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will lead to improved understanding of 

the global biogeochemical processes of 

ocean acidification and its impact on 

marine ecosystems. Pursuant to section 

12404 of the FOARAM Act, 33 U.S.C. 

3703, a National Ocean Acidification 

Program will be established to lead U.S. 

coordination of ocean acidification 

activities between the Federal agencies, 

and with academic institutions, 

industry, and other private sector and 

international partners. A national ocean 

acidification data management and 

information exchange program will 

ensure that ocean acidification 

information reaches scientists, decision 

makers, and the public in a timely 

manner. Finally, the U.S. will join other 

countries in establishing a robust 

international research program to 

address this global challenge. 

Overview 

The Plan is organized into seven 

priority themes: 

Theme 1—‘‘Monitoring of Ocean 

Chemistry and Biological Impacts,’’ 

identifies sampling programs that 

collect ocean acidification data, and it 

prioritizes additional monitoring 

systems necessary for adequate data 

collection and monitoring. 

Theme 2—‘‘Research to Understand 

Responses to Ocean Acidification,’’ 

describes the goals and priorities to 

understand the physiological 

responses of marine organisms to 

ocean acidification and its 

interactions with other stressors, the 

impacts to marine food webs, and 

possible approaches to track 

ecosystem responses. 

Theme 3—‘‘Modeling to Predict 

Changes in the Ocean Carbon Cycle 

and Impacts on Marine Ecosystems 

and Organisms,’’ summarizes 

requirements and recommendations 

for modeling ocean acidification, and 

its impacts on marine organisms and 

ecosystems, including codifying our 

research understanding and studying 

the interplay of factors affecting 

marine ecosystems, thus permitting 

analysis of the efficacy of adaptation 

and mitigation strategies. 

Theme 4—‘‘Technology Development 

and Standardization of 

Measurements,’’ describes goals that 

ensure the ability to measure all 

required parameters through 

technology development and 

adequate data quality via 

measurement standardization. 

Theme 5—‘‘Assessment of 

Socioeconomic Impacts and 

Development of Strategies to Conserve 

Marine Organisms and Ecosystems,’’ 

focuses on assessing the 

socioeconomic impacts of ocean 

acidification and developing 

adaptation and mitigation strategies. 

Theme 6—‘‘Education, Outreach, and 

Engagement Strategy on Ocean 

Acidification,’’ describes goals for 

designing and coordinating 

educational, public outreach, and 

domestic and international 

engagement activities, as well as 

ensuring results and assessments of 

monitoring and research efforts are 

accessible to and understandable by 

all stakeholders. 

Theme 7—‘‘Data Management and 

Integration,’’ discusses the need for 

effective data management and 

integration within the context of other 

international, Federal, State, local and 

private activities. 

Description of Desired Comments 

General comments are welcome and 

specific comments are invited on: (1) 

Whether the proposed strategy meets 

the requirements of the FOARAM Act, 

(2) whether the proposed strategy meets 

the ocean acidification research needs of 

the United States; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

strategy; and (4) any additional 

information that is currently absent that 

should be included. Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

become a matter of public record and 

will be posted online together with 

responses from the Interagency Working 

Group on Ocean Acidification 

established under section 12404 of the 

FOARAM Act. Id. All comments will be 

carefully considered and addressed in 

the Strategic Research Plan to the extent 

possible. 

Public Availability of Comments 

All comments received are a part of 

the public record and may be posted for 

public viewing at http:// 

www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/iwgoa/pages/ 

research_strategy.html without change. 

All personal identifying information 

(e.g., name, address, etc.) submitted 

voluntarily by the sender will be 

publicly accessible. Do not submit 

confidential business information, or 

otherwise sensitive or protected 

information. NMFS will accept 

anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in 

the required fields if you wish to remain 

anonymous). Attachments to electronic 

comments will be accepted via email to 

NMFS.ST.OAStrategy@noaa.gov in 

Microsoft Word or Excel, WordPerfect, 

or Adobe PDF file formats only. 

Dated: July 5, 2012. 

David Detlor, 

Acting Director, Office of Science and 

Technology, National Marine Fisheries 

Service. 

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Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary of 

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of records in its inventory of record 

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DATES: This proposed action will be 

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Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was 

submitted on June 27, 2012, to the 

House Committee on Oversight and 

Government Reform, the Senate 

Committee on Governmental Affairs, 

and the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) pursuant to paragraph 4c 

of Appendix I to OMB Circular No. A– 

130, ‘‘Federal Agency Responsibilities 

for Maintaining Records About 

Individuals,’’ dated February 8, 1996 

(February 20, 1996, 61 FR 6427). 

Dated: July 5, 2012. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

DHRA 10 DoD 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Defense Sexual Assault Advocate 

Certification Program. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

National Organization for Victim 

Assistance, 510 King Street, Suite 424, 

Alexandria, VA 22314–3132. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

DoD civilian employees and military 

personnel requesting national 

certification as a victim advocate 

through the National Advocate 

Credentialing Program. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Applicant’s first name, middle initial, 

and last name; position (Sexual Assault 

Response Coordinator (SARC) or Sexual 

Assault Prevention Representative 

Victim Advocate (SAPR VA)); Service 

affiliation; Grade/Rank; Installation/ 

Command; Installation/Command/ 

Agency address (street, city, state, ZIP 

code, country); work email address; 

work telephone number; level to which 

applicant is applying (Level I, II, III, or 

IV); certificates of training; Memoranda 

of Recommendation from the first 

person in the chain of command or 

SARC, and the Senior Commander or 

Commander; date of application; dates 

the Applicant provided service as SARC 

or SAPR VA (or as a victim advocate); 

and the opinions and evaluation of a 12- 

question performance questionnaire, 

represented by ‘‘yes’’ or ‘‘no’’ answers 

and short comments and certification 

number issued. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

10 U.S.C. 1561 note, Sexual Assault 

Response Coordinators and Sexual 

Assault Victim Advocates; 10 U.S.C. 

136, Under Secretary of Defense for 

Personnel and Readiness; DoD Directive 

6495.01, Sexual Assault Prevention and 

Response (SAPR) Program; DoD 

Instruction 6495.02, Sexual Assault 

Prevention and Response (SAPR) 

Program Procedures. 

PURPOSE(S): 

To track the certification of SARC and 

SAPR VAs. Information will be used to 

review, process, and report on the status 

of SARC and SAPR VA certification to 

Congress. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

In addition to those disclosures 

generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 

552a(b) of the Privacy Act of 1974, these 

records may specifically be disclosed 

outside the DoD as a routine use 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as 

follows: 

Any release of information contained 

in this system of records outside the 

DoD under a routine use will be 

compatible with the purpose(s) for 

which the information is collected and 

maintained. The DoD ‘‘Blanket Routine 

Uses’’ set forth at the beginning of Office 

of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) 

systems of records notices may apply to 

this system. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Paper files and electronic media. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Applicant records are retrieved by 

first name, middle initial, last name, 

installation/command, Military Service 

affiliation, rank/grade, position, 

certification level, and/or certification 

number. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Records are maintained in a 

controlled facility that employs physical 

restrictions such as double locks and is 

accessible only to authorized persons 

who hold key fobs. Access to electronic 

data files in the system is role-based, 

restricted to essential personnel only, 

and requires the use of a password. The 

data server is locked in a windowless 

room with restricted access. Data is 

encrypted at rest, and backup data is 

encrypted and removed to a different 

secure location for storage. Paper files 

are stored in a locked filing cabinet in 

a locked room in the controlled facility. 

Access to paper files is restricted to 

those with authorized access. All 

records are accessible only to authorized 

persons with a need-to-know basis who 

are properly screened, cleared and 

trained. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Disposition pending (until the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration approves a retention 

and disposal schedule, records will be 

treated as permanent). 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Sexual Assault Prevention and 

Response Office, ATTN: Defense Sexual 

Assault Incident Database Program 

Manager, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Room 

07G21, Alexandria, VA 22350–1500. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

Individuals seeking to determine 

whether information about themselves 

is contained in this system of records 

should address written inquiries to the 

Sexual Assault Prevention and 

Response Office, ATTN: D–SAACP 

Manager, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Room 

07G21, Alexandria, VA 22350–1500. 

Requests must be signed and should 

contain first name, middle initial, last 

name, rank/grade, Service affiliation, 

installation/command, certification 

level, and certification number. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals seeking access to records 

about themselves contained in this 

system of records should address 

written inquiries to the Office of the 

Secretary of Defense/Joint Staff Freedom 

of Information Act Requester Service 

Center, 1155 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–1155. 

Requests must be signed and should 

contain first name, middle initial, last 

name, rank/grade, Service affiliation, 

installation/command, certification 

level, and certification number. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

The OSD rules for accessing records 

for contesting contents and appealing 

initial agency determinations are 

contained in OSD Administrative 

Instruction 81; 32 Code of Federal 

Regulations part 311; or may be 

obtained from the system manager. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

The individual, first person in chain 

of command or SARC and the Senior 

Commander or Commander, and the 

National Advocate Credentialing 

Program. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

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