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determined that the total taking of 

affected species or stocks would not 

have an unmitigable adverse impact on 

the availability of such species or stocks 

for taking for subsistence purposes. 

Endangered Species Act 

Of the species of marine mammals 

that may occur in the proposed survey 

area, six are listed as endangered under 

the ESA, including the blue, fin, 

humpback, sei, southern right, and 

sperm whales. Under section 7 of the 

ESA, the Navy has initiated formal 

consultation with NMFS, Office of 

Protected Resources, Endangered 

Species Act Interagency Cooperation 

Division, on this proposed survey. 

NMFS’ Office of Protected Resources, 

Permits and Conservation Division, has 

also initiated formal consultation under 

section 7 of the ESA with NMFS’ Office 

of Protected Resources, Endangered 

Species Act Interagency Cooperation 

Division, to obtain a Biological Opinion 

evaluating the effects of issuing the IHA 

on threatened and endangered marine 

mammals and, if appropriate, 

authorizing incidental take. NMFS will 

conclude formal section 7 consultation 

prior to making a determination on 

whether or not to issue the IHA. If the 

IHA is issued, the Navy, in addition to 

the mitigation and monitoring 

requirements included in the IHA, 

would be required to comply with the 

Terms and Conditions of the Incidental 

Take Statement corresponding to NMFS’ 

Biological Opinion issued to both the 

Navy and NMFS’ Office of Protected 

Resources, Permits and Conservation 

Division. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) 

The Navy has prepared a draft 

Overseas Environmental Assessment 

(OEA) to address the potential 

environmental impacts that could occur 

as a result of the proposed activity. To 

meet NMFS’ National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.) requirements for the issuance of an 

IHA to the Navy, NMFS will either 

adopt the OEA (if sufficient) or prepare 

an independent NEPA analysis. This 

analysis will be completed prior to 

issuance of a final IHA. 

Proposed Authorization 

As a result of these preliminary 

determinations, NMFS proposes to issue 

an IHA to the Navy for conducting a 

physical oceanographic survey off the 

southern coast of Africa, provided the 

previously mentioned mitigation, 

monitoring, and reporting requirements 

are incorporated. 

Dated: November 15, 2011. 

James H. Lecky, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–30010 Filed 11–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID DOD–2011–OS–0129] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Personnel and Readiness/ 

National Security Education Program, 

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 

Personnel and Readiness/National 

Security Education Program announces 

the proposed extension of a 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 January 20, 2012. 

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, 2nd floor, 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 Personnel and 

Readiness/National Security Education 

Program, Attn: Dr. Michael Nugent, PO 

Box 12221, Arlington, VA 22209–2221, 

or call at (703) 696–5673. 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: National Language Service 

Corps; DD Forms 2932, 2933, and 2934; 

OMB Number 0704–0449. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirement is necessary to 

identify individuals with language and 

special skills who potentially qualify for 

employment or service opportunities in 

the public section during periods of 

national need or emergency. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 750. 

Number of Respondents: 2,500. 

Responses per Respondent: 1.807. 

Average Burden per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

The DD Form 2932, National 

Language Service Corps (NLSC) Pilot 

Application, is the initial document 

used to collect information from 

members of the public. The NLSC Pilot 

Application form contains a brief set of 

screening questions and provides 

background data on where the applicant 

learned the foreign language and 

whether the applicant has used the 

language professionally. Applicants fill 

this out for basic information (age, 

citizenship, Foreign Language), and if 

they meet eligibility criteria, they 

proceed to the supplemental 

documents. Members are required to 

renew their DD Form 2932 information 

every four years. Those who enrolled in 

2008 will need to start their renewals in 

2012. Renewing applicants are in 

addition to those initially applying. 

The supplemental documents are 

used to determine eligibility for 

membership in the NLSC. The DD Form 

2934, National Language Service Corps 

(NLSC) Global Language SelfAssessment, provides an overall 

assessment of the applicant’s foreign 

language ability. The DD Form 2933, 

National Language Service Corps 

(NLSC) Pilot Detailed Skills SelfAssessment, is a detailed description of 

the applicant’s skills with respect to 

specific foreign language tasks. These 

two supplemental documents are used 

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language skills for entry into the NLSC 

and quality assurance of certification. 

The information collected in the 

application and the supplemental 

documents is used solely by the NLSC. 

Dated: November 16, 2011. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2011–29995 Filed 11–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management Advisory 

Board Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Advisory Board (EMAB). 

The Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires 

that public notice of this meeting be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Monday, December 5, 2011, 

9 a.m.–4:45 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristen G. Ellis, Designated Federal 

Officer, EMAB (EM–42), U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. Phone (202) 

586–5810; fax (202) 586–0293 or email: 

kristen.ellis@em.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of 

the Board: The purpose of EMAB is to 

provide the Assistant Secretary for 

Environmental Management (EM) with 

advice and recommendations on 

corporate issues confronting the EM 

program. EMAB contributes to the 

effective operation of the program by 

providing individual citizens and 

representatives of interested groups an 

opportunity to present their views on 

issues facing EM and by helping to 

secure consensus recommendations on 

those issues. 

Tentative Agenda Topics: 

• EM Update 

• EMAB Acquisition and Project 

Management Subcommittee Report 

• Tank Waste Strategy Update 

• Management Excellence 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Individuals who 

would like to attend must RSVP to 

Kristen G. Ellis no later than 5 p.m. on 

Friday, November 25, 2011, at 

kristen.ellis@em.doe.gov. An early 

confirmation of attendance will help 

facilitate access to the building more 

quickly. Please provide your name, 

organization, citizenship and contact 

information. Space is limited. Entry to 

the DOE Forrestal building will be 

restricted to those who have confirmed 

their attendance in advance. Anyone 

attending the meeting will be required 

to present government issued photo 

identification, such as a passport, 

driver’s license, or government 

identification. EMAB welcomes the 

attendance of the public at its advisory 

committee meetings and will make 

every effort to accommodate persons 

with physical disabilities or special 

needs. If you require special 

accommodations due to a disability, 

please contact Kristen G. Ellis at least 

seven days in advance of the meeting at 

the phone number or email address 

listed above. Written statements may be 

filed with the Board either before or 

after the meeting. Individuals who wish 

to make oral statements pertaining to 

the agenda should contact Kristen G. 

Ellis at the address or telephone number 

listed above. Requests must be received 

five days prior to the meeting and 

reasonable provision will be made to 

include the presentation in the agenda. 

The Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Time allotted for 

individuals wishing to make public 

comments will depend on the number 

of individuals who wish to speak, but 

will not exceed five minutes. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Kristen G. Ellis at the 

address or phone number listed above. 

Minutes will also be available at the 

following Web site http:// 

www.em.doe.gov/stakepages/ 

emabmeetings.aspx. 

Issued at Washington, DC on November 14, 

2011. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–29716 Filed 11–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. P–14249–000] 

KC Hydro LLC of New Hampshire; 

Notice of Preliminary Permit 

Application Accepted for Filing and 

Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Competing Applications 

On August 8, 2011, KC Hydro LLC of 

New Hampshire, filed an application for 

a preliminary permit, pursuant to 

section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act 

(FPA), proposing to study the feasibility 

of the Lebanon Mascoma River 

Hydropower Project (project) to be 

located on the Mascoma River, near the 

Town of Lebanon, Grafton County, New 

Hampshire. The sole purpose of a 

preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant 

the permit holder priority to file a 

license application during the permit 

term. A preliminary permit does not 

authorize the permit holder to perform 

any land-disturbing activities or 

otherwise enter upon lands or waters 

owned by others without the owners’ 

express permission. 

The proposed project would consist of 

two developments with an installed 

capacity of 1.2 megawatts (MW) and an 

average annual generation of 5,000 

megawatt-hours which would be sold to 

Public Service of New Hampshire. The 

two developments include: 

Mascoma Lake Dam Development 

The proposed Mascoma Lake Dam 

Development consists of: (1) The 

existing 575-foot-long, 18-foot-high, 

concrete gravity Mascoma Lake Dam 

equipped with a 125-foot-long spillway, 

four 6-foot-wide outlet gates, and seven 

35-foot-wide stoplog bays; (2) an 

existing 1,155-acre impoundment with a 

normal maximum pool elevation of 750 

feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum; 

(3) a new 80-foot-long, 20 to 30-footwide power canal located below the 

existing outlet works; (4) a minimum 

flow turbine generator and a new 2,000- 

square-foot powerhouse containing one 

or two submersible or tubular-type 

turbine generators with a total installed 

capacity of 0.36 MW; (5) a new 150-footlong tailrace; (6) a new 700-foot-long, 

4.16-kilovolt (kV) transmission line; and 

(7) appurtenant facilities. 

Riverside Dam Development 

The proposed Riverside Dam 

Development consists of: (1) 

Reconstructing a 125-foot-long, 7-foothigh dam with 2-foot-high flashboards 

and impounding; (2) a new 0.25-acre 

impoundment with a normal maximum 

pool elevation of 541.5 feet mean sea 

level; (3) a new 470-foot-long, 7.5-footdiameter steel penstock; (4) a new 

1,800-square-foot powerhouse 

containing a single inclined shaft 

Kaplan turbine-generating unit with a 

total installed capacity of 0.84 MW; (5) 

a new 135-foot-long transmission line; 

and (6) appurtenant facilities. 

Applicant Contact: Ms. Kelly 

Sackheim, Principal, KC Hydro LLC of 

New Hampshire, 5096 Cocoa Palm Way, 

Fair Oaks, California 95628; phone: 

(301) 401–5978. 


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