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only be used by the Agency for the 

purposes identified. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 3 minutes per 

response (range: 1–5 minutes). 

Respondents: Agricultural 

researchers, students and teachers, 

business people, members of service 

organizations, community groups, other 

federal and local government agencies, 

and the general public. 

Estimated Number Respondents: 

15,000. This is a reduction from the 

25,000 estimated number of respondents 

in the previous Approved Information 

Collection due to less actual annual 

respondents than originally estimated 

from 2009–2012. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 750 hours. 

Copies of forms used in this 

information collection can be obtained 

from Jill Philpot, ARS Webmaster, at 

(301) 504–5683. 

The information collection extension 

requested by ARS is for a period of three 

years. 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 will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(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 those who are to respond, including 

through use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Dated: March 23, 2012. 

Edward B. Knipling, 

ARS Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8212 Filed 4–4–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

National Tree-Marking Paint Committee 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Tree-Marking 

Paint Committee will meet in Flagstaff, 

Arizona on May 15–17, 2012. The 

purpose of the meeting is to discuss the 

activities related to improvements in, 

concerns about, and the handling and 

use of tree-marking paint by personnel 

of the Forest Service and the 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management. 

DATES: The meeting will be held May 

15–17, 2012, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the USDA Forest Service Rocky 

Mountain Research Station, Flagstaff 

Lab, 2500 South Pine Knoll Drive, 

Flagstaff, AZ. Persons who wish to file 

written comments before or after the 

meeting must send written comments to 

David Haston, Chairman, National Treemarking Paint Committee, Forest 

Service, USDA, San Dimas Technology 

and Development Center, 444 East 

Bonita Avenue, San Dimas, California 

91773, or electronically to 

dhaston@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Haston, Sr. Project Leader, San 

Dimas Technology and Development 

Center, Forest Service, USDA, (909) 

599–1267, extension 294 or 

dhaston@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Tree-Marking Paint Committee 

comprises representatives from the 

Forest Service national headquarters, 

each of the nine Forest Service regions, 

the Forest Service San Dimas 

Technology and Development Center, 

the National Federation of Federal 

Employees and the Bureau of Land 

Management. The Forest Products 

Laboratory and the National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health are ad 

hoc members and provide technical 

advice to the committee. 

A field trip will be held on May 15 

and is designed to supplement 

information related to tree-marking 

paint. This trip is open to any member 

of the public participating in the public 

meeting on May 16–17. However, 

transportation is provided only for 

committee members. 

The main session of the meeting, 

which is open to public attendance, will 

be held on May 16–17. 

Closed Sessions 

While certain segments of this 

meeting are open to the public, there 

will be two closed sessions during the 

meeting. The first closed session is 

planned for approximately 10 a.m. to 

12:00 noon on May 16, 2012. This 

session is reserved for individual paint 

manufacturers to present products and 

information about tree-marking paint for 

consideration in future testing and use 

by the agency. Paint manufacturers also 

may provide comments on tree-marking 

paint specifications or other 

requirements. This portion of the 

meeting is open only to paint 

manufacturers, the Committee, and 

committee staff to ensure that trade 

secrets will not be disclosed to other 

paint manufacturers or to the public. 

Paint manufacturers wishing to make 

presentations to the Tree-Marking Paint 

Committee during the closed session 

should contact the committee 

chairperson at the telephone number 

listed at FOR FURTHER INFORMATION in 

this notice. The second closed session is 

planned for approximately 9 a.m. to 11 

a.m. on May 17, 2012. This session is 

reserved for Tree-Marking Paint 

Committee members only. 

Any person with special access needs 

should contact the Chairperson to make 

those accommodations. Space for 

individuals who are not members of the 

National Tree-Marking Paint Committee 

is limited and will be available to the 

public on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Dated: March 30, 2012. 

Faye L. Krueger, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8248 Filed 4–4–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Sunshine Act Notice 

AGENCY: United States Commission on 

Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

DATE AND TIME: Friday, April 13, 2012; 

9:30 a.m. EDT. 

PLACE: 624 Ninth Street NW., Room 540, 

Washington, DC 20425. 

Briefing Agenda 

This briefing is open to the public. 

Sex Trafficking as a Gender-Based 

Violation of Civil Rights 

Introductory Remarks by the Chairman 

Panel 1 

Panelist Statements 

Discussion 

Panel 2 

Panelist Statements 

Discussion 

Panel 3 

Panelist Statements 

Discussion 

Adjourn Briefing 

Meeting Agenda 

This meeting is open to the public. 


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