80 FR 60366 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Interim Capital Construction Fund Agreement, Certificate Family of Forms and Deposit/Withdrawal Report

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 193 (October 6, 2015)

Page Range		60366-60367
FR Document		2015-25331

The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Interim Capital 
Construction Fund Agreement, Certificate Family of Forms and Deposit/
Withdrawal Report

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before December 7, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Richard VanGorder at (301)427-8784 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This request is for extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Respondents will be commercial fishing industry individuals, 
partnerships, and corporations which entered into Capital Construction 
Fund (CCF) agreements with the Secretary of Commerce allowing deferral 
of Federal taxation on fishing vessel income deposited into the fund 
for use in the acquisition, construction, or reconstruction of fishing 
vessels. Deferred taxes are recaptured by reducing an agreement 
vessel's basis for depreciation by the amount withdrawn from the fund 
for its acquisition, construction, or reconstruction. The interim 
Capital Construction Fund Agreement and Certificate Family of Forms is 
required pursuant to 50 CFR part 259.30 and Public Law 99-514 (The Tax 
Reform Act, 1986). The deposit/withdrawal information collected from 
agreement holders is required pursuant to 50 CFR part 259.35 and Pub L. 
99-514. The information collected from applicants for the Interim CCF 
Agreement is used to determine their eligibility to participate in the 
CCF Program. The information collected from agreement holders for the 
Certificate Family of Forms is used to identify their program eligible 
vessels, their program projects and to certify the cost of a project at 
completion. The information collected on the deposit/withdrawal report 
form is required to ensure that agreement holders are complying with 
fund deposit/withdrawal requirements established in program regulations 
and properly accounting for fund activity on their Federal income tax 
returns. The information collected on the deposit/withdrawal report 
must also be reported semi-annually to the Secretary of Treasury in 
accordance with the Tax Reform Act.

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II. Method of Collection

    The information will be collected on forms submitted electronically 
or by mail.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0041.
    Form Numbers: NOAA Form 34-82, NOAA Form 88-14.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: NOAA Form 34-82, 20 minutes;
    NOAA Form 88-14, 3.5 hours for agreements and 1 hour for 
certificate.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,917.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $15,320 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: September 30, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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prohibitions provided in section 9(a)(1) for an urban development report; 20 ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
of the ESA, which specifically prohibits hours for a tribal plan; and 5 hours for to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
‘‘take’’ of any endangered species a report of aided, salvaged, or disposed Paperwork Clearance Officer,
(‘‘take’’ includes actions that harass, of salmonids. Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
harm, pursue, kill, or capture). The first Estimated Total Annual Burden 14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
salmonid species listed by NMFS as Hours: 1,705. Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
threatened were protected by virtually Estimated Total Annual Cost to Internet at JJessup@doc.gov).
blanket application of the section 9 take Public: $1,000 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
prohibitions. There are now 22 separate
Distinct Population Segments (DPS) of Requests for additional information or
IV. Request for Comments copies of the information collection
west coast salmonids listed as
threatened, covering a large percentage Comments are invited on: (a) Whether instrument and instructions should be
of the land base in California, Oregon, the proposed collection of information directed to Richard VanGorder at
Washington and Idaho. NMFS is is necessary for the proper performance (301)427–8784 or Richard.VanGorder@
obligated to enact necessary and of the functions of the agency, including noaa.gov.
advisable protective regulations. NMFS whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
makes section 9 prohibitions generally
applicable to many of those threatened agency’s estimate of the burden I. Abstract
DPS, but also seeks to respond to (including hours and cost) of the
requests from states and others to both proposed collection of information; (c) This request is for extension of a
provide more guidance on how to ways to enhance the quality, utility, and currently approved information
protect threatened salmonids and avoid clarity of the information to be collection.
take, and to limit the application of take collected; and (d) ways to minimize the Respondents will be commercial
prohibitions wherever warranted (see 70 burden of the collection of information fishing industry individuals,
FR 37160, June 28, 2005, 71 FR 834, on respondents, including through the partnerships, and corporations which
January 5, 2006, and 73 FR 55451, use of automated collection techniques entered into Capital Construction Fund
September 25, 2008). The regulations or other forms of information (CCF) agreements with the Secretary of
describe programs or circumstances that technology. Commerce allowing deferral of Federal
contribute to the conservation of, or are Comments submitted in response to taxation on fishing vessel income
being conducted in a way that limits this notice will be summarized and/or
deposited into the fund for use in the
impacts on, listed salmonids. Because included in the request for OMB
acquisition, construction, or
we have determined that such approval of this information collection;
reconstruction of fishing vessels.
programs/circumstances adequately they also will become a matter of public
Deferred taxes are recaptured by
protect listed salmonids, the regulations record.
reducing an agreement vessel’s basis for
do not apply the ‘‘take’’ prohibitions to Dated: September 29, 2015. depreciation by the amount withdrawn
them. Some of these limits on the take Sarah Brabson, from the fund for its acquisition,
prohibitions entail voluntary NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. construction, or reconstruction. The
submission of a plan to NMFS and/or [FR Doc. 2015–25332 Filed 10–5–15; 8:45 am] interim Capital Construction Fund
annual or occasional reports by entities BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Agreement and Certificate Family of
wishing to take advantage of these Forms is required pursuant to 50 CFR
limits, or continue within them. part 259.30 and Public Law 99–514 (The
The currently approved application DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Tax Reform Act, 1986). The deposit/
and reporting requirements apply to withdrawal information collected from
Pacific marine and anadromous fish National Oceanic and Atmospheric agreement holders is required pursuant
species, as requirements regarding other Administration to 50 CFR part 259.35 and Pub L. 99–
species are being addressed in a 514. The information collected from
separate information collection. Proposed Information Collection; applicants for the Interim CCF
Comment Request; Interim Capital Agreement is used to determine their
II. Method of Collection Construction Fund Agreement, eligibility to participate in the CCF
Submissions may be electronically or Certificate Family of Forms and Program. The information collected
on paper. Deposit/Withdrawal Report from agreement holders for the
III. Data AGENCY: National Oceanic and Certificate Family of Forms is used to
OMB Control Number: 0648–0399. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), identify their program eligible vessels,
Form Number(s): None. Commerce. their program projects and to certify the
Type of Review: Regular submission ACTION: Notice. cost of a project at completion. The
(extension of a currently approved information collected on the deposit/
collection). SUMMARY: The Department of withdrawal report form is required to
Affected Public: Federal government; Commerce, as part of its continuing ensure that agreement holders are
State, local, or tribal government; effort to reduce paperwork and complying with fund deposit/
business or other for-profit respondent burden, invites the general withdrawal requirements established in
organizations. public and other Federal agencies to program regulations and properly
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Estimated Number of Respondents: take this opportunity to comment on accounting for fund activity on their
300. proposed and/or continuing information Federal income tax returns. The
Estimated Time per Response: 20 collections, as required by the information collected on the deposit/
hours for a road maintenance Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. withdrawal report must also be reported
agreement; 5 hours for a diversion DATES: Written comments must be semi-annually to the Secretary of
screening limit project; 30 hours for an submitted on or before December 7, Treasury in accordance with the Tax
urban development package; 10 hours 2015. Reform Act.

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II. Method of Collection SUMMARY: The American Inventors correction of the identification of the
The information will be collected on Protection Act of 1999 (AIPA) provided foreign application (by application
forms submitted electronically or by for publication of patent applications at number, country (or intellectual
mail. eighteen months from the earliest filing property authority), and filing date) in a
date for which a benefit is claimed. foreign priority claim after the time
III. Data Thus, the patent laws and regulations period for filing a priority or benefit
OMB Control Number: 0648–0041. require that foreign priority or domestic claim be via a petition to accept an
Form Numbers: NOAA Form 34–82, benefit claims, specifying the unintentionally delayed priority claim,
NOAA Form 88–14. application number, country (or and once the petition is granted in a
Type of Review: Regular submission intellectual property authority), and pending application, will now publish a
(extension of a current information filing date of any foreign application for corrected patent application publication
collection). which priority is claimed and the reflecting the accurate foreign priority
Affected Public: Business or other for- application number of any domestic claim information. Requiring a petition
profit organizations. application for which benefit is claimed, and publishing a corrected patent
Estimated Number of Respondents: be submitted in a timely manner to application publication whenever an
3,000. allow for publication at eighteen months applicant corrects the application
Estimated Time per Response: NOAA from the earliest filing date for which a number in a foreign priority claim or a
Form 34–82, 20 minutes; benefit is claimed. It has been United domestic benefit claim will provide for
NOAA Form 88–14, 3.5 hours for States Patent and Trademark Office common treatment of the correction of
agreements and 1 hour for certificate. (USPTO) practice to require that any the identification of a foreign or
Estimated Total Annual Burden domestic application in a priority or
correction of the application number in
Hours: 2,917. benefit claim. The publication of a
Estimated Total Annual Cost to a domestic benefit claim after the time
period for filing a priority or benefit corrected patent application publication
Public: $15,320 in recordkeeping/ by the USPTO will result in corrected
reporting costs. claim be via a petition to accept an
unintentionally delayed benefit claim, patent application publications with
IV. Request for Comments accurate foreign priority information
but to permit correction of the
which will benefit examiners,
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether application number in a foreign priority
applicants and members of the public in
the proposed collection of information claim after the time period for filing a
assessing the effective prior art date for
is necessary for the proper performance priority or benefit claim without such a
subject matter disclosed in a U.S. patent
of the functions of the agency, including petition. This dissimilar treatment of the
application publication.
whether the information shall have correction of foreign priority claims and
DATES: Effective Date: The change in
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the domestic benefit claims results in the
publication of a corrected patent this notice takes effect on November 5,
agency’s estimate of the burden 2015. Any corrections to the foreign
(including hours and cost) of the application publication reflecting the
accurate domestic benefit claim application number in a foreign priority
proposed collection of information; (c) claim that were previously accepted are
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and information whenever an applicant
corrects the application number in a not affected by this change in practice.
clarity of the information to be FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the domestic benefit claim in a pending
application, but not whenever an Eugenia A. Jones, Senior Legal Advisor,
burden of the collection of information by telephone at (571) 272–7727, or Erin
on respondents, including through the applicant corrects the application
number of the foreign application in a M. Harriman, Legal Advisor, by
use of automated collection techniques telephone (571) 272–7747, Office of
or other forms of information foreign priority claim. The rationale for
the practice of permitting correction of Patent Legal Administration, Office of
technology. the Deputy Commissioner for Patent
Comments submitted in response to the application number in a foreign
priority claim without a petition was Examination Policy, or by mail
this notice will be summarized and/or
because the filing date of a prior foreign addressed to: Mail Stop Comments—
included in the request for OMB
patent application did not affect the Patents, Commissioner for Patents, P.O.
approval of this information collection;
effective prior art date of a U.S. patent Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450,
they also will become a matter of public
application publication and because the marked to the attention of Eugenia A.
record.
USPTO schedules publication of an Jones.
Dated: September 30, 2015.
application with the filing date SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Sarah Brabson, provided by applicant in a foreign Background: In view of the AIPA,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. priority claim. The Leahy-Smith foreign priority or domestic benefit
[FR Doc. 2015–25331 Filed 10–5–15; 8:45 am] America Invents Act (AIA), however, claims must be submitted in a timely
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P now provides that the filing date of an manner to allow for publication of
earlier foreign patent application may patent applications at eighteen months
now be the effective prior art date for from the earliest filing date for which a
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE subject matter disclosed in a U.S. patent benefit is claimed. See 35 U.S.C. 122(b).
or a U.S. patent application publication. The requirements for making a domestic
Patent and Trademark Office Therefore, U.S. patent application benefit claim are set forth in 37 CFR
[Docket No. PTO–P–2015–0049] publications should reflect accurate 1.78 and the requirements for making a
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foreign priority information to minimize foreign priority claim are set forth in 37
Change in Practice Regarding the burden on examiners and members CFR 1.55. As provided in 37 CFR 1.55
Correction of Foreign Priority Claims of the public in assessing the effective and 1.78, the claim for priority or
AGENCY: United States Patent and prior art date for subject matter benefit must be filed within the later of
Trademark Office, Commerce. disclosed in such U.S. patent four months from the actual filing date
application publications. The USPTO of the application or sixteen months
ACTION: Notice.
will thus now require that any from the filing date of the prior

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Action		Notice.
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Contact		Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Richard VanGorder at (301)427-8784 or [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 60366

80 FR 60366 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Interim Capital Construction Fund Agreement, Certificate Family of Forms and Deposit/Withdrawal Report

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCENational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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