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number of marine mammals that might
be ‘‘taken’’ through behavioral
harassment, NMFS must consider other
factors, such as the likely nature of any
responses (their intensity, duration,
etc.), the context of any responses
(critical reproductive time or location,
feeding, migration, etc.), as well as the
number and nature of estimated Level A
harassment takes, the number of
estimated mortalities, and effects on
habitat.
These activities are anticipated to
result in Level B harassment of hauled
out pinnipeds in the form of
displacement or behavioral disturbance.
These activities are not anticipated to
result in injury, serious injury, or
mortality of any marine mammal
species and none is authorized. The
activities would only occur twice in a 4month period, and each time, activities
would only occur for 5 consecutive
days. Therefore, activities would only
occur for 10 days between August 1 and
November 30.
None of the species for which take is
authorized are listed as threatened or
endangered under the ESA or as
depleted under the MMPA. No critical
habitat exists for these species. While
certain beaches and haulouts on SNI
have been used for mating, breeding,
and pupping, the project dates have
been selected to avoid these sensitive
time periods.
Based on the analysis contained
herein of the likely effects of the
specified activity on marine mammals
and their habitat, and taking into
consideration the implementation of the
required monitoring and mitigation
measures, NMFS finds that the total
marine mammal take from the Navy’s
roads and airfield repairs project will
have a negligible impact on the affected
marine mammal species or stocks.
Small Numbers
Based on survey counts of marine
mammals anticipated to be present at
the two proposed activity sites and the
number of times the activity would
occur, the Navy estimates that a total of
750 California sea lions, 500 Pacific
harbor seals, and 250 northern elephant
seals may be taken by Level B
(behavioral) harassment during the
course of the activities. These estimates
represent less than 1% of the California
breeding stock of northern elephant
seals and the U.S. stock of California sea
lions and represents 1.7% of the
California stock of Pacific harbor seals.
These take estimates represent the
percentage of each species or stock that
could be taken by Level B behavioral
harassment if each animal is taken only
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taken are small relative to the affected
species or stock sizes. In addition, the
mitigation and monitoring measures
(described previously in this document)
required in the IHA are expected to
reduce even further any potential
disturbance to marine mammals. NMFS
finds that small numbers of marine
mammals will be taken relative to the
populations of the affected species or
stocks.
Impact on Availability of Affected
Species for Taking for Subsistence Uses
There are no relevant subsistence uses
of marine mammals implicated by this
action. Therefore, NMFS has
determined that the total taking of
affected species or stocks would not
have an unmitigable adverse impact on
the availability of such species or stocks
for taking for subsistence purposes.
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
No species listed under the ESA are
expected to be affected by these
activities. Therefore, NMFS has
determined that a section 7 consultation
under the ESA is not required.
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA)
In June 2012, the Navy prepared a
final EA for the San Nicolas Island
Roads and Airfield Repairs Project
Naval Base Ventura County, California.
This EA is available on our Web site
(see ADDRESSES). In June 2014, NMFS
prepared its own EA that includes an
analysis of potential environmental
effects associated with NMFS’ issuance
of an IHA to the Navy to take marine
mammals incidental to conducting the
SNI roads and airfield repairs project.
NMFS has finalized the EA and
prepared a FONSI for this action.
Therefore, preparation of an
Environmental Impact Statement is not
necessary.
Authorization
As a result of these determinations,
NMFS has issued an IHA to the Navy for
the take of marine mammals incidental
to conducting a road and airfield repairs
project on SNI, California, from August
1 through November 30, 2014, provided
the previously mentioned mitigation,
monitoring, and reporting requirements
are incorporated.
Dated: July 7, 2014.
Perry F. Gayaldo,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2014–ICCD–0049]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Student Support Services Annual
Performance Report
Office of Postsecondary
Education (OPE), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
proposing an extension of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before August
11, 2014.
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–2014–ICCD–0049
or via postal mail, commercial delivery,
or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov
site is not available to the public for any
reason, ED will temporarily accept
comments at [email protected].
Please note that comments submitted by
fax or email and those submitted after
the comment period will not be
accepted; ED will only accept comments
during the comment period in this
mailbox when the regulations.gov site is
not available. 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,
Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E103,
Washington, DC 20202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Lavelle Wright,
202–502–7674.
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
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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: Student Support
Services Annual Performance Report.
OMB Control Number: 1840–0525.
Type of Review: An extension of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private
sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 1,027.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 15,405.
Abstract: Student Support Services
Program grantees must submit the report
annually. The reports are used to
evaluate grantees’ performance, and to
award prior experience points at the end
of each project (budget) period. The
Department also aggregates the data to
provide descriptive information on the
projects and to analyze the impact of the
Student Support Services Program on
the academic progress of participating
students.
Dated: July 7, 2014.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Parent
Information and Training Program
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services, Department of
Education
ACTION: Notice.

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AGENCY:

Overview Information
Rehabilitation Services
Administration—Parent Information
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Notice inviting applications for new
awards for fiscal year (FY) 2014.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.235F.
DATES:

Applications Available: July 10, 2014.
Date of Pre-Application Webinar: July
15, 2014.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: August 11, 2014.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Parent
Information and Training Program is
designed to support projects that
provide training and information to
enable individuals with disabilities, and
the parents, family members, guardians,
advocates, or other authorized
representatives of the individuals
(hereafter collectively referred to as
‘‘individuals with disabilities and their
families’’), to participate more
effectively with professionals in meeting
the vocational, independent living, and
rehabilitation needs of individuals with
disabilities. These grants are designed to
meet the unique training and
information needs of those individuals
who live in the area to be served,
particularly those who are members of
populations that have been unserved or
underserved by programs under the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended
(Rehabilitation Act).
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(2)(v), this priority is from
allowable activities specified in the
statute (see section 303(c)(2) of the
Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 773(c)(2))).
Absolute Priority: For FY 2014 and
any subsequent year in which we make
awards from the list of unfunded
applicants from this competition, this
priority is an absolute priority. Under 34
CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only
applications that meet this priority.
Background: The purpose of this
competition is to fund six Parent
Training and Information (PTI) centers
to meet the information and training
needs of individuals with disabilities
and their families, so that such
individuals with disabilities can achieve
their employment and independent
living goals. The PTI centers will be
distributed geographically to the extent
possible throughout the country. They
will be designed to meet the unique
training and information needs of
individuals with disabilities and their
families who live in the area to be
served, particularly those who are
members of populations that have been
unserved or underserved by other
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with the PTI centers established
pursuant to section 671 of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act (IDEA) and with centers for
independent living.
The Department has funded PTI
centers under IDEA for over 35 years.
Research and experience has
demonstrated that the education of
youth with disabilities can be made
more effective by strengthening parents’
ability to participate fully in their
children’s education at school and at
home. For example, research has found
that trainings and programs, including
those provided by the Office of Special
Education Programs (OSEP), provide
parents with much-needed information
about how to monitor their children’s
progress, be productive members of the
Individualized Education Program (IEP)
team, and support their children’s
education at school (Newman, 2005).
In addition to the PTI centers funded
under IDEA, the Department has funded
PTI centers under the Rehabilitation Act
since 1993. For individuals with
disabilities and their families,
particularly for youth of transition age,
the need for information about
transition, vocational rehabilitation
(VR), independent living, and other
adult services is very critical. The
current Federal approach to assisting
students with disabilities in
transitioning to postsecondary
education or the workforce necessitates
that students and their parents navigate
multiple programs and service systems
in order to piece together the supports
these students need to achieve
maximum independence in adulthood.
Under this complex structure,
information dissemination and service
coordination are essential (GAO, 2012).
Also, although families may be
familiar with the supports provided
while a youth with disabilities is in
secondary school, the options available
for postsecondary education and
training, including how to obtain
financial aid for such options, can often
be daunting. Without receiving accurate
and timely information about available
services, students may miss
opportunities to access needed services
that could mean the difference between
achieving an optimal level of selfsufficiency and relying on public
assistance to meet their basic needs
(GAO, 2012). Finally, although many
youth with disabilities receive work
experiences while in secondary school,
additional exploration and on-the-job
training experiences provided through a
VR services program can introduce them
to career possibilities not previously
considered.

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