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TABLE 1—POPULATION ABUNDANCE ESTIMATES, TOTAL PROPOSED LEVEL B TAKE, AND PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION
THAT MAY BE TAKEN FOR THE POTENTIALLY AFFECTED SPECIES DURING THE PROPOSED ROCKY INTERTIDAL MONITORING PROGRAM—Continued
Species
Abundance *
California Sea Lion ....................................................................................................
Northern Elephant Seal .............................................................................................
Total proposed
Level B take
296,750
124,000
60
36
Percentage of
stock or
population
0.02
0.03
* Abundance estimates are taken from the 2012 U.S. Pacific Marine Mammal Stock Assessments (Carretta et al., 2013).
1 California stock abundance estimate;
2 Oregon/Washington stock abundance estimate.
Impact on Availability of Affected
Species or Stock for Taking for
Subsistence Uses
There are no relevant subsistence uses
of marine mammals implicated by this
action. Therefore, NMFS has
determined that the total taking of
affected species or stocks would not
have an unmitigable adverse impact on
the availability of such species or stocks
for taking for subsistence purposes.
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Endangered Species Act (ESA)
None of the marine mammals for
which incidental take is proposed are
listed as threatened or endangered
under the ESA. NMFS’ Permits and
Conservation Division worked with the
NMFS Southwest Regional Office to
ensure that Steller sea lions would be
avoided and incidental take would not
occur. Therefore, NMFS has determined
that issuance of the proposed IHA to
PISCO under section 101(a)(5)(D) of the
MMPA will have no effect on species
listed as threatened or endangered
under the ESA.
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA)
In 2012, we prepared an EA analyzing
the potential effects to the human
environment from conducting rocky
intertidal surveys along the California
and Oregon coasts and issued a Finding
of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on the
issuance of an IHA for PISCO’s rocky
intertidal surveys in accordance with
section 6.01 of the NOAA
Administrative Order 216–6
(Environmental Review Procedures for
Implementing the National
Environmental Policy Act, May 20,
1999). PISCO’s proposed activities and
impacts for 2013–2014 are within the
scope of our 2012 EA and FONSI. We
have reviewed the 2012 EA and
determined that there are no new direct,
indirect, or cumulative impacts to the
human and natural environment
associated with the IHA requiring
evaluation in a supplemental EA and
we, therefore, intend to reaffirm the
2012 FONSI.
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Proposed Authorization
As a result of these preliminary
determinations, NMFS proposes to
authorize the take of marine mammals
incidental to PISCO’s rocky intertidal
monitoring research activities, provided
the previously mentioned mitigation,
monitoring, and reporting requirements
are incorporated.
Dated: October 25, 2013.
Donna S. Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark
Office
[Docket No. PTO–P–2013–0011]
Request for Comments on Proposed
Elimination of Patents Search
Templates
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Request for comments.
AGENCY:
The USPTO is proposing to
eliminate the Patents Search Templates
from the USPTO Web site. In 2006, the
United States Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO) implemented Patents
Search Templates, which are United
States Patent Classification (USPC)
indexed search templates that were
created to better identify the field of
search, search tools, and search
methodologies which should be
considered each time an invention
related to a particular USPC is searched.
There are over 1200 search templates
covering more than 600 USPC classes
and subclasses. Historically, usage of
the search templates by the public has
been extremely low. Additionally,
various aspects of the search templates,
such as references to commercial
database vendor information, are in
need of updating. Further, the USPTO
launched a new classification system,
SUMMARY:
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the Cooperative Patent Classification
(CPC) system, in January 2013 that is
based on the International Patent
Classification (IPC) system. The CPC, a
joint patent classification system
developed by the USPTO and the
European Patent Office (EPO),
incorporates the best classification
practices of both the U.S. and European
systems. Since CPC is a detailed,
collaborative, and dynamic system that
will enable patent examiners and the
public to efficiently conduct thorough
patent searches, the search templates
will become obsolete. Before
eliminating the search templates from
the USPTO Web site, the Office is
requesting comments from the public.
DATES: Comment Deadline Date: Written
comments must be received on or before
November 29, 2013 to ensure
consideration. No public hearing will be
held.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent
by electronic mail message over the
Internet addressed to: SearchTemplates
RFC@uspto.gov. Comments may also be
submitted by postal mail addressed to:
United States Patent and Trademark
Office, Mail Stop Comments—Patents,
Office of Commissioner for Patents, P.O.
Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450,
marked to the attention of Pinchus M.
Laufer. Although comments may be
submitted by postal mail, the Office
prefers to receive comments by
electronic mail message over the
Internet in order to facilitate posting on
the Office’s Internet Web site.
The comments will be available for
public inspection at the Office of the
Commissioner for Patents, located at
Madison Building East, Tenth Floor, 600
Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia.
Comments also will be available for
viewing via the Office’s Internet Web
site (https://www.uspto.gov). Because
comments will be made available for
public inspection, information that is
not desired to be made public, such as
an address or phone number, should not
be included in the comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pinchus M. Laufer, Senior Legal
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Advisor, Office of Patent Legal
Administration, Office of the Deputy
Commissioner for Patent Examination
Policy, by telephone at 571–272–7726;
or by mail addressed to: Mail Stop
Comments—Patents, Commissioner for
Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA
22313–1450.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
USPTO published a notice for a request
for comments on the search templates
on May 16, 2006. See Request for
Comments on Patents Search
Templates, 94 FR 28309 (May 16, 2006).
The search templates were created to
better identify the field of search, search
tools, and search methodologies which
should be considered each time an
invention related to a particular USPC is
searched.
The USPTO is proposing to remove
the search templates from its Web site.
The search templates are currently outof-date since they include, for example,
outdated commercial database vendor
information that could be misleading for
external stakeholders. Also, the search
templates are indexed under USPC,
which will no longer be used. Updating
the search templates, which would
require the editing of over 1200 pages,
would not be an efficient use of USPTO
resources since the templates are rarely
used by the public. Additionally, CPC,
the new internationally compatible
classification system, was launched in
January 2013. CPC is a detailed,
dynamic classification system that is
based on the IPC and enables patent
examiners and the public to efficiently
conduct thorough patent searches. As a
result of the implementation of the CPC,
the search templates will become
obsolete. CPC has been jointly
developed with the EPO and
incorporates the best classification
practices of both the U.S. and European
systems. The USPTO and the EPO also
believe that CPC will enhance efficiency
and support work sharing initiatives
with a view to reducing unnecessary
duplication of work, thereby leading to
enhanced patent quality and timelier
examination of pending applications.
Initial feedback from stakeholders
confirms that the transition to CPC is a
positive development. More information
about CPC can be found at https://
www.cooperativepatent
classification.org.
Due to the factors discussed above,
the Office is proposing the removal of
the search templates from the USPTO
Web site. Notice and opportunity for
public comment are not required prior
to removal of the search templates. The
Office, however, is publishing this
notice for comment as it seeks the
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benefit of the public’s views on the
Office’s proposed removal of the search
templates. If, after consideration of the
comments, the Office goes forward with
the elimination of the search templates,
a notice to that effect will be published,
and any references to the search
templates in USPTO documentation (for
example, in the Accelerated
Examination FAQs) will be updated.
Dated: October 23, 2013.
Teresa Stanek Rea,
Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of
the United States Patent and Trademark
Office.
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Agency Information Collection
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send comments here.
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Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork
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3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
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revised, and continuing collections of
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helps the public understand the
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No. PTO-P-2013-0011]
Request for Comments on Proposed Elimination of Patents Search
Templates
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The USPTO is proposing to eliminate the Patents Search
Templates from the USPTO Web site. In 2006, the United States Patent
and Trademark Office (USPTO) implemented Patents Search Templates,
which are United States Patent Classification (USPC) indexed search
templates that were created to better identify the field of search,
search tools, and search methodologies which should be considered each
time an invention related to a particular USPC is searched. There are
over 1200 search templates covering more than 600 USPC classes and
subclasses. Historically, usage of the search templates by the public
has been extremely low. Additionally, various aspects of the search
templates, such as references to commercial database vendor
information, are in need of updating. Further, the USPTO launched a new
classification system, the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
system, in January 2013 that is based on the International Patent
Classification (IPC) system. The CPC, a joint patent classification
system developed by the USPTO and the European Patent Office (EPO),
incorporates the best classification practices of both the U.S. and
European systems. Since CPC is a detailed, collaborative, and dynamic
system that will enable patent examiners and the public to efficiently
conduct thorough patent searches, the search templates will become
obsolete. Before eliminating the search templates from the USPTO Web
site, the Office is requesting comments from the public.
DATES: Comment Deadline Date: Written comments must be received on or
before November 29, 2013 to ensure consideration. No public hearing
will be held.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent by electronic mail message over the
Internet addressed to: SearchTemplatesRFC@uspto.gov. Comments may also
be submitted by postal mail addressed to: United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Mail Stop Comments--Patents, Office of Commissioner
for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450, marked to the
attention of Pinchus M. Laufer. Although comments may be submitted by
postal mail, the Office prefers to receive comments by electronic mail
message over the Internet in order to facilitate posting on the
Office's Internet Web site.
The comments will be available for public inspection at the Office
of the Commissioner for Patents, located at Madison Building East,
Tenth Floor, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia. Comments also
will be available for viewing via the Office's Internet Web site
(https://www.uspto.gov). Because comments will be made available for
public inspection, information that is not desired to be made public,
such as an address or phone number, should not be included in the
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pinchus M. Laufer, Senior Legal
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Advisor, Office of Patent Legal Administration, Office of the Deputy
Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy, by telephone at 571-272-
7726; or by mail addressed to: Mail Stop Comments--Patents,
Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USPTO published a notice for a request
for comments on the search templates on May 16, 2006. See Request for
Comments on Patents Search Templates, 94 FR 28309 (May 16, 2006). The
search templates were created to better identify the field of search,
search tools, and search methodologies which should be considered each
time an invention related to a particular USPC is searched.
The USPTO is proposing to remove the search templates from its Web
site. The search templates are currently out-of-date since they
include, for example, outdated commercial database vendor information
that could be misleading for external stakeholders. Also, the search
templates are indexed under USPC, which will no longer be used.
Updating the search templates, which would require the editing of over
1200 pages, would not be an efficient use of USPTO resources since the
templates are rarely used by the public. Additionally, CPC, the new
internationally compatible classification system, was launched in
January 2013. CPC is a detailed, dynamic classification system that is
based on the IPC and enables patent examiners and the public to
efficiently conduct thorough patent searches. As a result of the
implementation of the CPC, the search templates will become obsolete.
CPC has been jointly developed with the EPO and incorporates the best
classification practices of both the U.S. and European systems. The
USPTO and the EPO also believe that CPC will enhance efficiency and
support work sharing initiatives with a view to reducing unnecessary
duplication of work, thereby leading to enhanced patent quality and
timelier examination of pending applications. Initial feedback from
stakeholders confirms that the transition to CPC is a positive
development. More information about CPC can be found at https://www.cooperativepatentclassification.org.
Due to the factors discussed above, the Office is proposing the
removal of the search templates from the USPTO Web site. Notice and
opportunity for public comment are not required prior to removal of the
search templates. The Office, however, is publishing this notice for
comment as it seeks the benefit of the public's views on the Office's
proposed removal of the search templates. If, after consideration of
the comments, the Office goes forward with the elimination of the
search templates, a notice to that effect will be published, and any
references to the search templates in USPTO documentation (for example,
in the Accelerated Examination FAQs) will be updated.
Dated: October 23, 2013.
Teresa Stanek Rea,
Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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