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Permit No. 23188, issued on
September 25, 2020 (85 FR 63524),
authorizes the permit holder to conduct
scientific research on northern elephant
seals (NES; Mirounga angustirostris) in
California. The permit activities
continue a long-term research program
started in 1968 to study NES population
growth and status, reproduction,
behavioral and physiological
adaptations for diving and fasting,
general physiology and metabolism, and
sensory physiology. Authorized
activities include behavioral
observations, marking, capture,
biological sampling (including skin,
blubber, and muscle biopsies), active
and passive acoustics, instrumentation,
translocation studies, short-term captive
holding for laboratory studies, use of
hormone challenges and standard
clinical tracer techniques, and
unmanned aircraft system surveys. The
permit authorizes unintentional
mortalities of up to 5 NES annually
during research, and euthanasia of up to
10 moribund or abandoned NES pups
annually. Three amendments to the
permit were issued to: increase take
numbers and add a new study area (No.
23188–01; April 27, 2021); add new
study areas and update methods for
acoustic studies (No. 23188–02;
November 19, 2021); and update
methods for biological sampling and
instrumentation (No. 23188–03;
February 2, 2022). The permit holder is
requesting the permit be amended to
include authorization for additional
reproductive studies to investigate
embryonic diapause in NES. Over a 2year study period, 39 adult females
would be captured, anesthetized,
marked, sampled, and instrumented, as
currently authorized. Researchers would
use a transrectal ultrasound to check for
pregnancy and non-pregnant females
would then have uterine endoscopy,
cytology, lavage, and biopsy sampling.
The lavage and biopsy procedures may
result in egg, sperm, or blastocyst
removal from the uterus. A subset of
these females may be captured and
sampled twice per year. An additional
390 NES may be unintentionally
harassed during these reproductive
studies. The amendment would be valid
for the duration of the permit, until
September 30, 2025.
A draft environmental assessment
(EA) has been prepared in compliance
with the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), to
examine whether significant
environmental impacts could result
from issuance of the proposed scientific
research permit amendment. The draft
EA is available for review and comment
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simultaneous with the scientific
research permit amendment application.
Concurrent with the publication of
this notice in the Federal Register,
NMFS is forwarding copies of this
application to the Marine Mammal
Commission and its Committee of
Scientific Advisors.
Dated: November 14, 2023.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
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Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council’s Summer
Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass
Monitoring Committee will hold a
public webinar meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Thursday, December 7, 2023 from 1:30
p.m. until 3:30 p.m. EDT. For agenda
details, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held
via webinar. Connection information
will be posted to the calendar prior to
the meeting at www.mafmc.org.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 674–2331;
www.mafmc.org.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, telephone: (302)
526–5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea
Bass Monitoring Committee will meet
via webinar to continue discussions
from their November 13–14, 2023
meeting related to 2024–2025
recreational management measures for
summer flounder and scup and 2024
recreational management measures for
black sea bass. Specifically, the
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discussions to recommend the
appropriate non-preferred coastwide
and precautionary default measures
(e.g., possession limits, fish size limits,
seasons) associated with conservation
equivalency for summer flounder and
black sea bass, and revisit additional
information in support of their
recommendation for scup federal waters
measures in 2024.
Meeting materials will be posted to
www.mafmc.org.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aid should be directed to
Shelley Spedden, (302) 526–5251, at
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: November 14, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Patent and Trademark Office
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Patent and Trademark
Resource Center Metrics
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), as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, invites comments on the
extension and revision of an existing
information collection: 0651–0068
(Patent and Trademark Resource Center
Metrics). 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
January 19, 2024.
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 ‘‘0651–0068
SUMMARY:
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information with respect to patents and
trademarks to the public. The PTRC
Program is made up of public, state, and
academic libraries. Each participating
library designated as a PTRC must fulfill
the following requirements: Assist the
public in the efficient use of patent and
trademark resources; provide free access
to patent and trademark resources
provided by the USPTO; and send
representatives to attend USPTO-hosted
PTRC training seminars.
The USPTO seeks to collect
information about the public’s use of the
PTRCs and training provided through
the PTRC program. The PTRC Program
requirements stipulate that all
participating libraries must submit
quarterly metrics on the public’s use of
PTRC services and public outreach
efforts provided by the PTRCs. To
facilitate that requirement, the USPTO
electronically collects these metrics on
a quarterly basis. This information
collection enables the USPTO to see
how customers are being served by the
PTRCs and to ascertain what changes
may be needed in the types of services
provided. These metrics also provide
the PTRC Program Office with insight
into the trainings it should offer to
PTRC librarians.
comment’’ in the subject line of the
message.
• Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.
• Mail: Justin Isaac, 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 Robert Berry,
Manager, Patent and Trademark
Resource Center Program, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, United States
Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box
1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by
telephone at 571–272–7152; or by email
at Robert.Berry@uspto.gov with ‘‘0651–
0068 comment’’ in the subject line.
Additional information about this
information collection is also available
at https://www.reginfo.gov under
‘‘Information Collection Review.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Patent and Trademark Resource
Center (PTRC) is authorized under the
provision of 35 U.S.C. 2(a)(2), which
provides that the United States Patent
and Trademark Office (USPTO) shall be
responsible for disseminating
II. Method of Collection
Electronically submitted to the
USPTO.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0651–0068.
Forms: None.
Type of Review: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Affected Public: State, local, and
Tribal governments.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 100 respondents.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 400 responses.
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 gather the necessary
information, prepare the worksheet, and
submit it to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 200 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Hourly Cost Burden: $7,508.
TABLE 1—TOTAL BURDEN HOURS AND HOURLY COSTS TO STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENT RESPONDENTS
Item No.
Item
Estimated
annual
respondents
Responses
per
respondent
Estimated
annual r
esponses
Estimated
time for
response
(hours)
Estimated
burden
(hour/year)
Rate 1
($/hour)
Estimated
annual
respondent
cost burden
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b) = (c)
(d)
(c) × (d) = (e)
(f)
(e) × (f) = (g)
1 ......................
PTRC Metrics .........
100
4
400
0.50 (30 minutes) ....
200
$37.54
$7,508
Total ........
.................................
100
........................
400
.................................
200
........................
7,508
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Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Non-Hourly Cost Burden: $0. There are
no capital start-up, maintenance costs,
recordkeeping costs, filing fees, or
postage costs associated with this
information collection.
IV. Request for Comments
The USPTO is soliciting public
comments to:
(a) Evaluate whether the 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
collection of information, including the
1 Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Occupation
Employment Statistics, wage category 25–4022 for
‘Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
working in Colleges, Universities, and Professional
Schools’; https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/
oes254022.htm.
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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 an address,
phone number, email address, or other
personally identifiable information (PII)
in a comment, be aware that the entire
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comment—including PII—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you may ask in your comment to
withhold PII from public view, USPTO
cannot guarantee that it will be able to
do so.
Justin Isaac,
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; Patent and Trademark Resource Center Metrics
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), as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on
the extension and revision of an existing information collection: 0651-
0068 (Patent and Trademark Resource Center Metrics). 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 January 19, 2024.
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-
0068
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comment'' in the subject line of the message.
Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Mail: Justin Isaac, 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 Robert Berry, Manager, Patent and Trademark
Resource Center Program, Office of the Chief Information Officer,
United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria,
VA 22313-1450; by telephone at 571-272-7152; or by email at
[email protected] with ``0651-0068 comment'' in the subject line.
Additional information about this information collection is also
available at https://www.reginfo.gov under ``Information Collection
Review.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC) is authorized under
the provision of 35 U.S.C. 2(a)(2), which provides that the United
States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) shall be responsible for
disseminating information with respect to patents and trademarks to the
public. The PTRC Program is made up of public, state, and academic
libraries. Each participating library designated as a PTRC must fulfill
the following requirements: Assist the public in the efficient use of
patent and trademark resources; provide free access to patent and
trademark resources provided by the USPTO; and send representatives to
attend USPTO-hosted PTRC training seminars.
The USPTO seeks to collect information about the public's use of
the PTRCs and training provided through the PTRC program. The PTRC
Program requirements stipulate that all participating libraries must
submit quarterly metrics on the public's use of PTRC services and
public outreach efforts provided by the PTRCs. To facilitate that
requirement, the USPTO electronically collects these metrics on a
quarterly basis. This information collection enables the USPTO to see
how customers are being served by the PTRCs and to ascertain what
changes may be needed in the types of services provided. These metrics
also provide the PTRC Program Office with insight into the trainings it
should offer to PTRC librarians.
II. Method of Collection
Electronically submitted to the USPTO.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0651-0068.
Forms: None.
Type of Review: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Affected Public: State, local, and Tribal governments.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 100 respondents.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 400 responses.
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 gather the
necessary information, prepare the worksheet, and submit it to the
USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 200 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Hourly Cost Burden: $7,508.
Table 1--Total Burden Hours and Hourly Costs to State, Local, and Tribal Government Respondents
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Estimated
Estimated Responses per Estimated Estimated time Estimated Rate \1\ ($/ annual
Item No. Item annual respondent annual r for response burden (hour/ hour) respondent
respondents esponses (hours) year) cost burden
................. (a) (b) (a) x (b) = (d).............. (c) x (d) = (f) (e) x (f) =
(c) (e) (g)
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1................. PTRC Metrics..... 100 4 400 0.50 (30 minutes) 200 $37.54 $7,508
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Total......... ................. 100 .............. 400 ................. 200 .............. 7,508
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Estimated Total Annual Respondent Non-Hourly Cost Burden: $0. There
are no capital start-up, maintenance costs, recordkeeping costs, filing
fees, or postage costs associated with this information collection.
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\1\ Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Occupation Employment
Statistics, wage category 25-4022 for `Librarians and Media
Collections Specialists working in Colleges, Universities, and
Professional Schools'; https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes254022.htm.
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IV. Request for Comments
The USPTO is soliciting public comments to:
(a) Evaluate whether the 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 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
an address, phone number, email address, or other personally
identifiable information (PII) in a comment, be aware that the entire
comment--including PII--may be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask in your comment to withhold PII from public view,
USPTO cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so.
Justin Isaac,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2023-25630 Filed 11-17-23; 8:45 am]
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