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(EFPs) to test fishing activities that
would otherwise be prohibited.
On May 27, 2020, NMFS published a
proposed rule (85 FR 31733) to
implement Pacific sardine harvest
specifications for the 2020–2021 fishing
year off the U.S. West Coast, which
begins on July 1. This proposed rule
included a 4,288 metric ton (mt) annual
catch limit (ACL), a 4,000-mt annual
catch target (ACT), and a prohibition on
directed fishing for Pacific sardine off
the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and
California, except as part of the live bait
or minor directed fisheries, or as part of
EFP fishing activities.
On April 6, 2020, the California
Wetfish Producers Association (CWPA)
submitted an EFP application to NMFS
requesting to directly harvest up to 400
mt of Pacific sardine as part of their CPS
Nearshore Cooperative Survey (CPS–
NCS) during the 2020–2021 fishing year.
At the April 2020 Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) meeting,
although formal Council review and
approval of EFPs was removed from the
Council’s agenda, the Council expressed
support for this EFP proposal during
their discussion of sardine management
measures.
Since 2012 the California Department
of Fish and Wildlife, in partnership
with the CWPA, has been conducting
aerial surveys to estimate the biomass
and distribution of sardine and certain
other CPS in nearshore waters in the
Southern California Bight, and in the
Monterey-San Francisco area since the
summer of 2017. Currently, there is
uncertainty in the biomass estimates
from aerial spotter pilots. The CPS–NCS
survey associated with the proposed
EFP is part of research to quantify that
level of uncertainty by capturing CPS
schools identified by aerial spotter
pilots and validating the biomass and
species composition of the schools. A
portion of each point set (i.e., an
individual haul of fish captured with a
purse seine net) will be retained for
biological sampling, and the remainder
will be sold by the participating
fishermen and processors to offset
research costs and avoid unnecessary
discard. This research contributes to
broader efforts to understand CPS
biomass in shallow, nearshore areas that
NMFS’ CPS offshore acoustic trawl
survey is unable to access.
If NMFS issues this EFP, the CPS–
NCS will survey nearshore waters of the
Southern California Bight for 7–10 days
between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021.
Any harvest under this EFP would
count against the 2020–2021 ACL and
ACT for Pacific sardine. If NMFS does
not issue this EFP, then this 400 mtportion of the ACL would be available
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for harvest by other permissible fishing
activities.
After publication of this document in
the Federal Register, NMFS may
approve and issue permits to
participating vessels after the close of
the public comment period. NMFS will
consider comments submitted in
deciding whether to approve the
application as requested. NMFS may
approve the application in its entirety or
may make any alterations needed to
achieve the goals of the EFP project.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 17, 2020.
He´le`ne M.N. Scalliet,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Global Intellectual Property
Academy (GIPA) Surveys
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO), in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, invites
comments on the extension and revision
of an existing information collection:
0651–0065 (Global Intellectual Property
Academy (GIPA) Surveys). The purpose
of this notice is to allow 60 days for
public comment preceding submission
of the information collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this information
collection must be received on or before
August 21, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments by
any of the following methods. Do not
submit Confidential Business
Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0065
comment’’ in the subject line of the
message.
• Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.
• Mail: Kimberly Hardy, Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, United
SUMMARY:
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States Patent and Trademark Office,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
1450.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to J. David Binsted,
Program Manager, Global Intellectual
Property Academy, United States Patent
and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by
telephone at 571–272–1500; or by email
at james.binsted@upsto.gov. Additional
information about this information
collection is also available at htttp://
www.reginfo.gov under ‘‘Information
Collection Review.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) surveys
international and domestic participants
of the USPTO’s Global Intellectual
Property Academy (GIPA) training
programs to obtain feedback from the
participants on the effectiveness of the
various services provided to them in the
training programs. GIPA was established
in 2006 to offer training programs on the
enforcement of intellectual property
rights, patents, trademarks, and
copyright. The training programs offered
by GIPA are designed to meet the
specific needs of foreign government
officials (including judges; prosecutors;
police; customs officials; patent,
trademark, and copyright officials; and
policymakers) concerning various
intellectual property topics, such as
global intellectual property rights
protection, enforcement, and strategies
to handle the protection and
enforcement issues in their respective
countries.
This information collection contains
three surveys directed to separate
audiences: Overseas-program
participants, post-program participants,
and alumni. The Overseas-Program
survey is designed for international
participants at the conclusion of the
GIPA training program conducted
overseas. This survey replaces the
existing Pre-Program survey and is a
shortened version of the Post-Program
survey. The Post-Program survey is used
to analyze the overall effectiveness of
the program and is conducted at the
conclusion of training programs held at
US locations. The Alumni Survey is
used to determine the benefit of the
GIPA training program for the future job
performance of the participant. The data
obtained from these 3 participation
surveys will be used to evaluate the
percentage of foreign officials trained by
GIPA who have increased their
expertise in intellectual property,
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enhanced their professional abilities
and future job performance, and
developed their own nation’s
intellectual property program. All the
surveys have updated questions and
answer options.
The GIPA surveys are voluntary
surveys and will be kept private, to the
extent provided by law. The USPTO
does not intend to collect any
personally identifying data from the
participants and intends to maintain the
contact information for the participants
in a separate file for the quantitative
data.
II. Method of Collection
Items in this information collection
may be submitted via online electronic
submissions, and occasional in-person
surveys.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0651–0065.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved information
collection.
Affected Public: Federal Government
(Foreign Government).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
750 respondents per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it takes the public
approximately 15 minutes (0.25 hours)
to complete the surveys in this
information collection. This includes
the time to gather the necessary
information, respond to the survey, and
submit it to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 188 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost Burden: $15,512.
TABLE 1—TOTAL HOURLY BURDEN FOR FOREIGN GOVERNMENT RESPONDENTS
Item No.
1 .............
2 .............
3 .............
Item
Estimated
annual
responses
Estimated time
for response
(hours)
Estimated
annual burden
hours
Rate 1
($/hr)
Estimated
annual burden
(b)
(a)
(a) × (b) = (c)
(d)
(c) × (d) = (e)
Overseas-Program Survey .............................
Post-Program Survey ......................................
Alumni Survey .................................................
225
150
375
0.25
0.25
0.25
56
38
94
$82.51
82.51
82.51
$4,621
3,135
7,756
Totals ..............................................................
750
........................
188
........................
15,512
1 Bureau
of Labor Statistics Occupation Employment Statistics wage 23–1021. https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes231021.htm. The hourly rate
is $63.47 which results in a fully burdened rate of $82.51 (salary plus 30% for estimated overhead and benefits).
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour
Respondent Cost Burden: $0 per year.
There are no maintenance, operation,
capital start-up, postage, or
recordkeeping costs associated with this
information collection.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
IV. Request for Comments
The USPTO is soliciting public
comments to:
(a) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(b) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(d) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
All comments submitted in response
to this notice are a matter of public
record. USPTO will include or
summarize each comment in the request
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to OMB to approve this information
collection. Before including your
address, phone number, email address,
or other personal identifying
information in a comment, you should
be aware that the entire comment—
including personal identifying
information—may be made publicly
available at any time. While you may
ask us in your comment to withhold
your personal identifying information
from public view, USPTO cannot
guarantee that it will be able to do so.
Kimberly Hardy,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) Surveys
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments
on the extension and revision of an existing information collection:
0651-0065 (Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) Surveys). The
purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment preceding
submission of the information collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this information
collection must be received on or before August 21, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by
any of the following methods. Do not submit Confidential Business
Information or otherwise sensitive or protected information.
Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651-
0065 comment'' in the subject line of the message.
Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Mail: Kimberly Hardy, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to J. David Binsted, Program Manager, Global
Intellectual Property Academy, United States Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450; by telephone at 571-
272-1500; or by email at [email protected]. Additional
information about this information collection is also available at
htttp://www.reginfo.gov under ``Information Collection Review.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) surveys
international and domestic participants of the USPTO's Global
Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) training programs to obtain
feedback from the participants on the effectiveness of the various
services provided to them in the training programs. GIPA was
established in 2006 to offer training programs on the enforcement of
intellectual property rights, patents, trademarks, and copyright. The
training programs offered by GIPA are designed to meet the specific
needs of foreign government officials (including judges; prosecutors;
police; customs officials; patent, trademark, and copyright officials;
and policymakers) concerning various intellectual property topics, such
as global intellectual property rights protection, enforcement, and
strategies to handle the protection and enforcement issues in their
respective countries.
This information collection contains three surveys directed to
separate audiences: Overseas-program participants, post-program
participants, and alumni. The Overseas-Program survey is designed for
international participants at the conclusion of the GIPA training
program conducted overseas. This survey replaces the existing Pre-
Program survey and is a shortened version of the Post-Program survey.
The Post-Program survey is used to analyze the overall effectiveness of
the program and is conducted at the conclusion of training programs
held at US locations. The Alumni Survey is used to determine the
benefit of the GIPA training program for the future job performance of
the participant. The data obtained from these 3 participation surveys
will be used to evaluate the percentage of foreign officials trained by
GIPA who have increased their expertise in intellectual property,
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enhanced their professional abilities and future job performance, and
developed their own nation's intellectual property program. All the
surveys have updated questions and answer options.
The GIPA surveys are voluntary surveys and will be kept private, to
the extent provided by law. The USPTO does not intend to collect any
personally identifying data from the participants and intends to
maintain the contact information for the participants in a separate
file for the quantitative data.
II. Method of Collection
Items in this information collection may be submitted via online
electronic submissions, and occasional in-person surveys.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0651-0065.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Affected Public: Federal Government (Foreign Government).
Estimated Number of Respondents: 750 respondents per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it takes the
public approximately 15 minutes (0.25 hours) to complete the surveys in
this information collection. This includes the time to gather the
necessary information, respond to the survey, and submit it to the
USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 188 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost Burden: $15,512.
Table 1--Total Hourly Burden for Foreign Government Respondents
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Estimated Estimated time Estimated
Item No. Item annual for response annual burden Rate \1\ ($/ Estimated
responses (hours) hours hr) annual burden
....................................... (b) (a) (a) x (b) = (d) (c) x (d) =
(c) (e)
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1.............................. Overseas-Program Survey................ 225 0.25 56 $82.51 $4,621
2.............................. Post-Program Survey.................... 150 0.25 38 82.51 3,135
3.............................. Alumni Survey.......................... 375 0.25 94 82.51 7,756
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Totals................................. 750 .............. 188 .............. 15,512
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\1\ Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupation Employment Statistics wage 23-1021. https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes231021.htm. The hourly rate is $63.47
which results in a fully burdened rate of $82.51 (salary plus 30% for estimated overhead and benefits).
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Respondent Cost Burden: $0 per
year. There are no maintenance, operation, capital start-up, postage,
or recordkeeping costs associated with this information collection.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
IV. Request for Comments
The USPTO is soliciting public comments to:
(a) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(b) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(d) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
All comments submitted in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. USPTO will include or summarize each comment in the
request to OMB to approve this information collection. Before including
your address, phone number, email address, or other personal
identifying information in a comment, you should be aware that the
entire comment--including personal identifying information--may be made
publicly available at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying information from public view, USPTO
cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so.
Kimberly Hardy,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2020-13292 Filed 6-19-20; 8:45 am]
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