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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. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4250 Filed 2–22–12; 8:45 am] 

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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 

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Avg. Hours per Response: The USPTO 

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complete the contact information for the 

letters of recommendation or support, 

and submit the information to the 

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delivery. 

Needs and Uses: The public uses the 

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Innovation Nomination Application to 

recognize through nomination an 

individual’s or company’s extraordinary 

leadership and innovation in 

technological achievement. The 

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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 

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• Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records 

Officer, Office of the Chief Information 

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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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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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