63296 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 200 / Tuesday, October 16, 2012 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XC159 

Fisheries of the Northeast Region 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notification of determination of 

overfishing and approaching an 

overfished condition as well as 

inadequate progress in rebuilding. 

SUMMARY: This action serves as a notice 

that NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of 

Commerce (Secretary), has determined 

that the Gulf of Maine (GOM) stock of 

haddock is subject to overfishing and is 

approaching an overfished condition. In 

addition, the rebuilding plans for 

American plaice and the Southern New 

England/Mid-Atlantic (SNE/MA) stock 

of winter flounder were found to have 

not resulted in adequate progress 

toward rebuilding the affected fish 

stocks. 

NMFS notifies the appropriate fishery 

management council (Council) 

whenever it determines that overfishing 

is occurring, a stock is in an overfished 

condition, a stock is approaching an 

overfished condition, or when a 

rebuilding plan has not resulted in 

adequate progress toward ending 

overfishing and rebuilding affected fish 

stocks. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Nelson, (301) 427–8565. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to sections 304(e)(2) and (e)(7) of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C. 

1854(e)(2) and (e)(7), and implementing 

regulations at 50 CFR 600.310(e)(2), 

NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary, must 

notify Councils whenever it determines 

that a stock or stock complex is: 

overfished; approaching an overfished 

condition; or an existing rebuilding plan 

has not ended overfishing or resulted in 

adequate rebuilding progress. NMFS 

also notifies Councils when it 

determines a stock or stock complex is 

subject to overfishing. Section 304(e)(2) 

further requires NMFS to publish these 

notices in the Federal Register. 

On May 30, 2012, NMFS informed the 

New England Fishery Management 

Council of the latest status of the New 

England groundfish stocks. In that letter 

they indicate changes in the status of 

several stocks: 

• GOM haddock is now subject to 

overfishing and is approaching an 

overfished condition; 

• The rebuilding plan for American 

plaice has not resulted in adequate 

progress toward rebuilding. The stock is 

neither overfished nor subject to 

overfishing; 

• The SNE/MA stock of winter 

flounder is no longer subject to 

overfishing but remains overfished and 

the stock’s rebuilding plan has not 

resulted in adequate progress toward 

rebuilding the stock. 

For the above stocks approaching an 

overfished condition, the Council must 

prevent overfishing and if the stock 

becomes overfished, steps must be taken 

under MSA § 304(e)(3) and (4) to end 

overfishing and to rebuild the stock. For 

the above stocks which are subject to 

rebuilding plans that have been 

determined to have not resulted in 

adequate progress towards rebuilding, 

within 2 years, the Council must revise 

the rebuilding plan for each stock and 

implement the revised plan, as required 

by MSA § 304(e)(3). 

Dated: October 11, 2012. 

Emily Menashes, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–25455 Filed 10–15–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XC100 

Marine Mammals; File No. 17115 

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 James LloydSmith, Department of Ecology and 

Evolutionary Biology, University of 

California, Los Angeles, 610 Charles E. 

Young Dr. South, Box 723905, Los 

Angeles, California 90095–7239 to 

conduct research on California sea lions 

(Zalophus californianus). 

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: 

Amy Sloan or Joselyd Garcia-Reyes, 

(301)427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 

12, 2012, notice was published in the 

Federal Register (77 FR 41171) that a 

request for a permit to conduct research 

on the species identified above 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 holder is authorized to 

study the prevalence of leptospirosis in 

wild California sea lions. Up to 5,100 

California sea lions may be taken 

annually from An ̃ o Nuevo Island 

including 20 by capture and release, 80 

by capture/sample/release and 5,000 by 

incidental disturbance. Procedures 

include: capture (stalking, hoop net); 

restraint (board, cage, hand, net); 

anesthesia (gas); mark (flipper tag); 

measure; and sample (blood, urine, 

vibrissae). Up to 3,000 northern 

elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) 

and up to 60 Pacific harbor seals (Phoca 

vitulina) may be taken annually due to 

incidental disturbance. Up to four 

California sea lions may die incidental 

to the permitted activities. The permit 

expires September 30, 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: October 10, 2012. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–25480 Filed 10–15–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID DoD–2012–OS–0098] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Defense Finance and 

Accounting Service, DoD. 


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ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 

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

Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense 

Finance and Accounting Service 

announces the proposed 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 the 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 December 17, 

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, 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 Defense Finance and 

Accounting Service—Cleveland, 1240 

East Ninth St., ATTN: JBJDA—Mr. 

Charles Moss, Room 1569, Cleveland, 

OH 44199, or call, Mr. Charles Moss, 

(216) 204–4426. 

Title, Associated Form, and OMB 

Number: Claim for Unpaid 

Compensation of Deceased Member of 

the Uniformed Services; DD Form X602; 

OMB Control Number 0730–TBD. 

Needs and Uses: Entitlement to 

retired pay terminates on the date of the 

retiree’s death. Claims for any arrears in 

pay can be made using DD Form X602. 

This information collection is needed to 

provide DFAS the basic data needed to 

process the request. 

Type of Collection: New. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 11,549 hours. 

Number of Respondents: 46,194. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

The respondents of this information 

collection are family members or 

designated beneficiaries of military 

members. The applicant submits a DD 

Form X602 to the Defense Finance and 

Accounting Service (DFAS). The 

information from the DD Form X602 is 

used by DFAS in processing the 

applicant’s request. Information on the 

form is also used to determine the 

applicant’s current status and contains 

statutorily required certifications the 

applicant must make when applying for 

payments. 

Dated: October 10, 2012. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2012–25319 Filed 10–15–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID DoD–2012–HA–0126] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

In compliance with Section 

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

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the 

Assistant Secretary of Defense for 

Health Affairs announces a proposed 

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 the 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 December 17, 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, 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: CAPT Nita Sood, 

TRICARE Management Activity, 

Pharmaceutical Operations Directorate, 

7700 Arlington Boulevard, Falls Church, 

VA 22042–5101. 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Federal Agency Retail 

Pharmacy Program; OMB Number 0720– 

0032. 

Needs and Uses: Specifically, under 

the collection of information, 

respondents (drug manufacturers) will 

base refund calculation reporting 

requirements on both the Federal 

Ceiling Price and the Federal Supply 

Schedule Price, whichever is lower. 

Previously, drug manufacturers’ 

reporting requirements addressed only 

the Federal Ceiling Price. DoD will use 

the reporting and audit capabilities of 

the Pharmacy Data Transaction Service 

(PDTS) to validate refunds owed to the 

Government. The government received 

approximately $1.5 billion from 

pharmaceutical companies as a result of 

this program/refund calculation 

reporting requirement. 

Affected Public: Business or other for 

profit. 

Annual Burden Hours: 16,000. 

Number of Respondents: 250. 

Responses per Respondent: 8. 


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