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serious injury rate (Allen and Angliss, 

2010). MMPA section 118(b)(2) states 

that fisheries maintaining such 

mortality and serious injury levels are 

not required to further reduce their 

mortality and serious injury rates. 

Because the goals of TRPs are to reduce 

mortality and serious injury of marine 

mammals incidental to commercial 

fishing operations, no TRP is required 

for this stock. 

MMPA section 101(a)(5)(E) requires 

NMFS to publish in the Federal 

Register a list of fisheries that have been 

authorized to take threatened or 

endangered marine mammals. A list of 

such fisheries was published December 

29, 2010 (75 FR 81972), which 

authorized the taking of certain 

threatened or endangered marine 

mammals incidental to commercial 

fishing. With issuance of this notice, 

NMFS adds 9 Category III fisheries 

(including CA set gill net, CA/OR/WA 

salmon troll, WA/OR/CA groundfish, 

bottomfish longline/set line, WA/OR 

North Pacific halibut longline/set line, 

CA halibut bottom trawl, WA/OR/CA 

shrimp trawl, WA/OR/CA groundfish 

trawl, CA coonstripe shrimp, rock crab, 

tanner crab pot or trap, and WA 

groundfish, bottomfish jig) to this list for 

the Eastern U.S. stock of Steller sea 

lions (Table 1). 

TABLE 1—LIST OF FISHERIES AUTHORIZED TO TAKE THREATENED AND ENDANGERED MARINE MAMMALS INCIDENTAL TO

FISHING OPERATIONS

Fishery Category Marine mammal stock 

HI deep-set (tuna target) longline/set line ................................ I Humpback whale, CNP stock. 

Hi shallow-set (swordfish target) longline/set line .................... II Humpback whale, CNP stock. 

AK Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands flatfish trawl ........................... II Steller sea lion, Western stock. 

AK Bering Sea/Aleutian Island pollock trawl ............................ II Fin whale, NEP stock; Steller sea lion, Western stock. 

AK Bering Sea sablefish pot .................................................... II Humpback whale, WNP stock; Humpback whale, CNP stock. 

AK Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Pacific cod longline fisheries II Steller sea lion, Western stock. 

AK miscellaneous finfish set gillnet .......................................... III Steller sea lion, Western stock. 

AK Gulf of Alaska sablefish longline ........................................ III Sperm whale, NP; Steller sea lion, Eastern stock. 

AK halibut longline/set line (State and Federal waters) ........... III Steller sea lion, Western stock. 

AK Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Atka mackerel trawl .............. III Steller sea lion, Western stock. 

AK Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Pacific cod trawl .................... III Steller sea lion, Western stock. 

AK Gulf of Alaska Pacific cod trawl ......................................... III Steller sea lion, Western stock. 

AK Gulf of Alaska pollock trawl ................................................ III Fin whale, NEP stock; Steller sea lion, Western stock. 

CA set gill net ........................................................................... III None documented. 

CA/OR/WA salmon troll ............................................................ III None documented. 

WA/OR/CA groundfish, bottomfish longline/set line ................. III None documented. 

WA/OR North Pacific halibut longline/set line .......................... III None documented. 

CA halibut bottom trawl ............................................................ III None documented. 

WA/OR/CA shrimp trawl ........................................................... III None documented. 

WA/OR/CA groundfish trawl ..................................................... III Steller sea lion, Eastern stock. 

CA coonstripe shrimp, rock crab, tanner crab pot or trap ....... III None documented. 

WA groundfish, bottomfish jig .................................................. III None documented. 

Dated: February 17, 2012. 

James H. Lecky, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4513 Filed 2–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID DOD–2012–OS–0024] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense (Personnel and Readiness), 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A) (the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) the 

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense 

(Personnel and Readiness) announces 

the following proposed reinstatement of 

a public information collection and 

seeks public comment on the provisions 

thereof. 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 burden of the proposed 

information collection; 

(c) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(d) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the information collection on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by April 27, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Federal Docket Management 

System Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 

East Tower, 2nd floor, Suite 02G09, 

Alexandria, VA 22350–3100. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

number and title for this Federal 

Register document. The general policy 

for comments and other submissions 

from members of the public is to make 

these submissions available for public 

viewing on the Internet at http://www.

regulations.gov as they are received 

without change, including any personal 

identifiers or contact information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

proposed information collection or to 

obtain a copy of the proposal and 

associated collection instruments, 

please write to the Office of the Under 

Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 

Readiness) (Military Community and 

Family Policy), ATTN: Mr. James M. 

Ellis, 4000 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–4000 or call 

(703) 588–0877. 

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Member of Group Certified to Have 

Performed Active Duty with the Armed 

Forces of the United States, DD Form 

2168, OMB Control Number 0704–0100. 

Needs and Uses: This information 

collection requirement is necessary to 

implement section 401 of Public Law 

95–202 (codified at 38 U.S.C. 106 note), 

which directs the Secretary of Defense: 

(1) To determine if civilian employment 

or contractual service rendered to the 

Armed Forces of the United States by 

certain groups shall be considered 

Active Duty service, and (2) to award 

members of approved groups an 

appropriate certificate where the nature 

and duration of service so merits. This 

information is collected on DD Form 

2168, ‘‘Application for Discharge of 

Member of Group Certified to have 

Performed Active Duty with the Armed 

Forces of the United States,’’ which 

provides the necessary data to assist 

each of the Military Departments in 

determining if an applicant was a 

member of a group which has performed 

active military service. Those 

individuals who have been recognized 

as members of an approved group shall 

be eligible for benefits administered by 

the Veterans Administration. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 285 hours. 

Number of Respondents: 569. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: .5 

hours. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

Section 401 of Public Law 95–202 

(codified at 38 U.S.C. 106 note) 

authorized the Secretary of Defense: (1) 

To determine if civilian employment or 

contractual service rendered to the 

Armed Forces of the United States by 

certain groups shall be considered 

active duty service, and (2) to issue 

members of approved groups an 

appropriate certificate of service where 

the nature and duration of service so 

warrants. Such persons shall be eligible 

for benefits administered by the 

Department of Veterans Affairs. The 

information collected on DD Form 2168, 

‘‘Application for Discharge of Member 

or Survivor of Member Group Certified 

To Have Performed Duty with the 

Armed Forces of the United States,’’ is 

necessary to assist the Secretaries of the 

Military Departments in: (1) 

Determining if an applicant was a 

member of an approved group that 

performed civilian employment or 

contractual service for the U.S. Armed 

Forces and (2) to assist in issuing an 

appropriate certificate of service to the 

applicant. Information provided by the 

applicant will include: the name of the 

group served with; dates and place of 

service; highest grade/rank/rating held 

during service; highest pay grade; 

military installation where ordered to 

report; specialty/job title(s). If the 

information requested on a DD Form 

2168 is compatible with that of a 

corresponding approved group, and the 

applicant can provide supporting 

evidence, he or she will receive 

veteran’s status in accordance with the 

provisions of DoD Directive 1000.20E. 

Information from the DD Form 2168 will 

be extracted and used to complete the 

DD Form 214, ‘‘Certificate for Release or 

Discharge from Active Duty.’’ 

Dated: February 22, 2012. 

Aaron Siegel, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4466 Filed 2–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Renewal of Department of Defense 

Federal Advisory Committees 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Renewal of Federal Advisory 

Committee. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix), the 

Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 CFR 102– 

3.50(d), the Department of Defense gives 

notice that it is renewing the charter for 

the Board of Advisors to the Presidents 

of the Naval Postgraduate School and 

the Naval War College (hereafter 

referred to as ‘‘the Board’’). 

The Board of Advisors to the 

Presidents of the Naval Postgraduate 

School and the Naval War College, 

pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.50(d), is a 

discretionary Federal advisory 

committee established to provide the 

Secretary of the Navy through the Chief 

of Naval Operations and the Presidents 

of the Naval Postgraduate School and 

the Naval War College, advice and 

recommendations on items such as, but 

not limited to, organizational 

management, curricula, and methods of 

instructions, facilities, and other matters 

of interest. 

The Secretary of the Navy may act 

upon the Board’s advice and 

recommendations. The Board shall be 

comprised of no more than 10 members, 

who are eminent authorities in the 

fields of academia, business, national 

defense and security, the defense 

industry, and research and analysis. Not 

less than 50 percent of Board members 

shall be eminent authorities in the field 

of academia. Board members shall be 

appointed by the Secretary of Defense, 

with annual renewals. 

The Board’s Chairperson shall be 

elected by vote of the membership. 

The Chief of Naval Personnel and the 

Commanding General, Training and 

Education Command, United States 

Marine Corps, shall serve as ex-officio 

members of the Board. Board members 

appointed by the Secretary of Defense, 

who are not full-time or permanent parttime Federal employees, shall be 

appointed to serve as experts and 

consultants under the authority of 5 

U.S.C. 3109, and to serve as special 

government employees. 

The Secretary of Defense may approve 

the appointment of Board members for 

one to four year terms of service; 

however, no member, unless authorized 

by the Secretary of Defense, may serve 

more than two consecutive terms of 

service. This same term of service 

limitation also applies to any DoD 

authorized subcommittees. 

Regardless of the individual’s approve 

term of service; all appointments to the 

Board shall be renewed on an annual 

basis. In addition, they shall serve 

without compensation, except for travel 

and per diem for official Board-related 

travel. 

Each Board member is appointed to 

provide advice on behalf of the 

government on the basis of his or her 

best judgment without representing any 

particular point of view and in a manner 

that is free from conflict of interest. 

The Department, when necessary, and 

consistent with the Board’s mission and 

DoD policies and procedures, may 

establish subcommittees, task groups, or 

working groups deemed necessary to 

support the Board. Establishment of 

subcommittees will be based upon a 

written determination, to include terms 

of reference, by the Secretary of Defense, 

the Deputy Secretary of Defense, or the 

advisory committee’s sponsor. 

The Board shall establish two 

permanent subcommittees: 

a. The Naval Postgraduate School 

subcommittee shall be comprised of no 

more than 15 members and shall focus 

on the Naval Postgraduate School. The 

Chief of Naval Personnel/Deputy Chief 

of Naval Operations for Manpower, 

Personnel, Training and Education 

Command; the Commanding General 

USMC Training and Education 

Command; the Commandant Army War 

College; the Chief of Naval Research; the 

President of the National Defense 

University; and the President of the Air 


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