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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 222–226).
The applicant requests authority to
study 31 cetacean species including
blue (Balaenoptera musculus), fin
(Balaenoptera physalus), and humpback
(Megaptera novaeangliae) whales. The
purpose of the research is to improve
baseline data on marine mammal status,
abundance, stock structure, life history,
seasonal distribution, and acoustic
communication and behavior of nonESA and ESA listed species. Activities
include photo-identification, biopsy,
suction-cup tagging, and fecal sampling.
Research would be conducted in the
Pacific Ocean off the west coast of the
United States and around the Hawaiian
Islands. No mortality of animals is
requested. The permit would be issued
for five years.
Concurrent with the publication of
this notice in the Federal Register,
NMFS is forwarding copies of this
application to the Marine Mammal
Commission and its Committee of
Scientific Advisors.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: April 26, 2007.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Endangered Species; File No. 1557
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for
modification
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
Molly Lutcavage, Department of
Zoology, 177 A Spaulding Hall,
University of New Hampshire, Durham,
NH 03824–2617, has requested a
modification to scientific research
Permit No. 1557.
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Written, telefaxed, or e-mail
comments must be received on or before
June 4, 2007.
ADDRESSES: The modification request
and related documents are available for
review upon written request or by
appointment in the following office(s):
Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
(301)713–2289; fax (301)427–2521; and
Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th
Ave South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701;
phone (727)824–5312; fax (727)824–
5309.
Written comments or requests for a
public hearing on this request should be
submitted to the Chief, Permits,
Conservation and Education Division,
F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those
individuals requesting a hearing should
set forth the specific reasons why a
hearing on this particular modification
request would be appropriate.
Comments may also be submitted by
facsimile at (301)427–2521, provided
the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy
submitted by mail and postmarked no
later than the closing date of the
comment period.
Comments may also be submitted by
e-mail. The mailbox address for
providing e-mail comments is
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Include
in the subject line of the e-mail
comment the following document
identifier: File No. 1557.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patrick Opay or Kate Swails, (301)713–
2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject modification to Permit No. 1557,
issued on June 21, 2006 (71 FR 36520)
is requested under the authority of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and
the regulations governing the taking,
importing, and exporting of endangered
and threatened species (50 CFR 222–
226).
Permit No. 1557 authorizes the permit
holder to investigate leatherback sea
turtle regional behavior and movements
in near-shore waters off the eastern
United States and to identify their
dispersal in relation to oceanographic
conditions and fishing activities. The
research will also help establish
baseline health assessments, genetic
identities, sex ratios, and stable isotope
composition of leatherback sea turtle
tissues and prey. Researchers are
authorized to conduct research on up to
12 leatherback sea turtles annually that
have been disentangled from fishing
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gear by the stranding network or that
researchers have captured using a
breakaway hoop net. Turtles are
measured, weighed, photographed and
video taped, flipper and passive
integrated transponder (PIT) tagged,
blood sampled, cloacal swabbed, nasal
swabbed, skin sampled, tagged with
electronic instruments, and released.
The research permit was issued for 5
years. The permit holder currently
requests authorization to take an
additional eight leatherbacks per year.
Turtles would be measured, weighed,
photographed and video taped, flipper
and PIT tagged, blood sampled, cloacal
swabbed, nasal swabbed, skin sampled.
The researchers propose to attach
satellite-linked data recorders to the
turtle’s carapace and to feed stomach
temperature pills to the animals. These
pills would record stomach
temperatures and transmit them to the
satellite-linked data recorder for
transmission to the researchers. This
research would help researchers better
understand where, when, and under
what environmental conditions
leatherback sea turtles forage so as to
better predict their movements. This
information would be used to help
predict leatherback movements and
potential interactions with fisheries and
other human activities to allow resource
managers to design management
strategies to protect this species.
Dated: April 26, 2007.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Patent and Trademark Office
Submission for OMB Review;
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The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for clearance the following
proposal for collection of information
under the provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO).
Title: Secrecy and License to Export.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Agency Approval Number: 0651–
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Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Burden: 1,310 hours annually.
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There are no forms associated with this
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Copies of the above information
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Information Services Division, U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box
1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450.
Written comments and
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information collection should be sent on
or before June 4, 2007 to David Rostker,
OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503.
Dated: April 26, 2007.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, Customer Information
Services Group, Public Information Services
Division.
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process by limiting the number of topics
for consideration in this exercise with
Patent and Trademark Office
the aim of achieving a meaningful nearterm agreement. These efforts were
[Docket No. PTO–C–2007–0018]
initiated in proposals before the
Standing Committee on the Law of
Request for Comments on
Patents (SCP), meeting under the
International Efforts To Harmonize
auspices of the World Intellectual
Substantive Requirements of Patent
Property Organization (WIPO), but more
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recently consensus has not been reached
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on a particular work plan in that body.
Trademark Office, Department of
Since early 2005, a group of countries,
Commerce.
sometimes referred to as the
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comments.
advance discussions on patent law
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harmonization in WIPO in the
Trademark Office (USPTO) is seeking
categories of: (1) Definition of prior art,
comments to obtain the views of the
(2) grace period, (3) novelty, and (4)
public on international efforts to
inventive step or non-obviousness. Each
harmonize substantive requirements of
of these items relates to applicability of
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subsequent changes to United States law commonly referred to as the ‘‘limited
and practice. Comments may be offered
package.’’ These are core elements in
on any aspect of these efforts.
patent examination in countries around
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Australia, New Zealand, Norway, the
See discussion of ‘‘Text’’ in the
Members of the European Union and the
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Members of the European Patent
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Convention. It has been recognized that
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the items under discussion provide the
address those comments to the United
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States Patent and Trademark Office,
near-term agreement on patent law
Office of International Relations,
harmonization.
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Upon conclusion, an agreement on
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these elements would provide a
22313, marked to the attention of Mr.
Jon P. Santamauro. Comments may also harmonized system on global
applicability of these prior art-related
be submitted to Mr. Santamauro by
principles. This would allow for more
facsimile transmission to (571) 273–
uniform treatment of patent applications
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and patent grants, improve patent
Internet at plharmonization@uspto.gov.
quality and reduce costs for patent
The comments will be available for
owners in obtaining and preserving
public inspection via the USPTO’s
their rights for inventions in many
Internet Web site (address: https://
countries of the world. Meetings of
www.uspto.gov). Because comments will
‘‘Group B+’’ and consultations relating
be made available for public inspection,
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information that is not desired to be
convened in 2007. The USPTO is
made public, such as an address or
interested in obtaining comprehensive
phone number, should not be included
comments regarding these efforts.
in the comments.
2. Issues for Public Comment
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
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The purpose of this notice is to
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identify and briefly outline important
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addressed to United States Patent and
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patent laws in the different countries of
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of information under the provisions
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Title: Secrecy and License to Export.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Agency Approval Number: 0651-0034.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Burden: 1,310 hours annually.
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Number of Respondents: 1,669 responses per year.
Avg. Hours per Response: It is estimated to take between 30 minutes
(0.5 hours) and 4.0 hours for the public to gather, prepare and submit
the various petitions in this collection.
Needs and Uses: In the interest of national security, patent laws
and rules place certain limitations on the disclosure of information
contained in patents and patent applications and on the filing of
applications for patents in foreign countries. When an invention is
determined to be detrimental to national security, the Director of the
USPTO must issue a secrecy order and withhold the grant of a patent for
such period as the national interest requires. The USPTO collects
information to determine whether the patent laws and rules have been
complied with, and to grant or revoke licenses to file abroad when
appropriate. This collection is required by 35 U.S.C. 181-188 and
administered through 37 CFR 5.1-5.33. There are no forms associated
with this collection of information.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit; and not-for-profit institutions.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained
by any of the following:
E-mail: Susan.Fawcett@uspto.gov. Include ``0651-0034 copy
request'' in the subject line of the message.
Fax: 571-273-0112, marked to the attention of Susan K.
Fawcett.
Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Customer Information Services Group, Public
Information Services Division, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, P.O.
Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent on or before June 4, 2007 to David Rostker,
OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: April 26, 2007.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer,
Customer Information Services Group, Public Information Services
Division.
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