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make such additional payments to 

participants as the Secretary determines 

appropriate for the purpose of providing 

reimbursements to participants for 

individual tax liability resulting from 

participation in this program. Finally, 

this section requires USDA to 

promulgate regulations within 270 days 

of the enactment of FCEA (i.e., June 18, 

2008). The Secretary delegated the 

authority to carry out this program to 

NIFA. 

The final rule was published in the 

Federal Register on April 19, 2010 [75 

FR 20239–20248]. Based on comments 

received during the 60-day comment 

period upon publication of the interim 

rule [74 FR 32788–32798, July 9, 2009], 

NIFA reconsidered the policy regarding 

individuals who consolidated their 

veterinary school loans with other 

educational loans (e.g. undergraduate) 

and their eligibility to apply for the 

VMLRP. NIFA will allow these 

individuals to apply for and receive a 

VMLRP award; however, only the 

eligible portion of the consolidation will 

be repaid by the VMLRP. Furthermore, 

applicants with consolidated loans will 

be asked to provide a complete history 

of their student loans from the National 

Student Loan Database System (NSLDS), 

a central database for student aid 

operated by the U.S. Department of 

Education. The NSLDS Web site can be 

found at www.nslds.ed.gov. Individuals 

who consolidated their DVM loans with 

non-educational loans or loans 

belonging to an individual other than 

the applicant, such as a spouse or child, 

will continue to be ineligible for the 

VMLRP. 

In FY 2010, VMLRP announced its 

first funding opportunity and received 

260 applications from which NIFA 

issued 53 VMLRP awards totaling 

$5,186,000. In FY 2011, VMLRP 

announced its second funding 

opportunity and received 159 

applications from which NIFA issued 78 

VMLRP awards totaling $7,506,000. 

Consequently, up to $4,300,000 is 

available to support this program in FY 

2012. Funding for future years will be 

based on annual appropriations and 

balances, if any, remaining from prior 

years. 

The eligibility criteria for applicants 

and the application forms and 

associated instructions needed to apply 

for a VMLRP award can be viewed and 

downloaded from the VMLRP Web site 

at http://www.nifa.usda.gov/vmlrp. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 7th day of 

March, 2012. 

Chavonda Jacobs-Young, 

Acting Director, National Institute of Food 

and Agriculture. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9376 Filed 4–18–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Aleutian Islands Pollock Fishery 

Requirements. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0513. 

Form Number(s): NA. 

Type of Request: Regular submission 

(revision and extension of a current 

information collection). 

Number of Respondents: 2. 

Average Hours per Response: Annual 

letter to NMFS, 16 hours; appeal, 20 

hours. 

Burden Hours: 36. 

Needs and Uses: This request is for 

revision and extension of a current 

information collection. 

The Consolidated Appropriations Act 

of 2004 (Public Law (Pub. L.) 108–199) 

was signed into law on January 23, 

2004. Section 803 of this law allocates 

the Aleutian Islands (AI) directed 

pollock fishery to the Aleut Corporation 

for economic development of Adak, 

Alaska. The statute permits the Aleut 

Corporation to authorize one or more 

agents for activities necessary for 

conducting the AI directed pollock 

fishery. Management provisions for the 

AI directed pollock fishery include: 

restrictions on the harvest specifications 

for the AI directed pollock fishery; 

provisions for fishery monitoring; 

reporting requirements; and an AI 

Chinook salmon prohibited species 

catch limit that, when reached, would 

close the existing Chinook salmon 

savings areas in the AI. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

OMB Desk Officer: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0336, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

JJessup@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: April 16, 2012. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9445 Filed 4–18–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Manufacturing 

Extension Partnership (MEP) 

Management Information Reporting 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology (NIST), Commerce. 

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 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 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 Deirdre McMahon, National 

Institute of Standards and Technology— 

Manufacturing Extension Partnership, 

100 Bureau Drive, Stop 4800, 301–975– 

8328 (phone). In addition, written 

comments may be sent via email to 

Deirdre.mcmahon@nist.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

Sponsored by NIST, the 

Manufacturing Extension Partnership 

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based manufacturing extension centers 

working with small manufacturers to 

assist them improve their productivity, 

improve profitability and enhance their 

economic competitiveness. The 

information collected will provide the 

MEP with information regarding MEP 

Center performance regarding the 

delivery of technology, and business 

solutions to U.S.-based manufacturers. 

The collected information will assist in 

determining the performance of the 

MEP Centers at both local and national 

levels, provide information critical to 

monitoring and reporting on MEP 

programmatic performance, and assist 

management in policy decisions. 

Responses to the collection of 

information are mandatory per the 

regulations governing the operation of 

the MEP Program (15 CFR parts 290, 

291, 292, and H.R. 1274—section 2). 

The information collected will include 

center inputs and activities including 

services delivered, clients served, center 

staff, quarterly expenses and revenues, 

partners, strategic plan, operation plans, 

and client success stories. No 

confidentiality for information 

submitted is promised or provided. 

In order to reflect new initiatives and 

new data needs, NIST MEP has 

identified a need to revise its existing 

reporting processes by modifying 

existing reporting elements and adding 

additional elements that will enable 

NIST MEP to better monitor and assess 

the extent to which the Centers are 

meeting program goals and milestones. 

II. Method of Collection 

The information will be collected 

from the MEP Centers through the MEP 

Enterprise Information System (MEIS), 

https://meis.nist.gov. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0693–0032. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(revision of a currently approved 

information collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

60. 

Estimated Time per Response: 160 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 9,600. 

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: April 16, 2012. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9444 Filed 4–18–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XB167 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Take of Anadromous Fish 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: NMFS has completed a Draft 

Environmental Assessment (EA) for 

10(a)(1)(A), Enhancement of the Species 

Permit Application for the collection 

and transport of Spring-Run Chinook for 

the San Joaquin River Restoration 

Program. 

DATES: Written comments on the draft 

EA must be received at the appropriate 

address or fax number (see ADDRESSSES) 

no later than 5 p.m. Pacific Standard 

Time on May 21, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the 

draft EA should be submitted to the 

Protected Resources Division, NMFS, 

650 Capitol Mall, Suite 5–100, 

Sacramento, CA 95814. Comments may 

also be submitted via fax to (916) 930– 

6329 or by email to 

SJRSpring.Salmon@noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elif 

Fehm-Sullivan, Sacramento, CA 

(ph: 916–930–3723, email: elif.fehmsullivan@noaa.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EA is 

available for review upon written 

request or by appointment in the 

following office: the Protected 

Resources Division, NMFS, 650 Capitol 

Mall, Suite 5–100, Sacramento, CA 

95814.; or on the Web site http://swr.

nmfs.noaa.gov/sjrrestorationprogram/

salmonreintroduction.htm or http://swr.

nmfs.noaa.gov/nepa.htm. 

This EA is for issuance of an 

Endangered Species Act section 

10(a)(1)(A) permit to US Fish and 

Wildlife Service to collect Central 

Valley spring-run Chinook salmon eggs 

and juveniles from the Feather River 

Fish Hatchery to place into the San 

Joaquin Conservation Facility and 

enclosed net pens and egg boxes placed 

within the San Joaquin River, as an 

initial step to further the process of reestablishing this species in the San 

Joaquin River below Friant Dam. 

Meetings 

Three public meetings are to be held 

at which the public can make comments 

on the Draft EA. The first meeting will 

be held in Chico, CA on May 1 at the 

Chico Area Recreation and Park District, 

545 Vallombrosa Avenue from 5:30 p.m. 

to 7:30 p.m. The second meeting will be 

in Fresno, CA on May 3 at the Fresno 

Metropolitan Flood Control District 

Board Meeting Room, 5469 E. Olive 

from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (The public 

should park in the front parking area 

(rear parking area closes at 5:30 p.m. 

with no exit after that time) and enter 

the door located on the west side of the 

front building); and the third meeting 

will be in Los Banos, CA on May 4 at 

the Los Banos Community Center, 645 

7th Street from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

Dated: April 13, 2012. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office 

of Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9479 Filed 4–18–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA216 

Taking and Importing Marine 

Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals 

Incidental to Space Vehicle and Missile 

Launch Operations at Kodiak Launch 

Complex, Alaska 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

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