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generally range over large areas (see 

above). Therefore, it is most likely that 

the number of harbor seal takes is a 

small number. For all stocks, these are 

all likely conservative estimates of 

percent of stock taken because they 

assume all takes are of different 

individual animals which is likely not 

the case. Some individuals may return 

multiple times in a day, but PSOs would 

count them as separate takes if they 

cannot be individually identified. 

Based on the analysis contained 

herein of the proposed activity 

(including the proposed mitigation and 

monitoring measures) and the 

anticipated take of marine mammals, 

NMFS preliminarily finds that small 

numbers of marine mammals will be 

taken relative to the population size of 

the affected species or stocks. 

Unmitigable Adverse Impact Analysis 

and Determination 

There are no relevant subsistence uses 

of the affected marine mammal stocks or 

species implicated by this action. 

Therefore, NMFS has determined that 

the total taking of affected species or 

stocks would not have an unmitigable 

adverse impact on the availability of 

such species or stocks for taking for 

subsistence purposes. 

Endangered Species Act 

Section 7(a)(2) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 

1531 et seq.) requires that each Federal 

agency insure that any action it 

authorizes, funds, or carries out is not 

likely to jeopardize the continued 

existence of any endangered or 

threatened species or result in the 

destruction or adverse modification of 

designated critical habitat. To ensure 

ESA compliance for the issuance of 

IHAs, NMFS consults internally, in this 

case with the West Coast Region 

Protected Resources Division Office, 

whenever we propose to authorize take 

for endangered or threatened species. 

No incidental take of ESA-listed 

species is proposed for authorization or 

expected to result from this activity. 

Therefore, NMFS has determined that 

formal consultation under section 7 of 

the ESA is not required for this action. 

Proposed Authorization 

As a result of these preliminary 

determinations, NMFS proposes to issue 

an IHA to the WADOT to conduct the 

Purdy Bridge Rehabilitation project in 

Pierce, WA from July 16, 2021 through 

September 30, 2021, provided the 

previously mentioned mitigation, 

monitoring, and reporting requirements 

are incorporated. A draft of the 

proposed IHA can be found at https:// 

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/ 

incidental-take-authorizations-undermarine-mammal-protection-act. 

Request for Public Comments 

We request comment on our analyses, 

the proposed authorization, and any 

other aspect of this notice of proposed 

IHA for the proposed Purdy Bridge 

Rehabilitation project. We also request 

at this time comment on the potential 

renewal of this proposed IHA as 

described in the paragraph below. 

Please include with your comments any 

supporting data or literature citations to 

help inform decisions on the request for 

this IHA or a subsequent Renewal IHA. 

On a case-by-case basis, NMFS may 

issue a one-time 1-year Renewal IHA 

following notice to the public providing 

an additional 15 days for public 

comments when (1) up to another year 

of identical, or nearly identical, 

activities as described in the Description 

of Proposed Activity section of this 

notice is planned or (2) the activities as 

described in the Description of 

Proposed Activity section of this notice 

would not be completed by the time the 

IHA expires and a Renewal would allow 

for completion of the activities beyond 

that described in the Dates and Duration 

section of this notice, provided all of the 

following conditions are met: 

• A request for renewal is received no 

later than 60 days prior to the needed 

Renewal IHA effective date (recognizing 

that Renewal IHA expiration date 

cannot extend beyond one year from 

expiration of the initial IHA); 

• The request for renewal must 

include the following: 

(1) An explanation that the activities 

to be conducted under the requested 

Renewal IHA are identical to the 

activities analyzed under the initial 

IHA, are a subset of the activities, or 

include changes so minor (e.g., 

reduction in pile size) that the changes 

do not affect the previous analyses, 

mitigation and monitoring 

requirements, or take estimates (with 

the exception of reducing the type or 

amount of take); and 

(2) A preliminary monitoring report 

showing the results of the required 

monitoring to date and an explanation 

showing that the monitoring results do 

not indicate impacts of a scale or nature 

not previously analyzed or authorized; 

and 

• Upon review of the request for 

Renewal, the status of the affected 

species or stocks, and any other 

pertinent information, NMFS 

determines that there are no more than 

minor changes in the activities, the 

mitigation and monitoring measures 

will remain the same and appropriate, 

and the findings in the initial IHA 

remain valid. 

Dated: December 14, 2020. 

Donna S. Wieting, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Patent and Trademark 

Resource Center Metrics 

AGENCY: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

invites comments on the extension and 

revision of an existing information 

collection: 0651–0068 (Patent and 

Trademark Resource Center Metrics). 

The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 

days for public comment preceding 

submission of the information collection 

to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

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ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

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and Media Collections Specialists working in 

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools. 

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Employment Statistics wage 25–4022 for Librarians 

and Media Collections Specialists working in 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to the attention of 

Robert Berry, Manager, Patent and 

Trademark Resource Center Program, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer, 

United States Patent and Trademark 

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

22313–1450; by telephone at 571–272– 

7152; or by email at 

Robert.Berry@uspto.gov. Additional 

information about this information 

collection is also available at http://

www.reginfo.gov under ‘‘Information 

Collection Review.’’ 

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I. Abstract 

The Patent and Trademark Resource 

Center (PTRC) Program is authorized 

under the provision of 35 U.S.C. 2(a)(2), 

which provides that the United States 

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) 

shall be responsible for disseminating 

information with respect to patents and 

trademarks to the public. The PTRC 

Program is made up of public, state, and 

academic libraries. Each participating 

library designated as a PTRC must fulfill 

the following requirements: Assist the 

public in the efficient use of patent and 

trademark information resources; 

provide free access to patent and 

trademark resources provided by the 

USPTO; and send representatives to 

attend the USPTO-hosted PTRC training 

seminars. 

The USPTO seeks to collect 

information about the public’s use of the 

PTRCs and training provided through 

the PTRC system. The PTRC Program 

requirements stipulate that all 

participating libraries must submit 

periodic metrics on the public’s use of 

the PTRC’s services and the public 

outreach efforts provided by the PTRCs. 

To facilitate this requirement, the 

USPTO electronically collects the 

metrics on a quarterly basis. This 

information collection enables the 

USPTO to see how current customers 

are being served by the PTRCs and 

ascertain what changes may be needed 

in the types of services and trainings the 

PTRCs should offer. 

II. Method of Collection 

The metrics will be submitted 

electronically to the USPTO. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0651–0068. 

Forms: None. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Affected Public: Private Sector; State 

and Local Governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 90 

respondents per year. The USPTO 

estimates that there will be up to 90 

libraries reporting their metrics once per 

quarter, resulting in a total of 360 

responses per year. This estimate 

includes possible growth in the PTRC 

program above the 83 libraries that are 

currently reporting. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that it will take the 

public approximately 30 minutes (0.5 

hours) to complete a response, 

depending on the complexity of the 

particular item. This includes the time 

to gather the necessary information, 

create the documents, and submit the 

completed request to the USPTO. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Burden Hours: 180 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Cost Burden: $5,927. 

TABLE 1—TOTAL HOURLY BURDEN FOR PRIVATE SECTOR RESPONDENTS

Item No. Item Estimated annual 

respondents 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

(year) 

Estimated time for 

response 

(hours) 

Estimated 

annual burden 

(hour/year) 

Rate 1

($/hour) 

Estimated 

annual 

respondent 

cost burden 

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 

(a) × (b) = (c) (c) × (d) = (e) 

1 ................ PTRC Metrics ...................................... 4 .............................. 16 0.5 (30 minutes) ...... 8 $32.93 $263 

Total ... ............................................................. 4 .............................. 16 ................................. 8 .................... 263 

TABLE 2—TOTAL HOURLY BURDEN FOR STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENT RESPONDENTS

Item No. Item Estimated annual 

respondents 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

(year) 

Estimated time for 

response 

(hours) 

Estimated 

annual burden 

(hour/year) 

Rate 2

($/hour) 

Estimated 

annual 

respondent 

cost burden 

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 

(a) × (b) = (c) (c) × (d) = (e) 

1 ................ PTRC Metrics ...................................... 86 ............................ 344 0.5 (30 minutes) ...... 172 $32.93 $5,664 

Total ... ............................................................. 86 ............................ 344 ................................. 172 .................... 5,664 

Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour 

Respondent Cost Burden: $0. There are 

no filing fees, capital start-up, 

maintenance, operation, or postage costs 

associated with this information 

collection. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

IV. Request for Comments 

The USPTO is soliciting public 

comments to: 

(a) Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

(b) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

Agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

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(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(d) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

All comments submitted in response 

to this notice are a matter of public 

record. USPTO will include or 

summarize each comment in the request 

to OMB to approve this information 

collection. Before including an address, 

phone number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in a 

comment, be aware that the entire 

comment—including personal 

identifying information—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you may ask in your comment to 

withhold personal identifying 

information from public view, USPTO 

cannot guarantee that it will be able to 

do so. 

Kimberly Hardy, 

Information Collections Officer, Office of the 

Chief Administrative Officer, United States 

Patent and Trademark Office. 

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[Transmittal No. 20–75] 

Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation 

Agency, Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Arms sales notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing the unclassified text of an 

arms sales notification. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

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or (703) 697–8976. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

36(b)(1) arms sales notification is 

published to fulfill the requirements of 

section 155 of Public Law 104–164 

dated July 21, 1996. The following is a 

copy of a letter to the Speaker of the 

House of Representatives, Transmittal 

20–75 with attached Policy Justification 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: December 11, 2020. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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