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# Notices Federal Register 

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Vol. 77, No. 51

Thursday, March 15, 2012

**ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES** 

**Notice of Public Meetings of Committees of the Administrative**  **Conference of the United States**

**AGENCY :**  Administrative Conference of the United States.

**ACTION :**  Notice of public meetings.

**SUMMARY :**  Notice is hereby given of two public meetings of the Committee on Collaborative Governance, and the rescheduling of a meeting of the Committee on Adjudication, of the Assembly of the Administrative Conference of the United States. At these meetings, the committees will consider draft reports and recommendations as noted below. Complete details regarding the committee meetings, the nature of the projects, how to attend (including information about remote access and obtaining special accommodations for persons with disabilities), and how to submit comments to each committee can be found on the Conference’s Web site, at http://www.acus.gov. Click on ‘‘Research,’’ then on ‘‘Committee Meetings.’’

Comments may be submitted by email
to Comments@acus.gov, with the name of the appropriate committee in the subject line, or by postal mail to the appropriate committee at the address given below.

**DATES :**  Committee on Collaborative Governance: Tuesday, March 27, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and Tuesday, May 8, 2012, from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Committee on Adjudication: Monday, April 23, 2012, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Please note that this meeting reschedules the Committee on Adjudication’s meeting previously scheduled for Monday, April 16, 2012, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

**ADDRESSES :**  The meetings will be held at 1120 20th Street NW., Suite 706 South, Washington, DC 20036. **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  The Designated Federal Officer for the individual committee (see listings below), Administrative Conference of the United States, 1120 20th Street NW., Suite 706 South, Washington, DC 20036; Telephone 202–480–2080.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 
Committee on Collaborative Governance

The Committee on Collaborative Governance will meet to discuss a draft report and possible recommendations on agency experience with joint rulemaking, including lessons learned and best practices for collaboration and coordination among regulatory agencies in the rulemaking process. The draft report was prepared by Professor Jody Freeman (Harvard University) and Professor Jim Rossi (Florida State University). The Designated Federal Officer for this committee is David Pritzker. More information can be found in the ‘‘About’’ section of the Conference’s Web site, at http://
www.acus.gov. Click on ‘‘About,’’ then on ‘‘The Committees,’’ and then on ‘‘Committee on Collaborative Governance.’’ Committee on Adjudication

The April 23, 2012 meeting of the Committee on Adjudication is a rescheduling of the committee’s meeting previously announced for April 16, 2012, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. At the meeting, the Committee on Adjudication will discuss further a draft report on the Immigration Adjudication Project and a draft recommendation based on the consultants’ report. The report, prepared by Professor Lenni B. Benson (New York Law School) and Russell Wheeler (Brookings Institution), presents the findings of a study of potential improvements to the procedures for immigration adjudication. Funmi E. Olorunnipa is the Designated Federal Officer for this committee. More information can be found in the ‘‘About’’ section of the Conference’s Web site, at http://
www.acus.gov. Click on ‘‘About,’’ then on ‘‘The Committees,’’ and then on ‘‘Committee on Adjudication.’’

Dated: March 9, 2012. David M. Pritzker, Deputy General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2012–6193 Filed 3–14–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6110–01–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE** 

**Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request** 

The Department of Commerce 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. Chapter 35).

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Application Forms for Membership on a National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council.

OMB Control Number: 0648–0397. Form Number(s): NA. Type of Request: Regular submission (revision and extension of a current information collection).

Number of Respondents: 520. Average Hours Per Response: One hour.

Burden Hours: 520. Needs and Uses: This request is for a revision and extension of a currently approved information collection.

Section 315 of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1445a) allows the Secretary of Commerce to establish one or more advisory councils to provide advice to the Secretary regarding the designation and management of national marine sanctuaries. Advisory councils are individually chartered for each sanctuary to meet the needs of that sanctuary. Once an advisory council has been chartered, the sanctuary superintendent starts a process to recruit members for that council by providing notice to the public and requesting interested parties to apply for the available seat(s) ( e.g. , Research, Education) and position(s) (i.e. , council member or alternate). The information obtained through this application process will be used to determine the qualifications of the applicant for membership on the sanctuary advisory council.

Two application forms are currently associated with this information collection: (a) National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Application form; and (b) National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Youth Seat Application form. Revision: These application forms have been revised to ensure consistency between forms, as well as clarify the information