### 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.


### 81917 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 250 / Thursday, December 29, 2011 / Notices

**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).