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regulations analyzed both
methodologies and determined that
non-explosive severance activities have
little or no impact on the marine
environment and would not result in an
incidental take of marine mammals,
though they are relatively timeconsuming and potentially harmful to
human health and safety (primarily for
divers). Due to the unlikelihood of take
of marine mammals incidental to
entanglement during EROS activities,
the then Minerals Management Service
(now the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Regulation, and
Enforcement) did not request (nor did
NMFS contemplate) MMPA
authorization for take of marine
mammals from entanglement in the
EROS regulations.
Due to the low predictability of an
incident resulting in the mortality of a
marine mammal from entanglement in a
diver’s guide line, NMFS’s regulations
for EROS do not address this aspect of
the activity; nor is NMFS currently
aware of any specific additional
monitoring and mitigation measures to
further reduce the likelihood of such an
event, other than the recommendation
to remove any unattended lines from the
water column and/or keep guide lines
taut (i.e., no slack) during EROS
operations. NMFS may further explore
monitoring and mitigation measures in
the next rulemaking for EROS activities.
In the meantime, NMFS will continue to
monitor EROS activities and may
recommend additional monitoring and
mitigation measures to future LOA
holders.
Of note, ERT was in compliance with
the mitigation and monitoring measures
required by the regulations and LOA
and provided the specific information
outlined in the reporting section of the
rule, as well as additional information.
The unexpected dolphin mortality does
not change the negligible impact and
small numbers determinations in the
regulations.
Authorization
Pursuant to these regulations, NMFS
has issued an LOA to Energy Resource
Technology GOM, Inc., Demex
International, Inc., and Noble Energy,
Inc. Issuance of the LOAs is based on a
finding made in the preamble to the
final rule that the total taking by these
activities (with monitoring, mitigation,
and reporting measures) will result in
no more than a negligible impact on the
affected species or stock(s) of marine
mammals and will not have an
unmitigable adverse impact on
subsistence uses. NMFS also finds that
the applicant will meet the
requirements contained in the
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implementing regulations and LOA,
including monitoring, mitigation, and
reporting requirements.
Dated: February 23, 2011.
James H. Lecky,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Guidance for Agency Information
Collection Activities: Proposed
Collection; Comment Request; Generic
Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency
Service Delivery
Corporation for National and
Community Service.
ACTION: Guidance for Corporation
Notices, with request for comments.
AGENCY:
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
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COMMUNITY SERVICE
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The Corporation for National
and Community Service (hereinafter the
‘‘Corporation’’), is submitting the below
information for future Corporation
Federal Register Notices in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, Public Law 104–13, (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35). As part of a Federal
Government-wide effort to streamline
the process to seek feedback from the
public on service delivery, OMB is
coordinating the development of the
following proposed Generic Information
Collection Request (Generic ICR):
‘‘Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery’’ for approval under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This notice
announces that the Corporation intends
to submit collections to OMB for
approval and solicit comments on
specific aspects for the proposed
information collection.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
April 4, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted, identified by the title of the
information collection activity, to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB
Desk Officer for the Corporation for
National and Community Service, by
any of the following two methods
within 30 days from the date of
publication in the Federal Register:
(1) By fax to: (202) 395–6974,
Attention: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB Desk
Officer for the Corporation for National
and Community Service; and
(2) Electronically by e-mail to:
smar@omb.eop.gov.
SUMMARY:
To
request additional information, please
contact Amy Borgstrom, Associate
Director of Policy, Corporation for
National and Community Service, at
(202) 606–6930 or e-mail to
aborgstrom@cns.gov. Individuals who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TTY–TDD) may call 1–800–833–
3722 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern
Time, Monday through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
Abstract: The information collection
activity will garner qualitative customer
and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the
Administration’s commitment to
improving service delivery. By
qualitative feedback we mean
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data
that can be generalized to the overall
population. This type of generic
clearance for qualitative information
will not be used for quantitative
information collections that are
designed to yield reliably actionable
results, such as monitoring trends over
time or documenting program
performance. Such data uses require
more rigorous designs that address: The
target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior to
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
No comments were received in
response to the 60-day notice published
in the Federal Register of December 22,
2010 (75 FR 80542).
Below we provide Corporation for
National and Community Service
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projected average estimates for the next
three years: 1
Current Actions: New collection of
information.
Type of Review: New Collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households, Businesses and
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Average Expected Annual Number of
Activities: 20.
Respondents: 93,000.
Annual Responses: 93,000.
Frequency of Response: Once per
request.
Average Minutes per Response: 60.
Burden Hours: 93,000.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid
Office of Management and Budget
control number.
Dated: February 28, 2011.
Amy Borgstrom,
Associate Director of Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Extension of Web-Based TRICARE
Assistance Program Demonstration
Program
Department of Defense.
Notice of a Two Year Extension
of the Web-Based TRICARE Assistance
Program.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This notice is to advise
interested parties of an extension to the
Military Health System (MHS)
demonstration project, under authority
of Title 10, U.S. Code, Section 1092,
entitled Web-Based TRICARE
Assistance Program. This demonstration
was effective August 1, 2009, as
referenced in the original Federal
Register Notice, 74 FR 3667, July 24,
2009. The demonstration was extended
to March 31, 2011, as referenced by
Federal Register Notice, March 30,
2010. The demonstration project uses
existing managed care support contracts
SUMMARY:
1 The 60-day notice included the following
estimate of the aggregate burden hours for this
generic clearance Federal-wide:
Average Expected Annual Number of Activities:
25,000.
Average number of Respondents per Activity:
200.
Annual Responses: 5,000,000.
Frequency of Response: Once per request.
Average Minutes per Response: 30.
Burden Hours: 2,500,000.
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(MCSC) to allow Web-based behavioral
health and related services including
non-medical counseling and advice
services to active duty service members
(ADSM), their families and members
and their dependents enrolled in
TRICARE Reserve Select, and those
eligible for the Transition Assistance
Management Program (TAMP) who
reside in the continental United States.
The extension is necessary to allow
more time to measure the effectiveness
of the demonstration in meeting its goal
of improving beneficiary access to
behavioral health care by incorporating
Web-based technology.
DATES: Effective Date: This extension
will be effective April 1, 2011. The
demonstration project will continue
until March 31, 2012.
ADDRESSES: TRICARE Management
Activity (TMA), Health Plan Operations,
5111 Leesburg Pike, Suite 810, Falls
Church, VA 22041.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions pertaining to this
demonstration project, Mr. Richard
Hart, (703) 681–0047.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
a. Background
On page 431 of the House
Appropriations Committee Print
accompanying H.R. 2638, the
Department of Defense Appropriations
Act for FY 2009, Joint Explanatory
Statement, it is noted: ‘‘An area of
particular interest is the provision of
appropriate and accessible counseling to
service members and their families who
live in locations that are not close to
military treatment facilities, other MHS
facilities, or TRICARE providers. Webbased delivery of counseling has
significant potential to offer counseling
to personnel who otherwise might not
be able to access it. Therefore, the
Department is directed to establish and
use a Web-based Clinical Mental Health
Services Program as a way to deliver
critical clinical mental health services to
service members and families in rural
areas.’’
The TRICARE Assistance Program
(TRIAP) demonstration, as outlined in
74 FR 3667 July 24, 2009 launched
August 1, 2009, to provide the
capability for short-term, problem
solving counseling between eligible
beneficiaries and licensed counselors
utilizing video technology and software
such as Skype or iChat. Regional
contractors were tasked with
formulating and initiating the programs.
TRIAP services are available 24/7 and
ADSMs, their spouses of any age, and
other family members 18 years of age or
older who reside in the United States
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Guidance for Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed
Collection; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.
ACTION: Guidance for Corporation Notices, with request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service
(hereinafter the ``Corporation''), is submitting the below information
for future Corporation Federal Register Notices in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, (44 U.S.C. Chapter
35). As part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the
process to seek feedback from the public on service delivery, OMB is
coordinating the development of the following proposed Generic
Information Collection Request (Generic ICR): ``Generic Clearance for
the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery'' for
approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.). This notice announces that the Corporation intends to submit
collections to OMB for approval and solicit comments on specific
aspects for the proposed information collection.
DATES: Comments must be submitted April 4, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted, identified by the title of the
information collection activity, to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB Desk Officer for the
Corporation for National and Community Service, by any of the following
two methods within 30 days from the date of publication in the Federal
Register:
(1) By fax to: (202) 395-6974, Attention: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB Desk
Officer for the Corporation for National and Community Service; and
(2) Electronically by e-mail to: smar@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information,
please contact Amy Borgstrom, Associate Director of Policy, Corporation
for National and Community Service, at (202) 606-6930 or e-mail to
aborgstrom@cns.gov. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for
the deaf (TTY-TDD) may call 1-800-833-3722 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery.
Abstract: The information collection activity will garner
qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely
manner, in accordance with the Administration's commitment to improving
service delivery. By qualitative feedback we mean information that
provides useful insights on perceptions and opinions, but are not
statistical surveys that yield quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study. This feedback will provide
insights into customer or stakeholder perceptions, experiences and
expectations, provide an early warning of issues with service, or focus
attention on areas where communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of products or services. These
collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and actionable
communications between the Agency and its customers and stakeholders.
It will also allow feedback to contribute directly to the improvement
of program management.
Feedback collected under this generic clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data that can be generalized to the
overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative
information will not be used for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as
monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance. Such
data uses require more rigorous designs that address: The target
population to which generalizations will be made, the sampling frame,
the sample design (including stratification and clustering), the
precision requirements or power calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate, methods for assessing
potential non-response bias, the protocols for data collection, and any
testing procedures that were or will be undertaken prior to fielding
the study. Depending on the degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be eligible for submission for
other generic mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative
results.
No comments were received in response to the 60-day notice
published in the Federal Register of December 22, 2010 (75 FR 80542).
Below we provide Corporation for National and Community Service
projected average estimates for the next three years: \1\
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\1\ The 60-day notice included the following estimate of the
aggregate burden hours for this generic clearance Federal-wide:
Average Expected Annual Number of Activities: 25,000.
Average number of Respondents per Activity: 200.
Annual Responses: 5,000,000.
Frequency of Response: Once per request.
Average Minutes per Response: 30.
Burden Hours: 2,500,000.
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Current Actions: New collection of information.
Type of Review: New Collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and Households, Businesses and
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal Government.
Average Expected Annual Number of Activities: 20.
Respondents: 93,000.
Annual Responses: 93,000.
Frequency of Response: Once per request.
Average Minutes per Response: 60.
Burden Hours: 93,000.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number.
Dated: February 28, 2011.
Amy Borgstrom,
Associate Director of Policy.
[FR Doc. 2011-4881 Filed 3-3-11; 8:45 am]
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