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would not adversely affect marine 

mammal habitat. 

In summary and as described above, 

the following factors primarily support 

our determination that the impacts 

resulting from this activity are not 

expected to adversely affect the species 

or stock through effects on annual rates 

of recruitment or survival: 

• No injury, serious injury, or 

mortality is anticipated or authorized; 

• All harassment is Level B 

harassment in the form of short-term 

behavioral modification; and 

• No areas of specific importance to 

affected species are impacted. 

Based on the analysis contained 

herein of the likely effects of the 

specified activity on marine mammals 

and their habitat, and taking into 

consideration the implementation of the 

prescribed monitoring and mitigation 

measures, NMFS finds that the total take 

from the proposed activity will have a 

negligible impact on all affected marine 

mammal species or stocks. 

Small Numbers 

As noted above, only small numbers 

of incidental take may be authorized 

under section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA 

for specified activities other than 

military readiness activities. The MMPA 

does not define small numbers and so, 

in practice, NMFS compares the number 

of individuals taken to the most 

appropriate estimation of abundance of 

the relevant species or stock in our 

determination of whether an 

authorization is limited to small 

numbers of marine mammals. 

The estimated takes are below 21 

percent of the population for all marine 

mammals. 

Based on the analysis contained 

herein of the proposed activity 

(including the prescribed mitigation and 

monitoring measures) and the 

anticipated take of marine mammals, 

NMFS finds that small numbers of 

marine mammals will be taken relative 

to the population size of the affected 

species or stocks. 

Unmitigable Adverse Impact Analysis 

and Determination 

There are no relevant subsistence uses 

of the affected marine mammal stocks or 

species implicated by this action. 

Therefore, NMFS has 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. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

To comply with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 

NOAA Administrative Order (NAO) 

216–6A, NMFS must review our 

proposed action (i.e., the issuance of an 

incidental harassment authorization) 

with respect to potential impacts on the 

human environment. 

NMFS has determined the issuance of 

the IHA is consistent with categories of 

activities identified in Categorical 

Exclusion B4 (issuance of incidental 

harassment authorizations under section 

101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the MMPA for 

which no serious injury or mortality is 

anticipated) of NOAA’s Companion 

Manual for NAO 216–6A, and we have 

not identified any extraordinary 

circumstances listed in Chapter 4 of the 

Companion Manual for NAO 216–6A 

that would preclude this categorical 

exclusion under NEPA. 

Endangered Species Act (ESA) 

Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973 (ESA: 16 U.S.C. 

1531 et seq.) requires that each Federal 

agency insure that any action it 

authorizes, funds, or carries out is not 

likely to jeopardize the continued 

existence of any endangered or 

threatened species or result in the 

destruction or adverse modification of 

designated critical habitat. To ensure 

ESA compliance for the issuance of 

IHAs, NMFS consults internally, in this 

case with NMFS West Coast Region 

Protected Resources Division, whenever 

we propose to authorize take for 

endangered or threatened species. 

The humpback whale and the killer 

whale (southern resident distinct 

population segment (DPS)) are the only 

marine mammal species listed under the 

ESA that could occur in the vicinity of 

WSDOT’s proposed construction 

project. Two DPSs of the humpback 

whale stock, the Mexico DPS and the 

Central America DPS, are listed as 

threatened and endangered under the 

ESA, respectively. NMFS Office of 

Protected Resources has initiated 

consultation with NMFS West Coast 

Regional Office under section 7 of the 

ESA on the issuance of an IHA to 

WSDOT under section 101(a)(5)(D) of 

the MMPA for this activity. NMFS is 

authorizing take of California/Oregon/ 

Washington stock of humpback whale, 

which are listed under the ESA. 

In March 2018, NMFS finished 

conducting its section 7 consultation 

and issued a Biological Opinion 

concluding that the issuance of the IHA 

associated with WSDOT’s BremertonEdmonds ferry terminals construction 

project is not likely to jeopardize the 

continued existence of the endangered 

humpback and the Southern Resident 

killer whales. 

Authorization 

As a result of these determinations, 

NMFS has issued an IHA to the 

Washington State Department of 

Transportation for the Bremerton and 

Edmonds ferry terminals dolphin 

relocation project in Washington State, 

provided the previously described 

mitigation, monitoring, and reporting 

requirements are incorporated. 

Dated: September 5, 2018. 

Donna S. Wieting, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m., Friday, 

September 14, 2018. 

PLACE: Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st 

Street NW, Washington, DC, 9th Floor 

Commission Conference Room. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Enforcement matters. In the event that 

the time, date, or location of this 

meeting changes, an announcement of 

the change, along with the new time, 

date, and/or place of the meeting will be 

posted on the Commission’s website at 

http://www.cftc.gov. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Christopher Kirkpatrick, 202–418–5964. 

Natise L. Allen, 

Secretariat Program Assistant. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19832 Filed 9–7–18; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Renewal of the Agricultural Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of Agricultural Advisory 

Committee renewal. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission (Commission) is 

publishing this notice to announce the 

renewal of the Agricultural Advisory 

Committee (AAC). The Commission has 

determined that the renewal of the AAC 

is necessary and in the public’s interest, 

and the Commission has consulted with 

the General Services Administration’s 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charlie Thornton, AAC Designated 

Federal Officer, at 202–418–5145 or 

cthornton@cftc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

AAC’s objectives and scope of activities 

are to assist the Commission in 

assessing issues affecting agricultural 

producers, processors, lenders and 

others interested in or affected by the 

agricultural commodity derivatives 

markets through public meetings, and 

Committee reports and 

recommendations. The AAC will 

operate for two years from the date of 

renewal unless the Commission directs 

that the AAC terminate on an earlier 

date. A copy of the AAC renewal charter 

has been filed with the Commission; the 

Senate Committee on Agriculture, 

Nutrition and Forestry; the House 

Committee on Agriculture; the Library 

of Congress; and the General Services 

Administration’s Committee 

Management Secretariat. A copy of the 

renewal charter will be posted on the 

Commission’s website at http://

www.cftc.gov. 

Dated: September 6, 2018. 

Robert Sidman, 

Deputy Secretary of the Commission. 

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BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DOD–2018–OS–0064] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Personnel and Readiness, 

DoD. 

ACTION: Information collection notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense 

for Personnel and Readiness announces 

a proposed public information 

collection and seeks public comment on 

the provisions thereof. Comments are 

invited on: 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; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed information collection; ways 

to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 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 November 13, 

2018. 

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: Department of Defense, Office of 

the Chief Management Officer, 

Directorate for Oversight and 

Compliance, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 

Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria, 

VA 22350–1700. 

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 Non-Medical Counseling 

Program Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 

Room 14E08, Alexandria, VA 22350– 

2300, ATTN: Lee Kelley, or call (571) 

372–4530. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Military One-Source Case 

Management System (CMS) Intake; 

OMB Control Number 0704–0528. 

Needs and Uses: This information 

collection is necessary to support the 

Military One-Source Case Management 

System, which was established for the 

purpose of providing comprehensive 

information to members of the Armed 

Forces and their families about the 

benefits and services available to them. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 56,396. 

Number of Respondents: 225,584. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 225,584. 

Average Burden per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Frequency: As required. 

Dated: September 6, 2018. 

Shelly E. Finke, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket ID ED–2018–FSA–0063] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of a new matching 

program. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 

1974, as amended by the Computer 

Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 

1988 and the Computer Matching and 

Privacy Protections Amendments of 

1990 (Privacy Act), and Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

guidance on the conduct of matching 

programs, notice is hereby given of the 

re-establishment of the matching 

program between the Department of 

Education (ED or Department) (recipient 

agency) and the Social Security 

Administration (SSA) (source agency). 

DATES: The period of this matching 

program is estimated to cover the 18- 

month period from October 10, 2018 

through April 9, 2020. However, the 

computer matching agreement (CMA) 

will become applicable at the later of 

the following two dates: October 10, 

2018 or 30 days after the publication of 

this notice, on September 11, 2018, 

unless comments have been received 

from interested members of the public 

requiring modification and 

republication of the notice. The 

matching program will continue for 18 

months after the applicable date and 

may be extended for an additional 12 

months, if the respective agency Data 

Integrity Boards (DIBs) determine that 

the conditions specified in 5 U.S.C. 

552a(o)(2)(D) have been met. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments 

through the Federal eRulemaking Portal 

or via postal mail, commercial delivery, 

or hand delivery. We will not accept 

comments submitted by fax or by email 

or those submitted after the comment 

period. To ensure that we do not receive 

duplicate copies, please submit your 

comments only once. In addition, please 

include the Docket ID at the top of your 

comments. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov to submit your 

comments electronically. Information 

on using Regulations.gov, including 

instructions for accessing agency 

documents, submitting comments, and 

viewing the docket, is available on the 

site under the ‘‘help’’ tab. 

• Postal Mail, Commercial Delivery, 

or Hand Delivery: If you mail or deliver 

your comments about this new 

matching program, address them to: 

Marya Dennis, Management and 

Program Analyst, U.S. Department of 


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