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the species or stock(s) and will not have 

an unmitigable adverse impact on the 

availability of the species or stock(s) for 

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. 

With respect to military readiness 

activities, the MMPA defines 

‘‘harassment’’ as: 

(i) any act that injures or has the 

significant potential to injure a marine 

mammal or marine mammal stock in the 

wild [Level A Harassment]; or (ii) any 

act that disturbs or is likely to disturb 

a marine mammal or marine mammal 

stock in the wild by causing disruption 

of natural behavioral patterns, 

including, but not limited to, migration, 

surfacing, nursing, breeding, feeding, or 

sheltering, to a point where such 

behavioral patterns are abandoned or 

significantly altered [Level B 

Harassment]. 

Summary of Request 

On September 3, 2008, NMFS 

received an application from the Navy 

requesting authorization for the take of 

three pinniped species incidental to 

vehicle launches to be conducted from 

the western part of SNI (see pages 3–4 

of the application), over the course of 5 

years. These activities are classified as 

military readiness activities. The Navy 

plans to launch up to 40 vehicles from 

SNI per year, with up to 10 launches per 

year during nighttime hours. The Navy 

states that these activities may have 

both acoustic and non-acoustic effects 

on pinnipeds. Aircraft and helicopter 

flights between the Pt Mugu airfield on 

the mainland, the airfield on SNI, and 

the target sites in the Sea Range will be 

a routine part of a planned launch 

operation. These flights generally do not 

pass at low levels over the beaches 

where pinnipeds are expected to be 

hauled out. The Navy requests 

authorization to take three species of 

pinnipeds by Level B Harassment: 

harbor seals, northern elephant seals, 

and California sea lions. Injury or 

mortality is unlikely during launch 

activities, and take by Level A 

harassment (including injury) or 

mortality is not requested in the Navy’s 

application. 

Specified Activities 

The Navy issued a FEIS, which 

analyzed the effects on the human 

environment of implementing their 

preferred alternative (among other 

alternatives), which includes 

conducting five general categories of 

tests to evaluate sea, land, and air 

weapons systems (i.e., air-to-air tests, 

air-to-surface tests, surface-to-air tests, 

surface-to-surface tests, and subsurfaceto-surface tests) and three general 

categories of training (i.e., fleet training 

exercises, small-scale amphibious 

warfare training, and special warfare 

training). NAWCWD plans to continue a 

launch program for missiles and targets 

from several launch sites on SNI, the 

purpose of which is to support test and 

training activities associated with 

operations on the NAWCWD Point 

Mugu Sea Range. 

Information Solicited 

Interested persons may submit 

information, suggestions, and comments 

concerning the Navy’s request 

(ADDRESSES). All information, 

suggestions, and comments related to 

the Navy’s request and NMFS’ potential 

development and implementation of 

regulations governing the incidental 

taking of marine mammals by the Navy 

on SNI will be considered by NMFS in 

developing regulations governing the 

issuance of letters of authorization. 

Dated: September 10, 2008. 

Helen M. Golde, 

Deputy Director, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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to the management and improvement of 

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study will obtain information that will 

be used for preparing the Biennial 

Report to Congress on the RLIS program 

(mandated by Section 6224(c) of Title 

VI, Part B of the Elementary and 

Secondary Education Act), providing 

information for the next Office of 

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Program Assessment Rating Tool 

(PART), and providing context and 

greater depth of understanding when 

reporting on Government Performance 

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Requests for copies of the information 

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‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and 

by clicking on link number 3760. When 

you access the information collection, 

click on ‘‘Download Attachments’’ to 

view. Written requests for information 

should be addressed to U.S. Department 

of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, 

SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed 

to 202–401–0920. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

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Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov, 540–776–7742. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

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Submission for OMB Review; 

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AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of Management invites 

comments on the submission for OMB 

review as required by the Paperwork 

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DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before October 

16, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Education Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

17th Street, NW., Room 10222, 

Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are 

encouraged to submit responses 

electronically by e-mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or via fax 

to (202) 395–6974. Commenters should 

include the following subject line in 

their response ‘‘Comment: [insert OMB 

number], [insert abbreviated collection 

name, e.g., ‘‘Upward Bound 

Evaluation’’]. Persons submitting 

comments electronically should not 

submit paper copies. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The IC Clearance 

Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management, publishes that notice 

containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or 

reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of 

the collection; (4) Description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) Respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6) 

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping 

burden. OMB invites public comment. 

Dated: September 11, 2008. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Innovation and Improvement 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Application for Grants under 

the State Charter School Facilities 

Incentive Grants Program. 

Frequency: Semi-Annually. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 12. Burden Hours: 4,800. 

Abstract: The Department of 

Education will use the application to 

award grants under the State Charter 

School Facilities Incentive grants 

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States to provide them with an incentive 

to create new or enhance existing perpupil facilities aid programs for charter 

schools. 

Requests for copies of the information 

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‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and 

by clicking on link number 3715. When 

you access the information collection, 

click on ‘‘Download Attachments ‘‘ to 

view. Written requests for information 

should be addressed to U.S. Department 

of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, 

SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed 

to 202–401–0920. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov 202–401–1097. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

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Comment Request 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, 

Regulatory Information Management 

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comments on the submission for OMB 

review as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before October 

16, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Education Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

17th Street, NW., Room 10222, 

Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are 

encouraged to submit responses 

electronically by e-mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or via fax 

to (202) 395–6974. Commenters should 

include the following subject line in 

their response ‘‘Comment: [insert OMB 

number], [insert abbreviated collection 

name, e.g., ‘‘Upward Bound 

Evaluation’’]. Persons submitting 

comments electronically should not 

submit paper copies. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 


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