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Committee about how these analyses
could be used to inform development of
management alternatives for the joint
Habitat-Scallop framework. This
discussion is expected to focus on
spatial alternatives (configuration of
scallop access areas), but other
objectives and alternatives may be
discussed. Other business will be
discussed, if necessary.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained on the agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those
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Executive Director, at (978) 465–0492,
at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)
Dated: March 5, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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be brought to the full Council for formal
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This meeting will be held on
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Meeting address: This meeting will be
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The Advisory Panel will meet to
discuss Scallop and Habitat Plan
Development Team analyses of four
concept areas for potential scallop
access on the Northern Edge of Georges
Bank. The Advisory Panel will provide
recommendations to the Habitat
Committee about how these analyses
might be used to inform development of
management alternatives for the joint
Habitat-Scallop framework. This
discussion is expected to focus on
spatial alternatives (configuration of
scallop access areas), but other
objectives and alternatives may be
discussed. Other business may be
discussed as necessary.
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 the meeting. Action will
be restricted to those issues specifically
listed in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Council’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
AGENCY:
Special Accommodations
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public hybrid meeting of
its Habitat Advisory Panel to consider
actions affecting New England fisheries
in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Recommendations from this group will
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Cate
O’Keefe, Executive Director, at (978)
465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the
date. This meeting will be recorded.
Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy
of the recording is available upon
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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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; International Design
Application (Hague Agreement)
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit
the following information collection 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 on December 19, 2023 during a
60-day comment period (88 FR 87754).
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments.
Agency: United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
Title: International Design
Application (Hague Agreement).
OMB Control Number: 0651–0075.
Needs and Uses: The Patent Law
Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 1
(PLTIA) amends the patent laws to
implement the provisions of the Geneva
Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning
International Registration of Industrial
Designs (hereinafter ‘‘Hague
Agreement’’) in title 1, and the Patent
Law Treaty 2 (PLT) in title 2. The Hague
Agreement is an international agreement
that enables an applicant to file a single
international design application which
may have the effect of an application for
protection for the design(s) in countries
and/or intergovernmental organizations
that are Parties to the Hague Agreement
(the ‘‘Contracting Parties’’) designated in
the applications. The United States is a
Contracting Party to the Hague
Agreement, which took effect with
respect to the United States on May 13,
2015. The Hague Agreement is
1 https://www.congress.gov/112/plaws/publ211/
PLAW-112publ211.pdf.
2 https://wipolex.wipo.int/en/text/288773.
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administrated by the International
Bureau (IB) of the World Intellectual
Property Organization (WIPO) located in
Geneva, Switzerland.
Under the Hague Agreement, U.S.
applicants can file international design
applications in English ‘‘indirectly’’
through the United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO), which will
forward the applications to the IB or
‘‘directly’’ with the IB. An international
design application is subject to the
payment of three types of fees: (1) a
basic fee, (2) a publication fee, and (3)
in respect of each Contracting Party
where protection is sought, either in a
standard or an individual designation
fee. All applications are subject to a
three-level structure of standard fees,
which reflects the level of examination
carried out by the Office of a
Contracting Party. Also, an additional
fee is required where the application
contains a description that exceeds 100
words. In addition, a transmittal fee is
required for international design
applications filed through an office of
indirect filing. Thus, international
design applications filed through the
USPTO as an Office of indirect filing are
subject to payment of a transmittal fee
for processing and forwarding the
international design applications to the
IB. The fees required by the IB may be
paid either directly to the IB or through
the USPTO as an office of indirect filing
in the amounts specified on the World
Intellectual Property Organization
website. If applicants want to pay the
required fees through USPTO as an
office of indirect filing, the fees must be
paid no later than the date of payment
of the transmittal fee. The fees will then
be forwarded to the IB. The industrial
design or designs will be eligible for
protection in all the Contracting Parties
designated by applicants.
The IB ascertains whether the
international design application
complies with formal requirements,
registers the international design to the
international register, and publishes the
international registration in the
International Designs Bulletin. The
international registration contains all of
the data of the international application,
any reproduction of the international
design, date of the international
registration, number of the international
registration, and the relevant class of the
International Classification.
The IB will provide a copy of the
publication of the international
registration to each Contracting party
designated by the application. A
designated Contracting Party may
perform a substantive examination of
the design application. The USPTO will
perform a substantive examination for
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patentability of the international design
application, as in the case of regular
U.S. design applications.
This information collection covers all
the necessary information required for
an international design application that
is filed through the USPTO as an Office
of indirect filing and those filed directly
through the IB. The information in this
collection is used to register a design
patent under the provisions of the
Hague Agreement. The majority of the
items are WIPO forms managed by the
IB, but this information collection also
includes two forms maintained by the
USPTO.
Forms: (WIPO DM = WIPO Dessins et
Modeles (design representations); PTOL
= Patent Trademark Office Legal).
• PTO 1595: (Recordation Form Cover
Sheet)
• PTOL 85 Part B (Hague): (Fee(s)
Transmittal)
• WIPO DM/1 (E): (Application for
International Application)
• WIPO DM/1/I (E): (Annex I: Oath or
Declaration of the Creator under Rule
8(1)(a)(ii) of the Common Regulations)
• WIPO DM/1/III (E): (Annex III:
Information on Eligibility for
Protection under Rule 7(5)(g) and
Section 408(d) of the Administrative
Instructions)
• WIPO DM/1/IV (E): (Annex IV:
Reduction of United States Individual
Designation Fee under Section 408(b)
of the Administrative Instructions)
• WIPO DM/1/V (E): (Annex V:
Supporting Document(s) Concerning
Priority Claim under Article 4 of the
Paris Convention—Korean Intellectual
Property Office (KIPO))
• WIPO DM/7 (E): (Appointment of a
Representative)
Two forms listed above are used by
the processes covered in this
information collection, but receive OMB
approval and clearance through other
USPTO information collections. These
forms are:
• PTO 1595—approved through USPTO
information collection 0651–0027
(Recording Assignments)
• PTOL 85 Part B (Hague)—approved
through USPTO information
collection 0651–0033 (Post Allowance
and Refiling)
Type of Review: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Affected Public: Private sector.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 1,231 respondents.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 1,231 responses.
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Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that the responses in
this information collection will take the
public approximately between 15
minutes (0.25 hours) and 6 hours to
complete. This includes the time to
gather the necessary information, create
the document, and submit the
completed request to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 2,052 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Non-Hourly Cost Burden: $3,708,240.
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 or the OMB
Control Number, 0651–0075.
Further information can be obtained
by:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0075
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 2313–
1450.
Justin Isaac,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
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ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
On March 9, 2023, the United
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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; International Design Application (Hague Agreement)
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit
the following information collection 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 on
December 19, 2023 during a 60-day comment period (88 FR 87754). This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
Title: International Design Application (Hague Agreement).
OMB Control Number: 0651-0075.
Needs and Uses: The Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012
\1\ (PLTIA) amends the patent laws to implement the provisions of the
Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning International Registration
of Industrial Designs (hereinafter ``Hague Agreement'') in title 1, and
the Patent Law Treaty \2\ (PLT) in title 2. The Hague Agreement is an
international agreement that enables an applicant to file a single
international design application which may have the effect of an
application for protection for the design(s) in countries and/or
intergovernmental organizations that are Parties to the Hague Agreement
(the ``Contracting Parties'') designated in the applications. The
United States is a Contracting Party to the Hague Agreement, which took
effect with respect to the United States on May 13, 2015. The Hague
Agreement is
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administrated by the International Bureau (IB) of the World
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) located in Geneva,
Switzerland.
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Under the Hague Agreement, U.S. applicants can file international
design applications in English ``indirectly'' through the United States
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), which will forward the
applications to the IB or ``directly'' with the IB. An international
design application is subject to the payment of three types of fees:
(1) a basic fee, (2) a publication fee, and (3) in respect of each
Contracting Party where protection is sought, either in a standard or
an individual designation fee. All applications are subject to a three-
level structure of standard fees, which reflects the level of
examination carried out by the Office of a Contracting Party. Also, an
additional fee is required where the application contains a description
that exceeds 100 words. In addition, a transmittal fee is required for
international design applications filed through an office of indirect
filing. Thus, international design applications filed through the USPTO
as an Office of indirect filing are subject to payment of a transmittal
fee for processing and forwarding the international design applications
to the IB. The fees required by the IB may be paid either directly to
the IB or through the USPTO as an office of indirect filing in the
amounts specified on the World Intellectual Property Organization
website. If applicants want to pay the required fees through USPTO as
an office of indirect filing, the fees must be paid no later than the
date of payment of the transmittal fee. The fees will then be forwarded
to the IB. The industrial design or designs will be eligible for
protection in all the Contracting Parties designated by applicants.
The IB ascertains whether the international design application
complies with formal requirements, registers the international design
to the international register, and publishes the international
registration in the International Designs Bulletin. The international
registration contains all of the data of the international application,
any reproduction of the international design, date of the international
registration, number of the international registration, and the
relevant class of the International Classification.
The IB will provide a copy of the publication of the international
registration to each Contracting party designated by the application. A
designated Contracting Party may perform a substantive examination of
the design application. The USPTO will perform a substantive
examination for patentability of the international design application,
as in the case of regular U.S. design applications.
This information collection covers all the necessary information
required for an international design application that is filed through
the USPTO as an Office of indirect filing and those filed directly
through the IB. The information in this collection is used to register
a design patent under the provisions of the Hague Agreement. The
majority of the items are WIPO forms managed by the IB, but this
information collection also includes two forms maintained by the USPTO.
Forms: (WIPO DM = WIPO Dessins et Modeles (design representations);
PTOL = Patent Trademark Office Legal).
PTO 1595: (Recordation Form Cover Sheet)
PTOL 85 Part B (Hague): (Fee(s) Transmittal)
WIPO DM/1 (E): (Application for International Application)
WIPO DM/1/I (E): (Annex I: Oath or Declaration of the Creator
under Rule 8(1)(a)(ii) of the Common Regulations)
WIPO DM/1/III (E): (Annex III: Information on Eligibility for
Protection under Rule 7(5)(g) and Section 408(d) of the Administrative
Instructions)
WIPO DM/1/IV (E): (Annex IV: Reduction of United States
Individual Designation Fee under Section 408(b) of the Administrative
Instructions)
WIPO DM/1/V (E): (Annex V: Supporting Document(s) Concerning
Priority Claim under Article 4 of the Paris Convention--Korean
Intellectual Property Office (KIPO))
WIPO DM/7 (E): (Appointment of a Representative)
Two forms listed above are used by the processes covered in this
information collection, but receive OMB approval and clearance through
other USPTO information collections. These forms are:
PTO 1595--approved through USPTO information collection 0651-
0027 (Recording Assignments)
PTOL 85 Part B (Hague)--approved through USPTO information
collection 0651-0033 (Post Allowance and Refiling)
Type of Review: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Affected Public: Private sector.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 1,231 respondents.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,231 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that the responses
in this information collection will take the public approximately
between 15 minutes (0.25 hours) and 6 hours to complete. This includes
the time to gather the necessary information, create the document, and
submit the completed request to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 2,052 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Non-Hourly Cost Burden:
$3,708,240.
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
or the OMB Control Number, 0651-0075.
Further information can be obtained by:
Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651-
0075 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 2313-1450.
Justin Isaac,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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