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Friday, April 20, 2018; 8 a.m.–12:30
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
The Full Council will receive
committee reports from Reef Fish and
Sustainable Fisheries Management
Committees; Announce the 2017 Law
Enforcement Officer of the Year; vote on
any Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP)
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—Meeting Adjourns
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auxiliary aids should be directed to
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Dated: March 26, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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North Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
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ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Center of Independent
Experts will meet April 16 through
April 18, 2018 to review the stock
assessments for Bering Sea and Aleutian
Island yellowfin sole, northern rock
sole, and Alaska plaice.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Monday, April 16, 2018 through
Wednesday, April 18, 2018, from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be
held at the Alaska Fisheries Science
Center (AFSC), in Building 4, Room
2039, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle,
WA 98115.
Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diana Stram, NPFMC staff; telephone:
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Terms of Reference
1. Evaluate the strengths and
weaknesses of the assumptions made in
applying the stock assessment model
including how survey indices are scaled
to the populations. Specifics might
include:
a. How natural mortality estimates are
estimated/applied.
b. Assumptions about survey
‘‘catchability’’.
c. Application of fishery and survey
age-specific schedules (maturity, body
mass, selectivity).
d. The application (or lack thereof) of
a stock-recruitment relationship (and
associated parameter estimates).
2. Evaluate the stock assessment
approach used focusing specifically on
how fisheries and survey data are
compiled and used to assess the stock
status relative to stated management
objectives under the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands Fishery Management
Plan (FMP) and the Magnuson-Stevens
Act requirements. Elements should
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overfishing definitions.
c. Stock status determinations relative
to BMSY.
3. Recommend how assessment data
and/or models could be improved.
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These meetings are physically
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Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Shannon Gleason
at (907) 271–2809 at least 7 working
days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: March 26, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request; Fastener Quality
Act Insignia Recordal Process
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: Fastener Quality Act Insignia
Recordal Process.
OMB Control Number: 0651–0028.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Type of Request: Regular.
Number of Respondents: 96 responses
per year.
Average Hours per Response: 20
minutes (0.33 hours) per response.
Burden Hours: 32 hours annually.
Cost Burden: $2,121.96.
Needs and Uses: Under Section 5 of
the Fastener Quality Act of 1999 (FQA),
15 U.S.C. 5401 et seq., certain industrial
fasteners must bear an insignia
identifying the manufacturer. It is also
mandatory for manufacturers of
fasteners covered by the FQA to submit
an application to the United Stated
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
for recordal of the insignia on the
Fastener Insignia Register.
The procedures for the recordal of
fastener insignia under the FQA are set
forth in 15 CFR 280.300 et seq. The
purpose of requiring both the insignia
and the recordation is to ensure that
certain fasteners can be traced to their
manufacturers and to protect against the
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sale of mismarked, misrepresented, or
counterfeit fasteners.
This information collection was
created to facilitate the public’s
compliance with the insignia recordal
provisions of the FQA. The USPTO uses
the information in this collection to
record or renew insignias under the
FQA and to maintain the Fastener
Insignia Register, which is open to
public inspection. The public may
download the Fastener Insignia Register
from the USPTO website at https://
www.uspto.gov/trademark/lawsregulations/fastener-quality-act-fqa/
fastener-quality-act-fqa.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits; not-for-profit institutions.
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.
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 ‘‘0651–0028 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 April 30, 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.
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Marcie Lovett,
Records and Information Governance
Division Director, OCTO, United States Patent
and Trademark Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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Force
U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory
Board; Notice of Federal Advisory
Committee Meeting
Department of the Air Force,
U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory
Board, Department of Defense.
ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory
Committee meeting.
AGENCY:
The Department of Defense
(DoD) is publishing this notice to
announce the Federal Advisory
Committee meeting of the U.S. Air Force
Scientific Advisory Board.
DATES: Closed to the Public Thursday 12
April 2018, 1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Mountain Time (MT).
ADDRESSES: The Air Force Operational
Test and Evaluation Center, located at
1251 Wyoming Blvd. SE, Kirtland Air
Force Base, New Mexico 87123.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Evan Buschmann, (240) 612–5503
(Voice), 703–693–5643 (Facsimile),
evan.g.buschmann.civ@us.af.mil
(Email). Mailing address is 1500 West
Perimeter Road, Ste. #3300, Joint Base
Andrews, MD 20762. Website: https://
www.sab.af.mil/. The most up-to-date
changes to the meeting agenda can be
found on the website.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
meeting is being held under the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5
U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the
Government in the Sunshine Act of
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and
41 CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150. The
scheduled sessions of the Air Force SAB
Spring Board meeting will be closed to
the public because they will discuss
classified information and matters
covered by Section 552b of Title 5,
United States Code, subsection (c),
subparagraph (1).
Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose
of this Air Force Scientific Advisory
Board quarterly meeting is to conduct
mid-term reviews of the Scientific
Advisory Board’s FY18 studies, offering
board members the opportunity to hear
directly from the Study Chairs on the
progress they have made thus far and
provide dedicated time to continue
collaboration on research.
Agenda:
SUMMARY:
U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory
Board Spring Board Meeting
1330–1400 Welcome Remarks, Dr.
James S. Chow, Chair, U.S. Air
Force Scientific Advisory Board
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Resilient Command and Control
(TRC), Dr. Nils Sandell, Study Chair
1530–1655 Maintaining Technology
Superiority for the USAF (MTS), Lt
Gen George Muellner, (Ret.), Study
Chair
1655–1700 Closing Remarks, Dr. James
S. Chow, Chair, U.S. Air Force
Scientific Advisory Board
1700 Adjourn
Meeting Accessibility: Closed to the
public.
Written Statements: Any member of
the public that wishes to provide input
on the Air Force Scientific Advisory
Board Spring Meeting must contact the
meeting organizer at the phone number
or email address listed in this
announcement at least five working
days prior to the meeting date. Please
ensure that you submit your written
statement in accordance with 41 CFR
102–3.140(c) and section 10(a)(3) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act.
Statements being submitted in response
to the agenda mentioned in this notice
must be received by the Scientific
Advisory Board meeting organizer at
least five calendar days prior to the
meeting commencement date. The
Scientific Advisory Board meeting
organizer will review all timely
submissions and respond to them prior
to the start of the meeting identified in
this notice. Written statements received
after this date may not be considered by
the Scientific Advisory Board until the
next scheduled meeting. For Further
Information Contact: The Scientific
Advisory Board meeting organizer, Lt
Col Mike Rigoni at michael.j.rigoni.mil@
mail.mil or 703–695–4297, United
States Air Force Scientific Advisory
Board, 1500 West Perimeter Road, Ste.
#3300, Joint Base Andrews, MD 20762.
Henry Williams,
Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison
Officer.
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Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Defense Logistics Agency, DoD.
Information collection notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Defense Logistics Agency announces a
proposed public information collection
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Fastener Quality Act
Insignia Recordal Process
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: Fastener Quality Act Insignia Recordal Process.
OMB Control Number: 0651-0028.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Type of Request: Regular.
Number of Respondents: 96 responses per year.
Average Hours per Response: 20 minutes (0.33 hours) per response.
Burden Hours: 32 hours annually.
Cost Burden: $2,121.96.
Needs and Uses: Under Section 5 of the Fastener Quality Act of 1999
(FQA), 15 U.S.C. 5401 et seq., certain industrial fasteners must bear
an insignia identifying the manufacturer. It is also mandatory for
manufacturers of fasteners covered by the FQA to submit an application
to the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for recordal
of the insignia on the Fastener Insignia Register.
The procedures for the recordal of fastener insignia under the FQA
are set forth in 15 CFR 280.300 et seq. The purpose of requiring both
the insignia and the recordation is to ensure that certain fasteners
can be traced to their manufacturers and to protect against the
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sale of mismarked, misrepresented, or counterfeit fasteners.
This information collection was created to facilitate the public's
compliance with the insignia recordal provisions of the FQA. The USPTO
uses the information in this collection to record or renew insignias
under the FQA and to maintain the Fastener Insignia Register, which is
open to public inspection. The public may download the Fastener
Insignia Register from the USPTO website at https://www.uspto.gov/trademark/laws-regulations/fastener-quality-act-fqa/fastener-quality-act-fqa.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits; not-for-profit
institutions.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, email:
[email protected].
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-
0028 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 April 30, 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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