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Estimated Number of Respondents: 

661. 

Estimated Time per Response: 5 

minutes for returning a regular tag; and 

20 minutes for returning an internal 

archival tag. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 88. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: April 1, 2009. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–7685 Filed 4–3–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XO42 

Marine Mammals; File Nos. 14197 and 

782–1812 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of applications. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. Air Force, 30th Space Wing 

Civil Engineer Environmental Flight, 

Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA, has 

applied in due form for a permit to 

conduct research on marine mammals 

(File No. 14187); and NMFS National 

Marine Mammal Laboratory, Seattle, 

WA, has applied for a major amendment 

to Scientific Research Permit No. 782– 

1812 for research on marine mammals. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e–mail 

comments must be received on or before 

May 6, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: The applications and 

related documents are available for 

review by selecting ‘‘Records Open for 

Public Comment’’ from the Features box 

on the Applications and Permits for 

Protected Species (APPS) home page, 

https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/index.cfm, 

and then selecting File No. 14197 or 

782–1812 from the list of available 

applications. 

These documents are also available 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following office(s): 

Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East–West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301)713–2289; fax (301)427–2521; and 

Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West 

Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 

CA 90802–4213; phone (562)980–4001; 

fax (562)980–4018. 

Written comments or requests for a 

public hearing on these applications 

should be mailed to the Chief, Permits, 

Conservation and Education Division, 

F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East–West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those 

individuals requesting a hearing should 

set forth the specific reasons why a 

hearing on the particular request would 

be appropriate. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

facsimile at (301)427–2521, provided 

the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy 

submitted by mail and postmarked no 

later than the closing date of the 

comment period. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

e–mail. The mailbox address for 

providing e–mail comments is 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Include 

the File No. (14197 or 782–1812) in the 

subject line of the e–mail comment as a 

document identifier. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tammy Adams or Kate Swails, 

(301)713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit and major amendment 

are requested under the authority of the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, 

as amended (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et 

seq.) and the regulations governing the 

taking and importing of marine 

mammals (50 CFR part 216). 

File No. 14197. The proposed permit 

would authorize continued studies of 

the effects of noise from rocket and 

missile launches and subsequent 

launch–generated sonic booms on 

pinnipeds inhabiting Vandenberg Air 

Force Base (VAFB) and the northern 

Channel Islands (NCI). Continuing 

research would examine effects from 

new launch vehicles, including the 

Delta IV. Target species are Pacific 

harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii), 

California sea lions (Zalophus 

californianus), and northern elephant 

seals (Mirounga angustirostris). 

Anticipated research activities include 

capture with physical or chemical 

restraint, hearing tests, blood sampling, 

physiological measurements, and 

attachment of telemetry instruments. 

The applicant proposes to capture 50 

harbor seals per year at VAFB, with 

incidental harassment of up to 600 

harbor seals, 50 northern elephant seals, 

and 10 California sea lions annually. On 

the NCI, the applicant proposes to 

capture 450 harbor seals per year with 

incidental harassment of 2,700 animals 

annually, inclusive for the three targeted 

species. No mortalities are anticipated, 

but two incidental harbor seal deaths 

annually are requested at VAFB, as are 

two incidental deaths per species 

annually for the NCI. The permit is 

requested for a 5-year period. 

File No. 782–1812. The proposed 

permit amendment would authorize an 

increase in the number of California sea 

lions that could be taken per year for the 

duration of the permit, which expires 

June 30, 2011. The location of the 

research would remain the California 

Channel Islands. The applicant is 

requesting changes in research protocols 

and objectives that require capture, 

marking, and sampling of additional 

animals, and would result in incidental 

harassment of additional animals. The 

permit would be amended to increase 

numbers of takes of California sea lions 

for (1) harassment incidental to live and 

dead pup censuses in the California 

Channel Islands; (2) capture of pups 4 

to 11 months old for condition health 

studies; (3) evaluating various methods 

of chemical immobilization for adult 

males; (4) evaluating different handling 

and marking methods of pups; and (5) 

investigating the breeding system using 

molecular genetics and behavioral 

observations of adult males. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial 

determination has been made that the 

activities proposed are categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Concurrent with the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register, 

NMFS is forwarding copies of the 

applications to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors. 


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Dated: March 31, 2009. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–7708 Filed 4–6–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Science Board 

AGENCY: Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee 

meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board 

task force on Joint Professional Military 

Education will meet in closed session. 

DATES: April 28–29, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: SAIC, 4001 N. Fairfax Drive, 

Arlington, VA 22203. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CDR 

Kenneth Spurlock, Navy Military 

Assistant, Defense Science Board, 3140 

Defense Pentagon, Room 3B888A, 

Washington, DC 20301–3140, via e-mail 

at Kenneth.spurlock@osd.mil, or via 

phone at (703) 571–0083. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

mission of the Defense Science Board is 

to advise the Secretary of Defense and 

the Under Secretary of Defense for 

Acquisition, Technology & Logistics on 

scientific and technical matters as they 

affect the perceived needs of the 

Department of Defense. At this meeting, 

the Board will discuss the identification 

of leader competencies—joint, service, 

and generic—to include parsing their 

inter-relationship; the current PME 

practices in the Services and joint 

communities; expansion of the JPME; 

service and joint community plans to 

modify JPME practices; how the Service 

and Joint PME programs support one 

another; advances in learning 

approaches and methods from 

academia, the private sector and other 

government agencies; the ability to 

administer JPME education in a more 

efficient and effective manner; and the 

ability to rapidly incorporate lessons 

learned from current operations into 

joint and Service JPME curricula. 

In accordance with section 10(d) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

Public Law 92–463, as amended (5 

U.S.C. App. 2) and 41 CFR 102–3.155, 

the Department of Defense has 

determined that these Defense Science 

Board Quarterly meeting will be closed 

to the public. Specifically, the Under 

Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, 

Technology and Logistics), with the 

coordination of the DoD Office of 

General Counsel, has determined in 

writing that all sessions of these 

meetings will be closed to the public 

because they will be concerned 

throughout with matters listed in 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and (4). 

Interested persons may submit a 

written statement for consideration by 

the Defense Science Board. Individuals 

submitting a written statement must 

submit their statement to the Designated 

Federal Official at the address detailed 

above, at any point, however, if a 

written statement is not received at least 

10 calendar days prior to the meeting, 

which is the subject of this notice, then 

it may not be provided to or considered 

by the Defense Science Board. The 

Designated Federal Official will review 

all timely submissions with the Defense 

Science Board Chairperson, and ensure 

they are provided to members of the 

Defense Science Board before the 

meeting that is the subject of this notice. 

Dated: March 31, 2009. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. E9–7595 Filed 4–3–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Science Board 

AGENCY: Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee 

meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board 

task force on Joint Professional Military 

Education will meet in closed session. 

DATES: June 10–11, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: SAIC, 4001 N. Fairfax Drive, 

Arlington, VA 22203. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CDR 

Kenneth Spurlock, Navy Military 

Assistant, Defense Science Board, 3140 

Defense Pentagon, Room 3B888A, 

Washington, DC 20301–3140, via e-mail 

at Kenneth.spurlock@osd.mil, or via 

phone at (703) 571–0083. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

mission of the Defense Science Board is 

to advise the Secretary of Defense and 

the Under Secretary of Defense for 

Acquisition, Technology & Logistics on 

scientific and technical matters as they 

affect the perceived needs of the 

Department of Defense. At this meeting, 

the Board will discuss the identification 

of leader competencies—joint, service, 

and generic—to include parsing their 

inter-relationship; the current PME 

practices in the Services and joint 

communities; expansion of the JPME; 

service and joint community plans to 

modify JPME practices; how the Service 

and Joint PME programs support one 

another; advances in learning 

approaches and methods from 

academia, the private sector and other 

government agencies; the ability to 

administer JPME education in a more 

efficient and effective manner; and the 

ability to rapidly incorporate lessons 

learned from current operations into 

joint and Service JPME curricula. 

In accordance with section 10(d) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

Public Law 92–463, as amended (5 

U.S.C. App. 2) and 41 CFR 102–3.155, 

the Department of Defense has 

determined that these Defense Science 

Board Quarterly meeting will be closed 

to the public. Specifically, the Under 

Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, 

Technology and Logistics), with the 

coordination of the DoD Office of 

General Counsel, has determined in 

writing that all sessions of these 

meetings will be closed to the public 

because they will be concerned 

throughout with matters listed in 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and (4). 

Interested persons may submit a 

written statement for consideration by 

the Defense Science Board. Individuals 

submitting a written statement must 

submit their statement to the Designated 

Federal Official at the address detailed 

above, at any point, however, if a 

written statement is not received at least 

10 calendar days prior to the meeting, 

which is the subject of this notice, then 

it may not be provided to or considered 

by the Defense Science Board. The 

Designated Federal Official will review 

all timely submissions with the Defense 

Science Board Chairperson, and ensure 

they are provided to members of the 

Defense Science Board before the 

meeting that is the subject of this notice. 

Dated: March 31, 2009. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. E9–7596 Filed 4–3–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Science Board 

AGENCY: Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee 

meetings. 


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