80 FR 78198 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; “International Work Sharing”
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 241 (December 16, 2015)
Patent and Trademark Office
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 241 (December 16, 2015)
| Page Range | 78198-78199 | |
| FR Document | 2015-31585 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 241 (Wednesday, December 16, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 78198-78199] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-31585] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; ``International Work Sharing'' The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USTPO) will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Title: International Work Sharing. OMB Control Number: 0651-0079. Form Number(s):PTO/SB/437JP PTO/SB/437KR PTO/SB/CSP Survey 1 Type of Request: Regular. Number of Respondents: 900. Average Hours per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take the [[Page 78199]] public between 5 minutes (.08 hours) and 3 hours, depending upon the complexity of the situation, to gather the necessary information, prepare for submission, and submit a single item in this collection. Burden Hours: 1533.33. Cost Burden: $0. Needs and Uses: This information collection is necessary so that applicants that file applications with the USPTO, Japan Patent Office, and Korean Intellectual Property Office may participate in the International Work Sharing Program. The Program enables its participants to engage in the exchange of IP documents between the patent offices of the United States, Japan, and Korea in order to facilitate efficient worldwide patent examinations. Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other for-profits; and not-for-profit institutions. Frequency: On occasion. Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary. OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, email: [email protected]. Once submitted, the request will be publicly available in electronic format through reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB. Further information can be obtained by: Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651- 0079 copy request'' in the subject line of the message. Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records Management Division Director, Office of the Chief Information Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent on or before January 15, 2016 to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email to [email protected], or by fax to 202-395-5167, marked to the attention of Nicholas A. Fraser. Marcie Lovett, Records Management Division Director, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2015-31585 Filed 12-15-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-16-P
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shall record the marine mammal(s) as a (i) In the unanticipated event that the injury or death is not associated with or
‘‘take’’ upon entering the Level B specified activity clearly causes the take related to the activities authorized in the
harassment zone. While the animal of a marine mammal in a manner IHA (e.g., previously wounded animal,
remains within the Level B harassment prohibited by the IHA, such as an injury carcass with moderate to advanced
zone, that pile segment shall be (Level A harassment), serious injury or decomposition, or scavenger damage),
completed without cessation, unless the mortality (e.g., ship-strike, gear POA shall report the incident to the
animal approaches the 100-meter interaction, and/or entanglement), POA Chief of the Permits and Conservation
shutdown zone, at which point the shall immediately cease the specified Division, Office of Protected Resources,
MMO shall authorize the immediate activities and immediately report the NMFS, and the NMFS Alaska Stranding
shutdown of in-water pile driving before incident to the Chief of the Permits and Hotline and/or by email to the Alaska
the marine mammal enters the 100- Conservation Division, Office of Regional Stranding Coordinators, within
meter shutdown zone. Pile driving shall Protected Resources, NMFS, and the 24 hours of the discovery. POA would
resume only once the animal has left the Alaska Regional Stranding Coordinators. provide photographs or video footage (if
100-meter shutdown zone on its own or The report would include the following available) or other documentation of the
has not been resighted for a period of 20 information: stranded animal sighting to NMFS and
minutes. 1. Time, date, and location (latitude/ the Marine Mammal Stranding Network.
(v) MMOs shall be placed on one of longitude) of the incident; 6. This Authorization may be
the vessels used for hydroacoustic 2. Name and type of vessel involved; modified, suspended or withdrawn if
monitoring, which will be stationed 3. Vessel’s speed during and leading the holder fails to abide by the
offshore. up to the incident; conditions prescribed herein, or if
(vi) The individuals shall scan the 4. Description of the incident; NMFS determines the authorized taking
waters within each monitoring zone 5. Status of all sound source use in is having more than a negligible impact
activity using binoculars (25x or the 24 hours preceding the incident; on the species or stock of affected
equivalent), hand held binoculars (7x) 6. Water depth; marine mammals.
7. Environmental conditions (e.g.,
and visual observation. Request for Public Comments
wind speed and direction, Beaufort sea
(vii) The waters shall be scanned 20
state, cloud cover, and visibility); NMFS requests comment on our
minutes prior to commencing pile 8. Description of all marine mammal analysis, the draft authorization, and
driving at the beginning of each day, observations in the 24 hours preceding any other aspect of the Notice of
and prior to commencing pile driving the incident; Proposed IHA for POA’s proposed Test
after any stoppage of 20 minutes or 9. Species identification or Pile Program in Anchorage, Alaska.
greater. If marine mammals enter or are description of the animal(s) involved; Please include with your comments any
observed within the designated marine 10. Fate of the animal(s); and supporting data or literature citations to
mammal buffer zone (the 100m radius) 11. Photographs or video footage of help inform our final decision on POA’s
during or 20 minutes prior to impact the animal(s) (if equipment is available). request for an MMPA authorization.
pile driving, the monitors will notify the (ii) Activities would not resume until
on-site construction manager to not Dated: December 11, 2015.
NMFS is able to review the
begin until the animal has moved circumstances of the prohibited take. Perry Gayaldo,
outside the designated radius. NMFS shall work with POA to Deputy Director, Office of Protected
(viii) The waters shall continue to be determine what is necessary to Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
scanned for at least 20 minutes after pile minimize the likelihood of further [FR Doc. 2015–31620 Filed 12–15–15; 8:45 am]
driving has completed each day. prohibited take and ensure MMPA BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
5. Monitoring and Reporting compliance. POA would not be able to
The holder of this Authorization is resume their activities until notified by
required to submit a draft report on all NMFS via letter, email, or telephone. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
monitoring conducted under the IHA 90 (iii) In the event that POA discovers
calendar days after the completion of Patent and Trademark Office
an injured or dead marine mammal, and
the marine mammal monitoring or 60 the lead MMO determines that the cause Submission for OMB Review;
days prior to the issuance of a of the injury or death is unknown and Comment Request; ‘‘International
subsequent authorization, whichever the death is relatively recent (i.e., in less Work Sharing’’
comes first. A final report shall be than a moderate state of decomposition
prepared and submitted within thirty as described in the next paragraph), The United States Patent and
days following resolution of comments POA shall immediately report the Trademark Office (USTPO) will submit
on the draft report from NMFS. This incident to the Chief of the Permits and to the Office of Management and Budget
report must contain the informational Conservation Division, Office of (OMB) for clearance the following
elements described in the Monitoring Protected Resources, NMFS, and the proposal for collection of information
Plan, at minimum (see attached), and NMFS Alaska Stranding Hotline and/or under the provisions of the Paperwork
shall also include: by email to the Alaska Regional Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
(a) Acoustic Monitoring Stranding Coordinators. The report shall Agency: United States Patent and
(i) POA conduct acoustic monitoring include the same information identified Trademark Office (USPTO).
for representative scenarios of pile in the paragraph above. Activities Title: International Work Sharing.
driving activity, as described in the OMB Control Number: 0651–0079.
would be able to continue while NMFS Form Number(s):
Monitoring Plan.
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reviews the circumstances of the • PTO/SB/437JP
(b) Data Collection incident. NMFS would work with POA • PTO/SB/437KR
(i) For all marine mammal and to determine whether modifications in • PTO/SB/CSP Survey 1
acoustic monitoring, information shall the activities are appropriate. Type of Request: Regular.
be recorded as described in the (iv) In the event that POA discovers Number of Respondents: 900.
Monitoring Plan. an injured or dead marine mammal, and Average Hours per Response: The
(c) Reporting Measures the lead MMO determines that the USPTO estimates that it will take the
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public between 5 minutes (.08 hours) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE information collection should be sent on
and 3 hours, depending upon the or before January 15, 2016 to Nicholas
complexity of the situation, to gather the United States Patent and Trademark A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email
necessary information, prepare for Office to Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or
submission, and submit a single item in by fax to 202–395–5167, marked to the
Submission for OMB Review; attention of Nicholas A. Fraser.
this collection.
Comment Request; Patents External
Burden Hours: 1533.33. Quality Survey Marcie Lovett,
Cost Burden: $0. Records Management Division Director,
The United States Patent and USPTO, Office of the Chief Information
Needs and Uses: This information Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit Officer.
collection is necessary so that to the Office of Management and Budget [FR Doc. 2015–31586 Filed 12–15–15; 8:45 am]
applicants that file applications with the (OMB) for clearance the following BILLING CODE 3510–16–P
USPTO, Japan Patent Office, and Korean proposal for collection of information
Intellectual Property Office may under the provisions of the Paperwork
participate in the International Work Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Sharing Program. The Program enables Agency: United States Patent and
its participants to engage in the Trademark Office (USPTO). Department of the Army
exchange of IP documents between the Title: Patents External Quality Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0651–0057. [Docket ID USA–2015–HQ–0037]
patent offices of the United States,
Form Number(s):
Japan, and Korea in order to facilitate • No forms associated Submission for OMB Review;
efficient worldwide patent Type of Request: Regular. Comment Request
examinations. Number of Respondents: 3,100.
Average Minutes per Response: The ACTION: Notice.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; businesses or other for- USPTO estimates that it will take the SUMMARY: The Department of Defense
profits; and not-for-profit institutions. public 10 minutes (.17 hours) to gather has submitted to OMB for clearance, the
the necessary information, prepare for following proposal for collection of
Frequency: On occasion. submission, and submit a single item in information under the provisions of the
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. this collection. Paperwork Reduction Act.
OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, Burden Hours: 516.67.
Cost Burden: $0. DATES: Consideration will be given to all
email: Nicholas_A._Fraser@ comments received by January 15, 2016.
Needs and Uses: Individuals who
omb.eop.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred
work at firms that file more than six
Once submitted, the request will be patent applications a year use the Licari, 571–372–0493.
publicly available in electronic format Patents External Quality Survey to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
through reginfo.gov. Follow the provide their perceptions of Title, Associated Form and OMB
instructions to view Department of examination quality to the USPTO. The Number: Army Sex Offender
Commerce collections currently under USPTO uses the feedback gathered from Information; Department of the Army
review by OMB. the survey to assist them in targeting Form 3975; OMB Control Number 0702–
Further information can be obtained key areas for examination quality 0128.
by: improvement and to identify important Type of Request: Reinstatement.
areas for examiner training. Number of Respondents: 550.
• Email: InformationCollection@ Affected Public: Individuals or Responses per Respondent: 1.
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0079 copy households; businesses or other for- Annual Responses: 550.
request’’ in the subject line of the profits; and not-for-profit institutions. Average Burden per Response: 20
message. Frequency: Semi-annually. minutes.
• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Annual Burden Hours: 183.
Management Division Director, Office of OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, Needs and Uses: The information
email: Nicholas_A._Fraser@ collection requirement is necessary to
the Chief Information Officer, United
omb.eop.gov. Once submitted, the obtain and record the sex offender
States Patent and Trademark Office,
request will be publicly available in registration information of those sex
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
electronic format through reginfo.gov. offenders who live, work or go to school
1450. on Army installations. Respondents are
Follow the instructions to view
Written comments and Department of Commerce collections any convicted sex offender required to
recommendations for the proposed currently under review by OMB. register pursuant to any DoD, Army,
information collection should be sent on Further information can be obtained State government, law, regulation, or
or before January 15, 2016 to Nicholas by: policy where they are employed, reside,
A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email • Email: InformationCollection@ or are a student. The information
to Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0057 copy collected is used by Army law
by fax to 202–395–5167, marked to the request’’ in the subject line of the enforcement to ensure the sex offender
attention of Nicholas A. Fraser. message. is compliant with any court order
• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records restrictions.
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Marcie Lovett, Management Division Director, Office of Affected Public: Business or other for-
Records Management Division Director, the Chief Information Officer, United profit; individuals or households.
USPTO, Office of the Chief Information States Patent and Trademark Office, Frequency: On occasion.
Officer. P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313– Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
[FR Doc. 2015–31585 Filed 12–15–15; 8:45 am] 1450. obtain or retain benefits.
BILLING CODE 3510–16–P Written comments and OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet
recommendations for the proposed Seehra.
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