24686 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 80 / Wednesday, April 25, 2012 / Notices 

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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