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Bonnie Ponwith, Ph.D.), has been issued 

a permit to take green (Chelonia mydas), 

Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), 

hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), 

leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), 

olive ridley (L. olivacea), and 

loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtles 

for scientific research. 

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; 

Northeast Region, NMFS, 55 Great 

Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930; 

phone (978) 281–9328; fax (978) 281– 

9394; and Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 

13th Ave South, St. Petersburg, FL 

33701; phone (727) 824–5312; fax (727) 

824–5309. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Hapeman or Kristy Beard, (301) 

427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 

27, 2011, notice was published in the 

Federal Register (76 FR 37327) that a 

request for a scientific research permit 

to take loggerhead, green, Kemp’s ridley, 

olive ridley, leatherback, and hawksbill 

sea turtles had been submitted by the 

above-named organization. The 

requested permit has been issued under 

the authority of the Endangered Species 

Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and the regulations 

governing the taking, importing, and 

exporting of endangered and threatened 

species (50 CFR parts 222–226). 

The SEFSC is authorized to conduct 

research on leatherback, loggerhead, 

green, hawksbill, olive ridley, and 

Kemp’s ridley sea turtles in the Atlantic 

Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea 

and their estuarine and coastal 

environments. The purpose of the 

research is to evaluate modifications to 

commercial fishing gear to mitigate sea 

turtle interactions and capture. The 

permit authorizes animals to be 

captured during trawl surveys and to 

handle and sample turtles captured 

within fisheries managed by another 

Federal authority. All animals would be 

handled, measured, weighed, 

photographed, flipper tagged, passive 

integrated transponder tagged, and skin 

biopsied prior to release. A limited 

number of mortalities may occur due to 

trawling. The permit is valid for five 

years. 

Issuance of this permit, as required by 

the ESA, was based on a finding that 

such permit (1) was applied for in good 

faith, (2) will not operate to the 

disadvantage of such endangered or 

threatened species, and (3) is consistent 

with the purposes and policies set forth 

in section 2 of the ESA. 

Dated: February 17, 2012. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for clearance the following 

proposal for collection of information 

under the provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 35). 

Agency: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO). 

Title: National Medal of Technology 

and Innovation Nomination 

Application. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Agency Approval Number: 0651– 

0060. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Burden: 1,600 hours annually. 

Number of Respondents: 40 responses 

per year. 

Avg. Hours per Response: The USPTO 

estimates that it will take the public 

approximately 40 hours to download 

the information from the USPTO Web 

site, prepare the nomination form, 

complete the contact information for the 

letters of recommendation or support, 

and submit the information to the 

USPTO via electronic mail or, 

alternatively, by fax or overnight 

delivery. 

Needs and Uses: The public uses the 

National Medal of Technology and 

Innovation Nomination Application to 

recognize through nomination an 

individual’s or company’s extraordinary 

leadership and innovation in 

technological achievement. The 

application must be accompanied by six 

letters of recommendation or support 

from individuals who have first-hand 

knowledge of the cited achievement(s). 

The USPTO uses the information to 

assist in the administration of the 

nomination process. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households, businesses or other forprofits. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, 

email: 

Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov. 

Once submitted, the request will be 

publicly available in electronic format 

through the Information Collection 

Review page at www.reginfo.gov. 

Paper copies can be obtained by: 

• Email: 

InformationCollection@uspto.gov. 

Include ‘‘0651–0060 copy request’’ in 

the subject line of the message. 

• Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records 

Officer, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, 

Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent on 

or before March 26, 2012 to Nicholas A. 

Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email to 

Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or by 

fax to 202–395–5167, marked to the 

attention of Nicholas A. Fraser. 

Dated: February 16, 2012. 

Susan K. Fawcett, 

Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL 

PROTECTION 

Establishment of the Consumer 

Advisory Board and Solicitation of 

Nominations for Membership 

AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial 

Protection. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Consumer 

Financial Protection (the ‘‘Bureau’’) 

announces the establishment of the 

Consumer Advisory Board (the 

‘‘Board’’), which will advise and consult 

with the Bureau in the exercise of the 

Bureau’s functions under the Federal 

consumer financial protection laws, and 

which will provide information to the 

Bureau concerning emerging trends and 

practices in the financial services and 

products industry. This Notice seeks 

nominations for members to serve on 

the Board. 

DATES: Nominations received on or 

before March 30, 2012 will be given 

consideration for membership on the 

Board. 

ADDRESSES: All nominations for 

membership on the Board should be 

sent: 

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• Electronically: CABnominations@

cfpb.gov. We strongly encourage 

electronic submissions. 

• Mail: Monica Jackson/CAB 

Nominations, Consumer Financial 

Protection Bureau, 1500 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., (Attn: 1801 L Street), 

Washington, DC 20220. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier in Lieu of 

Mail: Monica Jackson/CAB 

Nominations, Consumer Financial 

Protection Bureau, 1801 L Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20036. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Kimberly Miller, 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 

(202) 435–7451. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Bureau is charged with regulating 

‘‘the offering and provision of consumer 

financial products or services under the 

Federal consumer financial laws,’’ so as 

to ensure that ‘‘all consumers have 

access to markets for consumer financial 

products and services and that markets 

for consumer financial products and 

services are fair, transparent, and 

competitive.’’ Pursuant to Section 

1021(c) of the Wall Street Reform and 

Consumer Protection Act, Public Law 

111–203 (the ‘‘Dodd-Frank Act’’), the 

Bureau’s primary functions are: 

1. Conducting financial education 

programs; 

2. Collecting, investigating, and 

responding to consumer complaints; 

3. Collecting, researching, monitoring, 

and publishing information relevant to 

the function of markets for consumer 

financial products and services to 

identify risks to consumers and the 

proper functioning of such markets; 

4. Supervising persons covered under 

the Dodd-Frank Act for compliance with 

Federal consumer financial law, and 

taking appropriate enforcement action 

to address violations of Federal 

consumer financial law; 

5. Issuing rules, orders, and guidance 

implementing Federal consumer 

financial law; and 

6. Performing such support activities 

as may be needed or useful to facilitate 

the other functions of the Bureau. 

Section 1014 of the Dodd-Frank Act 

calls for the Director of the Bureau to 

establish a Consumer Advisory Board to 

advise and consult with the Bureau 

regarding its functions, and to provide 

information on emerging trends and 

practices in the consumer financial 

markets. 

II. Establishment and Functions of the 

Consumer Advisory Board 

The Board will be established when 

the Bureau approves a charter. The 

charter will be filed with the Director of 

the Bureau, furnished to the Library of 

Congress, and posted on the Bureau’s 

Web site at www.consumerfinance.gov. 

The Bureau will send a copy of the 

charter to the Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 

United States Senate and the Committee 

on Financial Services of the United 

States House of Representatives. 

As set forth in Section 1014(a) of the 

Dodd-Frank Act, the Board’s objectives 

are to ‘‘advise and consult with the 

Bureau in the Bureau’s exercise of its 

functions under the Federal consumer 

financial protection laws,’’ and to 

‘‘provide information on emerging 

practices in the consumer financial 

products and services industry, 

including regional trends, concerns, and 

other relevant information.’’ The 

Board’s charter will provide that the 

function of the Board is to be solely 

advisory. The Bureau alone will decide 

what action it will take and policy it 

will express with respect to the Federal 

consumer financial laws. 

The Board will meet at such intervals 

as are necessary to carry out its 

functions, but not less than twice per 

year. Meetings of subgroups or 

subcommittees of the full Board 

established according to the terms of the 

charter may occur more frequently. 

The Director will make appointments 

to the Board without regard to political 

affiliation. To achieve the Board’s goals, 

not fewer than sixteen members will be 

appointed who can represent effectively 

the varied interests affected by the range 

of issues to be considered. The Board’s 

membership will be balanced in terms 

of points of view represented and the 

functions to be performed. Section 

1014(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act provides 

that ‘‘[n]ot fewer than 6 members shall 

be appointed upon the recommendation 

of the regional Federal Reserve Bank 

Presidents, on a rotating basis.’’ 

Of the members appointed by the 

Director, 

1. One-third shall be appointed to an 

initial one-year term; 

2. One-third shall be appointed to an 

initial two-year term; and 

3. One-third shall be appointed to an 

initial three-year term. 

The length of a member’s initial term 

will be determined by lottery. Each 

member appointed may seek to renew 

his or her appointment to the Board for 

a single, second term of three years, 

pursuant to the procedures outlined in 

the Board’s charter. The members will 

serve at the pleasure of the Director 

from the date of appointment to the 

Board, not to exceed two terms. The 

Director will designate the Board Chair 

and Vice Chair. The Chair and Vice 

Chair will serve in those positions at the 

pleasure of the Director. 

In accord with Section 1014(d) of the 

Dodd-Frank Act, members of the Board 

who are not full-time employees of the 

United States will receive compensation 

at a rate fixed by the Director while 

attending meetings of the Board, 

including reasonable travel and 

subsistence expenses while away from 

their homes or regular places of 

business. Wherever practical in terms of 

cost and logistics, the Bureau may hold 

meetings outside of the Washington, DC 

metropolitan area. 

III. Qualifications 

Pursuant to Section 1014(b) of the 

Dodd-Frank Act, in appointing members 

to the Board, ‘‘the Director shall seek to 

assemble experts in consumer 

protection, financial services, 

community development, fair lending 

and civil rights, and consumer financial 

products or services and representatives 

of depository institutions that primarily 

serve underserved communities, and 

representatives of communities that 

have been significantly impacted by 

higher-priced mortgage loans, and seek 

representation of the interests of 

covered persons and consumers, 

without regard to party affiliation.’’ The 

determinants of ‘‘expertise’’ shall 

depend, in part, on the constituency, 

interests, or industry sector the nominee 

seeks to represent, and where 

appropriate, shall include significant 

experience as a direct service provider 

to consumers. 

The Bureau wishes to ensure adequate 

representation on the Board by women, 

minority groups, and individuals with 

disabilities and, therefore, encourages 

nominations of qualified candidates 

from these groups. The Bureau also 

wishes to establish a Board that is 

represented by a diversity of viewpoints 

and constituencies and, therefore, 

encourages nominations for qualified 

candidates who: 

1. Represent the United States’ 

geographic diversity; and 

2. Represent the interests of special 

populations identified in the DoddFrank Act, including service members, 

older Americans, students, and 

traditionally underserved consumers 

and communities. 

The Bureau will not entertain 

nominations of Federally registered 

lobbyists and individuals who have 

been convicted of a felony for a position 

on the Board. 

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IV. Nomination Procedures 

Any interested person or organization 

may nominate a qualified candidate for 

membership on the Board. Nominations 

must include: 

1. A letter describing the nominee’s 

interests and qualifications to serve on 

the Board and including an indication 

that the nominee is willing to be 

considered for Board membership; and 

2. A complete resume or curriculum 

vitae for the nominee. 

CFPB does not request letters of 

recommendation and will not consider 

them. To evaluate potential sources of 

conflicts of interest, the Bureau may ask 

potential candidates to provide 

information related to financial holdings 

and/or professional affiliations, and to 

allow the Bureau to perform a 

background check. 

The Bureau will not review 

nominations and will not answer 

questions from internal or external 

parties regarding nominations until the 

nominations period has closed. 

Dated: February 17, 2012. 

Meredith Fuchs, 

Chief of Staff, Consumer Financial Protection 

Bureau. 

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BILLING CODE 4810–AM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Submission for OMB Review 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: Comment request. 

SUMMARY: The Acting Deputy Director, 

Privacy, Information and Records 

Management Services, Office of 

Management, invites comments on the 

submission for OMB review as required 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(Pub. L. 104–13). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before March 

26, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Education Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

17th Street N.W., Room 10222, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503, be faxed to (202) 395–5806 or 

emailed to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov with a 

cc: to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. The OMB is 

particularly interested in comments 

which: (1) Evaluate whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) Evaluate the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) Minimize the burden 

of the 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. 

Dated: February 17, 2012. 

Ellen Campbell, 

Acting Deputy Director Privacy, Information 

and Records Management Services Office of 

Management. 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title of Collection: Individuals with 

Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B 

State Performance Plan (SPP) and 

Annual Performance Report (APR). 

OMB Control Number: 1820–0624. 

Agency Form Number(s): N/A. 

Frequency of Responses: Annually. 

Affected Public: Federal Government. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 60. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden 

Hours: 330,600. 

Abstract: In accordance with 20 

U.S.C. 1416(b)(1), not later than one 

year after the date of enactment of the 

Individuals with Disabilities Education 

Act, as revised in 2004, each State must 

have in place a performance plan that 

evaluates the State’s efforts to 

implement the requirements and 

purposes of Part B and describe how the 

State will improve such 

implementation. This plan is called the 

Part B State Performance Plan (Part B— 

SPP). In accordance with 20 U.S.C. 

1416(b)(2)(C)(ii) the State shall report 

annually to the public on the 

performance of each local educational 

agency located in the State on the 

targets in the State’s performance plan. 

The State also shall report annually to 

the Secretary on the performance of the 

State under the State’s performance 

plan. This report is called the Part B 

Annual Performance Report (Part B— 

APR). Information Collection 1820–0624 

corresponds to 34 CFR 300.600– 

300.602. 

Copies of the information collection 

submission for OMB review may be 

accessed from the RegInfo.gov Web site 

at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain or from the Department’s Web 

site at http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by 

selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 04736. When you access 

the information collection, click on 

‘‘Download Attachments ’’ to view. 

Written requests for information should 

be addressed to U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to the Internet address 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202– 

401–0920. Please specify the complete 

title of the information collection and 

OMB Control Number when making 

your request. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; 

Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad 

Program—Short-Term Projects and 

Advanced Overseas Intensive 

Language Training Projects 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information: Fulbright-Hays 

Group Projects Abroad Program—ShortTerm Projects and Advanced Overseas 

Intensive Language Training Projects; 

Notice inviting applications for new 

awards for fiscal year (FY) 2012. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.021A and 84.021B. 

Dates: Applications Available: 

February 23, 2012. Deadline for 

Transmittal of Applications: April 23, 

2012. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The FulbrightHays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) 

Program supports overseas projects in 

training, research, and curriculum 

development in modern foreign 

languages and area studies for groups of 

teachers, students, and faculty engaged 

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