2512 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 11 / Wednesday, January 18, 2012 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; U.S. Fishermen 

Fishing in Russian Waters 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

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 March 19, 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 Mi Ae Kim, (301) 427–8365 

or mi.ae.kim@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for extension of a 

current information collection. 

Regulations at 50 CFR part 300, 

subpart J, govern United States (U.S.) 

fishing in the Economic Zone of the 

Russian Federation. Russian authorities 

may permit U.S. fishermen to fish for 

allocations of surplus stocks in the 

Russian Economic Zone. Permit 

application information is sent to the 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) for transmission to Russia. If 

Russian authorities issue a permit, the 

vessel owner or operator must submit a 

permit abstract report to NMFS, and 

also report 24 hours before leaving the 

U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for 

the Russian Economic Zone and 24 

hours before re-entering the U.S. EEZ 

after being in the Russian Economic 

Zone. 

The permit application information is 

used by Russian authorities to 

determine whether to issue a permit. 

NMFS uses the other information to 

help ensure compliance with Russian 

and U.S. fishery management 

regulations. 

II. Method of Collection 

Forms are used for applications. 

Submission of copies of permits, vessel 

abstract reports, and departure and 

return messages are provided by fax. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0228. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 1. 

Estimated Time per Response: 30 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1. 

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: January 11, 2012. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–752 Filed 1–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[ File No. 16599] 

RIN 0648–XA905 

Marine Mammals 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Dorian Houser, Ph.D., National Marine 

Mammal Foundation, 2240 Shelter 

Island Drive, #200, San Diego, CA 

92106, has applied in due form for a 

permit to conduct scientific research on 

cetaceans stranded or in rehabilitation 

facilities in the U.S. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email 

comments must be received on or before 

February 17, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: The application and related 

documents are available for review by 

selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public 

Comment’’ from the Features box on the 

Applications and Permits for Protected 

Species (APPS) home page, https:// 

apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting 

File No. 16599 from the list of available 

applications. 

These documents are also available 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following offices: See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

Written comments on this application 

should be submitted to the Chief, 

Permits and Conservation Division, at 

the address listed above. Comments may 

also be submitted by facsimile to (301) 

713–0376, or by email to 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please 

include the File No. in the subject line 

of the email comment. 

Those individuals requesting a public 

hearing should submit a written request 

to the Chief, Permits and Conservation 

Division at the address listed above. The 

request should set forth the specific 

reasons why a hearing on this 

application would be appropriate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura Morse or Amy Sloan (301) 427– 

8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested under the 

authority of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972, as amended 

(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the 

regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

part 216), the Endangered Species Act of 

1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 

et seq.), and the regulations governing 

the taking, importing, and exporting of 

endangered and threatened species (50 

CFR 222–226). 

The applicant proposes to conduct 

auditory measurements and recordings 

of all species of stranded and 

rehabilitating cetaceans to determine (1) 

the hearing sensitivities of unmeasured 

species; and (2) the population variation 

in hearing sensitivity. Results would be 

used to assess the potential impacts of 

man-made sound on marine mammals 

and to develop mitigation procedures to 

minimize potential impacts. Researchers 

propose to use evoked auditory 


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