Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 55 / Wednesday, March 21, 2012 / Notices 16553 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

this information collection to the Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget. 

Comments should be addressed to the 

OMB Desk Officer for U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection, Department of 

Homeland Security, and sent via 

electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed 

to (202) 395–5806. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Tracey Denning, 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

Regulations and Rulings, Office of 

International Trade, 799 9th Street NW., 

5th Floor, Washington, DC 20229–1177, 

at 202–325–0265. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP 

invites the general public and affected 

Federal agencies to submit written 

comments and suggestions on proposed 

and/or continuing information 

collection requests pursuant to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (Pub. L. 104– 

13). Your comments should address one 

of the following four points: 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency/component, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agencies/components estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collections of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

techniques or other forms of 

information. 

Title: JADE Act. 

OMB Number: 1651–0133. 

Form Number: None. 

Abstract: The Tom Lantos Block 

Burmese JADE Act of 2008 (JADE Act) 

prohibits the importation of ‘‘Burmese 

covered articles’’ (jadeite, rubies, and 

articles of jewelry containing jadeite or 

rubies mined or extracted from Burma), 

and sets forth conditions for the 

importation of ‘‘non-Burmese covered 

articles’’ (jadeite, rubies, and articles of 

jewelry containing jadeite or rubies 

mined or extracted from a country other 

than Burma). 

In order to implement the provisions 

of this Act, CBP requires that the 

importer enter the specific HTSUS 

subheading for jadeite, rubies or articles 

containing jadeite or rubies on the CBP 

Form 7501, Entry Summary, which 

serves as the importer’s certification. In 

addition, at the time of entry, the 

importer must have in his or her 

possession a certification from the 

exporter certifying that the conditions of 

the JADE Act have been met. Importers 

must keep this certification in their 

records and make it available to CBP 

upon request. 

This information collection is 

authorized by Public Law 110–286 and 

provided for by 19 CFR 12.151. 

Guidance regarding how to comply with 

the JADE Act is on the CBP Web site at: 

http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/ 

trade/trade_programs/entry_summary/ 

laws/public_law/jade_act.ctt/ 

jade_act.pdf. 

Current Actions: CBP proposes to 

extend the expiration date of this 

information collection with no change 

to the burden hours or to the 

information collected. 

Type of Review: Extension (without 

change). 

Affected Public: Businesses. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

22,197. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses per Respondent: 20. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

443,940. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 10 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 74,005. 

Dated: March 15, 2012. 

Tracey Denning, 

Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6762 Filed 3–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R2–ES–2012–N053; 

FXES11130200000F5–123–FF02ENEH00] 

Endangered and Threatened Species 

Permit Applications 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications; 

request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, invite the public to 

comment on the following applications 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered or threatened species. The 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (Act), prohibits activities with 

endangered and threatened species 

unless a Federal permit allows such 

activities. The Act and the National 

Environmental Policy Act also require 

that we invite public comment before 

issuing these permits. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, written 

comments must be received on or before 

April 20, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Marty Tuegel, Section 10 

Coordinator, by U.S. mail at Division of 

Endangered Species, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 1306, Room 

6034, Albuquerque, NM at (505) 248– 

6920. Please refer to the respective 

permit number for each application 

when submitting comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Jacobsen, Chief, Endangered 

Species Division, P.O. Box 1306, 

Albuquerque, NM 87103; (505) 248– 

6651. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Availability of Comments 

The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

prohibits activities with endangered and 

threatened species unless a Federal 

permit allows such activities. Along 

with our implementing regulations in 

the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 

50 CFR 17, the Act provides for permits, 

and requires that we invite public 

comment before issuing these permits. 

A permit granted by us under section 

10(a)(1)(A) of the Act authorizes 

applicants to conduct activities with 

U.S. endangered or threatened species 

for scientific purposes, enhancement of 

survival or propagation, or interstate 

commerce. Our regulations regarding 

implementation of section 10(a)(1)(A) 

permits are found at 50 CFR 17.22 for 

endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR 

17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50 

CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species, 

and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant 

species. 

Applications Available for Review and 

Comment 

We invite local, State, Tribal, and 

Federal agencies, and the public to 

comment on the following applications. 

Please refer to the appropriate permit 

number (e.g., Permit No. TE–123456) 

when requesting application documents 

and when submitting comments. 

Documents and other information the 

applicants have submitted with these 

applications are available for review, 

subject to the requirements of the 

Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and 

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

552). 


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16554 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 55 / Wednesday, March 21, 2012 / Notices 

Permit TE–64115A 

Applicant: Bureau of Land Management, 

Yuma, Arizona. 

Applicant requests a new permit for 

research and recovery purposes to 

conduct presence/absence surveys for 

Yuma clapper rail (Rallus longirostris 

yumanensis) within Arizona. 

Permit TE–64595A 

Applicant: Gulf South Research 

Corporation, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 

Applicant requests a new permit for 

research and recovery purposes to 

collect genetic material from Sneed 

Pincushion cactus (Coryphantha sneedii 

sneedii) and Lee Pincushion cactus 

(Coryphantha sneedii leei) within New 

Mexico and Texas. 

Permit TE–64968A 

Applicant: Apex Companies, LLC, 

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 

Applicant requests a new permit for 

research and recovery purposes to 

conduct presence/absence surveys, bait 

aways, trapping and relocation of 

American burying beetle (Nicrophorus 

americaus) within Oklahoma, Texas, 

South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and 

Arkansas. 

Permit TE–841353 

Applicant: Loomis Partners, Inc., 

Austin, Texas. 

Applicant requests an amendment to 

a current permit for capture, removal, 

and release of Houston Toad (Bufo 

houstonensis) related to FEMA 

operations within Bastrop County, 

Texas. 

Permit TE–227185 

Applicant: Andrew Eastty, San Diego, 

California. 

Applicant requests an amendment to 

a current permit for research and 

recovery purposes to conduct presence/ 

absence surveys of southwestern willow 

flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) 

within Arizona, New Mexico, and 

Texas. 

Permit TE–144755 

Applicant: Reagan Smith Energy 

Solutions, Inc., Oklahoma City, 

Oklahoma. 

Applicant requests an amendment to 

a current permit for research and 

recovery purposes to conduct presence/ 

absence surveys, mist netting, and 

trapping for gray bat (Myotis grisescens) 

and Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) within 

Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, 

Mississippi, Kentucky, Florida, South 

Carolina, Georgia, Oklahoma, North 

Carolina, and Tennessee. 

Permit TE–800611 

Applicant: SWCA Environmental 

Consultants, San Antonio, Texas. 

Applicant requests an amendment to 

a current permit for capture, removal, 

and release of Houston Toad (Bufo 

houstonensis) related to FEMA 

operations within Bastrop County, 

Texas. 

Permit TE–66060A 

Applicant: Janine A. Spencer, Tucson, 

Arizona. 

Applicant requests a new permit for 

research and recovery purposes to 

conduct presence/absence surveys for 

southwestern willow flycatcher 

(Empidonax traillii extimus) within 

Arizona. 

Permit TE–840214 

Applicant: Luminant Power, Dallas, 

Texas. 

Applicant requests an amendment to 

a current permit for research and 

recovery purposes to conduct presence/ 

absence surveys of interior least tern 

(Sterna antillarum) at Turlington Mine 

(Freestone County), Kossee Mine 

(Robertson and Limestone Counties), 

and Bremond Mine (Robertson County) 

within Texas. 

Permit TE–65178A 

Applicant: Jennifer L. Reidy, Columbia, 

Missouri. 

Applicant requests a new permit for 

research and recovery purposes to 

conduct presence/absence surveys, 

point counts, nest searches, nest 

monitoring, mist netting, and banding of 

golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica 

chrysoparia) within Texas. 

Permit TE–66055A 

Applicant: The Navajo Nation dba The 

Navajo Nation Zoological & Botanical 

Park, Window Rock, Arizona. 

Applicant requests a new permit for 

research and recovery purposes to hold 

and exhibit Razorback sucker 

(Xyrauchen texanus), and Colorado 

pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius) at 

the zoo in Arizona. 

Permit TE–821577 

Applicant: Arizona Game and Fish 

Department, Phoenix, Arizona. 

Applicant requests an amendment to 

a current permit for research and 

recovery purposes to conduct presence/ 

absence surveys of loach minnow 

(Tiaroga cobitis) and spikedace (Meda 

fulgida) in Arizona. 

Permit TE–815409 

Applicant: New Mexico Department of 

Game and Fish, Santa Fe, New 

Mexico. 

Applicant requests an amendment to 

a current permit for research and 

recovery purposes to conduct presence/ 

absence surveys of loach minnow 

(Tiaroga cobitis) and spikedace (Meda 

fulgida) in New Mexico. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) 

In compliance with NEPA (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.), we have made an initial 

determination that the proposed 

activities in these permits are 

categorically excluded from the 

requirement to prepare an 

environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement (516 

DM 6 Appendix 1, 1.4C(1)). 

Public Availability of Comments 

All comments and materials we 

receive in response to this request will 

be available for public inspection, by 

appointment, during normal business 

hours at the address listed in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. 

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. 

Authority: We provide this notice under 

section 10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

Dated: March 13, 2012. 

Joy E. Nicholopoulos, 

Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6777 Filed 3–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R4–ES–2012–N057: 40120–1112– 

0000–F2] 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Receipt of Applications for 

Incidental Take Permits; Availability of 

Proposed Low-Effect Habitat 

Conservation Plan and Associated 

Documents; Sarasota County, FL 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 


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