Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 34 / Tuesday, February 21, 2012 / Notices 9897 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Gary Rule, (503) 230–5424 or 

Gary.Rule@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for an extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 

(ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) imposed 

prohibitions against the taking of 

endangered species. Section 10 of the 

ESA allows permits authorizing the 

taking of endangered species for 

research/enhancement purposes. The 

corresponding regulations established 

procedures for persons to apply for such 

permits. In addition, the regulations set 

forth specific reporting requirements for 

such permit holders. The regulations 

contain two sets of information 

collections: 

(1) Applications for research/ 

enhancement permits, and (2) reporting 

requirements for permits issued. 

The required information is used to 

evaluate the impacts of the proposed 

activity on endangered species, to make 

the determinations required by the ESA 

prior to issuing a permit, and to 

establish appropriate permit conditions. 

To issue permits under ESA Section 

10(a)(1)(A), the National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS) must 

determine that (1) such exceptions were 

applied for in good faith, (2) if granted 

and exercised, will not operate to the 

disadvantage of such endangered 

species, and (3) will be consistent with 

the purposes and policy set forth in 

Section 2 of the ESA. 

The currently approved application 

and reporting requirements apply to 

Pacific marine and anadromous fish 

species; requirements regarding other 

species are being addressed in a 

separate information collection. 

II. Method of Collection 

Submissions may be in paper or 

electronic format. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0402. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a currently approved 

collection). 

Affected Public: Federal government; 

State, local, or tribal government; 

business or other for-profit 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

160. 

Estimated Time per Response: Permit 

applications, 12 hours; permit 

modification requests 6 hours; and 

annual or final reports, 2 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 835. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $500 in recordkeeping/reporting 

costs. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: February 15, 2012. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XB012 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

convene its Special Coral Scientific and 

Statistical Committee. 

DATES: The meeting will convene at 8:30 

a.m. on Thursday, March 8, 2012 and 

conclude no later than 4:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council, 2203 N. Lois Avenue, Suite 

1100, Tampa, FL 33607. 

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 2203 

North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, 

FL 33607. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Froeschke, Fishery Biologist and Mark 

Mueller, GIS Analyst, Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (813) 348–1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf 

of Mexico Fishery Management Council 

(Council) will convene the Special Coral 

Scientific and Statistical Committee to 

discuss and provide expert guidance to 

Council staff on two projects being 

conducted as part of a NOAA Coral Reef 

Conservation Program grant that address 

the relationship between trends in coral 

reef communities and their associated 

fisheries. The first project involves 

development of a publicly-accessible 

spatial database of Gulf of Mexico corals 

(shallow, mesophotic and deep sea) and 

related fisheries information that will be 

used to enhance spatial planning and 

management actions. The Committee 

will be asked to provide expert advice 

and recommendations about datasets 

and data sources as well as data gaps 

and needs. The second project involves 

convening a workshop of respected 

coral experts and managers to examine 

the interrelationships between corals 

and fisheries relative to long-term trends 

in coral condition. The Committee will 

be asked to provide expert advice and 

recommendations about participants 

and various potential conference topics 

including threats to coral health, 

management, coral habitats, habitat 

suitability models, and emerging 

research. 

Copies of the agenda and other related 

materials can be obtained by calling 

(813) 348–1630 or can be downloaded 

from the Council’s ftp site, 

ftp.gulfcouncil.org. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agenda may come before the 

Special Coral Scientific and Statistical 

Committee for discussion, in accordance 

with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 

those issues may not be the subject of 

formal action during this meeting. 

Actions of the Special Coral Scientific 

and Statistical Committee will be 

restricted to those issues specifically 

identified in the agenda and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

that require emergency action under 

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Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to take 

action to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Kathy Pereira at the Council (see 

ADDRESSES) at least 5 working days prior 

to the meeting. 

Dated: February 15, 2012. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XB021 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) Golden 

King Crab Price Formula Committee is 

meeting in Seattle, WA. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

March 8, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

Fishermen’s Terminal, Norby 

Conference Room, 3919 18th Avenue 

West, Seattle, WA 98199; telephone: 

(206) 787–3395. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 

4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 

99501–2252. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Fina, Council staff; telephone: 

(907) 271–2809. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee is meeting concerning the 

arbitration system that is part of the 

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands crab 

rationalization program. The Committee 

will give specific attention to the 

development of the price formula for 

golden king crab under the arbitration 

system. Additional information is 

posted on the Council Web site: http:// 

www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/npfmc/. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Action will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

listed in this notice and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

that require emergency action under 

section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Gail 

Bendixen at (907) 271–2809 at least 7 

working days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: February 15, 2012. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XB020 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council will convene three 

Web based meetings of the ABC Control 

Rule Working Group. 

DATES: The first Webinar meeting will 

convene on Thursday, March 8, 2012. 

The second Webinar meeting will 

convene on Thursday, March 15, 2012. 

The third Webinar meeting will convene 

on Thursday, March 22, 2012. Each 

Webinar will begin at 12 noon eastern 

time and is expected end by 4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The Webinars will be 

accessible via Internet. Please go to the 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council’s Web site at 

www.gulfcouncil.org for instructions. 

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. 

Lois Avenue Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 

33607. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steven Atran, Population Dynamics 

Statistician; Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council; telephone: (813) 

348–1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ABC 

Control Rule Working Group will meet 

to discuss potential revisions to the 

acceptable biological catch (ABC) 

control rule that was recently 

implemented as part of the Council’s 

Generic Annual Catch Limits/ 

Accountability Measures Amendment. 

While all areas of the control rule will 

be subject to review, particular attention 

will be given to whether the P-star 

approach used to determine ABC in Tier 

1 of the control rule realistically 

captures scientific uncertainty, and 

possible revisions to the Tier 2 method 

for data poor stocks. Recommendations 

from the Working Group will be 

presented to the Scientific and 

Statistical Committee when it meets in 

late March. 

Copies of the agenda and other related 

materials can be obtained by calling 

(813) 348–1630. Materials will also be 

available to download from the ABC 

Control Rule Working Group folder of 

the Council’s FTP site, which is 

accessible from the Quick Links section 

of the Council Web site (http:// 

www.gulfcouncil.org). 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agenda may come before the 

ABC Control Rule Working Group for 

discussion, in accordance with the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 

those issues may not be the subject of 

formal action during these meetings. 

Actions of the Working Group will be 

restricted to those issues specifically 

identified in the agenda and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

that require emergency action under 

Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to take 

action to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

These Webinars are accessible to 

people with disabilities. For assistance 

with any of our Webinars contact Kathy 

Pereira at the Council (see ADDRESSES) at 

least 5 working days prior to the 

Webinar. 

Dated: February 15, 2012. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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