81 FR 41524 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Patent Cooperation Treaty
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 123 (June 27, 2016)
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 123 (June 27, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-15108 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 123 (Monday, June 27, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 41524-41525] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-15108] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE United States Patent and Trademark Office Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Patent Cooperation Treaty The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. Title: Patent Cooperation Treaty. OMB Control Number: 0651-0021. Form Numbers:PCT/RO/101 PCT/RO/134 PCT/IB/372 PCT/IPEA/401 PTO-1382 PTO-1390 PTO/SB/61/PCT [[Page 41525]] PTO/SB/64/PCT Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Number of Respondents: 423,970 responses per year. Average Hours per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take the public approximately 0.25 hours (15 minutes) to 8 hours to gather the necessary information, prepare the appropriate form or documents, and submit the information to the USPTO. Burden Hours: 364,830 burden hours per year. Cost Burden: $149,380,300 per year. Needs and Uses: The purpose of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is to provide a standardized filing format and procedure that allows an applicant to seek protection for an invention in several countries by filing one international application in one location, in one language, and paying one initial set of fees. The information in this collection is used by the public to submit a patent application under the PCT and by the USPTO to fulfill its obligation to process, search, and examine the application as directed by the treaty. Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for- profits; and not-for-profit institutions. Frequency: On occasion. Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits. OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraiser, 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- 0021 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 July 27, 2016 to Nicholas A. Fraiser, OMB Desk Officer, via email to [email protected], or by fax to 202-395-5167, marked to the attention of Nicholas A. Fraiser. Dated: June 21, 2016. Marcie Lovett, Records Management Division Director, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2016-15108 Filed 6-24-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-16-P
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shipper review, we will instruct CBP to form for a permit to conduct research on Sea. Specific goals are to: (1) Continue
discontinue the option of posting a bond 16 species of cetaceans. and expand a study of humpback
or security in lieu of a cash deposit for DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email whales (Megaptera novaeangliae); (2)
entries of subject merchandise by comments must be received on or before study sperm whale (Physeter
Jingmei. If the Department proceeds to July 27, 2016. macrocephalus) movements, foraging
a final rescission of the new shipper ADDRESSES: The application and related behavior, and depredation on longline
review, the cash deposit rate will documents are available for review by fishing gear; (3) study killer whale
continue to be the PRC-wide rate. If we selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public (Orcinus orca) seasonal movements,
issue final results of the new shipper Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on foraging, migration patterns and
review for Jingmei, we will instruct CBP the Applications and Permits for depredation; and (4) enhance the body
to collect cash deposits, effective upon Protected Species (APPS) home page, of knowledge, stock structure, and
the publication of the final results, at https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then current status of other cetacean species
the rates established therein. selecting File No. 18529 from the list of in the study area. In addition to the
available applications. three focus species, six other large
Notification to Importers
These documents are also available whale species and seven other small
This notice also serves as a upon written request or by appointment cetaceans would be targeted for
preliminary reminder to importers of in the Permits and Conservation research. The permit would be valid for
their responsibility under 19 CFR Division, Office of Protected Resources, five years.
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room In compliance with the National
regarding the reimbursement of 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
antidumping duties prior to liquidation (301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376. U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial
of the relevant entries during this Written comments on this application determination has been made that the
review period. Failure to comply with should be submitted to the Chief, activity proposed is categorically
this requirement could result in the Permits and Conservation Division, at excluded from the requirement to
Department’s presumption that the address listed above. Comments may prepare an environmental assessment or
reimbursement of antidumping duties also be submitted by facsimile to (301) environmental impact statement.
occurred and the subsequent assessment 713–0376, or by email to Concurrent with the publication of
of double antidumping duties. NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please this notice in the Federal Register,
The Department is issuing and include the File No. in the subject line NMFS is forwarding copies of the
publishing these results in accordance of the email comment. application to the Marine Mammal
with sections 751(a)(2)(B) and 777(i)(l) Those individuals requesting a public Commission and its Committee of
of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.214 and 19 hearing should submit a written request Scientific Advisors.
CFR 351.221(b)(4). to the Chief, Permits and Conservation Dated: June 21, 2016.
Dated: June 20, 2016. Division at the address listed above. The Julia Harrison,
Ronald K. Lorentzen, request should set forth the specific Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement reasons why a hearing on this Office of Protected Resources, National
and Compliance. application would be appropriate. Marine Fisheries Service.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [FR Doc. 2016–15095 Filed 6–24–16; 8:45 am]
Appendix Carrie Hubard or Amy Sloan, (301) 427– BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 8401.
Decision Memorandum SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
I. Summary subject permit is requested under the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
II. Background authority of the Marine Mammal
III. Scope of the Order Protection Act of 1972, as amended United States Patent and Trademark
IV. Discussion of the Methodology (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the Office
V. Recommendation regulations governing the taking and
[FR Doc. 2016–15135 Filed 6–24–16; 8:45 am] importing of marine mammals (50 CFR Submission for OMB Review;
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P part 216), the Endangered Species Act of Comment Request; Patent Cooperation
1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 Treaty
et seq.), and the regulations governing The United States Patent and
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE the taking, importing, and exporting of Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit
endangered and threatened species (50 to the Office of Management and Budget
National Oceanic and Atmospheric CFR parts 222–226).
Administration (OMB) for clearance the following
The applicant proposes to further the proposal for collection of information
understanding of large whales in under the provisions of Paperwork
RIN 0648–XE689 Alaskan waters by conducting vessel Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
research, including photo-identification, Agency: United States Patent and
Marine Mammals; File No. 18529
behavioral observations, acoustic Trademark Office, Commerce.
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries playbacks, biopsy sampling, suction cup Title: Patent Cooperation Treaty.
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and and dart tagging, underwater OMB Control Number: 0651–0021.
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), photography/video, and prey-mapping Form Numbers:
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Commerce. sonar. Prey samples, blow, sloughed • PCT/RO/101
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. skin and feces would also be collected. • PCT/RO/134
Research would occur in all Alaskan • PCT/IB/372
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that waters, including southeastern Alaska, • PCT/IPEA/401
Janice Straley, Ph.D., University of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, • PTO–1382
Alaska Southeast, 1332 Sward Ave., Prince William Sound, Gulf of Alaska, • PTO–1390
Sitka, AK 99835, has applied in due Bering Sea, Chukchi Sea, and Beaufort • PTO/SB/61/PCT
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• PTO/SB/64/PCT Dated: June 21, 2016. Officer, by email at renea.c.yates.civ@
Marcie Lovett, mail.mil or by telephone 877–907–8585.
Type of Request: Revision of a
Records Management Division Director, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
currently approved collection.
USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Advisory Committee on Arlington
Number of Respondents: 423,970 Officer. National Cemetery was established
responses per year. [FR Doc. 2016–15108 Filed 6–24–16; 8:45 am] pursuant to Title 10, United States
Average Hours per Response: The BILLING CODE 3510–16–P Code, Section 4723. The selection,
USPTO estimates that it will take the service and appointment of members of
public approximately 0.25 hours (15 the Committee are covered by the
minutes) to 8 hours to gather the DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Committee Charter, available on the
necessary information, prepare the Arlington National Cemetery Web site
appropriate form or documents, and Department of the Army http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/
submit the information to the USPTO. About/Advisory-Committee-on-
Advisory Committee on Arlington
Burden Hours: 364,830 burden hours National Cemetery; Request for Arlington-National-Cemetery/Charter.
per year. Nominations The substance of these provisions of the
Cost Burden: $149,380,300 per year. Charter is as follows:
AGENCY:Department of the Army, DoD. a. Selection. The Committee Charter
Needs and Uses: The purpose of the Notice; Request for
ACTION: provides that the Committee shall be
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is to Nominations. comprised of no more than nine
provide a standardized filing format and members, all of whom are preeminent
procedure that allows an applicant to SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on authorities in their respective fields of
seek protection for an invention in Arlington National Cemetery is an interest or expertise. Of these, no more
several countries by filing one independent Federal advisory than seven members are nominated by
international application in one committee chartered to provide the the Secretary of the Army.
location, in one language, and paying Secretary of Defense, through the By direction of the Secretary of the
one initial set of fees. The information Secretary of the Army, independent Army, all resumes submitted in
in this collection is used by the public advice and recommendations on response to this notice will be presented
to submit a patent application under the Arlington National Cemetery, including, to and reviewed by a panel of three
PCT and by the USPTO to fulfill its but not limited to cemetery senior Army leaders. Potential nominees
obligation to process, search, and administration, the erection of shall be prioritized after review and
examine the application as directed by memorials at the cemetery, and master consideration of their resumes for:
the treaty. planning for the cemetery. The demonstrated technical/professional
Secretary of the Army may act on the expertise; preeminence in a field(s) of
Affected Public: Individuals or
Committee’s advice and interest or expertise; potential
households; business or other for-
recommendations. The Committee is contribution to membership balance in
profits; and not-for-profit institutions.
comprised of no more than nine (9)
Frequency: On occasion. terms of the points of view represented
members. Subject to the approval of the
and the functions to be performed;
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of
potential organizational and financial
obtain or retain benefits. the Army appoints no more than seven
conflicts of interest; commitment to our
OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. (7) of these members. The purpose of
Nation’s veterans and their families; and
Fraiser, email: Nicholas_A._Fraiser@ this notice is to solicit nominations from
published points of view relevant to the
omb.eop.gov. Once submitted, the a wide range of highly qualified persons
objectives of the Committee. The panel
request will be publicly available in to be considered for appointment to the
will provide the DFO with a prioritized
electronic format through reginfo.gov. Committee. Nominees may be appointed
list of potential nominees for
Follow the instructions to view as members of the Committee and its
sub-committees for terms of service consideration by the Executive Director,
Department of Commerce collections Army National Military Cemeteries, in
currently under review by OMB. ranging from one to four years. This
notice solicits nominations to fill making an initial recommendation to
Further information can be obtained Committee membership vacancies that the Secretary of the Army. The
by: may occur through 31 December, 2016. Executive Director, Army National
• Email: InformationCollection@ Nominees must be preeminent Military Cemeteries; the Secretary of the
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0021 copy authorities in their respective fields of Army; and the Secretary of Defense are
request’’ in the subject line of the interest or expertise. not limited or bound by the
message. recommendations of the Army senior
DATES: All nominations must be
leader panel. Sources in addition to this
• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records received at (see ADDRESSES) no later Federal Register notice may be utilized
Management Division Director, Office of than September 1, 2016. in the solicitation and selection of
the Chief Information Officer, United ADDRESSES: Interested persons may nominations.
States Patent and Trademark Office, submit a resume for consideration by b. Service. The Secretary of Defense
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313– the Department of the Army to the may approve the appointment of a
1450. Committee’s Designated Federal Officer Committee member for a one-to-four
Written comments and at the following address: Advisory year term of service; however, no
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recommendations for the proposed Committee on Arlington National member, unless authorized by the
information collection should be sent on Cemetery, ATTN: Designated Federal Secretary of Defense, may serve on the
or before July 27, 2016 to Nicholas A. Officer (DFO) (Ms. Yates), Arlington Committee or authorized subcommittee
Fraiser, OMB Desk Officer, via email to National Cemetery, Arlington, VA for more than two consecutive terms of
Nicholas_A._Fraiser@omb.eop.gov, or 22211. service. The Secretary of the Army shall
by fax to 202–395–5167, marked to the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. designate the Committee Chair from the
attention of Nicholas A. Fraiser. Renea C. Yates, Designated Federal total Advisory Committee membership.
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