### 5868 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 24 / Monday, February 6, 2012 / Notices

**DATES :**  To be assured of timely consideration, all written comments or suggestions are requested no later than February 29, 2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  Written comments or suggestions should be emailed (pratherta@state.gov ) or faxed ((202) 647–5947) to Tiffany Prather, Office of Environmental Policy, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of State, with the subject line ‘‘U.S.-Jordan Environmental Cooperation Work Program.’’ If you have access to the Internet, you may make comments electronically by going to http://contactus.state.gov/app/ask and searching on public notice number 7735.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Tiffany Prather, telephone (202) 647–

4548.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The United States and Jordan announced the establishment of the U.S.-Jordan Joint Forum on Environmental Technical Cooperation (Joint Forum) when they signed the U.S.-Jordan Joint Statement on Environmental Technical Cooperation (Joint Statement), on October 24, 2000, along with the U.S.- Jordan FTA. The Joint Forum is to meet regularly and advance environmental protection in Jordan by developing environmental technical cooperation initiatives, which take into account environmental priorities, and which are agreed to by the two governments. In paragraph 4 of the Joint Statement, the countries identify an initial focus of technical cooperation on Jordanian environmental quality issues and the development and effective implementation of Jordanian environmental laws, as defined in Articles 5.4 and 18.2(a) of the U.S.- Jordan FTA.

The Joint Forum has met twice since 2000—in September 2004 and March 2009—and issued two plans for implementing the Joint Statement. The first—a Plan of Action—focused on implementing a strategic vision for Jordan’s Ministry of Environment, established in 2002, to promote sustainable economic growth and development. The plan outlined activities to, among other things, strengthen the Ministry’s capacity for setting, implementing, and ensuring compliance with environmental standards; harness market forces to protect the environment while bringing economic benefits; undertake industrial wastewater treatment and hazardous waste management for a target region; seek out economic benefits of ecotourism; and promote the development of a regional network of environmental lawmakers and enforcement officials.

The second, a Work Program for 2008–2011, identifies long-term goals and specifies activities in four priority areas. The long-term goals are to achieve: (1) Compliance with obligations in Article 5 (Environment) of the U.S.-Jordan FTA; (2) improved protection and conservation of the environment, including natural resources; (3) transparency and meaningful public participation in environmental decision-making; and (4) a culture of environmental protection and compliance with environmental laws through, among other things, the promotion of economic opportunities, voluntary measures to enhance environmental performance, and job creation. The priority areas are: (1) Institutional and policy strengthening; (2) biodiversity conservation and improved management of protected areas; (3) improved private sector environmental performance; and (4) environmental education, transparency, and public participation in environmental decision-making and enforcement.

For the 2012–2013 Work Program, we anticipate building upon the cooperative work initiated under the previous two plans. We are requesting suggestions that may be considered for inclusion in the next Work Program.

Disclaimer: This Public Notice is a request for comments and suggestions, and is not a request for applications. No granting of money is directly associated with this request for suggestions for the Work Program. There is no expectation of resources or funding associated with any comments or suggestions for the Work Program.

Dated: January 31, 2012. George Sibley, Director, Office of Environmental Policy, Department of State.

[FR Doc. 2012–2624 Filed 2–3–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4710–09–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Public Availability of the Department of Transportation FY 2011 Service**  **Contract Inventory**

**AGENCY :**  Department of Transportation.

**ACTION :**  Notice of Public Availability of
FY 2011 Service Contract Inventories.

**SUMMARY :**  In accordance with Section 743 of Division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–117), Department of Transportation is publishing this notice to advise the public of the availability of the FY 2011 Service Contract Inventory. This inventory provides information on service contract actions over $25,000 that were made in FY 2011. The information is organized by function to show how contracted resources are distributed throughout the agency. The inventory has been developed in accordance with guidance issued on November 5, 2010 by the Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). OFPP’s guidance is available at http:// www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/procurement/memo/servicecontract-inventories-guidance11052010.pdf. Department of Transportation has posted its inventory and a summary of the inventory and the Service Contract Inventory Analysis Report on the Department of Transportation’s homepage at the following link: http://www.dot.gov/ost/ m60/serv

_ contract

_inv

_ 2011.htm.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Questions regarding the service contract inventory should be directed to Ames Owens in the Senior Procurement Executive office at (202) 366–9614 or ames.owens@dot.gov.

Dated: January 31, 2012.
Ames Owens, Associate Director of Commercial Services Management.

[FR Doc. 2012–2566 Filed 2–3–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4910–9x–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration** 

**[Docket No. FMCSA–2011–0386]**

**Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of a Currently**  **Approved Information Collection: Motor Carrier Identification Report** 

**AGENCY :**  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

**ACTION :**  Notice and request for

comments.

**SUMMARY :**  In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its review and approval and invites public comment. The FMCSA requests approval to extend an ICR entitled, Motor Carrier Identification Report,’’ which is used to identify FMCSA regulated entities, to help prioritize the agency’s activities, to aid in assessing