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contained in the list of threatened and 

endangered species, and improved 

analytical methods, if any. Any new 

information will be considered during 

the 5-year review and will also be useful 

in evaluating the ongoing recovery 

programs for these whales. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. 

Dated: March 12, 2012. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office 

of Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6575 Filed 3–20–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XB084 

Incidental Taking of Marine Mammals; 

Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental 

to the Explosive Removal of Offshore 

Structures in the Gulf of Mexico 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of Letters of 

Authorization (LOA). 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act 

(MMPA) and implementing regulations, 

notification is hereby given that NMFS 

has issued one-year LOAs to take 

marine mammals incidental to the 

explosive removal of offshore oil and 

gas structures (EROS) in the Gulf of 

Mexico. 

DATES: These authorizations are 

effective from March 16, 2012 through 

March 15, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: The application and LOAs 

are available for review by writing to P. 

Michael Payne, Chief, Permits and 

Conservation Division, Office of 

Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West 

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910– 

3235 or by telephoning the contact 

listed here (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT), or online at: 

http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/ 

incidental.htm. Documents cited in this 

notice may be viewed, by appointment, 

during regular business hours, at the 

aforementioned address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Howard Goldstein or Jolie Harrison, 

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 

301–427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

101(a)(5)(A) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 

1361 et seq.) directs the Secretary of 

Commerce (who has delegated the 

authority to NMFS) to allow, upon 

request, the incidental, but not 

intentional, taking of small numbers of 

marine mammals by United States 

citizens who engage in a specified 

activity (other than commercial fishing) 

within a specified geographical region, 

if certain findings are made and 

regulations are issued. Under the 

MMPA, the term ‘‘take’’ means to 

harass, hunt, capture, or kill or to 

attempt to harass, hunt, capture, or kill 

any marine mammal. 

Authorization for incidental taking, in 

the form of annual LOAs, may be 

granted by NMFS for periods up to five 

years if NMFS finds, after notice and 

opportunity for public comment, that 

the total taking over the five-year period 

will have a negligible impact on the 

species or stock(s) of marine mammals, 

and will not have an unmitigable 

adverse impact on the availability of the 

species or stock(s) for subsistence uses 

(where relevant). In addition, NMFS 

must prescribe regulations that include 

permissible methods of taking and other 

means of effecting the least practicable 

adverse impact on the species and its 

habitat (i.e., mitigation), and on the 

availability of the species for 

subsistence uses, paying particular 

attention to rookeries, mating rounds, 

and areas of similar significance. The 

regulations also must include 

requirements pertaining to the 

monitoring and reporting of such taking. 

Regulations governing the taking of 

marine mammals incidental to EROS 

were published on June 19, 2008 (73 FR 

34875), and remain in effect through 

July 19, 2013. For detailed information 

on this action, please refer to that 

Federal Register notice. The species 

that applicants may take in small 

numbers during EROS activities are 

bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops 

truncatus), Atlantic spotted dolphins 

(Stenella frontalis), pantropical spotted 

dolphins (Stenella attenuata), Clymene 

dolphins (Stenella clymene), striped 

dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba), 

spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris), 

rough-toothed dolphins (Steno 

bredanensis), Risso’s dolphins 

(Grampus griseus), melon-headed 

whales (Peponocephala electra), shortfinned pilot whales (Globicephala 

macrorhynchus), and sperm whales 

(Physeter macrocephalus). NMFS 

received requests for LOAs from W&T 

Offshore, Inc. (W&T Offshore) and W&T 

Energy VI, L.L.C. (W&T Energy) for 

activities covered by EROS regulations. 

W&T Offshore and W&T Energy have 

not conducted any EROS activities to 

date. 

Pursuant to these regulations, NMFS 

has issued an LOA to W&T Offshore and 

W&T Energy. Issuance of the LOAs is 

based on a finding made in the 

preamble to the final rule that the total 

taking over the five-year period (with 

monitoring, mitigation, and reporting 

measures) will have a negligible impact 

on the affected species or stock(s) of 

marine mammals and will not have an 

unmitigable adverse impact on 

subsistence uses. NMFS will review 

reports to ensure that the applicants are 

in compliance with meeting the 

requirements contained in the 

implementing regulations and LOA, 

including monitoring, mitigation, and 

reporting requirements. 

Dated: March 14, 2012. 

James H. Lecky, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6821 Filed 3–20–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XB098 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Council to convene a public 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council will convene a 

meeting of the Socioeconomic Scientific 

and Statistical Committee. 

DATES: The meeting will be 9 a.m. to 

5 p.m. on Thursday, April 5, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite 

1100, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: 

(813) 348–1630. 

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. 

Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 

33607. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dr. Assane Diagne, Economist; Gulf of 

Mexico Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (813) 348–1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf 

of Mexico Fishery Management Council 

(Council) will convene the 

Socioeconomic Scientific and Statistical 

Committee to discuss socioeconomic 

issues related to allocation and the 

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coastal communities. The Committee 

will also discuss issues related to the 

red snapper individual fishing quota 5- 

year review. 

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 

Socioeconomic 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 Socioeconomic 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 

Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to take 

action to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Kathy Pereira at the Council (see 

ADDRESSES) at least 5 working days prior 

to the meeting. 

Dated: March 16, 2012. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6767 Filed 3–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XB097 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its 

Habitat Oversight Committee to 

consider actions affecting New England 

fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 

(EEZ). Recommendations from this 

group will be brought to the full Council 

for formal consideration and action, if 

appropriate. 

DATES: This meeting will be held on 

Friday, April 6, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Hotel Providence, 139 Mathewson 

Street, Providence, RI 02903; telephone: 

(401) 861–8000; fax: (401) 454–4306. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of this meeting is for the 

Council’s Habitat Committee to 

recommend management measures for 

further development and analysis in 

Omnibus Essential Fish Habitat 

Amendment 2. Two types of measures 

will be considered at the meeting: (1) 

Options to minimize the adverse effects 

of fishing on Essential Fish Habitat and 

(2) alternatives to protect deep-sea 

corals from the impacts of fishing. 

Specifically, the Committee will review 

updated boundaries for some of the 

potential adverse effects minimization 

areas, and for the discrete coral zones. 

Other issues related to these options/ 

alternatives will also be discussed. The 

Council will review the deep-sea coral 

alternatives at their April 24–26 

meeting. Also, the Committee will 

receive a presentation from Stellwagen 

Bank National Marine Sanctuary staff 

regarding an ecological research area 

proposal that they have developed 

within the boundaries of the Sanctuary. 

The Committee is considering 

designation of dedicated habitat 

research areas as part of the Omnibus 

Amendment and requested this briefing 

at their last meeting. An update about 

Habitat Plan Development Team work 

on this topic will also be provided. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Action will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

listed in this notice and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

that require emergency action under 

section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, at (978) 

465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date. 

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

Dated: March 15, 2012. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6761 Filed 3–20–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests; Office of 

Innovation and Improvement; School 

Leadership Program (SLP) Annual 

Performance Report 

SUMMARY: Information in the School 

Leadership Program (SLP) Annual 

Performance Report (APR) is collected 

in compliance with the Elementary and 

Secondary Education Act of 1965, as 

amended, Title II, Part A, Subpart 5; 

20 U.S.C. 2151(b), the Government 

Performance Results Act (GPRA) of 

1993, Section 4 (1115), and the 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), 

34 CFR 75.253. EDGAR states that 

recipients of multi-year discretionary 

grants must submit an APR 

demonstrating that substantial progress 

has been made toward meeting the 

approved objectives of the project. In 

addition, discretionary grantees are 

required to report on their progress 

toward meeting the performance 

measures established for the U.S. 

Department of Education School 

Leadership Program. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before May 21, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

regarding burden and/or the collection 

activity requirements should be 

electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or mailed to U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 

20202–4537. Copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 04834. When you access 

the information collection, click on 

‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. 

Written requests for information should 

be addressed to U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed 

to 202–401–0920. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 


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