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telephone number. This reinterview will 

focus on the particular questions that 

we are evaluating in the field test, and 

will not include every question asked in 

the original interview. 

Internet Tests—We will use the same 

modes we offer in ACS production in 

the first month of data collection for the 

Internet tests; that is, we will send a 

mailing asking sampled units to respond 

online, with a nonresponse follow-up 

mailing of a paper questionnaire about 

two and a half weeks later. There are no 

plans to conduct CATI or CAPI 

nonresponse follow-up on test cases. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0936. 

Form Number: ACS–1, ACS–1(PR)SP, 

ACS CATI(HU), ACS CAPI(HU) and 

ACS RI(HU). 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Individuals, 

households, and GQ facilities. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

We plan to contact the following 

number of respondents: Questionnaire 

Design Test: 40,000 sampled addresses; 

2013–2015 Internet Tests, 200,000 

sampled addresses in United States, 

4,000 in Puerto Rico; 2015 Content Test: 

70,000 sampled addresses during the 

field test and 40,000 responding 

addresses during the content follow-up 

conducted by telephone. Other potential 

testing includes a second Content 

Reinterview survey (as a follow-up to 

the 2012 Content Reinterview Survey) to 

assess data quality: 90,000 sampled 

households from ACS production; 

follow-up testing as needed from the 

Questionnaire Design Test: 20,000 

sampled addresses; and potential testing 

of methodological changes to the 

administration of the ACS in Group 

Quarter facilities (Two tests of 75 

facilities each with 15 residents selected 

in each facility (approximately 1,125 

residents in each test)). 

Estimated Time per Response: 

Estimates are: Questionnaire Design 

Test: 40 minutes; Internet Test, 40 

minutes; Content Test field test, 40 

minutes, Content Test follow-up, 15 

minutes; Content Reinterview Study, 20 

minutes; other potential test for 

questionnaire design and Group 

Quarters testing, 40 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: The estimate is an annual 

average of 87,771 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: Except 

for their time, there is no cost to 

respondents. 

Respondent Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 

Section 182. 

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 20, 2012. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9939 Filed 4–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Client Focus 

Groups and Qualitative Interviews 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration (ITA). 

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 25, 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 Suzan Winters, (202) 482– 

6042, suzan.winters@trade.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The International Trade 

Administration’s U.S. Commercial 

Service (CS) is mandated by Congress to 

help U.S. businesses, particularly small 

and medium-sized companies, export 

their products and services to global 

markets. 

As part of its mission, the CS uses 

‘‘Quality Assurance Surveys’’ to collect 

feedback from the U.S. business clients 

it serves. These surveys ask the client to 

evaluate the U.S. Commercial Service 

on its customer service provision. 

Results from the surveys are used to 

make improvements to the agency’s 

business processes in order to provide 

better and more effective export 

assistance to U.S. companies. In 

addition to collecting client feedback 

through Quality Assurance Surveys, the 

CS uses client focus groups as a 

mechanism to obtain further client 

feedback and substantiate customer 

service trends seen in the Surveys. 

Qualitative client focus group data will 

enrich the quantitative survey data by 

providing insights and a descriptive 

context to explain the trends that 

emerge in the quantitative data. 

The CS uses the focus group questions 

to address quality improvement issues. 

The focus group discussion guide will 

enable CS to obtain a better 

understanding of actions that can be 

taken to improve the export-related 

services that CS provide to U.S. firms. 

In providing these services, the CS 

promotes the goods and services of 

small and medium-sized U.S. 

businesses in foreign markets. 

II. Method of Collection 

U.S. firms will be recruited via 

telephone to participate in focus group 

discussions. Firms may be current 

Commercial Service clients or potential 

clients. Data will be collected through 

either face-to-face focus group 

discussion forums (6–8 participants per 

focus group) and conference calls, or 

through one-on-one qualitative 

interviews either in person or via 

phone. A moderator will facilitate the 

discussions and notes will be 

transcribed via computer. All comments 

from participants will be anonymous. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0625–0254. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a currently approved 

information collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 


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Estimated Number of Respondents: 

96. 

Estimated Time per Response: 

Surveys, 30–45 minutes; Focus Groups, 

1 hour and 15 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 74. 

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 20, 2012. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9967 Filed 4–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–FP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public 

that the Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

convene a meeting of the Hawaii 

Regional Ecosystem Advisory 

Committee (REAC) in Honolulu, HI. 

DATES: The Hawaii REAC meeting will 

be held Friday, May 11, 2012. For the 

specific date, times, and agenda for the 

meeting see SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting of the Hawaii 

REAC will be held at the Council Office, 

1164 Bishop St. Suite 1400, Honolulu, 

HI 96814. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; 

telephone: (808) 522–8220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Schedule 

and Agenda for the Hawaii Regional 

Ecosystem Advisory Committee 

Meeting: 

8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Friday, May 11, 2012 

1. Welcome and Introduction of 

Members 

2. Approval of Draft Agenda 

3. REAC Overview and 2011 Meeting 

Recommendations 

4. Agency Protected Species Overview 

and Updates 

a. Federal Endangered Species Act 

(ESA), Marine Mammal Protection 

Act (MMPA), Migratory Bird Treaty 

Act (MBTA) Updates 

b. State of Hawaii Protected Species 

Rules, Regulations and Updates 

5. Protected Species in Our Ecosystem 

a. Humpback Whales 

i. Status of Humpback Whale Hawaii 

Breeding Population 

ii. Ecosystem Impacts of Humpback 

Whales in the North Pacific 

Foraging Grounds 

b. Odontocetes (Toothed Whales) 

i. Marine Mammal Protection Act: 

What You Should Know 

ii. List of Fisheries and Hawaii Troll 

and Charter Fisheries 

iii. Fishermen’s Perspective on 

Marine Mammal Interactions 

iv. Discussion on Monitoring and 

Addressing Small Vessel Fishery 

Impacts on Odontocetes 

c. ESA Petition and Status of Review 

for Coral 

i. Coral Status Review 

ii. REAC Review and Discussion of 

the Coral Management Report 

d. ESA Petition for Hawaiian Green 

Turtles 

i. Green Turtle Petition & Review 

Process 

ii. State of Hawaii Green Turtle 

Management Plan 

iii. Discussion on Future Green Turtle 

Management in Hawaii 

6. Public Comments 

7. Discussion and Recommendations 

The order in which agenda items are 

addressed may change. Public comment 

periods will be provided throughout 

each agenda. The REAC will meet as 

late as necessary to complete scheduled 

business. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, 

(808) 522–8220 (voice) or (808) 522– 

8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: April 20, 2012. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9950 Filed 4–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA714 

Endangered Species; File No. 15634 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Issuance of permit. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science 

Center (SWFSC), 3333 N. Torrey Pines 

Ct., La Jolla, CA 92037, [Responsible 

Party: Lisa Ballance, Ph.D.] has been 

issued a permit to take leatherback sea 

turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) for 

purposes of scientific research. 

ADDRESSES: The permit and related 

documents are available for review 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following offices: 

Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 

1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, 

Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) 

427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376; 

Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand 

Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, 

Seattle, WA 98115–0700; phone (206) 

526–6150; fax (206) 526–6426; and 

Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West 

Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 

CA 90802–4213; phone (562) 980–4001; 

fax (562) 980–4018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Hapeman or Colette Cairns, (301) 

427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

September 21, 2011, notice was 

published in the Federal Register (76 

FR 58471) that a request for a scientific 

research permit to take leatherback sea 

turtles had been submitted by the abovenamed organization. The requested 

permit has been issued under the 

authority of 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 parts 222–226). 


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