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Nuevo Island, and Point Reyes National
Seashore in central California December
7, 2012, through December 6, 2013, may
result, at worst, in a temporary
modification in behavior and/or lowlevel physiological effects (Level B
harassment) of small numbers of certain
species of marine mammals.
Based on the analysis contained here
of the likely effects of the specified
activity on marine mammals and their
habitat, and taking into consideration
the implementation of the mitigation
and monitoring measures, have
determined that the total taking from the
proposed activities will have a
negligible impact on the affected species
or stocks; and that impacts to affected
species or stocks of marine mammals
would be mitigated to the lowest level
practicable.

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Impact on Availability of Affected
Species or Stock for Taking for
Subsistence Uses
Section 101(a)(5)(D) of the Marine
Mammal Protection Act also requires us
to determine that the authorization will
not have an unmitigable adverse effect
on the availability of marine mammal
species or stocks for subsistence use.
There are no relevant subsistence uses
of marine mammals in the study area
(northeastern Pacific Ocean) that
implicate section 101(a)(5)(D) of the
Marine Mammal Protection Act.
Endangered Species Act
The Steller sea lion, eastern U.S. stock
is listed as threatened under the ESA
and occurs in the research area. NMFS
Headquarters’ Office of Protected
Resources, Permits and Conservation on
Division conducted a formal section 7
consultation under the ESA. On
November 18, 2008, NMFS issued a
Biological Opinion (2008 BiOp);
concluded that the issuance of an IHA
is likely to affect, but not likely to
jeopardize the continued existence of
Steller sea lions; and issued an
incidental take statement (ITS) for
Steller sea lions pursuant to section 7 of
the ESA. The ITS contains reasonable
and prudent measures for implementing
terms and conditions to minimize the
effects of this take. NMFS has reviewed
the 2008 BiOp and determined that
there is no new information regarding
effects to Steller sea lions; the action has
not been modified in a manner which
would cause adverse effects not
previously evaluated; there has been no
new listing of species or no new
designation of critical habitat that could
be affected by the action; and the action
will not exceed the extent or amount of
incidental take authorized in the 2008
BiOp. Therefore, the IHA does not

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require the reinitiation of Section 7
consultation under the ESA.
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA)
To meet our NEPA requirements for
the issuance of an Authorization to
PRBO, we prepared an Environmental
Assessment (EA) in 2007 that was
specific to seabird research activities on
Southeast Farallon Island, An˜o Nuevo
Island, and Point Reyes National
Seashore and evaluated the impacts on
the human environment of our
authorization of Level B harassment
resulting from seabird research in
Central California. At that time, we
determined that conducting the seabird
research would not have a significant
impact on the quality of the human
environment and issued a Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) and,
therefore, it was not necessary to
prepare an environmental impact
statement for the issuance of an
Authorization to PRBO for this activity.
In 2008, we prepared a supplemental
EA (SEA) titled ‘‘Supplemental
Environmental Assessment for the
issuance of an Incidental Harassment
Authorization To Take Marine
Mammals by Harassment Incidental To
Conducting Seabird and Pinniped
Research in Central California and
Environmental Assessment for the
Continuation of Scientific Research on
Pinnipeds in California,’’ to address
new available information regarding the
effects of PRBO’s seabird and pinniped
research activities that may have
cumulative impacts to the physical and
biological environment. At that time, we
concluded that issuance of an
Authorization would not significantly
affect the quality of the human
environment and issued a FONSI for the
2008 SEA regarding PRBO’s activities.
In conjunction with this year’s
application, we have again reviewed the
2007 EA and the 2008 SEA and
determined that there are no new direct,
indirect or cumulative impacts to the
human and natural environment
associated with the Authorization
requiring evaluation in a supplemental
EA. We, therefore, again reaffirm the
2008 FONSI. A copy of the EA, SEA,
and the FONSI for this activity is
available upon request (see ADDRESSES).
Authorization
As a result of these determinations,
we have issued an IHA to PRBO to take
marine mammals, by Level B
harassment only, incidental to
conducting seabird and pinniped
research activities on Southeast Farallon
Island, An˜o Nuevo Island, and Point
Reyes National Seashore in central

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California provided the previously
mentioned mitigation, monitoring, and
reporting requirements are incorporated.
Dated: December 7, 2012.
Helen M. Golde,
Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012–29952 Filed 12–11–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2012–ICCD–0068]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Indian
Education Professional Development
Grants Program: GPRA and Service
Payback Data Collection
Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education (OESE),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing an extension of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before February
11, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in
response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
www.regulations.gov by selecting
Docket ID number ED–2012–ICCD–0068
or via postal mail, commercial delivery,
or hand delivery. Please note that
comments submitted by fax or email
and those submitted after the comment
period will not be accepted. Written
requests for information or comments
submitted by postal mail or delivery
should be addressed to the Director of
the Information Collection Clearance
Division, U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
2E117, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Electronically mail
[email protected]. Please do not
send comments here.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
public and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed,
revised, and continuing collections of
information. This helps the Department
assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand the
SUMMARY:

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Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. ED is
soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that
is described below. The Department of
Education is especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Department minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of information technology. Please note
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
Title of Collection: Indian Education
Professional Development Grants
Program: GPRA and Service Payback
Data Collection.
OMB Control Number: 1810–0698.
Type of Review: extension of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, or Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 2,076.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 8,580.
Abstract: The Office of Indian
Education Professional Development
(OIE PD) Grants program wishes to
implement (1) a Semi-Annual
Participant Report (SAPR), (2) a
Participant Follow-Up Protocol, and (3)
an Employment Verification survey. The
information collected through the
SAPR, the Participant Follow-Up
Protocol, and the Employment
Verification Form is necessary to (1)
assess the performance of the IE PD
program on its Government Performance
Results Act measures, (2) determine if IE
PD participants are fulfilling the terms
of their service payback requirements,
and (3) provide project-monitoring and
compliance information to IE PD Grants
program staff.
Dated: December 6, 2012.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
[FR Doc. 2012–29923 Filed 12–11–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2012–ICCD–0029]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Student Assistance General
Provisions—Annual Fire Safety Report
Federal Student Aid (FSA),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing an extension of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before January
11, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in
response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
www.regulations.gov by selecting
Docket ID number ED–2012–ICCD–0029
or via postal mail, commercial delivery,
or hand delivery. Please note that
comments submitted by fax or email
and those submitted after the comment
period will not be accepted. Written
requests for information or comments
submitted by postal mail or delivery
should be addressed to the Director of
the Information Collection Clearance
Division, U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
2E105, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Electronically mail
[email protected]. Please do not
send comments here.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
public and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed,
revised, and continuing collections of
information. This helps the Department
assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand the
Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. ED is
soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that
is described below. The Department of
Education is especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
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(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Department minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of information technology. Please note
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
Title of Collection: Student Assistance
General Provisions—Annual Fire Safety
Report.
OMB Control Number: 1845–0097.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of an existing collection of
information.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private
Sector; State, Local, or Tribal
Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 7,298.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 7,299 .
Abstract: As provided by the Higher
Education Opportunity Act (HEOA), the
regulations implement changes
requiring institutions to collect statistics
on fires in on-campus student housing
facilities, including the number and
cause of each fire, the number and
injuries related to each fire that required
treatment at a medical facility, the
number of deaths related to each fire,
and the value of property damage
caused by each fire. Institutions must
also publish an annual fire safety report
containing the institution’s policies
regarding fire safety and the fire
statistics information. Further the HEOA
requires institutions to maintain a fire
log that records the date, time, nature,
and general location of each fire in oncampus student housing facilities.
Dated: December 6, 2012.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
[FR Doc. 2012–29921 Filed 12–11–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2012–ICCD–0063]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Annual Mandatory Collection of
Elementary and Secondary Education
Data for EDFacts
Office of Planning, Evaluation
and Policy Development, Department of
Education (ED).

AGENCY:

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