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addresses other than the one provided 

here. Comments sent via e-mail, 

including all attachments, must not 

exceed a 10–megabyte file size. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jolie 

Harrison, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, (301) 713–2289, ext. 166. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Availability 

A copy of the Navy’s application may 

be obtained by writing to the address 

specified above 

(See ADDRESSES), telephoning the 

contact listed above (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT), or visiting the 

internet at: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ 

pr/permits/incidental.htm. The Navy’s 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

(DEIS) for NWTRC was made available 

to the public on December 26, 2008, and 

may be viewed at http:// 

www.nwtrangecomplexeis.com/. During 

the initial 45–day public comment 

period, the Navy hosted five public 

hearings. The comment period was 

subsequently extended 30 days and 

another public hearing was held at an 

additional location. 

Background 

In the case of military readiness 

activities, sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) 

of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) 

direct the Secretary of Commerce 

(Secretary) to allow, upon request, the 

incidental, but not intentional taking of 

marine mammals by U.S. citizens who 

engage in a specified activity (other than 

commercial fishing) if certain findings 

are made and regulations are issued or, 

if the taking is limited to harassment, 

notice of a proposed authorization is 

provided to the public for review. 

Authorization for incidental takings 

may be granted if NMFS finds that the 

taking will have no more than a 

negligible impact on the species or 

stock(s), will not have an unmitigable 

adverse impact on the availability of the 

species or stock(s) for subsistence uses, 

and that the permissible methods of 

taking and requirements pertaining to 

the mitigation, monitoring and reporting 

of such taking are set forth. 

NMFS has defined ‘‘negligible 

impact’’ in 50 CFR 216.103 as: 

an impact resulting from the specified 

activity that cannot be reasonably expected 

to, and is not reasonably likely to, adversely 

affect the species or stock through effects on 

annual rates of recruitment or survival. 

With respect to military readiness 

activities, the MMPA defines 

‘‘harassment’’ as: 

(i) any act that injures or has the significant 

potential to injure a marine mammal or 

marine mammal stock in the wild [Level A 

Harassment]; or (ii) any act that disturbs or 

is likely to disturb a marine mammal or 

marine mammal stock in the wild by causing 

disruption of natural behavioral patterns, 

including, but not limited to, migration, 

surfacing, nursing, breeding, feeding, or 

sheltering, to a point where such behavioral 

patterns are abandoned or significantly 

altered [Level B Harassment]. 

Summary of Request 

In September, 2008, NMFS received 

an application from the Navy requesting 

authorization to take individuals of 32 

species of marine mammals (4 pinniped 

and 28 cetacean) incidental to upcoming 

training and RDT&E activities to be 

conducted in the NWTRC (off the coasts 

of Washington, Oregon, and northern 

California) over the course of 5 years. 

These training and RDT&E activities are 

classified as military readiness 

activities. The Navy states that these 

training activities may expose some of 

the marine mammals present in the area 

to sound from various mid-frequency 

and high-frequency active tactical sonar 

sources or to pressure from underwater 

detonations. The Navy requests 

authorization to take individuals of 32 

species of marine mammals by Level B 

Harassment. 

Specified Activities 

In the application submitted to 

NMFS, the Navy requests authorization 

to take marine mammals incidental to 

conducting training events and RDT&E 

utilizing mid- and high frequency active 

sonar sources and explosive 

detonations. These sonar and explosive 

sources will be utilized during Antisubmarine Warfare (ASW) Tracking 

Exercises, Mine Avoidance Training, 

Extended Echo Ranging and Improved 

Extended Echo Ranging (EER/IEER) 

events, Missile Exercises, Gunnery 

Exercises, Bombing Exercises, Sinking 

Exercises, and Mine Warfare Training. 

Table 1–1 in the application lists the 

activity types, the equipment and 

platforms involved, and the duration 

and potential locations of the activities. 

Information Solicited 

Interested persons may submit 

information, suggestions, and comments 

concerning the Navy’s request (see 

ADDRESSES). All information, 

suggestions, and comments related to 

the Navy’s NWTRC request and NMFS’ 

potential development and 

implementation of regulations 

governing the incidental taking of 

marine mammals by the Navy’s NWTRC 

activities will be considered by NMFS 

in developing, if appropriate, the most 

effective regulations governing the 

issuance of letters of authorization. 

Dated: March 6, 2009. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Division of Permits, Conservation, and 

Education, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The Acting 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 11, 

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 Acting 

Director, 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 collection; and (6) 

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping 

burden. OMB invites public comment. 

The Department of Education is 

especially interested in public comment 

addressing the following issues: (1) Is 

this collection necessary to the proper 

functions of the Department; (2) will 

this information be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate 

of burden accurate; (4) how might the 

Department enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 


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collected; and (5) how might the 

Department minimize the burden of this 

collection on the respondents, including 

through the use of information 

technology. 

Dated: March 6, 2009. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collections 

Clearance Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Federal Student Aid 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title: William D. Ford Federal Direct 

Loan (Direct Loan) Program: Alternative 

Documentation of Income. 

Frequency: On Occasion. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

household. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 405,577. 

Burden Hours: 81,115. 

Abstract: This form serves as the 

means by which a borrower who is 

repaying Direct Loan Program loans 

under the Income-Contingent 

Repayment (ICR) Plan or the IncomeBased Repayment (IBR) Plan grants 

permission for the Internal Revenue 

Service (IRS) to provide the U.S. 

Department of Education (the 

Department) with a borrower’s tax 

return information so that the 

Department can determine borrower 

eligibility and monthly loan payment 

amount for the ICR and IBR Plans. 

Under Direct Loan Program regulations, 

a borrower’s tax information is used to 

calculate the monthly loan payment 

amount under the ICR and IBR plans. 

Requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 3977. When you access the 

information collection, click on 

‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. 

Written requests for information should 

be addressed to U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed 

to 202–401–0920. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339. 

[FR Doc. E9–5297 Filed 3–10–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The Acting 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 11, 

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 Acting 

Director, 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 collection; and (6) 

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping 

burden. OMB invites public comment. 

The Department of Education is 

especially interested in public comment 

addressing the following issues: (1) Is 

this collection necessary to the proper 

functions of the Department; (2) will 

this information be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate 

of burden accurate; (4) how might the 

Department enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (5) how might the 

Department minimize the burden of this 

collection on the respondents, including 

through the use of information 

technology. 

Dated: March 6, 2009. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collections 

Clearance Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Federal Student Aid 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title: Fiscal Operations Report for 

2008–2009 and Application to 

Participate for 2010–2011 (FISAP) and 

Reallocation Form E40–4P. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit; Federal Government; Not-forprofit institutions. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 5,798. 

Burden Hours: 32,693. 

Abstract: This application data will be 

used to compute the amount of funds 

needed by each school for the 2010– 

2011 award year. The Fiscal Operations 

Report data will be used to assess 

program effectiveness, account for funds 

expended during the 2008–2009 award 

year, and as part of the school funding 

process. The Reallocation form is part of 

the FISAP on the Web. Schools will use 

it in the summer to return unexpended 

funds for 2008–2009 and request 

supplemental FWS funds for 2009– 

2010. 

Requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 3962. When you access the 

information collection, click on 

‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. 

Written requests for information should 

be addressed to U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed 

to 202–401–0920. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339. 

[FR Doc. E9–5300 Filed 3–10–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Notice 

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 


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