61328 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 209 / Tuesday, October 30, 2007 / Notices 

SUMMARY: The Under Secretary of 

Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and 

Logistics) is waiving the limitation of 10 

U.S.C. 2534 for certain defense items 

produced in the United Kingdom (UK). 

10 U.S.C. 2534 limits DoD procurement 

of certain items to sources in the 

national technology and industrial base. 

The waiver will permit procurement of 

enumerated items from sources in the 

UK, unless otherwise restricted by 

statute. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: This waiver is effective 

for one year, beginning November 14, 

2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Barbara Glotfelty, OUSD(AT&L), Office 

of the Director, Defense Procurement 

and Acquisition Policy, Contract Policy 

and International Contracting, Room 

5E621, 3060 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–3060; telephone 

703–697–9351. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Subsection (a) of 10 U.S.C. 2534 

provides that the Secretary of Defense 

may procure the items listed in that 

subsection only if the manufacturer of 

the item is part of the national 

technology and industrial base. 

Subsection (i) of 10 U.S.C. 2534 

authorizes the Secretary of Defense to 

exercise the waiver authority in 

subsection (d), on the basis of the 

applicability of paragraph (2) or (3) of 

that subsection, only if the waiver is 

made for a particular item listed in 

subsection (a) and for a particular 

foreign country. Subsection (d) 

authorizes a waiver if the Secretary 

determines that application of the 

limitation ‘‘would impede the reciprocal 

procurement of defense items under a 

memorandum of understanding 

providing for reciprocal procurement of 

defense items’’ and if he determines that 

‘‘that country does not discriminate 

against defense items produced in the 

United States to a greater degree than 

the United States discriminates against 

defense items produced in that 

country.’’ The Secretary of Defense has 

delegated the waiver authority of 10 

U.S.C. 2534(d) to the Under Secretary of 

Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and 

Logistics). 

DoD has had a Reciprocal Defense 

Procurement Memorandum of 

Understanding (MOU) with the UK 

since 1975, most recently renewed on 

December 16, 2004. 

The Under Secretary of Defense 

(Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics) 

finds that the UK does not discriminate 

against defense items produced in the 

United States to a greater degree than 

the United States discriminates against 

defense items produced in the UK, and 

also finds that application of the 

limitation in 10 U.S.C. 2534 against 

defense items produced in the UK 

would impede the reciprocal 

procurement of defense items under the 

MOU. 

Under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2534, 

the Under Secretary of Defense 

(Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics) 

has determined that application of the 

limitation of 10 U.S.C. 2534(a) to the 

procurement of any defense item 

produced in the UK that is listed below 

would impede the reciprocal 

procurement of defense items under the 

MOU with the UK. 

On the basis of the foregoing, the 

Under Secretary of Defense 

(Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics) 

is waiving the limitation in 10 U.S.C. 

2534(a) for procurements of any defense 

item listed below that is produced in the 

UK. This waiver applies only to the 

limitations in 10 U.S.C. 2534(a). It does 

not apply to any other limitation, 

including section 8015 of the DoD 

Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2007 

(Public Law 109–289). This waiver 

applies to procurements under 

solicitations issued during the period 

from November 14, 2007, to November 

13, 2008. Similar waivers have been 

granted since 1998, most recently in 

2006 (71 FR 39076, July 11, 2006). For 

contracts resulting from solicitations 

issued prior to August 4, 1998, this 

waiver applies to procurements of the 

defense items listed below under—

(1) Subcontracts entered into during 

the period from November 14, 2007, to 

November 13, 2008, provided the prime 

contract is modified to provide the 

Government adequate consideration 

such as lower cost or improved 

performance; and 

(2) Options that are exercised during 

the period from November 14, 2007, to 

November 13, 2008, if the option prices 

are adjusted for any reason other than 

the application of the waiver, and if the 

contract is modified to provide the 

Government adequate consideration 

such as lower cost or improved 

performance. 

List of Items To Which This Waiver 

Applies 

1. Air circuit breakers. 

2. Welded shipboard anchor and 

mooring chain with a diameter of four 

inches or less. 

3. Gyrocompasses. 

4. Electronic navigation chart systems. 

5. Steering controls. 

6. Pumps. 

7. Propulsion and machinery control 

systems. 

8. Totally enclosed lifeboats. 

Michele P. Peterson, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

[FR Doc. E7–21328 Filed 10–29–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

[Docket No. USN–2007–0051] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Headquarters, U.S. Marine 

Corps, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

In compliance with Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Marine 

Corps announces a proposed new public 

information collection and seeks public 

comment on the provisions thereof. 

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 of the 

proposed information collection; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the information collection on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by December 31, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Federal Docket Management 

System Office, 1160 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–1160. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

number and title for this Federal 

Register document. The general policy 

for comments and other submissions 

from members of the public is to make 

these submissions available for public 

viewing on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 


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proposed information collection or to 

obtain a copy of the proposal and 

associated collection instruments, write 

to Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps 

(LFL), 2 Navy Annex, Room 3109, 

Washington, DC 20380–1775, or contact 

Captain David Nasse at (703) 695–8302. 

Title and OMB Number: Camp 

Lejeune Notification Registry; OMB 

Control Number 0703–TBD. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirement is used to obtain 

and maintain contact information of 

people who may have been exposed to 

contaminated drinking water aboard 

Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC, 

as well as other parties who are 

interested in the issue. The information 

will be used to provide notifications and 

updated information to such persons 

regarding possible contamination of the 

drinking water on Camp Lejeune. 

Affected Public: U.S. Service 

Members (active, reserve, retired, and 

separated), military dependents, Federal 

government employees, and civilian 

personnel who were/are stationed, 

live(d), or were/are employed aboard 

Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC 

and may have been exposed to 

contaminated drinking water. 

Additionally, any person interested in 

the Camp Lejeune contaminated 

drinking water issue may also enter 

their contact information in the system. 

Annual Burden Hours: 100. 

Number of Respondents: 1000. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 6 

Minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

The Camp Lejeune Notification 

Registry contains contact information of 

people who may have been exposed to 

contaminated drinking water aboard 

Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC, 

as well as other parties who are 

interested in the issue. The information 

will be used to provide notifications and 

updated information to such persons 

regarding possible contamination of the 

drinking water on Camp Lejeune. 

Dated: October 22, 2007. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 07–5377 Filed 10–29–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Public Hearings for the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement/ 

Overseas Environmental Impact 

Statement for the Shock Trial of the 

MESA VERDE (LPD 19) 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969 (NEPA) and regulations 

implemented by the Council on 

Environmental Quality (40 C.F.R. Parts 

1500–1508), and Presidential Executive 

Order 12114, Environmental Effects 

Abroad of Major Federal Actions, the 

Department of the Navy (Navy) has 

prepared and filed with the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency a 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement/ 

Overseas Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS/OEIS) on October 19, 

2007. This EIS/OEIS evaluates the 

environmental effects for the shock trial 

of the MESA VERDE (LPD 19) at a site 

offshore of either Norfolk, Virginia; 

Mayport, Florida; or Pensacola, Florida. 

A Notice of Intent for this DEIS/OEIS 

was published in the Federal Register 

on March 12, 2004. The Navy will 

conduct three public hearings to receive 

oral and written comments on the Draft 

EIS/OEIS. Federal, State, and local 

agencies and interested individuals are 

invited to be present or represented at 

the public hearings. This notice 

announces the dates and locations of the 

public hearings for this Draft EIS/OEIS. 

DATES AND ADDRESSES: Public hearings 

have been scheduled as follows: 

1. Tuesday, November 27, 2007, 7 

p.m. to 9 p.m., Kirn Memorial Main 

Library, 301 East City Hall Avenue, 

Norfolk, VA. 

2. Wednesday, November 28, 2007, 7 

p.m. to 9 p.m., Pensacola Junior College, 

Hagler Auditorium, 1000 College 

Boulevard, Pensacola, FL. 

3. Thursday, November 29, 2007, 7 

p.m. to 9 p.m., Fletcher High School, 

700 Seagate Avenue, Neptune Beach, 

FL. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Don Shaver at 202–781–4864 during 

normal business hours Monday through 

Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

MESA VERDE (LPD 19) is the third ship 

in the new SAN ANTONIO (LPD 17) 

Class of nine planned amphibious 

transport dock ships being acquired by 

the Navy to meet Marine Air-Ground 

Task Force lift requirements. The Draft 

EIS/OEIS evaluates the environmental 

consequences of conducting a proposed 

shock trial of the MESA VERDE at an 

offshore location. The ship would be 

subjected to a series of up to four 4,536 

kilogram (kg) (10,000 pound [lb]) 

explosive charge detonations in the 

spring/summer of 2008. 

The Draft EIS/OEIS identifies and 

evaluates the potential environmental 

impacts of three alternative locations for 

conducting an at-sea shock trial offshore 

of Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia; Naval 

Station Mayport, Florida; or Naval Air 

Station Pensacola, Florida. These 

alternatives are compared with respect 

to project purpose and need, operational 

criteria, and environmental impacts. 

The Notice of Intent (NOI) published 

for this EIS/OEIS in the Federal Register 

on 12 March 2004 identified the 

alternative location of offshore 

Pascagoula, in addition to the ‘‘no 

action’’ alternative, for analysis in this 

EIS/OEIS. The Base Realignment and 

Closure Act of 2005 (BRAC) identified 

Naval Station Pascagoula for closure. 

After the 2005 BRAC recommendation, 

the DON revisited the operational 

requirements for the Draft EIS/OEIS and 

identified offshore off Pensacola, 

Florida as an additional alternative 

shock trial location, removing the 

offshore Pascagoula alternative location 

from further study. 

Navy has identified the preferred 

alternative of conducting the shock trial 

offshore of Mayport, Florida. This 

alternative would meet the project 

purpose and need, satisfy operational 

requirements, and potentially minimize 

environmental impacts. 

The ‘‘no action’’ alternative does not 

meet the purpose and need because it 

would prevent the Navy from 

adequately assessing the survivability of 

this ship Class. The ship must undergo 

a shock trial because, although 

computer modeling and component 

testing have been undertaken, an at-sea 

shock trial would provide the best 

means to assess the shock response of 

the entire manned ship and the 

interaction of the ship’s systems and 

components. 

Environmental impacts that may 

occur from the proposed action include 

minor or temporary impacts to the 

physical and biological environments 

and existing human uses of the area. 

Additionally, there is a risk of impacts 

to marine mammals and sea turtles, 

which varies between proposed shock 

trial locations and seasons. However, 

protective measures will be established 

to minimize risk to marine mammals 

and sea turtles. The NMFS is 

concurrently evaluating Navy’s request 

for a Letter of Authorization for the 

Incidental Take of Marine Mammals in 


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