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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA949 

Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda of a 

forthcoming meeting of the Marine 

Fisheries Advisory Committee 

(MAFAC). The members will discuss 

and provide advice on issues outlined 

in the agenda below. 

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for 

February 7, 2012, 4–6 p.m., Eastern 

Daylight Time. 

ADDRESSES: Conference call. Public 

access is available at 1311–B East-West 

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Holliday, (301) 427–8004; email: 

Mark.Holliday@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

MAFAC was established by the 

Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), and, 

since 1971, advises the Secretary on all 

living marine resource matters that are 

the responsibility of the Department of 

Commerce. The complete charter and 

other information are located online at 

http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ocs/mafac/. 

Matters To Be Considered 

The Committee is convening to 

prepare comments from MAFAC on the 

National Ocean Council’s draft National 

Ocean Policy Implementation Strategy. 

This agenda is subject to change. 

Dated: January 18, 2012. 

Samuel D. Rauch III, 

Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–1263 Filed 1–20–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA440 

National Policy for Distinguishing 

Serious From Non-Serious Injuries of 

Marine Mammals 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; response 

to comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS developed a final 

national policy, comprised of a Policy 

Directive and associated Procedural 

Directive, for distinguishing serious 

from non-serious injuries of marine 

mammals. The Directives provide 

technical guidance for analyzing marine 

mammal injury reports (e.g., observer, 

disentanglement, and stranding program 

reports) and incorporating the results 

into marine mammal stock assessment 

reports and marine mammal 

conservation management regimes (e.g., 

Marine Mammal Protection Act List of 

Fisheries, take reduction plans, ship 

speed regulations). NMFS is releasing 

its final Policy and Procedural 

Directives and responding to comments 

on the draft policy. 

DATES: This final policy will be effective 

as of January 27, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: The Policy and Procedural 

Directives for distinguishing serious 

from non-serious injuries of marine 

mammals, and NMFS’ responses to 

public comments received on the draft 

Directives, may be viewed and 

downloaded at http:// 

www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/laws/mmpa/ 

under ‘‘Policies, Guidances and 

Regulations’’. Copies of the Policy and 

Procedural Directives may also be 

requested from Chief, Division of 

Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle 

Conservation, Office of Protected 

Resources, NMFS, 1315 East West Hwy, 

Silver Spring, MD 20910. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chief, Division of Marine Mammal and 

Sea Turtle Conservation, Office of 

Protected Resources, (301) 427–8402. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Policy 

Directive and associated Procedural 

Directive provide technical guidance for 

analyzing marine mammal injury 

reports and incorporating the results 

into marine mammal stock assessment 

reports and marine mammal 

conservation management regimes. 

Dated: January 17, 2012. 

James H. Lecky, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–1261 Filed 1–20–12; 8:45 am] 

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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS

ANNOUNCEMENT: 77 FR 2710, Thursday, 

January 19, 2012. 

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE OF

MEETING: Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 

10 a.m.–11 a.m. 

Corrected Notice 

TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, January 25, 

2012; 10 a.m.–11 a.m. 

PLACE: Hearing Room 420, Bethesda 

Towers, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, Maryland. 

STATUS: Closed to the Public. 

Matter To Be Considered 

Compliance Status Report 

The Commission staff will brief the 

Commission on the status of compliance 

matters. 

For a recorded message containing the 

latest agenda information, call (301) 

504–7948. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR ADDITIONAL

INFORMATION: Todd A. Stevenson, Office 

of the Secretary, 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 

504–7923. 

Dated: January 19, 2012. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–1302 Filed 1–19–12; 11:15 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DOD–2012–OS–0002] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense (Personnel and Readiness), 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the 

Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel 

and Readiness) announces the following 

proposed extension of a public 

information collection and seeks public 

comment on the provisions thereof. 

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 burden of the 

proposed information collection; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the information collection on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 


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DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by March 23, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Federal Docket Management 

System Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 

Suite 02G09, East Tower, 2nd Floor, 

Alexandria, VA 22350–3100. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

number and title for this Federal 

Register document. The general policy 

for comments and other submissions 

from members of the public is to make 

these submissions available for public 

viewing on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

proposed information collection, or to 

obtain a copy of the proposal and 

associated collection instruments, 

please write to the Office of the Under 

Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 

Readiness), Department of Defense 

Education Activity (Human Resources 

Regional Center), ATTN: Patti Ross, 

4040 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 

22203 or call at (703) 588–3915. 

Title, and OMB Control Number: 

Department of Defense Dependents 

Schools (DoDDS) Employment 

Opportunities for Educators; DoDEA 

Forms 5010, 5011, and 5013 and OMB 

Number 0704–0370. DoDEA Form 5012 

is being cancelled. 

Needs and Uses: This information 

collection requirement is necessary to 

obtain information on prospective 

applicants for educator positions with 

the Department of Defense Dependents 

Schools. The information is used to 

verify employment history of educator 

applicants and to determine creditable 

previous experience for pay-setting 

purposes on candidates selected for 

positions. In addition, the information is 

used to ensure that those individuals 

selected for employment with the 

Department of Defense Dependents 

Schools possess the abilities which give 

promise of outstanding success under 

the unusual circumstances they will 

find working abroad. Completion of all 

forms is entirely voluntary. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 4,943. 

Number of Respondents: 29,658. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Frequency: Annually. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

The primary objective of the 

information collection is to screen 

applicants for educational qualification 

and employment eligibility, to obtain 

pertinent evaluation information about 

an applicant to assist management in 

making a hiring decision, and to obtain 

applicant consent to obtain personal 

information from former employer about 

applicants’ employment. 

The forms associated with this data 

collection include: 

Department of Defense Dependents 

Schools Supplemental Application for 

Overseas Employment (DoDEA Form 

5010). The primary objective of this 

voluntary form is to ascertain 

applicants’ eligibility for educator 

positions. 

Department of Defense Dependents 

Schools Professional Evaluation 

(DoDEA Form 5011). This form is 

provided to officials who served in 

managerial and supervisory positions 

above the applicant as a means of 

verifying abilities and qualifications of 

applicants for educator positions. 

Department of Defense Dependents 

Schools Verification of Professional 

Educator Employment for Salary Rating 

Purposes (DoDEA Form 5013). The 

purpose of this voluntary form is to 

verify employment history of educator 

applicants and to determine creditable 

previous experience for pay-setting 

purposes. 

The data collected on the DoDEA 

Forms 5010, 5011, and 5013 is covered 

by the DoDEA System of Records Notice 

at: http://dpclo.defense.gov/privacy/ 

SORN/govt/OPMGOVT-5.html, 

‘‘Department of Defense Recruiting, 

Examining and Placement Records’’ and 

http://dpclo.defense.gov/privacy/SORN/ 

govt/OPMGOVT-1.html ‘‘General 

Personnel Records.’’ The paper forms 

and electronic data systems containing 

the sponsor and dependent personally 

identifying information are secured in 

accordance with the requirements of 

Federal law and implementing DoD 

regulations. 

Dated: January 17, 2012. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2012–1138 Filed 1–20–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DOD–2012–OS–0003] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense (Personnel and Readiness), 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the 

Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel 

and Readiness) announces the following 

proposed reinstatement of a public 

information collection and seeks public 

comment on the provisions thereof. 

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 burden of the 

proposed information collection; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the information collection on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by March 23, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

Federal eRulemaking portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Mail: Federal Docket Management 

Systems Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 

Suite 02G09, East Tower, 2nd floor, 

Alexandria, VA 22350–3100. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

number, and title for this Federal 

Register document. The general policy 

for comments and other submissions 

from members of the public is to make 

these submissions available for public 

viewing on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

proposed information collection or to 

obtain a copy of the proposal and 

associated collection instruments, 

please write to the Office of the Under 

Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 

Readiness), Department of Defense 


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