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monkfish per RSA DAS. This amount is double the possession limit of Permit Category A and C vessels fishing in the SFMA. This was deemed a reasonable approximation because it is reflective of how the standard monkfish commercial fishery operates. It is likely that RSA grant recipients would optimize their RSA DAS award by utilizing this possession limit. Therefore, if approved, participating vessels could use up to 99 DAS, or up to 316,800 lb (143,698 kg) of whole monkfish, under the EFP, whichever comes first.

The applicant may request minor modifications and extensions to the EFP throughout the year. EFP modifications and extensions may be granted without further notice if they are deemed essential to facilitate completion of the proposed research and have minimal impacts that do not change the scope or impact of the initially approved EFP request. Any fishing activity conducted outside the scope of the exempted fishing activity would be prohibited.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: June 24, 2013. Kelly Denit, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013–15480 Filed 6–26–13; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE**

**National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration** 

**RIN 0648–XC720**

**Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic**  **Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits** 

**AGENCY :**  National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

**ACTION :**  Notice; request for comments.

**SUMMARY :**  The Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, Northeast Region, NMFS (Assistant Regional Administrator), has made a preliminary determination that an exempted fishing permit application contains all of the required information and warrants further consideration. This exempted fishing permit would facilitate compensation fishing under the monkfish Research Set-Aside Program by exempting vessels from monkfish days-at-sea possession limits. The compensation fishing is in support of a 2013 Monkfish Research Set-Aside project that is attempting to validate monkfish aging methods. The project is being conducted by the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, School for Marine Science and Technology.

Regulations under the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act require publication of this notification to provide interested parties the opportunity to comment on applications for proposed exempted fishing permits.

**DATES :**  Comments must be received on or before July 12, 2013.

**ADDRESSES :**  You may submit written comments by any of the following methods:

• Email: nero.efp@noaa.gov. Include in the subject line ‘‘Comments on SMAST Monkfish RSA EFP.’’

• Mail: John K. Bullard, Regional Administrator, NMFS, Northeast Regional Office, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. Mark the outside of the envelope ‘‘Comments on SMAST Monkfish RSA EFP.’’

• Fax: (978) 281–9135.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Jason Berthiaume, Fishery Management Specialist, 978–281–9177.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST) submitted an application for an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) on May 14, 2013, requesting exemptions from the monkfish days-at-sea (DAS) possession limits to facilitate research that proposes to investigate monkfish large-scale movement patterns using data storage tags and to validate monkfish aging. The study was awarded 327 DAS under the 2013 Monkfish Research Set-Aside (RSA) Program.

The EFP would exempt vessels from the monkfish possession limits in the Southern (SFMA) and Northern Monkfish Fishery Management Areas. Up to 50 vessels could conduct monkfish compensation fishing under the requested EFP. Fishing activity would otherwise be conducted under normal monkfish commercial fishing practices. The vessels would use standard commercial gear and land monkfish for sale. Compensation fishing may occur through April 2014, with a possible extension through April 2015.

Monkfish EFPs that waive possession limits were first issued in 2007, and each year thereafter through 2011. The EFPs were approved to increase operational efficiency and to optimize research funds generated from RSA DAS. To ensure that the amount of monkfish harvested by vessels operating under the EFPs was similar to the amount of monkfish that was anticipated to be harvested under the 500 RSA DAS set-aside by the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils, NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service associates 3,200 lb (1,451 kg) of whole monkfish per RSA DAS. This amount is double the possession limit of Permit Category A and C vessels fishing in the SFMA. This was deemed a reasonable approximation because it is reflective of how the standard monkfish commercial fishery operates. It is likely that RSA grant recipients would optimize their RSA DAS award by utilizing this possession limit. Therefore, if approved, participating vessels could use up to 327 DAS, or up to 1,046,400 lb (474,639 kg) of whole monkfish, under the EFP, whichever comes first.

If approved, the applicant may request minor modifications and extensions to the EFP throughout the year. EFP modifications and extensions may be granted without further notice if they are deemed essential to facilitate completion of the proposed research and have minimal impacts that do not change the scope or impact of the initially approved EFP request. Any fishing activity conducted outside the scope of the exempted fishing activity would be prohibited.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: June 24, 2013. Kelly Denit, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013–15474 Filed 6–26–13; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE**

**Office of the Secretary**

**[Docket ID: DoD–2013–OS–0070]**

**Submission for OMB review; comment request** 

**ACTION :**  Notice.

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 July 29, 2013.

Title, Associated Form and OMB Number: Data Item Descriptions in ASSIST (formally AMSDL); Numerous forms; OMB Control Number 0704–
0188.

Type of Request: Extension. Number of Respondents: 1140. Responses Per Respondent: 432.


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Annual Responses: 492,480. Average Burden per Response: 66 hours.

Annual Burden Hours: 32,503,680.
Needs and Uses: The data item descriptions in the ASSIST database, formally the Acquisition Management Systems and Data Requirements Control List (AMSDL), contain data requirements used in Department of Defense (DoD) contracts. The information collected will be used by DoD personnel and other DoD contractors to support the design, test, manufacture, training, operation, and maintenance of procured items, including weapons systems critical to the national defense.

Affected Public: Business or other For-Profit, and Not-For-Profit institutions.

Frequency: On occasion. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. OMB Desk Officer: Mr. John Kraemer.
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: June 21, 2013. Aaron Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2013–15333 Filed 6–26–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 5001–06–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE** 

**Office of the Secretary**

**[Docket ID: DoD–2013–OS–0071]**

**Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request** 

**ACTION :**  Notice.

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 July 29, 2013.

Title, Associated Form and OMB Number: Physician Certificate for Child Annuitant, DD Form 2828, 0730–0011

Type of Request: Extension Number of Respondents: 120 Responses per Respondent: 1 Annual Responses: 120 Average Burden per Response: 2 hours

Annual Burden Hours: 240 hours Needs and Uses: This form is required and must be on file to support an incapacitation occurring prior to age 18. The form provides the authority for the Directorate of Annuity Pay, Defense Finance and Accounting Service— Cleveland to establish and pay a Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection Plan (RSFPP) or Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuity to the incapacitated individual.

Affected Public: Incapacitated child annuitants, and/or legal guardians, custodians and legal representatives.

Frequency: On occasion. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet Seehra Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information collection should be sent to Ms. 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: June 24, 2013. Patricia L. Toppings, OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2013–15440 Filed 6–26–13; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE**

**Office of the Secretary**

**[Docket ID DoD–2013–OS–0089]**

**Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request** 

**ACTION :**  Notice.

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 July 29, 2013.

Title, Associated Form and OMB Number: Customer Satisfaction Surveys—Generic Clearance; OMB Control Number 0704–0403.

Type of Request: Extension. Surveys Other Than Adhoc Surveys: Number of Respondents: 5,500. Responses Per Respondent: 1. Annual Responses: 5,500. Adhoc Surveys: Number of Respondents: 200. Responses Per Respondent: 3. Annual Responses: 600. Total: Number of Respondents: 5,700. Annual Responses: 6,100. Average Burden Per Response: 6.25 minutes (average).

Annual Burden Hours: 636 hours. Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary to assess the level of service the DTIC provides to its current customers. The surveys will provide information on the level of overall customer satisfaction as well as on customer satisfaction with several attributes of service that impact the level of overall satisfaction. These customer satisfaction surveys are required to implement Executive Order 12862, ‘‘Setting Customer Service Standards.’’ Respondents are DTIC registered users who are components of the DoD, military services, other Federal