New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 34216-34217 [2024-09230]

Download as PDF 34216 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 84 / Tuesday, April 30, 2024 / Notices Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, at NOAA.PRA@noaa.gov. Please reference OMB Control Number 0648– 0682 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 copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Jessica Kondel, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, (240) 533–0647, or Jessica.Kondel@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract This is a request for extension of an existing information collection. National marine sanctuary regulations provide that the public can submit areas of the marine and Great Lakes environments for consideration by NOAA as a national marine sanctuary through the sanctuary nomination process (15 CFR part 922). 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Jkt 262001 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XD909] National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. AGENCY: Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Agenda The Scientific and Statistical Committee will meet to review roles and responsibilities of the SSC. Review SSC work plan for 2024. They will comment on the update to the Council’s research priorities and data needs. They plan to receive an update on and discuss plans for the 8th national workshop of the Scientific Coordination Subcommittee. Also, receive update on and discuss the Council’s Atlantic Cod Management Transition Plan. They will discuss other business as necessary. Although non-emergency issues not contained on the agenda may come before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Council 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 MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council’s intent to take final action to address the emergency. The public also should be aware that the meeting will be recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is available upon request. Special Accommodations New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting PO 00000 The New England Fishery Management Council’s is convening its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) via webinar to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate. DATES: This webinar will be held on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, beginning at 9 a.m. ADDRESSES: Webinar Registration information: https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/webinar/ register/WN_xtQ5ngK_ RHmKIliFk8HgTw. Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cate O’Keefe, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Sfmt 4703 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 meeting date. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. E:\FR\FM\30APN1.SGM 30APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 84 / Tuesday, April 30, 2024 / Notices Dated: April 24, 2024. Rey Israel Marquez, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2024–09230 Filed 4–29–24; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XD919] National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; public meeting. AGENCY: The MAFMC will hold a public meeting (webinar) of its Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Monitoring Committee. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for agenda details. DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, May 16, 2024, from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. ADDRESSES: Webinar connection information will be posted to the MAFMC’s website 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone: (302) 526–5255. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The main purpose of the meeting is for the MSB Monitoring Committee to develop recommendations for future MSB specifications to ensure that annual catch limits are not exceeded. Public comments will also be taken. SUMMARY: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 [Docket No. PTO–P–2023–0044] United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Request for comments. AGENCY: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting 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: April 25, 2024. Rey Israel Marquez, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2024–09292 Filed 4–29–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 17:27 Apr 29, 2024 Patent and Trademark Office Request for Comments Regarding the Impact of the Proliferation of Artificial Intelligence on Prior Art, the Knowledge of a Person Having Ordinary Skill in the Art, and Determinations of Patentability Made in View of the Foregoing BILLING CODE 3510–22–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Jkt 262001 The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) seeks public comments regarding the impact of the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) on prior art, the knowledge of a person having ordinary skill in the art (PHOSITA), and determinations of patentability made in view of the foregoing. The increasing power and deployment of AI has the potential to provide tremendous societal and economic benefits and foster a new wave of innovation and creativity while also posing novel challenges and opportunities for intellectual property (IP) policy. Through the AI and Emerging Technologies Partnership (AI/ ET Partnership), the USPTO has been actively engaging with the innovation community and AI experts on IP policy in view of AI. To build on these efforts, the USPTO is requesting written public comments on how the proliferation of AI could affect certain evaluations made by the Office, including what qualifies as prior art, the assessment of the level of skill of a PHOSITA, and determinations of patentability made in view of these evaluations. The USPTO expects that the responses received will help the Office evaluate the need for further guidance on these matters, aid in the development of any such guidance, and help inform the USPTO’s work in the courts and in providing technical advice to Congress. DATES: Written comments must be received on or before July 29, 2024, to ensure consideration. ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov. To submit comments via the portal, enter docket number PTO–P–2023–0044 on the homepage and click ‘‘Search.’’ The site will provide a search results page listing all documents associated with this docket. Find a reference to this document and select the ‘‘Comment’’ SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 34217 icon, complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments. Attachments to electronic comments will be accepted in ADOBE® portable document format (PDF) or Microsoft Word® format. Because comments will be made available for public inspection, information that the submitter does not desire to make public, such as an address or phone number, should not be included in the comments. Visit the Federal eRulemaking Portal for additional instructions on providing comments via the portal. If electronic submission of comments is not feasible due to a lack of access to a computer and/or the internet, please contact the USPTO using the contact information below for special instructions. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven J. Fulk, Legal Advisor, at 571– 270–0072; Nalini Mummalaneni, Senior Legal Advisor, at 571–270–1647; or Matthew Sked, Senior Legal Advisor, at 571–272–7627, all with the Office of Patent Legal Administration, Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Patents. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The USPTO has held several stakeholder interaction sessions and has issued requests for comments (RFCs) to seek public feedback regarding AI’s impact on patent policy issues.1 In August 2019, the USPTO issued an RFC on patenting AI inventions.2 Among the various policy questions raised in this previous RFC, the USPTO requested comments on AI’s impact on a PHOSITA and prior art considerations unique to AI inventions.3 In October 2020, the USPTO published a report titled ‘‘Public Views on Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property Policy,’’ which provided a comprehensive look at the stakeholder feedback received in response to the questions posed in the August 2019 RFC.4 That report explained that stakeholders had varying views on how AI would impact obviousness determinations and how to assess a PHOSITA’s level of skill.5 Some commenters stated that AI machines are not ‘‘persons,’’ and therefore, AI would 1 See USPTO Artificial Intelligence web page at www.uspto.gov/initiatives/artificial-intelligence. 2 Request for Comments on Patenting Artificial Intelligence Inventions, 84 FR 44889 (August 27, 2019). Question 1 of this RFC noted, ‘‘Inventions that utilize AI, as well as inventions that are developed by AI, have commonly been referred to as ‘AI inventions.’ ’’ 3 Id. 4 The full report is available at www.uspto.gov/ sites/default/files/documents/USPTO_AI-Report_ 2020-10-07.pdf (October 2020 AI Report). 5 October 2020 AI Report at 11–13. E:\FR\FM\30APN1.SGM 30APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 84 (Tuesday, April 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34216-34217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09230]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD909]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council's is convening its 
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) via webinar to consider 
actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 
(EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full 
Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

DATES: This webinar will be held on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, beginning at 
9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Webinar Registration information: https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xtQ5ngK_RHmKIliFk8HgTw.
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cate O'Keefe, Executive Director, New 
England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

    The Scientific and Statistical Committee will meet to review roles 
and responsibilities of the SSC. Review SSC work plan for 2024. They 
will comment on the update to the Council's research priorities and 
data needs. They plan to receive an update on and discuss plans for the 
8th national workshop of the Scientific Coordination Subcommittee. 
Also, receive update on and discuss the Council's Atlantic Cod 
Management Transition Plan. They will discuss other business as 
necessary.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained on the agenda may come 
before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. Council 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. The public also should be aware that the meeting 
will be recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the 
recording is available upon request.

Special Accommodations

    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 meeting date.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.


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    Dated: April 24, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-09230 Filed 4-29-24; 8:45 am]
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