9896 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 34 / Tuesday, February 21, 2012 / Notices 

Operations, Import Administration, 

International Trade 

Administration, 14th Street and 

Constitution Avenue NW., APO/Dockets 

Unit, Room 1870, Washington, DC 

20230. This notice is published in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(o). 

Dated: February 8, 2012. 

Christian Marsh, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3711 Filed 2–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Questionnaire To 

Support Review of Federal Assistance 

Applications 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before April 23, 2012. 

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 Cristi Reid, (301) 713–1622 

x206 or Cristi.Reid@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

The National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 through 

4327) and the Council on 

Environmental Quality (CEQ) 

implementing regulations (40 CFR parts 

1500 through 1508) require that an 

environmental analysis be completed 

for all major Federal actions 

significantly affecting the environment. 

NEPA applies only to the actions of 

Federal agencies. While those Federal 

actions may include a Federal agency’s 

decision to fund non-Federal projects 

under grants and cooperative 

agreements, NEPA requires agencies to 

assess the environmental impacts of 

actions proposed to be taken by these 

recipients only when the Federal agency 

has sufficient discretion or control over 

the recipient’s activities to deem those 

actions as Federal actions. To determine 

whether the activities of the recipient of 

a Federal financial assistance award 

(i.e., grant or cooperative agreement) 

involve sufficient Federal discretion or 

control, and to undertake the 

appropriate environmental analysis 

when NEPA is required, NOAA must 

assess information which can only be 

provided by the Federal financial 

assistance applicant. Thus, NOAA has 

developed an environmental 

information questionnaire to provide 

grantees and Federal grant managers 

with a simple tool to ensure that project 

and environmental information is 

obtained. The questionnaire applies 

only to those programs where actions 

are considered major Federal actions or 

to those where NOAA must determine 

if the action is a major Federal action. 

The questionnaire includes a list of 

questions that encompasses a broad 

range of subject areas. The applicants 

are not required to answer every 

question in the questionnaire. Each 

program draws from the comprehensive 

list of questions to create a relevant 

subset of questions for applicants to 

answer. The information provided in 

answers to the questionnaire is used by 

NOAA staff to determine compliance 

requirements for NEPA and conduct 

subsequent NEPA analysis as needed. 

The information provided in the 

questionnaire may also be used for other 

regulatory review requirements 

associated with the proposed project, 

such as issuance of permits. 

II. Method of Collection 

Methods of submittal include paper 

forms via the mail, Internet, and 

facsimile transmission. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0538. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a currently approved 

collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other for 

profit organizations; individuals or 

households; not-for-profit institutions; 

state, local, or tribal government; and 

Federal government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 3 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 3,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $1,000 in reporting/ 

recordkeeping 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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BILLING CODE 3510–NW–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Application and 

Reports for Scientific Research and 

Enhancement Permits Under the 

Endangered Species Act 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before April 23, 2012. 

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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. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3948 Filed 2–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

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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