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Caribbean Fishery Management Council,
270 Mun˜oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401,
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918–1903;
telephone: (787) 398–3717.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
The items
included in the tentative agenda are:
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Electronic Monitoring Systems for
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species
(HMS)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
July 18, 2023
9:30 a.m.–11 a.m.
—How to Improve Data Collection
Analysis for Puerto Rico Fisheries—
Adyan Rios, SEFSC
11 a.m.–12 p.m.
—The Southeast Region’s Equity and
Environmental Justice Strategy
Implementation Plan for Underserved
Communities: and Examination of
Barriers and Development of
Actionable Solutions—Heather
Blough, NOAA Fisheries/SERO
12 p.m.–1 p.m.
—Lunch Break
1 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
—Status of Marine Reserve Areas in
Puerto Rico—Liajay Rivera, CFMC
1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
—Other Business
Other than the starting date and time
the order of business may be adjusted as
necessary to accommodate the
completion of agenda items, at the
discretion of the Chair. The meeting will
begin on July 18, 2023 at 9:30 a.m. AST,
and will end on July 18, 2023, at 4:30
p.m. AST.
Special Accommodations
For any additional information on this
public hybrid meeting, you may contact
Diana Martino, Caribbean Fishery
Management Council, 270 Mun˜oz
Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan,
Puerto Rico 00918–1903; telephone:
(787) 226–8849.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 23, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the general 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 submission of the
collection to Office of Management and
Budget (OMB).
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before August 28, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at NOAA.PRA@noaa.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0372 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 directed to Cliff
Hutt, Fisheries Management Specialist,
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS), Highly Migratory Species
(HMS) Management Division, 1315 EastWest Highway, SSMC3, Silver Spring,
MD 20910; 301–427–8503; or cliff.hutt@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
This request is for renewal and
extension without revision of a current
information collection request (ICR)
0648–0372 Electronic Monitoring
Systems for Atlantic HMS. This renewal
and extension is separate from the
temporary ICR associated with
Amendment 15 to the 2006
Consolidated Atlantic HMS Fishery
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Management Plan (0648–BI10), which is
considering substantial revisions to
0648–0372. Amendment 15 will not be
finalized before the current ICR expires,
necessitating this separate renewal
effort.
Vessel monitoring systems (VMS) and
other electronic monitoring systems
collect important information on fishing
effort, catch, and the geographic
location of fishing effort and catch for
certain sectors of the Atlantic HMS fleet.
Data collected through these systems are
used in both domestic and international
fisheries management, including for law
enforcement, stock assessments, and
quota management purposes. Atlantic
HMS vessels required to use VMS are
pelagic longline, bottom longline
(directed shark permit holders in North
Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia),
and gillnet (directed shark permit
holders consistent with the
requirements of the Atlantic large whale
take reduction plan requirements at 50
CFR 229.39.(h)) vessels. In addition to
VMS, pelagic longline vessels are also
required to have electronic monitoring
systems to monitor catch and account
for bluefin tuna interactions, and, when
appropriate, monitoring the harvest of
shortfin mako sharks.
NMFS Office of Law Enforcement
monitors fleet adherence to gear- and
time-area restrictions with VMS
position location data. Gear restricted
areas and time-area closures are
important. Atlantic HMS management
tools that have been implemented to
reduce bycatch of juvenile swordfish,
sea turtles, and bluefin tuna, among
other species. Electronic monitoring
data from the pelagic longline fleet are
used by NMFS to accurately monitor
bluefin tuna catch by the pelagic
longline fleet, to ensure compliance
with Individual Bluefin Quota (IBQ)
limits and requirements, and to ensure
that the Longline category bluefin tuna
quota is not over-harvested.
Additionally, electronic monitoring is
used to verify disposition of retained
shortfin mako sharks, when retention is
allowed, consistent with binding
international agreements. VMS
reporting of bluefin tuna catch is used
to monitor IBQ allocations in real-time.
Atlantic HMS fisheries are managed
under the dual authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(MSA) and the Atlantic Tunas
Conservation Act (ATCA). Under the
MSA, management measures must be
consistent with the National Standards,
and fisheries must be managed to
maintain optimum yield, rebuild
overfished fisheries, and prevent
overfishing. Under ATCA, the Secretary
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of Commerce shall promulgate
regulations, as necessary and
appropriate, to implement measures
adopted by the International
Commission for the Conservation of
Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).
II. Method of Collection
First-time VMS respondents must
install a VMS unit and submit an
activation checklist to NMFS via mail.
Hail-out, hail-in, hourly position
reports, and bluefin tuna catch reports
must be submitted to NMFS
electronically via the VMS
communication system. First-time
electronic monitoring respondents must
have an electronic monitoring system
installed by a NMFS contractor. Except
when the hard drive is at capacity after
one trip or otherwise stated by NMFS in
writing, electronic monitoring data must
be submitted after every other pelagic
longline trip by mailing computer hard
drives to the designated NMFS
contractor.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0372.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
154.
Estimated Time Per Response: 4 hours
for initial VMS installation; 5 minutes
per VMS initial activation checklist; 2
minutes per hail-out/hail-in declaration;
6 hours for initial electronic monitoring
installation; 1 hour for camera boom
installation; 5 minutes for pelagic
longline bluefin tuna catch records; 1
minute for dockside review of bluefin
tuna catch records; 1 hour for electronic
monitoring data retrieval.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,305 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $238,862.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and the
Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975
(16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.).
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IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau 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,
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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; and (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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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No. PTO–P–2023–0033]
Grant of Interim Extension of the Term
of U.S. Patent No. 7,517,522;
Recombinant ADAMTS13
(rADAMTS13), a Recombinant A
Disintegrin and Metalloprotease With
Thrombospondin Type-1 Motifs 13
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of interim patent term
extension.
AGENCY:
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office has issued an order
granting a one-year interim extension of
the term of U.S. Patent No. 7,517,522
(’522 patent).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ali
Salimi, Senior Legal Advisor, Office of
Patent Legal Administration, at 571–
272–0909 or ali.salimi@uspto.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 35 U.S.C.
156 generally provides that the term of
a patent may be extended for a period
of up to five years, if the patent claims
a product, or a method of making or
using a product, that has been subject to
certain defined regulatory review. 35
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U.S.C. 156(d)(5) generally provides that
the term of such a patent may be
extended for no more than five interim
periods of up to one year each, if the
approval phase of the regulatory review
period is reasonably expected to extend
beyond the expiration date of the patent.
On June 15, 2023, The Regents of the
University of Michigan, the owner of
record of the ’522 patent, timely filed an
application under 35 U.S.C. 156(d)(5)
for an interim extension of the term of
the ’522 patent. The ’522 patent claims
a method of using the product
recombinant ADAMTS13
(rADAMTS13), a recombinant A
disintegrin and metalloprotease with
thrombospondin type-1 motifs 13. The
application for interim patent term
extension indicates that a Biologics
License Application No. 125795/0 was
submitted to the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) on March 17,
2023, and that the FDA’s review thereof
is ongoing.
Review of the interim patent term
extension application indicates that,
except for permission to market or use
the product commercially, the ’522
patent would be eligible for an
extension of the patent term under 35
U.S.C. 156. Because it appears the
approval phase of the regulatory review
period will continue beyond the
expiration date of the patent, i.e., June
30, 2023, interim extension of the ’522
patent’s term under 35 U.S.C. 156(d)(5)
is appropriate.
An interim extension under 35 U.S.C.
156(d)(5) of the term of U.S. Patent No.
7,517,522 is granted for a period of one
year from the original expiration date of
the ’522 patent.
Robert Bahr,
Deputy Commissioner for Patents, United
States Patent and Trademark Office.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Notice of Intent to Extend
Collection; 3038–0097; Process for
Review of Swaps for Mandatory
Clearing
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (‘‘Commission’’ or
‘‘CFTC’’) is announcing an opportunity
for public comment on the proposed
renewal of a collection of certain
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Electronic Monitoring Systems for Atlantic Highly Migratory
Species (HMS)
AGENCY: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 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 general 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 submission of the collection to Office of Management and
Budget (OMB).
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received on or before August 28, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, at [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648-0372 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 directed
to Cliff Hutt, Fisheries Management Specialist, National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS), Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Management
Division, 1315 East-West Highway, SSMC3, Silver Spring, MD 20910; 301-
427-8503; or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for renewal and extension without revision of a
current information collection request (ICR) 0648-0372 Electronic
Monitoring Systems for Atlantic HMS. This renewal and extension is
separate from the temporary ICR associated with Amendment 15 to the
2006 Consolidated Atlantic HMS Fishery Management Plan (0648-BI10),
which is considering substantial revisions to 0648-0372. Amendment 15
will not be finalized before the current ICR expires, necessitating
this separate renewal effort.
Vessel monitoring systems (VMS) and other electronic monitoring
systems collect important information on fishing effort, catch, and the
geographic location of fishing effort and catch for certain sectors of
the Atlantic HMS fleet. Data collected through these systems are used
in both domestic and international fisheries management, including for
law enforcement, stock assessments, and quota management purposes.
Atlantic HMS vessels required to use VMS are pelagic longline, bottom
longline (directed shark permit holders in North Carolina, South
Carolina, and Virginia), and gillnet (directed shark permit holders
consistent with the requirements of the Atlantic large whale take
reduction plan requirements at 50 CFR 229.39.(h)) vessels. In addition
to VMS, pelagic longline vessels are also required to have electronic
monitoring systems to monitor catch and account for bluefin tuna
interactions, and, when appropriate, monitoring the harvest of shortfin
mako sharks.
NMFS Office of Law Enforcement monitors fleet adherence to gear-
and time-area restrictions with VMS position location data. Gear
restricted areas and time-area closures are important. Atlantic HMS
management tools that have been implemented to reduce bycatch of
juvenile swordfish, sea turtles, and bluefin tuna, among other species.
Electronic monitoring data from the pelagic longline fleet are used by
NMFS to accurately monitor bluefin tuna catch by the pelagic longline
fleet, to ensure compliance with Individual Bluefin Quota (IBQ) limits
and requirements, and to ensure that the Longline category bluefin tuna
quota is not over-harvested. Additionally, electronic monitoring is
used to verify disposition of retained shortfin mako sharks, when
retention is allowed, consistent with binding international agreements.
VMS reporting of bluefin tuna catch is used to monitor IBQ allocations
in real-time.
Atlantic HMS fisheries are managed under the dual authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) and the
Atlantic Tunas Conservation Act (ATCA). Under the MSA, management
measures must be consistent with the National Standards, and fisheries
must be managed to maintain optimum yield, rebuild overfished
fisheries, and prevent overfishing. Under ATCA, the Secretary
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of Commerce shall promulgate regulations, as necessary and appropriate,
to implement measures adopted by the International Commission for the
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).
II. Method of Collection
First-time VMS respondents must install a VMS unit and submit an
activation checklist to NMFS via mail. Hail-out, hail-in, hourly
position reports, and bluefin tuna catch reports must be submitted to
NMFS electronically via the VMS communication system. First-time
electronic monitoring respondents must have an electronic monitoring
system installed by a NMFS contractor. Except when the hard drive is at
capacity after one trip or otherwise stated by NMFS in writing,
electronic monitoring data must be submitted after every other pelagic
longline trip by mailing computer hard drives to the designated NMFS
contractor.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0372.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current
information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 154.
Estimated Time Per Response: 4 hours for initial VMS installation;
5 minutes per VMS initial activation checklist; 2 minutes per hail-out/
hail-in declaration; 6 hours for initial electronic monitoring
installation; 1 hour for camera boom installation; 5 minutes for
pelagic longline bluefin tuna catch records; 1 minute for dockside
review of bluefin tuna catch records; 1 hour for electronic monitoring
data retrieval.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,305 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $238,862.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and the Atlantic Tunas
Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.).
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau
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; and (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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