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affairs are welcome anytime before or 

after the meeting. Minutes will be 

available within 30 days of this meeting. 

The ETTAC is mandated by Public 

Law 103–392. It was created to advise 

the U.S. government on environmental 

trade policies and programs, and to help 

it to focus its resources on increasing 

the exports of the U.S. environmental 

industry. ETTAC operates as an 

advisory committee to the Secretary of 

Commerce and the Trade Promotion 

Coordinating Committee (TPCC). 

ETTAC was originally chartered in May 

of 1994. It was most recently rechartered until September 2010. 

Dated: January 5, 2009. 

Edward A. O’Malley, 

Director, Office of Energy and Environmental 

Industries. 

[FR Doc. 2010–369 Filed 1–11–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Economic 

Performance in the Commercial Stone 

Crab and Lobster Fisheries in Florida 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing information collections, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before March 15, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Jim Waters, (252) 728–8710 

or Jim.Waters@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The National Marine Fisheries Service 

proposes to continue its collection of 

socio-economic data from commercial 

fishermen in Florida’s stone crab and 

lobster fisheries. The survey intends to 

collect economic information about 

revenues, variable and fixed costs, 

capital investment and other auxiliary 

and demographic information. The data 

gathered will be used to describe 

economic performance and to evaluate 

the socio-economic impacts of future 

federal regulatory actions. The 

information will improve fishery 

management decisionmaking and satisfy 

legal requirements under Executive 

Order 12866, the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (U.S.C. 1801, et seq.), the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act, the Endangered Species 

Act, the National Environmental Policy 

Act, and other pertinent statutes. 

II. Method of Collection 

The Southeast Fisheries Science 

Center plans to conduct approximately 

150–225 voluntary, in-person interviews 

from approximately 1,000 commercial 

stone crab and lobster fishermen who do 

not live in the Florida Keys. A stratified 

random sampling strategy will be 

employed, with strata defined by 

county. Approximately 160 interviews 

have been completed in counties along 

the west coast of Florida. The next 

phase of the project intends to collect 

data in counties along the east coast of 

Florida. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0560. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

225. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 75. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0. 

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, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: January 6, 2010. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–292 Filed 1–11–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

Green Technology Pilot Program 

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 new 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 March 15, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: Susan.Fawcett@uspto.gov. 

Include A0651–0062 Green Technology 

Pilot Program comment@ in the subject 

line of the message. 

• Fax: 571–273–0112, marked to the 

attention of Susan K. Fawcett. 

• Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records 

Officer, 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 Brian Hanlon, 

Director, Office of Patent Legal 

Administration, United States Patent 

and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, 

Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by 

telephone at 571–272–5047; or by e-mail 

at Brian.Hanlon@uspto.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO) is 

implementing a streamlined 

examination pilot program for patent 

applications pertaining to green 

technologies, including greenhouse gas 

reduction. 

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