Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 48 / Monday, March 12, 2012 / Notices 14505 

this is intended to be used, that was 

being manufactured in the United States 

at the time of order. Reasons: This 

instrument is unique in that it combines 

the sensitivity, long life, and 

reproducibility of thermopile sensors 

with a large internal working volume 

capable of containing the molten oxide 

solvents used for calorimetry and 

operating in the range 700–1000 degrees 

Celsius where such solvents are molten. 

Conventional differential scanning 

calorimeters, made by other companies, 

are completely different in design and 

do not feature the large sample volume 

surrounded by a sensitive detector that 

is essential for solution calorimetry. 

Docket Number: 12–001. Applicant: 

The Regents of the University of 

California, Lawrence Berkeley National 

Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road M/S 

71R0259, Berkeley, CA 94720. 

Instrument: Berkeley Lab Laser 

Accelerator ‘‘BELLA’’ 1.3 petawatt laser 

system. Manufacturer: Thales 

Optronique S.A., France. Intended Use: 

See notice at 77 FR 5768, February 6, 

2012. Comments: None received. 

Decision: Approved. We know of no 

instruments of equivalent scientific 

value to the foreign instruments 

described below, for such purposes as 

this is intended to be used, that was 

being manufactured in the United States 

at the time of order. Reasons: 

Requirements of this system include 

that it is characterized by a short pulse, 

high intensity, Ti:sapphire laser able to 

demonstrate a 10 GeV laser-plasma 

accelerator module with a pulse energy 

of 40 Joules on target and a pulse 

duration of <40 femtoseconds at 

optimum compression with a repetition 

rate of 1HZ ± 5%. 

Dated: March 5, 2012. 

Gregory W. Campbell, 

Director, Subsidies Enforcement Office, 

Import Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5917 Filed 3–9–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Gear-Marking 

Requirement for Atlantic Large Whale 

Take Reduction Plan 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

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 May 11, 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 Kate Swails, (978) 282–8481 

or Kate.Swails@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

The purpose of this collection of 

information is to enable National 

Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to 

reduce the serious injury and mortality 

of large whales, especially right whales, 

due to incidental entanglement in the 

United States (U.S.) commercial fishing 

gear. Any persons setting trap/pot of 

gillnet gear in some areas of the Atlantic 

Ocean are required to paint or otherwise 

mark their gear with one or two color 

codes, designating the type of gear and 

area where the gear is set. The surface 

buoys of this gear need to be marked to 

identify the vessel or fishery. These 

marking requirements apply in the 

various management areas under the 

Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction 

Plan (ALWTRP), developed under the 

authority of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act. 

The goals of this collection of 

information are to obtain more 

information on where large whales are 

being entangled and on what type of 

gear is responsible for the entanglement. 

This information will allow NMFS to 

focus further risk reduction measures in 

certain areas or fisheries, where needed, 

to meet the goals of the ALWTRP. Also, 

fisheries observers can provide 

information to managers on whether 

regulations need to be modified to 

address compliance or safety issues. 

II. Method of Collection 

Information collected is in the form of 

gear marking. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0364. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a currently approved 

collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations and individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

4,270. 

Estimated Time per Response: Gear 

marking per vessel, 2 hours and 25 

minutes; trip notification to observers, 2 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 10,235. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $6,755. 

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: March 6, 2012. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5800 Filed 3–9–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–BB69 

New England Fishery Management 

Council (Council); Notice of Intent 

(NOI) To Prepare an Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS); Reopening of 

Comment Period 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Reopening of comment period. 


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