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distribute the time and location of
stations to the lobster industry, work
only during daylight hours, post an
extra lookout to avoid gear, and actively
avoid tangling in stationary gear. The
project would work in cooperation in
with NHFG and AOLA to tag lobsters
with the primary goal of documenting
their movement on and off Georges
Bank. The applicant states that data
from the tagging project could also help
answer questions of lobster discard
mortality in the scallop fishery.
All tows would be conducted with
two 15-foot (4.6-m) turtle deflector
dredges for a duration of 30 minutes
using an average tow speed of 4.8 knots.
One dredge would be rigged with a 7row apron and twine top hanging ratio
of 2:1, while the other dredge would be
rigged with a 5-row, extended link
apron and 1.5:1 twine top hanging ratio.
Both dredge frames would be rigged
with identical rock and tickler chain
configurations, 10-inch (25.4-cm) twine
top, and 4-inch (10.2-cm) ring bag. Gear
comparison data will help improve
efforts to reduce scallop dredge bycatch.
Dredge gear would conform to scallop
gear regulations.
For all tows, the entire sea scallop
catch would be counted into baskets
and weighed. One basket from each
dredge would be randomly selected, and
the scallops would be measured in 5milimeter increments to determine size
selectivity. All finfish catch would be
sorted by species and then counted and
measured. Weight, sex, and
reproductive state would be determined
for a random subsample (n=10) of
yellowtail, winter, and windowpane
flounders. Lobsters would be measured,
sexed, and evaluated for damage and
shell disease. No catch would be
retained for longer than needed to
conduct sampling, and no finfish or
lobsters would be landed for sale. All
catch estimates for the project are listed
in Table 1, below.
TABLE 1—COONAMESSETT FARM FOUNDATION GEORGES BANK SCALLOP RESEARCH PROJECT
Estimated
weight
(lb) *
Common name
Scientific name
Sea Scallop ......................................
Yellowtail Flounder ..........................
Winter Flounder ...............................
Windowpane Flounder .....................
Summer Flounder ............................
Fourspot Flounder ...........................
American Plaice ...............................
Grey Sole .........................................
Haddock ...........................................
Atlantic Cod .....................................
Monkfish ...........................................
Spiny Dogfish ...................................
Barndoor Skates ..............................
NE Skate Complex (excluding
barndoor skate).
Placopecten magellanicus .........................................................................
Limanda ferruginea ...................................................................................
Pseudopleuronectes americanus ..............................................................
Scophthalmus aquosus .............................................................................
Paralichthys dentatus ................................................................................
Paralichthys oblongus ...............................................................................
Hippoglossoides platessoides ...................................................................
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus .....................................................................
Melanogrammus aeglefinus ......................................................................
Gadus morhua ...........................................................................................
Lophius americanus ..................................................................................
Squalus acanthias .....................................................................................
Dipturus laevis ...........................................................................................
Leucoraja erinacea, Leucoraja ocellata ....................................................
American lobster ..............................
Homarus americanus ................................................................................
Estimated
weight
(kg)
33,103
1,097
1,605
5,656
1,886
148
180
24
116
199
16,839
173
2,217
127,055
15, 015
498
728
2,566
855
67
82
11
53
90
7,638
78
1,006
57,631
1,000 **
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* Weights estimated using catch from a similar 2016 project.
** Number of individual animals estimated to be caught.
The applicant states that the
exemptions are necessary to allow them
to conduct experimental dredge towing
without being charged DAS, as well as
deploy gear in areas that are currently
closed to scallop fishing. Participating
vessels need crew size waivers to
accommodate science personnel.
Exemptions from possession limits
would allow researchers to sample
finfish and lobster catch that exceeds
possession limits or prohibitions. The
project would be exempt from the sea
scallop observer program requirements
because activities conducted on the trip
are not consistent with normal fishing
operations. Researchers from CFF will
accompany each trip taken under the
EFP. The goal of the proposed work is
to provide information on spatial and
temporal patterns in bycatch rates in the
scallop fishery, with the objective of
identifying mechanisms to mitigate
bycatch. The data collected would
enhance understanding of bycatch and
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scallop yield as they relate to access and
open area management.
If approved, the applicant may
request minor modifications and
extensions to the EFP throughout the
year. EFP modifications and extensions
may be granted without further notice if
they are deemed essential to facilitate
completion of the proposed research
and have minimal impacts that do not
change the scope or impact of the
initially approved EFP request. Any
fishing activity conducted outside the
scope of the exempted fishing activity
would be prohibited.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 18, 2018.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Third-Party
Submissions and Protests
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.
Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
Title: Third-Party Submissions and Protests.
OMB Control Number: 0651-0062.
Form Number(s):
PTO/SB/429
Type of Request: Regular.
Number of Respondents: 1,450 responses.
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Average Hours per Response: 14,500 hours.
Cost Burden: $74,160.
Needs and Uses: The public uses this information collection to
contribute submissions and protests to the quality of issued patents.
The USPTO will use this information, as appropriate, during the patent
examination process to assist in evaluating the patent application.
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 www.regino.gov. Follow
the instructions to view the Department of Commerce collections
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Further information can be obtained by:
Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651-
0062 copy request'' in the subject line of the message.
Mail: Raul Tamayo, Senior Legal Advisor, Office of Patent
Legal Administration, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O.
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Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
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Fraser.
Marcie Lovett,
Director, Records & Information Governance Division (RIGD), Office of
the Chief Technology Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer,
United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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