<nav> Element

I'm confused about the <nav> element example found on the HTML5 working
draft.. Can this element be embedded in tags such as the <header> tag..

<header>
<nav>
</nav>
</header>

<nav>
</nav>

<footer>
<nav>
</nav>
</footer> 
  
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