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harassment from 1,485 to 2,970. Even in
consideration of the increased estimated
numbers of take by Level B harassment,
the impacts of these lower severity
exposures are not expected to adversely
impact the fitness of any individuals,
and, therefore no impacts are expected
to adversely affect the species or stock
through effects on annual rates of
recruitment or survival. Further, the
proposed take amount of common
dolphin still would be of small numbers
relative to the population size (3.2
percent) as take is less than one third of
the species or stock abundance which is
considered by NMFS to be small
numbers. In conclusion, there is no new
information suggesting that our effects
analysis or negligible impact finding for
common dolphins should change.
Based on the information contained
here and in the referenced documents,
NMFS has preliminarily reaffirmed the
following: (1) the required mitigation
measures will affect the least practicable
impact on marine mammal species or
stocks and their habitat; (2) the
proposed authorized takes will have a
negligible impact on the affected marine
mammal species or stocks; (3) the
proposed authorized takes represent
small numbers of marine mammals
relative to the affected stock
abundances; and (4) Bay State Wind’s
activities will not have an unmitigable
adverse impact on taking for subsistence
purposes as no relevant subsistence uses
of marine mammals are implicated by
this action, and (5) appropriate
monitoring and reporting requirements
are included.
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Section 7(a)(2) of the ESA of 1973 (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) requires that each
Federal agency insure that any action it
authorizes, funds, or carries out is not
likely to jeopardize the continued
existence of any endangered or
threatened species or result in the
destruction or adverse modification of
designated critical habitat. To ensure
ESA compliance for the issuance of
IHAs, NMFS OPR consults internally
whenever we propose to authorize take
for endangered or threatened species.
For the initial IHA, NMFS Office of
Protected Resources authorized the
incidental take of four species of marine
mammals which are listed under the
ESA, including the North Atlantic right,
fin, sei, and sperm whale, and
determined that these activities fall
within the scope of activities analyzed
in Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries
Office’s programmatic consultation
regarding geophysical surveys along the
U.S. Atlantic coast in the three Atlantic
Renewable Energy Regions (completed
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June 29, 2021; revised September 2021).
This modification of the IHA does not
modify or change any take of listed
species and therefore the prior
determination remains unchanged.
National Environmental Policy Act
To comply with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and
NOAA Administrative Order (NAO)
216–6A, NMFS must review our
proposed action (i.e., the modification
of an IHA) with respect to potential
impacts on the human environment.
This action is consistent with
categories of activities identified in
Categorical Exclusion B4 (IHAs with no
anticipated serious injury or mortality)
of the Companion Manual for NOAA
Administrative Order 216–6A, which do
not individually or cumulatively have
the potential for significant impacts on
the quality of the human environment
and for which we have not identified
any extraordinary circumstances that
would preclude this categorical
exclusion. Accordingly, NMFS has
preliminarily determined that the
issuance of the modified IHA continues
to qualify to be categorically excluded
from further NEPA review.
We will review all comments
submitted in response to this notice
prior to concluding our NEPA process
or making a final decision on the IHA
request.
Proposed Authorization
As a result of these preliminary
determinations, NMFS proposes to
modify the IHA to Bay State Wind for
incidental take of marine mammals
associated with marine site
characterization surveys off the coast of
Rhode Island and Massachusetts
effective from the date of issuance until
October 5, 2025. The only change is an
increase in the authorized take by Level
B harassment of common dolphins from
1,485 to 2,970. The previously described
mitigation, monitoring, and reporting
requirements are incorporated. A draft
of the proposed modified IHA can be
found at https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/
marine-mammal-protection/incidentaltake-authorizations-other-energyactivities-renewable.
Request for Public Comments
We request comment on our proposed
modification of the IHA for Bay State
Wind’s marine site characterization
surveys. We also request comment on
the potential for renewal of this
proposed IHA as described in the
paragraph below. Please include with
your comments any supporting data or
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literature citations to help inform our
final decision on the request for MMPA
authorization.
Dated: December 5, 2024.
Kimberly Damon-Randall,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No.: PTO–C–2024–0054]
Anti-Piracy Symposium
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of symposium.
AGENCY:
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) seeks to
improve intellectual property (IP)
enforcement and reduce IP crime and
infringement (USPTO 2022–2026
Strategic Plan, Goal 3, Objectives 3.3
and 3.4). As part of this effort, the
USPTO will bring interested
stakeholders together for an Anti-Piracy
Symposium on Thursday, January 23,
2025, held at the USPTO in person and
virtually.
DATES: The symposium will be held on
Thursday, January 23, 2025, from 9
a.m.–3 p.m. Interested parties wishing
to attend the symposium in person must
register by Thursday, January 16, 2025.
Registration for remote attendance will
be available through January 23, 2025.
ADDRESSES: The symposium will be
held in person at the USPTO in the
Clara Barton Auditorium (South), 600
Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia
22314. The symposium will be
physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Individuals requiring
accommodation, such as sign language
interpretation or other ancillary aids,
should communicate their needs at least
seven business days prior to the
symposium to Velica Dunn in the
USPTO’s Office of Policy and
International Affairs at 571–272–9300,
Velica.Dunn@uspto.gov, or by postal
mail addressed to: Mail Stop OPIA,
United States Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA
22314–1450, ATTN: Velica Dunn.
Attendees joining in person should
arrive at least a half hour prior to the
start of the symposium and must
present valid government-issued photo
identification upon arrival.
The symposium will also be available
in a virtual format for those wishing to
attend remotely. Prior to the
SUMMARY:
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symposium, information on how to
register for in-person and remote
attendance will be posted on the Office
of Policy and International Affairs
(OPIA) section of the USPTO website,
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/
organizational-offices/office-policy-andinternational-affairs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Holly Lance, USPTO, Office of Policy
and International Affairs, at
holly.lance@uspto.gov. Please direct
media inquiries to the Office of the
Chief Communications Officer, USPTO,
at 571–272–8400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The core
copyright industries—which include
film and television, music, publishing,
and video games—employ 9.6 million
American workers and account for
3.79% of the entire U.S. workforce.
These industries generate $1.8 trillion of
value to the U.S. GDP, which is 7.76%
of the U.S. economy. See International
Intellectual Property Alliance,
Copyright Industries in the U.S.
Economy, 2022 report, available at
https://www.iipa.org/files/uploads/
2022/12/IIPA-Report-2022_Interactive_
12-12-2022-1.pdf.
Copyright piracy threatens the success
of these industries and the Americans
they employ, costing the U.S. economy
at least $29.2 billion in lost revenue
annually and reducing employment in
the motion picture and television
industry between 230,000 and 560,000
jobs. See David Blackburn, Ph.D., Jeffrey
A. Eisenach, Ph.D., David Harrison, Jr.,
Ph.D., NERA Economic Consulting and
the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Impacts
of Digital Video Piracy on the U.S.
Economy, June 2019, available at
https://www.theglobalipcenter.com/wpcontent/uploads/2019/06/Digital-VideoPiracy.pdf.
Digital technologies have shifted the
way we consume copyrighted content
and have created new opportunities for
criminal syndicates to source customers
and drive revenue away from lawful
owners. At the same time, technologies
like artificial intelligence offer a
tremendous opportunity to combat
piracy and trace the source of
unauthorized content.
The USPTO will facilitate a
discussion to examine the challenges
piracy poses and identify potential
solutions.
Interested members of the public are
invited to attend the Anti-Piracy
Symposium on Thursday, January 23,
2025, from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. The program
will include briefings on recent
copyright case law, the latest tools and
techniques for investigating and
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addressing copyright piracy, and
international copyright piracy updates.
Katherine K. Vidal,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
Property and Director of the United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC–2012–0030]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Extension of Collection;
Comment Request; Testing and
Recordkeeping Requirements for
Carpets and Rugs
Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC or
Commission) requests comments on a
proposed extension of approval of
information collection requirements for
manufacturers and importers of carpets
and rugs in the Standard for the Surface
Flammability of Carpets and Rugs and
the Standard for the Surface
Flammability of Small Carpets and
Rugs, issued under the Flammable
Fabrics Act (FFA). The Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
previously approved the collection of
information under control number
3041–0017. OMB’s most recent
extension of approval will expire on
March 31, 2025. The Commission will
consider all comments received in
response to this notice before requesting
an extension of this collection of
information from OMB.
DATES: Submit comments on the
collection of information by February
10, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CPSC–2012–
0030, within 60 days of publication of
this notice by any of the following
methods:
Electronic Submissions: Submit
electronic comments to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Do not submit through this website:
confidential business information, trade
secret information, or other sensitive or
protected information that you do not
want to be available to the public. The
Commission typically does not accept
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comments submitted by email, except as
described below.
Mail/hand delivery/courier/written
submissions: CPSC encourages you to
submit electronic comments by using
the Federal eRulemaking Portal. You
may, however, submit comments by
mail/hand delivery/courier to: Office of
the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 4330 East-West Highway,
Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301)
504–7923.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
docket number for this notice. CPSC
may post all comments without change,
including any personal identifiers,
contact information, or other personal
information provided, to: https://
www.regulations.gov. If you wish to
submit confidential business
information, trade secret information, or
other sensitive or protected information
that you do not want to be available to
the public, you may submit such
comments by mail, hand delivery, or
courier, or you may email them to cpscos@cpsc.gov.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to: https://
www.regulations.gov, insert Docket
Number CPSC–2012–0030 into the
‘‘Search’’ box, and follow the prompts.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cynthia Gillham, Consumer Product
Safety Commission, 4330 East-West
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; (301)
504–7791, or by email to: pra@cpsc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CPSC
seeks to renew the following currently
approved collection of information:
Title: Standard for the Flammability
of Carpets and Rugs (FF–1–70), 16 CFR
1630, and Standard for the Flammability
of Small Carpets and Rugs (FF 2–70), 16
CFR 1631.
OMB Number: 3041–0017.
Type of Review: Renewal of
collection.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Manufacturers and
importers of carpets and rugs.
General Description of Collection:
Under the FFA, the Standard for the
Surface Flammability of Carpets and
Rugs (16 CFR part 1630) and the
Standard for the Surface Flammability
of Small Carpets and Rugs (16 CFR part
1631) establish requirements to reduce
the flammability of carpets and rugs. 15
U.S.C. 1191–1204. The standards’
provisions include requirements for
testing and recordkeeping for
manufacturers and importers who
furnish guaranties subject to the carpet
and rug flammability standards. The
Consumer Product Safety Improvement
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No.: PTO-C-2024-0054]
Anti-Piracy Symposium
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of symposium.
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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) seeks to
improve intellectual property (IP) enforcement and reduce IP crime and
infringement (USPTO 2022-2026 Strategic Plan, Goal 3, Objectives 3.3
and 3.4). As part of this effort, the USPTO will bring interested
stakeholders together for an Anti-Piracy Symposium on Thursday, January
23, 2025, held at the USPTO in person and virtually.
DATES: The symposium will be held on Thursday, January 23, 2025, from 9
a.m.-3 p.m. Interested parties wishing to attend the symposium in
person must register by Thursday, January 16, 2025. Registration for
remote attendance will be available through January 23, 2025.
ADDRESSES: The symposium will be held in person at the USPTO in the
Clara Barton Auditorium (South), 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria,
Virginia 22314. The symposium will be physically accessible to people
with disabilities. Individuals requiring accommodation, such as sign
language interpretation or other ancillary aids, should communicate
their needs at least seven business days prior to the symposium to
Velica Dunn in the USPTO's Office of Policy and International Affairs
at 571-272-9300, [email protected], or by postal mail addressed to:
Mail Stop OPIA, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box
1450, Alexandria, VA 22314-1450, ATTN: Velica Dunn. Attendees joining
in person should arrive at least a half hour prior to the start of the
symposium and must present valid government-issued photo identification
upon arrival.
The symposium will also be available in a virtual format for those
wishing to attend remotely. Prior to the
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symposium, information on how to register for in-person and remote
attendance will be posted on the Office of Policy and International
Affairs (OPIA) section of the USPTO website, https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/organizational-offices/office-policy-and-international-affairs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Holly Lance, USPTO, Office of Policy
and International Affairs, at [email protected]. Please direct
media inquiries to the Office of the Chief Communications Officer,
USPTO, at 571-272-8400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The core copyright industries--which include
film and television, music, publishing, and video games--employ 9.6
million American workers and account for 3.79% of the entire U.S.
workforce. These industries generate $1.8 trillion of value to the U.S.
GDP, which is 7.76% of the U.S. economy. See International Intellectual
Property Alliance, Copyright Industries in the U.S. Economy, 2022
report, available at https://www.iipa.org/files/uploads/2022/12/IIPA-Report-2022_Interactive_12-12-2022-1.pdf.
Copyright piracy threatens the success of these industries and the
Americans they employ, costing the U.S. economy at least $29.2 billion
in lost revenue annually and reducing employment in the motion picture
and television industry between 230,000 and 560,000 jobs. See David
Blackburn, Ph.D., Jeffrey A. Eisenach, Ph.D., David Harrison, Jr.,
Ph.D., NERA Economic Consulting and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce,
Impacts of Digital Video Piracy on the U.S. Economy, June 2019,
available at https://www.theglobalipcenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Digital-Video-Piracy.pdf.
Digital technologies have shifted the way we consume copyrighted
content and have created new opportunities for criminal syndicates to
source customers and drive revenue away from lawful owners. At the same
time, technologies like artificial intelligence offer a tremendous
opportunity to combat piracy and trace the source of unauthorized
content.
The USPTO will facilitate a discussion to examine the challenges
piracy poses and identify potential solutions.
Interested members of the public are invited to attend the Anti-
Piracy Symposium on Thursday, January 23, 2025, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The
program will include briefings on recent copyright case law, the latest
tools and techniques for investigating and addressing copyright piracy,
and international copyright piracy updates.
Katherine K. Vidal,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of
the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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