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*An SME is defined as a firm with 500 or fewer 

employees or that otherwise qualifies as a small 

business under SBA regulations (see http:// 

www.sba.gov/services/contracting_opportunities/ 

sizestandardstopics/index.html). Parent companies, 

affiliates, and subsidiaries will be considered when 

determining business size. The dual pricing reflects 

the Commercial Service’s user fee schedule that 

became effective May 1, 2008 (for additional 

information see http://www.export.gov/newsletter/ 

march2008/initiatives.html). 

Participation Requirements 

All parties interested in participating 

in the Commercial Service Trade 

Mission to Colombia must complete and 

submit an application package for 

consideration by the Department of 

Commerce. All applicants will be 

evaluated on their ability to meet certain 

conditions and best satisfy the selection 

criteria as outlined below. A minimum 

of 6 and maximum of 11 companies 

with up to two participants per 

company will be selected to participate 

in the mission from the applicant pool. 

U.S. companies already doing business 

with Colombia, as well as U.S. 

companies seeking to enter the 

Colombian market for the first time may 

apply. 

Fees and Expenses 

After a company has been selected to 

participate on the mission, a payment to 

the Department of Commerce in the 

form of a participation fee is required. 

The participation fee will be $2,500 for 

a small- or medium-sized enterprise 

(SME) * and $3,250 for large firms. The 

fee for the additional firm representative 

(large firm or SME) is $450. This entitles 

the company to one appointment 

schedule. Expenses for travel to and 

from Colombia, airfare between Bogota 

and Cartagena, lodging, incidentals and 

most meals will be the responsibility of 

each mission participant. Bus 

transportation from Cartagena to 

Barranquilla is included in the above 

cost. Bus transportation to Santa Marta 

is not included in the cost and will be 

at the participant’s expense. Participants 

have the option of returning to the 

United States from Barranquilla or, if 

they participate in the mine site visit, 

from Cartagena. 

Conditions for Participation 

• An applicant must submit a 

completed and signed mission 

application and supplemental 

application materials, including 

adequate information on the company’s 

products and/or services, primary 

market objectives, and goals for 

participation. If the Department of 

Commerce receives an incomplete 

application, the Department may reject 

the application, request additional 

information, or take the lack of 

information into account when 

evaluating the applications. 

• Each applicant must also certify 

that the products and services it seeks 

to export through the mission are either 

produced in the United States, or, if not, 

marketed under the name of a U.S. firm 

and have at least 51 percent U.S. 

content of the value of the finished 

product or service. 

Selection Criteria: Selection will be 

based on the following criteria: 

• Suitability of the company’s 

products or services to the Colombian 

market. 

• Applicant’s potential for business 

in Colombia, including likelihood of 

exports resulting from the mission. 

• Consistency of the applicant’s goals 

and objectives with the stated scope of 

the mission. 

Referrals from political organizations 

and any documents containing 

references to partisan political activities 

(including political contributions) will 

be removed from an applicant’s 

submission and not considered during 

the selection process. 

Timeframe for Recruitment and 

Applications 

Mission recruitment will be 

conducted in an open and public 

manner. Outreach will include posting 

on the Commerce Department trade 

mission calendar (http:// 

www.ita.doc.gov/doctm/tmcal.html) and 

other Internet Web sites, press releases 

to general and trade media, direct mail, 

broadcast fax, notices by industry trade 

associations and other multiplier 

groups, and publicity at industry 

meetings, symposia, conferences, and 

trade shows. The International Trade 

Administration will explore and 

welcome outreach assistance from other 

interested organizations, including other 

U.S. Government agencies. 

The mission is open on a first come 

first served basis. Recruitment for the 

mission will begin immediately and 

close as soon as 10 applicants have been 

selected and registered, and no later 

than February 16, 2009. Late 

applications will be considered only if 

space and scheduling constraints 

permit. Applications will be available 

from the New Orleans U.S. Export 

Assistance Center. They can also be 

obtained by contacting the mission 

contact listed below. 

Contacts 

Brie Knox, New Orleans Export 

Assistance Center, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, Tel: 504–589–6703, E-mail: 

Brie.Knox@mail.doc.gov. 

Sean Timmins, 

Global Trade Programs, Commercial Service 

Trade Missions Program. 

[FR Doc. E9–2489 Filed 2–5–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Alaska Rockfish 

Pilot Program 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

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 

take this opportunity 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 April 7, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 

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 Patsy A. Bearden, (907) 586– 

7008 or patsy.bearden@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

In Section 802 of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act of 2004, the United 

States (U.S.) Congress included a 

directive to the Secretary of Commerce 

to establish, in consultation with the 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council, a pilot program for 

management of three rockfish fisheries 

in the Central Gulf of Alaska (CGOA) in 

the exclusive economic zone off the 

coast of Alaska. The Rockfish Pilot 

Program provides exclusive harvesting 

and processing privileges for a specific 

set of rockfish species and associated 

species harvested incidentally to those 

CGOA rockfish; an area from 140° W. 

long. to 168° W. long. 


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II. Method of Collection 

Paper reports are required from 

participants; these reports are 

transmitted by U.S. mail or facsimile. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0545. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,142. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours 

each for: Application for Cooperative 

Quota, Application for Limited Access 

Fishery, Application for Entry-level 

Fishery, and Application to Opt-out; 2 

hours for Application for InterCooperative Transfer of Cooperative 

Quota and Application to Participate; 4 

hours for Annual Rockfish Cooperative 

Report; 6 minutes for Rockfish Catch 

Report; 15 minutes for Cooperative 

Termination of Fishing Declaration; 30 

minutes for Vessel Check-in and Checkout; and 4 hours for Appeals. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 3,270. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $5,909. 

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: February 2, 2009. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–2496 Filed 2–5–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

Madrid Protocol 

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 revision of a 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 April 7, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: Susan.Fawcett@uspto.gov. 

Include ‘‘0651–0051 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, Customer Information Services 

Group, Public Information Services 

Division, 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 Jennifer Chicoski, 

Attorney Advisor, Office of the 

Commissioner for Trademarks, United 

States Patent and Trademark Office, 

P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria, VA 22313– 

1451; by telephone at 571–272–8943; or 

by e-mail to 

Jennifer.Chicoski@uspto.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This collection of information is 

required by the Trademark Act of 1946, 

15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq., which provides 

for the Federal registration of 

trademarks, service marks, collective 

trademarks and service marks, collective 

membership marks, and certification 

marks. Individuals and businesses that 

use or intend to use such marks in 

commerce may file an application to 

register the marks with the United 

States Patent and Trademark Office 

(USPTO). 

The Protocol Relating to the Madrid 

Agreement Concerning the International 

Registration of Marks (‘‘Madrid 

Protocol’’) is an international treaty that 

allows a trademark owner to seek 

registration in any of the participating 

countries by filing a single international 

application. The International Bureau 

(‘‘IB’’) of the World Intellectual Property 

Organization (‘‘WIPO’’) in Geneva, 

Switzerland, administers the 

international registration system. The 

Madrid Protocol Implementation Act of 

2002 amended the Trademark Act to 

provide that: (1) The owner of a U.S. 

application or registration may seek 

protection of its mark in any of the 

participating countries by submitting a 

single international application to the IB 

through the USPTO, and (2) the holder 

of an international registration may 

request an extension of protection of the 

international registration to the United 

States. The Madrid Protocol became 

effective in the United States on 

November 2, 2003, and is implemented 

under 15 U.S.C. 1141 et seq. and 37 CFR 

Part 2 and Part 7. 

An international application 

submitted through the USPTO must be 

based on an active U.S. application or 

registration and must be filed by the 

owner of the application or registration. 

The USPTO reviews the international 

application to certify that it corresponds 

to the data contained in the existing 

U.S. application or registration before 

forwarding the international application 

to the IB. The IB then reviews the 

international application to determine 

whether the Madrid filing requirements 

have been met and the required fees 

have been paid. If the international 

application is unacceptable, the IB will 

send a notice of irregularity to the 

USPTO and the applicant. The 

applicant must respond to the 

irregularities to avoid abandonment, 

unless a response from the USPTO is 

required. After any irregularities are 

corrected and the application is 

accepted, the IB registers the mark, 

publishes the registration in the WIPO 

Gazette of International Marks, and 

sends a certificate to the holder. 

When the mark is registered, the IB 

notifies each country designated in the 

application of the request for extension 

of protection. Once an international 

registration has been issued, the holder 

may also file subsequent designations to 

request an extension of protection to 

additional countries. 

Under Section 71 of the Trademark 

Act, a registered extension of protection 

to the United States will be cancelled 

unless the holder of the international 

registration periodically files affidavits 

of continued use in commerce or 

excusable nonuse. These affidavits 

cannot be filed until five years after the 

USPTO registers an extension of 

protection. Since the USPTO will not be 


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