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under Section 7 of the ESA to address 

these changes in the proposed action. A 

new Biological Opinion was issued on 

February 14, 2012. The Biological 

Opinion determined that the issuance of 

IHA is not likely to jeopardize the 

continued existence of the Cook Inlet 

beluga whales or the western DPS of 

Steller sea lions, or destroy or adversely 

modify Cook Inlet beluga whale critical 

habitat. Finally, the Biological Opinion 

includes an Incidental Take Statement 

(ITS) for Cook Inlet beluga whales and 

Steller sea lions. The ITS contains 

reasonable and prudent measures 

implemented by terms and conditions to 

minimize the effects of this take. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) 

NMFS prepared an Environmental 

Assessment to determine whether this 

proposed activity will have a significant 

effect on the human environment. This 

analysis was completed prior to the 

issuance the IHA with NMFS’ issuance 

of a Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI). 

Authorization 

NMFS has issued an incidental 

harassment authorization for the take of 

marine mammals incidental to Apache’s 

seismic survey in Cook Inlet, Alaska, 

provided the previously mentioned 

mitigation, monitoring, and reporting 

requirements are incorporated. 

Dated: February 20, 2013. 

Helen M. Golde, 

Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–04202 Filed 2–22–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for clearance the following 

proposal for collection of information 

under the provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). 

Agency: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO). 

Title: Requirements for Patent 

Applications Containing Nucleotide 

Sequence and/or Amino Acid Sequence 

Disclosures. 

Form Number(s): PTO/SB/93. 

Agency Approval Number: 0651– 

0024. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Burden: 138,225 hours annually. 

Number of Respondents: 25,250 

responses per year. 

Avg. Hours per Response: The USPTO 

estimates that it will take the public 

approximately six minutes (0.10 hours) 

to six hours to gather the necessary 

information, prepare the form or 

sequence listing, and submit it to the 

USPTO. 

Needs and Uses: Patent applications 

that contain nucleotide and/or amino 

acid sequence disclosures must include 

a copy of the sequence listing in 

accordance with the requirements in 37 

CFR 1.821–1.825. Applicants may 

submit sequence listings for both U.S. 

and international patent applications. 

The USPTO uses the sequence listings 

during the examination process to 

determine the patentability of the 

associated patent application. Sequence 

listings are also disclosed as part of the 

published patent application or issued 

patent. Applicants use sequence data 

when preparing biotechnology patent 

applications and may also search 

sequence listings after publication. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profits; not-for-profit institutions. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, 

email: 

Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov. 

Once submitted, the request will be 

publicly available in electronic format 

through the Information Collection 

Review page at www.reginfo.gov. 

Paper copies can be obtained by: 

• Email: 

InformationCollection@uspto.gov. 

Include ‘‘0651–0024 copy request’’ in 

the subject line of the message. 

• Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records 

Officer, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, 

Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent on 

or before March 27, 2013 to Nicholas A. 

Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email to 

Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or by 

fax to 202–395–5167, marked to the 

attention of Nicholas A. Fraser. 

Dated: February 20, 2013. 

Susan K. Fawcett, 

Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–04200 Filed 2–22–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Information Collection; Submission for 

OMB Review, Comment Request 

AGENCY: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National 

and Community Service (CNCS) has 

submitted a public information 

collection request (ICR) entitled 

National Service Trust Enrollment Form 

and National Service Trust Exit Form 

for review and approval in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, Public Law 104–13, (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). Copies of this ICR, with 

applicable supporting documentation, 

may be obtained by calling the 

Corporation for National and 

Community Service, Bruce Kellogg, at 

(202) 606–6954 or email to 

bkellogg@cns.gov. Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TTY–TDD) may call 1–800–833–3722 

between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time, Monday through Friday. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted, identified by the title of the 

information collection activity, to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Attn: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB 

Desk Officer for the Corporation for 

National and Community Service, by 

any of the following two methods 

within 30 days from the date of 

publication in the Federal Register: 

(1) By fax to: (202) 395–6974, 

Attention: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB Desk 

Officer for the Corporation for National 

and Community Service; or 

(2) By email to: smar@omb.eop.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB 

is particularly interested in comments 

which: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of CNCS, including whether 

the information will have practical 

utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Propose ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Propose ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

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techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments 

A 60-day public comment Notice was 

published in the Federal Register on 

Wednesday, October 31, 2012. This 

comment period ended December 30, 

2012. No public comments were 

received from this Notice. 

Description: CNCS is seeking approval 

of the Enrollment Form, which is used 

by AmeriCorps members and program 

staff to enroll in the National Service 

Trust. The Exit Form is used by 

AmeriCorps members and program staff 

to document the completion of their 

term of service. This information is also 

collected electronically. 

Type of Review: Renewal. 

Agency: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

Title: National Service Trust 

Enrollment Form and National Service 

Trust Exit Form. 

OMB Number: 3045–0006 

(Enrollment) and 3045–0015 (Exit). 

Agency Number: None. 

Affected Public: AmeriCorps members 

and program staff. 

Total Respondents: 81,000 

(Enrollments) and 79,000 (Exits). 

Frequency: Once per form per term of 

service. 

Average Time per Response: 10 

minutes per form. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 13,500 

hours (Enrollment) and 13,166.67 (Exit). 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

None. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintenance): None. 

Dated: February 19, 2013. 

Maggie Taylor-Coates, 

Chief, Trust Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2013–04146 Filed 2–22–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6050–$$–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID DoD–2013–OS–0029] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), 

DoD Chief Information Officer (DoD 

CIO). 

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 March 27, 2013. 

Title, Associated Form and OMB 

Number: Information Assurance 

Scholarship Program; OMB Control 

Number 0704–0486. 

Type of Request: Extension. 

Number of Respondents: 337. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 337. 

Average Burden per Response: 5.852 

hours. 

Annual Burden Hours: 1,972 hours. 

Needs and Uses: The National 

Security Agency (NSA) is the Executive 

Administrator of the DoD Information 

Assurance Scholarship Program (IASP), 

serving on behalf of DoD Chief 

Information Officer. Those who wish to 

participate in the DoD IASP 

Recruitment program must complete 

and submit an application package 

through their college or university to 

NSA. Centers of Academic Excellence in 

Information Assurance Education and 

Research (CAEs) interested in applying 

for capacity-building grants must 

complete and submit a written proposal, 

and all colleges and universities 

subsequently receiving grants must 

provide documentation on how the 

grant funding was utilized and the 

resulting accomplishments. Without 

this written documentation detailing 

scholarship applicants’ credentials, 

grant proposals, and grant execution 

accomplishments, the DoD has no 

means of judging the quality of 

applicants to the program or collecting 

information regarding program 

performance. 

Affected Public: ‘‘Individuals or 

households,’’ specifically college 

students at institutions designated as 

CAEs who are interested in, and qualify 

to apply for a scholarship; CAEs 

interested in submitting proposals for 

capacity-building grants, and faculty 

advisors (Principal Investigators). 

Frequency: Annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. John Kraemer. 

Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

Mr. 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: February 20, 2013. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2013–04199 Filed 2–22–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

Accelerated Payments to Small 

Business Subcontractors 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: DoD has discontinued its 

temporary practice of providing 

accelerated payments to all contractors. 

DATES: Effective date: February 25, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Lee Renna, telephone 571–372–6095. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

DoD provided notice in the Federal 

Register at 77 FR 63298, on October 16, 

2012, that it had taken steps to 

accelerate payments to all DoD prime 

contractors, in order to implement the 

temporary policy established in OMB 

Memorandum M–12–16, Providing 

Prompt Payment to Small Business 

Subcontractors (July 11, 2012). 

DoD has now discontinued the 

temporary practice of accelerating 

payments to all prime contractors. This 

action does not affect DoD’s policy to 

assist small business prime contractors 

by paying them as quickly as possible 

after receipt of an invoice and all proper 

documentation, while also maintaining 

necessary DoD internal controls. The 

Department plans to continue phased 

implementation of the policy at Defense 

Federal Acquisition Regulation 

Supplement 232.903 and 232.906. 

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