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with the Atlantic surfclam and ocean 

quahog fisheries. National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS) Greater 

Atlantic Region manages these fisheries 

in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) 

of the Northeastern United States 

through the Atlantic Surfclam and 

Ocean Quahog Fishery Management 

Plan (FMP). The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council prepared the FMP 

pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). The 

regulations implementing the FMP are 

specified at 50 CFR part 648. 

The recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements at §§ 648.74, 648.75, and 

648.76 form the basis for this collection 

of information. We request information 

from surfclam and ocean quahog 

individual transferable quota (ITQ) 

permit holders to issue ITQ permits and 

to process and track requests from 

permit holders to transfer quota share or 

cage tags. We also request information 

from surfclam and ocean quahog ITQ 

permit holders to track and properly 

account for surfclam and ocean quahog 

harvest shucked at sea. Because there is 

not a standard conversion factor for 

estimating unshucked product from 

shucked product, NMFS requires 

vessels that shuck product at sea to 

carry on board the vessel a NMFSapproved observer to certify the amount 

of these clams harvested. This 

information, upon receipt, results in an 

efficient and accurate database for 

management and monitoring of fisheries 

of the Northeastern U.S. EEZ. 

Georges Bank has been closed to the 

harvest of surfclams and ocean quahogs 

since 1990 due to red tide blooms that 

cause paralytic shellfish poisoning 

(PSP). We reopened a portion of the 

Georges Bank Closed Area starting in 

2012 under certain conditions. We 

request information from surfclam and 

ocean quahog ITQ permit holders who 

fish in the reopened area to ensure 

compliance with the Protocol for 

Onboard Screening and Dockside 

Testing in Molluscan Shellfish. The U.S. 

Food and Drug Administration, the 

commercial fishing industry, and NMFS 

developed the PSP protocol to test and 

verify that clams harvested from 

Georges Bank continue to be safe for 

human consumption. The National 

Shellfish Sanitation Program adopted 

the PSP protocol at the October 2011 

Interstate Shellfish Sanitation 

Conference. 

The Council has approved 

Amendment 20 to the Surfclam and 

Ocean Quahog FMP, which would 

implement an excessive shares cap in 

this fishery. If that action is approved 

and implemented, some of the fields in 

the ITQ ownership form and the ITQ 

transfer form may change as a result. 

Any revisions to this collection will be 

specified in the upcoming proposed rule 

for the amendment. 

II. Method of Collection 

Forms are online at https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-englandmid-atlantic/resources-fishing/greateratlantic-region-forms-and-applicationssummary as ‘‘fillable’’ pdf documents, 

which can then be downloaded, printed, 

and faxed, mailed, or emailed to NMFS. 

ITQ transfer forms may also be 

submitted electronically. Information 

for the PSP protocol is submitted 

through paper forms, as well as through 

electronic methods, including email, 

telephone, and shipboard electronic 

equipment such as VHF radio, email, or 

a vessel monitoring system. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0240. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

Business or other for-profit 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

177. 

Estimated Time per Response: ITQ 

permit application form, review of a 

pre-filled form for renewing entities, 

ITQ transfer form, 5 minutes each; 1 

hour to complete the ITQ ownership 

form for new applicants and 30 minutes 

for the application to shuck surfclams 

and ocean quahogs at sea. The 

requirements under the PSP protocol are 

based on the number of vessels that land 

surfclams or ocean quahogs and the 

number of trips taken into the area, with 

a total estimated annual burden of 2,400 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 2,473. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $111,757. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq, Section 303). 

IV. Request for Comments 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of our estimate of the time and 

cost burden for this proposed collection, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) Minimize the 

reporting burden on those who are to 

respond, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you may ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

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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; Matters Related to First 

Inventor To File 

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 comment 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 October 5, 2021 during a 60- 

day comment period. This notice allows 

for an additional 30 days for public 

comments. 

Agency: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Department of 

Commerce. 

Title: Matters Related to First Inventor 

To File. 

OMB Control Number: 0651–0071. 


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Needs and Uses: The United States 

Patent System uses a ‘first to file’ 

system, as introduced by the LeahySmith America Invents Act (AIA) which 

was enacted into law on September 16, 

2011. To determine the first inventor to 

file, information is needed in order to 

identify the inventorship and 

ownership, or obligation to assign 

ownership, of each claimed invention 

on its effective filing date. Section 3 of 

the AIA, inter alia, amended 35 U.S.C. 

102 and 103 consistent with the 

objectives of the AIA, including the 

conversion of the United States patent 

system from a ‘‘first to invent’’ system 

to a ‘‘first inventor to file’’ system. The 

changes in section 3 of the AIA went 

into effect on March 16, 2013, but apply 

only to certain applications filed on or 

after March 16, 2013. 

This information collection covers 

information required by 37 CFR 1.55(k), 

1.78(a)(6), and 1.78(d)(6) to assist the 

USPTO in determining whether an 

application is subject to 35 U.S.C. 102 

and 103 as amended by Section 3 of the 

Leahy-Smith America Invents Act 

(AIA), or 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103, in 

effect on March 15, 2013. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Type of Review: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Affected Public: Private sector; 

individuals or households. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 99 respondents. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 144 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that the responses in 

this information collection will take the 

public 2 hours to complete. This 

includes the time to gather the 

necessary information, create the 

document, and submit the completed 

request to the USPTO. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Burden Hours: 288 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Non-Hourly Cost Burden: $8. 

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 0651–0071. 

Further information can be obtained 

by: 

• Email: InformationCollection@

uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0071 

information request’’ in the subject line 

of the message. 

• Mail: Kimberly Hardy, Office of the 

Chief Administrative Officer, United 

States Patent and Trademark Office, 

P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313– 

1450. 

Kimberly Hardy, 

Information Collections Officer, Office of the 

Chief Administrative Officer, United States 

Patent and Trademark Office. 

[FR Doc. 2022–01075 Filed 1–19–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; 

Technical Assistance and 

Dissemination To Improve Services 

and Results for Children With 

Disabilities—Technical Assistance 

Center on Positive Social, Emotional, 

and Behavioral Outcomes for Young 

Children With, and At Risk for, 

Developmental Delays or Disabilities 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) is issuing a notice inviting 

applications for new awards for fiscal 

year (FY) 2022 for a Technical 

Assistance Center on Positive Social, 

Emotional, and Behavioral Outcomes for 

Young Children with, and At Risk for, 

Developmental Delays or Disabilities, 

Assistance Listing Number 84.326B. 

This notice relates to the approved 

information collection under OMB 

control number 1820–0028. 

DATES: 

Applications Available: January 20, 

2022. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: March 21, 2022. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: May 20, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: For the addresses for 

obtaining and submitting an 

application, please refer to our Common 

Instructions for Applicants to 

Department of Education Discretionary 

Grant Programs, published in the 

Federal Register on December 27, 2021 

(86 FR 73264) and available at 

www.federalregister.gov/d/2021-27979. 

Please note that these Common 

Instructions supersede the version 

published on February 13, 2019, and, in 

part, describe the transition from the 

requirement to register in SAM.gov a 

Data Universal Numbering System 

(DUNS) number to the implementation 

of the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). 

More information on the phase-out of 

DUNS numbers is available at https://

www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ofo/ 

docs/unique-entity-identifier-transitionfact-sheet.pdf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sunyoung Ahn, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Room 5012A, Potomac Center Plaza, 

Washington, DC 20202–5076. 

Telephone: (202) 245–6460. Email: 

Sunyoung.Ahn@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the Technical Assistance and 

Dissemination to Improve Services and 

Results for Children with Disabilities 

program is to promote academic 

achievement and to improve results for 

children with disabilities by providing 

technical assistance (TA), supporting 

model demonstration projects, 

disseminating useful information, and 

implementing activities that are 

supported by scientifically based 

research. 

Priority: This competition includes 

one absolute priority. In accordance 

with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(v), this 

priority is from allowable activities 

specified in the statute (see sections 663 

and 681(d) of the Individuals with 

Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); 20 

U.S.C. 1463 and 1481(d)). 

Absolute Priority: For FY 2022 and 

any subsequent year in which we make 

awards from the list of unfunded 

applications from this competition, this 

priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 

CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only 

applications that meet this priority. 

This priority is: 

Technical Assistance Center on 

Positive Social, Emotional, and 

Behavioral Outcomes for Young 

Children with, and At Risk for, 

Developmental Delays or Disabilities. 

Background 

The beginning years of a child’s life 

are critical for building the early 


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