Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for Program Evaluation Data Collection, 31584-31585 [2012-12903]
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Referrals from political organizations
and any documents, including the
application, containing references to
partisan political activities (including
political contributions) will be removed
from an applicant’s submission and not
considered during the selection process.
Selection Criteria for Participation
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U.S. content. In the case of a trade
association or trade organization, the
applicant must certify that for each
company to be represented by the
association or trade organizations, the
products and/or services the
represented company seeks to export are
either produced in the United States or,
if not, marketed under the name of a
U.S. firm and have at least fifty-one
percent U.S. content.
In addition, each applicant must:
• Certify that the products and
services that it wishes to market through
the mission would be in compliance
with U.S. export controls and
regulations;
• Certify that it has identified to the
Department of Commerce for its
evaluation any business pending before
the Department that may present the
appearance of a conflict of interest;
• Certify that it has identified any
pending litigation (including any
administrative proceedings) to which it
is a party that involves the Department
of Commerce; and
• Sign and submit an agreement that
it and its affiliates (1) have not and will
not engage in the bribery of foreign
officials in connection with a
company’s/participant’s involvement in
this mission, and (2) maintain and
enforce a policy that prohibits the
bribery of foreign officials.
U.S. Commercial Service Washington,
DC
Arica Young, U.S. Commercial
Service, Washington, DC, Tel: 202–482–
2833, Email: Arica.Young@trade.gov.
Targeted mission participants are U.S.
companies and trade associations
providing architectural services that
have an interest in entering or
expanding their business in the Indian
market. The following criteria will be
evaluated in selecting participants:
• Suitability of a company’s (or in the
case of a trade association or trade
organization, represented companies’)
products or services to the Indian
market.
• Company’s (or in the case of a trade
association or trade organization,
represented companies’) potential for
business in India, including likelihood
of exports resulting from the mission.
• Consistency of the applicant
company’s (or in the case of a trade
association or trade organization,
represented companies’) goals and
objectives with the stated scope of the
mission.
• Current or pending major project
participation.
• Rank/seniority of the designated
company representative.
Additional factors, such as diversity
of company size, type, location, and
demographics, may also be considered
during the review process.
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Timeframe for Recruitment and
Application
Mission recruitment will be
conducted in an open and public
manner, including publication in the
Federal Register, posting on the
Commerce Department trade mission
calendar (https://www.export.gov/
trademissions/) and other Internet web
sites, press releases to general and trade
media, direct mail, broadcast fax,
notices by industry trade associations
and other multiplier groups, and
publicity at industry meetings,
symposia, conferences, and trade shows.
Recruitment for this mission will
begin immediately and conclude no
later than August 24, 2012. The U.S.
Department of Commerce will review
applications and make selection
decisions on a rolling basis beginning
June 4, 2012, until the maximum of 25
participants is selected. Applications
received after August 24, 2012 will be
considered only if space and scheduling
constraints permit.
Contacts
U.S. Commercial Service India
Sangeeta Taneja, U.S. Commercial
Service, Ahmedabad, India, Tel: +91–
79–2656–5216, Email:
Sangeeta.Taneja@trade.gov.
Frank Spector,
Senior International Trade Specialist, Global
Trade Programs.
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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 July 30, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jessica 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).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Darla Yonder, Management
Analyst, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, MS
1710, Gaithersburg, MD 20899–1710,
telephone 301–975–4064 or via email to
darla.yonder@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
In accordance with Executive Order
12862, the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST), a
non-regulatory agency of the
Department of Commerce, proposes to
conduct a number of surveys—both
quantitative and qualitative—designed
to evaluate our current programs from a
customer’s perspective. NIST proposes
to perform program evaluation data
collections by means of, but not limited
to, focus groups, reply cards that
accompany product distributions, and
Web-based surveys and dialogue boxes
that offer customers the opportunity to
express their views on the programs
they are asked to evaluate. NIST will
limit its inquiries to data collections
that solicit strictly voluntary opinions
and will not collect information that is
required or regulated. Steps will be
taken to assure anonymity of
respondents in each activity covered
under this request.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Generic Clearance
for Program Evaluation Data Collection
National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
SUMMARY:
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II. Method of Collection
NIST will collect this information by
mail, fax, electronically, telephone and
person-to-person sessions.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0693–0033.
Form Number: None
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations, not-for-profit
institutions, individuals or households,
Federal Government, and State, Local,
or Tribal Government.
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Estimated Number of Respondents:
12,000.
Estimated Time per Response: Varied
dependent upon the data collection. The
response time may vary from two
minutes for a response card or two
hours for focus group participation. The
average time per response is expected to
be 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,022.
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: May 23, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XB154
Marine Mammals; File No. 16388
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
Mark Baumgartner, Ph.D., Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution, MS#33
Biology Department, Woods Hole, MA
02543, has applied in due form for a
permit to conduct research on
humpback whales (Megaptera
novaeangliae), fin whales (Balaenoptera
physalus), blue whales (B. musculus),
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sei whales (B. borealis), bowhead
whales (Balaena mysticetus), North
Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena
glacialis), North Pacific right whales (E.
japonica), and Eastern North Pacific
gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus).
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
June 28, 2012.
ADDRESSES: The application and related
documents are available for review by
selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public
Comment’’ from the Features box on the
Applications and Permits for Protected
Species (APPS) home page, https://
apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting
File No. 16388 from the list of available
applications.
These documents are also available
upon written request or by appointment
in the following offices: See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Written comments on this application
should be submitted to the Chief,
Permits and Conservation Division, at
the address listed above. Comments may
also be submitted by facsimile to (301)
713–0376, or by email to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please
include the File No. in the subject line
of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public
hearing should submit a written request
to the Chief, Permits and Conservation
Division at the address listed above. The
request should set forth the specific
reasons why a hearing on this
application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joselyd Garcia-Reyes or Carrie Hubard,
(301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the
regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216), 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 applicant requests a five-year
permit to study the diving behavior and
foraging ecology of baleen whales. The
purposes of the research are to: (1)
Characterize diving and foraging
behavior in the context of the
oceanographic and acoustic
environment to support improved
management of baleen whales, (2)
elucidate day-night cycles of foraging
behavior, (3) study the environmental
factors that influence diving behavior of
all demographic groups, and (4) identify
preferred prey species, but also the
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oceanographic conditions that help to
concentrate prey to develop a predictive
model of baleen whale distribution.
Research would occur in: The northwest
Atlantic from Maine to Florida;
Canadian waters of the Gulf of Maine,
Labrador Sea, Davis Strait, Baffin Bay,
and Hudson Bay; waters off the U.S.
North Pacific (California to
Washington); and the Arctic Ocean
including Bering, Chukchi and Beaufort
Seas. The applicant requests takes of
humpback, fin, blue, sei, bowhead,
North Atlantic right and North Pacific
right, and Eastern North Pacific gray
whales. See the application for specific
take numbers by location and species/
stock. Activities would include vessel
surveys for passive acoustic recording,
dermal and suction cup tagging,
behavioral observations, photo-id, and
tracking.
A draft environmental assessment
(EA) has been prepared in compliance
with the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), to
examine whether significant
environmental impacts could result
from issuance of the proposed scientific
research permit. The draft EA is
available for review and comment
simultaneous with the scientific
research permit application.
Concurrent with the publication of
this notice in the Federal Register,
NMFS is forwarding copies of the
application to the Marine Mammal
Commission and its Committee of
Scientific Advisors.
Documents may be reviewed in the
following locations:
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;
Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box
21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668; phone
(907) 586–7221; fax (907) 586–7249;
Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West
Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach,
CA 90802–4213; phone (562) 980–4001;
fax (562) 980–4018;
Northeast Region, NMFS, 55 Great
Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930;
phone (978) 281–9328; fax (978) 281–
9394; and
Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th
Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, FL
33701; phone (727) 824–5312; fax (727)
824–5309.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Generic
Clearance for Program Evaluation Data Collection
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 July 30, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jessica 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).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Darla Yonder, Management Analyst, NIST, 100 Bureau
Drive, MS 1710, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1710, telephone 301-975-4064 or
via email to darla.yonder@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
In accordance with Executive Order 12862, the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST), a non-regulatory agency of the
Department of Commerce, proposes to conduct a number of surveys--both
quantitative and qualitative--designed to evaluate our current programs
from a customer's perspective. NIST proposes to perform program
evaluation data collections by means of, but not limited to, focus
groups, reply cards that accompany product distributions, and Web-based
surveys and dialogue boxes that offer customers the opportunity to
express their views on the programs they are asked to evaluate. NIST
will limit its inquiries to data collections that solicit strictly
voluntary opinions and will not collect information that is required or
regulated. Steps will be taken to assure anonymity of respondents in
each activity covered under this request.
II. Method of Collection
NIST will collect this information by mail, fax, electronically,
telephone and person-to-person sessions.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0693-0033.
Form Number: None
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently
approved information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, not-
for-profit institutions, individuals or households, Federal Government,
and State, Local, or Tribal Government.
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Estimated Number of Respondents: 12,000.
Estimated Time per Response: Varied dependent upon the data
collection. The response time may vary from two minutes for a response
card or two hours for focus group participation. The average time per
response is expected to be 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,022.
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: May 23, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-12903 Filed 5-25-12; 8:45 am]
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