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only be used by the Agency for the purposes identified.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 3 minutes per response (range: 1–5 minutes).

Respondents: Agricultural researchers, students and teachers, business people, members of service organizations, community groups, other federal and local government agencies, and the general public.

Estimated Number Respondents: 15,000. This is a reduction from the 25,000 estimated number of respondents in the previous Approved Information Collection due to less actual annual respondents than originally estimated from 2009–2012.

Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 750 hours.

Copies of forms used in this information collection can be obtained from Jill Philpot, ARS Webmaster, at (301) 504–5683.

The information collection extension requested by ARS is for a period of three years. 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 will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record.

Dated: March 23, 2012. Edward B. Knipling,
ARS Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2012–8212 Filed 4–4–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 3410–03–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE**

**Forest Service**

**National Tree-Marking Paint Committee Meeting** 

**AGENCY :**  Forest Service, USDA.

**ACTION :**  Notice of meeting. **SUMMARY :**  The National Tree-Marking Paint Committee will meet in Flagstaff, Arizona on May 15–17, 2012. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the activities related to improvements in, concerns about, and the handling and use of tree-marking paint by personnel of the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management.

**DATES :**  The meeting will be held May 15–17, 2012, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

**ADDRESSES :**  The meeting will be held at the USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, Flagstaff Lab, 2500 South Pine Knoll Drive, Flagstaff, AZ. Persons who wish to file written comments before or after the meeting must send written comments toDavid Haston, Chairman, National Treemarking Paint Committee, Forest Service, USDA, San Dimas Technology and Development Center, 444 East Bonita Avenue, San Dimas, California 91773, or electronically to dhaston@fs.fed.us.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  David Haston, Sr. Project Leader, San Dimas Technology and Development Center, Forest Service, USDA, (909) 599–1267, extension 294 or dhaston@fs.fed.us.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The National Tree-Marking Paint Committee comprises representatives from the Forest Service national headquarters, each of the nine Forest Service regions, the Forest Service San Dimas Technology and Development Center, the National Federation of Federal Employees and the Bureau of Land Management. The Forest Products Laboratory and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health are ad hoc members and provide technical advice to the committee.

A field trip will be held on May 15 and is designed to supplement information related to tree-marking paint. This trip is open to any member of the public participating in the public meeting on May 16–17. However, transportation is provided only for committee members.

The main session of the meeting, which is open to public attendance, will be held on May 16–17.

Closed Sessions

While certain segments of this meeting are open to the public, there will be two closed sessions during the meeting. The first closed session is planned for approximately 10 a.m. to 12:00 noon on May 16, 2012. This session is reserved for individual paint manufacturers to present products and information about tree-marking paint for consideration in future testing and use by the agency. Paint manufacturers also may provide comments on tree-marking paint specifications or other requirements. This portion of the meeting is open only to paint manufacturers, the Committee, and committee staff to ensure that trade secrets will not be disclosed to other paint manufacturers or to the public. Paint manufacturers wishing to make presentations to the Tree-Marking Paint Committee during the closed session should contact the committee chairperson at the telephone number listed at **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION** in this notice. The second closed session is planned for approximately 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on May 17, 2012. This session is reserved for Tree-Marking Paint Committee members only.

Any person with special access needs should contact the Chairperson to make those accommodations. Space for individuals who are not members of the National Tree-Marking Paint Committee is limited and will be available to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.

Dated: March 30, 2012. Faye L. Krueger, Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2012–8248 Filed 4–4–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 3410–11–P**

**COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS**

**Sunshine Act Notice**

**AGENCY :**  United States Commission on Civil Rights.

**ACTION :**  Notice of meeting.

**DATE AND TIME :**  Friday, April 13, 2012; 9:30 a.m. EDT.

**PLACE :**  624 Ninth Street NW., Room 540, Washington, DC 20425. Briefing Agenda

This briefing is open to the public. Sex Trafficking as a Gender-Based Violation of Civil Rights Introductory Remarks by the Chairman Panel 1

Panelist Statements Discussion Panel 2

Panelist Statements Discussion Panel 3

Panelist Statements Discussion Adjourn Briefing Meeting Agenda

This meeting is open to the public.


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1 76 FR 44776, July 27, 2011. 2 Commission regulations referred to herein are found at 17 CFR Ch. 1 (2010). Commission regulations are accessible on the Commission’s Web site, www.cftc.gov. I. Approval of Agenda II. Approval of the March 9, 2012 Meeting Minutes III. Comments from the USCCR Inspector General IV. Management and Operations

• Discussion on Agency Staffing

• Staff Director’s Report V. Program Planning Update and discussion of projects

• VRA Statutory Enforcement Report

Update VI. Adjourn Meeting

**CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER**
**INFORMATION :**  Lenore Ostrowsky, Acting Chief, Public Affairs Unit (202) 376–
8591.

Hearing-impaired persons who will attend the meeting and require the services of a sign language interpreter should contact Pamela Dunston at (202)
376–8105 or at signlanguage@usccr.gov at least seven business days before the scheduled date of the meeting.

Dated: April 3, 2012. Kimberly Tolhurst, Senior Attorney-Advisor. [FR Doc. 2012–8356 Filed 4–3–12; 4:15 pm]

**BILLING CODE 6335–01–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE**

**National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration** 

**RIN 0648–XB129**

**New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting** 

**AGENCY :**  National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

**ACTION :**  Notice of cancellation of a public meeting.

**SUMMARY :**  The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) has cancelled the public meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) that was scheduled for Monday, April 16, 2012 beginning at 8 a.m. in Providence, RI.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The initial notice was published on March 30, 2012, (77 FR 19231), and the meeting will be rescheduled at a later date and announced in the Federal Register

.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: April 2, 2012. William D. Chappell, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012–8224 Filed 4–4–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 3510–22–P**

**COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION** 

**Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection,**  **Comment Request**

**AGENCY :**  Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (‘‘CFTC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) seeks public comment on the collection of certain information by the Commission under section 745 of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (‘‘Dodd-Frank Act’’). The Paperwork Reduction Act (‘‘PRA’’) requires federal agencies to publish a notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information and to allow 60 days for public comment. Section 745 requires the Commission to seek public comment for not less than 30 days with respect to certain industry filings. This notice solicits comments on the provisions of the Commission’s final rulemaking on ‘‘Provisions Common to Registered Entities’’ under which the Commission would collect comments on the industry filings by publication of documents related to the filings and a request for comments on the Commission’s public Web site. 1

**DATES :**  Comments must be submitted on or before May 7, 2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  You may submit comments, identified by ‘‘Part 40 Notice and Comment Collection,’’ by any of the following methods:

• Agency Web site, via its Comments Online process: http:// comments.cftc.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments through the Web site.

• Mail: Send to David A. Stawick, Secretary, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 20581.

• Hand delivery/Courier: Same as Mail above.

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp. Follow the instructions for submitting
comments.

All comments must be submitted in English, or if not, accompanied by an English translation. Comments will be posted as received to http:// www.cftc.gov. You should submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. If you wish the Commission to consider information that is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, a petition for confidential treatment of the exempt information may be submitted according to the procedures set forth in § 145.9 of the Commission’s regulations. 2

The Commission reserves the right, but shall have no obligation, to review, pre-screen, filter, redact, refuse or remove any or all of your submission from www.cftc.gov that it may deem to be inappropriate for publication, such as obscene language. All submissions that have been redacted or removed that contain comments on the merits of the rulemaking will be retained in the public comment file and will be considered as required under the Administrative Procedure Act and other applicable laws, and may be accessible under the Freedom of Information Act.

For Further Information or a Copy Contact: Bella Rozenberg, Assistant Deputy Director, Division of Market Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, (202) 418–5119, brozenberg@cftc.gov or Mathew T. Hargrow, Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, (202) 418–5267, mhargrow@cftc.gov

. **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Under the PRA, federal agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) for each collection of information they collect or sponsor. ‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) as ‘‘the obtaining, causing to be obtained, soliciting * * * facts or opinions by or for any agency, regardless of form or format [from] ten or more persons.’’ An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number.

Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), requires federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register for each proposed collection of information before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. Under OMB regulations, which implement provisions of the PRA, certain ‘‘facts or opinions that are submitted in response to a general solicitation of comments from the public, published in the Federal Register or other publications,’’ 5 CFR