Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 133 / Wednesday, July 11, 2012 / Notices 40937 

collection and supporting documents to 

PassportSurvey@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are 

soliciting public comments to permit 

the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper performance of our 

functions. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of technology. 

Abstract of proposed collection: The 

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 

Prevention Act calls for the Secretary of 

Homeland Security, along with the 

Secretary of State, to develop and 

implement a plan that requires 

sufficient documentation of citizenship 

and identity to be shown when entering 

the United States. The requirement 

above, along with other sociodemographic variables has left the 

future demand for U.S. Passport 

products as undefined. The ambiguity of 

passport demand has resulted in 

Passport Services having an urgent need 

to obtain regular statistical data on 

issues that focus on and are related to 

passport applications and travel. In 

support of these efforts, Passport 

Services will conduct monthly forecasts 

of passport demand. The data gathered 

from the Passport Demand Forecasting 

Study Phase III will be used to monitor, 

assess, and forecast passport demand on 

a continuous basis. 

Methodology: Passport Services is 

conducting a Passport Demand Forecast 

Study that will include monthly survey 

to collect data from a national 

representative sample of U.S. Citizens, 

Nationals and any other categories of 

individuals that are entitled to a U.S. 

Passport product using multiple 

methodologies. Methodologies can 

include mail, web/internet, telephone, 

and mixed-mode surveys to ensure that 

Passport Services reaches the 

appropriate audience and leverages the 

best research method to obtain valid 

responses. The survey data will cover an 

estimated 48,000 respondents annually 

and will include topics covering 

passport demand, travel, and sociodemographic variables of interest to the 

United States Department of State. 

Dated: July 3, 2012. 

Barry J. Conway, 

Managing Director, Passport Support 

Operations, Bureau of Consular Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–16974 Filed 7–10–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7951] 

Notice of Receipt of Application for 

Presidential Permit for the 

Construction of a New International 

Trade Crossing (NITC) 

The Department of State hereby gives 

notice that on June 21, 2012, it received 

an application from the State of 

Michigan for a permit authorizing the 

construction, operation and 

maintenance of a new international road 

bridge that would connect Detroit, 

Wayne County, Michigan, and Windsor, 

Essex County, Ontario, Canada. The 

proposed bridge crossing would span 

approximately 2,800 feet or 0.53 miles. 

Landing in the Delray area of Detroit, it 

would include a plaza for inspection 

facilities, and a new interchange with 

Interstate 75. The application was filed 

by the State of Michigan, which would 

own the U.S. portion of the bridge. The 

bridge would be constructed, operated, 

and maintained by a new Crossing 

Authority, a Canadian corporation, 

acting through a concessionaire under a 

Public Private Partnership agreement. 

Michigan would grant a lease or another 

property interest to the Crossing 

Authority for these purposes. 

The Department’s jurisdiction with 

respect to this application is based upon 

Executive Order 11423, dated August 

16, 1968, as amended, and the 

International Bridge Act of 1972 (Pub. L. 

92–343, 86 Stat. 731, approved 

September 26, 1972). As required by 

E.O. 11423, the Department will 

circulate this application to concerned 

agencies for comment. Under E.O. 

11423, the Department has the 

responsibility to determine, taking into 

account input from these agencies and 

other stakeholders, whether issuance of 

a Presidential permit for this proposed 

bridge would be in the U.S. national 

interest. 

Interested members of the public are 

invited to submit written comments 

regarding this application on or before 

August 9, 2012 via email at 

NITCComments@state.gov. The 

Presidential permit application can be 

viewed online at http://www.state.gov/ 

p/wha/rt/permit/. 

Dated: July 5, 2012. 

Elizabeth L. Martinez, 

Director, Office of Canadian Affairs, Bureau 

of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–16938 Filed 7–10–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–29–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7950] 

Defense Trade Advisory Group; Notice 

of Open Meeting 

Summary: The Defense Trade 

Advisory Group (DTAG) will meet in 

open session from 1:30 p.m. until 5 p.m. 

on Thursday, July 26, 2012, at 1777 F 

Street NW., Washington, DC. Entry and 

registration will begin at 1 p.m. The 

membership of this advisory committee 

consists of private sector defense trade 

representatives, appointed by the 

Assistant Secretary of State for PoliticalMilitary Affairs, who advise the 

Department on policies, regulations, and 

technical issues affecting defense trade. 

The purpose of the meeting will be to 

discuss current defense trade issues and 

topics for further study. Agenda topics 

will be posted on the Directorate of 

Defense Trade Controls’ Web site, at 

www.pmddtc.state.gov approximately 

10 days prior to the meeting. 

Members of the public may attend 

this open session and will be permitted 

to participate in the discussion in 

accordance with the Chair’s 

instructions. Members of the public 

may, if they wish, submit a brief 

statement to the committee in writing. 

As seating is limited to 125 persons, 

those wishing to attend the meeting 

must notify the DTAG Alternate 

Designated Federal Officer (DFO) by 

COB Friday, July 20, 2012. Members of 

the public requesting reasonable 

accommodation must also notify the 

DTAG Executive Secretariat by that 

date. If notified after this date, the 

DTAG Secretariat will be unable to 

accommodate requests due to security 

requirements at the meeting location. A 

person requesting reasonable 

accommodation should notify the 

Alternate DFO by the same date. 

Each non-member observer or DTAG 

member that wishes to attend this 

plenary session should provide: His/her 

name; company or organizational 

affiliation; phone number; date of birth; 

and identifying data such as driver’s 

license number, U.S. Government ID, or 

U.S. Military ID, to the DTAG Alternate 

DFO, Patricia Slygh, via email at 

SlyghPC@state.gov. One of the following 

forms of valid photo identification will 

be required for admission to the 


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