81916 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 250 / Thursday, December 29, 2011 / Notices 

Achievement will be presented at both 

MBDA Regional and National MED 

Weeks. The Ronald H. Brown 

Leadership Award and the Abe Venable 

Legacy Award for Lifetime Achievement 

will be presented only at National MED 

Week. 

Nominations for these awards are 

open to the public. MBDA must collect 

two types of information: (a) 

Information identifying the nominee 

and nominator, and (b) information 

explaining why the nominee should be 

given the award. The information will 

be used to determine those applicants 

best meeting the preannounced 

evaluation criterion. Use of a 

nomination form standardizes and 

limits the information collected as part 

of the nomination process. This makes 

the competition fair and eases the 

burden on applicants and reviewers. 

Participation in the MED Week Awards 

Program competition is voluntary and 

the awards are strictly honorary. 

II. Method of Collection 

The form may be submitted 

electronically or in paper format. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0640–0025. 

Form Number(s): Not applicable. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a currently approved 

information collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations, Not-for-profit 

institutions, State, Local, or Tribal 

government, and Federal government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

100. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 200. 

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: December 22, 2011. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–33381 Filed 12–28–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–21–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA772 

Marine Mammals; File No. 16685 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a 

permit has been issued to Thomas A. 

Jefferson, Ph.D., Clymene Enterprises, 

5495 Camino Playa Malaga, San Diego, 

CA 92124 to conduct research on nine 

cetacean species off the California coast. 

ADDRESSES: The permit and related 

documents are available for review 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following offices: 

Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 

1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, 

Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) 

427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376; and 

Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West 

Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 

CA 90802–4213; phone (562) 980–4001; 

fax (562) 980–4018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura Morse or Carrie Hubard, (301) 

427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 24, 2011, notice was published 

in the Federal Register (76 FR 65697) 

that a request for a permit to conduct 

research on nine cetacean species off of 

the California coast had been submitted 

by the above-named applicant. The 

requested permit has been issued under 

the authority of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the regulations 

governing the taking and importing of 

marine mammals (50 CFR part 216). 

The permit authorizes photoidentification, behavioral studies and 

biopsy sampling of bottlenose (Tursiops 

truncatus), Risso’s (Grampus griseus), 

short-beaked common (Delphinus 

delphis), long-beaked common (D. 

capensis), Pacific white-sided 

(Lagenorhynchus obliquidens), and 

northern right whale dolphins 

(Lissodelphis borealis); killer whale 

(Orcinus orca, excluding Southern 

resident stock); Dall’s porpoise 

(Phocoenoides dalli) and harbor 

porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) along 

the California coast. The permit expires 

on January 1, 2017. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final 

determination has been made that the 

activity proposed is categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Dated: December 22, 2011. 

Tammy C. Adams, 

Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–33441 Filed 12–28–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Notice of Intent To Renew 

Collection, Regulations Governing 

Bankruptcies of Commodity Brokers 

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission (CFTC) 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, including each proposed 

extension of an existing collection of 

information, and to allow 60 days for 

public comment in response to the 

notice. This notice solicits comments on 

collections of information provided for 

by Regulations Governing Bankruptcies 

of Commodity Brokers. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before February 27, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to 

Robert Wasserman, Division of Clearing 

& Risk, Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, 1155 21st Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20581. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Wasserman, (202) 418–5092; 

FAX: (202) 418–5547; email: 

rwasserman@cftc.gov. 


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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. To comply with this 

requirement, the CFTC is publishing 

notice of the proposed collection of 

information listed below. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, the CFTC 

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, 

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 automated electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

Regulations Governing Bankruptcies 

of Commodity Brokers, OMB control 

number 3038–0021—Extension. 

This collection of information 

involves recordkeeping and notice 

requirements in the CFTC’s bankruptcy 

rules for commodity broker liquidations, 

17 CFR Part 190. These requirements are 

intended to facilitate the effective, 

efficient, and fair conduct of liquidation 

proceedings for commodity brokers and 

to protect the interests of customers in 

these proceedings. Commodity broker 

liquidations occur at unpredictable and 

irregular intervals; for purposes of 

estimating information collection 

burden this notice assumes an average 

of one commodity broker liquidation 

every three years. The CFTC further 

notes that the information collection 

burden will vary in particular 

commodity broker liquidations 

depending on the size of the commodity 

broker, the extent to which accounts are 

able to be quickly transferred, and other 

factors specific to the circumstances of 

the liquidation. The Commission 

estimates the average burden of this 

collection of information as follows: 

Rule 190.02(a)(1) 

Estimated Respondents or 

Recordkeepers per Year: .33. 

Estimated Reports Annually per 

Respondent or Recordkeeper: 2. 

Estimated Hours per Response: .5. 

Estimated Total Hours per Year: .33. 

Rule 190.02(a)(2) 

Estimated Respondents or 

Recordkeepers per Year: .33. 

Estimated Reports Annually per 

Respondent or Recordkeeper: 1. 

Estimated Hours per Response: 2. 

Estimated Total Hours per Year: .67. 

Rule 190.02(b)(1) 

Estimated Respondents or 

Recordkeepers per Year: .33. 

Estimated Reports Annually per 

Respondent or Recordkeeper: 4. 

Estimated Hours per Response: 1. 

Estimated Total Hours per Year: 1.32. 

Rule 190.02(b)(2) 

Estimated Respondents or 

Recordkeepers per Year: .33. 

Estimated Reports Annually per 

Respondent or Recordkeeper: 10,000. 

Estimated Hours per Response: .1. 

Estimated Total Hours per Year: 330. 

Rule 190.02(b)(3) 

Estimated Respondents or 

Recordkeepers per Year: .05 (rarely if 

ever occurs). 

Estimated Reports Annually per 

Respondent or Recordkeeper: 10,000. 

Estimated Hours per Response: .2. 

Estimated Total Hours per Year: 100. 

Rule 190.02(b)(4) 

Estimated Respondents or 

Recordkeepers per Year: .33. 

Estimated Reports Annually per 

Respondent or Recordkeeper: 10,000. 

Estimated Hours per Response: .2. 

Estimated Total Hours per Year: 660. 

Rule 190.02(c) 

Estimated Respondents or 

Recordkeepers per Year: .33. 

Estimated Reports Annually per 

Respondent or Recordkeeper: 10. 

Estimated Hours per Response: 10. 

Estimated Total Hours per Year: 33. 

Rule 190.03(a)(1) 

Estimated Respondents or 

Recordkeepers per Year: .33. 

Estimated Reports Annually per 

Respondent or Recordkeeper: 20,000. 

Estimated Hours per Response: .01. 

Estimated Total Hours per Year: 66. 

Rule 190.03(a)(2) 

Estimated Respondents or 

Recordkeepers per Year: .33. 

Estimated Reports Annually per 

Respondent or Recordkeeper: 20,000. 

Estimated Hours per Response: .02. 

Estimated Total Hours per Year: 132. 

Rule 190.04(b) 

Estimated Respondents or 

Recordkeepers per Year: .33. 

Estimated Reports Annually per 

Respondent or Recordkeeper: 40,000. 

Estimated Hours per Response: .01. 

Estimated Total Hours per Year: 132. 

Rule 190.06(b) 

Estimated Respondents or 

Recordkeepers per Year: .33. 

Estimated Reports Annually per 

Respondent or Recordkeeper: 1. 

Estimated Hours per Response: 1. 

Estimated Total Hours per Year: .33. 

Rule 190.06(d) 

Estimated Respondents or 

Recordkeepers per Year: 125. 

Estimated Reports Annually per 

Respondent or Recordkeeper: 1000. 

Estimated Hours per Response: .05. 

Estimated Total Hours per Year: 

6,250. 

Rule 190.10(c) 

Estimated Respondents or 

Recordkeepers per Year: 125. 

Estimated Reports Annually per 

Respondent or Recordkeeper: 1000. 

Estimated Hours per Response: .05. 

Estimated Total Hours per Year: 

6,250. 

There are estimated to be no capital 

costs or operating and maintenance 

costs associated with this collection. 

Dated: December 23, 2011. 

David Stawick, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2011–33474 Filed 12–28–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID DOD–2010–OS–0174] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

The Department of Defense has 

submitted to OMB for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 


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