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None of the five marine mammal 

species anticipated to occur in the 

proposed activity area are listed as 

threatened or endangered under the 

ESA. Table 2 in this document presents 

the abundance of each species or stock, 

the proposed take estimates, and the 

percentage of the affected populations 

or stocks that may be taken by 

harassment. Based on these estimates, 

GFNMS would take less than 1% of 

each species or stock, with the 

exception of the California sea lion, 

which would result in an estimated take 

of 1.8% of the stock. Because these are 

maximum estimates, actual take 

numbers are likely to be lower, as some 

animals may select other haulout sites 

the day the researchers are present. 

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 

proposed mitigation and monitoring 

measures, NMFS preliminarily finds 

that the rocky intertidal monitoring 

program will result in the incidental 

take of small numbers of marine 

mammals, by Level B harassment only, 

and that the total taking from the rocky 

intertidal monitoring program will have 

a negligible impact on the affected 

species or stocks. 

TABLE 2—POPULATION ABUNDANCE ESTIMATES, TOTAL PROPOSED LEVEL B TAKE, AND PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION

THAT MAY BE TAKEN FOR THE POTENTIALLY AFFECTED SPECIES DURING THE PROPOSED ROCKY INTERTIDAL MONITORING PROGRAM

Species Abundance * Total proposed 

level B take 

Percentage of 

stock or 

population 

Harbor Seal .................................................................................................................................. 30,196 141 0.5 

California Sea Lion ...................................................................................................................... 296,750 5,270 1.8 

Northern Elephant Seal ............................................................................................................... 124,000 79 0.06 

Steller Sea Lion ........................................................................................................................... 58,334–72,223 99 0.1–0.2 

Northern Fur Seal ........................................................................................................................ 9,968 64 0.6 

* Abundance estimates are taken from the 2012 U.S. Pacific Marine Mammal Stock Assessments (Carretta et al., 2013). 

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. 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. 

Endangered Species Act (ESA) 

None of the marine mammals for 

which incidental take is proposed are 

listed as threatened or endangered 

under the ESA. Therefore, NMFS has 

determined that issuance of the 

proposed IHA to GFNMS under section 

101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA will have no 

effect on species listed as threatened or 

endangered under the ESA. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) 

In 2012, we prepared an EA analyzing 

the potential effects to the human 

environment from conducting rocky 

intertidal surveys along the California 

and Oregon coasts and issued a Finding 

of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on the 

issuance of an IHA for GFNMS’ rocky 

intertidal surveys in accordance with 

section 6.01 of the NOAA 

Administrative Order 216–6 

(Environmental Review Procedures for 

Implementing the National 

Environmental Policy Act, May 20, 

1999). GFNMS’ proposed activities and 

impacts for 2014 are within the scope of 

our 2012 EA and FONSI. We have 

reviewed the 2012 EA and determined 

that there are no new direct, indirect, or 

cumulative impacts to the human and 

natural environment associated with the 

IHA requiring evaluation in a 

supplemental EA and we, therefore, 

intend to reaffirm the 2012 FONSI. 

Proposed Authorization 

As a result of these preliminary 

determinations, NMFS proposes to 

authorize the take of marine mammals 

incidental to GFNMS’ rocky intertidal 

and black abalone monitoring research 

activities, provided the previously 

mentioned mitigation, monitoring, and 

reporting requirements are incorporated. 

Dated: November 22, 2013. 

Donna S. Wieting, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2013–HA–0195] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: 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 December 27, 

2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred 

Licari, 571–372–0493. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title, Associated Form and OMB 

Number: Certification of NonContributory TriCare Supplemental 

Insurance Plan; OMB Control Number 

0720–0044. 

Type of Request: Extension. 

Number of Respondents: 1,500. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 1,500. 

Average Burden Per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 250 hours. 

Needs and Uses: Section 707 of the 

John Warner National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 

added section 1097c to Title 10. Section 

1097c prohibits employers from offering 

financial or other incentives to certain 

TRICARE-eligible employees to not 

enroll in an employer-offered group 

health plan. In other words, employers 

may no longer offer TRICARE 

supplemental insurance plans as part of 

an employee benefit package. Employers 

may, however, offer TRICARE 

supplemental insurance plans as part of 

an employee benefit package provided 

that the plan is not paid for in whole or 

in part by the employer and is not 

endorsed by the employer. When such 

TRICARE supplemental plans are 

offered, the employer must properly 


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document that they did not provide any 

payment for the benefit nor receive any 

direct or indirect consideration or 

compensation for offering the benefit; 

the employer’s only involvement is 

providing the administrative support. 

That certification will be provided upon 

request to the Department of Defense. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

Obtain or Retain Benefit. 

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. John Kraemer. 

Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

Mr. John Kraemer 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: November 22, 2013. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2013–OS–0197] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: 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 December 27, 

2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred 

Licari, 571–372–0493. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title, Associated Form and OMB 

Number: Application for Homeowners 

Assistance; DD Form 1607; OMB 

Control Number 0704–0463. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Number of Respondents: 100. 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 100. 

Average Burden Per Response: 1 hour. 

Annual Burden Hours: 100. 

Needs and Uses: Homeowners 

Assistance Program (HAP) is dedicated 

to helping military families and DoD 

civilians who recently sold their homes 

at a loss. The priority access to the 

funds will go to survivors of those killed 

during deployment, and those who were 

wounded, ill or injured during 

deployment. 

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. Jasmeet 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: November 21, 2013. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

[Docket ID: USA–2013–0041] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Administrative 

Assistant to the Secretary of the Army, 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 

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

Reduction Act of 1995, the Department 

of the Army 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 January 27, 2014. 

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. 

Any associated form(s) for this 

collection may be located within this 


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