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Proposed Renewal IHA and Request for
Public Comment
As a result of these preliminary
determinations, NMFS proposes to issue
a renewal IHA to IWO for conducting
marine site characterization with HRG
surveys off the coast of New York and
New Jersey in the New York Bight from
July 31, 2024, through July 30, 2025,
provided the previously described
mitigation, monitoring, and reporting
requirements are incorporated. A draft
of the proposed and final initial IHA can
be found at https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/
incidental-take-authorizations-undermarine-mammal-protection-act. We
request comment on our analyses, the
proposed renewal IHA, and any other
aspect of this notice. Please include
with your comments any supporting
data or literature citations to help
inform our final decision on the request
for MMPA authorization.
Dated: July 12, 2024.
Kimberly Damon-Randall,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XE079]
Marine Mammals; File No. 28080
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the Oregon Coast Aquarium, 2820 SE
Ferry Slip Rd., Newport, Oregon 97365
(Responsible Party: James Burke), has
applied in due form for a permit to
import up to six Pacific harbor seals
(Phoca vitulina richardsi) for public
display.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before August 16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: These documents are
available upon written request via email
to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov.
Written comments on this application
should be submitted via email to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please
include File No. 28080 in the subject
line of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public
hearing should submit a written request
via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@
noaa.gov. The request should set forth
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the specific reasons why a hearing on
this application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Skidmore or Courtney Smith,
Ph.D., (301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the
regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216).
The applicant is proposing to import
up to six Pacific harbor seals (two
males; four females; life-stages ranging
from pup to adult) from the Vancouver
Aquarium’s Marine Mammal Rescue
Center, Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada, for public display purposes at
the Oregon Coast Aquarium. In all cases,
the seals to be imported will be nonreleasable, rehabilitated seals that were
found ill and stranded or abandoned
within British Columbia, Canada, and
deemed non-releasable to the wild. The
requested duration of the permit is 5
years.
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial
determination has been made that the
activity proposed is categorically
excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement.
Concurrent with the publication of
this notice in the Federal Register,
NMFS is forwarding copies of the
application to the Marine Mammal
Commission and its Committee of
Scientific Advisors.
Dated: July 10, 2024.
Amy Sloan,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No.: PTO–P–2024–0026]
2024 Guidance Update on Patent
Subject Matter Eligibility, Including on
Artificial Intelligence
Patent and Trademark Office,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Examination guidance.
AGENCY:
In accordance with Executive
Order 14110 on the ‘‘Safe, Secure, and
Trustworthy Development and Use of
Artificial Intelligence’’ (October 30,
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(USPTO) is issuing a guidance update
on patent subject matter eligibility to
address innovation in critical and
emerging technologies (ET), especially
artificial intelligence (AI). This guidance
update will assist USPTO personnel and
stakeholders in evaluating the subject
matter eligibility of claims in patent
applications and patents involving
inventions related to AI technology (AI
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to assist USPTO personnel in applying
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guidance to AI inventions during patent
examination, appeal, and post-grant
proceedings. In addition to addressing
issues especially relevant to AI
inventions, this guidance update
addresses feedback from our
stakeholders and includes discussions
of recent Federal Circuit decisions on
patent subject matter eligibility. This
guidance update, together with the
guidance provided in the Manual of
Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP), is
to be used by USPTO personnel when
applying subject matter eligibility law.
DATES:
Applicability date: This guidance is
effective on July 17, 2024.
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September 16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE079]
Marine Mammals; File No. 28080
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Oregon Coast Aquarium, 2820 SE
Ferry Slip Rd., Newport, Oregon 97365 (Responsible Party: James Burke),
has applied in due form for a permit to import up to six Pacific harbor
seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi) for public display.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before August 16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: These documents are available upon written request via email
to [email protected].
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to [email protected]. Please include File No. 28080 in the
subject line of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a
written request via email to [email protected]. The request
should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this application
would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Skidmore or Courtney Smith,
Ph.D., (301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the regulations governing the taking
and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216).
The applicant is proposing to import up to six Pacific harbor seals
(two males; four females; life-stages ranging from pup to adult) from
the Vancouver Aquarium's Marine Mammal Rescue Center, Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada, for public display purposes at the Oregon
Coast Aquarium. In all cases, the seals to be imported will be non-
releasable, rehabilitated seals that were found ill and stranded or
abandoned within British Columbia, Canada, and deemed non-releasable to
the wild. The requested duration of the permit is 5 years.
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial determination has been made that
the activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register, NMFS is forwarding copies of the application to the Marine
Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.
Dated: July 10, 2024.
Amy Sloan,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-15698 Filed 7-16-24; 8:45 am]
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