10724 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 36 / Thursday, February 23, 2012 / Notices 

Dated: February 17, 2012. 

Mark E. Brown, 

Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative 

Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

National Sea Grant Advisory Board 

(NSGAB) Spring Meeting 

March 5–6, 2012 

Agenda 

The Melrose Hotel, Potomac II, 2430 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20037. 

Monday, March 5 

8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.—Open to Public 

8:00 Introductions, review agenda, 

approval of minutes, etc. (Nancy 

Rabalais, Chair, NSGAB) 

8:15 Chair’s update (N. Rabalais, 

NSGAB) 

8:30 NSGO report (Leon Cammen, 

National Sea Grant Office—NSGO) 

9:15 SGA report (Jonathan Pennock, 

President, Sea Grant Association) 

9:45 Break—15 minutes 

10:00 Sea Grant Reauthorization 

Planning (Rollie Schmitten, 

NSGAB) 

10:45 Sea Grant Charter Renewal (N. 

Rabalais, NSGAB) 

11:15 Discussion of morning topics 

and review of Board Assignments 

12:00 Lunch 

1:00 Biennial Report Discussion (Dick 

West, NSGAB) 

2:30 Break—15 minutes 

2:45 SAB Meeting notes (D. West, 

NSGAB) 

3:00 Focus Team liaison reports 

—Hazard Resilience in Coastal 

Communities (Mike Liffman, 

NSGO) 

—Healthy Coastal Ecosystems (Dorn 

Carlson, NSGO) 

—Safe and Sustainable Seafood 

Supply (Amy Scaroni, NSGO) 

—Sustainable Coastal Development 

(Joshua Brown, NSGAB) 

3:30 Sea Grant Week update (Harry 

Simmons, NSGAB) 

4:00 Discussion of afternoon topics 

4:30 Public Comment Period (15 

minutes) 

4:45 Wrap-up (N. Rabalais, NSGAB) 

5:00 Adjourn 

6:00 Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship 

Reception Rayburn House Office 

Building Rooms B338/B339 

Tuesday, March 6 

8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.—Open to Public 

8:30 Call to Order, review agenda and 

previous day’s discussions (N. 

Rabalais, NSGAB) 

8:45 NOAA, Department of Commerce 

and Department of the Interior (N. 

Rabalais, NSGAB and L. Cammen, 

NSGO) 

9:30 NOAA Research Portfolio (N. 

Rabalais, NSGAB) 

10:00 Break—15 minutes 

10:15 Performance Review Panel (PRP) 

(Sami Grimes, NSGO) 

10:45 Strategic Plan update (D. 

Vortmann, NSGAB, Kola Garber, 

NSGO) 

11:00 Dr. Robert Detrick, Assistant 

Administrator for NOAA Research 

and Craig McLean, Deputy 

Assistant Administrator for NOAA 

Research (Joint Session with SGA in 

Potomac III) 

12:00 Lunch 

1:00 Stuart Levenbach, Office of 

Management and Budget, NOAA 

Program Examiner (Joint Session 

with SGA in Potomac III) 

2:00 Virginia Tippie, Coastal America 

(Joint Session with SGA in Potomac 

III) 

2:30 Sea Grant and the Draft 

Implementation Action Plan of the 

National Ocean Policy follow-up 

(N. Rabalais, NSGAB) 

2:45 Discussion of meeting topics and 

next steps 

3:00 Adjourn 

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BILLING CODE 3510–KA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648—XB009 

Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries; 

American Samoa Longline Limited 

Entry Program 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; availability of permits. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces the 

availability of at least six permits for the 

American Samoa pelagic longline 

fishery. 

DATES: NMFS must receive completed 

permit applications by June 22, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Request a blank application 

form from NMFS Pacific Islands Region 

(PIR), 1601 Kapiolani Blvd. Suite 1110, 

Honolulu, HI 96814–4733, or the PIR 

Web site www.fpir.noaa.gov. Mail your 

completed application and payment to 

NMFS PIR, ATTN: ASLE Permits, 1601 

Kapiolani Blvd. Suite 1110, Honolulu, 

HI 96814–4733. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Walter Ikehara, Sustainable Fisheries, 

NMFS PIR, tel 808–944–2275, fax 808– 

973–2940, or email PIROpermits@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS 

may issue new permits for the American 

Samoa pelagic longline limited entry 

program if the number of permits in a 

vessel size class falls below the 

maximum allowed. Six permits are 

available, as follows: 

• Four in Class A (vessels less than or 

equal to 40 ft in overall length); and 

• Two in Class D (over 70 ft in overall 

length). 

The number of available permits may 

increase before the application period 

closes. 

NMFS will assign the highest priority 

to the applicant (for any vessel size 

class) with the earliest documented 

participation in the fishery on a Class A 

vessel. Applicants with earliest 

documented participation in Classes B, 

C, and D, in that order, will get lower 

priority. If there is a tie in priority, the 

person with the documented earliest 

following participation will receive 

higher priority. 

NMFS (see ADDRESSES) will not 

accept applications received after June 

22, 2012. You must provide a completed 

and signed application form, legible 

copies of documents supporting 

historical participation in the American 

Samoa pelagic longline fishery, and 

payment (non-refundable) for the 

application-processing fee. 

You may find the regulations 

governing the American Samoa pelagic 

longline limited entry program at Title 

50 of the Code of Federal Regulations, 

Part 665. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: February 17, 2012. 

Carrie Selberg, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XB027 

Endangered Species; File No. 16253 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Issuance of permit. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science 

Center (SEFSC; Responsible Party: 

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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. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

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 

per year. 

Avg. Hours per Response: The USPTO 

estimates that it will take the public 

approximately 40 hours to download 

the information from the USPTO Web 

site, prepare the nomination form, 

complete the contact information for the 

letters of recommendation or support, 

and submit the information to the 

USPTO via electronic mail or, 

alternatively, by fax or overnight 

delivery. 

Needs and Uses: The public uses the 

National Medal of Technology and 

Innovation Nomination Application to 

recognize through nomination an 

individual’s or company’s extraordinary 

leadership and innovation in 

technological achievement. The 

application must be accompanied by six 

letters of recommendation or support 

from individuals who have first-hand 

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 

the subject line of the message. 

• Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records 

Officer, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, United States Patent and 

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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BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

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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