82 FR 10897 - Initial Patent Applications
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 31 (February 16, 2017)
Patent and Trademark Office
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 31 (February 16, 2017)
| Page Range | 10897-10903 | |
| FR Document | 2017-03124 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 31 (Thursday, February 16, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 10897-10903] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-03124] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office Initial Patent Applications ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on a proposed extension of an information collection: Initial Patent Applications. DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before April 17, 2017. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651- 0032 comment'' 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 Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information should be directed to the attention of Raul Tamayo, Senior Legal Advisor, Office of Patent Legal Administration, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450; by telephone at 571-272-7728; or by email at [email protected]. Additional information about this collection is also available at http://www.reginfo.gov under ``Information Collection Review.'' SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The USPTO is required by Title 35 of the United States Code, including 35 U.S.C. 131, to examine applications for patents. The USPTO administers the patent statutes through various rules in Chapter 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations, including 37 CFR 1.16 through 1.84. Each patent applicant must provide sufficient information to allow the USPTO to properly examine the application to determine whether it meets the criteria set forth in the patent statues and regulations for issuance as a [[Page 10898]] patent. For example, the patent statutes and regulations require that an application for patent include the following information: (1) a specification containing a description of the invention and at least one claim defining the property right sought by the applicant; (2) a drawing(s) or photograph(s), where necessary, for an understanding of the invention; (3) an oath or declaration signed by the applicant; and (4) a filing fee. The following types of patent applications are covered under the present information collection: New original utility, plant, design, and provisional applications, Continuation/divisional applications of international applications, Continued prosecution applications (design), and Continuations/divisionals and continuation-in-part applications of utility, plant, and design applications. In addition, the present collection covers petitions to accept an unintentionally delayed priority or benefit claim, petitions under 37 CFR 1.47 (pre-Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA)) to accept a filing by other than all of the inventors or a person not the inventor, petitions under 37 CFR 1.6(g) to accord an application under 37 CFR 1.495(b) a receipt date, and papers filed under 37 CFR 1.41(c), 1.41(a)(2) (pre-AIA), 1.48(d), 1.53(c)(2), and 1.53(c)(2) (pre-Patent Law Treaty (PLT) (AIA)) (the particular items covered under this collection are identified in more detail at Table 1 below). Most applications for patent, including new utility, design, and provisional applications, can be submitted to the USPTO through EFS- Web. EFS-Web is the USPTO's system for electronically filing of patent correspondence and is accessible via the Internet on the USPTO Web site. The Legal Framework for EFS-Web, available at http://www.uspto.gov/patents/process/file/efs/guidance/Newlegalframework.jsp, provides a listing of patent applications and documents permitted to be filed via EFS-Web and patent applications and documents not permitted to be filed via EFS-Web. There are 69 forms in this collection. This total incudes versions of the inventor's oath and declaration forms that were created to comply with the changes resulting from the AIA, e.g., forms AIA/01, AIA/02, etc., as well as pre-AIA versions of the oath and declaration forms, e.g., forms SB/01, SB/02, etc., and foreign language translations of the oath and declaration forms, e.g., forms AIA/01CN, SB/02CN, etc. Items in this collection that do not have forms associated with them include the petitions and the papers filed under 37 CFR 1.41(c), 1.41(a)(2) (pre-AIA), 1.48(d), 1.53(c)(2), and 1.53(c)(2) (pre-PLT (AIA)). II. Method of Collection By mail, hand delivery, or facsimile (except that, in accordance with 37 CFR 1.6(d), the items covered under this collection that may be submitted by facsimile are limited to the petitions and the papers filed under 37 CFR 1.41(c), 1.41(a)(2) (pre-AIA), 1.48(d), 1.53(c)(2), and 1.53(c)(2) (pre-PLT (AIA))). Most of these items can also be submitted through EFS-Web. III. Data OMB Number: 0651-0032. Form Number(s): PTO/SB/01, 01A, 02, 02A, 02B, 02CN, 02DE, 02ES, 02FR, 02IT, 02JP, 02KR, 02LR, 02NL, 02RU, 02SE, 03, 03A, 04, 06, 07, 14 EFS-Web, 16, 16 EFS-Web, 17, 29, 29A, and 101-110. This collection also includes the following AIA forms: PTO/AIA01 through AIA04, AIA08 through AIA11, AIA14 and 15, AIA18 and 19, and AIA01CN and 01DE, 01ES, 01FR, 01IT, 01JP, 01KR, 01NL, 01RU, 01SE, 02CN, 02DE, 02ES, 02FR, 02IT, 02JP, 02KR, 02NL, 02RU, and 02SE. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other for profits; not-for-profits institutions; and the Federal Government. Estimated Number of Respondents: 470,403 responses per year. The USPTO estimates that approximately 130,313 of these responses will be from small entities. This estimate reflects a 25% small entity responses rate for all items in the collection, except for design- related items in the collection, for which a 50% small entity response rate is estimated. The USPTO also estimates that 406,995 of the responses will be filed electronically. Estimated Time Per Response: The USPTO estimates that it takes the public approximately 30 minutes to 40 hours (0.50 to 40 hours) to complete this information, depending on the complexity of the request. This includes the time to gather the necessary information, prepare the application, petition, or paper submission, and submit the completed request to the USPTO. The USPTO calculates that, on balance, it takes the same amount of time to complete these steps and submit items to the USPTO, whether the applicant submits in paper form or electronically. Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 12,776,282 hours per year. Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost Burden: $5,238,275,620 per year. The USPTO expects that all of the information in this collection will be prepared by an attorney. Using the professional hourly rate of $410 for attorneys in private firms, the USPTO estimates that the total respondent cost for this collection is $5,238,275,620 per year. Table 1--Total Hourly Burden -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Estimated time for Estimated annual Estimated annual IC # Item response annual burden Rate ($/hr) burden (hours) responses hours (a) (b) (a) x (b) = (d) (c) x (d) = (e) (c) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1............................................. Original New Utility 40 300 12,000 $410 $4,920,000.00 Applications--No Application Data Sheet. 1............................................. Electronic Original New Utility 40 13,700 548,000 410 224,680,000.00 Applications--No Application Data Sheets. 2............................................. Original New Plant Applications-- 9 300 2,700 410 1,107,000.00 No Application Data Sheet. 3............................................. Original New Design Applications-- 7 100 700 410 287,000.00 No Application Data Sheet. [[Page 10899]] 3............................................. Electronic Original Design 7 3,200 22,400 410 9,184,000.00 Applications--No Application Data Sheet. 4............................................. Original New Utility 40 5,400 216,000 410 88,560,000.00 Applications--Application Data Sheet. 4............................................. Electronic Original New Utility 40 265,600 10,624,000 410 4,355,840,000.00 Applications--Application Data Sheet. 5............................................. Original New Plant Applications-- 9 1,100 9,900 410 4,059,000.00 Application Data Sheet. 6............................................. Original New Design Applications-- 7 900 6,300 410 2,583,000.00 Application Data Sheet. 6............................................. Electronic New Design 7 42,800 299,600 410 122,836,000.00 Applications--Application Data Sheet. 7............................................. Continuation/Divisional of an 4 200 800 410 328,000.00 International Application. 7............................................. Electronic Continuation/ 4 10,800 43,200 410 17,712,000.00 Divisional of an International Application. 8............................................. Utility Continuation/Divisional 4 1,500 6,000 410 2,460,000.00 Applications. 8............................................. Electronic Utility Continuation/ 4 73,500 294,000 410 120,540,000.00 Divisional Applications. 9............................................. Plant Continuation/Divisional 3 200 600 410 246,000.00 Application. 10............................................ Design Continuation/Divisional 1 100 100 410 41,000.00 Application. 10............................................ Electronic Design Continuation/ 1 2,900 2,900 410 1,189,000.00 Divisional Applications. 11............................................ Continued Prosecution 1 20 20 410 8,200.00 Applications--Design (Request Transmittal and Receipt). 11............................................ Electronic Continued Prosecution 1 880 880 410 360,800.00 Applications--Design (Request Transmittal and Receipt). 12............................................ Utility Continuation-in-Part 20 300 6,000 410 2,460,000.00 Applications. 12............................................ Electronic Utility Continuation- 20 13,300 266,000 410 109,060,000.00 in-Part Applications. 13............................................ Plant Continuation-in-Part 5 1 5 410 2,050.00 Applications. 14............................................ Design Continuation-in-Part 3 20 60 410 24,600.00 Applications. 14............................................ Electronic Design Continuation-in- 3 830 2,490 410 1,020,900.00 Part Applications. 15............................................ Provisional Application for 18 4,000 72,000 410 29,520,000.00 Patent Cover Sheet. 15............................................ Electronic Provisional 18 184,000 331,200 410 135,792,000.00 Application for Patent Cover Sheet. 16............................................ Petition to Accept 1 100 100 410 41,000.00 Unintentionally Delay Priority/ Benefit Claim. 16............................................ Electronic Petition to Accept 1 3,400 3,400 410 1,394,000.00 Unintentionally Delayed Priority/ Benefit Claim. 17............................................ Petition Under 37 CFR 1.47 (pre- 1 1 1 410 4410 AIA) to Accept a Filing by Other Than all the Inventors or a Person not the Inventor. 17............................................ Electronic Petition Under 37 CFR 1 50 50 410 20,500.00 1.47 (pre-AIA) to Accept a Filing by Other Than all the Inventors or a Person not the Inventor. 18............................................ Petition under 37 CFR 1.6(g) to 0.50 1 1 410 410.00 According the Application under 37 CFR 1.495(b) a Receipt Date. 19............................................ Papers filed under the following: 0.75 200 150 $410 $61,500.00 1.41(c) or 1.41(a)(2) (pre-AIA)-- to supply the name or names of the inventor or inventors after the filing date without a cover sheet as prescribed by 37 CFR 1.51 (c)(1) in a provisional application.. 1.48(d)--for correction of inventorship in a provisional application.. 1.53 (c)(2) or 1.53(c)(2) (pre- PLT (AIA))--to convert a nonprovisional application filed under 1.53(b) to a provisional application filed under 1.53(c). [[Page 10900]] 19............................................ Electronic Papers filed under the 0.75 6,300 4.725 $410 $1,937,250.00 following:. 1.41(c) or 1.41(a)(2) (pre-AIA)-- to supply the name or names of the inventor or inventors after the filing date without a cover sheet as prescribed by 37 CFR 1.51 (c)(1) in a provisional application.. 1.48(d)--for correction of inventorship in a provisional application.. 1.53 (c)(2) or 1.53(c)(2) (pre- PLT (AIA))--to convert a nonprovisional application filed under 1.53(b) to a provisional application filed under 1.53(c). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total..................................... ................................. ........... 470,403 12,776,282 ........... $5,238,275,620.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Total Annual Non-hour Respondent Cost Burden: $1,195,268,438.53. There is no maintenance, operation, capital start-up, or recordkeeping costs associated with this information collection. However, this collection does have annual (non-hour) costs in the form of postage and drawing costs, as well as filing fees. Although the USPTO prefers that the items in this collection be submitted electronically, the items may be submitted by mail through the United States Postal Service (USPS). The USPTO estimates that the average cost for sending a patent application by Priority Mail Express[supreg] will be $19.99 and that up to 14,441 may be mailed to the USPTO, resulting in $288,675.59 in the postage costs. The USPTO estimates that the petitions and other papers covered under this collection, if submitted by mail, will be sent by first- class mail; a postage rate of $0.94. The USPTO estimates that up to 301 submissions may be mailed per year, thus resulting in $282.94 in first- class mailing costs. Patent applicants can submit drawings with the applications covered under this collection. As a basis for estimating the drawing costs, the USPTO expects that all applicants will have their drawings prepared by patent illustration firms. Estimates for the drawings can vary greatly, depending on the number of figures that need to be produced, the total number of pages for the drawings, and the complexity of the drawings. Because there are many variables involved, the USPTO is using the average of the cost ranges found for the application drawings to derive the estimated cost per sheet that is then used to calculate the total drawing costs. The utility, plant, and design continuation and divisional applications use the same drawings as the initial filings, so they are not included in these totals. The continuation-in-part applications may use some of the same drawings as the initial applications and some new drawings may be submitted, so those numbers are included in these estimates. The drawings for the continued prosecution applications also are included in the drawing cost totals. The USPTO estimates that total drawing costs is $608,610,280. The break-down of costs for utility, design, plant, and provisional drawings is broken down in table 2 below. Table 2--Drawing Cost to Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated annual Drawing cost amounts Drawing totals (c) (a) IC # Item response (a) ($) (b) x (b) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Utility Application Drawings... 298,800 $1,150.00 $343,620,000.00 Design Application Drawings.... 47,120 1,930.00 90,941,600.00 Plant Application Drawings 1,601 680.00 1,088,680.00 (Photographs). Provisional Application 150,400 1,150.00 172,960,000.00 Drawings. Total Drawing Costs............ 497,921 608,610,280.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In this collection, there is also an annual (non-hour) cost burden in the way of filing fees. Many of the fees had previously been housed within information collection 0651-0072 (America Invents Act Section 10 Patent Fee Adjustments), but these fees have been returned to this collection. The total estimated filing costs for this collection is $586,369,200 and is detailed in table 3 below. [[Page 10901]] Table 3--Total Non-Hour Respondent Cost -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated annual IC # Item response (a) Amount (b) Totals (c) (a) x (b) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1, 4........................................ Basic Filing fee--Utility 235,200 $280.00 $65,856,000.00 (Paper Filing--Also Requires Non-Electronic Filing Fee Under 1.16(t)) (large entity). 1, 4........................................ Basic Filing fee--Utility 80,500 140.00 11,270,000.00 (Paper Filing--Also Requires Non-Electronic Filing Fee Under 1.16(t)) (small entity). 1, 4........................................ Basic Filing fee--Utility 17,000 70.00 1,190,000.00 (Paper Filing--Also Requires Non-Electronic Filing Fee Under 1.16(t)) (micro entity). 1, 4........................................ Utility Application Size Fee-- 13,500 400.00 5,400,000.00 for Each Additional 50 Sheets That Exceeds 100 Sheets (large entity). 1, 4........................................ Utility Application Size Fee-- 6,500 200.00 1,300,000.00 for Each Additional 50 Sheets That Exceeds 100 Sheets (small entity). 1, 4........................................ Utility Application Size Fee-- 160 100.00 16,000.00 for Each Additional 50 Sheets That Exceeds 100 Sheets (micro entity). 1, 4........................................ Utility Search Fee (large 233,900 600.00 140,340,000.00 entity). 1, 4........................................ Utility Search Fee (small 79,600 300.00 23,880,000.00 entity). 1, 4........................................ Utility Search Fee (micro 16,700 150.00 2,505,000.00 entity). 1, 4........................................ Utility Examination Fee (large 234,900 720.00 169,128,000.00 entity). 1, 4........................................ Utility Examination Fee (small 80,000 360.00 28,800,000.00 entity). 1, 4........................................ Utility Examination Fee (micro 16,800 180.00 3,024,000.00 entity). 2, 5........................................ Basic Filing Fee--Plant (large 570 180.00 102,600.00 entity). 2, 5........................................ Basic Filing Fee--Plant (small 580 90.00 52,200.00 entity). 2, 5........................................ Basic Filing Fee--Plant (micro 10 45.00 450.00 entity). 2, 5........................................ Plant Application Size Fee--for 0 400.00 0.00 Each Additional 50 Sheets That Exceeds 100 Sheets (large entity). 2, 5........................................ Plant Application Size Fee--for 0 200.00 0.00 Each Additional 50 Sheets That Exceeds 100 Sheets (small entity). 2, 5........................................ Plant Application Size Fee--for 0 100.00 0.00 Each Additional 50 Sheets That Exceeds 100 Sheets (micro entity). 2, 5........................................ Plant Search Fee (large entity) 570 380.00 216,600.00 2, 5........................................ Plant Search Fee (small entity) 575 190.00 109,250.00 2, 5........................................ Plant Search Fee (micro entity) 10 95.00 950.00 2, 5........................................ Plant Examination Fee (large 560 580.00 324,800.00 entity). 2, 5........................................ Plant Examination Fee (small 570 290.00 165,300.00 entity). 2, 5........................................ Plant Examination Fee (micro 10 145.00 1,450.00 entity). 3, 6........................................ Basic Filing Fee--Design (large 20,100 180.00 3,618,000.00 entity). 3, 6........................................ Basic Filing Fee--Design (small 17,900 90.00 1,611,000.00 entity). 3, 6........................................ Basic Filing Fee--Design (micro 4,700 45.00 211,500.00 entity). 3, 6........................................ Basic Filing Fee--Design (CPA) 550 180.00 99,000.00 (large entity). 3, 6........................................ Basic Filing Fee--Design (CPA) 340 90.00 30,600.00 (small entity). 3, 6........................................ Basic Filing Fee--Design (CPA) 30 45.00 1,350.00 (micro entity). 3, 6........................................ Design Application Size Fee-- 115 400.00 46,000.00 for Each Additional 50 Sheets That Exceeds 100 Sheets (large entity). 3, 6........................................ Design Application Size Fee-- 60 200.00 12,000.00 for Each Additional 50 Sheets That Exceeds 100 Sheets (small entity). 3, 6........................................ Design Application Size Fee-- 1 100.00 100.00 for Each Additional 50 Sheets That Exceeds 100 Sheets (micro entity). 3, 6........................................ Design Search Fee (large 20,400 120.00 2,448,000.00 entity). 3, 6........................................ Design Search Fee (small 18,000 60.00 1,080,000.00 entity). 3, 6........................................ Design Search Fee (micro 4,600 30.00 138,000.00 entity). 3, 6........................................ Design Examination Fee (large 20,200 460.00 9,292,000.00 entity). 3, 6........................................ Design Examination Fee (small 17,800 230.00 4,094,000.00 entity). 3, 6........................................ Design Examination Fee (micro 4,600 115.00 529,000.00 entity). 15.......................................... Provisional Application Size 4,300 400.00 1,720,000.00 Fee--for Each Additional 50 Sheets That Exceeds 100 Sheets (large entity). [[Page 10902]] 15.......................................... Provisional Application Size 4,600 200.00 920,000.00 Fee--for Each Additional 50 Sheets That Exceeds 100 Sheets (small entity). 15.......................................... Provisional Application Size 135 100.00 13,500.00 Fee--for Each Additional 50 Sheets That Exceeds 100 Sheets (micro entity). 15.......................................... Provisional Application Filing 56,100 260.00 14,586,000.00 Fee (large entity). 15.......................................... Provisional Application Filing 68,800 130.00 8,944,000.00 Fee (small entity). 15.......................................... Provisional Application Filing 30,000 65.00 1,950,000.00 Fee (micro entity). 16.......................................... Surcharge--Late Filing Fee, 86,400 140.00 12,096,000.00 Search Fee, Examination Fee, Inventor's Oath or Declaration, or Application Filed Without at least One Claim or by Reference (large entity). 16.......................................... Surcharge--Late Filing Fee, 38,200 70.00 2,674,000.00 Search Fee, Examination Fee, Inventor's Oath or Declaration, or Application Filed Without at least One Claim or by Reference (small entity). 16.......................................... Surcharge--Late Filing Fee, 4,500 35.00 157,500.00 Search Fee, Examination Fee, Inventor's Oath or Declaration, or Application Filed Without at least One Claim or by Reference (micro entity). 16.......................................... Surcharge--Late Provisional 1,800 60.00 108,000.00 Filing Fee or Cover Sheet (large entity). 16.......................................... Surcharge--Late Provisional 2,700 30.00 81,000.00 Filing Fee or Cover Sheet (small entity). 16.......................................... Surcharge--Late Provisional 3,000 15.00 45,000.00 Filing Fee or Cover Sheet (micro entity). 17.......................................... Petition Under 37 CFR 1.47 (pre- 1 200.00 200.00 AIA) to Accept a Filing by Other Than all the Inventors or a Person not the Inventor (large entity). 17.......................................... Petition Under 37 CFR 1.47 (pre- 1 100.00 100.00 AIA) to Accept a Filing by Other Than all the Inventors or a Person not the Inventor (small entity). 17.......................................... Petition Under 37 CFR 1.47 (pre- 1 50.00 50.00 AIA) to Accept a Filing by Other Than all the Inventors or a Person not the Inventor (micro entity). 17.......................................... Electronic Petition Under 37 38 200.00 7,600.00 CFR 1.47 (pre-AIA) to Accept a Filing by Other Than the Inventors or a Person not the Inventor (large entity). 17.......................................... Electronic Petition Under 37 9 100.00 900.00 CFR 1.47 (pre-AIA) to Accept a Filing by Other Than the Inventors or a Person not the Inventor (small entity). 17.......................................... Electronic Petition Under 37 3 50.00 150.00 CFR 1.47 (pre-AIA) to Accept a Filing by Other Than the Inventors or a Person not the Inventor (micro entity). 18.......................................... Petition under 37 CFR 1.6(g) to 1 0.00 0.00 accord the Application under 37 CFR 1.495(b) a Receipt Date. Each Independent Claim in 55,100 420.00 23,142,000.00 Excess of Three (large entity). Each Independent Claim in 20,500 210.00 4,305,000.00 Excess of Three (small entity). Each Independent Claim in 1,900 105.00 199,500.00 Excess of Three (micro entity). Each Claim in Excess of 20 362,900 80.00 29,032,000.00 (large entity). Each Claim in Excess of 20 199,400 40.00 7,976,000.00 (small entity). [[Page 10903]] Each Claim in Excess of 20 12,600 20.00 252,000.00 (micro entity). Multiple Dependent Claim (large 1,200 780.00 936,000.00 entity). Multiple Dependent Claim (small 800 390.00 312,000.00 entity). Multiple Dependent Claim (micro 90 195.00 17,550.00 entity). -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Filing Fee........................ ............................... 2,102,690 ....................... 586,369,200.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The USPTO estimates that the total annual (non-hour) respondent cost burden for this collection in the form of postage costs, drawing costs, and filing fees is estimated to be approximately $1,164,394,638.53 per year. IV. Request for Comments Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the USPTO's request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public record. 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, e.g., the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Dated: February 9, 2017. Rhonda Foltz, Office of Information Management Services Director, OCIO, United States Patent and Trademark Office. [FR Doc. 2017-03124 Filed 2-15-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-16-P
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TABLE 7—ESTIMATED NUMBERS AND PERCENTAGE OF STOCK THAT MAY BE EXPOSED TO LEVEL B HARASSMENT
Authorized Stock Percentage of
Species Level B Abundance total stock
takes estimate (%)
Steller sea lion (Eumatopias jubatus) wDPS .............................................................................. 480 49,497 0.97
Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) South Kodiak stock ........................................................................ 48 19,199 0.25
Harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) Gulf of Alaska stock ..................................................... 24 31,046 0.08
Dall’s porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) Alaska stock ...................................................................... 42 83,400 0.05
Killer whale (Orcinus orca): 42
Eastern North Pacific Alaska Resident stock ....................................................................... ........................ 2,347 1.79
Eastern North Pacific Gulf of Alaska, Aleutian Islands, and Bering Sea stock ................... ........................ 587 7.16
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae): 6
Central North Pacific Stock .................................................................................................. ........................ 10,103 0.06
Western North Pacific Stock ................................................................................................ ........................ 1,107 0.54
Based on the analysis contained lion haulouts closest to the project area: SUMMARY: The United States Patent and
herein NMFS finds that small numbers Long Island and Cape Chiniak, which Trademark Office (USPTO), as required
of marine mammals will be taken are approximately 4.6 nautical miles by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
relative to the populations of the (8.5 kilometers) and 13.8 nautical miles 1995, invites comments on a proposed
affected species or stocks. (25.6 kilometers) away from the project extension of an information collection:
Impact on Availability of Affected site, respectively. There are no rookeries Initial Patent Applications.
Species for Taking for Subsistence Uses within 20 miles of the project location. DATES: Written comments must be
The NMFS Alaska Regional Office submitted on or before April 17, 2017.
Alaska Natives have traditionally Protected Resources Division issued a ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
harvested subsistence resources in the Biological Opinion on February 7, 2017 by any of the following methods:
Kodiak area for many hundreds of years, under Section 7 of the ESA, on the • Email: InformationCollection@
particularly Steller sea lions and harbor issuance of an IHA to the City under uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0032
seals. No traditional subsistence hunting section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA by the comment’’ in the subject line of the
areas are within the project vicinity, NMFS Permits and Conservation message.
however; the nearest haulouts and Division. The Biological Opinion • Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records
rookeries for Steller sea lions and harbor concluded that the action is not likely Management Division Director, Office of
seals are the Long Island, Cape Chiniak, to jeopardize the continued existence of the Chief Information Officer, United
and Ugak Island haul-outs and the western DPS Steller sea lions or the States Patent and Trademark Office,
Marmot Island rookery, many miles Mexico DPSs of humpback whales, and P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
away. These locations are, respectively is not likely to destroy or adversely 1450
4, 13, 25 and 28 nautical miles distant modify western DPS Steller sea lion • Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://
from the project area. Since all project critical habitat. www.regulations.gov.
activities will take place within the
immediate vicinity of the transient float National Environmental Policy Act FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
site, the project will not have an adverse (NEPA) Requests for additional information
impact on the availability of marine should be directed to the attention of
NMFS prepared an EA and analyzed Raul Tamayo, Senior Legal Advisor,
mammals for subsistence use at
the potential impacts to marine Office of Patent Legal Administration,
locations farther away. No disturbance
mammals that would result from the United States Patent and Trademark
or displacement of sea lions or harbor
City’s construction project. A Finding of Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA
seals from traditional hunting areas by
No Significant Impact (FONSI) was 22313–1450; by telephone at 571–272–
activities associated with the transient
signed in February 2017. A copy of the 7728; or by email at raul.tamayo@
project is expected. No changes to
EA and Finding of No Significant uspto.gov. Additional information about
availability of subsistence resources will
Impact (FONSI) is available upon this collection is also available at http://
result from transient float replacement
request (see ADDRESSES). www.reginfo.gov under ‘‘Information
project activities.
The City contacted the Alaska Harbor Dated: February 13, 2017. Collection Review.’’
Seal Commission and the Steller sea Donna S. Wieting, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
lion Commission. Neither Commission Director, Office of Protected Resources, I. Abstract
had concerns about the impacts of this National Marine Fisheries Service.
activity on native Alaska subsistence The USPTO is required by Title 35 of
[FR Doc. 2017–03139 Filed 2–15–17; 8:45 am]
hunts. the United States Code, including 35
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
U.S.C. 131, to examine applications for
Endangered Species Act (ESA) patents. The USPTO administers the
There are two marine mammal patent statutes through various rules in
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
species that are listed as endangered DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Chapter 37 of the Code of Federal
under the ESA with confirmed or Patent and Trademark Office Regulations, including 37 CFR 1.16
possible occurrence in the study area: through 1.84. Each patent applicant
The western North Pacific (WNP) DPS Initial Patent Applications must provide sufficient information to
and Mexico DPS of humpback whale allow the USPTO to properly examine
and the western DPS of Steller sea lion. ACTION: Proposed collection; comment the application to determine whether it
The project location is also within request. meets the criteria set forth in the patent
critical habitat of two major Steller sea statues and regulations for issuance as a
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TABLE 3—TOTAL NON-HOUR RESPONDENT COST—Continued
Estimated annual Totals
Amount
IC # Item response (c)
(b)
(a) (a) × (b)
Each Claim in Excess of 20 (micro enti- 12,600 20.00 252,000.00
ty).
Multiple Dependent Claim (large entity) 1,200 780.00 936,000.00
Multiple Dependent Claim (small entity) 800 390.00 312,000.00
Multiple Dependent Claim (micro entity) 90 195.00 17,550.00
Total Filing Fee ................................................................. 2,102,690 ........................................ 586,369,200.00
The USPTO estimates that the total FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION quarterly filings. (See charts below for
annual (non-hour) respondent cost the closing date for each report).
burden for this collection in the form of [Notice 2017–04]
Unauthorized Committees (PACs and
postage costs, drawing costs, and filing
Filing Dates for the Kansas Special Party Committees)
fees is estimated to be approximately
$1,164,394,638.53 per year. Election in the 4th Congressional
Political committees filing on a semi-
District
annual basis in 2017 are subject to
IV. Request for Comments
AGENCY: Federal Election Commission. special election reporting if they make
Comments submitted in response to previously undisclosed contributions or
ACTION: Notice of filing dates for special
this notice will be summarized and/or expenditures in connection with the
election.
included in the USPTO’s request for Kansas Special General Election by the
OMB approval. All comments will SUMMARY: Kansas has scheduled a close of books for the applicable
become a matter of public record. Special General Election on April 11, report(s). (See charts below for the
Comments are invited on: 2017, to fill the U.S. House of closing date for each report.)
(a) Whether the proposed collection of Representatives seat in the 4th Committees filing monthly that make
information is necessary for the Congressional District vacated by contributions or expenditures in
proper performance of the functions Representative Mike Pompeo. connection with the Kansas Special
of the agency, including whether the Committees required to file reports in General Election will continue to file
information shall have practical connection with the Special General according to the monthly reporting
utility; Election on April 11, 2017, shall file a schedule.
(b) The accuracy of the agency’s 12-day Pre-General Report, and a 30-day Additional disclosure information in
estimate of the burden (including Post-General Report. connection with the Kansas Special
hours and cost) of the proposed FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Election may be found on the FEC Web
collection of information; Elizabeth S. Kurland, Information site at http://www.fec.gov/info/report_
(c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, Division, 999 E Street NW., Washington, dates.shtml.
and clarity of the information to be DC 20463; Telephone: (202) 694–1100;
collected; and Disclosure of Lobbyist Bundling
Toll Free (800) 424–9530.
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of the Activity
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
collection of information on
Principal campaign committees, party
respondents, e.g., the use of Principal Campaign Committees committees and Leadership PACs that
automated collection techniques or
All principal campaign committees of are otherwise required to file reports in
other forms of information
candidates who participate in the connection with the special elections
technology.
Kansas Special General Election shall must simultaneously file FEC Form 3L
Dated: February 9, 2017. file a 12-day Pre-General Report on if they receive two or more bundled
Rhonda Foltz, March 30, 2017, and a 30-day Post- contributions from lobbyists/registrants
Office of Information Management Services General Report on May 11, 2017. (See or lobbyist/registrant PACs that
Director, OCIO, United States Patent and charts below for the closing date for aggregate in excess of $17,900 during
Trademark Office. each report.) the special election reporting periods.
[FR Doc. 2017–03124 Filed 2–15–17; 8:45 am] Note that these reports are in addition (See charts below for closing date of
BILLING CODE 3510–16–P to the campaign committee’s regular each period.) 11 CFR 104.22(a)(5)(v), (b).
CALENDAR OF REPORTING DATES FOR KANSAS SPECIAL GENERAL ELECTION
Reg./cert. and
Report Close of books 1 overnight mailing Filing deadline
deadline
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Quarterly Filing Committees Involved in the Special General (04/11/17) Must File:
Pre-General ............................................................................................................... 03/22/17 03/27/17 03/30/17
April Quarterly ............................................................................................................ 03/31/17 04/15/17 2 04/15/17
Post-General .............................................................................................................. 05/01/17 05/11/17 05/11/17
July Quarterly ............................................................................................................. 06/30/17 07/15/17 2 07/15/17
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