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environmental conditions described for
San Diego Bay, enabling the
implementation of shutdowns to avoid
injury, serious injury, or mortality.
Effects on individuals that are taken
by Level B harassment, on the basis of
reports in the literature as well as
monitoring from other similar activities,
will likely be limited to reactions such
as increased swimming speeds,
increased surfacing time, or decreased
foraging (if such activity were
occurring). Most likely, individuals will
simply move away from the sound
source and be temporarily displaced
from the areas of pile driving, although
even this reaction has been observed
primarily only in association with
impact pile driving. The pile driving
activities analyzed here are similar to
numerous other construction activities
conducted in San Francisco Bay and in
the Puget Sound region, which have
taken place with no reported injuries or
mortality to marine mammals, and no
known long-term adverse consequences
from behavioral harassment. Repeated
exposures of individuals to levels of
sound that may cause Level B
harassment are unlikely to result in
hearing impairment or to significantly
disrupt foraging behavior. Thus, even
repeated Level B harassment of some
small subset of the overall stock is
unlikely to result in any significant
realized decrease in viability for
California coastal bottlenose dolphins,
and thus would not result in any
adverse impact to the stock as a whole.
For pinnipeds, no rookeries are present
in the project area, there are no haulouts other than those provided
opportunistically by man-made objects
(the primary such haul-out, the bait
barges, will be relocated away from the
project area), and the project area is not
known to provide foraging habitat of
any special importance.
In summary, this negligible impact
analysis is founded on the following
factors: (1) The possibility of injury,
serious injury, or mortality may
reasonably be considered discountable;
(2) the anticipated incidences of Level B
harassment consist of, at worst,
temporary modifications in behavior; (3)
the absence of any major rookeries and
only a few isolated and opportunistic
haul-out areas near or adjacent to the
project site; (4) the absence of any other
known areas or features of special
significance for foraging or reproduction
within the project area; (5) the
presumed efficacy of the planned
mitigation measures in reducing the
effects of the specified activity to the
level of least practicable impact. In
addition, none of these stocks are listed
under the ESA or considered of special
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status (e.g., depleted or strategic) under
the MMPA. California sea lions and
harbor seals (in California) are thought
to have reached or to be approaching
carrying capacity, while gray whales are
thought to be increasing. The California
coastal stock of bottlenose dolphins
remained stable during the most recent
period of trend analysis. In
combination, we believe that these
factors, as well as the available body of
evidence from other similar activities,
demonstrate that the potential effects of
the specified activity will have only
short-term effects on individuals. The
specified activity is not expected to
impact rates of recruitment or survival
and will therefore not result in
population-level impacts.
Determinations
The number of marine mammals
actually incidentally harassed by the
project will depend on the distribution
and abundance of marine mammals in
the vicinity of the survey activity.
However, we find that the number of
potential takings authorized (by level B
harassment only), which we consider to
be a conservative, maximum estimate, is
small relative to the relevant regional
stock or population numbers, and that
the effect of the activity will be
mitigated to the level of least practicable
impact through implementation of the
mitigation and monitoring measures
described previously. Based on the
analysis contained herein of the likely
effects of the specified activity on
marine mammals and their habitat, we
find that the total taking from the
activity will have a negligible impact on
the affected species or stocks.
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National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA)
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), as implemented by
the regulations published by the
Council on Environmental Quality (40
CFR parts 1500–1508), the Navy
prepared an Environmental Assessment
(EA) to consider the direct, indirect and
cumulative effects to the human
environment resulting from the pier
replacement project. NMFS made the
Navy’s EA available to the public for
review and comment, in relation to its
suitability for adoption by NMFS in
order to assess the impacts to the human
environment of issuance of an IHA to
the Navy. Also in compliance with
NEPA and the CEQ regulations, as well
as NOAA Administrative Order 216–6,
NMFS has reviewed the Navy’s EA,
determined it to be sufficient, and
adopted that EA and signed a Finding
of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on
July 8, 2013. The Navy’s EA and NMFS’
FONSI for this action may be found at
https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/
incidental.htm.
Authorization
As a result of these determinations,
we have issued an IHA to the Navy to
conduct the specified activities in San
Diego Bay for one year, from September
1, 2013, through August 31, 2014,
provided the previously described
mitigation, monitoring, and reporting
requirements are incorporated.
Dated: July 19, 2012.
Helen M. Golde,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Impact on Availability of Affected
Species or Stock for Taking for
Subsistence Uses
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There are no relevant subsistence uses
of marine mammals implicated by this
action.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
[Docket ID: DoD–2011–OS–0015]
The Navy initiated informal
consultation under section 7 of the ESA
with NMFS’ Southwest Regional Office
on March 5, 2013. NMFS concluded on
May 16, 2013, that the proposed action
may affect, but is not likely to adversely
affect, western North Pacific gray
whales. The Navy has not requested
authorization of the incidental take of
WNP gray whales and no such
authorization is issued. There are no
other ESA-listed marine mammals
found in the action area. Therefore, no
consultation under the ESA is required.
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Office of the Secretary
ACTION:
Notice.
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 August 23, 2013.
Title, Associated Form and OMB
Number: Application for Former Spouse
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Payments From Retired Pay; DD Form
2293; OMB Control Number 0730–0008.
Type of Request: Reinstatement.
Number of Respondents: 29,127.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 29,127.
Average Burden per Response: 15
minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 7282 hours.
Needs and Uses: Under 10 U.S.C.
1408, state courts may divide military
retired pay as property or order alimony
and child support payment from that
retired pay. The former spouse may
apply to the Defense Finance and
Accounting Service (DFAS) for direct
payment of these monies by using DD
Form 2293. This information collection
is needed to provide DFAS the basic
data needed to process the request.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain Benefits.
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: July 18, 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–0157]
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Transition to Veterans Program
Office, Office of the Secretary of Defense
for Personnel & Readiness, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Transition to
Veterans Program Office announces a
proposed public information collection
and seeks public comment on the
provisions thereof. Comments are
invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the information collection on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by September 23,
2013.
You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Federal Docket Management
System Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive,
East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria,
VA 22350–3100.
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.
ADDRESSES:
To
request more information on this
proposed information collection or to
obtain a copy of the proposal and
associated collection instruments,
please write to the Center for Naval
Analyses, ATTN: Mr. Jeffery Peterson,
4825 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA
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22311 or call Mr. Jeffery Peterson (703–
824–2774) or Dr. Lauren Malone (703–
824–2741).
Title; Associated Form; and OMB
Number: Veterans’ Community
Reintegration Focus Groups; OMB
Control Number: 0704–TBD.
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirement is necessary to
help the Transition to Veterans Program
Office identify the particular challenges
and issues veterans face in reintegrating
with their communities. These focus
groups are necessary since there is no
single, existing dataset that captures
veterans’ community reintegration,
beyond measuring employment or
education. Our findings will help
inform the development and
implementation of their new transition
program, Transition GPS (Goals, Plans,
Success).
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households.
Annual Burden Hours: 225.
Number of Respondents: 150.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 90
minutes.
Frequency: One time.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
In order to populate our focus groups,
we will work with veteran
organizations, such as the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, American Legion, and
Student Veterans of America in the
metro-DC area, to find participants for
our groups. We will ask the
organizations to help us gather groups of
veterans who are less than two years
removed from active duty and who
volunteer to participate.
Upon arrival, we will ask the focus
group participants to fill out a voluntary
intake information sheet that asks for
age, gender, race, education level,
marital status, number of children,
service affiliation, officer vs. enlisted,
rank, and length of time since last active
duty. At no point will participants be
asked to provide their names or any
other individual-level information other
than what is listed here. The
demographic information will only be
used to show how our focus group
samples compare to the overall
demographics of recently transitioned
veterans, and will not be linked to any
participants’ replies. This is essential for
determining the comparability of our
findings. If, for example, our focus
groups were to consist largely of
females, we would find it important to
caveat the implications of our findings
to the overall military, which is largely
male. In addition, the new TAP
program, Transition GPS, has a goal of
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD-2011-OS-0015]
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 August
23, 2013.
Title, Associated Form and OMB Number: Application for Former
Spouse
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Payments From Retired Pay; DD Form 2293; OMB Control Number 0730-0008.
Type of Request: Reinstatement.
Number of Respondents: 29,127.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 29,127.
Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 7282 hours.
Needs and Uses: Under 10 U.S.C. 1408, state courts may divide
military retired pay as property or order alimony and child support
payment from that retired pay. The former spouse may apply to the
Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) for direct payment of
these monies by using DD Form 2293. This information collection is
needed to provide DFAS the basic data needed to process the request.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
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: July 18, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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