to 

caveat the implications of our findings 

to the overall military, which is largely 

male. In addition, the new TAP 

program, Transition GPS, has a goal of 


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