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measures will be implemented to
minimize disturbance of marine
mammals in the project area; and the
project will not result in significant
changes to availability of subsistence
resources.
Based on the description of the
specified activity, the measures
described to minimize adverse effects
on the availability of marine mammals
for subsistence purposes, and the
mitigation and monitoring measures,
NMFS has determined that there will
not be an unmitigable adverse impact on
subsistence uses from the City’s planned
activities.
Therefore, we believe there are no
relevant subsistence uses of the affected
marine mammal stocks or species
implicated by this action. NMFS has
determined that the total taking of
affected species or stocks would not
have an unmitigable adverse impact on
the availability of such species or stocks
for taking for subsistence purposes.
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (ESA: 16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.) requires that each Federal
agency insure that any action it
authorizes, funds, or carries out is not
likely to jeopardize the continued
existence of any endangered or
threatened species or result in the
destruction or adverse modification of
designated critical habitat. To ensure
ESA compliance for the issuance of
IHAs, NMFS consults internally
whenever we propose to authorize take
for endangered or threatened species, in
this case with the Alaska Regional
Office (AKRO).
NMFS is authorizing take of Mexico
DPS humpback whales, and Western
DPS Steller sea lions which are listed
under the ESA. The Permit and
Conservation Division completed a
Section 7 consultation with the AKRO
for the issuance of this IHA. The
AKRO’s biological opinion states that
the action is not likely to jeopardize the
continued existence of Western DPS
Steller sea lions or Mexico DPS
humpback whales.
Authorization
As a result of these determinations,
NMFS authorizes an IHA to the City for
conducting for the planned pile driving
and removal activities as well as DTH
during construction of the HMIC Cargo
Dock Project, Hoonah Alaska for one
year, beginning May 2021, provided the
previously mentioned mitigation,
monitoring, and reporting requirements
are incorporated.
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Dated: May 17, 2021.
Catherine Marzin,
Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources,
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; National Summer Teacher
Institute
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit
the following information collection
request to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and clearance
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the
date of publication of this notice. The
USPTO invites comment on this
information collection renewal, which
helps the USPTO assess the impact of
its information collection requirements
and minimize the public’s reporting
burden. Public comments were
previously requested via the Federal
Register on March 9, 2021 during a 60day comment period. This notice allows
for an additional 30 days for public
comments.
Agency: United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
Title: National Summer Teacher
Institute.
OMB Control Number: 0651–0077.
Form Numbers: (NSTI = National
Summer Teacher Institute):
• NSTI 1 (Summer Teacher Institute
Application)
• NSTI 2 (Summer Teacher Institute
Participant Survey)
• NSTI 3 (Summer Teacher Institute
Webinar/Workshop Survey)
Type of Request: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Number of Respondents: 7,000
respondents per year.
Average Hour per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take the
public approximately 5 minutes (0.08
hours) to 30 minutes (0.5 hours) to
complete a response, depending on the
complexity of the particular item. This
includes the time to gather the
necessary information, create the
documents, and submit the completed
item to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 2,999 hours.
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Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour
Cost Burden: $0.
Needs and Uses: The National
Summer Teacher Institute (NSTI) is a
multi-day professional development
training opportunity open to all K–12
teachers nationwide. NSTI is designed
to increase teachers’ knowledge of
making, inventing, creating, and
protecting intellectual property so they
can inspire the next generation of
innovators and entrepreneurs. The
information gathered in this information
collection includes applications for the
NSTI. The program application requires
interested individuals to certify that
they: Are educators with at least 3 years’
experience; identify STEM-related fields
they have taught in the last year;
identify STEM-related fields they plan
to teach in the upcoming year; and
acknowledge their commitment to
incorporate the learnings from the NSTI
into their curriculum, where applicable,
and cooperate with sharing lessons and
outcomes with teachers and USPTO.
The USPTO also conducts webinars
and workshops for K–12 educators in
conjunction with or subsequent to the
NSTI to provide information on IP,
invention, and STEM topics of interest
to K–12 educators. Workshops will be
available for educators with less than 3
years of experience, pre-service
teachers, higher education faculty, home
school, and informal educators. USPTO
plans to conduct surveys on the NSTI,
workshops, and the webinars in order to
gain useful feedback from program
participants.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view
Department of Commerce, USPTO
information collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for this information
collection should be submitted within
30 days of the publication of this notice
on the following website
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
30-day Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ or by using the search
function and entering either the title of
the information collection or the OMB
Control Number 0651–0077.
Further information can be obtained
by:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0077
information request’’ in the subject line
of the message.
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• Mail: Kimberly Hardy, Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, United
States Patent and Trademark Office,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
1450.
Kimberly Hardy,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Announcement of Public Hearing; Title
IX of the Education Amendments of
1972
Office for Civil Rights, U.S.
Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Education’s Office for Civil Rights
(OCR) announces a virtual public
hearing to gather information for the
purpose of improving enforcement of
Title IX of the Education Amendments
of 1972 (Title IX). OCR seeks comments
from the public at the hearing on steps
the Department can take to ensure that
schools are providing students with
educational environments free from
discrimination in the form of sexual
harassment, which encompasses sexual
assault and other forms of sexual
violence; to ensure that schools have
grievance procedures that provide for
the fair, prompt, and equitable
resolution of reports of sexual
harassment and other sex
discrimination, cognizant of the
sensitive issues that are often involved;
and to address discrimination based on
sexual orientation and gender identity
in educational environments. This
notice provides information to members
of the public regarding the hearing and
OCR’s request for live and written
comments, and sets forth the dates and
times, agenda, and instructions for
attending this public hearing.
DATES: The dates and times when the
public hearing will take place are listed
under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this document.
ADDRESSES: The Title IX public hearing
will be held virtually. See the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below for information on how to register
to provide live comments during the
hearing, how to submit written
comments, and how to attend the
hearing to listen to comments from
others.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alejandro Reyes, Director, Program
SUMMARY:
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Legal Group, Office for Civil Rights.
Telephone: (202) 245–7272. Email:
Alejandro.Reyes@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–
8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: OCR is conducting this
hearing pursuant to Executive Order
14021, Guaranteeing an Educational
Environment Free from Discrimination
on the Basis of Sex, Including Sexual
Orientation or Gender Identity,
published in the Federal Register on
March 11, 2021 (86 FR 13803), which
directs the Secretary of Education to
review the rule entitled
‘‘Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex
in Education Programs or Activities
Receiving Federal Financial
Assistance,’’ published in the Federal
Register on May 19, 2020 (85 FR 30026),
and other agency actions that are or may
be inconsistent with governing law,
including Title IX, and the Executive
order. This hearing is also a step toward
fulfilling the directives of Executive
Order 13988, Preventing and Combating
Discrimination on the Basis of Gender
Identity or Sexual Orientation,
published in the Federal Register on
January 25, 2021 (86 FR 7023).
This section describes the agenda for
the hearing, participation opportunities
for members of the public, the format of
the hearing, and information about the
registration process to provide a live
comment during the hearing, to submit
a written comment, and to attend the
hearing to listen to the comments of
others.
Agenda: This public hearing is part of
OCR’s review of the Title IX regulations,
including the 2020 amendments to the
regulations, and other agency actions
related to discrimination in the form of
sexual harassment, including sexual
violence, in educational environments,
and including discrimination based on
sexual orientation and gender identity
in educational environments.
OCR has a particular interest in
receiving live comments through the
virtual hearing platform and written
comments through the email address
provided below on the Title IX
regulations related to sexual
harassment, including the 2020
amendments to the regulations. We also
have a particular interest in receiving
comments on discrimination based on
sexual orientation and gender identity
in educational environments. For
participants who choose to address the
2020 amendments to the Title IX
regulations related to sexual harassment
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or other topics, OCR encourages
commenters to be as specific and
detailed as possible regarding the
regulatory provisions they are
commenting on and the proposals they
would like OCR to consider. Although
OCR has a particular interest in
receiving comments on the two topics
identified above, participants may
choose to address any topic regarding
Title IX.
For more information about Title IX,
please see www2.ed.gov/about/offices/
list/ocr/docs/tix_dis.html.
Dates and Times: The public hearing
will be held on the following dates and
times:
June 7, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m., Eastern time
June 8, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m., Eastern time
June 9, 2021, from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00
p.m., Eastern time
June 10, 2021, from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00
p.m., Eastern time
June 11, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m., Eastern time
Participation Opportunities:
Individuals and organizations have two
options for participating in this hearing
and may choose one or both options: (1)
Provide a live comment of up to three
minutes during the virtual hearing; and
(2) Submit a written comment.
Individuals may also attend the
hearing to listen to comments from
others. Please note that the transcript of
the hearing will be posted to the OCR
website as described below.
Format: The hearing will be held in
an audio format. Commenters and
attendees will not be visible. The
hearing will be made available
simultaneously in additional formats to
enable access for individuals who are
deaf or hard of hearing. For those
needing additional reasonable
accommodations, please see below for
further details about how to make such
a request. OCR staff members will be
present for the entire hearing.
How to Attend the Hearing and
Provide Comments: Individuals may (1)
register to provide a live comment
during the hearing; (2) submit a written
comment; and (3) attend the hearing to
listen to comments from others.
Live Comments: To request to provide
a live comment of three minutes or less
during the June 7, 2021 to June 11, 2021
hearing, please use the registration link
below to register to provide a live
comment on a particular day. The
registration form will allow you to
indicate the topic on which you wish to
offer a live comment and request a
specific two-hour window on the
particular day during which you would
like to offer your comment.
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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; National Summer Teacher Institute
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit
the following information collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of
publication of this notice. The USPTO invites comment on this
information collection renewal, which helps the USPTO assess the impact
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on March 9, 2021 during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
Title: National Summer Teacher Institute.
OMB Control Number: 0651-0077.
Form Numbers: (NSTI = National Summer Teacher Institute):
NSTI 1 (Summer Teacher Institute Application)
NSTI 2 (Summer Teacher Institute Participant Survey)
NSTI 3 (Summer Teacher Institute Webinar/Workshop Survey)
Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Number of Respondents: 7,000 respondents per year.
Average Hour per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take
the public approximately 5 minutes (0.08 hours) to 30 minutes (0.5
hours) to complete a response, depending on the complexity of the
particular item. This includes the time to gather the necessary
information, create the documents, and submit the completed item to the
USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 2,999 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Cost Burden: $0.
Needs and Uses: The National Summer Teacher Institute (NSTI) is a
multi-day professional development training opportunity open to all K-
12 teachers nationwide. NSTI is designed to increase teachers'
knowledge of making, inventing, creating, and protecting intellectual
property so they can inspire the next generation of innovators and
entrepreneurs. The information gathered in this information collection
includes applications for the NSTI. The program application requires
interested individuals to certify that they: Are educators with at
least 3 years' experience; identify STEM-related fields they have
taught in the last year; identify STEM-related fields they plan to
teach in the upcoming year; and acknowledge their commitment to
incorporate the learnings from the NSTI into their curriculum, where
applicable, and cooperate with sharing lessons and outcomes with
teachers and USPTO.
The USPTO also conducts webinars and workshops for K-12 educators
in conjunction with or subsequent to the NSTI to provide information on
IP, invention, and STEM topics of interest to K-12 educators. Workshops
will be available for educators with less than 3 years of experience,
pre-service teachers, higher education faculty, home school, and
informal educators. USPTO plans to conduct surveys on the NSTI,
workshops, and the webinars in order to gain useful feedback from
program participants.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
This information collection request may be viewed at
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of
Commerce, USPTO information collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for this information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering either the title of the information collection or
the OMB Control Number 0651-0077.
Further information can be obtained by:
Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651-
0077 information request'' in the subject line of the message.
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Mail: Kimberly Hardy, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
Kimberly Hardy,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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