38810 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 121 / Thursday, June 22, 2000 / Notices

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,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before August 21, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 6066, 14th and

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington

DC 20230 (or via Internet at

lengelme@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Robin Tuttle, Office of

Science and Technology, International

Science Coordination & Analysis

Division (F/ST3), 1315 East West

Highway, Room 12643, Silver Spring,

Maryland 20910, (301–713–2282).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

Pursuant to the Antarctic Marine

Living Resources Act of 1984, NOAA

regulates the harvesting and import of

Antarctic marine living resources

(AMLR) by U.S. individuals and entities

through the issuance of: (1) harvesting

and dealer permits for AMLR harvested

in the area of the Convention for the

Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living

Resources (CCAMLR); and (2)

harvesting, transshipment and dealer

permits for Dissostichus species

wherever harvested. NOAA also

requires the use of Dissostichus catch

documents for all harvests and

transshipments by U.S. fishing vessel

masters and all imports by U.S. dealers.

Permits are issued, forms are used, and

information collected to implement

conservation and management measures

adopted by the CCAMLR. Research and

data collection plans are required of

fishers who propose to undertake new

or exploratory fisheries. Plans for finfish

surveys are required of researchers

intending to take more than 50 tons of

CCAMLR finfish during the survey.

Entry permits are required of

individuals who enter a CCAMLR

Ecosystem Monitoring (CEMP) site.

II. Method of Collection

Fishers seeking permits to harvest

AMLR species and/or transship

Dissostichus species submit permit

applications to the NMFS. Fishers

holding permits and fishing in the

Convention Area are required to make

periodic radio contact to report on

catches of and effort directed at certain

AMLR species. Fishers proposing to

conduct a new or exploratory fishery are

required to submit information

describing the operation. Fishers

holding permits to harvest and/or

transship Dissostichus species submit

catch documents. Dealers seeking to

import AMLR species or re-export

Dissostichus species submit permit

applications to the NMFS. Dealers

holding permits submit import tickets

within 24 hours of each import. Dealers

holding permits to import Dissostichus

species forward catch documents

completed by the masters of vessels

harvesting Dissostichus species to the

NMFS within 24 hours of import.

Researchers who anticipate catches of

less than fifty tons of AMLR finfish

submit a notification of research vessel

activity. Researchers who anticipate

catches of greater than fifty tons of

AMLR finfish submit plans for finfish

surveys. Fishers not required to use a

vessel monitoring system will provide

positional information by radio contact.

Persons proposing to enter a CCAMLR

CEMP site submit an application for an

entry permit and report annually on

CEMP site activity.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648–0194.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Business and other

for-profit organizations, individuals.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

58.

Estimated Time Per Response: 30

minutes for a permit application for an

established fishery; 24 hours (a range of

16–40 hours) for a permit application

for a new or exploratory fishery; 12

minutes for an application to transship;

30 minutes for a dealer permit

application; 15 minutes for an import

ticket; 30 minutes for a permit

application to re-export Dissostichus

species; 15 minutes to complete and

provide catch documents to dealers; 3

minutes for a dealer to transmit catch

documents for imports; 10 minutes for

a dealer to transmit catch documents for

re-exports; 2 minutes for radio contacts;

and 1 hour for a CEMP site entry

application. There is no U.S. research

effort underway or planned which will

exceed the tonnage figures required for

reporting, and no response times are

now estimated.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 100.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to

Public: $1,220.

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: June 15, 2000.

Madeleine Clayton,

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief

Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–15854 Filed 6–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 060100A]

Marine Mammals; Scientific Research

Permit (PHF# 522–1569–00)

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of Permit.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Randall S. Wells, Ph.D, Sarasota

Dolphin Research Program, c/o Mote

Marine Laboratory, 1600 Ken Thompson

Parkway, Sarasota, FL 34236, has been

issued a permit to take bottlenose

dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) for

purposes of scientific research.

ADDRESSES: The permit and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment

in the following offices:

Permits Division, Office of Protected

Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West

Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring,

MD 20910 (301/713–2289); and

Regional Administrator, Southeast

Region, 9721 Executive Center Drive, St.

Petersburg, FL 33702–2432 (813/570–

5312)

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Trevor Spradlin, 301/713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April

13, 2000, notice was published in the

Federal Register (65 FR 19878) that a

request for a scientific research permit

had been submitted by the above-named

individual to harass up to 120 Atlantic

bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops

truncatus) annually in Florida waters

during the conduct of capture,

examination, sampling, marking, and

release activities, over a 5-year period.

The requested permit has been issued

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), the Endangered Species

Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531

et seq.).

Dated: June 7, 2000.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 00–15855 Filed 6–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 060800E]

Marine Mammals; File No. 675–1563–01

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.

Graham A.J. Worthy, [Principal

Investigator], Department of Marine

Biology, Texas A&M University, 5001

Avenue U, Suite 105, Galveston, Texas

77551, has requested an amendment to

scientific research Permit No. 675–1563.

DATES: Written or telefaxed comments

must be received on or before July 24,

2000.

ADDRESSES: The amendment request

and related documents are available for

review upon written request or by

appointment in the following office(s):

Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705,

Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713–

2289); and

Regional Administrator, Alaska

Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau,

AK 99802–1668 (907/586–7221).

Written comments or requests for a

public hearing on this request should be

submitted to the Chief, Permits and

Documentation Division, F/PR1, Office

of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315

East-West Highway, Room 13130, 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) 713–0376, provided

the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy

submitted by mail and postmarked no

later than the closing date of the

comment period. Please note that

comments will not be accepted by email or other electronic media.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ruth Johnson or Simona Roberts, 301/

713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject amendment to Permit No. 675–

1563, issued on June 6, 2000 (65 FR

36889) is requested under the authority

of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of

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

seq.), the Regulations Governing the

Taking and Importing of Marine

Mammals (50 CFR part 216), and the

Fur Seal Act of 1966, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).

Permit No. 675–1563 authorizes the

permit holder to capture, mark, sedate,

blood/biopsy sample 10 females and 20

pups Northern fur seals (Callorhinus

ursinus), incidentally harass 60 animals

of all ages, and accidentally kill up to

2 seals on the Pribilof Islands for a oneyear period.

The permit holder requests

amendment to take by capture and

sample, bleach mark an additional five

female seals, increase accidental

mortality to five, attach VHF radio tags

to all females over a three-year period,

and to incidentally harass, annually, up

to 13,000 animals of all ages.

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: June 16, 2000.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 00–15856 Filed 6–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

United States Patent and Trademark

Office

RIN 0651–AB20

Notice of Roundtable on ComputerImplemented Business Method Patent

Issues

AGENCY: United States Patent and

Trademark Office, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of roundtable on

computer-implemented business

method patent issues.

SUMMARY: As part of the recently

announced business method patent

initiative, the United States Patent and

Trademark Office (USPTO) is holding a

roundtable, the purpose of which is to

discuss the history behind computerimplemented business method patents

and to identify ways to improve the

USPTO’s current examination approach

to computer-implemented business

method patent applications. Members of

the public are invited to attend the

roundtable, or to participate as a

panelist in the roundtable discussion,

on the topics outlined in the

supplementary information section of

this notice, or other related topics.

Individuals who are not selected, or do

not wish to apply for selection as

panelists may request to attend the

discussion as an audience member. The

roundtable is an opportunity for an

informal discussion. Panelists will be

asked to provide their individual input;

group consensus advice will not be

sought.

DATES: The roundtable will be held on

Thursday, July 27, 2000, from 9 a.m. to

4:30 p.m. Self-nominations to

participate as a panelist and requests for

attendance at the roundtable must be

received by no later than July 7, 2000.

ADDRESSES:

Location of the Roundtable

The roundtable will be held at the

Crystal City Sheraton Hotel, 1800

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA

22202.

Mailing Address for Self-Nominations

and Requests for Attendance

Self-nominations to participate as a

panelist and requests for attendance at