Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 47 / Friday, March 9, 2012 / Notices 14347 

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 5, 2012. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5729 Filed 3–8–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Reporting of Sea 

Turtle Incidental Take in Virginia 

Chesapeake Bay Pound Net 

Operations 

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 May 8, 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 Carrie Upite, (978) 282–8475 

or carrie.upite@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for extension of a 

current information collection. This 

action would continue the reporting 

measure requiring all Virginia 

Chesapeake Bay pound net fishermen to 

report interactions with endangered and 

threatened sea turtles, found both live 

and dead, in their pound net operations. 

When a live or dead sea turtle is 

discovered during a pound net trip, the 

Virginia pound net fisherman is 

required to report the incidental take to 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) and, if necessary, the 

appropriate rehabilitation and stranding 

network. This information will be used 

to monitor the level of incidental take in 

the state-managed Virginia pound net 

fishery and ensure that the seasonal 

pound net leader restrictions (50 CFR 

223.206(d)(10)) are adequately 

protecting listed sea turtles. Based on 

the number of sea turtle takes 

anticipated in the Virginia pound net 

fishery and the available number of 

Virginia pound net fishermen and 

pound nets, the number of responses 

anticipated on an annual basis is 483. 

II. Method of Collection 

Reports may be made either by 

telephone or fax. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0470. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

27. 

Estimated Time per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 81. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $1,208. 

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. 2012–5773 Filed 3–8–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; NOAA Restoration 

Center Performance Progress Report 

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 May 8, 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 Robin Bruckner, (301) 427– 

8657 or Robin.Bruckner@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for an extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

NOAA funds habitat restoration 

projects including grass-roots, 

community-based habitat restoration; 

debris prevention and removal; removal 

of barriers to migrating fish; and largescale, targeted restoration through 

individual projects and restoration 

partnerships. Awards are made as grants 

or cooperative agreements under the 

authority of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act and the Fish and Wildlife 

Coordination Act, 16 U.S.C. 661, as 

amended by the Reorganization Plan 

No. 4 of 1970. 

NOAA requires specific information 

on habitat restoration projects that we 

fund, as part of routine progress 

reporting. Recipients of NOAA funds 

submit information such as project 

location, restoration techniques used, 

species benefited, acres restored, stream 

miles opened to access for diadromous 

fish, volunteer participation, and other 

parameters. 


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