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mammals, by Level B harassment, and
that the total taking will have a
negligible impact on the affected species
or stocks.
Impact on Availability of Affected
Species for Taking for Subsistence Uses
There are no relevant subsistence uses
of marine mammals implicated by this
action.
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
No marine mammal species listed
under the ESA are anticipated to occur
within the action area. Therefore,
section 7 consultation under the ESA is
not required.
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA)
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), as implemented by
the regulations published by the
Council on Environmental Quality (40
CFR parts 1500–1508), and NOAA
Administrative Order 216–6, NMFS
prepared an Environmental Assessment
(EA) to consider the direct, indirect, and
cumulative effects to marine mammals
and other applicable environmental
resources resulting from issuance of a 1year IHA to CWA for the take of marine
mammals incidental to a high resolution
geophysical survey in Nantucket Sound,
Massachusetts. The EA will be made
available on the NMFS Web site listed
in the beginning of this document
concurrently with this notice.
Dated: December 20, 2011.
James H. Lecky,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–33167 Filed 12–23–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark
Office
[Docket No.: PTO–C–2011–0080]

National Medal of Technology and
Innovation Nomination Evaluation
Committee
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
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The Department of Commerce
(United States Patent and Trademark
Office) is requesting nominations of
individuals to serve on the National
Medal of Technology and Innovation
Nomination Evaluation Committee. The
United States Patent and Trademark

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Office will consider all timely
nominations received in response to this
notice as well as from other sources.
DATES: To ensure full consideration,
nominations must be postmarked, faxed
or electronically transmitted no later
than January 26, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Nominations must be
submitted to: Program Manager,
National Medal of Technology and
Innovation Program, United States
Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box
1450, Alexandria, Virginia 22313–1450.
Nominations also may be submitted via
fax: (571) 273–0340 or by electronic
mail to: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven Berk, Program Manager, National
Medal of Technology and Innovation
Program, United States Patent and
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, Virginia 22313–1450,
telephone (571) 272–8400, or electronic
mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The committee was established in
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) (Title 5, United
States Code, Appendix 2). The following
provides information about the
committee and membership:
• Committee members are appointed
by and serve at the discretion of the
Secretary of Commerce. The committee
provides advice to the Secretary on the
implementation of Public Law 96–480
(15 U.S.C. 3711), as amended August 9,
2007.
• The committee functions solely as
an advisory body under the FACA.
Members are appointed to the
approximately 12-member committee
for a term of three years. Each member
will be reevaluated at the conclusion of
the three-year term with the prospect of
reappointment to one additional term,
pending advisory committee needs and
the Secretary’s concurrence. Selection of
membership is made in accordance with
applicable Department of Commerce
guidelines.
• Members are responsible for
reviewing nominations and making
recommendations for the Nation’s
highest honor for technological
innovation, awarded annually by the
President of the United States. Members
of the committee must have an
understanding of, and experience in,
developing and utilizing technological
innovation and/or be familiar with the
education, training, employment and
management of technological
manpower.
• The Department is seeking
additional nominations of candidates

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from small, medium-sized, and large
businesses and academia, with expertise
in the following sub-sectors of the
technology enterprise: Medical
Innovations/Bioengineering and
Biomedical Technology; Technology
Management/Computing/IT/
Manufacturing Innovation;
Technological Manpower/Workforce
Training/Education. Under the FACA,
membership on a committee must be
balanced in background and expertise.
In order to maximize the balance of
background and expertise, nominations
of individuals with backgrounds in the
following SPECIAL EMPHASIS areas
are particularly sought: Microbiology,
Medical Science, Energy Sector, General
Engineering, and Environmental
Sciences.
• Committee members generally are
Chief Executive Officers or former Chief
Executive Officers; former winners of
the National Medal of Technology and
Innovation; presidents or distinguished
faculty of universities; or senior
executives of non-profit organizations.
As such, they not only offer the stature
of their positions but also possess
intimate knowledge of the forces
determining future directions for their
organizations and industries. The
committee as a whole is balanced in
representing geographical, professional,
and diverse interests.
Nomination Information
• Nominees must be United States
citizens, must be able to fully
participate in meetings pertaining to the
review and selection of finalists for the
National Medal of Technology and
Innovation, and must uphold the
confidential nature of an independent
peer review and competitive selection
process.
• The United States Patent and
Trademark Office is committed to equal
opportunity in the workplace and seeks
a broad-based and diverse committee
membership.
Dated: December 15, 2011.
David J. Kappos,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
Property and Director of the United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities Under OMB Review
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission.

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Notice.

The Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (CFTC) is
announcing an opportunity for public
comment on the proposed collection of
certain information by the agency.
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.,
Federal agencies are required to publish
notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension of an existing collection of
information, and to allow 60 days for
public comment in response to the
notice. This notice solicits comments on
the rule requiring notification of
pending legal proceedings pursuant to
17 CFR 1.60.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before February 27, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lynn A. Bulan, Office of General
Counsel, U.S. Commodity Futures
Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street
NW., Washington, DC 20581, (202) 418–
5143; fax: (202) 418–5567; email:
[email protected] and refer to OMB
Control No. 3038–0033.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA, Federal agencies must obtain
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for each collection of
information that they conduct or
sponsor. ‘‘Collection of information’’ is
defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes agency requests
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or requirements that members of the
public submit reports, keep records, or
provide information to a third party.
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), requires Federal
agencies to provide a 60-day notice in
the Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an
existing collection of information,
before submitting the collection to OMB
for approval. To comply with this
requirement, the CFTC is publishing
notice of the proposed collection of
information listed below.
With respect to the following
collection of information, the CFTC
invites comments on:
• Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have a practical use;
• The accuracy of the Commission’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
• Ways to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden of
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of

information technology; e.g. permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Notification of Pending Legal
Proceedings Pursuant to 17 CFR 1.60,
OMB Control Number 3038–0033–
Extension
The rule is designed to assist the
Commission in monitoring legal
proceedings involving the
responsibilities imposed on contract
markets and their officials and futures
commission merchants (FCMs) and their
principals by the Commodity Exchange
Act, or otherwise.
The Commission’s rules require FCMs
and introducing brokers: (1) To provide
their customers with standard risk
disclosure statements concerning the
risk of trading commodity interests; and
(2) to retain all promotional material
and the source of authority for
information contained therein. The
purpose of these rules is to ensure that
customers are advised of the risks of
trading commodity interests and to
avoid fraud and misrepresentations. In
addition, the Commission’s rules
impose obligations on contract markets
that are designed to avoid manipulation
and fraud. In order to ensure
compliance with these rules, the
Commission requires the information
whose collection and dissemination is
required under 17 CFR 1.60.
The Commission estimates the burden
of this collection of information as
follows:

ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN
17 CFR Section

Annual
number of
respondents

Total annual
respondents

Hours per
response

Total hours

1.60 ..................................................................................................................

108

1

.20

.20

There are no capital costs or operating
and maintenance costs associated with
this collection.
Issued in Washington, DC on December 20,
2011, by the Commission.
David A. Stawick,
Secretary of the Commission.
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COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER
SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Senior Executive Service; Performance
Review Board; Members
Court Services and Offender
Supervision Agency for the District of
Columbia.

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Notice.

Section 4314(c) of Title 5,
U.S.C. (as amended by the Civil Service
Reform Act of 1978) requires each
agency to establish, in accordance with
regulations prescribed by the Office of
Personnel Management, one or more
Performance Review Boards (PRB) to
review, evaluate and make a final
recommendation on performance
appraisals assigned to individual
members of the agency’s Senior
Executive Service. The PRB established
for the Court Services and Offender
Supervision Agency (CSOSA), including
the District of Columbia Pretrial
Services Agency, an independent entity
within CSOSA, also makes
recommendations to the agency head
regarding SES performance awards, rank

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awards and bonuses. Section 4314(c)(4)
requires that notice of appointment of
Performance Review Board members be
published in the Federal Register.
The following persons have been
appointed to serve as members of the
Performance Review Board for the Court
Services and Offender Supervision
Agency: Thomas Williams, Jasper
Ormond, Cedric Hendricks, James
Williams, Linda Mays, William
Kirkendale, Susan Shaffer, Clifford
Keenan, and Leslie Cooper.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Tonya Turner, Deputy Associate
Director for Human Resources, Court
Services and Offender Supervision
Agency, 655 15th Street NW., Suite 800,
Washington, DC 20005, (202) 220–5477.

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