69806 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 225 / Wednesday, November 21, 2012 / Notices 

Impact on Availability of Affected 

Species for Taking for Subsistence Uses 

There are no relevant subsistence uses 

of marine mammals implicated by this 

action. 

Endangered Species Act (ESA) 

The Southern Resident killer whale 

and humpback whale are listed as 

endangered under the ESA and the 

eastern distinct population segment 

(DPS) of Steller sea lion is currently 

listed as threatened, but NMFS has 

proposed delisting of the eastern DPS 

(77 FR 23209, April 18, 2012). These 

species may occur within the action 

area. NMFS’ Office of Protected 

Resources initiated formal consultation 

on the issuance of an IHA under section 

101(a)(5)(A) of the MMPA for the takes 

of Southern Resident killer whales, 

humpback whales, and the eastern DPS 

of Steller sea lions. This consultation is 

complete, with the determination in a 

Biological Opinion that the activity is 

not likely to jeopardize the continued 

existence of the eastern DPS of Steller 

sea lions, Southern Resident killer 

whales, and humpback whales. In 

addition, the activity will not destroy or 

adversely modify designated critical 

habitat for Southern Resident killer 

whales. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), as implemented by 

the regulations published by the 

Council on Environmental Quality (40 

CFR parts 1500–1508), and NOAA 

Administrative Order 216–6, NMFS 

prepared an Environmental Assessment 

(EA) to consider the direct, indirect, and 

cumulative effects to marine mammals 

and other applicable environmental 

resources resulting from issuance of a 

one-year IHA and the potential issuance 

of additional authorizations for 

incidental harassment for the ongoing 

project. NMFS has made a Finding of 

No Significant Impact (FONSI) and, 

therefore, it is not necessary to prepare 

an environmental impact statement for 

the issuance of an IHA to WSF for this 

activity. 

As a result of these determinations, 

NMFS has issued an IHA to the WSF to 

incidentally take marine mammals 

during in-water construction activities 

associated with the Port Townsend ferry 

terminal transfer span replacement 

project in Port Townsend, WA, 

provided the previously mentioned 

mitigation, monitoring, and reporting 

requirements are incorporated. 

Dated: November 9, 2012. 

Helen M. Golde, 

Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–28345 Filed 11–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Notice of Intent To Renew 

Collection, Procurement Contracts 

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission (‘‘the 

Commission’’) is announcing an 

opportunity for public comment on the 

proposed collection of certain 

information by the agency. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., Federal 

agencies are required to publish notice 

in the Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, and 

to allow 60 days for comment in 

response to the notice. This notice 

solicits comments on the extension of 

requirements relating to information 

collected to assist the Commission in 

soliciting and awarding contracts, OMB 

Control No. 3038–0031. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before January 22, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to 

Sonda Owens, Financial Management 

Branch, U.S. Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street 

NW., Washington, DC 20581. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sonda Owens, (202) 418–5182; FAX 

(202) 418–54149; email: 

sowens@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 conduct or sponsor. 

‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined 

in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 

1320.3(c) and includes agency requests 

or requirements that members of the 

public submit reports, keep records, or 

provide information to a third party. 

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 concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

including each proposed extension of an 

existing collection of information, 

before submitting the collection to OMB 

for approval. An agency may not 

conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 

required to respond to, a collection of 

information unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. To 

comply with this requirement, the 

Commission is publishing notice of the 

proposed collection of information 

listed below. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, the 

Commission invites comments on: 

• Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information will have a practical use; 

• The accuracy of the Commission’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

• Ways to enhance the quality of, 

usefulness, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Ways to minimize the burden of 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

Procurement Contracts, OMB Control 

No. 3038–0031—Extension 

The information collection consists of 

procurement activities relating to 

solicitations, amendments to 

solicitations, requests for quotations, 

construction contracts, awards of 

contracts, performance bonds, and 

payment information for individuals 

(vendors) or contractors engaged in 

providing supplies or services. 

The Commission estimates the burden 

of this collection of information as 

follows: 

ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN

Annual number of 

respondents 

Frequency or 

response 

Total annual 

responses 

Hours per 

response Total hours 

364 .................................................................. Annually .......................................................... 364 2 728 


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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 225 / Wednesday, November 21, 2012 / Notices 69807 

There are no capital costs or operating 

and maintenance costs associated with 

this collection. 

Dated: November 15, 2012. 

Sauntia S. Warfield, 

Assistant Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2012–28234 Filed 11–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

This notice that an emergency 

meeting was held is published pursuant 

to the provisions of the Government in 

the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, 5 

U.S.C. 552b. 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETINGS: 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

TIMES AND DATES: The Commission held 

an emergency closed meeting on 

November 14, 2011 at 2:15 p.m. The 

Commission, by a recorded unanimous 

vote of those members attending, 

determined that agency business 

required that business of the agency 

required that the meeting be held at that 

time. Commissioner Chilton did not 

participate. 

PLACE: Three Lafayette Center, 1155 21st 

St. NW., Washington, DC, 9th Floor 

Commission Conference Room. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS CONSIDERED: Litigation matters 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Sauntia S. Warfield, Assistant Secretary 

of the Commission, 202–418–5084. 

Sauntia S. Warfield, 

Assistant Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2012–28382 Filed 11–19–12; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Threat Reduction Advisory Committee; 

Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Office 

of the Under Secretary of Defense 

(Acquisition, Technology and Logistics). 

ACTION: Federal Advisory Committee 

Meeting Notice. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) 

and the Government in the Sunshine 

Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended) 

the Department of Defense announces 

the following Federal advisory 

committee meeting of the Threat 

Reduction Advisory Committee 

(hereafter referred to as ‘‘the 

Committee’’). 

DATES: Thursday, December 6, from 8:30 

a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday, December 

7, 2012, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Conference Room 3A912A, 

The Pentagon. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

William Hostyn, DoD, Defense Threat 

Reduction Agency/J2/5/8R–ACP, 8725 

John J. Kingman Road, MS 6201, Fort 

Belvoir, VA 22060–6201. Email: 

william.hostyn@dtra.mil. Phone: (703) 

767–4453. Fax: (703) 767–4206. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of Meeting: To obtain, review 

and evaluate classified information 

related to the Committee’s mission to 

advise on technology security, 

combating weapons of mass destruction 

(C–WMD), counter terrorism and 

counter proliferation. 

Agenda: Beginning at 8:30 a.m., 

December 6, and through the end of the 

meeting on December 7, the committee 

will receive classified Combating 

Weapons of Mass Destruction (C–WMD) 

briefings from the Department of 

Defense and the Intelligence 

Community. The committee will also 

hold classified discussions on Middle 

East WMD concerns, Addressing C– 

WMD Capabilities Needs and Gaps for 

2020, the Cooperative Threat Reduction 

Program and the Way Forward, the 

Global C–WMD Awareness System, and 

Securing Special Nuclear Materials. 

Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552b, as amended, and 41 CFR 

102–3.155, the Department of Defense 

has determined that the meeting shall be 

closed to the public. The Under 

Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 

Technology and Logistics, in 

consultation with the DoD FACA 

Attorney, has determined in writing that 

the public interest requires all sessions 

of this meeting be closed to the public 

because the discussions will be 

concerned with classified information 

and matters covered by Title 5, United 

States Code, Section 552b(c)(1) and are 

inextricably intertwined with the 

unclassified material which cannot 

reasonably be segregated into separate 

discussions without disclosing secret 

material. 

Committee’s Designated Federal 

Officer or Point of Contact: Mr. William 

Hostyn, DoD, Defense Threat Reduction 

Agency/J/2/5/8R–ACP, 8725 John J. 

Kingman Road, MS 6201, Fort Belvoir, 

VA 22060–6201. Email: 

william.hostyn@dtra.mil. Phone: (703) 

767–4453. Fax: (703) 767–4206. 

Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 

CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140 and 

section 10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972, the public or 

interested organizations may submit 

written statements to the membership of 

the Committee at any time or in 

response to the stated agenda of a 

planned meeting. Written statements 

should be submitted to the Committee’s 

Designated Federal Officer. The 

Designated Federal Officer’s contact 

information is listed in the paragraph 

immediately above or it can be obtained 

from the General Services 

Administration’s FACA Database— 

https://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/ 

public.asp. 

Written statements that do not pertain 

to a scheduled meeting of the 

Committee may be submitted at any 

time. However, if individual comments 

pertain to a specific topic being 

discussed at a planned meeting then 

these statements must be submitted no 

later than five business days prior to the 

meeting in question. The Designated 

Federal Officer will review all 

submitted written statements and 

provide copies to all committee 

members. 

Dated: November 15, 2012. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2012–28241 Filed 11–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID DoD–2012–OS–0143] 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of 

Defense, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice to alter a system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary of 

Defense proposes to alter a system of 

records in its inventory of record 

systems subject to the Privacy Act of 

1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. 

DATES: This proposed action will be 

effective on December 24, 2012 unless 

comments are received which result in 

a contrary determination. Comments 

will be accepted on or before December 

21, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 


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