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proposed MMPA regulations for testing
and training activities contain proposed
acoustic criteria and thresholds that
would, if adopted, represent changes
from the criteria and thresholds
currently employed by NMFS in
incidental take authorizations and
associated biological opinions for Navy
military readiness activities. The revised
thresholds are based on evaluations of
recent scientific studies (see Finneran et
al. (2010), Finneran and Schlundt
(2010), and Tyack et al. (2011)).
The proposed new criteria and
thresholds based on the Finneran and
Tyack studies have recently been made
available for public comment, (AFTT:
78 FR 7050, January 31, 2013; and
HSTT: 78 FR 6978, January 31, 2013),
and the public comments are still being
evaluated. Until that process is
complete, it is not appropriate to apply
the new criteria and thresholds in any
take authorization or associated
biological opinion.
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Adaptive Management
The Navy’s adaptive management of
the GOA TMAA monitoring program
involves close coordination with NMFS
to align marine mammal monitoring
with the overall objectives of the
monitoring plan. Monitoring under the
2011 LOA only represents the two years
of a planned five-year effort. At this
point, it would be premature to draw
detailed conclusions or initiate
comprehensive monitoring changes
because the analysis of monitoring and
other data is not complete. In addition,
at the annual adaptive management
meeting, NMFS and the Navy took into
consideration, among other things, the
study by Tyack et al. (2011) evaluating
the documented responses of marine
mammals to sonar to determine if it
warranted additional mitigation or
monitoring for beaked whales. During
their October 2011 meeting, NMFS and
the Navy determined that the study by
Tyack et al. (2011) did not provide a
basis for prescribing any additional
mitigation or monitoring for beaked
whales. The study itself makes no
recommendations regarding potential
additional mitigation or monitoring, and
NMFS, the Navy, and the Marine
Mammal Commission did not think that
the new information included in the
study lent itself to the incorporation of
new mitigation measures.
Authorization
The Navy complied with the
requirements of the 2011 LOA. Based on
our review of the record, NMFS has
determined that the marine mammal
take resulting from the 2011 military
readiness training and research
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activities falls within the levels
previously anticipated, analyzed, and
authorized. Further, the level of taking
authorized from 2013 to 2016 for the
Navy’s GOA TMAA activities is
consistent with our previous findings
made for the total taking allowed under
the GOA TMAA regulations. Finally, the
record supports NMFS’ conclusion that
the total number of marine mammals
taken by the 2013 to 2016 activities in
the GOA TMAA will have no more than
a negligible impact on the affected
species or stocks of marine mammals
and will not have an unmitigable
adverse impact on the availability of
these species or stocks for taking for
subsistence uses. Accordingly, NMFS
has issued an LOA for Navy training
and research activities conducted in the
GOA TMAA from May 16, 2013,
through May 4, 2016.
Dated: May 20, 2013.
Helen M. Golde,
Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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[Docket ID: DoD–2013–OS–0026]
Submission for OMB Review;
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The Department of Defense has
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following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by June 24, 2013.
Title, Associated Form and OMB
Number: Interactive Customer
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Type of Request: Revision to a
Currently Approved Collection.
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Annual Responses: 51,000.
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minutes.
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and other customer satisfaction
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quality of their experience and their
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Affected Public: Individuals or
households; business or other for-profit.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet
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Written comments and
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DoD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia
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Written requests for copies of the
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Dated: May 20, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD-2013-OS-0026]
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the
following proposal for collection of information under the provisions
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by June 24,
2013.
Title, Associated Form and OMB Number: Interactive Customer
Evaluation (ICE)/Enterprise Voice of the Customer (EVoC) System; OMB
Control Number 0704-0420.
Type of Request: Revision to a Currently Approved Collection.
Number of Respondents: 51,000.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 51,000.
Average Burden per Response: 3 minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 2,550.
Needs and Uses: The Interactive Customer Evaluation (ICE)/
Enterprise Voice of the Customer (EVoC) System automates and minimizes
the use of the current manual paper comment cards and other customer
satisfaction collection media, which exits at various customer service
locations, throughout the DoD. Members of the public have the
opportunity to give automated feedback to the service provider on the
quality of their experience and their satisfaction level. This is a
management tool for improving customer services.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet Seehra.
Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information
collection should be sent to Ms. Seehra at the Office of Management and
Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC 20503.
You may also submit comments, identified by docket number and
title, by the following method:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
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 https://www.regulations.gov as they are received without
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.
DoD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia Toppings.
Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal
should be sent to Ms. Toppings at WHS/ESD Information Management
Division, 4800 Mark Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria,
VA 22350-3100.
Dated: May 20, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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