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sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Kathy Pereira at the Council Office (see 

ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days 

prior to the meeting. 

Note: The times and sequence specified in 

this agenda are subject to change. 

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

Dated: January 28, 2015. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01900 Filed 1–30–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request; ‘‘Patent and 

Trademark Resource Centers Metrics’’ 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Commerce 

Title: Patent and Trademark Resource 

Centers Metrics 

OMB Control Number: 0651–0068 

Form Number(s): 

• N/A 

Type of Request: Regular 

Number of Respondents: 84 libraries, 

for 336 responses per year. 

Average Minutes per Response: 30 

minutes 

Burden Hours: 168 

Cost Burden: $0 

Needs and Uses: 

The USPTO has undertaken a 

revitalization of the Patent and 

Trademark Depository Library Program 

to reflect the new 21st Century 

electronic approach to customer 

services. As a part of this revitalization, 

the name has changed to Patent and 

Trademark Resource Center Program 

and the nationwide network of libraries 

are known as Patent and Trademark 

Resource Centers (PTRCs). In addition, 

to enable the USPTO to more effectively 

train the PTRCs and the public to better 

use the tools and data available to them 

and to ascertain what types of new and 

different services the PTRCs should 

offer, the USPTO is requiring the centers 

to provide metrics on the PTRC 

outreach services and use of the patent 

and trademark services. 

Recognition as a PTRC is authorized 

under the provisions of 35 U.S.C. 

2(a)(2), which provides that the USPTO 

shall be responsible for disseminating to 

the public information with respect to 

patents and trademarks. In order to be 

designated as a PTRC, libraries 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; provide metrics on the use of 

patent and trademark services provided 

by the member library as stipulated by 

the USPTO; provide metrics on outreach 

efforts conducted by the member library 

as stipulated by the USPTO; and send 

representatives to attend the USPTOhosted PTRC training seminars. 

Since the PTRC requirements 

stipulate that the participating libraries 

must submit information (metrics) in 

order to be designated as a PTRC, the 

USPTO is submitting this new 

information collection for review under 

the PRA. The information collected will 

enable the USPTO to more effectively 

train the PTRC staff who, in turn, 

provide assistance and training to 

public customers in the areas of patent 

and trademarks. As the PTRCs continue 

to move away from the physical 

distribution of hard copy information, 

the USPTO is interested in what types 

of new and different services the PTRC 

of the future should offer its customers. 

Collection of this information will 

enable the USPTO to more effectively 

service its current customers while 

planning for the future. 

The USPTO has developed a 

worksheet to collect the metrics 

concerning the use of the patent and 

trademark services and the public 

outreach efforts from the libraries. On 

the USPTO’s behalf, the metrics will be 

collected on a quarterly basis through a 

third-party vendor. The information will 

only be collected electronically. The 

PTRCs will be given a password to input 

their information. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Frequency: Annually 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow 

the instructions to view Department of 

Commerce collections currently under 

review by OMB. 

Written comments may be submitted 

by any of the following methods: 

• Email: 

InformationCollection@uspto.gov. 

Include ‘‘0651–0068 Patent and 

Trademark Resource Center Metrics’’ in 

the subject line of the message. 

• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records 

Management Division Director, 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. 

Dated: January 23, 2015. 

Marcie Lovett, 

Records Management Division Director, 

USPTO, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01672 Filed 1–30–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2015–HA–0009] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Office of the Assistant Secretary of 

Defense for Health Affairs announces a 

proposed public information collection 

and seeks public comment on the 

provisions thereof. 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 of the 

proposed information collection; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the information collection on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by April 3, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Federal Docket Management 

System Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 

East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, 

VA 22350–3100. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

number and title for this Federal 

Register document. The general policy 

for comments and other submissions 

from members of the public is to make 

these submissions available for public 

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