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Estimated Time per Response: 30 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 60. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0. 

IV. Request for Comments 

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 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (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 respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: January 4, 2012. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–115 Filed 1–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Application Forms 

for Membership on a National Marine 

Sanctuary Advisory Council 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before March 9, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at JJessup@doc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Becky Shortland, (912) 598– 

2381 or Becky.Shortland@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for a revision and 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Section 315 of the National Marine 

Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1445a) 

allows the Secretary of Commerce to 

establish one or more advisory councils 

to provide advice to the Secretary 

regarding the designation and 

management of national marine 

sanctuaries. Advisory councils are 

individually chartered for each 

sanctuary to meet the needs of that 

sanctuary. Once an advisory council has 

been chartered, the sanctuary 

superintendent starts a process to 

recruit members for that council by 

providing notice to the public and 

requesting interested parties to apply for 

the available seat(s) (e.g., Research, 

Education) and position(s) (i.e., council 

member or alternate). The information 

obtained through this application 

process will be used to determine the 

qualifications of the applicant for 

membership on the sanctuary advisory 

council. 

Two application forms are currently 

associated with this information 

collection: (a) National Marine 

Sanctuary Advisory Council 

Application form; and (b) National 

Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council 

Youth Seat Application form. These 

application forms are currently being 

revised to ensure consistency between 

the forms, as well as clarify the 

information and supplemental materials 

to be submitted by applicants. 

Application form instructions will 

specify requirements imposed upon the 

agency when reviewing applicants as 

potential council members or alternates, 

including the need to assess potential 

conflicts of interest (or other issues) and 

the applicant’s status as a federallyregistered lobbyist. Specific questions 

posed to applicants will be reordered, 

reworded and, at times, condensed to 

improve the organization of applicant 

responses and, thereby, simplify the 

applicant review process. 

II. Method of Collection 

Complete applications may be 

submitted electronically via email (with 

attachments), by mail, or by facsimile 

transmission. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0397. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(revision and extension of a currently 

approved collection). 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; business or other for-profit 

organizations; not-for-profit institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

520. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 520. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $1,040. 

IV. Request for Comments 

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 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (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 respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: January 3, 2012. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–102 Filed 1–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–NK–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA881 

Endangered Species; File Nos. 16229 

and 16548 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Issuance of permits. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

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