Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 181 / Wednesday, September 18, 2024 / Notices 76457 

1https://www.archives.gov/files/federal-register/ 

executive-orders/pdf/12862.pdf. 

overview of public comments collected 

during the previous public comment 

period. The document includes 

proposed revisions to two exemptions 

related to the summer flounder 

commercial minimum mesh size 

requirements: (1) the Small Mesh 

Exemption Program (SMEP), and (2) the 

flynet exemption. The Advisory Panel 

will provide input and 

recommendations to the Council and 

the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 

Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup, 

and Black Sea Bass Board (Board) on the 

draft alternatives prior to the Council 

and Board taking final action at the 

Commission’s Annual Meeting in 

October. 

Additional information, including 

background documents, can be found on 

the Council’s website at: https://

www.mafmc.org/. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aid should be directed to 

Shelley Spedden, (302) 526–5251, at 

least 5 days prior to the meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: September 12, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21128 Filed 9–17–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

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; Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery 

The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit 

the following information collection 

request to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and clearance 

in accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the 

date of publication of this notice. The 

USPTO invites comments on this 

information collection renewal, which 

helps the USPTO assess the impact of 

its information collection requirements 

and minimize the public’s reporting 

burden. Public comments were 

previously requested via the Federal 

Register on June 17, 2024 during a 60- 

day comment period (89 FR 51312). 

This notice allows for an additional 30 

days for public comment. 

Agency: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Department of 

Commerce. 

Title: Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery. 

OMB Control Number: 0651–0080. 

Needs and Uses: Executive Order 

12862 (Setting Customer Service 

Standards) directs Federal agencies to 

provide services to the public that 

matches or exceeds the best services 

available in the private sector.1 In order 

to work continuously to ensure that its 

programs are effective and meet its 

customers’ needs, the United States 

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) 

uses this generic clearance to collect 

qualitative feedback on its service 

delivery. Qualitative feedback refers to 

information that provides useful 

insights on perceptions and opinions, 

but is not in the form of statistical 

surveys which yield quantitative results 

that can be generalized to the 

population of study. 

The USPTO collects, analyzes, and 

interprets the information gathered to 

identify strengths and weaknesses of 

current services. Based on feedback 

received, the USPTO will identify 

operational changes needed to improve 

programs and services. The solicitation 

of such feedback will target areas such 

as: timeliness, appropriateness, 

accuracy of information, courtesy, 

efficiency of service delivery, and 

resolution of issues with service 

delivery. 

Collecting this feedback provides the 

USPTO with information on customer 

satisfaction. This feedback provides for 

ongoing, collaborative, and actionable 

communication between the USPTO 

and its customers and stakeholders. 

Additionally, it allows the USPTO to 

gather feedback in an efficient and 

timely manner. The information 

collected from external customers and 

stakeholders ensures that users have an 

opportunity to convey their experience 

with USPTO programs. This 

information collection also provides 

insights into customer or stakeholder 

perceptions, experiences, and 

expectations, which allows the USPTO 

to focus its attention on areas where 

communication, training, or changes in 

operations may be necessary. 

This information collection covers a 

variety of methods used by USPTO to 

obtain qualitative feedback from the 

public. The estimated number of annual 

responses and burden hours being 

requested are based on the number of 

information collections the USPTO 

expects to conduct over the period of 

this clearance. Each specific request for 

clearance under this generic information 

collection includes estimates for the 

following information: respondent 

types, number of respondents, number 

of responses, time per response, burden 

hours, and associated costs. 

Forms: None. 

Type of Review: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 150,000 respondents. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 150,000 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that the responses in 

this information collection will take the 

public approximately 10 minutes (0.17 

hours) to complete. This includes the 

time to gather the necessary 

information, create the document, and 

submit the completed item to the 

USPTO. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Burden Hours: 25,500 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Non-hourly Cost Burden: $0. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. 

Follow the instructions to view 

Department of Commerce, USPTO 

information collections currently under 

review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for this information 

collection should be submitted within 

30 days of the publication of this notice 

on the following website, 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find this particular information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

30-day Review–Open for Public 

Comments’’ or by using the search 

function and entering either the title of 

the information collection or the OMB 

Control Number, 0651–0080. 

Further information can be obtained 

by: 

• Email: InformationCollection@

uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0080 

information request’’ in the subject line 

of the message. 

• Mail: Justin Isaac, Office of the 

Chief Administrative Officer, United 

States Patent and Trademark Office, 


khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES
76458 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 181 / Wednesday, September 18, 2024 / Notices 

P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313– 

1450. 

Justin Isaac, 

Information Collections Officer, Office of the 

Chief Administrative Officer, United States 

Patent and Trademark Office. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21143 Filed 9–17–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m. EDT, Friday, 

September 20, 2024. 

PLACE: CFTC Headquarters Conference 

Center, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 

21st Street NW, Washington, DC. 

STATUS: Open. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’ or 

‘‘CFTC’’) will hold this meeting to 

consider Final Commission Guidance 

Regarding the Listing of Voluntary 

Carbon Credit Derivative Contracts. 

The agenda for this meeting will be 

available to the public and posted on 

the Commission’s website at https://

www.cftc.gov. Members of the public are 

free to attend the meeting in person, or 

have the option to listen by phone or 

view a live stream. Instructions for 

listening to the meeting by phone and 

connecting to the live video stream will 

be posted on the Commission’s website. 

In the event that the time, date, or 

place of this meeting changes, an 

announcement of the change, along with 

the new time, date, or place of the 

meeting, will be posted on the 

Commission’s website. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the 

Commission, 202–418–5964. 

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552b.) 

Dated: September 13, 2024. 

Christopher Kirkpatrick, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21398 Filed 9–16–24; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Board of Visitors, National Defense 

University; Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of the Chairman Joint 

Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense 

(DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of Federal advisory 

committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this 

notice to announce that the following 

Federal Advisory Committee meeting of 

the Board of Visitors, National Defense 

University (BoV NDU) will take place. 

DATES: Wednesday, September 25, 2024 

from 10:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Eastern 

Time (ET). 

ADDRESSES: Marshall Hall, Building 62, 

Room 155, the National Defense 

University, 300 5th Avenue SW, Fort 

McNair, Washington, DC 20319–5066. 

Visitors should report to the Front 

Security Desk in the lobby of Marshall 

Hall and from there, they will be 

directed to the meeting room. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Joycelyn Stevens, (202) 685–0079 

(Voice) joycelyn.a.stevens.civ@mail.mil; 

stevensj7@ndu.edu (Email). Mailing 

address is National Defense University, 

Fort McNair, Washington, DC 20319– 

5066. Website: http://www.ndu.edu/ 

About/Board-of-Visitors/. The most upto-date changes to the meeting agenda 

can be found at https://www.ndu.edu/ 

About/Board-of-Visitors/BOV-Sept-25- 

2024. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to 

circumstances beyond the control of the 

Designated Federal Officer, the BoV 

NDU was unable to provide public 

notification required by 41 CFR 102– 

3.150(a) concerning its September 25, 

2024 meeting. Accordingly, the 

Advisory Committee Management 

Officer for the DoD, pursuant to 41 CFR 

102–3.150(b), waives the 15-calendar 

day notification requirement. 

This meeting is being held in 

accordance with chapter 10 of title 5 

United States Code (U.S.C.) (commonly 

known as the ‘‘Federal Advisory 

Committee Act’’ or ‘‘FACA’’), 5 U.S.C. 

552b (commonly known as the 

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’), 

and 41 CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150. 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 

102–3.140 through 102–3.165, this 

meeting is open to the public. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose 

of the meeting will include discussion 

on accreditation compliance, 

organizational management, resource 

management, and other matters of 

interest to the NDU. 

Agenda: Wednesday, September 25, 

2024 from 10:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Call 

to Order and Administrative Notes; 

Remarks on Joint Professional Military 

Education; Introduction of the Incoming 

NDU President; State of the University 

Address; Middle States Commission on 

Higher Education Accreditation Update; 

NDU Mission Assessment & Strategic 

Initiatives; Budget, Personnel, and 

Facilities Update; IT Update & NDU 

Connect Showcase; NDU Organizational 

Revision; Discussion of Public Written 

Comments; Board of Visitors Member 

Deliberation and Feedback; Wrap-up 

and Closing Remarks. 

Meeting Accessibility: Limited space 

is available for observers and will be 

allocated on a first come, first served 

basis. Meeting location is handicap 

accessible. The Main Gate/Visitor’s Gate 

on 2nd Street SW is open 24/7. All nonDoD, non-federally affiliated visitors 

must use this gate to access Fort 

McNair. 

Base Access Requirements: All 

visitors without a DoD Common Access 

Card or U.S. military ID must be vetted 

in advance to gain entry onto the base. 

Per the U.S. Army, all non-DoD civilians 

are required to have a background check 

before being allowed on a military 

installation; better known as vetting. It 

is highly recommended that visitors 

undergo the pre-vetting process and 

apply online as detailed below. 

For Pre-Vetting 

To allow sufficient time for 

processing, access requests should be 

submitted no more than 14 days ahead 

or less than three days before the event. 

The visitor will receive notification via 

email, and, if approved, a one-day 

visitor’s pass for entry onto the base. 

The visitor must print the pass and 

present it to the guard at the gate to 

enter Fort McNair. 

(a) If the visitor has a valid U.S. 

driver’s license: 

(i) The visitor can apply for access 

online at https://pass.aie.army.mil/ 

jbmhh/. Under Reason for Visit, select 

‘‘Other.’’ Alternatively, the visitor can 

apply in person at the Fort McNair 

Visitor Control Center (VCC)/Police 

Substation (Building 65) from 8:00 a.m. 

to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. 

(b) If the visitor does not have a U.S. 

driver’s license: 

(i) The visitor must fill out a paper 

application in person at the Fort McNair 

Visitor Control Center VCC/Police 

Substation (Building 65) from 8:00 a.m. 

to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. 

For Vetting the Day of the Event 

The visitor must apply in person at 

the Fort McNair VCC/Police Substation 

(Building 65) from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Monday through Friday. The visitor 

should plan to arrive early, as the 

procedure for running background 

checks and issuing passes can take 

much longer than expected. 

For additional information, please go 

to https://home.army.mil/jbmhh/ 


khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES