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Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th 

Ave. South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701; 

phone (727) 824–5312; fax (727) 824– 

5309. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristy Beard or Amy Hapeman, (301) 

427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 9, 2011, notice was published 

in the Federal Register (76 FR 76950) 

that a request for a scientific research 

permit to take the above-listed species 

had been submitted by the above-named 

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). 

The five-year permit authorizes 

research on leatherback, loggerhead, 

green, hawksbill, and Kemp’s ridley sea 

turtles in mid-Atlantic waters from 

North Carolina to New Jersey. The 

purposes of the research are to: (1) 

Update current knowledge of loggerhead 

and Kemp’s ridley sea turtle abundance, 

distribution, health, and nutrition in 

Chesapeake Bay and nearshore Virginia 

waters, (2) compare the relative 

abundance, size distribution, sex ratio, 

health parameters and genetic diversity 

of loggerhead and Kemp’s ridley sea 

turtles in U.S. mid-Atlantic coastal 

waters, and (3) build baseline data on 

less common sea turtle species in the 

region. Turtles will be captured using 

tangle nets or hand/dip nets. Subject 

turtles may also be acquired from other 

legal sources: Virginia pound net 

fisheries and dredge mitigating trawls. 

The following procedures may be 

conducted on sea turtles prior to release: 

Epibiota removal, satellite tag, 

temporarily mark the carapace, attach 

flipper and passive integrated 

transponder tags, measure, photograph, 

oral swab, weigh, and sample blood, 

feces, keratin, and tissue. 

Issuance of this permit, as required by 

the ESA, was based on a finding that 

such permit (1) was applied for in good 

faith, (2) will not operate to the 

disadvantage of such endangered or 

threatened species, and (3) is consistent 

with the purposes and policies set forth 

in section 2 of the ESA. 

Dated: August 30, 2012. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA963 

Marine Mammals; File No. 15142 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a 

permit has been issued to Colleen 

Reichmuth, Ph.D., University of 

California at Santa Cruz, Long Marine 

Laboratory, 100 Shaffer Road, Santa 

Cruz, CA, to take pinnipeds for 

scientific research purposes. 

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; and 

Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, 

Juneau, AK 99802–1668; phone (907) 

586–7221; fax (907) 586–7249. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Sloan or Tammy Adams, (301) 

427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 31, 2012, notice was published 

in the Federal Register (77 FR 4765) 

that a request for a permit to take 

pinnipeds for scientific research had 

been submitted by the above-named 

applicant. The requested permit has 

been issued under the authority of the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and 

the regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

part 216). 

The permit holder is authorized over 

a five-year period to collect from the 

wild up to two bearded seals 

(Erignathus barbatus) in the Northwest 

Arctic Borough of Alaska for a long-term 

behavioral study at Long Marine 

Laboratory in Santa Cruz, CA. Up to 

four bearded seals may be captured and 

temporarily held in order to evaluate 

their suitability for participation in 

research. Captured seals deemed 

unsuitable for the long-term study will 

be released at the capture site. 

Incidental harassment of up to one 

ringed seal (Phoca hispida) and one 

spotted seal (Phoca larga), and mortality 

of two bearded seals is authorized for 

the duration of the permit. After a 

quarantine period, the seals will be 

transferred to NMFS Permit No. 14535– 

01 (75 FR 58352) for research on the 

amphibious hearing capabilities of 

bearded seals to improve the 

understanding of the potential effects of 

expected increases in anthropogenic 

activities in polar habitats. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final 

determination has been made that the 

activity proposed is categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Dated: August 28, 2012. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket No. CPSC–2012–0038] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request: Requirements for 

Baby-Bouncers and Walker-Jumpers 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In the Federal Register of 

June 20, 2012 (77 FR 3700), the 

Consumer Product Safety Commission 

(CPSC or Commission) published a 

notice in accordance with provisions of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) to announce the 

CPSC’s intention to seek extension of 

approval of the collection of information 

in the requirements for baby-bouncers 

and walker-jumpers in regulations 

codified at 16 CFR 1500.18(a)(6) and 

1500.86(a)(4). No comments were 

received in response to that notice. 

Therefore, by publication of this notice, 

the Commission announces that it has 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) a request for 

extension of approval of this collection 

of information, without change. 

ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on 

the information collection are received, 

the OMB recommends that written 

comments be faxed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

OMB, Attn: CPSC Desk Officer, Fax: 

202–395–6974, or emailed to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. All 

comments should be identified by 

Docket No. CPSC–2010–0038. In 

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be submitted at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, under Docket No. 

CPSC–2010–0038, or by mail/hand 

delivery/courier (for paper, disk, or CD– 

ROM submissions), preferably in five 

copies, to: Office of the Secretary, U.S. 

Consumer Product Safety Commission, 

Room 820, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 

504–7923. For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary K. James, Office of Information 

Technology, U.S. Consumer Product 

Safety Commission, 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; 

telephone 301–504–7213 or by email to 

mjames@cpsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Requirements for Baby-Bouncers 

and Walker-Jumpers 

One CPSC regulation bans any 

product known as a baby-bouncer, 

walker-jumper, or similar article if it is 

designed in such a way that exposed 

parts present hazards of amputations, 

crushing, lacerations, fractures, 

hematomas, bruises or other injuries to 

children’s fingers, toes, or other parts of 

the body. 16 CFR 1500.18(a)(6). A 

second CPSC regulation establishes 

criteria for exempting baby-bouncers 

and walker-jumpers from the banning 

rule under specified conditions. 16 CFR 

1500.86(a)(4). The exemption regulation 

requires certain labeling on these 

products and their packaging to identify 

the name and address of the 

manufacturer or distributor and the 

model number of the product. 

Additionally, the exemption regulation 

requires that records must be 

established and maintained for three 

years relating to testing, inspection, 

sales, and distributions of these 

products. The regulation does not 

specify a particular form or format for 

the records. Manufacturers and 

importers may rely on records kept in 

the ordinary course of business to 

satisfy the recordkeeping requirements 

if those records contain the required 

information. 

If a manufacturer or importer 

distributes products that violate the 

banning rule, the records required by 

section 1500.86(a)(4) can be used by the 

manufacturer or importer and the CPSC: 

(i) to identify specific models of 

products that fail to comply with 

applicable requirements; and (ii) to 

notify distributors and retailers if the 

products are subject to recall. 

B. Estimated Burden 

CPSC staff estimates that about 25 

firms are subject to the testing and 

recordkeeping requirements of the 

regulations. Firms are expected to test 

on the average two new models per year 

per firm. CPSC staff estimates further 

that the burden imposed by the 

regulations on each of these firms is 

approximately 1 hour per year on the 

recordkeeping requirements and 30 

minutes or less per model on the label 

requirements. Thus, the annual burden 

imposed by the regulations on all 

manufacturers and importers is 

approximately 50 hours on 

recordkeeping (25 firms × 2 hours) and 

25 hours on labeling (25 firms × 1 hour) 

for a total annual burden of 75 hours per 

year. 

CPSC staff estimates that the hourly 

wage for the time required to perform 

the required testing and recordkeeping 

is approximately $61.24 (Bureau of 

Labor Statistics: Total compensation 

rates for management, professional, and 

related occupations in private goodsproducing industries, December, 2011) 

and that the hourly wage for the time 

required to maintain the required 

records is about $27.33 (Bureau of Labor 

Statistics: Total compensation rates for 

sales and office workers in private 

goods-producing industries, December 

2011). The annualized total cost to the 

industry is estimated to be $3,745. 

The Commission will expend 

approximately 2 days of professional 

staff time reviewing records required to 

be maintained by the regulations for 

baby-bouncers, and walker-jumpers. 

The annual cost to the federal 

government of the collection of 

information in these regulations is 

estimated to be about $165. This is 

based on an average hourly wage rate of 

$57.13 (the equivalent of a GS–14 Step 

5 employee) with an additional 30.2 

percent added for benefits (BLS, 

Percentage of total compensation 

comprised by benefits for all civilian 

management, professional, and related 

employees, December 2011), or $82.56 × 

2 hours. 

Dated: August 9, 2012. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Meeting of the Defense Advisory 

Committee on Women in the Services 

(DACOWITS) 

AGENCY: Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10(a), 

Public Law 92–463, as amended, notice 

is hereby given of a forthcoming 

meeting of the Defense Advisory 

Committee on Women in the Services 

(DACOWITS). The purpose of the 

meeting is to receive briefings from the 

Services on their current retention 

programs, a briefing from the Army on 

their gender neutral standards, and a 

briefing on Australian Defence Force 

gender restrictions and development 

and implementation of physical 

standards for military positions. 

Additionally, the Committee will 

receive a briefing on Legislative 

Proposal for expanded health care 

coverage for military women. Finally, 

the Committee will develop and vote on 

their recommendations for the 2012 

report. The meeting is open to the 

public, subject to the availability of 

space. 

Interested persons may submit a 

written statement for consideration by 

the Defense Advisory Committee on 

Women in the Services. Individuals 

submitting a written statement must 

submit their statement to the Point of 

Contact and address listed in FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT no later 

than 5 p.m., Tuesday, September 25, 

2012. If a written statement is not 

received by Tuesday, September 25, 

2012, prior to the meeting, which is the 

subject of this notice, then it may not be 

provided to or considered by the 

Defense Advisory Committee on Women 

in the Services until its next open 

meeting. The Designated Federal Officer 

will review all timely submissions with 

the Defense Advisory Committee on 

Women in the Services Chairperson and 

ensure they are provided to the 

members of the Defense Advisory 

Committee on Women in the Services. 

If members of the public are interested 

in making an oral statement, a written 

statement should be submitted as above. 

After reviewing the written comments, 

the Chairperson and the Designated 

Federal Officer will determine who of 

the requesting persons will be able to 

make an oral presentation of their issue 

during an open portion of this meeting 

or at a future meeting. Determination of 

who will be making an oral presentation 

is at the sole discretion of the 


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