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determining the status of fish stocks in
the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a threestep process including: (1) Data
Workshop; (2) Assessment Process
utilizing webinars; and (3) Review
Workshop. The product of the Data
Workshop is a data report which
compiles and evaluates potential
datasets and recommends which
datasets are appropriate for assessment
analyses. The product of the Assessment
Process is a stock assessment report
which describes the fisheries, evaluates
the status of the stock, estimates
biological benchmarks, projects future
population conditions, and recommends
research and monitoring needs. The
assessment is independently peer
reviewed at the Review Workshop. The
product of the Review Workshop is a
Summary documenting panel opinions
regarding the strengths and weaknesses
of the stock assessment and input data.
Participants for SEDAR Workshops are
appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South
Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery
Management Councils and NOAA
Fisheries Southeast Regional Office,
Highly Migratory Species Management
Division, and Southeast Fisheries
Science Center. Participants include:
data collectors and database managers;
stock assessment scientists, biologists,
and researchers; constituency
representatives including fishermen,
environmentalists, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs);
international experts; and staff of
Councils, Commissions, and state and
federal agencies.
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The items of discussion at the SEDAR 82
South Atlantic Gray Triggerfish Assessment
Webinar 7 are as follows: Discuss any
leftover data issues that were not cleared up
during the data process, answer any
questions that the analysts have, and discuss
model development and model setup.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Action will
be restricted to those issues specifically
identified in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the intent to take final action
to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is accessible to people
with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary
aids should be directed to the South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council
office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
business days prior to the meeting.
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this agenda are subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 22, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy 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; DOCX Submission
Requirements
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 comments 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 (88 FR 37039) on June 6, 2023
during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days
for public comment.
Agency: United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
Title: DOCX Submission
Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 0651–New.
Needs and Uses: On August 3, 2020,
the USPTO published a final rule in the
Federal Register that included a new fee
set forth in 37 CFR 1.16(u). See Setting
and Adjusting Patent Fees in Fiscal Year
2020, 85 FR 46932. Although that final
rule indicated the new fee at § 1.16(u)
would go into effect on January 1, 2022,
the effective date of the new fee was
delayed to give applicants more time to
adjust to filing patent applications in
the DOCX format.
As specified in § 1.16(u), the fee is
due for any application filed under 35
U.S.C. 111 for an original patent—
except design, plant, or provisional
applications—where the specification,
claims, and/or abstract do not conform
to the USPTO requirements for
submission in the DOCX format.
Therefore, the fee is due for
nonprovisional utility applications filed
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under 35 U.S.C. 111, including
continuing applications, that are not
filed in the DOCX format.
The USPTO conducted two pilot
programs for filing applications in the
DOCX format. The eMod Text Pilot
Program was conducted between August
2016 and September 2017. The USPTO
then expanded the ability to file patent
applications in the DOCX format in
EFS–Web to all users in September
2017. In 2018, the USPTO launched the
Patent Center and conducted the Patent
Center Text Pilot Program from June
2018 through April 2020. All applicants
have been able to file applications in the
DOCX format in the Patent Center since
April 2020. Information about the Patent
Center is available at www.uspto.gov/
PatentCenter. The USPTO continues to
hold many discussions and training
sessions with stakeholders to ensure a
fair and reasonable transition to the
DOCX format. In addition, to further
ensure a fair and reasonable transition
to the DOCX format, the USPTO has,
since April 2022, provided patent
applicants with the option to submit a
back-up applicant-generated PDF
version of the application along with the
DOCX file(s) when filing an application
in Patent Center. See Extension of the
Option for Submission of a PDF With a
Patent Application Filed in DOCX
Format, 88 FR 37036 (Jun. 6, 2023).
The items in this new information
collection relate solely to the impacts of
the § 1.16(u) non-DOCX filing surcharge
fee on the filing of nonprovisional
utility applications under 35 U.S.C. 111,
including continuing applications. In
particular, this new information
collection accounts for the § 1.16(u)
non-DOCX filing surcharge fee itself, as
well as an additional 30 minutes of time
to accommodate (i) the extra review that
some respondents may undertake as
they start to become more familiar with
the DOCX format and (ii) submission of
the back-up applicant-generated PDF
that some respondents will opt to
submit.
The estimated volumes for the items
in this new information collection are
based on the estimates for the
corresponding nonprovisional utility
applications filed under 35 U.S.C. 111,
including continuing applications, that
are covered under an existing OMB
clearance (0651–0032; Initial Patent
Applications). Respondents for the
items in the new information collection
will either take an extra 30 minutes to
file their applications in DOCX format
or they will pay the non-DOCX
surcharge, they will not do both.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: New.
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Affected Public: Private sector;
individuals and households.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 411,817 respondents
(including 164,066 respondents from
filing fees).
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 411,817 responses
(including 164,066 responses from filing
fees).
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that the responses in
this information collection will take the
public approximately 30 minutes (0.50
hours) to complete. This includes the
time to create and submit the completed
filing to the USPTO. The USPTO
provides the 30-minute estimate out of
an abundance of caution for the initial
period after the effective date of the
non-DOCX filing surcharge fee. The
USPTO expects to decrease the 30minute estimate by the first renewal of
this collection as the public more fully
comprehends the nature of, and how to
comply with, the DOCX format.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 123,877 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Non-Hourly Cost Burden: $49,588,160.
This information collection 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
feature and entering the title of the
information collection of the OMB
Control Number, 0651–New.
Further information can be obtained
by:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–New
information request’’ in the subject line
of the message.
• Mail: Justin Isaac, Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, United
States Patent and Trademark Office,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
1450.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Patent and Trademark Office
Department of the Army
[Docket No.: PTO–C–2023–0034]
Advisory Committee on Arlington
National Cemetery Meeting Notice
Justin Isaac,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
Katherine K. Vidal,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
Property and Director of the United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
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Joint ITA–NIST–USPTO Collaboration
Initiative Regarding Standards
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) is extending
the deadline for written comments
announced in the Federal Register
Notice titled ‘‘Joint ITA–NIST–USPTO
Collaboration Initiative Regarding
Standards; Notice of Public Listening
Session and Request for Comments.’’
Through this notice, the USPTO is
extending the period for public
comments until November 6, 2023.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before November 6, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Chris Hannon, at 571–272–7385 or Mr.
Anthony Quinn, at 202–893–6488.
Inquiries can also be sent to SEP_
Policy@uspto.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
September 11, 2023, the USPTO
published a Federal Register Notice
titled ‘‘Joint ITA–NIST–USPTO
Collaboration Initiative Regarding
Standards; Notice of Public Listening
Session and Request for Comments’’ (88
FR 62349), announcing that the USPTO,
the International Trade Administration
(ITA), and the National Institute for
Standards and Technology (NIST) are
seeking stakeholder input on the current
state of U.S. firm participation in
standard setting, and the ability of U.S.
industry to readily adopt standards to
grow and compete, especially as they
relate to the standardization of critical
and emerging technologies. The
Agencies are now extending the
comment submission period until
November 6, 2023, to ensure that
stakeholders have a sufficient
opportunity to submit written
comments.
All other information provided in the
September 11, 2023, notice remains
unchanged. Previously submitted
comments do not need to be
resubmitted.
SUMMARY:
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Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice of open committee
meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of the Army
is publishing this notice to announce
the following virtual Federal advisory
committee meeting of the Remember
and Explore Subcommittee to the
Advisory Committee on Arlington
National Cemetery. This meeting is
open to the public. For more
information, please visit: https://
www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/About/
Advisory-Committee-on-ArlingtonNational-Cemetery/ACANC-Meetings.
DATES: The Remember and Explore
Subcommittee will meet on Thursday,
October 12, 2023, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.,
eastern daylight time.
SUMMARY:
Ms.
Renea Yates; Designated Federal Official
or Mr. Matthew Davis; Alternate
Designated Federal Official (DFO) for
the ACANC, in writing at Arlington
National Cemetery (ANC), Arlington VA
22211, or by email at
matthew.r.davis.civ@army.mil, or by
phone at 1–877–907–8585.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
meeting is being held under the
provisions of chapter 10, 5 U.S.C.
(commonly known as the Federal
Advisory Committee Act or FACA), the
Sunshine in the Government Act of
1976 (U.S.C. 552b) and 41 Code of the
Federal Regulations (CFR) 102–3.150.
Purpose of the Meeting: The primary
purpose of the Remember & Explore
Subcommittee is to recommend
methods to maintain the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier Monument, including
the cracks in the large marble
sarcophagus, the adjacent marble slabs,
and the potential replacement marble
stone for the sarcophagus already gifted
to the Army; accomplish an
independent assessment of requests to
place commemorative monuments
within ANC; and identify means to
capture and convey ANC’s history, and
improve the quality of visitors’
experiences now and for generations to
come.
Agenda: The Remember and Explore
Subcommittee will receive an update to
the Chaplain Memorials; and receive an
update on Road Naming at Arlington
National Cemetery.
Public’s Accessibility to the Meeting:
Pursuant to FACA and 41 CFR 102–
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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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; DOCX Submission Requirements
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 comments 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 (88 FR 37039) on June 6, 2023 during a 60-day comment
period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public
comment.
Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
Title: DOCX Submission Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 0651-New.
Needs and Uses: On August 3, 2020, the USPTO published a final rule
in the Federal Register that included a new fee set forth in 37 CFR
1.16(u). See Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees in Fiscal Year 2020, 85
FR 46932. Although that final rule indicated the new fee at Sec.
1.16(u) would go into effect on January 1, 2022, the effective date of
the new fee was delayed to give applicants more time to adjust to
filing patent applications in the DOCX format.
As specified in Sec. 1.16(u), the fee is due for any application
filed under 35 U.S.C. 111 for an original patent--except design, plant,
or provisional applications--where the specification, claims, and/or
abstract do not conform to the USPTO requirements for submission in the
DOCX format. Therefore, the fee is due for nonprovisional utility
applications filed under 35 U.S.C. 111, including continuing
applications, that are not filed in the DOCX format.
The USPTO conducted two pilot programs for filing applications in
the DOCX format. The eMod Text Pilot Program was conducted between
August 2016 and September 2017. The USPTO then expanded the ability to
file patent applications in the DOCX format in EFS-Web to all users in
September 2017. In 2018, the USPTO launched the Patent Center and
conducted the Patent Center Text Pilot Program from June 2018 through
April 2020. All applicants have been able to file applications in the
DOCX format in the Patent Center since April 2020. Information about
the Patent Center is available at www.uspto.gov/PatentCenter. The USPTO
continues to hold many discussions and training sessions with
stakeholders to ensure a fair and reasonable transition to the DOCX
format. In addition, to further ensure a fair and reasonable transition
to the DOCX format, the USPTO has, since April 2022, provided patent
applicants with the option to submit a back-up applicant-generated PDF
version of the application along with the DOCX file(s) when filing an
application in Patent Center. See Extension of the Option for
Submission of a PDF With a Patent Application Filed in DOCX Format, 88
FR 37036 (Jun. 6, 2023).
The items in this new information collection relate solely to the
impacts of the Sec. 1.16(u) non-DOCX filing surcharge fee on the
filing of nonprovisional utility applications under 35 U.S.C. 111,
including continuing applications. In particular, this new information
collection accounts for the Sec. 1.16(u) non-DOCX filing surcharge fee
itself, as well as an additional 30 minutes of time to accommodate (i)
the extra review that some respondents may undertake as they start to
become more familiar with the DOCX format and (ii) submission of the
back-up applicant-generated PDF that some respondents will opt to
submit.
The estimated volumes for the items in this new information
collection are based on the estimates for the corresponding
nonprovisional utility applications filed under 35 U.S.C. 111,
including continuing applications, that are covered under an existing
OMB clearance (0651-0032; Initial Patent Applications). Respondents for
the items in the new information collection will either take an extra
30 minutes to file their applications in DOCX format or they will pay
the non-DOCX surcharge, they will not do both.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: New.
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Affected Public: Private sector; individuals and households.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 411,817 respondents
(including 164,066 respondents from filing fees).
Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 411,817 responses (including
164,066 responses from filing fees).
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that the responses
in this information collection will take the public approximately 30
minutes (0.50 hours) to complete. This includes the time to create and
submit the completed filing to the USPTO. The USPTO provides the 30-
minute estimate out of an abundance of caution for the initial period
after the effective date of the non-DOCX filing surcharge fee. The
USPTO expects to decrease the 30-minute estimate by the first renewal
of this collection as the public more fully comprehends the nature of,
and how to comply with, the DOCX format.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 123,877 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Non-Hourly Cost Burden:
$49,588,160.
This information collection 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 feature and entering the title of the information collection
of the OMB Control Number, 0651-New.
Further information can be obtained by:
Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651-New
information request'' in the subject line of the message.
Mail: Justin Isaac, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
Justin Isaac,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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