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Alternative 5: Grant the AEWC an 

annual strike limit of 100 bowhead 

whales, not to exceed a total of 504 

landed whales over any 6-year period, 

with unused strikes from previous years 

carried forward and added to the annual 

strike quota of subsequent years (subject 

to limits), provided that no more than 

50 percent of the annual strike limit is 

added for any one year. This alternative 

would increase the harvest levels by 50 

percent and employ the Commission’s 

agreed-upon 50 percent carryover 

principle. Under this alternative, NMFS 

would authorize a higher level of 

harvest, given: (1) The timeframe for 

NMFS’s proposed action, i.e., from 2019 

onward, where it is likely that the 

AEWC’s subsistence need for bowhead 

whales will increase over this 

timeframe; and (2) the increasing size of 

the Western Arctic bowhead whale 

population. As with the other 

alternatives, NMFS’s issuance of any 

future catch limits will be subject to 

IWC requirements, which, in turn, will 

be based on IWC Scientific Committee 

advice on the sustainability of those 

catch limits. 

NMFS decided to prepare an EIS 

rather than an EA in order to assess the 

impacts of issuing annual quotas for the 

subsistence hunt by Alaska Natives from 

2019 onward. This decision was not 

based on any new determination that 

significant effects occur as a result of the 

bowhead subsistence hunt, but rather to 

take advantage of the greater 

transparency and public involvement in 

decision-making afforded through an 

EIS process. 

Major issues addressed in this draft 

EIS include: The impact of subsistence 

removal of bowhead whales from the 

Western Arctic stock of bowhead 

whales; the impacts of these harvest 

levels on the traditional and cultural 

values of Alaska Natives, and the 

cumulative effects of the action when 

considered along with environmental 

conditions and past, present, and future 

actions potentially affecting bowhead 

whales. 

Public Comment 

The publication date of the 

Environmental Protection Agency’s 

Notice of Availability of the draft EIS, 

June 1, 2018, 83 FR 25451, constitutes 

the start of the comment period under 

NEPA for the draft EIS. The public 

comment period will end on July 31, 

2018, per 83 FR 26665. NOAA 

encourages all parties with an interest in 

or who are affected by the Alternatives 

described in the draft EIS to provide 

suggestions and comments. Comments 

are specifically requested regarding the 

range of alternatives assessed, scope of 

analysis, and assessment of direct, 

indirect, and cumulative impacts. 

The official public comment period is 

60 days, from June 1, 2018 until July 31, 

2018. The draft EIS is posted on the 

NOAA Fisheries’ Alaska Regional 

Office’s web page at https://

alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/pr/whalesbowhead. 

Authority 

The preparation of this draft EIS was 

conducted under the authority and in 

accordance with the requirements of 

NEPA, Council on Environmental 

Quality Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500– 

1508), other applicable Federal laws and 

regulations, and policies and procedures 

of NMFS for compliance with those 

regulations. 

Dated: June 8, 2018. 

John Henderschedt, 

Director, Office of International Affairs and 

Seafood Inspection, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2018–ICCD–0034] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Federal Student Loan Program: 

Internship/Residency and Loan Debt 

Burden Forbearance Forms 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing an extension of an existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before July 16, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the 

documents related to the information 

collection listed in this notice, please 

use http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching the Docket ID number ED– 

2018–ICCD–0034. Comments submitted 

in response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

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Docket ID number 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 

216–34, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Ian Foss, 202– 

377–3681. 

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: Federal Student 

Loan Program: Internship/Residency 

and Loan Debt Burden Forbearance 

Forms. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0018. 

Type of Review: An extension of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 27,042. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 6,393. 

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William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan 

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Education and other loan holders uses 

the information collected on these forms 

to determine whether a borrower meets 

the eligibility requirements for the 

specific type of forbearance. 

Dated: June 11, 2018. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy 

Officer, Office of Management. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; Indian 

Education Discretionary Grants 

Programs—Professional Development 

Grants Program 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

is issuing a notice inviting applications 

for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2018 

for Indian Education Discretionary 

Grants Programs—Professional 

Development Program, Catalog of 

Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) 

Number 84.299B. 

DATES: Applications Available: June 14, 

2018. 

Deadline for Notice of Intent to 

Apply: June 29, 2018. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: July 30, 2018. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: September 27, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: For the addresses for 

obtaining and submitting an 

application, please refer to our Common 

Instructions for Applicants to 

Department of Education Discretionary 

Grant Programs, published in the 

Federal Register on February 12, 2018 

(83 FR 6003) and available at 

www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-02-12/ 

pdf/2018-02558.pdf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Angela Hernandez-Marshall, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW, Room 3W113, Washington, 

DC 20202–6335. Telephone: (202) 205– 

1909 or by email: angela.hernandezmarshall@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call, toll free: 1–877– 

576–7734. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purposes of 

the Indian Education Professional 

Development Grants program that are 

relevant to this competition are to 

increase the number of qualified Indian 

individuals in professions that serve 

Indians; and to provide training to 

qualified Indian individuals to become 

teachers and administrators. 

Priorities: This competition contains 

two absolute priorities, and four 

competitive preference priorities. We 

are establishing Absolute Priorities 1 

and 2 and Competitive Preference 

Priority 1 for the FY 2018 grant 

competition and any subsequent year in 

which we make awards from the list of 

unfunded applications from this 

competition, in accordance with section 

437(d)(1) of the General Education 

Provisions Act (GEPA), 20 U.S.C. 

1232(d)(1). In accordance with 34 CFR 

75.105(b)(2)(ii), Competitive Preference 

Priorities 2 and 3 are from the 

regulations for this program (34 CFR 

263.5). Competitive Preference Priority 

4 is from the Department’s notice of 

Final Supplemental Priorities and 

Definitions for Discretionary Grant 

Programs (Supplemental Priorities), 

published in the Federal Register on 

March 2, 2018 (83 FR 9096). 

Absolute Priorities: These priorities 

are absolute priorities. Under 34 CFR 

75.105(c)(3) we consider only 

applications that meet one or both of 

these priorities. 

These priorities are: 

Absolute Priority 1: Pre-Service 

training for teachers. 

Projects that— 

(i) Provide support and training to 

Indian individuals to complete a preservice education program before the 

end of the award period that enables the 

individuals to meet the requirements for 

full State certification or licensure as a 

teacher through— 

(A) Training that leads to a degree in 

education; 

(B) For States allowing a degree in a 

specific subject area, training that leads 

to a degree in the subject area; or 

(C) Training in a current or new 

specialized teaching assignment that 

requires a degree and in which a 

documented teacher shortage exists; 

(ii) Provide two years of induction 

services, during the award period, to 

participants after graduation, 

certification, or licensure, while they are 

completing their first two years of work 

as teachers in local education agencies 

(LEAs) (including Bureau of Indian 

Education (BIE)-funded schools) that 

serve a high proportion of Indian 

students; and 

(iii) Include goals for the— 

(A) Number of participants to be 

recruited each year; 

(B) Number of participants to 

continue in the project each year; 

(C) Number of participants to graduate 

each year; and 

(D) Number of participants to find 

qualifying jobs within 12 months of 

completion. 

Absolute Priority 2: Pre-service 

administrator training. 

Projects that— 

(i) Provide support and training to 

Indian individuals to complete a 

graduate degree in education 

administration that is provided before 

the end of the award period and that 

allows participants to meet the 

requirements for State certification or 

licensure as an education administrator; 

(ii) Provide two years of induction 

services, during the award period, to 

participants after graduation, 

certification, or licensure, while they are 

completing their first two years of work 

as administrators in LEAs (including 

BIE-funded schools) that serve a high 

proportion of Indian students; and 

(iii) Include goals for the— 

(A) Number of participants to be 

recruited each year; 

(B) Number of participants to 

continue in the project each year; 

(C) Number of participants to graduate 

each year; and 

(D) Number of participants to find 

qualifying jobs within twelve months of 

completion. 

Competitive Preference Priorities: For 

FY 2018 and any subsequent year in 

which we make awards from the list of 

unfunded applications from this 

competition, these priorities are 

competitive preference priorities. Under 

34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(ii) we award an 

additional three points to an application 

that meets Competitive Preference 

Priority 1, an additional five points to 

an application that meets Competitive 

Preference Priority 2, an additional 

three points to an application that meets 

Competitive Preference Priority 3, and 

up to an additional five points to an 

application, depending on how well the 

application meets Competitive 

Preference Priority 4. Applicants who 

receive points under Competitive 

Preference Priority 2 are not eligible for 

points under Competitive Preference 

Priority 3; thus the maximum number of 

points is 13. 

These priorities are: 

Competitive Preference Priority 1 

(Zero or three additional points). 

An application that includes a letter 

of support signed by the authorized 


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