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document. The species that applicants 

may take in small numbers during EROS 

activities are bottlenose dolphins 

(Tursiops truncatus), Atlantic spotted 

dolphins (Stenella frontalis), 

pantropical spotted dolphins (Stenella 

attenuata), Clymene dolphins (Stenella 

clymene), striped dolphins (Stenella 

coeruleoalba), spinner dolphins 

(Stenella longirostris), rough-toothed 

dolphins (Steno bredanensis), Risso’s 

dolphins (Grampus griseus), melonheaded whales (Peponocephala electra), 

pilot whales (Globicephala 

macrorhynchus), and sperm whales 

(Physeter macrocephalus). 

Pursuant to these regulations, NMFS 

has issued an LOA to Demex 

Internatioal, Inc. and to Energy Resource 

Technology GOM, Inc. Issuance of the 

LOAs is based on a finding made in the 

preamble to the final rule that the total 

taking by these activities (with 

monitoring, mitigation, and reporting 

measures) will result in no more than a 

negligible impact on the affected species 

or stock(s) of marine mammals and will 

not have an unmitigable adverse impact 

on subsistence uses. NMFS also finds 

that the applicant will meet the 

requirements contained in the 

implementing regulations and LOA, 

including monitoring, mitigation, and 

reporting requirements. 

Dated: February 25, 2009. 

James H. Lecky, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–4482 Filed 3–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0154] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Submission for OMB Review; DavisBacon Act—Price Adjustment (Actual 

Method) 

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments regarding an extension to an 

existing OMB clearance. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

Secretariat will be submitting to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) a request to review and approve 

an extension of a currently approved 

information collection requirement 

concerning davis-bacon act price 

adjustment (actual method). A request 

for public comments was published in 

the Federal Register at 73 FR 67488, 

November 14, 2008. No comments were 

received. 

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether this collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of functions of the FAR, 

and whether it will have practical 

utility; whether our estimate of the 

public burden of this collection of 

information is accurate, and based on 

valid assumptions and methodology; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways in which we can 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, through the use of appropriate 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

April 2, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding 

this burden estimate or any other aspect 

of this collection of information, 

including suggestions for reducing this 

burden to the General Services 

Administration, Regulatory Secretariat 

(VPR), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4041, 

Washington, DC 20405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Mr. 

Ernest Woodson, Contract Policy 

Division, GSA, (202) 501–3775. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

The clause at 52.222–32, Davis-Bacon 

Act—Price Adjustment (Actual 

Method), requires that a contractor must 

submit at the exercise of each option to 

extend the term of the contract, a 

statement of the amount claimed for 

incorporation of the most current wage 

determination by the Department of 

Labor, and any relevant supporting data, 

including payroll records, that the 

contracting officer may reasonably 

require. 

The contracting officer may include 

this clause in fixed-price solicitations 

and contracts, subject to the DavisBacon Act, that will contain option 

provisions to extend the term of the 

contract and the Contracting Officer 

determines the most appropriate 

method to establish contract price is the 

method at 22.404–12(c)(3). 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 900. 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 900. 

Hours Per Response: 90. 

Total Burden Hours: 81,000. 

OBTAINING COPIES OF 

PROPOSALS: Requesters may obtain a 

copy of the information collection 

documents from the General Services 

Administration, Regulatory Secretariat 

(VPR), Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW, 

Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 

501–4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 

9000–0154, Davis-Bacon Act—Price 

Adjustment (Actual Method), in all 

correspondence. 

Dated: February 26, 2009. 

Al Matera, 

Director, Office of Acquisition Policy. 

[FR Doc. E9–4442 Filed 3–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–S 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The Director, Information 

Collection Clearance Division, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of Management, invites 

comments on the proposed information 

collection requests as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before May 4, 

2009. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The Direct, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of Management, 

publishes that notice containing 

proposed information collection 

requests prior to submission of these 

requests to OMB. Each proposed 

information collection, grouped by 

office, contains the following: (1) Type 

of review requested, e.g., new, revision, 

extension, existing or reinstatement; (2) 

Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4) 

Description of the need for, and 

proposed use of, the information; (5) 

Respondents and frequency of 

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