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While the number of incidental 

harassment takes will depend on the 

distribution and abundance of marine 

mammals in the vicinity of the activity, 

the number of potential harassment 

takings is estimated to be small (less 

than five percent of any of the estimated 

population sizes) and has been 

mitigated to the lowest level practicable 

through incorporation of the measures 

mentioned previously in this document. 

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 by this action. 

Northern fur seals, Guadalupe fur 

seals, and Steller sea lions are unlikely 

to be found in the area and, therefore, 

will not be affected. No rookeries, 

mating grounds, areas of concentrated 

feeding, or other areas of special 

significance for marine mammals occur 

within or near south VAFB harbor. 

Authorization 

As a result of these determinations, 

NMFS has issued an IHA to ULA to take 

marine mammals, by Level B 

harassment, incidental to conducting 

harbor activities at VAFB for a one-year 

period, provided that the previously 

mentioned mitigation, monitoring, and 

reporting requirements are incorporated. 

Dated: August 18, 2008. 

James H. Lecky, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–19582 Filed 8–21–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Advisory Council on Dependents’

Education 

AGENCY: Department of Defense 

Education Activity (DoDEA), DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), 

the Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 

41 CFR 102–3.150, the Department of 

Defense announces the following 

Federal advisory committee meeting of 

the Advisory Council on Dependents’

Education. 

DATES: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 (8 

a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time). 

ADDRESSES: DoDEA Headquarters, Webb 

Building, 9th Floor, Director’s 

Conference Room, 4040 North Fairfax 

Drive, Arlington, VA 22203. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Jim Jarrard, at (703) 588–3121, or at 

james.jarrard@hq.dodea.edu. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Meeting: Recommend 

to the Director, DoDEA, general policies 

for the operation of the Department of 

Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS); 

provide the Director with information 

about effective educational programs 

and practices that should be considered 

by DoDDS; and perform other tasks as 

may be required by the Secretary of 

Defense. 

Agenda: The meeting agenda will be 

the current operational qualities of 

schools and the institutionalized school 

improvement processes, as well as other 

educational matters. 

Public’s Accessibility to the Meeting: 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 

102–3.140 through 102–3.165, and the 

availability of space, this meeting is 

open to the public. Seating is on a firstcome basis. Appropriate government 

issued identification will be required to 

enter the meeting facility, which is a 

controlled access facility. 

Committee’s Point of Contact: Mr. Jim 

Jarrard, tel. (703) 588–3121, 4040 North 

Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203, email: james.jarrard@hq.dodea.edu. 

Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 

CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140 and 

section 10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972, the public or 

interested organizations may submit 

written statements to the Advisory 

Council on Dependents’ Education 

about its mission and functions. Written 

statements may be submitted at any 

time or in response to the stated agenda 

of the planned meeting of the Advisory 

Council on Dependents’ Education. 

All written statements shall be 

submitted to the Designated Federal 

Officer for the Advisory Council on 

Dependents’ Education and this 

individual will ensure that the written 

statements are provided to the 

membership for their consideration. For 

the next meeting of the Advisory 

Council on Dependents’ Education, Mr. 

Jim Jarrard, telephone (703) 588–3121, 

4040 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 

22203; e-mail: 

james.jarrard@hq.dodea.edu, will be 

acting in the capacity of the Designated 

Federal Officer for this committee. 

Statements being submitted in 

response to the agenda mentioned in 

this notice must be received by the 

Designated Federal Officer at the 

address listed above at least fourteen 

calendar days prior to the meeting 

which is the subject of this notice. 

Written statements received after this 

date may not be provided to or 

considered by the Advisory Council on 

Dependents’ Education until its next 

meeting. 

The Designated Federal Officer will 

review all timely submissions with the 

Advisory Council on Dependents’

Education Chairpersons and ensure they 

are provided to all members of the 

Advisory Council on Dependents’

Education before the meeting that is the 

subject of this notice. 

Oral Statements by the Public to the 

Membership: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–

3.140(d), time will be allotted for public 

comments to the Advisory Council on 

Dependents’ Education. Individual 

comments will be limited to a maximum 

of five minutes’ duration. The total time 

allotted for public comments will not 

exceed thirty minutes. 

Dated: August 12, 2008. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. E8–19499 Filed 8–21–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Closed Meeting of the Defense Policy 

Board Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Policy Board 

Advisory Committee will meet in closed 

session on September 25, 2008 from 

0800 until 1830 and September 26, 2008 

from 0800 until 1200 at the Pentagon. 

The purpose of the meeting is to 

provide the Secretary of Defense, 

Deputy Secretary of Defense and Under 

Secretary of Defense for Policy with 

independent, informed advice on major 

matters of defense policy. The Board 

will hold classified discussions on 

national security matters. 

In accordance with Section 10(d) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

Public Law No. 92–463, as amended [5 

U.S.C. App II (1982)], it has been 

determined that this meeting concerns 

matters listed in 5 U.S.C. 552B 

(c)(1)(1982), and that accordingly this 

meeting will be closed to the public. 

Dated: August 15, 2008. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. E8–19496 Filed 8–21–08; 8:45 am] 

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