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Dated: April 12, 2023.
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Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Public Wireless Supply Chain
Innovation Fund Program
National Telecommunications
and Information Administration (NTIA),
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:
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The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the public and other
Federal agencies to comment on
proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment preceding the submission of
the collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before June 16, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments by
mail to Carolyn Dunn, Grants Director,
Innovation Fund, Office of International
Affairs, National Telecommunications
and Information Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Room 4701,
Washington, DC 20230, or by email to
innovationfund@ntia.gov. Please
reference Innovation Fund Data
Collection in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be direct to Carolyn
Dunn, Grants Director, Innovation Fund,
Office of International Affairs, National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Room 4701, Washington, DC
20230, or email at innovationfund@
ntia.gov or via telephone at 202–482–
4103.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
The Public Wireless Supply Chain
Innovation Fund (Innovation Fund),
authorized by Section 9202(a)(1) of the
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2021, Public Law 116–283, 134
Stat. 3388 (Jan. 1, 2021) (FY21 NDAA)
and appropriated by Div. A., Section
106 of the CHIPS and Science Act of
2022, Public Law 117–167, 136 Stat.
1392 (Aug. 9, 2022) provides funding for
efforts that accelerate the development,
deployment, and adoption of open and
interoperable radio access networks
(RAN) through a competitive grant
program. NTIA will be publishing the
program’s Notice of Funding
Opportunity (NOFO) at www.grants.gov
to describe the requirements under
which it will award grants for the Public
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Wireless Supply Chain Innovation
Fund. The NOFO requires award
recipients to submit a Baseline Report
45 days after grant award. Award
recipients must follow the reporting
requirements described in Section A.01
Report Requirement of the Department
of Commerce Financial Assistance
Standard Terms and Conditions (dated
November 12, 2020). Additionally, in
accordance with 2 CFR part 170, all
recipients of a federal award made on or
after October 1, 2010, must comply with
reporting requirements under the
Federal Funding Accountability and
Transparency Act of 2006 (Public Law
109–282).
NTIA will use the information
collected from each award recipient to
effectively administer and monitor the
grant program to ensure the
achievement of the Innovation Fund
purposes and account for the
expenditure of federal funds to deter
waste, fraud, and abuse.
II. Method of Collection
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Public Wireless Supply Chain
Innovation Fund
The Baseline Report is a one-time
collection of information from award
recipients covering project plans and
details about key outputs and outcomes
that will be due within 45 days of the
issuance of the award. NTIA will collect
data through an electronic submission.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0660–XXXX.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
for new information collection.
Affected Public: Grant award
recipients consisting of for-profit
companies, non-profit companies,
institutions of higher education,
industry groups, and consortia
including two or more such entities.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
30.
Estimated Time per Response: 20.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 600.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $28,638.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Section 9202(a)(1) of
the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2021, Public Law 116–283,
134 Stat. 3388 (Jan. 1, 2021) (FY21
NDAA) and Div. A., Section 106 of the
CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, Public
Law 117–167, 136 Stat. 1392 (Aug. 9,
2022).
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department to:
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(a) Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility.
(b) Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the time and cost burden for
this proposed collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used.
(c) Evaluate ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected.
(d) Minimize the reporting burden on
those who are to respond, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
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 review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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[Docket No.: PTO–P–2022–0045]
USPTO AI Inventorship: Notice of
Public AI Inventorship Listening
Session—West Coast
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public listening
session.
AGENCY:
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) plays an
important role in incentivizing and
protecting innovation, including
innovation enabled by artificial
intelligence (AI), to ensure continued
U.S. leadership in AI and other
emerging technologies (ET). On
February 14, 2023, the USPTO
published a Federal Register Notice
requesting comments regarding AI and
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Inventorship. The USPTO is
announcing a public listening session
on May 8, 2023, titled ‘‘AI Inventorship
Listening Session.’’ The purpose of the
listening session is to seek stakeholder
input on the current state of AI
technologies and inventorship issues
that may arise in view of the
advancement of such technologies, as
set forth in the questions posed in the
Federal Register Notice of February 14,
2023.
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Session will be held on May 8, 2023,
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. PT (1 p.m. to 6
p.m. ET). Anyone seeking to attend inperson or speak, in-person or virtually,
at the listening session must register by
9 a.m. PT (12 p.m. ET) on May 2, 2023.
Anyone seeking to attend virtually at
the listening session must register by 2
p.m. PT (5 p.m. ET) May 7, 2023.
Seating is limited for in-person
attendance.
ADDRESSES:
The public AI Inventorship Listening
Session will take place virtually and inperson at Stanford University, Paul
Brest Hall, 555 Salvatierra Walk,
Stanford, CA 94305. All major entrances
to the building are accessible to people
with disabilities. Registration is
required for both virtual and in person
attendance. Information on registration
is available at https://www.uspto.gov/
initiatives/artificial-intelligence/ai-andemerging-technology-partnershipengagement-and-events. Registrants
must indicate whether they are
registering as a listen-only attendee or as
a speaker participant. More information
about requests to participate as a
speaker is provided below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Aleksandr Kerzhner, Supervisory Patent
Examiner, 571–270–1760 or Srilakshmi
Kumar, Supervisory Patent Examiner,
571–272–7769. You can also send
inquiries to AIPartnership@uspto.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In June 2022, the USPTO announced
the formation of the AI/ET Partnership,
which provides an opportunity to bring
stakeholders together through a series of
engagements to share ideas, feedback,
experiences, and insights on the
intersection of intellectual property and
AI/ET. To build on the AI/ET
Partnership efforts, in February 2023,
the USPTO issued a Federal Register
Notice titled ‘‘Request for Comments
Regarding Artificial Intelligence and
Inventorship,’’ 88 FR 9492 (February 14,
2023) (available at https://
www.federalregister.gov/documents/
2023/02/14/2023-03066/request-for-
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Program
AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA), Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the public and other Federal
agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment
preceding the submission of the collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received on or before June 16, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by
mail to Carolyn Dunn, Grants Director, Innovation Fund, Office of
International Affairs, National Telecommunications and Information
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Room 4701, Washington, DC 20230, or by email to
[email protected]. Please reference Innovation Fund Data
Collection in the subject line of your comments. Do not submit
Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or protected
information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
or specific questions related to collection activities should be direct
to Carolyn Dunn, Grants Director, Innovation Fund, Office of
International Affairs, National Telecommunications and Information
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Room 4701, Washington, DC 20230, or email at
[email protected] or via telephone at 202-482-4103.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund (Innovation Fund),
authorized by Section 9202(a)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, Public Law
116-283, 134 Stat. 3388 (Jan. 1, 2021) (FY21 NDAA) and appropriated by
Div. A., Section 106 of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, Public Law
117-167, 136 Stat. 1392 (Aug. 9, 2022) provides funding for efforts
that accelerate the development, deployment, and adoption of open and
interoperable radio access networks (RAN) through a competitive grant
program. NTIA will be publishing the program's Notice of Funding
Opportunity (NOFO) at www.grants.gov to describe the requirements under
which it will award grants for the Public
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Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund. The NOFO requires award
recipients to submit a Baseline Report 45 days after grant award. Award
recipients must follow the reporting requirements described in Section
A.01 Report Requirement of the Department of Commerce Financial
Assistance Standard Terms and Conditions (dated November 12, 2020).
Additionally, in accordance with 2 CFR part 170, all recipients of a
federal award made on or after October 1, 2010, must comply with
reporting requirements under the Federal Funding Accountability and
Transparency Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-282).
NTIA will use the information collected from each award recipient
to effectively administer and monitor the grant program to ensure the
achievement of the Innovation Fund purposes and account for the
expenditure of federal funds to deter waste, fraud, and abuse.
II. Method of Collection
Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund
The Baseline Report is a one-time collection of information from
award recipients covering project plans and details about key outputs
and outcomes that will be due within 45 days of the issuance of the
award. NTIA will collect data through an electronic submission.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0660-XXXX.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission for new information collection.
Affected Public: Grant award recipients consisting of for-profit
companies, non-profit companies, institutions of higher education,
industry groups, and consortia including two or more such entities.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 30.
Estimated Time per Response: 20.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 600.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $28,638.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Section 9202(a)(1) of the William M. (Mac)
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021,
Public Law 116-283, 134 Stat. 3388 (Jan. 1, 2021) (FY21 NDAA) and Div.
A., Section 106 of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, Public Law 117-
167, 136 Stat. 1392 (Aug. 9, 2022).
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department to:
(a) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether
the information will have practical utility.
(b) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the time and cost
burden for this proposed collection, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
(c) Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected.
(d) Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including
your 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 review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
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