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requested to provide personal 

identifying data including home 

address, date and place of birth, 

employer name and address, and basic 

security information. The data provided 

by the collection instruments will be 

input into NAIS, which automatically 

populates the appropriate forms, and is 

routed through the approval process. 

NIST’s Office of Security receives 

security forms through the NAIS process 

and is able to allow preliminary access 

to NAs to the NIST campuses or 

resources. The data collected will also 

be the basis for further security 

investigations as necessary. 

II. Method of Collection 

The information is collected in paper 

format. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: None. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(new information collection). 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

4,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 30 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 2,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0. 

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 22, 2012. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7375 Filed 3–27–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Advisory Committee on Earthquake 

Hazards Reduction Meeting 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on 

Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR 

or Committee), will hold a meeting via 

teleconference on Friday, April 27, 2012 

from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Time. The 

primary purpose of this meeting is to 

review the Committee’s draft annual 

report to the NIST Director. Any draft 

meeting materials will be posted on the 

NEHRP Web site at http://nehrp.gov/. 

Interested members of the public will be 

able to participate in the meeting from 

remote locations by calling into a 

central phone number. 

DATES: The ACEHR will hold a meeting 

via teleconference on Friday, April 27, 

2012, from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. Eastern 

Time. 

ADDRESSES: Questions regarding the 

meeting should be sent to National 

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program 

Director, National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail 

Stop 8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland 

20899–8604. For instructions on how to 

participate in the meeting, please see 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dr. Jack Hayes, National Earthquake 

Hazards Reduction Program Director, 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail 

Stop 8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland 

20899–8604. Dr. Hayes’ email address is 

jack.hayes@nist.gov and his phone 

number is (301) 975–5640. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee was established in 

accordance with the requirements of 

Section 103 of the NEHRP 

Reauthorization Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 

108–360). The Committee is composed 

of 12 members appointed by the 

Director of NIST, who were selected for 

their technical expertise and experience, 

established records of distinguished 

professional service, and their 

knowledge of issues affecting the 

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction 

Program. In addition, the Chairperson of 

the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 

Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory 

Committee (SESAC) serves in an exofficio capacity on the Committee. The 

Committee assesses: 

• Trends and developments in the 

science and engineering of earthquake 

hazards reduction; 

• The effectiveness of NEHRP in 

performing its statutory activities 

(improved design and construction 

methods and practices; land use 

controls and redevelopment; prediction 

techniques and early-warning systems; 

coordinated emergency preparedness 

plans; and public education and 

involvement programs); 

• Any need to revise NEHRP; and 

• The management, coordination, 

implementation, and activities of 

NEHRP. 

Background information on NEHRP 

and the Advisory Committee is available 

at http://nehrp.gov/. 

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app., notice is 

hereby given that the ACEHR will hold 

a meeting via teleconference on Friday, 

April 27, 2012, from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. 

Eastern Time. There will be no central 

meeting location. Interested members of 

the public will be able to participate in 

the meeting from remote locations by 

calling into a central phone number. 

The primary purpose of this meeting is 

to review the Committee’s draft annual 

report to the NIST Director. Any draft 

meeting materials will be posted on the 

NEHRP Web site at http://nehrp.gov/. 

Individuals and representatives of 

organizations who would like to offer 

comments and suggestions related to the 

Committee’s affairs are invited to 

request detailed instructions by 

contacting Michelle Harman on how to 

dial in from a remote location to 

participate in the meeting. Michelle 

Harman’s email address is 

michelle.harman@nist.gov, and her 

phone number is 301–975–5324. 

Approximately fifteen minutes will be 

reserved from 2:45 p.m.–3 p.m. Eastern 

Time for public comments; speaking 

times will be assigned on a first-come, 

first-serve basis. The amount of time per 

speaker will be determined by the 

number of requests received, but is 

likely to be about 3 minutes each. 

Questions from the public will not be 

considered during this period. Speakers 

who wish to expand upon their oral 

statements, those who had wished to 

speak but could not be accommodated, 

and those who were unable to 

participate are invited to submit written 

statements to the ACEHR, National 

Institute of Standards and Technology, 

100 Bureau Drive, MS 8604, 

Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–8604, via 

fax at (301) 975–5433, or electronically 

by email to info@nehrp.gov. 

All participants of the meeting are 

required to pre-register. Anyone wishing 

to participate must register by close of 


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1 Dynamic Spectrum Access technology allows a 

radio device to (i) evaluate its radio frequency 

environment using spectrum sensing, geo-location, 

or a combination of spectrum sensing and geolocation techniques, (ii) determine which 

frequencies are available for use on a noninterference basis, and (iii) reconfigure itself to 

operate on the identified frequencies. 

2Spectrum Sharing Innovation Test-Bed Pilot 

Program, 73 FR 76,002 (Dec. 15, 2008). 

3The final Phase I test plan and additional 

information on the Test-Bed pilot program are 

available at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/ 

spectrum-sharing?page=1. 

4The annual progress reports and additional 

information on the Test-Bed pilot program are 

available at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/ 

spectrum-sharing?page=1. 

5There are certain limitations on the public 

review process to take into account the proprietary 

rights of the developers participating in the TestBed. As part of the Test-Bed, NTIA may enter into 

Cooperative Research and Development Agreements 

or Joint Project Agreements with the equipment 

developers. 

business Friday, April 20, 2012, in order 

to be included. Please submit your 

name, email address, and phone number 

to Michelle Harman. After registering, 

participants will be provided with 

detailed instructions on how to dial in 

from a remote location in order to 

participate. Michelle Harman’s email 

address is michelle.harman@nist.gov, 

and her phone number is (301) 975– 

5324. 

Dated: March 21, 2012. 

Willie E. May, 

Associate Director for Laboratory Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7481 Filed 3–27–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

[Docket No. 120322212–2212–01] 

Spectrum Sharing Innovation Test-Bed 

Pilot Program 

AGENCY: National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice, request for comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice describes and 

seeks comment on the types and depth 

of testing that the National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration (NTIA) intends to 

conduct in Phase II/III of the Spectrum 

Sharing Innovation Test-Bed pilot 

program to assess whether devices 

employing Dynamic Spectrum Access 

techniques can share the frequency 

spectrum with land mobile radio 

systems. 

DATES: Comments are due on or before 

April 27, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to 

the attention of Ed Drocella, Office of 

Spectrum Management, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW., Room 6725, 

Washington DC, 20230; by facsimile 

transmission to (202) 482–4595; or by 

electronic mail to testbed@ntia.doc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ed 

Drocella at (202) 482–2608 or 

edrocella@ntia.doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

NTIA, in coordination with the 

Federal Communications Commission 

(FCC) and other federal agencies, 

established a Spectrum Sharing 

Innovation Test-Bed (Test-Bed) pilot 

program to examine the feasibility of 

increased sharing between federal and 

non-federal users. This pilot program is 

an opportunity for federal agencies to 

work cooperatively with industry, 

researchers, and academia to objectively 

evaluate new technologies that can 

improve management of the nation’s 

airwaves. 

The Test-Bed pilot program is 

evaluating the ability of Dynamic 

Spectrum Access (DSA) devices 

employing spectrum sensing and/or geolocation techniques to share spectrum 

with land mobile radio (LMR) systems 

operating in the 410–420 MHz federal 

band and in the 470–512 MHz nonfederal band.1 To address potential 

interference to incumbent spectrum 

users, the Test-Bed will include both 

laboratory and field measurements 

performed in three phases: 

Phase I—Equipment Characterization. 

Participants will send equipment 

employing DSA techniques to the NTIA 

Institute for Telecommunication 

Sciences in Boulder, Colorado to 

undergo characterization measurements 

of the DSA capabilities in response to 

simulated environmental signals. 

Phase II—Evaluation of Capabilities. 

After successful completion of Phase I, 

NTIA will evaluate the DSA spectrum 

sensing and/or geo-location capabilities 

of the equipment in the geographic area 

of the Test-Bed. 

Phase III—Field Operation 

Evaluation. After successful completion 

of Phase II, NTIA will permit the DSA 

equipment to transmit in an actual radio 

frequency signal environment. An 

automatic signal logging capability will 

be used during operation of the TestBed to help resolve interference events 

if they occur. NTIA and the participant 

will establish a point-of-contact to stop 

Test-Bed operations if interference is 

reported. 

NTIA published the Phase I test plan 

in the Federal Register for public 

review and comment in December 

2008.2 NTIA addressed the public 

comments on the test plan and 

published a final version on the NTIA 

Web site in February 2009.3 The annual 

progress reports provide the status of 

the Phase I testing.4

II. Request for Comments 

NTIA has established a review 

process to give the public an 

opportunity to participate in the 

development of test plans for the TestBed pilot program.5 A copy of the draft 

Phase II/III test plan is available in 

Word, and PDF formats on the following 

Web site: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ 

category/spectrum-sharing?page=1. 

On or before April 27, 2012, 

interested parties wishing to comment 

on the draft Phase II/III test plan should 

submit to the address set forth above, 

their name, address, phone number, 

email address and their comments. 

NTIA seeks comments on the types and 

depth of testing that NTIA intends to 

conduct in Phase II/III of the Spectrum 

Sharing Innovation Test-Bed pilot 

program to assess whether devices 

employing Dynamic Spectrum Access 

techniques can share the frequency 

spectrum with land mobile radio 

systems. Comments will be posted on 

NTIA’s Web site at http:// 

www.ntia.doc.gov/category/spectrumsharing?page=1. 

NTIA will publish the final version of 

the Phase II/III test plan on its Web site. 

Dated: March 22, 2012. 

Kathy D. Smith, 

Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7373 Filed 3–27–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–60–P 

BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL 

PROTECTION 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

[Docket No. CFPB–2012–0013] 

AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial 

Protection. 

ACTION: Notice and request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Consumer 

Financial Protection (Bureau), 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, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 


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