83_FR_17612 83 FR 17535 - South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

83 FR 17535 - South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 77 (April 20, 2018)

Page Range17535-17536
FR Document2018-08340

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its Spiny Lobster Advisory Panel.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 77 (Friday, April 20, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 77 (Friday, April 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17535-17536]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08340]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG164


South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its Spiny Lobster Advisory Panel.

DATES: The meeting will be held via webinar on May 7, 2018, from 1 p.m. 
until 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 
4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information 
Officer, SAFMC; phone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; 
fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda items for the Spiny Lobster Advisory 
Panel include the following: A review of Spiny Lobster Amendment 13 
(gear requirements and cooperative management procedures), development 
of a Fishery Performance Report for spiny lobster, and a discussion of 
regulatory reform. Advisory panel members will provide recommendations 
as appropriate.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office 
(see ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the public meeting.

    Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are 
subject to change.


    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: April 17, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-08340 Filed 4-19-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 77 / Friday, April 20, 2018 / Notices 17535 (1) Enter the Webinar ID: 168–585–091; disabilities. Requests for sign language analyses by SERO staff. The SSC (2) Enter your name and email address interpretation or other auxiliary aids decided at their October 24–26, 2017 (required). You must use your telephone should be directed to Mr. Kris meeting in Charleston, SC that the for the audio portion of the meeting by Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@ complexity of the SARIMA model made dialing this TOLL number 1–631–992– noaa.gov; (503) 820–2411) at least 10 it less favorable as a management tool. 3221; (3) Enter the Attendee phone days prior to the meeting date. They also determined that the method audio access code 245–429–810; (4) Dated: April 17, 2018. using the last 3 years of fishery data was Enter your audio phone pin (shown likely more representative of the current Tracey L. Thompson, after joining the webinar). Note: We fishery than using the entire time series, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable have disabled Mic/Speakers as an as was done in the SARIMA model. Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. option and require all participants to However, the SEP also reviewed the [FR Doc. 2018–08342 Filed 4–19–18; 8:45 am] use a telephone or cell phone to SARIMA model and concluded that in BILLING CODE 3510–22–P principle, the SARIMA model is participate. Technical Information and System Requirements: PC-based superior to using average catch rates attendees are required to use Windows® DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE from the last 3 years. The SEP’s 7, Vista, or XP; Mac®-based attendees recommendation was to present both are required to use Mac OS® X 10.5 or National Oceanic and Atmospheric models to the Council as both have pros newer; Mobile attendees are required to Administration and cons. use iPhone®, iPad®, AndroidTM phone Items to be addressed during this or Android tablet (see https:// RIN 0648–XG118 meeting www.gotomeeting.com/webinar/ipad- Review the proposed SARIMA model Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South and provide comments and iphone-android-webinar-apps). You Atlantic Fishery Management Council; recommendations as necessary. may send an email to Mr. Kris Public Meeting Kleinschmidt at Kris.Kleinschmidt@ Special Accommodations noaa.gov or contact him at (503) 820– AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 2280, extension 411 for technical Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and The meeting is physically accessible assistance. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to people with disabilities. Requests for Council address: Pacific Fishery Commerce. sign language interpretation or other Management Council, 7700 NE auxiliary aids should be directed to the ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 OR 97220–1384. SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery business days prior to the meeting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Management Council (Council) will Note: The times and sequence specified in Kerry Griffin, Pacific Council; hold a meeting of its Scientific and this agenda are subject to change. telephone: (503) 820–2409. Statistical Committee (SSC) and Socio- Economic Panel (SEP) to review the Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Dated: April 17, 2018. seasonal autoregressive integrated purpose of the meeting is for the CPSMT moving average (SARIMA) model Tracey L. Thompson, to develop materials, including a proposed for use by the Southeast Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable proposed purpose and need statement, Regional Office (SERO) staff to conduct Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. to assist the Council in establishing the management analyses. See [FR Doc. 2018–08327 Filed 4–19–18; 8:45 am] scope for a potential action to revise the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Pacific sardine live bait provisions in DATES: The SSC and SEP meeting will the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan, when the Pacific be held via webinar on Monday, May 7, 2018, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE sardine biomass is in an overfished condition. The Council established a ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be National Oceanic and Atmospheric process that includes scoping at the Administration June 2018 meeting, adopting a range of held via webinar. The webinar is open alternatives at the September 2018 to members of the public. Those RIN 0648–XG164 meeting, and final action at the interested in participating should contact Mike Errigo at the Council office South Atlantic Fishery Management November 2018 meeting. Council; Public Meetings Although non-emergency issues not (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) contained in the meeting agenda may be to request an invitation providing AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries discussed, those issues may not be the webinar access information. Please Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and subject of formal action during this request webinar invitations at least 24 Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), meeting. Action will be restricted to hours in advance of the webinar. Commerce. those issues specifically listed in this Council address: South Atlantic ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. document and any issues arising after Fishery Management Council, 4055 publication of this document that Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery require emergency action under section Charleston, SC 29405. Management Council (Council) will 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: hold a meeting of its Spiny Lobster Mike Errigo; 4055 Faber Place Drive, Advisory Panel. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; DATES: The meeting will be held via the intent to take final action to address phone: (843) 571–4366 or toll free: (866) webinar on May 7, 2018, from 1 p.m. the emergency. SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520; email: until 4 p.m. mike.errigo@safmc.net. ADDRESSES: Council address: South Special Accommodations SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Atlantic Fishery Management Council, The public listening station is meeting is held to review the SARIMA 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. physically accessible to people with model proposed for use in management Charleston, SC 29405. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:44 Apr 19, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20APN1.SGM 20APN1

17536 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 77 / Friday, April 20, 2018 / Notices FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim website. Examiners had been previously patent eligible. See Berkheimer v. HP Iverson, Public Information Officer, instructed to conclude that an element Inc., 881 F.3d 1360 (Fed. Cir. 2018). SAFMC; phone: (843) 571–4366 or toll (or combination of elements) is well- Shortly thereafter, the Federal Circuit free: (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769– understood, routine, conventional reaffirmed the Berkheimer standard in 4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net. activity only when the examiner can the context of a judgment on the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda readily conclude that the element(s) is pleadings and judgment as a matter of items for the Spiny Lobster Advisory widely prevalent or in common use in law.1 While summary judgment, Panel include the following: A review of the relevant industry. The Berkheimer judgment on the pleadings, and Spiny Lobster Amendment 13 (gear memorandum now clarifies that such a judgment as a matter of law standards requirements and cooperative conclusion must be based upon a factual in civil litigation are generally management procedures), development determination that is supported as inapplicable during the patent of a Fishery Performance Report for discussed in the memorandum. examination process, these decisions spiny lobster, and a discussion of Aditionally the Berkheimer inform the inquiry into whether an regulatory reform. Advisory panel memorandum now also specifies that additional element (or combination of members will provide recommendations the analysis for determining whether an additional elements) represents well- as appropriate. element (or combination of elements) is understood, routine, conventional widely prevalent or in common use is activity. The USPTO has implemented Special Accommodations the same as the analysis under 35 U.S.C. this decision in the Berkheimer The meeting is physically accessible 112(a) as to whether an element is so memorandum, which was recently to people with disabilities. Requests for well-known that it need not be issued to the Patent Examining Corps auxiliary aids should be directed to the described in detail in the patent and is available to the public on the Council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 days specification. The USPTO is now USPTO’s internet website. prior to the public meeting. seeking public comment on its subject The USPTO recognizes that unless Note: The times and sequence specified in matter eligibility guidance, and careful consideration is given to the this agenda are subject to change. particularly its guidance in the particular contours of subject matter Berkheimer memorandum to the Patent eligibility (35 U.S.C. 101), it could Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Examining Corps. ‘‘swallow all of patent law.’’ Alice Corp. Dated: April 17, 2018. DATES: Comment Deadline Date: Written v. CLS Bank International, 573 U.S. __ Tracey L. Thompson, comments must be received on or before _, ___, 134 S. Ct. 2347, 2352 (2014) Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable August 20, 2018. (citing Mayo Collaborative Servs. v. Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Prometheus Labs., Inc., 566 U.S. 66, 71 ADDRESSES: Comments must be sent by (2012)). The Berkheimer memorandum [FR Doc. 2018–08340 Filed 4–19–18; 8:45 am] electronic mail message over the provides additional USPTO guidance BILLING CODE 3510–22–P internet addressed to: Eligibility2018@ that will further clarify how the USPTO uspto.gov. Electronic comments submitted in is determining subject matter eligibility DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE in accordance with prevailing plain text are preferred, but also may be jurisprudence. Specifically, the submitted in ADOBE® portable Patent and Trademark Office Berkheimer memorandum addresses the document format or MICROSOFT limited question of whether an [Docket No.: PTO–P–2018–0033] WORD® format. Comments not additional element (or combination of submitted electronically should be Request for Comments on Determining additional elements) represents well- submitted on paper in a format that Whether a Claim Element Is Well- understood, routine, conventional facilitates convenient digital scanning activity. The USPTO is determined to Understood, Routine, Conventional for into ADOBE® portable document Purposes of Subject Matter Eligibility continue its mission to provide clear format. The comments will be available and predictable patent rights in AGENCY: United States Patent and for viewing via the USPTO’s internet accordance with this rapidly evolving Trademark Office, Commerce. website (http://www.uspto.gov). Because area of the law and, to that end, may comments will be made available for issue further guidance in the future. ACTION: Request for comments. public inspection, information that the II. Well-Understood, Routine, SUMMARY: The U.S. Court of Appeals for submitter does not desire to make Conventional Activity: The USPTO’s the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit) public, such as an address or phone current understanding of the judicial recently issued a decision regarding the number, should not be included in the framework distinguishing patents and inquiry of whether a claim limitation comments. applications that claim laws of nature, represents well-understood, routine, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: natural phenomena, and abstract ideas conventional activities (or elements) to Carolyn Kosowski, Senior Legal from those that claim patent-eligible a skilled artisan in the relevant field. Advisor, at 571–272–7688 or Matthew Specifically, the Federal Circuit found Sked, Senior Legal Advisor, at 571–272– 1 See Aatrix Software, Inc. v. Green Shades that whether a claim element, or 7627, both with the Office of Patent Software, Inc., 882 F.3d 1121 (Fed. Cir. 2018) Legal Administration. (reversing a judgment on the pleadings of combination of elements, represents ineligibility, finding that whether the claims in the well-understood, routine, conventional SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: challenged patent perform well-understood, activities to a skilled artisan in the I. Federal Circuit Decision in routine, conventional activities is an issue of fact); relevant field is a question of fact. The Berkheimer: The Federal Circuit Exergen Corp. v. Kaz USA, Inc., Nos. 2016–2315, sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES 2016–2341, 2018 WL 1193529, at *1 (Fed. Cir. Mar. United States Patent and Trademark recently issued a precedential decision 8, 2018) (non-precedential) (affirming a district Office (USPTO) has implemented this holding that the question of whether court’s denial of a motion for judgment as a matter decision in a memorandum recently certain claim limitations are well- of law of patent ineligibility, thus upholding the issued to the Patent Examining Corps understood, routine, conventional district court’s conclusion that the claims were drawn to a patent eligible invention, concluding (the Berkheimer memorandum). The elements raised a disputed factual issue, that the district court’s fact finding that the claimed Berkheimer memorandum is available to which precluded summary judgment combination was not proven to be well-understood, the public on the USPTO’s internet that all of the claims at issue were not routine, conventional was not clearly erroneous). 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of a public meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held via webinar on May 7, 2018, from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.
ContactKim Iverson, Public Information Officer, SAFMC; phone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 17535 
RIN Number0648-XG16
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