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objectives of the research are to meet the 

mandates of the MMPA and ESA 

through the study of cetaceans: (1) Stock 

structure, size estimates, habitat, and 

geographic range; (2) movement, ranging 

patterns, and diving behavior; (3) 

vocalization patterns and the ambient 

acoustic environment; (4) reproductive 

status; (5) types and origin of prey; (6) 

levels of anthropogenic chemical 

contaminants, and (7) behaviors to 

certain anthropogenic activities. Up to 

33 species of cetaceans may be taken 

during research including the following 

ESA-listed species: Blue (Balaenoptera 

musculus), fin (B. physalus), Gulf of 

Mexico Bryde’s (B. edeni), North 

Atlantic right (Eubalaena glacialis), sei 

(B. borealis), and sperm (Physeter 

microcephalus) whales. Cetaceans may 

be taken during vessel and aerial 

surveys, including unmanned aircraft 

systems for photo-identification, 

photogrammetry, above and underwater 

photography and videography, 

behavioral observations, passive 

acoustic recordings, biological sampling 

(exhaled air, feces, sloughed skin, and 

skin and blubber biopsies), and tagging 

(suction-cup, dart/barb, and fullyimplantable tags). Annual take numbers 

by species and procedure can be found 

in the take table of the application. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial 

determination has been made that the 

activity proposed is categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Concurrent with the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register, 

NMFS is forwarding copies of the 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors. 

Dated: August 13, 2018. 

Julia Marie Harrison, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Acquisition University Board 

of Visitors; Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for 

Acquisitions and Sustainment, 

Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of federal advisory 

committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense 

(DoD) is publishing this notice to 

announce that the following federal 

advisory committee meeting of the 

Defense Acquisition University Board of 

Visitors will take place. 

DATES: Open to the public Wednesday, 

September 12, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 

4:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Defense Acquisition 

University Packard Conference Center; 

9820 Belvoir Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 

22060. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christen Goulding, (703) 805–5412 

(Voice), (703) 805–5909 (Facsimile), 

christen.goulding@dau.mil (Email). 

Mailing address is Protocol Director, 

DAU, 9820 Belvoir Rd., Fort Belvoir, VA 

22060. Website: https://www.dau.mil/ 

about/p/Board-of-Visitors. The most upto-date changes to the meeting agenda 

can be found on the website. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is being held under the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 

U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the 

Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 

41 CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The board 

will discuss items of on-going interest to 

the Under Secretary of Defense for 

Acquisition and Sustainment with 

regard to the training and development 

of the Defense Acquisition Workforce. 

Agenda: 9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m. 

Executive Session; 10:00 a.m.–11:30 

a.m. DAU Update; 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. 

Lunch; 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Future 

Focus; 2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Board 

Remarks and Recommendations. 

Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 102–3.140 

through 102–3.165, and the availability 

of space, this meeting is open to the 

public. However, because of space 

limitations, allocation of seating will be 

made on a first-come, first served basis. 

Persons desiring to attend the meeting 

should call Ms. Caren Hergenroeder at 

703–805–5134. 

Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 

CFR 102–3.140, and section 10(a)(3) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972, the public or interested 

organizations may submit written 

statements to the Defense Acquisition 

University Board of Visitors about its 

mission and functions. Written 

statements may be submitted at any 

time or in response to the stated agenda 

of a planned meeting of the Defense 

Acquisition University Board of 

Visitors. All written statements shall be 

submitted to the Designated Federal 

Officer for the Defense Acquisition 

University Board of Visitors, and this 

individual will ensure that the written 

statements are provided to the 

membership for their consideration. 

Statements being submitted in response 

to the agenda mentioned in this notice 

must be received by the Designated 

Federal Officer at least five calendar 

days prior to the meeting which is the 

subject of this notice. Written 

statements received after this date may 

not be provided to or considered by the 

Defense Acquisition University Board of 

Visitors until its next meeting. 

Committee’s Designated Federal 

Officer or Point of Contact: Ms. Christen 

Goulding, 703–805–5412, 

christen.goulding@dau.mil. 

Dated: August 13, 2018. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Advisory Committee on 

Investigation, Prosecution, and 

Defense of Sexual Assault in the 

Armed Forces; Notice of Federal 

Advisory Committee Meeting; 

Correction 

AGENCY: General Counsel of the 

Department of Defense (DoD), Defense 

Advisory Committee on Investigation, 

Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual 

Assault in the Armed Forces, 

Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee meeting; correction. 

SUMMARY: On Friday, August 10, 2018, 

the Department of Defense published a 

notice titled ‘‘Defense Advisory 

Committee on Investigation, 

Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual 

Assault in the Armed Forces; Notice of 

Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.’’ 

In that notice, the waiver language in 

the first paragraph of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

contains incorrect references to the 

Defense Business Board and an 

incorrect meeting date. This notice 

corrects those errors. All other 

information in the notice of August 10, 

2018 remains the same. 

DATES: This correction is effective on 

August 16, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patricia Toppings, 571–372–0485. 


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Friday, 

August 10, 2018 (83 FR 39730–39731), 

DoD published a notice titled ‘‘Defense 

Advisory Committee on Investigation, 

Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual 

Assault in the Armed Forces; Notice of 

Federal Advisory Committee Meeting’’ 

that contained incorrect references to 

the Defense Business Board and an 

incorrect meeting date in the first 

paragraph of the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section. The corrected 

waiver language is included in its 

entirety in the next paragraph. 

Due to circumstances beyond the 

control of the Department of Defense 

(DoD) and the Designated Federal 

Officer, the Defense Advisory 

Committee on Investigation, 

Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual 

Assault in the Armed Forces was unable 

to provide public notification required 

by 41 CFR 102–3.150(a) concerning its 

meeting on August 23, 2018. 

Accordingly, the Advisory Committee 

Management Officer for the Department 

of Defense, pursuant to 41 CFR 102– 

3.150(b), waives the 15-calendar day 

notification requirement. 

Dated: August 13, 2018. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Advisory Committee on 

Women in the Services; Notice of 

Federal Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for 

Personnel and Readiness, Department of 

Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of federal advisory 

committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense 

(DoD) is publishing this notice to 

announce that the following federal 

advisory committee meeting of the 

Defense Advisory Committee on Women 

in the Services (DACOWITS) will take 

place. 

DATES: Day 1—Open to the public 

Tuesday, September 11, 2018 from 8:00 

a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Day 2—Open to the 

public Wednesday, September 12, 2018 

from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The address of the open 

meeting is the Association of the United 

States Army Conference Center, 2425 

Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colonel Toya J. Davis, U.S. Army, (703) 

697–2122 (Voice), 703–614–6233 

(Facsimile), toya.j.davis.mil@mail.mil 

(Email). Mailing address is 4800 Mark 

Center Drive, Suite 04J25–01, 

Alexandria, VA 22350. Website: http:// 

dacowits.defense.gov. The most up-todate changes to the meeting agenda can 

be found on the website. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is being held under the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 

U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the 

Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 

41 CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose 

of the meeting is for the DACOWITS to 

receive briefings and updates relating to 

their current work. The meeting will 

open with the Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO) giving a status update on 

the DACOWITS’ requests for 

information. Day one will comprise five 

separate briefings from the DoD and 

Military Services on the following 

topics: Military Recruiting Strategies, 

Military Marketing Strategies, DoD 

Recruitable Population Demographics, 

Status of the United States Navy’s 

Submarine Integration Efforts, and an 

update from the United States Marine 

Corps on the gender integration of 

Recruit Training. The second day of the 

meeting will open with a briefing from 

Military Services regarding their new 

Parental Leave Policies. This will be 

followed by a briefing from the National 

Guard Bureau on their Pregnancy and 

Parenthood Policies. Lastly the 

DACOWITS will propose and vote on 

their annual recommendations to the 

Secretary of Defense. 

Agenda: Tuesday, September 11, 

2018, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.— 

Welcome, Introductions, and 

Announcements; Request for 

Information Status Update; Briefings 

and DACOWITS discussion on: Military 

Recruiting Strategies, Military 

Marketing Strategies, DoD Recruitable 

Population Demographics, Submarine 

Integration Efforts, and the integration 

of Marine Corps’ Recruit Training. 

Wednesday, September 12, 2018, from 

8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.—Welcome and 

Announcements; Briefing and 

DACOWITS discussion on the Military 

Services’ Parental Leave Policies and 

the National Guard Bureau’s Pregnancy 

and Parenthood Policies; and the annual 

voting session. 

Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552b, as amended, and 41 CFR 

102–3.140 through 102–3.165, this 

meeting is open to the public, subject to 

the availability of space. 

Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 

CFR 102–3.140, and section 10(a)(3) of 

the FACA, interested persons may 

submit a written statement to the 

DACOWITS. Individuals submitting a 

written statement must submit their 

statement no later than 5:00 p.m., 

Tuesday, September 4, 2018 to Mr. 

Robert Bowling (703) 697–2122 (Voice), 

703–614–6233 (Facsimile), 

osd.pentagon.ousd-p-r.mbx.dacowits@

mail.mil (Email). Mailing address is 

4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 04J25–01, 

Alexandria, VA 22350. If a written 

statement is not received by Tuesday, 

September 4, 2018, prior to the meeting, 

which is the subject of this notice, then 

it may not be provided to or considered 

by the DACOWITS until its next open 

meeting. The DFO will review all timely 

submissions with the DACOWITS Chair 

and ensure they are provided to the 

members of the Committee. 

Dated: August 13, 2018. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Availability of the Arlington National 

Cemetery Southern Expansion Project 

and Associated Roadway Realignment 

Draft Environmental Assessment, 

Arlington, VA 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of availability and public 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers (USACE) Norfolk District, on 

behalf of the Arlington National 

Cemetery (ANC), announces the 

availability of a Draft Environmental 

Assessment (Draft EA) for the Arlington 

National Cemetery Southern Expansion 

Project and Associated Roadway 

Realignment project, for review and 

comment. The Draft EA evaluates the 

proposal to increase the cemetery’s 

contiguous acreage, realign roadways, 

and maximize burial space by utilizing 

an area adjacent to the existing cemetery 

that includes the former Navy Annex 

site, located south of the existing 

cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia. The 

cemetery has been working with the 

owners and operators of the adjacent 

road network, Arlington County and the 

Virginia Department of Transportation, 

and the Federal Highway 

Administration, on a roadway 

realignment that supports the short- and 


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