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Dated: April 3, 3017.
Adam O’Malley,
Director, Office of Energy and Environmental
Industries.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
nomination process (15 CFR part 922).
Persons wanting to submit nominations
for consideration should submit
information on the qualifying criteria
and management considerations for the
site to be nominated. The Office of
National Marine Sanctuaries reviews the
submissions, which could result in the
nomination being added to an inventory
of areas that NOAA may consider for
sanctuary designation at some point in
the future. Sanctuary designation is a
separate public process that would be
conducted pursuant to the requirements
of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act,
and all other applicable laws.
II. Method of Collection
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; National Marine
Sanctuary Nominations
Electronic applications submitted via
email and paper nominations submitted
via regular mail.
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
III. Data
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, 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
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
proposed information collection is for
national marine sanctuary nominations
received pursuant to NOAA regulations
that provide that the public may
nominate special places of the marine
environment through the sanctuary
nomination process.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before June 12, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at pracomments@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Annie Sawabini, (240) 533–
0658, or Annie.Sawabini@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
National marine sanctuary regulations
provide that the public may nominate
special places of the marine
environment through the sanctuary
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OMB Control Number: 0648–0682.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; business or other for-profit
organizations; not-for-profit institutions;
state, local, or tribal government; federal
government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
10.
Estimated Time Per Response: 29
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 290.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $120 in recordkeeping/reporting
costs.
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, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
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Dated: April 6, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No.: PTO–C–2017–0006]
Notice of Public Meeting on
Developments in Trade Secret
Protection
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of symposium.
AGENCY:
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) will be
holding a public symposium on issues
relevant to the protection of trade
secrets. Since our last symposium on
these issues in January 2015, the area of
trade secret protection has continued to
develop, most notably with the May 11,
2016, enactment of the Defend Trade
Secrets Act (DTSA). Given this
legislation and the continuing domestic
and international attention to trade
secrets, the USPTO will be holding
another public symposium to address
recent developments.
DATES: The symposium will be held on
May 8, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT.
ADDRESSES: The symposium will be
held at the auditorium of the United
States Patent and Trademark Office,
Madison Building, 600 Dulany Street,
Alexandria, Virginia 22314. All major
entrances to the building are accessible
to people with disabilities.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information regarding the
symposium, please contact Michael
Smith, Jenny Blank, or Hollis Robinson
at the Office of Policy and International
Affairs, by telephone at (571) 272–9300,
by email at tradesecrets@uspto.gov, or
by postal mail addressed to: Mail Stop
OPIA, United States Patent and
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450, ATTN:
Michael Smith, Jenny Blank, or Hollis
Robinson. Please direct all media
inquiries to the Office of the Chief
Communications Officer, USPTO, at
(571) 272–8400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
Trade Secret Symposium
Under U.S. law, trade secrets
comprise commercially valuable
information not generally known or
readily ascertainable to the public, that
are subject to reasonable measures to
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maintain confidentiality. In May 2016,
the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016
(DTSA) established a federal private
civil cause of action for the
misappropriation of a trade secret, with
the aim to provide businesses with a
uniform, reliable and predictable way to
protect their valuable trade secrets
anywhere in the country. Given this
legislation and the continuing domestic
and international attention to trade
secrets, the USPTO will hold a public
symposium on recent developments in
the protection of trade secrets. Topics to
be discussed include: (1) Measuring the
Value of Secrecy; (2) Use of the DTSA
in Practice; (3) Differences in Trade
Secret Protection in Foreign
Jurisdictions; and (4) Considerations of
Business Owners in International Cases.
Experts from academia, private legal
practice, international organizations,
and industry will serve as panelists.
Instructions and Information on the
Public Symposium
The symposium will be held on May
8, 2017, at the auditorium of the United
States Patent and Trademark Office,
Madison Building, 600 Dulany Street,
Alexandria, Virginia 22314. The
symposium will begin at 9 a.m. and end
at 4 p.m. EDT. The agenda will be
available a week in advance on the
USPTO Web site, https://
www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/
ip-policy/enforcement/trade-secretsymposium. Pre-registration is available
at https://www.cvent.com/d/45q976.
Attendees may also register at the door
one half-hour prior to the beginning of
the symposium.
The symposium will be physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Individuals requiring accommodation,
such as sign language interpretation or
other ancillary aids, should
communicate their needs to Hollis
Robinson at the Office of Policy and
International Affairs, by telephone at
(571) 272–9300, by email at
hollis.robinson@uspto.gov, or by postal
mail addressed to: Mail Stop OPIA,
United States Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA
22313–1450, ATTN: Hollis Robinson, at
least seven (7) business days prior to the
symposium.
Dated: April 5, 2017.
Michelle K. Lee,
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.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(‘‘PRA’’), this notice announces that the
Information Collection Request (‘‘ICR’’)
abstracted below has been forwarded to
the Office of Management and Budget
(‘‘OMB’’) for review and comment. The
ICR describes the nature of the
information collection and its expected
costs and burden.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before May 11, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the
burden estimated or any other aspect of
the information collection, including
suggestions for reducing the burden,
may be submitted directly to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs
(‘‘OIRA’’) in OMB, within 30 days of the
notice’s publication, by email at
OIRAsubmissions@omb.eop.gov. Please
identify the comments by OMB Control
No. 3038–0090. Please provide the
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (‘‘CFTC’’ or
‘‘Commission’’) with a copy of all
submitted comments at the address
listed below. Please refer to OMB
Reference No. 3038–0090, found on
https://reginfo.gov. Comments may also
be mailed to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, Attention:
Desk Officer for the Commodity Futures
Trading Commission, 725 17th Street
NW., Washington, DC 20503, and to:
Christopher J. Kirkpatrick, Secretary of
the Commission, Commodity Futures
Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street
NW., Washington, DC 20581 or by Hand
Deliver/Courier at the same address; or
through the Agency’s Web site at https://
comments.cftc.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
through the Web site.
A copy of the supporting statements
for the collection of information
discussed above may be obtained by
visiting https://RegInfo.gov. All
comments must be submitted in
English, or if not, accompanied by an
English translation. Comments will be
posted as received to https://
www.cftc.gov.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
August A. Imholtz III, Special Counsel,
Division of Swap Dealer and
Intermediary Oversight, Commodity
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; National Marine
Sanctuary Nominations
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, 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
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This proposed information collection
is for national marine sanctuary nominations received pursuant to NOAA
regulations that provide that the public may nominate special places of
the marine environment through the sanctuary nomination process.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before June 12, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th
and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet
at pracomments@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Annie Sawabini, (240) 533-0658, or
Annie.Sawabini@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a currently approved information
collection.
National marine sanctuary regulations provide that the public may
nominate special places of the marine environment through the sanctuary
nomination process (15 CFR part 922). Persons wanting to submit
nominations for consideration should submit information on the
qualifying criteria and management considerations for the site to be
nominated. The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries reviews the
submissions, which could result in the nomination being added to an
inventory of areas that NOAA may consider for sanctuary designation at
some point in the future. Sanctuary designation is a separate public
process that would be conducted pursuant to the requirements of the
National Marine Sanctuaries Act, and all other applicable laws.
II. Method of Collection
Electronic applications submitted via email and paper nominations
submitted via regular mail.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0682.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular (extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit organizations; not-for-profit institutions; state, local, or
tribal government; federal government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
Estimated Time Per Response: 29 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 290.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $120 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.
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, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
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Dated: April 6, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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