77732 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 248 / Tuesday, December 28, 2004 / Notices 

in the subject line of the e-mail 

comment the following document 

identifier: File No. 1508.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jennifer Jefferies or Carrie Hubard, 

(301)713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested under the 

authority of the Endangered Species Act 

of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 

1531 et seq.) and the regulations 

governing the taking, importing, and 

exporting of endangered and threatened 

species (50 CFR 222–226).

As part of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission’s 2008 

relicensing of Duke Power’s CatawbaWateree Hydropower Project, various 

environmental studies will be 

conducted in the years prior to comply 

with the Electric Consumer’s Protection 

Act of 1986. One particular study would 

determine the use of the Wateree River 

and a section of the Congaree River near 

Columbia, SC as spawning grounds by 

certain diadromous fish species 

including shortnose sturgeon. Duke 

Power Company seeks authorization to 

sample shortnose sturgeon in the 

Wateree and Congaree Rivers in South 

Carolina. Annually, up to 10 fish would 

be captured via gill nets, trap nets, and 

electrofishing; measured; weighed; 

scanned for PIT tags; and subsequently 

released. This research would be 

conducted for five years from issuance 

of the permit.

Dated: December 21, 2004.

Jennifer Skidmore, 

Acting, Chief, Permits, Conservation and 

Education Division, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 04–28367 Filed 12–27–04; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

[I.D. 121704D]

Marine Mammals; File No. 984–1587

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application for 

amendment.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr. 

Terrie Williams, Long Marine Lab, 

Institute of Marine Sciences, University 

of California at Santa Cruz, 100 Shaffer 

Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, has 

requested an amendment to scientific 

research Permit No. 984–1587–03.

DATES: Written or telefaxed comments 

must be received on or before January 

27, 2005.

ADDRESSES: The amendment request 

and related documents are available for 

review upon written request or by 

appointment in the following office(s):

Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301)713–2289; fax (301)427–2521; and

Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West 

Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 

CA 90802–4213; phone (562)980–4001; 

fax (562)980–4018.

Written comments or requests for a 

public hearing on this request should be 

submitted to the Chief, Permits, 

Conservation and Education Division, 

F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those 

individuals requesting a hearing should 

set forth the specific reasons why a 

hearing on this particular amendment 

request would be appropriate.

Comments may also be submitted by 

facsimile at (301)427–2521, provided 

the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy 

submitted by mail and postmarked no 

later than the closing date of the 

comment period. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

e-mail. The mailbox address for 

providing email comments is 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Include 

in the subject line of the e-mail 

comment the following document 

identifier: File No. 984–1587–04.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jennifer Skidmore or Amy Sloan, 

(301)713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject amendment to Permit No. 984–

1587–03, issued on July 1, 2003 (68 FR 

40912), is requested under the authority 

of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 

1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et 

seq.), and the Regulations Governing the 

Taking and Importing of Marine 

Mammals (50 CFR part 216).

Permit No. 984–1587–03 authorizes 

the permit holder to examine the 

physiological responses of two adult 

male dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and 

five adult female California sea lions 

(Zalophus californianus) during 

swimming and diving. Testing involves 

measuring locomotor, thermal, and 

maintenance costs using voluntary 

behaviors through training at Long 

Marine Laboratory. Types of take for 

dolphins and sea lions include open 

flow respirometry, swimming, and 

voluntary breath holding. For the female 

sea lions, mating with an adult male on 

temporary loan, ultrasound, blood, milk, 

saliva, fecal, and urine sampling is also 

authorized to monitor pregnancy and 

test the hypothesis that physiological 

adaptations for the marine environment 

result in elevated energetic costs in 

otariids compared to terrestrial 

mammals.

This amendment request is to 

supplement the current research 

program on otariid reproductive 

energetics with two juvenile California 

sea lions born at the pinniped facility at 

Long Marine Laboratory, University of 

California at Santa Cruz. These 

additions will allow the Permit Holder 

to evaluate the effects of nutrition on 

growth in immature sea lions. In 

addition, these animals have been 

determined unfit for release. All animals 

will follow the research protocols of the 

original permit.

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial 

determination has been made that the 

activity proposed is categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement.

Concurrent with the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register, 

NMFS is forwarding copies of this 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors.

Dated: December 21, 2004.

Jennifer Skidmore, 

Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and 

Education Division, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 04–28368 Filed 12–27–04; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Patent and Trademark Office 

Public User ID Badging

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment 

request. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO), 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 the continuing information 

collection, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–

13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before February 28, 

2005.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 248 / Tuesday, December 28, 2004 / Notices 77733

• E-mail: Susan.Brown@uspto.gov.

Include ‘‘0651–0041 comment’’ in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Mail: Susan K. Brown, Records 

Officer, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, Office of Data Architecture and 

Services, Data Administration Division, 

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. 

Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information 

regarding online access cards or user 

training should be directed to Terry 

Howard, Acting Manager, Public Search 

Facilities, U.S. Patent and Trademark 

Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 

22313–1450; by telephone at (571) 272–

3258; or by electronic mail at 

Terry.Howard@uspto.gov.

Requests for additional information 

regarding security identification badges 

should be directed to J.R. Garland, 

Director, Security Office, U.S. Patent 

and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, 

Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by 

telephone at (703) 306–9000; or by 

electronic mail at 

Calib.Garland@uspto.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

I. Abstract 

The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO) is required 

by 35 U.S.C. 41(i)(1) to maintain a 

Public Search Facility to provide patent 

and trademark collections for the public 

to search and retrieve information. The 

Public Search Facilities are maintained 

for public use with paper and 

automated search files and trained staff 

to assist searchers. 

The public user identification cards 

included in this collection are being 

modified to allow for a separate security 

identification badge with photograph 

that will be issued by the USPTO Office 

of Security. Users of the public search 

facilities will continue to need a user 

identification card, now referred to as 

an online access card, in order to access 

the search systems in the Public Search 

Facilities. In addition to the security 

badges and online access cards, the 

USPTO is adding forms to this 

collection for public users who wish to 

register for training classes in using the 

electronic search systems. 

Under the authority provided in 41 

CFR Part 102–81, the USPTO is 

upgrading the security procedures at its 

facilities. The USPTO issues public user 

identification badges to those in the 

public who wish to use the Public 

Search Facilities and other office areas 

of the USPTO under the current 

collection 0651–0041. The USPTO is 

currently in the process of moving to a 

new location in Alexandria, Virginia. At 

the new facility, the public will 

continue to receive user identification 

badges for Public Search Room use. 

The application procedures for 

identification badges are being updated. 

Users will now apply for a badge in 

person at the USPTO Office of Security 

by providing the necessary information 

and presenting a valid form of 

identification with photograph. As 

before, badges will include a color 

photograph of the user and must be 

worn at all times while at the USPTO 

facilities. 

In order to maintain and control the 

patent and trademark collections so that 

the information is available to the 

public, the USPTO will issue online 

access cards to customers who wish to 

use the Public Search Facilities. Online 

access cards are required for access to 

all Public Search Facilities and their 

online systems. Customers may apply 

for an online access card by completing 

the application at the Public Search 

Room reception desk and providing 

proper identification. User information 

is stored in an electronic database and 

can be updated as necessary. 

Replacements for lost cards can also be 

reissued upon verification of the 

identity of the requestor. The plastic 

online access cards include a bar-coded 

user number and an expiration date. 

Users may renew their cards by 

validating and updating the required 

information.

The online access card system is 

designed to enable the USPTO to 

control access to the resources at the 

Patent Search Facilities and to track 

statistics for patent and trademark 

search services. The online access cards 

also allow the USPTO to identify and 

contact anyone misusing the search 

facilities. The USPTO counsels and 

sanctions users who mishandle its 

equipment or destroy, misfile, or 

remove documents from its collections. 

The USPTO offers public searchers 

training courses on the advanced online 

search systems available at the USPTO 

Public Search Facilities. Customers may 

register for a training course by 

submitting the enrollment form by mail, 

fax, or in person at the Public Search 

Facilities and paying the appropriate 

fee. 

II. Method of Collection 

The applications for online access 

cards and security identification badges 

are completed on site and handed to a 

USPTO staff member for issuance. User 

training application forms may be 

mailed, faxed, or hand delivered to the 

USPTO. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0651–0041. 

Form Number(s): PTO–2030, PTO–

2224. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; businesses or other forprofits; not-for-profit institutions; farms; 

the Federal Government; and state, local 

or tribal governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

13,138 responses per year. 

Estimated Time Per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that it will take the 

public approximately 5 minutes (0.08 

hours) to gather the necessary 

information, prepare the form, and 

submit the completed application for an 

online access card (PTO–2030), and 

approximately 10 minutes (0.17 hours) 

to verify the information with the 

USPTO staff and be issued the card. 

Renewal or replacement of an online 

access card is estimated to take 

approximately 5 minutes (0.08 hours). 

The USPTO also estimates that it will 

take the public approximately 5 minutes 

(0.08 hours) to prepare and submit the 

application for a security identification 

badge (PTO–2224) or to obtain a 

replacement security identification 

badge, and 10 minutes (0.17 hours) to 

prepare and submit a user training 

application form. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Burden Hours: 1,260 hours per year. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Cost Burden: $187,740 per year. The 

USPTO estimates that of those users 

requesting online access cards, security 

identification badges, and training 

courses, approximately 1⁄3 of the users 

are attorneys and 2⁄3 are 

paraprofessionals. Using 1⁄3 of the 

professional rate of $286 per hour for 

associate attorneys in private firms and 

2⁄3 of the paraprofessional rate of $81 per 

hour, the estimated rate for respondents 

to this collection will be approximately 

$149 per hour.

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Item 

Estimated 

time for response

(minutes) 

Estimated 

annual

responses 

Estimated 

annual burden

hours 

Application for Public User ID (Online Access Card) (PTO–2030) ......................................................... 5 4,817 385 

Issue Online Access Card ....................................................................................................................... 10 2,259 384 

Renew Online Access Card .................................................................................................................... 5 2,558 205 

Replace Online Access Card .................................................................................................................. 5 140 11 

User Training Application Forms ............................................................................................................. 10 64 11 

Security Identification Badges for Public Users (PTO–2224) ................................................................. 5 3,000 240 

Replace Security Identification Badge ..................................................................................................... 5 300 24 

Total .................................................................................................................................................. .................... 13,138 1,260 

Estimated Total Annual Non-hour 

Respondent Cost Burden: $8,397. There 

are no capital start-up, maintenance, or 

recordkeeping costs associated with this 

information collection. However, this 

collection does have annual (non-hour) 

costs in the form of filing fees and 

postage costs.

There are no application or renewal 

fees for online access cards or security 

identification badges. However, there is 

a $15 fee for issuing a replacement 

online access card or a replacement 

security identification badge. The 

USPTO estimates that it will reissue 

approximately 140 online access cards 

and 300 security badges annually that 

have been lost or need to be replaced, 

for a total of $6,600 per year in 

replacement fees. 

There are registration fees for the user 

training courses offered at the Public 

Search Facilities. The regular cost for a 

public course is $25 per class, and 

individual instruction may also be 

arranged for $120 per class. The USPTO 

estimates that it will receive 62 

registrations for public courses and 2 

registrations for individual instruction 

per year, for a total of $1,790 in training 

registration fees. Therefore, this 

collection has a total of $8,390 in filing 

fees in the form of online access card 

replacement fees, security identification 

badge replacement fees, and training 

registration fees.

Item 

Estimated 

annual

responses 

Fee amount 

($) 

Estimated 

annual fee

costs ($) 

Application for Public User ID (Online Access Card) (PTO–2030) ......................................................... 4,817 0.00 0.00 

Issue Online Access Card ....................................................................................................................... 2,259 0.00 0.00 

Renew Online Access Card .................................................................................................................... 2,558 0.00 0.00 

Replace Online Access Card .................................................................................................................. 140 15.00 2,100.00 

User Training Application Forms (Public Course) ................................................................................... 62 25.00 1,550.00 

User Training Application Forms (Individual Course) ............................................................................. 2 120.00 240.00 

Security Identification Badges for Public Users (PTO–2224) ................................................................. 3,000 0.00 0.00 

Replace Security Identification Badge ..................................................................................................... 300 15.00 4,500.00 

Total ......................................................................................................................................................... 13,138 .................... 8,390.00 

Users may incur postage costs when 

submitting a user training application 

form to the USPTO by mail. The USPTO 

expects that approximately 20 of the 

estimated 64 training forms received per 

year will be submitted by mail. The 

USPTO estimates that the average firstclass postage cost for a mailed training 

form will be 37 cents, for a total postage 

cost of approximately $7 per year for 

this collection. 

The total non-hour respondent cost 

burden for this collection in the form of 

filing fees and postage costs is estimated 

to be $8,397 per year. 

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, e.g., the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record.

Dated: December 20, 2004. 

Susan K. Brown, 

Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer, Office of Data 

Architecture and Services, Data 

Administration Division.

[FR Doc. 04–28247 Filed 12–27–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Global Market Advisory Committee 

meeting 

This is to give notice, pursuant to 

Section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, 10(a), 

that the Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission’s Global Markets Advisory 

Committee will conduct a public 

meeting on Wednesday, January 12, 

2005. The meeting will take place in the 

first floor hearing room of the 

Commission’s Washington, DC 

headquarters, Three Lafayette Centre, 

1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20581 from 1 to 4 p.m. 

The agenda will consist of the 

following: 

(1) Call to order. 

(2) Briefing on China currency issues. 

(3) Report of subcommittee on 

bankruptcy issues.