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alternative. Potential impacts to 

wetlands will be avoided, minimized 

and mitigated through Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA) in cooperation 

with the Mississippi Department of 

Transportation (MDOT) of numerous 

route variations, implementation of 

agency recommendations and 

requirements, and development of sitespecific plans. 

Al Garner, 

Acting State Conservationist. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3313 Filed 2–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 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: Certification Requirements for 

Distributors of NOAA Electronic 

Navigational Charts/NOAA 

Hydrographic Products. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0508. 

Form Number(s): NA. 

Type of Request: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Number of Respondents: 8. 

Average Hours Per Response: 

Distribution reports, 1 hour; error 

reportings, 1 hour, 30 minutes. 

Burden Hours: 328. 

Needs and Uses: This request is for 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection. 

The National Ocean Service (NOS) 

Office of Coast Survey manages the 

Certification Requirements for 

Distributors of NOAA Electronic 

Navigational Charts (NOAA ENCs®). 

The certification allows entities to 

download, redistribute, repackage, or in 

some cases reformat, official NOAA 

ENCs and retain the NOAA ENC’s 

official status. The regulations for 

implementing the Certification are at 15 

CFR part 995. 

The recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements of 15 CFR part 995 form 

the basis for this collection of 

information. Certified ENCs report 

distribution data twice per year, and 

submit error reports whenever 

applicable, averaging approximately 26 

reports per year per ENC. This 

information allows the Office of Coast 

Survey to administer the regulation, and 

to better understand the marketplace 

resulting in products that meet the 

needs of the customer in a timely and 

efficient manner. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: Semiannually and on 

occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

OMB Desk Officer: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0336, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

JJessup@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: February 9, 2012. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3393 Filed 2–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–JE–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Request for Stakeholder Comments on 

‘‘National Travel and Tourism 

Strategy’’ 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The International Trade 

Administration (‘‘ITA’’) seeks comments 

on key stakeholder priorities to be 

considered in the development of a 

national strategy, entitled ‘‘National 

Travel and Tourism Strategy’’ 

(‘‘Strategy’’), to be produced by the Task 

Force on Travel and Competitiveness 

(‘‘Task Force’’) established by Executive 

Order 13597 Establishing Visa and 

Foreign Visitor Processing Goals and the 

Task Force on Travel and 

Competitiveness (‘‘Executive Order’’), 

issued by President Barack Obama on 

January 19, 2012. The Task Force will 

consider the comments received in the 

development of the Strategy. All 

comments submitted should reference 

this notice. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before Tuesday, February 28, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Electronic comments are 

preferred and may be sent to: 

TourismStrategyComment@trade.gov. 

Written comments may be sent to: 

Jennifer Pilat, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW., Suite 4043, International Trade 

Administration, Washington, DC, 20230. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Pilat, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW., Suite 4043, International Trade 

Administration, Washington, DC 20230, 

oacie@trade.gov, (202) 482–4501. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3, 

subsection (c) of the Executive Order 

charges the Task Force to develop a 

Strategy with recommendations for new 

federal policies and initiatives to 

promote domestic and international 

travel opportunities throughout the 

United States with the goal of increasing 

the United States market share of 

worldwide travel, including obtaining a 

greater share of long-haul travel from 

Brazil, China, and India. 

Such recommendations shall include, 

among other things, strategies to 

promote visits to the United States 

public lands, waters, shores, 

monuments, and other iconic American 

destinations, thereby expanding job 

creation in the United States. The Task 

Force shall also consider 

recommendations to promote and 

expand travel and tourism opportunities 

in rural communities. 

In addition, the Strategy shall identify 

any barriers to increasing the United 

States market share of worldwide travel, 

and any other related areas of concern. 

The goal of the Strategy is to improve 

the competitive position of the United 

States in attracting international visitors 

and increasing domestic travel to 

promote economic growth and job 

creation across America over the next 

five years. 

The Task Force is seeking comments 

on the following topics: 

(1) What can the Federal Government 

do on its own to improve the 

competitive position of the United 

States, including growing domestic 

travel and tourism? 

a. In the short term (the next year)? 

b. In the long term (the next five 

years)? 

(2) What metric(s) would you use to 

measure progress? 

a. What can the Federal Government 

do with partners to improve the 

competitive position of the United 

States, including growing domestic 

travel and tourism? Please name 

potential partners or types of partners. 

b. In the short term (the next year)? 

c. In the long term (the next five 

years)? 

d. What metric(s) would you use to 

measure progress? 

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