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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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate 

Swails or Tammy Adams, (301)713–

2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 2, 

2008 notice was published in the 

Federal Register (73 FR 31436) that an 

amendment of Permit No. 774–1847–02 

had been requested by the above-named 

organization. The requested amendment 

has been granted under the authority of 

the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 

1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et 

seq.), and the regulations governing the 

taking and importing of marine 

mammals (50 CFR part 216). 

Permit No. 774–1847–02, issued 

October 11, 2007 (72 FR 57914), 

authorizes the permit holder to continue 

a long-term ecosystem monitoring 

program of pinniped species in the 

South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The 

permit holder is authorized to take up 

to 710 Antarctic fur seals (Arctophalus 

gazell) and 20 leopard seals (Hydrurga 

leptonyx) annually. The animals are 

captured, measured, weighed, tagged, 

blood sampled, and have time-depth 

recorders, VHF transmitters, and 

platform terminal transmitters attached. 

A subset of fur seals are given an enema, 

have a tooth extracted, milk sampled, 

and are part of a doubly-labeled water 

study on energetics. A subset of leopard 

seals are blubber and muscle sampled. 

Annual research-related mortality of up 

to eight Antarctic fur seals (3 adults and 

5 pups) and two leopard seals is also 

authorized. 

The amendment authorizes the permit 

holder to collect tissue samples from 

and bleach mark 50 leopard seals. 

Additional capture is not required to 

collect these samples. The amendment 

also authorizes the researchers to begin 

a southern elephant seal (Mirounga 

leonina) study. Up to 180 southern 

elephant seals would be captured, 

measured, and tagged annually. A 

subset would have blood and vibrissae 

collected, muscle/blubber biopsied, and 

satellite tags attached. The permit 

amendment authorizes up to four 

research-related mortalities (two adults 

and two juveniles) of southern elephant 

seals. The amendment is valid until 

September 30, 2011. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final 

determination has been made that the 

activity proposed is categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Dated: August 14, 2008. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XJ68 

Incidental Takes of Marine Mammals 

Incidental to Specified Activities; 

Harbor Activities Related to the Delta 

IV/Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle 

at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of incidental 

harassment authorization. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

provisions of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, 

notification is hereby given that NMFS 

has issued an Incidental Harassment 

Authorization (IHA) to United Launch 

Alliance (ULA) to take small numbers of 

marine mammals, by Level B 

harassment only, incidental to harbor 

activities related to the Delta IV/Evolved 

Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) at 

south Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA 

(VAFB). 

DATES: This authorization is effective 

from August 20, 2008 through August 

19, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the IHA and the 

application are available by writing to P. 

Michael Payne, Chief, Permits, 

Conservation, and Education Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD 

20910–3225, or by telephoning the 

contact listed here. A copy of the 

application may be obtained by writing 

to this address, by telephoning the 

contact listed here (FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT) or online at: 

http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/ 

incidental.htm. Documents cited in this 

notice may be viewed, by appointment, 

during regular business hours, at the 

aforementioned address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeannine Cody or Candace Nachman, 

(301) 713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the 

MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct 

the Secretary of Commerce to allow, 

upon request, the incidental, but not 

intentional taking of small numbers of 

marine mammals by United States 

citizens who engage in a specified 

activity (other than commercial fishing) 

within a specified geographical region if 

certain findings are made and either 

regulations are issued or, if the taking is 

limited to harassment, notice of a 

proposed authorization is provided to 

the public for review. 

Authorization for incidental takings 

may be granted if NMFS finds that the 

taking will have a negligible impact on 

the species or stock(s), will not have an 

unmitigable adverse impact on the 

availability of the species or stock(s) for 

certain subsistence uses, and if the 

permissible methods of taking and 

requirements pertaining to the 

mitigation, monitoring and reporting of 

such taking are set forth. 

NMFS has defined ‘‘negligible 

impact’’ in 50 CFR 216.103 as: ‘‘...an impact resulting from the specified 

activity that cannot be reasonably expected 

to, and is not reasonably likely to, adversely 

affect the species or stock through effects on 

annual rates of recruitment or survival.’’

Section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA 

established an expedited process by 

which citizens of the United States can 

apply for an authorization to 

incidentally take small numbers of 

marine mammals by harassment. Except 

for certain categories of activities not 

pertinent here, the MMPA defines 

‘‘harassment’’ as: any act of pursuit, torment, or annoyance 

which (i) has the potential to injure a marine 

mammal or marine mammal stock in the wild 

[(Level A harassment(]; or (ii) has the 

potential to disturb a marine mammal or 

marine mammal stock in the wild by causing 

disruption of behavioral patterns, including, 

but not limited to, migration, breathing, 

nursing, breeding, feeding, or sheltering 

[(Level B harassment(]. 

Section 101(a)(5)(D) establishes a 45–

day time limit for NMFS’ review of an 

application followed by a 30–day public 

notice and comment period on any 

proposed authorizations for the 

incidental harassment of small numbers 

of marine mammals. Within 45 days of 

the close of the comment period, NMFS 

must either issue or deny the 

authorization. 

Summary of Request 

On February 18, 2008, NMFS received 

an application from ULA requesting an 


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authorization for the harassment of 

small numbers of Pacific harbor seals 

(PHOCA VITULINA RICHARDSI) and 

California sea lions (Zalophus 

californianus) incidental to harbor 

activities related to the Delta IV/EELV, 

including: transport vessel operations, 

cargo movement activities, harbor 

maintenance dredging, and kelp habitat 

mitigation operations. In addition, 

northern elephant seals (Mirounga 

angustirostris) may also be incidentally 

harassed but in even smaller numbers. 

IHAs were issued to The Boeing 

Company, now ULA, on May 15, 2002 

(67 FR 36151, May 23, 2002), May 20, 

2003 (68 FR 36540, June 18, 2003), May 

20, 2004 (69 FR 29696, May 25, 2004), 

May 23, 2005 (70 FR 30697, May 27, 

2005), June 20, 2006 (71 FR 36321, June 

26, 2006), and June 21, 2007 (72 FR 

34444, June 22, 2007) each for a 1–year 

period. No work and, therefore, no 

monitoring was conducted under the 

2007 IHA. The harbor where activities 

will take place is on south VAFB 

approximately 2.5 miles (mi) (4.02 

kilometers (km)) south of Point 

Arguello, CA and approximately 1 mi 

(1.61 km) north of the nearest marine 

mammal pupping site (i.e., Rocky 

Point). 

Additional background relating to this 

application and the scope of the 

activities is set forth in the proposed 

IHA notice (73 FR 38176, July 3, 2008) 

and is not repeated here. The activities 

to be conducted have not changed 

between the proposed IHA notice and 

this final notice announcing the 

issuance of the IHA. 

Specified Activities 

The Delta Mariner is a 312 foot (ft)- 

long (95.1–meter (m)), 84 ft-wide (25.6 

m) steel hull ocean-going vessel capable 

of operating at an 8 ft (2.4–m) draft. 

Containers containing flight hardware 

items will be towed off the Delta 

Mariner by a tractor tug that generates 

a sound level of approximately 87 

decibels (dB) A-weighted at 50 ft (15.2 

m) while in operational mode. Total 

docking and cargo movement activities 

is estimated to be approximately 14 to 

18 hours (hr) in good weather. 

To accommodate the Delta Mariner, 

the harbor will need to be dredged, 

removing up to 5,000 cubic yards of 

sediment per dredging. Dredging will 

involve the use of heavy equipment, 

including a clamshell dredge, dredging 

crane, a small tug, dredging barge, dump 

trucks, and a skip loader. Measured 

sound levels from this equipment are 

roughly equivalent to those estimated 

for the wharf modification equipment: 

43 to 81 dB A-weighted at 250 ft (76.2 

m). Dredge operations, from set-up to 

tear-down, would continue 24–hr a day 

for 3 to 5 weeks. Sedimentation surveys 

have shown that initial dredging 

indicates that maintenance dredging 

should be required annually or twice 

per year, depending on the hardware 

delivery schedule. 

A more detailed description of the 

work proposed for 2008 is contained in 

the application which is available upon 

request (see ADDRESSES) and in the Final 

U.S. Air Force Environmental 

Assessment for Harbor Activities 

Associated with the Delta IV Program at 

Vandenberg Air Force Base (ENSR 

International, 2001). 

Comments and Responses 

On July 3, 2008 (73 FR 38176), NMFS 

published a notice of receipt of 

proposed IHA for ULA(s request to take 

marine mammals, by harassment, 

incidental to harbor activities related to 

the Delta IV/EELV, including: transport 

vessel operations, cargo movement 

activities, harbor maintenance dredging, 

and kelp habitat mitigation and 

requested comments, information, and 

suggestions concerning the request. 

During the 30–day public comment 

period, NMFS received one comment 

from the Marine Mammal Commission 

(Commission), which recommended 

that NMFS issue the authorization as 

proposed. 

Comment: The Commission 

recommends that NMFS approve the 

request provided that all reasonable 

measures will be taken to ensure the 

least practicable impact on the subject 

species and the required mitigation and 

monitoring activities are carried out as 

described in the July 3, 2008 Federal 

Register notice and the IHA application. 

Response: NMFS agrees with the 

Commission’s recommendation, and all 

monitoring and mitigation measures 

described in the previous Federal 

Register notices (67 FR 36151, May 23, 

2002; 68 FR 36540, June 18, 2003; 69 FR 

29696, May 25, 2004; 70 FR 30697, May 

27, 2005; 71 FR 36321, June 26, 2006; 

and 72 FR 34444, June 22, 2007) are 

required in the current IHA. 

Marine Mammals Affected by the 

Activity 

The marine mammal species likely to 

be harassed incidental to harbor 

activities at south VAFB are the Pacific 

harbor seal, California sea lion, and 

northern elephant seal, which haul out 

in the area where these activities are 

conducted. None of the haul-out areas 

near these activities are used for 

breeding, molting, or mating. A more 

detailed discussion of the status of these 

stocks and their occurrence at VAFB, as 

well as other marine mammal species 

that occur at VAFB, was included in the 

notice of the proposed IHA (73 FR 

38176, July 3, 2008). 

Potential Effects of Activities on Marine 

Mammals 

The primary impacts to marine 

mammals from these activities are 

expected to be short-term behavioral 

reactions in response to the acoustic and 

visual stimuli produced by the heavy 

machinery used. NMFS anticipates that 

no injury will result from these actions. 

A discussion of the sound levels 

produced by the equipment, behavioral 

reactions of marine mammals to loud 

noises or looming visual stimuli, and 

some specific observations of the 

response of marine mammals to this 

activity gathered during previous 

monitoring were presented in the notice 

of proposed IHA (73 FR 38176, July 3, 

2008) and is not repeated here. For a 

further discussion of anticipated effects 

of the planned activities on pinnipeds 

in the area, refer to the application, 

NMFS( 2005 Environmental Assessment 

(EA) and ENSR International(s 2001 

Final EA. 

Numbers of Marine Mammals Expected 

to be Harassed 

ULA estimates that a maximum of 43 

harbor seals per day may be hauled out 

near the south VAFB harbor, with a 

daily average of 21 seals sighted when 

tidal conditions were favorable during 

previous harbor dredging operations. 

Considering the maximum and average 

number of seals hauled out per day, 

assuming that the seals may be seen 

twice a day, and using a maximum total 

of 73 operating days in 2008–2009, 

NMFS estimates that a maximum of 767 

to 1,570 Pacific harbor seals may be 

subject to Level B harassment out of a 

total estimated population of 31,600. 

These numbers are small relative to this 

population size (2.4 - 5 percent). 

During wharf modification activities, 

a maximum of six California sea lions 

were seen hauling out in a single day. 

Based on the above-mentioned 

calculation, NMFS believes that a 

maximum of 219 California sea lions 

may be subject to Level B harassment 

out of a total estimated population of 

240,000. These numbers are small 

relative to this population size (less than 

0.1 percent). Up to 10 northern elephant 

seals (because they may be in nearby 

waters) may be subject to Level B 

harassment out of a total estimated 

population of 101,000. These numbers 

are small relative to this population size 

(less than 0.01 percent). 


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Possible Effects of Activities on Marine 

Mammal Habitat 

ULA does not anticipate any loss or 

modification to the habitat used by 

Pacific harbor seals or California sea 

lions that haul out near the south VAFB 

harbor. The harbor seal and sea lion 

haul-out sites near south VAFB harbor 

are not used as breeding, molting, or 

mating sites; therefore, it is not expected 

that the activities in the harbor will 

have any impact on the ability of Pacific 

harbor seals or California sea lions in 

the area to reproduce. 

ULA anticipates unavoidable kelp 

removal during dredging. This habitat 

modification will not affect the marine 

mammal habitat. However, ULA will 

mitigate for the removal of kelp habitat 

by placing 150 tons of rocky substrate in 

a sandy area between the breakwater 

and the mooring dolphins to enhance an 

existing artificial reef. This type of 

mitigation was implemented by the U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers following the 

1984 and 1989 dredging. 

The anticipated negative effects of 

dredging and kelp mitigation (shortterm increase in noise and 

sedimentation) will be short-term and 

are not expected to result in a loss or 

modification to the habitat used by 

Pacific harbor seals, California sea lions, 

or northern elephant seals that haul out 

near the south VAFB harbor. Additional 

details were provided in the notice of 

proposed IHA (73 FR 38176, July 3, 

2008). 

Mitigation 

To reduce the potential for 

disturbance from visual and acoustic 

stimuli associated with the activities, 

ULA and/or its designees will undertake 

the following marine mammal 

mitigating measures: 

(1) If activities occur during nighttime 

hours, lighting will be turned on before 

dusk and left on the entire night to 

avoid startling pinnipeds at night. 

(2) Activities will be initiated before 

dusk. 

(3) Construction noises will be kept 

constant (i.e., not interrupted by periods 

of quiet in excess of 30 minutes) while 

pinnipeds are present. 

(4) If activities cease for longer than 

30 minutes and pinnipeds are in the 

area, start-up of activities will include a 

gradual increase in noise levels. 

(5) A NMFS-approved marine 

mammal observer will visually monitor 

the pinnipeds on the beach adjacent to 

the harbor and on rocks for any flushing 

or other behaviors as a result of ULA’s 

activities (see Monitoring). 

(6) To the extent possible, the Delta 

Mariner and accompanying vessels will 

enter the harbor only when the tide is 

too high for harbor seals to haul-out on 

the rocks. The vessel will reduce speed 

1.5 to 2 knots (2.8–3.7 km/hr) once the 

vessel is within 3 mi (4.83 km) of the 

harbor. The vessel will enter the harbor 

stern first, approaching the wharf and 

mooring dolphins at less than 0.75 knot 

(1.4 km/hr). 

(7) As alternate dredge methods are 

explored, the dredge contractor may 

introduce quieter techniques and 

equipment. 

Monitoring 

As part of its 2002 application, 

Boeing, now ULA, provided a proposed 

monitoring plan for assessing impacts to 

harbor seals from the activities at south 

VAFB harbor and for determining when 

mitigation measures should be 

employed. NMFS is requiring the same 

plan for this IHA. 

A NMFS-approved and VAFBdesignated biologically trained observer 

will monitor the area for pinnipeds 

during all harbor activities. During 

nighttime activities, the harbor area will 

be illuminated, and the monitor will use 

a night vision scope. Monitoring 

activities will consist of: 

(1) Conducting baseline observation of 

pinnipeds in the project area prior to 

initiating project activities. 

(2) Conducting and recording 

observations on pinnipeds in the 

vicinity of the harbor for the duration of 

the activity occurring when tides are 

low enough for pinnipeds to haul out 

(2) ft, 0.61 m, or less). 

(3) Conducting post-construction 

observations of pinniped haul-outs in 

the project area to determine whether 

animals disturbed by the project 

activities return to the haul-out. 

Monitoring results from previous 

years of these activities have been 

reviewed and incorporated into the 

analysis of potential effects in this 

document, as well as the take estimates. 

Reporting 

ULA will notify NMFS two weeks 

prior to initiation of each activity. ULA 

will submit a draft report on all 

activities, 120 days prior to the 

expiration of this Authorization if a new 

Authorization will be requested for 

2009–2010, and a final report within 

120 days after the expiration of this 

Authorization, regardless of whether or 

not a new Authorization will be 

requested. The report will provide 

dates, times, durations and locations of 

specific activities, details of pinniped 

behavioral observations, and estimates 

of numbers of affected pinnipeds and 

impacts (behavioral or other). In 

addition, the report will include 

information on the weather, tidal state, 

horizontal visibility, and composition 

(species, gender, and age class) and 

locations of haul-out group(s). In the 

unanticipated event that any cases of 

pinniped injury or mortality are judged 

to result from these activities, ULA or its 

designee shall cease operations 

immediately and report the incident to 

NMFS immediately. 

Endangered Species Act (ESA) 

This action will not affect species 

listed under the ESA that are under the 

jurisdiction of NMFS. VAFB formally 

consulted with U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service in 1998 on the possible take of 

southern sea otters during Boeing(s, 

now ULA, harbor activities at south 

VAFB. A Biological Opinion was issued 

in August 2001, which concluded that 

the EELV Program is not likely to 

jeopardize the continued existence of 

the southern sea otter and no injury or 

mortality is expected. The activities 

covered by this IHA are analyzed in that 

Biological Opinion, and this IHA does 

not modify the action in a manner that 

was not previously analyzed. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

In 2001, the United States Air Force 

(USAF) prepared an EA for harbor 

activities associated with the Delta IV 

Program at VAFB. In 2005, NMFS 

prepared an EA supplementing the 

information contained in the USAF EA 

and issued a Finding of No Significant 

Impact (FONSI) on the issuance of an 

IHA for Boeing(s, now ULA, harbor 

activities in accordance with section 

6.01 of the National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration 

Administrative Order 216–6 

(Environmental Review Procedures for 

Implementing the National 

Environmental Policy Act, May 20, 

1999). ULA’s activities and impacts for 

2008–2009 are expected to be within the 

scope of NMFS( 2005 EA and FONSI. 

Determinations 

NMFS has determined that the impact 

of harbor activities related to the Delta 

IV/EELV at VAFB (transport vessel 

operations, cargo movement activities, 

harbor maintenance dredging, and kelp 

habitat mitigation) will result in the 

Level B Harassment of small numbers of 

Pacific harbor seals, California sea lions, 

and northern elephant seals. The effects 

of ULA(s harbor activities are expected 

to be in the form of short-term and 

localized behavioral changes, and no 

take by injury or death is anticipated or 

authorized. NMFS has further 

determined that these takes will have a 

negligible impact on the affected marine 

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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