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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 147 / Monday, August 1, 2016 / Notices 50565 monitor compliance with the Title: Registration of Mortgage Loan of the burden of the collection of requirement of 31 U.S.C., Chap. 53, Originators. information, including the validity of Subchapter II (sec. 5301–5329), the Abstract: The Secure and Fair the methodology and assumptions used; Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. 5318(g)), Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 31 CFR Chapter X (parts 1000– (S.A.F.E. Act), 12 U.S.C. 5101 et seq., as and clarity of the information to be 1099), Financial Crimes Enforcement codified by 12 CFR part 1007, requires collected; and (d) ways to minimize the Network, Department of the Treasury. an employee of a bank, savings burden of the collection of the Each federally insured credit union association, or credit union or a information on the respondents, (FICU) must develop and provide for the subsidiary regulated by a Federal including the use of automated continued administration of a BSA banking agency or an employee of an collection techniques or other forms of compliance program to assure and institution regulated by the Farm Credit information technology. monitor compliance with the Administration (FCA), (collectively, By Gerard Poliquin, Secretary of the Board, recordkeeping and recording Agency-regulated Institutions) who the National Credit Union Administration, on requirements prescribed by the BSA. At engages in the business of a residential July 27, 2016. a minimum, a compliance program shall mortgage loan originator (MLO) to Dated: July 27, 2016. provide for a system of internal controls, register with the Nationwide Mortgage Dawn D. Wolfgang, independent testing for compliance, Licensing System and Registry NCUA PRA Clearance Officer. designation of an individual responsible (Registry) and obtain a unique identifier. [FR Doc. 2016–18135 Filed 7–29–16; 8:45 am] for coordinating and monitoring day-to- Agency-regulated institutions must also day compliance; and training. NCUA adopt and follow written policies and BILLING CODE 7535–01–P examiners review the program to procedures to assure compliance with determine whether the credit union’s the S.A.F.E. Act. The Registry is procedures comply with all BSA intended to aggregate and improve the NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION flow of information to and between requirements. Notice of Permit Applications Received regulators; provide increased Type of Review: Extension of a Under the Antarctic Conservation Act accountability and tracking of mortgage previously approved collection. of 1978 Affected Public: Private Sector: Not- loan originators; enhance consumer for-profit institutions. protections; reduce fraud in the AGENCY: National Science Foundation. Estimated No. of Respondents/ residential mortgage loan origination ACTION: Notice of permit applications Recordkeepers: 5,954. process; and provide consumers with received under the Antarctic Estimated Annual Frequency: 1. easily accessible information at no Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law Estimated Annual No. of Responses: charge regarding the employment 95–541. 5,954. history of, and the publicly adjudicated Estimated Burden Hours per disciplinary and enforcement actions SUMMARY: The National Science Response: 16. against MLOs. Foundation (NSF) is required to publish Estimated Total Annual Burden Type of Review: Reinstatement of a a notice of permit applications received Hours: 95,264. previously approved collection. to conduct activities regulated under the Adjustment are being made to reflect Affected Public: Individuals or Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. the decline in the number of FICUs. households; Private Sector: Not-for- NSF has published regulations under OMB Number: 3133–0146. profit institutions. the Antarctic Conservation Act at Title Title: Production of Non-public Estimated No. of Respondents/ 45 part 670 of the Code of Federal Records and Testimony of Employees in Recordkeepers: 56,276 MLO; 3,357 Regulations. This is the required notice Legal Proceedings (Touhy Request). Federal-Insured Credit Unions (FICU). of permit applications received. Abstract: Title 12 CFR part 792, Estimated Annual Frequency: 2.25. DATES: Interested parties are invited to subpart C, requires anyone requesting Estimated Annual No. of Responses: submit written data, comments, or NCUA non-public records for use in 132,068. views with respect to this permit legal proceedings, or similarly the Estimated Burden Hours per application by August 31, 2016. This testimony of NCUA personnel, to Response: 0.58. application may be inspected by Estimated Total Annual Burden provide NCUA with information interested parties at the Permit Office, Hours: 76,204. regarding the requester’s grounds for the address below. request. This process is also known as Adjustment are being made to provide ADDRESSES: Comments should be a ‘‘Touhy Request’’. The information updated recordkeeping burden on FICU. Since 2010, the registry is a standard addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, collected will help the NCUA decide Division of Polar Programs, National whether to release non-public records or business practice for MLOs and adjustment have been made to reflect Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson permit employees to testify in legal Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230. proceedings. this decrease. Type of Review: Extension of a Request for Comments: Comments FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: previously approved collection. submitted in response to this notice will Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, at Affected Public: Private Sector: Not- be summarized and included in the the above address or ACApermits@ for-profit institutions. request for Office of Management and nsf.gov or (703) 292–7149. Estimated No. of Respondents: 20. Budget approval. All comments will SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Estimated Annual Frequency: 1. become a matter of public record. The National Science Foundation, as Estimated Annual No. of Responses: public is invited to submit comments directed by the Antarctic Conservation 20. concerning: (a) Whether the collection Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541), as Estimated Burden Hours per of information is necessary for the amended by the Antarctic Science, Response: 2. proper performance of the function of Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996, Estimated Total Annual Burden the agency, including whether the has developed regulations for the Hours: 40. information will have practical utility; establishment of a permit system for OMB Number: 3133–0181. (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate various activities in Antarctica and VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:16 Jul 29, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00106 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01AUN1.SGM 01AUN1 sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES 50566 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 147 / Monday, August 1, 2016 / Notices designation of certain animals and location will be visited one to three Dates: October 1, 2016–September 30, certain geographic areas a requiring times each year during the Austral 2021. special protection. The regulations summer (October to March). The Nadene G. Kennedy, establish such a permit system to applicant has applied for a permit to designate Antarctic Specially Protected take the following species and numbers Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of Polar Programs. Areas. of birds: Less than 30 per year of gentoo [FR Doc. 2016–18141 Filed 7–29–16; 8:45 am] Application Details penguin (Pygocelis papua), rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes crestatus), chinstrap BILLING CODE 7555–01–P Permit Application: 2017–006 penguin (Pygocelis antarctica), and 1. Applicant: Joseph Wilson, Penguin Adelie penguin (Pygocelis adeliae); and NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Films Ltd, 1 St Augustine’s Lane, less than 20 per year of brown skua Bristol BS1 5DE United Kingdom. (Catharacta lonnbergi), south polar skua Notice of Permits Issued Under the Activity for Which Permit is (Catharacta mccormicki), sheathbill Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 Requested: ASPA entry. The applicant (Chionis alba), blue-eyed shag AGENCY: National Science Foundation requests entry to Cape Crozier, ASPA (Phalacrocorax atriceps), southern 124, and Cape Royds, ASPA 121, in black-backed (kelp) gull (Larus ACTION: Notice of permits issued under order to film an Adelie penguin dominicanus), and Antarctic tern the Antarctic Conservation of 1978, documentary film for Disney. The (Sterna vittata). Public Law 95–541. applicant and team would use long lens Location: Aitcho Islands; Alcock SUMMARY: The National Science filming techniques, which allows the Island; Ardley Island; Argentine Islands; Foundation (NSF) is required to publish camera person to be at a distance from Astrolabe Island; Baily Head, Deception notice of permits issued under the the animals to capture natural Island; Barcroft Islands, Biscoe Islands; Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. behaviors. The work would be Bennett Islands, Hanusse Bay; Berthelot This is the required notice. observational and would not involve Islands; Blaiklock Islands; Bongrain FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: interactions with penguins. The team Point, west side of Pourquoi Pas Island; Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, would be working with penguin Brown Bluff, Tabarin Peninsula; Camp Division of Polar Programs, Rm. 755, scientists who conduct work in Cape Point, Eastern Marguerite Bay; National Science Foundation, 4201 Crozier and Cape Royds. Challenger Island, Gerlache Strait; Port Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. Location: Cape Crozier,
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