Request for Comments on Intellectual Property Protection for Artificial Intelligence Innovation, 66176-66177 [2019-26104]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben
Laws, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, (301) 427–8401. Electronic
copies of the original IHA, change
request, and other documents relevant
to issuance of the original IHA may be
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Background
Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the
MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct
the Secretary of Commerce (as delegated
to NMFS) to allow, upon request, the
incidental, but not intentional, taking of
small numbers of marine mammals by
U.S. citizens who engage in a specified
activity (other than commercial fishing)
within a specified geographical region if
certain findings are made and either
regulations are issued or, if the taking is
limited to harassment, a notice of a
proposed authorization is provided to
the public for review.
An authorization for incidental
takings shall be granted if NMFS finds
that the taking will have a negligible
impact on the species or stock(s), will
not have an unmitigable adverse impact
on the availability of the species or
stock(s) for subsistence uses (where
relevant), and if the permissible
methods of taking and requirements
pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring
and reporting of such takings are set
forth.
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Summary of Request
On November 30, 2018, NMFS issued
an IHA to ION to take marine mammals,
by harassment, incidental to a proposed
geophysical survey in the Atlantic
Ocean (83 FR 63268). NMFS
subsequently received a written request,
co-signed by officers from both ION and
GXT, to administratively change the
name of the IHA holder from ION to
GXT. This November 6, 2019, request
states that GXT, a U.S. corporation, is a
wholly owned subsidiary of ION
Exploration Productions (U.S.A.), Inc.,
which, in turn, is wholly owned by ION
Geophysical Corporation. The request
further states that ‘‘ION GeoVentures’’ is
the name of a business unit within ION
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Geophysical Corporation that performs a
specific business function for entities in
the corporate structure of ION
Geophysical Corporation, including for
GXT. According to the request,
however, GXT is the company that
plans to carry out the subject
geophysical survey in the Atlantic
Ocean and should have been listed as
the applicant. The request explains that
inclusion of the name ‘‘ION
GeoVentures’’ on the original IHA
request was an unintentional clerical
error. With the name change, GXT
expressly agrees to comply with the
associated terms, conditions,
stipulations, and restrictions of the
original IHA.
Based on this request, we propose to
revise the issued IHA by correcting the
name of the IHA holder to reflect GXT.
No other changes were requested.
Written notification has not yet been
received from the IHA holder and,
therefore, the IHA is not yet effective.
The revised IHA, if issued, would
become effective upon notification from
the IHA holder, with an expiration date
no later than November 30, 2020.
There are no other changes to the
issued IHA as described in the
December 7, 2018, Federal Register
notice of a final IHA (83 FR 63268): The
specified activity; description of marine
mammals in the area of the specified
activity; potential effects on marine
mammals and their habitat; mitigation
and related monitoring used to
implement mitigation; reporting;
estimated take by incidental
harassment; negligible impact and small
numbers analyses and determinations;
impact on availability of affected
species or stocks for subsistence uses
and the period of effectiveness remain
unchanged and are herein incorporated
by reference.
Proposed Revisions to the IHA
NMFS is proposing a change in the
name of the holder of the IHA from
‘‘ION GeoVentures’’ to ‘‘GX Technology
Corporation.’’
Request for Public Comments
NMFS invites comment on the
proposed change in the name of the
holder of the IHA only. The scope of
NMFS’ decision and, therefore, the
scope of this solicitation for public
comment, is limited to the requested
change. Comments that are not relevant
to this decision will not be considered.
Please include with your comments any
supporting information to help inform
our final decision on GXT’s request.
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Dated: November 26, 2019.
Angela Somma,
Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No. PTO–C–2019–0038]
Request for Comments on Intellectual
Property Protection for Artificial
Intelligence Innovation
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Request for comments;
extension of comment period.
AGENCY:
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) published a
request for comments in the Federal
Register on October 30, 2019, seeking
public comment on the impact of
artificial intelligence (‘‘AI’’)
technologies on intellectual property
law and policy. Through this notice, the
USPTO is extending the period for
public comment until January 10, 2020.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before January 10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be sent by email to AIPartnership@
uspto.gov. Comments may also be
submitted by postal mail addressed to
the Director of the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. Although
comments may be submitted by postal
mail, the USPTO prefers to receive
comments via email.
Because written comments and
testimony will be made available for
public inspection, information that a
respondent does not desire to be made
public, such as a phone number, should
not be included in the testimony or
written comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Coke Stewart, Office of the Under
Secretary and Director of the USPTO,
(571) 272–8600.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
October 30, 2019, the United States
Patent and Trademark Office published
a notice in the Federal Register
requesting public input on copyright,
trademark, and other intellectual
property rights issues that may be
impacted by AI. See Request for
Comments on Intellectual Property
Protection for Artificial Intelligence
Innovation, 84 FR 58141 (Oct. 30, 2019).
The notice requested public comments
SUMMARY:
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on or before December 16, 2019.
Through this notice, the USPTO is
extending the period for public
comment until January 10, 2020, to give
interested members of the public
additional time to submit comments. All
other information and instructions to
commenters provided in the original
notice remain unchanged. Previously
submitted comments do not need to be
resubmitted.
Dated: November 26, 2019.
Andrei Iancu,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
Property and Director of the United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2019–ICCD–0150]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Student
Assistance General Provisions—
Subpart J—Approval of Independently
Administered Tests
Federal Student Aid (FSA),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing an extension of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before February
3, 2020.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information
collection listed in this notice, please
use https://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED–
2019–ICCD–0150. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Docket ID number or via postal mail,
commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
If the regulations.gov site is not
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ED will temporarily accept comments at
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please include the
docket ID number and the title of the
information collection request when
requesting documents or submitting
comments. Please note that comments
submitted by fax or email and those
submitted after the comment period will
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information or comments submitted by
postal mail or delivery should be
addressed to the Director of the Strategic
Collections and Clearance Governance
and Strategy Division, U.S. Department
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of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW,
LBJ, Room 6W208, D, Washington, DC
20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Beth
Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
public and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed,
revised, and continuing collections of
information. This helps the Department
assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand the
Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. ED is
soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that
is described below. The Department of
Education is especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Department minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of information technology. Please note
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
Title of Collection: Student Assistance
General Provisions—Subpart J—
Approval of Independently
Administered Tests.
OMB Control Number: 1845–0049.
Type of Review: An extension of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private
Sector; Individuals or Households;
State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 48,779.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 6,340.
Abstract: This request is for an
extension without change of the
approval for the reporting and
recordkeeping requirements that are
contained in the information collection
1845–0049 for Student Assistance
General Provision in the regulations in
Subpart J-Approval of Independently
Administered Tests; Specification of
Passing Score; Approval of State
Process. There are no forms or formats
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established by the Department for the
reporting or recordkeeping
requirements. These regulations govern
the application for and approval by the
Secretary of assessments by a private
test publisher or State that are used to
measure a student’s skills and abilities.
The administration of approved ability
to benefit (ATB) tests may be used to
determine a student’s eligibility for
assistance for the Title IV student
financial assistance programs
authorized under the Higher Education
Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) when,
among other conditions, the student
does not have a high school diploma or
its recognized equivalent. The language
of the current statute and regulations
have not changed.
Dated: November 27, 2019.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer.
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DATES:
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West Kentucky Community
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Technology Center, 5100 Alben Barkley
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ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Federal Officer, U.S. Department of
Energy, Paducah Site Office, Post Office
Box 1410, MS–103, Paducah, Kentucky
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Jennifer.woodard@pppo.gov.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No. PTO-C-2019-0038]
Request for Comments on Intellectual Property Protection for
Artificial Intelligence Innovation
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Request for comments; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
published a request for comments in the Federal Register on October 30,
2019, seeking public comment on the impact of artificial intelligence
(``AI'') technologies on intellectual property law and policy. Through
this notice, the USPTO is extending the period for public comment until
January 10, 2020.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before January 10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent by email to
[email protected]. Comments may also be submitted by postal mail
addressed to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, P.O.
Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. Although comments may be submitted
by postal mail, the USPTO prefers to receive comments via email.
Because written comments and testimony will be made available for
public inspection, information that a respondent does not desire to be
made public, such as a phone number, should not be included in the
testimony or written comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Coke Stewart, Office of the Under
Secretary and Director of the USPTO, (571) 272-8600.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 30, 2019, the United States
Patent and Trademark Office published a notice in the Federal Register
requesting public input on copyright, trademark, and other intellectual
property rights issues that may be impacted by AI. See Request for
Comments on Intellectual Property Protection for Artificial
Intelligence Innovation, 84 FR 58141 (Oct. 30, 2019). The notice
requested public comments
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on or before December 16, 2019. Through this notice, the USPTO is
extending the period for public comment until January 10, 2020, to give
interested members of the public additional time to submit comments.
All other information and instructions to commenters provided in the
original notice remain unchanged. Previously submitted comments do not
need to be resubmitted.
Dated: November 26, 2019.
Andrei Iancu,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of
the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2019-26104 Filed 12-2-19; 8:45 am]
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