12870 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 42 / Friday, March 2, 2012 / Notices 

20410; telephone (202) 708–1234; TTY 

number for the hearing- and speechimpaired (202) 708–2565, (these 

telephone numbers are not toll-free), or 

call the toll-free Title V information line 

at 800–927–7588. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the December 12, 1988 

court order in National Coalition for the 

Homeless v. Veterans Administration, 

No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD 

publishes a Notice, on a weekly basis, 

identifying unutilized, underutilized, 

excess and surplus Federal buildings 

and real property that HUD has 

reviewed for suitability for use to assist 

the homeless. Today’s Notice is for the 

purpose of announcing that no 

additional properties have been 

determined suitable or unsuitable this 

week. 

Dated: February 23, 2012. 

Mark R. Johnston, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4699 Filed 3–1–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R9–IA–2012–N048; 

FXIA16710900000P5–123–FF09A30000] 

Endangered Species; Marine 

Mammals; Receipt of Applications for 

Permit 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications 

for permit. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, invite the public to 

comment on the following applications 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species, marine mammals, 

or both. With some exceptions, the 

Endangered Species Act (ESA) and 

Marine Mammal Protection Act 

(MMPA) prohibit activities with listed 

species unless Federal authorization is 

acquired that allows such activities. 

DATES: We must receive comments or 

requests for documents on or before 

April 2, 2012. We must receive requests 

for marine mammal permit public 

hearings, in writing, at the address 

shown in the ADDRESSES section by 

April 2, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Brenda Tapia, Division of 

Management Authority, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax 

Drive, Room 212, Arlington, VA 22203; 

fax (703) 358–2280; or email 

DMAFR@fws.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brenda Tapia, (703) 358–2104 

(telephone); (703) 358–2280 (fax); 

DMAFR@fws.gov (email). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Comment Procedures 

A. How do I request copies of 

applications or comment on submitted 

applications? 

Send your request for copies of 

applications or comments and materials 

concerning any of the applications to 

the contact listed under ADDRESSES. 

Please include the Federal Register 

notice publication date, the PRTnumber, and the name of the applicant 

in your request or submission. We will 

not consider requests or comments sent 

to an email or address not listed under 

ADDRESSES. If you provide an email 

address in your request for copies of 

applications, we will attempt to respond 

to your request electronically. 

Please make your requests or 

comments as specific as possible. Please 

confine your comments to issues for 

which we seek comments in this notice, 

and explain the basis for your 

comments. Include sufficient 

information with your comments to 

allow us to authenticate any scientific or 

commercial data you include. 

The comments and recommendations 

that will be most useful and likely to 

influence agency decisions are: (1) 

Those supported by quantitative 

information or studies; and (2) Those 

that include citations to, and analyses 

of, the applicable laws and regulations. 

We will not consider or include in our 

administrative record comments we 

receive after the close of the comment 

period (see DATES) or comments 

delivered to an address other than those 

listed above (see ADDRESSES). 

B. May I review comments submitted by 

others? 

Comments, including names and 

street addresses of respondents, will be 

available for public review at the 

address listed under ADDRESSES. The 

public may review documents and other 

information applicants have sent in 

support of the application unless our 

allowing viewing would violate the 

Privacy Act or Freedom of Information 

Act. Before including your address, 

phone number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

II. Background 

To help us carry out our conservation 

responsibilities for affected species, and 

in consideration of section 10(a)(1)(A) of 

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and 

the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 

1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et 

seq.), along with Executive Order 13576, 

‘‘Delivering an Efficient, Effective, and 

Accountable Government,’’ and the 

President’s Memorandum for the Heads 

of Executive Departments and Agencies 

of January 21, 2009—Transparency and 

Open Government (74 FR 4685; January 

26, 2009), which call on all Federal 

agencies to promote openness and 

transparency in Government by 

disclosing information to the public, we 

invite public comment on these permit 

applications before final action is taken. 

Under the MMPA, you may request a 

hearing on any MMPA application 

received. If you request a hearing, give 

specific reasons why a hearing would be 

appropriate. The holding of such a 

hearing is at the discretion of the 

Service Director. 

III. Permit Applications 

A. Endangered Species 

Applicant: University of Tennessee, 

College of Veterinary Medicine, 

Knoxville, TN; PRT–60971A 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import biological samples from 3 

captive born cheetahs (Acinonyx 

jubatus) for the purpose of scientific 

research on the incidence of feline 

infectious peritonitis in the cheetahs at 

the Toronto Zoo, Ontario, Canada. 

Applicant: Mountain Gorilla Veterinary 

Project, Baltimore, MD; PRT–117181 

The applicant requests renewal of a 

permit to import biological samples 

from wild and captive-held Eastern 

Gorilla (Gorilla beringei), Western 

Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla), bonobo (Pan 

paniscus), chimpanzee (Pan 

troglodytes), and L’hoest’s monkey 

(Cercopithecus lhostei) for the purpose 

of scientific research to determine the 

presence and/or prevalence of infectious 

diseases within and between these 

species in Rwanda, Uganda, and the 

Democratic Republic of the Congo. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 5- 

year period. 

Applicant: Birds N Beasts Inc., Las 

Vegas, NV; PRT–62008A 

The applicant requests a permit to 

purchase in interstate commerce one 


tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 42 / Friday, March 2, 2012 / Notices 12871 

male captive-bred Andean condor 

(Vultur gryphus), for the purpose of 

enhancement of the species through 

conservation education and captive 

propagation. 

Multiple Applicants 

The following applicants each request 

a permit to import the sport-hunted 

trophy of one male bontebok 

(Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) culled 

from a captive herd maintained under 

the management program of the 

Republic of South Africa, for the 

purpose of enhancement of the survival 

of the species. 

Applicant: Michael Bowers, Oro 

Grande, CA; PRT–64010A 

Applicant: Ralph Rocca, Apple Valley, 

CA; PRT–64011A 

B. Endangered Marine Mammals 

Applicant: Cathy Walsh, Mote Marine 

Laboratory, Sarasota, FL; PRT–58292A 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take biological specimens from up to 30 

wild and up to 20 captive held Florida 

manatee (Trichechus manatus) annually 

for the purpose of scientific research. 

This notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 5- 

year period. 

Concurrent with publishing this 

notice in the Federal Register, we are 

forwarding copies of the above 

applications to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and the Committee of 

Scientific Advisors for their review. 

Brenda Tapia, 

Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch 

of Permits, Division of Management 

Authority. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5021 Filed 3–1–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

U.S. Geological Survey 

[GX12LC00BM3FD00] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of an extension of an 

information collection (1028–0079). 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), we are notifying the public that 

we will submit to OMB an extension of 

a currently approved information 

collection (IC) for the ‘‘North American 

Breeding Bird Survey, (1 USGS form).’’ 

As required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, and as 

part of our continuing efforts to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, we 

invite the general public and other 

Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on this IC. This 

collection is scheduled to expire on July 

31, 2012. 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

May 1, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Please send your comments 

concerning the IC to the USGS to the 

Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, Shari Baloch, U.S. Geological 

Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 

807, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); 703–648– 

7199 (fax); or smbaloch@usgs.gov 

(email). Reference Information 

Collection 1028–0079 in the subject 

line. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Keith Pardieck at (301) 497–5843 

(phone); kpardieck@usgs.gov (email); or 

12100 Beech Forest Road, Laurel, 

Maryland, 20708 (mail). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

Respondents supply the U.S. 

Geological Survey with avian 

population data for more than 600 North 

American bird species. The raw survey 

data, resulting population trend 

estimates, and relative abundance 

estimates will be made available via the 

Internet and through special 

publications, for use by Government 

agencies, industry, education programs, 

and the general public. We will protect 

information from respondents 

considered proprietary under the 

Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 

552) and its implementing regulations 

(43 CFR part 2), and under regulations 

at 30 CFR 250.197, ‘‘Data and 

information to be made available to the 

public or for limited inspection.’’ 

Responses are voluntary. No questions 

of a ‘‘sensitive’’ nature are asked. 

II. Data 

Title: North American Breeding Bird 

Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 1028–0079. 

Form Number: 840. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondent Obligation: Voluntary. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Estimated Number and Description of 

Respondents: Approximately 1,600 

individuals skilled in avian 

identification will participate. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

2600. 

Annual Burden Hours: 28,600. 

Estimated Annual Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: We 

estimate the public reporting burden 

averages 11 hours per response. This 

includes the time for reviewing 

instructions, gathering and maintaining 

data, and completing and reviewing the 

information. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’ 

Burden: Mileage costs are on average 

$55.50 per response. This includes an 

approximate 100-mile round trip for 

data collection. 

Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA 

(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an 

agency may not conduct or sponsor a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and current expiration date. 

III. Request for Comments 

We invite comments concerning this 

IC on: (a) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the agency to perform its duties, 

including whether the information is 

useful; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; (c) ways to 

enhance the quality, usefulness, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden on the respondents, including 

the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. Please note that any 

comments submitted in response to this 

notice are a matter of public record. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment including your 

personal identifying information, may 

be made publically available at anytime. 

While you can ask OMB in your 

comment to withhold your personal 

identifying information from public 

review, we cannot guarantee that will be 

done. 

Dated: February 23, 2012. 

Anne Kinsinger, 

Associate Director for Ecosystems. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5173 Filed 3–1–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4311–AM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

U.S. Geological Survey 

[USGS–GX12GL00DT70500] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request for 

National Geological and Geophysical 

Data Preservation Program (NGGDPP) 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 

Department of the Interior. 


tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES