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In summary, the Western North 

Atlantic Northern Migratory Coastal 

bottlenose dolphins are not expected to 

occur in a significant portion of the 

larger ZOI. Given that the specified 

activity will be stationary within an area 

not recognized as any special 

significance that would serve to attract 

or aggregate dolphins, we therefore 

believe that the estimated numbers of 

takes, were they to occur, likely 

represent repeated exposures of a much 

smaller number of bottlenose dolphins 

and that these estimated incidents of 

take represent small numbers of 

bottlenose dolphins. 

Based on the analysis contained 

herein of the proposed activity 

(including the proposed mitigation and 

monitoring measures) and the 

anticipated take of marine mammals, 

NMFS preliminarily finds that small 

numbers of marine mammals would 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. 

Endangered Species Act 

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 

whenever we propose to authorize take 

for endangered or threatened species, in 

this case with the NMFS Greater 

Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office 

(GARFO). 

NMFS is proposing to authorize take 

of the fin whale, which is listed under 

the ESA. The NMFS Office of Protected 

Resources has requested initiation of 

section 7 consultation with GARFO for 

the issuance of this IHA. NMFS will 

conclude the ESA consultation prior to 

reaching a determination regarding the 

proposed issuance of the authorization. 

Proposed Authorization 

As a result of these preliminary 

determinations, NMFS proposes to issue 

an IHA to Transco for conducting the 

LNYBL Maintenance Project in Sandy 

Hook Channel, New Jersey (NJ) between 

June and August 2024, provided the 

previously mentioned mitigation, 

monitoring, and reporting requirements 

are incorporated. A draft of the 

proposed IHA can be found at: https:// 

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/ 

incidental-take-authorizations-undermarine-mammal-protection-act. 

Request for Public Comments 

We request comment on our analyses, 

the proposed authorization, and any 

other aspect of this notice of proposed 

IHA for the proposed construction 

project. We also request comment on the 

potential renewal of this proposed IHA 

as described in the paragraph below. 

Please include with your comments any 

supporting data or literature citations to 

help inform decisions on the request for 

this IHA or a subsequent renewal IHA. 

On a case-by-case basis, NMFS may 

issue a one-time, 1-year renewal IHA 

following notice to the public providing 

an additional 15 days for public 

comments when (1) up to another year 

of identical or nearly identical activities 

as described in the Description of 

Proposed Activity section of this notice 

is planned or (2) the activities as 

described in the Description of 

Proposed Activity section of this notice 

would not be completed by the time the 

IHA expires and a renewal would allow 

for completion of the activities beyond 

that described in the Dates and Duration 

section of this notice, provided all of the 

following conditions are met: 

• A request for renewal is received no 

later than 60 days prior to the needed 

renewal IHA effective date (recognizing 

that the renewal IHA expiration date 

cannot extend beyond 1 year from 

expiration of the initial IHA). 

• The request for renewal must 

include the following: 

(1) An explanation that the activities 

to be conducted under the requested 

renewal IHA are identical to the 

activities analyzed under the initial 

IHA, are a subset of the activities, or 

include changes so minor (e.g., 

reduction in pile size) that the changes 

do not affect the previous analyses, 

mitigation and monitoring 

requirements, or take estimates (with 

the exception of reducing the type or 

amount of take). 

(2) A preliminary monitoring report 

showing the results of the required 

monitoring to date and an explanation 

showing that the monitoring results do 

not indicate impacts of a scale or nature 

not previously analyzed or authorized. 

Upon review of the request for 

renewal, the status of the affected 

species or stocks, and any other 

pertinent information, NMFS 

determines that there are no more than 

minor changes in the activities, the 

mitigation and monitoring measures 

will remain the same and appropriate, 

and the findings in the initial IHA 

remain valid. 

Dated: November 30, 2023. 

Kimberly Damon-Randall, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

[Docket ID: USAF–2023–HQ–0015] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, 

Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: 60-Day information collection 

notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Department of the Air Force (AF) 

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 February 5, 2024. 

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 Assistant to the Secretary of Defense 

for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and 

Transparency, Regulatory Directorate, 

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 


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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 AF Information 

Collections Office, 1800 Air Force 

Pentagon, Suite 4C146, Washington, DC 

20330, ATTN: Ms. Mia Day, or call 703– 

697–4593. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Application for AF Reserve 

Officer’s Training Corps (ROTC) 

Membership; AF ROTC Form 20; OMB 

Control Number: 0701–0105. 

Needs And Uses: The information 

collection requirement is necessary to 

determine whether an applicant is 

eligible to join the AF ROTC program 

and, if accepted, the enrollment status 

of the applicant within the program. 

Upon acceptance into the program, the 

collected information is used to 

establish personal records for AF ROTC 

cadets. Eligibility for membership 

cannot be determined if this information 

is not collected. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 4,000. 

Number of Respondents: 12,000. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 12,000. 

Average Burden per Response: 20 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Dated: November 30, 2023. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26757 Filed 12–5–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2023–OS–0118] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Intelligence and Security 

(OUSD(I&S)), Department of Defense 

(DoD). 

ACTION: 60-Day information collection 

notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Defense Counterintelligence and 

Security Agency 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 February 5, 2024. 

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 Assistant to the Secretary of Defense 

for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and 

Transparency, Regulatory Directorate, 

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 Defense 

Counterintelligence and Security 

Agency, ATTN: Ms. Michele DeMarion, 

1137 Branchton Road, Boyers, PA 

16018, or call 724–794–5612 ext. 5274. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Standard Form (SF) 87 

Fingerprint Charts; SF 87; OMB Control 

Number: 0705–0002. 

Needs and Uses: The SF 87 is a 

fingerprint card, which is utilized to 

conduct a national criminal history 

check, which is a component of the 

background investigation. The SF 87 is 

completed by applicants who are under 

consideration for Federal employment; 

by Federal employees, to determine 

whether they should be retained in such 

employment; by individuals being 

considered to perform work for the 

Federal Government under a 

Government contract or to continue 

such work; and by persons seeking longterm access to Federal facilities and 

systems. The SF 87 fingerprint chart is 

used in background investigations to 

help establish facts required to 

determine, for example, whether the 

subject of the investigation should be 

adjudicated to be eligible for logical and 

physical access to Government facilities 

and systems; suitable or fit for Federal 

employment; fit to perform work on 

behalf of the Federal Government under 

a Government contract; eligible to hold 

a position that is sensitive for national 

security reasons; or eligible for access to 

classified information. The SF 87 form 

is utilized only when a hardcopy 

fingerprint chart must be obtained, as 

opposed to the electronic collection of 

fingerprints. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 261. 

Number of Respondents: 3,136. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 3,136. 

Average Burden per Response: 5 

minutes. 

Frequency: As required. 

Dated: November 30, 2023. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26768 Filed 12–5–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6001–FR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2023–OS–0119] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Personnel and Readiness 

(OUSD(P&R)), Department of Defense 

(DoD). 

ACTION: 60-Day information collection 

notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

OUSD(P&R) 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 


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