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on the affected species or stocks. The 

provision requiring that the activity not 

have an unmitigable adverse impact on 

the availability of the affected species or 

stock for subsistence uses is not 

implicated for this proposed action 

provided the mitigation measures 

required under the authorization are 

implemented. 

This negligible impact determination 

is supported by: (1) the likelihood that, 

given sufficient warning through 

relatively slow ship speed, marine 

mammals are expected to move away 

from a noise source that is annoying 

prior to it becoming potentially 

injurious; (2) the fact that marine 

mammals would have to be closer than 

40 m (131 ft) in deep water, 60 m (197 

ft) at intermediate depths, or 296 m (971 

ft) in shallow water when a single 

airgun is in use from the vessel to be 

exposed to levels of sound (180 dB) 

believed to have even a minimal chance 

of causing TTS; (3) the fact that marine 

mammals would have to be closer than 

950 m (0.5 nm) in deep water, 1,425 m 

(0.8 nm) at intermediate depths, and 

3,694 m (2 nm) in shallow water when 

the full array is in use at a 9 m (29.5 ft) 

tow depth from the vessel to be exposed 

to levels of sound (180 dB) believed to 

have even a minimal chance of causing 

TTS; (4) the likelihood that marine 

mammal detection ability by trained 

observers is good at those distances 

from the vessel; (5) the use of PAM, 

which is effective out to tens of km, will 

assist in the detection of vocalizing 

marine mammals at greater distances 

from the vessel; (6) the incorporation of 

other required mitigation measures (i.e., 

ramp-up, power-down, and shutdown); 

and (7) the limited duration of the 

seismic survey in the GOA study area 

(approximately 18 days). As a result, no 

take by injury or death is anticipated, 

and the potential for temporary or 

permanent hearing impairment is very 

low and will be avoided through the 

incorporation of the required 

monitoring and mitigation measures. 

While the number of potential 

incidental harassment takes will depend 

on the distribution and abundance of 

marine mammals in the vicinity of the 

survey activity, the number of potential 

harassment takings is estimated to be 

small, relative to the affected species 

and stock sizes, and has been mitigated 

to the lowest level practicable through 

incorporation of the measures 

mentioned previously in this document. 

Authorization 

As a result of these determinations, 

NMFS has issued an IHA to L-DEO for 

conducting a marine geophysical survey 

in the Gulf of Alaska in September, 

2008, provided the previously 

mentioned mitigation, monitoring, and 

reporting requirements are incorporated. 

Dated: September 8, 2008. 

James H. Lecky, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–21346 Filed 9–11–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Notice of Intent To Renew 

Collection 3038–0052, Establishing 

Procedures for Designated Contract 

Markets and Applicants Seeking 

Designation, Comment Request 

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

ACTION: Extension of an existing 

collection notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission (Commission or 

CFTC) is announcing an opportunity for 

public comment on the proposed 

collection of certain information by the 

agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq., Federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension of an existing collection of 

information, and to allow 60 days for 

public comment in response to the 

notice. This notice solicits comments on 

requirements relating to Part 38 of the 

Commission’s regulations (17 CFR 38) 

establishing submission and compliance 

procedures for designated contract 

markets and applicant exchanges 

seeking designation with the CFTC. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before November 12, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to 

Bruce Fekrat, Special Counsel, Division 

of Market Oversight, U.S. Commodity 

Futures Trading Commission, 1155 21st 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bruce Fekrat, (202) 418–5578; Fax: (202) 

418–5527; e-mail: bfekrat@cftc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA, Federal agencies must obtain 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 

information they conduct or sponsor. 

‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined 

in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 

1320.3(c) and includes agency requests 

or requirements that members of the 

public submit reports, keep records, or 

provide information to a third party. 

Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), requires Federal 

agencies to provide a 60-day notice in 

the Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

including each proposed extension of an 

existing collection of information, 

before submitting the collection to OMB 

for approval. To comply with this 

requirement, the CFTC is publishing 

notice of the intent to renew the 

collection of information listed below. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, the CFTC 

invites comments on: 

• Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information will have a practical use; 

• The accuracy of the Commission’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

• Ways to enhance the quality, 

usefulness, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Ways to minimize the burden of 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

Collection 3038–0052, Establishing 

Procedures for Designated Contract 

Markets and Applicants Seeking 

Designation—Extension 

Part 38 of the Commission’s 

regulations governs the activities of 

designated contract markets. The 

information collected thereunder is 

necessary for the Commission to 

evaluate whether entities operating as, 

or applying to become, designated 

contract markets are in compliance with 

the designation criteria of section 5(b) of 

the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA), 7 

U.S.C. 7(b), and the core principles of 

section 5(d) of the CEA, 7 U.S.C. 7(d), 

and the Commission’s regulations 

adopted thereunder. 

The Commission estimates the burden 

of this collection of information as 

follows: 


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ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN

Report 

Estimated 

number of 

respondents 

Reports 

annually by 

each 

Total annual 

responses 

Estimated 

average number of hours 

per response 

Annual 

reporting 

burden 

Designation and Compliance ............................................... 13 NA NA 300 3900 

Annual .................................................................................. 13 1 13 70 910 

Burden means the total time, effort, or 

financial resources expended by persons 

to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or 

provide information to or for a federal 

agency. This includes the time needed 

to review instructions; develop, acquire, 

install, and utilize technology and 

systems for the purposes of collecting, 

validating, and verifying information, 

processing and maintaining information 

and disclosing and providing 

information; adjust the existing ways to 

comply with any previously applicable 

instructions and requirements; train 

personnel to be able to respond to a 

collection of information; and transmit 

or otherwise disclose the information. 

Dated: September 8, 2008. 

David A. Stawick, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. E8–21287 Filed 9–11–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Availability of Non-Exclusive, 

Exclusive License or Partially 

Exclusive Licensing of U.S. Patent 

Concerning ‘‘Continuous Disreefing 

Apparatus for Parachute’’ 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR 

Part 404.6, announcement is made of 

the availability for licensing of US 

Patent No. US 7,416,158 entitled 

‘‘Continuous Disreefing Apparatus for 

Parachute’’ issued August 26, 2008. This 

patent has been assigned to the United 

States Government as represented by the 

Secretary of the Army. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Jeffrey DiTullio at U.S. Army Soldier 

Systems Center, Kansas Street, Natick, 

MA 01760, Phone: (508) 233–4184 or email: Jeffrey.Ditullio@us.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any 

licenses granted shall comply with 35 

U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR Part 404. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–21288 Filed 9–11–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3710–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Economic and Environmental 

Principles and Guidelines for Water 

and Related Land Resources 

Implementation Studies; Availability of 

Proposed Principles and Request for 

Comments 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Announcement of availability of 

proposed Principles and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: Section 2031 of the Water 

Resources Development Act of 2007 

(Pub. L. 110–114) directs the Secretary 

of the Army to revise the Economic and 

Environmental Principles and 

Guidelines for Water and Related Land 

Resources Implementation Studies 

(P&G), which the Water Resources 

Council issued on March 10, 1983. The 

Army Corps of Engineers (‘‘Corps’’) 

proposes to craft the revision in phases. 

The first phase would address the basic 

principles of water resources planning 

(‘‘Principles’’) and the next phase or 

phases would provide more detailed 

implementing guidance. 

This notice includes a copy of the 

proposed Principles (see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION), which 

would replace the first two pages of the 

P&G. The proposed Principles may also 

be found at: http://www.usace.army.mil/ 

cw/hot_topics/ht_2008/pandg_rev.htm. 

DATES: Written comments are invited 

and will be accepted through October 

15, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

submitted in writing to HQUSACE, 

Attn: P&G Revision, CECW–ZA, 441 G 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20314– 

1000, by e-mail to: 

larry.j.prather@usace.army.mil or FAX: 

202–761–5649. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larry J. Prather, Assistant Director of 

Civil Works, at 202–761–0106. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

2031 of the Water Resources 

Development Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110– 

114) directs the Secretary of the Army 

to revise the Economic and 

Environmental Principles and 

Guidelines for Water and Related Land 

Resources Implementation Studies, 

dated March 10, 1983, and to apply the 

revisions to all water resources projects 

carried out by the Secretary, other than 

projects for which the Secretary has 

already commenced a feasibility study. 

The Corps requested interested 

individuals and organizations to submit 

suggestions for revision of the P&G in a 

notice published in the Federal Register 

(73 FR 26086) on Thursday, May 8, 

2008. As announced in that notice, the 

Corps also held a public meeting to hear 

oral suggestions for proposed revisions 

on June 5, 2008. Several major issues 

were discussed in the oral or written 

comments, including watershed 

planning, collaborative planning, the 

reliance on benefit cost ratios, giving 

more standing to environmental values, 

and non-structural flood damage 

reduction projects. 

The Corps is now asking interested 

individuals and organizations to submit 

comments on the proposed Principles. 

Comments on any aspect of the proposal 

are welcome. 

The issues on which the public may 

want to comment include: actions 

covered by the Principles (section 1), 

the language used to describe the 

national planning objective (section 2), 

the role of public safety in project 

formulation (sections 2, 7, and 9), the 

role of watershed analysis (section 4), 

the response to uncertainty (sections 5, 

6, and 9), ensuring consideration of all 

reasonable alternatives (sections 6 and 

7), the definition of and preference for 

non-structural plans (sections 7 and 9), 

and the plan selection criteria (section 

9). Comments are also specifically 

invited on the appropriate discount rate 

to use in formulating proposed water 

resources projects. 


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