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Bering Sea (Convention). The
Convention was signed at Ottawa,
Ontario, on March 2, 1953, and was
amended by a Protocol Amending the
Convention signed at Washington, DC,
on March 29, 1979. The Convention’s
central objective is to develop the stocks
of Pacific halibut in waters off the west
coasts of Canada and the United States
to levels that will permit the optimum
yield from the Pacific halibut fishery
and to maintain the stocks at those
levels. The IPHC fulfills this objective in
part by recommending Pacific halibut
fishery conservation and management
measures for approval by the United
States and Canada. Pursuant to the
Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982,
the Secretary of State, with the
concurrence of the Secretary of
Commerce, may accept or reject, on
behalf of the United States, conservation
and management measures
recommended by the IPHC. 16 U.S.C.
773b. Measures accepted by the
Secretary of State are adopted as
binding regulations governing fishing
for Pacific halibut in Convention waters
of the United States. 16 U.S.C.
773c(b)(1). More information on the
IPHC can be found at https://
www.iphc.int.
Section 773a of the Northern Pacific
Halibut Act of 1982 (16 U.S.C. 773a)
requires that the United States be
represented on the IPHC by three U.S.
Commissioners. U.S. Commissioners are
appointed for a term not to exceed 2
years, but are eligible for reappointment.
Of the Commissioners:
(1) One must be an official of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration; and
(2) Two must be knowledgeable or
experienced concerning the Northern
Pacific halibut fishery; of these, one
must be a resident of Alaska and the
other shall be a nonresident of Alaska.
Of the three commissioners described in
paragraphs (1) and (2), one must also be
a voting member of the North Pacific
Fishery Management Council.
(3) Commissioners who are not
Federal employees are not considered to
be Federal employees except for the
purposes of injury compensation or tort
claims liability as provided in section
8101 et seq. of title 5 and section 2671
et seq. of title 28.
In their official IPHC duties,
Commissioners represent the interests of
the United States and all of its
stakeholders in the Pacific halibut
fishery. These duties require a modest
amount of travel (typically two or three
trips per year lasting less than a week),
and travel expenses are paid by the U.S.
Department of State. Commissioners
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receive no compensation for their
services.
Nomination Process
NOAA Fisheries is currently
accepting nominations for two U.S.
Commissioners for the IPHC who are
not officials of NOAA. Successful
nominees will be considered for
appointment by the President and
(pending Presidential action) interim
designation by the Department of State.
Nomination packages should provide
details of an individual’s knowledge
and experience relative to Pacific
halibut. Examples of such knowledge
and/or experience could include (but
are not limited to) such activities as:
Participation in commercial, tribal, or
Community Development Quota (CDQ)
fisheries, and/or sport and charterboat
halibut fishing operations; participation
in halibut processing operations; and
participation in Pacific halibut
management activities.
Nomination packages should
document an individual’s qualifications
and state of residence. Self-nominations
are acceptable, and current and former
IPHC Commissioners are eligible for
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´
reappointment. Resumes, curriculum
vitae, and/or letters of recommendation/
support are useful but not required.
Nomination packages will be evaluated
on a case-by-case basis by officials in
NOAA and the Department of
Commerce who are familiar with the
duties and responsibilities of IPHC
Commissioners; evaluations will
consider the aggregate of an individual’s
prior experience and knowledge of the
Pacific halibut fishery, residency
requirements, and any letters of
recommendation provided. Nominees
will be notified of their status (including
rejection or approval) and any need for
further information once the nomination
process is complete.
Dated: January 23, 2018.
Steven Wilson,
Acting Director, Office of International Affairs
and Seafood Inspection, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark
Office
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request; ‘‘Representative
and Address Provisions’’
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit
to the Office of Management and Budget
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(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, Commerce.
Title: Representative and Address
Provisions.
OMB Control Number: 0651–0035.
Form Number(s):
• PTO/AIA/80
• PTO/AIA/81
• PTO/AIA/81A
• PTO/AIA/81B
• PTO/AIA/82A
• PTO/AIA/82B
• PTO/AIA/122
• PTO/AIA/123
• PTO/SB/80
• PTO/SB/81
• PTO/SB/81A
• PTO/SB/81B
• PTO/SB/81C
• PTO/SB/83
• PTO/SB84
• PTO/SB/122
• PTO/SB/123
• PTO/SB/124
• PTO/SB/125
• PTO–2248
Type of Request: Regular.
Number of Respondents: 501,905
responses per year.
Average Hours per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take the
public approximately between 3
minutes (0.05 hours) and 90 minutes
(1.5 hours) to submit the information in
this collection, including the time to
gather the necessary information,
prepare the appropriate form or
document, and submit the completed
request to the USPTO.
Burden Hours: 28,479.25 hours per
year.
Cost Burden: $13,950.74 per year.
Needs and Uses: The public uses this
information collection to grant or revoke
power of attorney, to withdraw as
attorney or agent of record, to authorize
a practitioner to act in a representative
capacity, to change a correspondence
address, to request a Customer Number,
and to change the data associated with
a Customer Number. This collection is
necessary so that the USPTO knows
who is authorized to take action in an
application, patent, or reexamination
proceeding and where to send
correspondence regarding an
application, patent, or reexamination
proceeding.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain Benefits.
OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser,
email: Nicholas_A._Fraser@
omb.eop.gov.
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Once submitted, the request will be
publicly available in electronic format
through reginfo.gov. Follow the
instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Further information can be obtained
by:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0035 copy
request’’ in the subject line of the
message.
• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and
Information Governance Division
Director, Office of the Chief Technology
Officer, United States 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 February 28, 2018 to Nicholas
A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email
to Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or
by fax to 202–395–5167, marked to the
attention of Nicholas A. Fraser.
Marcie Lovett,
Records and Information Governance
Division Director, OCTO, United States Patent
and Trademark Office.
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Patent and Trademark Office
Public Search Facility User ID and
Badging
ACTION:
Proposed collection; comment
request.
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO), as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, invites comments on a proposed
extension of an existing information
collection: 0651–0041 (Public Search
Facility User ID and Badging).
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before March 30, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0041
comment in the subject line of the
message.
• Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.
• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and
Information Governance Division
Director, Office of the Chief Technology
Officer, United States Patent and
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Terry Howard,
Manager, Public Search Facility, United
States Patent and Trademark Office,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
1450; by telephone at 571–272–3258; or
by email to Terry.Howard@uspto.gov.
Additional information about this
collection is also available at https://
www.reginfo.gov under ‘‘Information
Collection Review.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) is required
by 35 U.S.C. 41(i)(1) to maintain a
Public Search Facility to make
publically accessible USPTO patent and
trademark collections for search and
retrieval. The facility is located in a
publicly accessible portion of USPTO
headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia,
and offers access to the collection’s
paper and electronic files.Trained staff
are available to assist users with
searches. The USPTO also offers
training courses to assist users with the
advanced electronic search systems
available at the facility.
This collection covers information
that individuals submit in application to
establish a USPTO online access
account. This application allows users
to obtain, renew, or replace online
access account cards which provide
access to the electronic search system at
the Public Search Facility. The public
may apply for an online access account
only at the Public Search Facility
reference desk by providing the
completed application (including
contact information) and proper
identification. The access account cards
include a bar-coded user number and an
expiration date. Users may renew their
account card in person by validating
and updating the required information
and may obtain a replacement for a lost
account card by providing proper
identification. Users who wish to
register for the voluntary training
courses by do so by completing the
appropriate form.
This collection also covers
information in applications to establish,
renew, or replace security identification
badges issued, under the authority
provided in 41 CFR part 102–81, to
members of the public who wish to
access the Public Search Facility. Users
may apply for a security badge in person
at the USPTO Security Office by
providing the completed application
(including applicant and contact
information) and presenting a valid
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form of identification with photograph.
The security badges include a color
photograph of the user and must be
worn at all times while at the USPTO
facilities.
II. Methods of Collection
The applications for online access
accounts and security identification
badges are completed on site and
handed to a USPTO staff member for
issuance. User training registration
forms may be mailed, faxed, emailed, or
hand delivered to the USPTO.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651–0041.
IC Instruments and Forms: PTO–2030
and PTO–2224.
Type of Review: Extension of a
Previously Existing Information
Collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; businesses or other forprofits; and not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
6,250 responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take the
public approximately 5 minutes (0.08
hours) to 10 minutes (0.17 hours) to
complete the information in this
collection, depending on the
application. This includes the time to
gather the necessary information,
prepare the appropriate form, and
submit the completed request to the
USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 500 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost Burden: $145,750. The USPTO
expects that both attorneys and
paraprofessionals will complete the
submissions. The USPTO estimates that
one third of the applicants will be
attorneys and the remaining two thirds
will be paraprofessionals. The
professional hourly rate for attorneys is
$438 and the professional hourly rate
for paraprofessionals is $145. The
attorney rates is established by estimates
in the 2017 Report on the Economic
Survey, published by the Committee on
Economics of Legal Practice of the
American Intellectual Property Law
Association. The paraprofessional rate is
established by estimates in the 2016
National Utilization and Compensation
Survey, published by the National
Association of Legal Assistance (NALA).
The estimated combined rate is $291.50.
Using this hourly rate, the USTPO
estimates that the total respondent cost
burden for this collection is $145,750.
per year.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; ``Representative and
Address Provisions''
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, Commerce.
Title: Representative and Address Provisions.
OMB Control Number: 0651-0035.
Form Number(s):
PTO/AIA/80
PTO/AIA/81
PTO/AIA/81A
PTO/AIA/81B
PTO/AIA/82A
PTO/AIA/82B
PTO/AIA/122
PTO/AIA/123
PTO/SB/80
PTO/SB/81
PTO/SB/81A
PTO/SB/81B
PTO/SB/81C
PTO/SB/83
PTO/SB84
PTO/SB/122
PTO/SB/123
PTO/SB/124
PTO/SB/125
PTO-2248
Type of Request: Regular.
Number of Respondents: 501,905 responses per year.
Average Hours per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take
the public approximately between 3 minutes (0.05 hours) and 90 minutes
(1.5 hours) to submit the information in this collection, including the
time to gather the necessary information, prepare the appropriate form
or document, and submit the completed request to the USPTO.
Burden Hours: 28,479.25 hours per year.
Cost Burden: $13,950.74 per year.
Needs and Uses: The public uses this information collection to
grant or revoke power of attorney, to withdraw as attorney or agent of
record, to authorize a practitioner to act in a representative
capacity, to change a correspondence address, to request a Customer
Number, and to change the data associated with a Customer Number. This
collection is necessary so that the USPTO knows who is authorized to
take action in an application, patent, or reexamination proceeding and
where to send correspondence regarding an application, patent, or
reexamination proceeding.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, email:
[email protected].
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Once submitted, the request will be publicly available in
electronic format through reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view
Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
Further information can be obtained by:
Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651-
0035 copy request'' in the subject line of the message.
Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and Information Governance
Division Director, Office of the Chief Technology Officer, United
States 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 February 28, 2018 to Nicholas A.
Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email to [email protected],
or by fax to 202-395-5167, marked to the attention of Nicholas A.
Fraser.
Marcie Lovett,
Records and Information Governance Division Director, OCTO, United
States Patent and Trademark Office.
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