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Background information 

On January 30, 1975, the National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA) designated 

Monitor National Marine Sanctuary 

(MNMS) as the nation’s first national 

marine sanctuary (NMS). Managed by 

NOAA’s Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries (ONMS), it protects the 

wreck of the famed Civil War ironclad, 

USS Monitor, best known for its battle 

with the Confederate ironclad, CSS 

Virginia in Hampton Roads, VA., on 

March 9, 1862. The sanctuary also 

promotes appreciation and responsible 

use of the ocean. 

NOAA is undergoing a review of the 

Monitor NMS draft management plan 

pursuant to section 304(e) of the NMSA, 

and is now releasing the plan for public 

review and comment. The draft 

management plan (2012) was prepared 

by NOAA in cooperation with the 

Monitor NMS Sanctuary Advisory 

Council and with input from the public, 

local governments, state and federal 

agencies, and other stakeholders. The 

draft plan is comprised of eight action 

plans (education and outreach; research 

and monitoring; resource protection; 

visitor use; USS Monitor sailors; 

possible future sanctuary expansion; 

conservation; and operations and 

administration). It sets priorities to 

guide sanctuary programs and 

operations, and provides the public 

with a better understanding of the 

sanctuary’s strategies to protect the USS 

Monitor. 

The accompanying draft 

environmental assessment analyzes the 

environmental impacts of the draft 

management plan pursuant to the 

National Environmental Policy Act. In 

doing so, it analyzes two alternatives: 

the status quo (no change) and the 

preferred alternative (2012 management 

plan). 

Public meetings 

Public meetings will be held at the 

following locations and dates: 

1. April 30, 6:30 p.m., Raleigh, NC, 

NC Museum of History, 5 East Edenton 

Street, Raleigh, NC 27601. 

2. May 1, 6:30 p.m., Wilmington, NC, 

NC Maritime Museum, 204 E Moore 

Street, Southport, NC 28461. 

3. May 2, 6:30 p.m., Beaufort, NC, NC 

Maritime Museum, 315 Front Street, 

Beaufort, NC 28516. 

4. May 3, 6:30 p.m., Nags Head, NC, 

Jennette’s Pier at Nags Head, 7223 South 

Virginia Dare Trail, Milepost 16.5, Nags 

Head, NC 27959. 

5. May 4, 2 p.m., Newport News, VA, 

The Mariners’ Museum, 100 Museum 

Drive, Newport News, VA 23606. 

Dated: April 9, 2012. 

Daniel J. Basta, 

Director, Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9031 Filed 4–16–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–NK–M 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; State Broadband 

Data and Development Grant Program 

Progress Report 

AGENCY: National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration. 

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 the 

proposed revision and/or continuing 

information collections, as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before June 18, 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 email to 

jjessup@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instruments and instructions should be 

directed to Anne Neville, Director, State 

Broadband Initiative, Department of 

Commerce, National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration, 14th and Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or 

via email at aneville@ntia.doc.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

Section 6001 (l) of the American 

Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 

(Recovery Act), Public Law 111–5 

(2009), required the Assistant Secretary 

of Commerce for Communications and 

Information (Assistant Secretary) to 

develop and maintain a comprehensive, 

interactive, and searchable nationwide 

inventory map of existing broadband 

service capability and availability in the 

United States that depicts the 

geographic extent to which broadband 

service capability is deployed and 

available from a commercial or public 

provider throughout each state. 

(Recovery Act section 6001(l), 123 Stat. 

at 516). The statue further provided that 

the Assistant Secretary would make the 

national broadband map accessible by 

the public on a National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration (NTIA) Web site no later 

than February 17, 2011. 

On July 8, 2009, NTIA issued the 

Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) 

and Solicitation of Applications setting 

forth the requirements for the State 

Broadband Data and Development 

(SBDD) Grant Program (NOFA, 74 FR 

32545, July 8, 2009), a competitive, 

merit-based matching grant program 

funding projects that collect 

comprehensive and accurate State-level 

broadband mapping data, develop Statelevel broadband maps, aid in the 

development and maintenance of a 

national broadband map, and fund 

statewide initiatives directed at 

broadband planning and capacity 

building. 

The NOFA requires grantees to submit 

regular reports to NTIA. Specifically it 

states: 

‘‘All grantees under this Program will 

provide quarterly reports on: 

(a) Achievement of project goals, 

objectives, and milestones (e.g., collection of 

a ‘‘substantially complete data set’’; 

completion of data review or quality control 

process) as set forth by the applicant in their 

application timeline; 

i. expenditure of grant funds and how 

much of the award remains; 

ii. Amount of non-federal case or in-kind 

investment that is being added to complete 

the project; and 

iii. whether the grantee is on schedule to 

provide broadband-related data in 

accordance with the mapping project 

timeline.’’ See 74 FR 32556 (July 8, 2009). 

NTIA requires these quarterly 

Performance Progress Reports (PPRs) in 

order to gauge the progress of grantees 

in meeting their project goals. Without 

such formal reporting, NTIA is unable to 

effectively monitor the expenditure of 

these Recovery Act funds. While 

grantees are also required to submit 

Recovery Act reports, these reports do 

not include vital details that NTIA 

needs in order to provide proper 

oversight of activities. 

After reviewing recent PPRs, NTIA 

has identified a need to revise its 

existing PPR format by changing 

existing questions and adding new 

questions to improve clarity, reduce the 

frequency with which some information 

is reported, and delete certain items that 

are not necessary for effective 

performance monitoring. The revisions 

will improve the quality of recipients’ 

responses and enable NTIA to better 

monitor and assess the extent to which 

the recipients are meeting program goals 


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and milestones. NTIA has assessed that 

the revisions will not change the 

estimated response time on grantees. 

II. Method of Collection 

NTIA will continue to require 

grantees to submit their reports using 

the existing Post-Award Monitoring 

(PAM) System. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0660–0034. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(revision of a currently approved 

information collection). 

Affected Public: State governments 

and not-for-profit institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

56. 

Estimated Time per Response: 4 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 896. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the revised 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 revised 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the monitoring 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: April 12, 2012. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9164 Filed 4–16–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–06–P 

BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL 

PROTECTION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial 

Protection. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

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. 

3507(a)(1)(D)). The Bureau is soliciting 

comments regarding the information 

collection requirements relating to the 

Financial Education Program that has 

been submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget for review and 

approval. A copy of the submission may 

be obtained by contacting the agency 

contact listed below. 

DATES: Written comments are 

encouraged and must be received on or 

before May 17, 2012 to be assured of 

consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by OMB number 3170– 

XXXX–Financial Education Program, by 

any of the following methods: 

• Agency Contact: Consumer 

Financial Protection Bureau (Attention: 

PRA Office), 1700 G Street NW., 

Washington, DC, 20552: (202) 435–7741: 

CFPB_Public_PRA@cfpb.gov. 

• OMB Reviewer: Shagufta Ahmed, 

Office of Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503; (202) 395–7873. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Joseph Durbala, 

(202) 435–7893, at the Consumer 

Financial Protection Bureau, (Attention: 

Joseph Durbala, PRA Office) 1700 G 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552, or 

through the internet at 

CFPB_Public_PRA@cfpb.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Financial Education Program. 

OMB Number: 3170–XXXX. 

Abstract: Under the Dodd-Frank Wall 

Street Reform and Consumer Protection 

Act, Public Law 111–203, the Bureau’s 

Office of Financial Education (‘‘OFE’’) is 

responsible for developing and 

implementing a strategy to improve the 

financial literacy of consumers that 

includes measurable goals and 

initiatives, in consultation with the 

Financial Literacy and Education 

Commission, consistent with the 

National Strategy for Financial Literacy. 

The collection will focus on financial 

education program elements related to 

increasing household non-retirement 

savings and/or reducing financial 

distress. 

The CFPB expects to collect 

quantitative and qualitative data 

through in-person, telephone, or 

Internet based surveys. The information 

collected through quantitative and 

qualitative evaluation methods will 

increase OFE’s understanding of what 

interventions can improve financial 

decision-making skills and outcomes for 

consumers. 

The core objective of the data 

collection is to measure the 

effectiveness of selected financial 

education programs. This data will 

provide useful information on evidence 

based practices improve financial 

education programs nationwide, leading 

to better financial decision-making 

outcomes for adult consumers. 

Type of Review: New collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

10,000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 60 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 8,000. 

Dated: April 6, 2012. 

Chris Willey, 

Chief Information Officer, Bureau of 

Consumer Financial Protection. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9149 Filed 4–16–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AM–P 

BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL 

PROTECTION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial 

Protection. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

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. 

3507(a)(1)(D)). The Bureau is soliciting 

comments regarding the information 

collection requirements relating to the 

Secure and Fair Enforcement for 

Mortgage Licensing Act that have been 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget for review and approval. A 

copy of the submission may be obtained 

by contacting the agency contact listed 

below. 

DATES: Written comments are 

encouraged and must be received on or 

before May 17, 2012 to be assured of 

consideration. 


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