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stock. Initial reports were completed in
1995.
The MMPA requires NMFS and FWS
to review the SARs at least annually for
strategic stocks and stocks for which
significant new information is available,
and at least once every 3 years for nonstrategic stocks. NMFS and the FWS are
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and Pacific Scientific Review Groups
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Twenty-three reports (14 strategic
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Most revisions included updates of
abundance and/or mortality estimates;
there were no changes in the status of
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The most recent 5–year period of
incidental mortality and serious injury
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Results from a collaborative
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Atlantic Reports
Fifty-two new or updated reports (16
strategic and 36 non-strategic) are
included among 2009 Atlantic regional
SARs. Nineteen reports were not
revised. New reports include four stockspecific reports for beaked whales and
nine new reports of bay, sound, and
estuary stocks of bottlenose dolphins
along the Atlantic coast. The 39 revised
reports included updates of abundance
or mortality estimates, strandings, and
status of these stocks was unchanged.
However, Potential Biological Removal
(PBR) estimates for three stocks of
dolphins (bottlenose, Atlantic spotted,
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and rough-toothed) in the Gulf of
Mexico were changed to
‘‘undetermined’’ because the abundance
data supporting these estimates are
outdated (more than 8 years old).
The beaked whale reports were
previously published as a combined
report (Mesoplodon sp.) because most
beaked whale species cannot be
distinguished from one another during
abundance surveys. Each of the new
reports and the report for Cuvier’s
beaked whale contain the same numbers
for abundance (3,513), minimum
population estimate (2,154), and PBR
(17) and were included in the 2008 SAR
for Mesoplodon sp. Similarly, a single
observed serious injury of an
unidentified beaked whale incidental to
a long-line fishery is included in all
reports; three of the beaked whale
species (Blainville’s, Sowerby’s, and
True’s) have additional human-caused
mortality based upon stranded animals
that were identified to species.
Bottlenose dolphins within bays,
sounds, and estuaries along the Atlantic
coast were not included in previous
stock assessment reports. Although
these stock identities have been
proposed, there is sufficient mixing of
individuals from coastal and bay stocks
that abundance and mortality/serious
injury estimates for all nine of the new
bottlenose dolphin stocks are unknown.
Pacific Reports
In the Pacific region, 13 reports were
updated in 2009, including 8 strategic
stocks and 5 non-strategic stocks; 50
SARs were not revised. Most changes
were updates of abundance or mortality
estimates and did not result in a change
of status of any stock.
A new SAR for humpback whales in
American Samoa waters, which is
strategic because all humpback whales
are listed under the Endangered Species
Act, is also included. The assessment
for Northern Oregon/Washington Coast
stock of harbor porpoise includes a
name change (‘‘Oregon’’ is appended to
‘‘Northern Oregon’’) to reflect recent
stock boundary changes. Changes in
abundance estimates for the two stocks
of harbor porpoise that occur in Oregon
waters are the result of these boundary
changes and do not reflect biological
changes in the populations.
Dated: June 19, 2009.
Helen M. Golde,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Invention Promoters/Promotion Firms
Complaints
ACTION: Proposed collection; comment
request.
SUMMARY: The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO), 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 the continuing information
collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–
13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before August 25, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• E-mail: Susan.Fawcett@uspto.gov.
Include ‘‘0651–0044 comment’’ 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, Administrative Management
Group, United States Patent and
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450.
• Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Cathie Kirik, Mail
Stop 24, Commissioner for Patents,
United States Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA
22313–1450; by telephone at 571–272–
8800; or by e-mail at Cathie.Kirik@
uspto.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Under the Inventors’ Rights Act of
1999, as found in 35 U.S.C. 297 and
implemented by 37 CFR Part 4, the
United States Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO) is required to provide a
forum for the publication of complaints
concerning invention promoters and
responses from the invention promoters
to these complaints. An individual may
submit a complaint concerning an
invention promoter to the USPTO,
which will forward the complaint to the
invention promoter for response. The
complaints and responses will be
published and made available to the
public on the USPTO Web site. The
USPTO does not investigate these
complaints or participate in any legal
proceedings against invention
promoters or promotion firms.
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Complaints submitted to the USPTO
must identify the name and address of
the complainant and the invention
promoter or promotion firm, explain the
basis for the complaint, and include the
signature of the complainant. The
identifying information is necessary so
that the USPTO can forward the
complaint to the invention promoter or
promotion firm and also notify the
complainant that the complaint has
been forwarded. Complainants should
understand that the complaints will be
forwarded to the invention promoter for
response and that the complaint and
response will be made available to the
public as required by the Inventors’
Rights Act. If the USPTO does not
receive a response from the invention
promoter, the complaint will still be
published without the response. The
USPTO does not accept complaints
under this program if the complainant
requests confidentiality.
This information collection includes
one form, Complaint Regarding
Invention Promoter (PTO/SB/2048),
which is used by the public to submit
a complaint under this program. This
form is available for download from the
USPTO Web site. Use of this form is not
mandatory as long as the complaint
includes the necessary information and
is clearly marked as a complaint filed
under the Inventors’ Rights Act. There
is no associated form for submitting
responses to the complaints.
II. Method of Collection
By mail, facsimile, or hand delivery to
the USPTO.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651–0044.
Form Number(s): PTO/SB/2048.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; businesses or other forprofits; and not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
100 responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take the
public approximately 15 minutes (0.25
hours) to gather the necessary
information, prepare the form, and
submit a complaint to the USPTO and
approximately 30 minutes (0.5 hours)
for an invention promoter or promotion
firm to prepare and submit a response
to a complaint.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 38 hours per year.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost Burden: $5,970 per year. The
USPTO expects that complaints will be
prepared by paraprofessionals or
independent inventors. Using the
average of the paraprofessional rate of
$100 per hour and the estimated rate of
$30 per hour for independent inventors,
the USPTO estimates that the average
rate for preparing the complaints will be
approximately $65 per hour. The
USPTO expects that the responses to the
complaints will be prepared by
attorneys or invention promoters. Using
the average of the professional rate of
$310 per hour for attorneys in private
firms and the estimated rate of $100 per
hour for invention promoters, the
USPTO estimates that the average rate
for preparing the responses to the
complaints will be approximately $205
per hour. Therefore, the respondent cost
burden for this collection is estimated to
be $5,970 per year.
Estimated time
for
response
(minutes)
Item
Estimated
annual
responses
Estimated
annual
burden hours
Complaint Regarding Invention Promoter (PTO/SB/2048) .........................................................
Responses to the Complaints .....................................................................................................
15
30
50
50
13
25
Totals ...........................................................................................................................................
........................
100
38
Estimated Total Annual Non-hour
Respondent Cost Burden: $897. There
are no capital start-up costs,
maintenance costs, recordkeeping costs,
or filing fees associated with this
information collection. However, the
public may incur postage costs when
submitting a complaint or a response to
a complaint by mail to the USPTO. The
USPTO estimates that the first-class
postage cost for a mailed complaint will
be 44 cents. Promotion firms may
choose to send responses to complaints
using overnight mail service at an
estimated cost of $17.50 per response.
Therefore, the total annual (non-hour)
respondent cost burden for this
collection in the form of postage costs
is estimated to be $897 per year.
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
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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, e.g., the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, Administrative
Management Group.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Invention Promoters/Promotion Firms Complaints
ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.
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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), 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 the continuing information collection, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 25, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
E-mail: Susan.Fawcett@uspto.gov. Include ``0651-0044
comment'' 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, Administrative Management Group, United
States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA
22313-1450.
Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to Cathie Kirik, Mail Stop 24, Commissioner for
Patents, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450; by telephone at 571-272-8800; or by e-mail
at Cathie.Kirik@uspto.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Under the Inventors' Rights Act of 1999, as found in 35 U.S.C. 297
and implemented by 37 CFR Part 4, the United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) is required to provide a forum for the
publication of complaints concerning invention promoters and responses
from the invention promoters to these complaints. An individual may
submit a complaint concerning an invention promoter to the USPTO, which
will forward the complaint to the invention promoter for response. The
complaints and responses will be published and made available to the
public on the USPTO Web site. The USPTO does not investigate these
complaints or participate in any legal proceedings against invention
promoters or promotion firms.
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Complaints submitted to the USPTO must identify the name and
address of the complainant and the invention promoter or promotion
firm, explain the basis for the complaint, and include the signature of
the complainant. The identifying information is necessary so that the
USPTO can forward the complaint to the invention promoter or promotion
firm and also notify the complainant that the complaint has been
forwarded. Complainants should understand that the complaints will be
forwarded to the invention promoter for response and that the complaint
and response will be made available to the public as required by the
Inventors' Rights Act. If the USPTO does not receive a response from
the invention promoter, the complaint will still be published without
the response. The USPTO does not accept complaints under this program
if the complainant requests confidentiality.
This information collection includes one form, Complaint Regarding
Invention Promoter (PTO/SB/2048), which is used by the public to submit
a complaint under this program. This form is available for download
from the USPTO Web site. Use of this form is not mandatory as long as
the complaint includes the necessary information and is clearly marked
as a complaint filed under the Inventors' Rights Act. There is no
associated form for submitting responses to the complaints.
II. Method of Collection
By mail, facsimile, or hand delivery to the USPTO.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651-0044.
Form Number(s): PTO/SB/2048.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other
for-profits; and not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 100 responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take
the public approximately 15 minutes (0.25 hours) to gather the
necessary information, prepare the form, and submit a complaint to the
USPTO and approximately 30 minutes (0.5 hours) for an invention
promoter or promotion firm to prepare and submit a response to a
complaint.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 38 hours per year.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost Burden: $5,970 per year. The
USPTO expects that complaints will be prepared by paraprofessionals or
independent inventors. Using the average of the paraprofessional rate
of $100 per hour and the estimated rate of $30 per hour for independent
inventors, the USPTO estimates that the average rate for preparing the
complaints will be approximately $65 per hour. The USPTO expects that
the responses to the complaints will be prepared by attorneys or
invention promoters. Using the average of the professional rate of $310
per hour for attorneys in private firms and the estimated rate of $100
per hour for invention promoters, the USPTO estimates that the average
rate for preparing the responses to the complaints will be
approximately $205 per hour. Therefore, the respondent cost burden for
this collection is estimated to be $5,970 per year.
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Estimated time Estimated Estimated
Item for response annual annual burden
(minutes) responses hours
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Complaint Regarding Invention Promoter (PTO/SB/2048)............ 15 50 13
Responses to the Complaints..................................... 30 50 25
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Totals.......................................................... .............. 100 38
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Estimated Total Annual Non-hour Respondent Cost Burden: $897. There
are no capital start-up costs, maintenance costs, recordkeeping costs,
or filing fees associated with this information collection. However,
the public may incur postage costs when submitting a complaint or a
response to a complaint by mail to the USPTO. The USPTO estimates that
the first-class postage cost for a mailed complaint will be 44 cents.
Promotion firms may choose to send responses to complaints using
overnight mail service at an estimated cost of $17.50 per response.
Therefore, the total annual (non-hour) respondent cost burden for this
collection in the form of postage costs is estimated to be $897 per
year.
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, e.g., the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized or
included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer,
Administrative Management Group.
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