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2. Testimony by Employees and the 

Production of Records and Information 

in Legal Proceedings—20 CFR 403.100– 

403.155—0960–0619. Regulations at 20 

CFR 403.100–403.155 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations establish SSA’s 

policies and procedures for an 

individual, organization, or government 

entity to request official agency 

information, records, or testimony of an 

agency employee in a legal proceeding 

where the agency is not a party. The 

request, which respondents submit in 

writing to the Commissioner, must (1) 

fully set out the nature and relevance of 

the sought testimony; (2) explain why 

the information is not available by other 

means; (3) explain why it is in SSA’s 

interest to provide the testimony; and 

(4) provide the date, time, and place for 

the testimony. Respondents are 

individuals or entities who request 

testimony from SSA employees in 

connection with a legal proceeding. 

Type of Request: Extension of an 

OMB-approved information collection. 

Collection 

method 

Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

annual burden 

(hours) 

20 CFR 403.100–403.155 ............................................................................... 100 1 60 100 

Dated: May 11, 2012. 

Faye Lipsky, 

Reports Clearance Director, Office of 

Regulations and Reports Clearance, Social 

Security Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–11917 Filed 5–16–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7889] 

60-Day Notice of Two Proposed 

Directorate of Defense Trade Controls 

Information Collections: ‘‘Request To 

Change End-User, End-Use, and/or 

Destination of Hardware’’ and 

‘‘Request for Advisory Opinion’’ 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State is 

seeking Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval for the 

information collections described 

below. The purpose of this notice is to 

allow 60 days for public comment in the 

Federal Register preceding submission 

to OMB. We are conducting this process 

in accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Request To Change End-User, End-Use, 

and/or Destination of Hardware. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0173. 

• Type of Request: Extension of 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Political-Military Affairs, Directorate of 

Defense Trade Controls, PM/DDTC. 

• Form Number: DS–6004. 

• Respondents: Business and 

Nonprofit Organizations. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

2,700. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

2,700. 

• Average Hours per Response: 

1 hour. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 2,700 

hours. 

• Frequency: On Occasion. 

• Obligation To Respond: Required to 

Obtain Benefits. 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Request for Advisory Opinion. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0174. 

• Type of Request: Extension of 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Political-Military Affairs, Directorate of 

Defense Trade Controls, PM/DDTC. 

• Form Number: DS–6001. 

• Respondents: Business and 

Nonprofit Organizations. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

250. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

250. 

• Average Hours per Response: 

1 hour. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 250 hours. 

• Frequency: On Occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. 

DATES: The Department will accept 

comments from the public up to 60 days 

from May 17, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments and questions 

should be directed to Nicholas Memos, 

Office of Defense Trade Controls Policy, 

U.S. Department of State, who may be 

reached via the following methods: 

• Internet: Persons with access to the 

Internet may view and comment on this 

notice by going to the Federal 

regulations Web site at 

www.regulations.gov. You can search for 

the document by selecting ‘‘Notice’’ 

under Document Type, entering the 

Public Notice number as the ‘‘Keyword 

or ID,’’ checking the ‘‘Open for 

Comment’’ box, and then clicking 

‘‘Search.’’ If necessary, use the ‘‘Narrow 

by Agency’’ option on the Results page. 

• Email: memosni@state.gov. 

• Mail: Nicholas Memos, SA–1, 12th 

Floor, Directorate of Defense Trade 

Controls, Bureau of Political-Military 

Affairs, U.S. Department of State, 

Washington, DC 20522–0112. 

You must include the information 

collection title in the subject line of 

your message/letter. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information regarding the collection 

listed in this notice to Nicholas Memos, 

PM/DDTC, SA–1, 12th Floor, 

Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, 

Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S. 

Department of State, Washington, DC 

20522–0112, who may be reached via 

phone at (202) 663–2829, or via email at 

memosni@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are 

soliciting public comments to permit 

the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information 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 

export, temporary import, temporary 

export and brokering of defense articles, 

defense services and related technical 

data are licensed by the Directorate of 

Defense Trade Controls in accordance 

with the International Traffic in Arms 

Regulations (22 CFR parts 120–130) and 

Section 38 of the Arms Export Control 

Act. Those of the public who 

manufacture or export defense articles, 

defense services, and related technical 

data, or the brokering thereof, must 

register with the Department of State. 

Persons desiring to engage in brokering 

activities must submit an application or 

written request to conduct the 

transaction to the Department to obtain 

a decision whether it is in the interests 

of U.S. foreign policy and national 

security to approve the transaction. 

Also, registered brokers must submit 

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annual reports regarding all brokering 

activity that was transacted, and 

registered manufacturers and exporter 

must maintain records of defense trade 

activities for five years. 

Methodology: These forms/ 

information collections may be sent to 

the Directorate of Defense Trade 

Controls via the following methods: 

mail or personal delivery. 

Dated: May 14, 2012. 

Robert S. Kovac, 

Managing Director of Defense Trade Controls, 

Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S. 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–11981 Filed 5–16–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–25–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. PE–2012–17] 

Petition for Exemption; Summary of 

Petition Received 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption 

received. 

SUMMARY: This notice contains a 

summary of a petition seeking relief 

from specified requirements of 14 CFR. 

The purpose of this notice is to improve 

the public’s awareness of, and 

participation in, this aspect of FAA’s 

regulatory activities. Neither publication 

of this notice nor the inclusion or 

omission of information in the summary 

is intended to affect the legal status of 

the petition or its final disposition. 

DATES: Comments on this petition must 

identify the petition docket number and 

must be received on or before June 6, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

identified by Docket Number FAA– 

2012–0455 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Government-wide rulemaking Web 

site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov 

and follow the instructions for sending 

your comments electronically. 

• Mail: Send comments to the Docket 

Management Facility; U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590. 

• Fax: Fax comments to the Docket 

Management Facility at 202–493–2251. 

• Hand Delivery: Bring comments to 

the Docket Management Facility in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Privacy: We will post all comments 

we receive, without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. 

Using the search function of our docket 

Web site, anyone can find and read the 

comments received into any of our 

dockets, including the name of the 

individual sending the comment (or 

signing the comment for an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477–78). 

Docket: To read background 

documents or comments received, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov at any time 

or to the Docket Management Facility in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kenna Sinclair, ANM–113, (425) 227– 

1556, Federal Aviation Administration, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356, or Frances Shaver, ARM– 

207, (202–267–4059), Office of 

Rulemaking, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591. 

This notice is published pursuant to 

14 CFR 11.85. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 14, 

2012. 

Lirio Liu, 

Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

PETITION FOR EXEMPTION 

Docket No.: FAA–2012–0455 

Petitioner: The Boeing Company 

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 

§§ 25.855(b), 25.855(h)(2), 25.857(e)(2), 

and 25.857(e)(3) 

Description of Relief Sought: The 

petitioner requests relief from the design 

and performance requirements 

regarding fire protection systems for the 

lower lobe cargo compartments on the 

Boeing Model 747–400 large cargo 

freighters. 

[FR Doc. 2012–11987 Filed 5–16–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. PE–2012–16] 

Petition for Exemption; Summary of 

Petition Received 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption 

received. 

SUMMARY: This notice contains a 

summary of a petition seeking relief 

from specified requirements of 14 CFR. 

The purpose of this notice is to improve 

the public’s awareness of, and 

participation in, this aspect of FAA’s 

regulatory activities. Neither publication 

of this notice nor the inclusion or 

omission of information in the summary 

is intended to affect the legal status of 

the petition or its final disposition. 

DATES: Comments on this petition must 

identify the petition docket number and 

must be received on or before June 6, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

identified by docket number FAA– 

2012–0290 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Government-wide rulemaking Web 

site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov 

and follow the instructions for sending 

your comments digitally. 

• Mail: Send comments to the Docket 

Management Facility; U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590. 

• Fax: Fax comments to the Docket 

Management Facility at 202–493–2251. 

• Hand Delivery: Bring comments to 

the Docket Management Facility in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Privacy: We will post all comments 

we receive, without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. 

Using the search function of our docket 

Web site, anyone can find and read the 

comments received into any of our 

dockets, including the name of the 

individual sending the comment (or 

signing the comment for an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review the DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477–78). 

Docket: To read background 

documents or comments received, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov at any time 

or to the Docket Management Facility in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Forseth, ANM–113, (425) 227– 

2796, Federal Aviation Administration, 

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