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Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and may 

be included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 

final information collection request. The 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. 

Dated: Signed at Washington, DC on this 

3rd day of April, 2012. 

Jane Oates, 

Assistant Secretary, Employment and 

Training Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8724 Filed 4–11–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Workforce Investment Act; Native 

American Employment and Training 

Council 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10 (a)(2) 

of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) (Pub. L. 92–463), as amended, 

and Section 166 (h)(4) of the Workforce 

Investment Act (WIA) [29 U.S.C. 

2911(h)(4)], notice is hereby given of the 

next meeting of the Native American 

Employment and Training Council 

(Council), as constituted under WIA. 

DATES: The meeting will begin at 1:30 

p.m. (Eastern Time) on Thursday, April 

26, 2012, and continue until 5 p.m. that 

day. The meeting will reconvene at 9 

a.m. on Friday, April 27, 2012, and 

adjourn at 3 p.m. that day. The period 

from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on April 26, 

2012, will be reserved for participation 

and presentations by members of the 

public. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Tunica-Biloxi Tribal Museum and 

Cultural Resources Center, 151 Melacon 

Drive, Marksville, Louisiana 71351. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting will be open to the public. 

Members of the public not present may 

submit a written statement on or before 

April 18, 2012, to be included in the 

record of the meeting. Statements are to 

be submitted to Mrs. Evangeline M. 

Campbell, Designated Federal Official 

(DFO), U.S. Department of Labor, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW., Room S– 

4209, Washington, DC 20210. Persons 

who need special accommodations 

should contact Mr. Craig Lewis at (202) 

693–3384, at least two business days 

before the meeting. The formal agenda 

will focus on the following topics: (1) 

U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), 

Employment and Training 

Administration Update; (2) U.S. 

Department of Labor, Office of Public 

Engagement—Tribal Consultation Policy 

(TCP) Update; (3) DOL, Division of 

Indian and Native American Program 

Update; (4) Training and Technical 

Assistance; (5) Council Update; (6) 

Council Workgroup Reports; and (7) 

Council Recommendations. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. 

Evangeline M. Campbell, DFO, Division 

of Indian and Native American 

Programs, Employment and Training 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Labor, Room S–4209, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. 

Telephone number (202) 693–3737 

(VOICE) (this is not a toll-free number). 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 4th day of 

April, 2012. 

Jane Oates, 

Assistant Secretary, Employment and 

Training Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8725 Filed 4–11–12; 8:45 am] 

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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND 

BUDGET 

Draft 2012 Report to Congress on the 

Benefits and Costs of Federal 

Regulations and Unfunded Mandates 

on State, Local and Tribal Entities 

AGENCY: Office of Management and 

Budget, Executive Office of the 

President. 

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) requests comments 

on its Draft 2012 Report to Congress on 

the Benefits and Costs of Federal 

Regulations, available at: http:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/omb/ 

inforeg_regpol_reports_congress/. The 

Draft Report is divided into four 

chapters. Chapter I examines the 

benefits and costs of major Federal 

regulations issued in Fiscal Year 2011 

and summarizes the benefits and costs 

of major regulations issued between 

October 2001 and September 2011. It 

also discusses regulatory impacts on 

State, local, and tribal governments, 

small business, wages, and economic 

growth. Chapter II offers 

recommendations for regulatory reform. 

Chapter III provides an update on 

implementation of the Information 

Quality Act. Chapter IV summarizes 

agency compliance with the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act. OMB requests 

that comments be submitted 

electronically to OMB within 60 days 

from the date of notice publication in 

the Federal Register through 

www.regulations.gov. 

DATES: To ensure consideration of 

comments as OMB prepares this Draft 

Report for submission to Congress, 

comments must be in writing and 

received by 60 days after publication. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by one of 

the following methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Direct 

comments to Docket ID OMB–2010– 

0008 

• Fax: (202) 395–7285. 

• Mail: Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, Attn: Mabel 

Echols, NEOB, Room 10202, 725 17th 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. To 

ensure that your comments are received, 

we recommend that comments on this 

draft report be electronically submitted. 

All comments and recommendations 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be made available to the public, 

including by posting them on OMB’s 

Web site. For this reason, please do not 

include in your comments information 

of a confidential nature, such as 

sensitive personal information or 

proprietary information. The 

www.regulations.gov Web site is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means OMB will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

For Further Information, contact: 

Mabel Echols, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, NEOB, Room 

10202, 725 17th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20503. Telephone: 

(202) 395–3741. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Congress 

directed the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) to prepare an annual 

Report to Congress on the Costs and 

Benefits of Federal Regulations. 

Specifically, Section 624 of the FY 2001 

Treasury and General Government 

Appropriations Act, also known as the 

‘‘Regulatory Right-to-Know Act,’’ (the 

Act) requires OMB to submit a report on 

the costs and benefits of Federal 

regulations together with 

recommendation for reform. The Act 

states that the report should contain 

estimates of the costs and benefits of 

regulations in the aggregate, by agency 

and agency program, and by major rule, 

as well as an analysis of impacts of 

Federal regulation on State, local, and 

tribal governments, small businesses, 

wages, and economic growth. The Act 

also states that the report should be 

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subject to notice and comment and peer 

review. 

Cass R. Sunstein, 

Administrator, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8533 Filed 4–11–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Permit Applications Received 

Under the Antarctic Conservation Act 

of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541) 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice of permit applications 

received under the Antarctic 

Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law 

95–541. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is required to publish 

a notice of permit applications received 

to conduct activities regulated under the 

Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. 

NSF has published regulations under 

the Antarctic Conservation Act at Title 

45 Part 670 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations. This is the required notice 

of permit applications received. 

DATES: Interested parties are invited to 

submit written data, comments, or 

views with respect to this permit 

application by May 14, 2012. This 

application may be inspected by 

interested parties at the Permit Office, 

address below. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, 

Office of Polar Programs, National 

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson 

Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Polly A. Penhale at the above address or 

(703) 292–7420. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Science Foundation, as 

directed by the Antarctic Conservation 

Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541), as 

amended by the Antarctic Science, 

Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996, 

has developed regulations for the 

establishment of a permit system for 

various activities in Antarctica and 

designation of certain animals and 

certain geographic areas requiring 

special protection. The regulations 

establish such a permit system to 

designate Antarctic Specially Protected 

Areas. 

The applications received are as 

follows: 

1. Applicant: 

Permit Application: 2013–001 

William R. Fraser, Polar Oceans 

Research Group, P.O. Box 366, 

Sheridan, MT 59749. 

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested 

Enter Antarctic Specially Protected 

Areas (ASPA’s), Take, and Import into 

the USA. The applicant conducts 

research as part of the Palmer Station 

Long-Term Ecological Research 

Program. The applicant plans to enter 

the Antarctic Specially Protected areas 

of ASPA 107–Dion Islands, ASPA 113– 

Litchfield Island, ASPA 115– 

Lagotellerie Island, ASPA–117–Avian 

Island, and ASPA 139–Biscoe Point to 

conduct his research. He plans to take 

by capture and release to (1) census 

populations and mark breeding 

territories; (2) capture, mark, band and/ 

or weigh adult, chicks and eggs of 

seabirds (Adelie, Chinstrap, and Gentoo 

penguins, Brown Skua, South Polar 

Skua, S. Giant Petrel, Blue-Eyed Shag, 

and Kelp Gulls), (3) obtain diet samples 

by stomach lavage, by screening 

contents of terrestrial sediment traps 

and/or by collecting regurgitated prey 

items; (4) place transmitters on 

individuals; (5) place instrumented 

artificial eggs under incubating 

individuals; (6) obtain tissue samples 

from adults and chicks (e.g. preen gland 

oil, blood, feathers, yolk); (7) collect 

addled/infertile eggs no longer being 

incubated; (8) use GPS/GIS technologies 

to update existing breeding habitat 

maps, and (9) salvage dead specimens in 

good condition for educational 

purposes. 

Location 

Palmer Station area, Marguerite Bay 

including ASPA 107–Dion Islands, 

ASPA 113–Litchfield Island, ASPA 

115–Lagotellerie Island, ASPA–117– 

Avian Island, and ASPA 139–Biscoe 

Point. 

Dates 

October 1, 2012 to 30 September 30, 

2017. 

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8726 Filed 4–11–12; 8:45 am] 

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

Upon Written Request, Copies Available 

From: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of Investor 

Education and Advocacy, 

Washington, DC 20549–0213 

Extension: 

Form TH, OMB Control No. 3235– 

0425, SEC File No. 270–377. 

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities 

and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments 

on the collection of information 

summarized below. The Commission 

plans to submit this existing collection 

of information to the Office of 

Management and Budget for extension 

and approval. 

Form TH (17 CFR 239.65, 249.447, 

269.10 and 274.404) under the 

Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et 

seq.), the Securities Exchange Act of 

1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.), the Trust 

Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. 77aaa 

et seq.) and the Investment Company 

Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–1 et seq.) is 

used by registrants to notify the 

Commission that an electronic filer is 

relying on the temporary hardship 

exemption for the filing of a document 

in paper form that would otherwise be 

required to be filed electronically as 

prescribed by Rule 201(a) of Regulation 

S–T. Form TH must be filed every time 

an electronic filer experiences 

unanticipated technical difficulties 

preventing the timely preparation and 

submission of a required electronic 

filing. Approximately 70 registrants file 

Form TH and it takes an estimated 0.33 

hours per response for a total annual 

burden of 23 hours. 

Written 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 imposed by the collection 

of information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information 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. Consideration will be given 

to comments and suggestions submitted 

in writing within 60 days of this 

publication. 

Please direct your written comments 

to Thomas Bayer, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, c/o Remi PavlikSimon, 6432 General Green Way, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22312; or send an 

email to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. 

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