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Taiwan 

A–583–856: Certain Corrosion Resistant 

Steel Products (CORE) From Taiwan 

Self-initiated: CORE completed in 

Malaysia from hot-rolled steel or coldrolled steel substrate manufactured in 

Taiwan, and subsequently exported to 

the United States is circumventing the 

antidumping order on CORE from 

Taiwan; June 1, 2021. 

Preliminary Determinations Made April 

1, 2021, Through June 30, 2021 

China 

A–570–067 and C–570–068: Forged 

Steel Fittings From China 

Requestor: Midwest Diversified 

Technologies, Inc. Fifteen self-drilling 

anchor bolt systems couplers are not 

covered by the scope of the 

antidumping duty and countervailing 

duty orders on forged steel fittings from 

China because they are not designed to 

connect pipes and cannot convey fluid 

at high pressure; May 17, 2021. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

Interested parties are invited to 

comment on the completeness of this 

list of scope inquiries and anticircumvention determinations made 

during the period April 1, 2021, through 

June 30, 2021. Any comments should be 

submitted to James Maeder, Deputy 

Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD 

Operations, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, via email to 

CommerceCLU@trade.gov. 

This notice is published in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(o). 

Dated: August 20, 2021. 

James Maeder, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18291 Filed 8–24–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB363] 

Marine Mammals; File No. 25740 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Center for Coastal Studies, 5 Holway 

Avenue, P.O. Box 1036, Provincetown, 

MA 02657 (Responsible Party: Richard 

Delaney), has applied in due form for a 

permit to conduct research on 23 

species of marine mammals. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email 

comments must be received on or before 

September 24, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: The application and related 

documents are available for review by 

selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public 

Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on 

the Applications and Permits for 

Protected Species (APPS) home page, 

https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then 

selecting File No. 25740 from the list of 

available applications. These documents 

are also available upon written request 

via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@

noaa.gov. 

Written comments on this application 

should be submitted via email to 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please 

include File No. 25740 in the subject 

line of the email comment. 

Those individuals requesting a public 

hearing should submit a written request 

via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@

noaa.gov. The request should set forth 

the specific reasons why a hearing on 

this application would be appropriate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shasta McClenahan, Ph.D., or Amy 

Hapeman, (301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested under the 

authority of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972, as amended 

(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the 

regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

part 216), the Endangered Species Act of 

1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 

et seq.), and the regulations governing 

the taking, importing, and exporting of 

endangered and threatened species (50 

CFR parts 222–226). 

The applicant proposes to conduct 

research on North Atlantic right whales 

(Eubalaena glacialis; NARW) in U.S. 

and international waters of the North 

Atlantic Ocean. The objectives of the 

research are to collect data to inform the 

development and implementation of 

methods to mitigate the threat of 

entanglement, ship strike, and habitat 

degradation, and to collect basic data on 

NARW and their ecology. Four species 

of non-listed pinnipeds and 18 species 

of cetaceans may be unintentionally 

harassed and opportunistically studied 

during NARW research activities 

including endangered blue whales 

(Balaenoptera musculus); bowhead 

whales (Balaena mysticetus); fin whales 

(B. physalus); sei whales (B. borealis); 

and sperm whales (Physeter 

microcephalus). Marine mammals may 

be taken during vessel and aerial 

surveys, including an unmanned aircraft 

system, for counts, photo-identification, 

photography, videography, behavioral 

observations, collection of sloughed 

skin or feces, underwater photography, 

and zooplankton sampling. See the 

application for complete numbers of 

animals requested by species, life stage, 

and procedure. The permit is requested 

for 5 years. 

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 the 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors. 

Dated: August 19, 2021. 

Julia Marie Harrison, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18274 Filed 8–24–21; 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; Fee Deficiency Submissions 

AGENCY: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO), as required 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, invites comments on the 

extension and revision of an existing 

information collection: 0651–0070 (Fee 

Deficiency Submissions). The purpose 

of this notice is to allow 60 days for 

public comment preceding submission 

of the information collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this information 

collection must be received on or before 

October 25, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments by 

any of the following methods. Do not 

submit Confidential Business 

Information or otherwise sensitive or 

protected information. 


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• Email: InformationCollection@

uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0070 

comment’’ in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. 

• Mail: Kimberly Hardy, Office of the 

Chief Administrative Officer, United 

States Patent and Trademark Office, 

P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313– 

1450. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Parikha Mehta, 

Legal Advisor, Office of Patent Legal 

Administration, United States Patent 

and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, 

Alexandria, VA 22313–1450, by 

telephone at 571–272–3248, or by email 

at Parikha.Mehta@uspto.gov with 

‘‘0651–0070 comment’’ in the subject 

line. Additional information about this 

information collection is also available 

at http://www.reginfo.gov under 

‘‘Information Collection Review.’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

Under section 10(b) of the LeahySmith America Invents Act (‘‘Act’’) (See 

Pub. L. 112–29, 125 Stat. 283 (2011)), 

eligible small entities shall receive a 50 

percent fee reduction from the 

undiscounted fees for filing, searching, 

examining, issuing, appealing, and 

maintaining patent applications and 

patents. The Act further provides that 

micro entities shall receive a 75 percent 

fee reduction from the undiscounted 

fees for filing, searching, examining, 

issuing, appealing, and maintaining 

patent applications and patents. 

This information collection covers the 

submissions made by patent applicants 

and patentees to excuse small and micro 

entity fee payment errors, in accordance 

with the procedures set forth in 37 CFR 

1.28(c) and 1.29(k). Specifically, 37 CFR 

1.28(c) provides a procedure by which 

patent applicants and patentees may be 

excused for erroneous payments of fees 

in the small entity amount. 37 CFR 

1.29(k) provides a procedure by which 

patent applicants and patentees may be 

excused for erroneous payments of fees 

in the micro entity amount. 

Patent applicants and patentees who 

change their entity status may need to 

submit additional payments in order to 

have their applications associated with 

the correct category. It is possible for 

small or micro entity status to be 

established in good faith, and for a 

patent applicant or patentee to pay a fee 

as a small or micro entity in good faith, 

only to later discover that the entity 

status was established in error, or to 

later discover that, through error, the 

USPTO was not notified of a loss of 

status entitlement. The USPTO will 

excuse the error if a deficiency payment 

and other requirements are submitted in 

compliance with 37 CFR 1.28(c) or 

1.29(k). Thus, this information 

collection is necessary so that patent 

applicants and patentees may pay the 

balance of fees due (i.e., fee deficiency 

payment) when a fee was previously 

paid in error in a micro or small entity 

amount. The USPTO needs the 

information to be able to process and 

properly record a fee deficiency 

payment to avoid questions arising later, 

either for the USPTO or for the 

applicant or patentee, as to whether the 

proper fees have been paid in the 

application or patent. 

II. Method of Collection 

The items in this information 

collection may be submitted online 

using the Patent Electronic Systems 

(EFS-Web or Patent Center), or on paper 

by either mail or hand delivery. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0651–0070. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Type of Review: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Affected Public: Private Sector; 

individuals or households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

2,000 respondents per year. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

3,002 responses per year. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that the response time 

for activities related to Fee Deficiency 

Submissions will take the public 

approximately 2 hours to complete. This 

includes the time to gather the 

necessary information, create the 

document, and submit the completed 

information to the USPTO. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Burden Hour: 6,004 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

(Hourly) Cost Burden: $2,401,600. 

TABLE 1—TOTAL HOURLY BURDEN FOR PRIVATE SECTOR RESPONDENTS

Item No. Item 

Estimated 

annual 

respondents 

Responses 

per 

respondent 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

Estimated 

time for 

response 

(hours) 

Estimated 

burden 

(hour/year) 

Rate 1

($/hour) 

Estimated 

annual 

respondent 

cost burden 

(a) (b) (a) × (b) = (c) (d) (c) × (d) = (e) (f) (e) × (f) = (g) 

1 .................... Submissions Under 37 CFR 1.28(c) ......... 1,455 1.5 2,183 2 4,366 $400 $1,746,400 

2 .................... Submissions Under 37 CFR 1.29(k) ......... 485 1.5 728 2 1,456 400 582,400 

Totals ..... .................................................................... 1,940 .................... 2,911 ................ 5,822 ................ 2,328,800 

1 2019 Report of the Economic Survey, published by the Committee on Economics of Legal Practice of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA); 

https://www.aipla.org/detail/journal-issue/2019-report-of-the-economic-survey. The USPTO uses the mean rate for attorneys in private firms which is $400 per hour. 

TABLE 2—TOTAL HOURLY BURDEN FOR INDIVIDUALS OR HOUSEHOLDS RESPONDENTS

Item No. Item 

Estimated 

annual 

respondents 

Responses 

per 

respondent 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

Estimated 

time for 

response 

(hours) 

Estimated 

burden 

(hour/year) 

Rate 2

($/hour) 

Estimated 

annual 

respondent 

cost burden 

(a) (b) (a) × (b) = (c) (d) (c) × (d) = (e) (f) (e) × (f) = (g) 

1 .................... Submissions Under 37 CFR 1.28(c) ......... 45 1.5 68 2 136 $400 $54,400 

2 .................... Submissions Under 37 CFR 1.29(k) ......... 15 1.5 23 2 46 400 18,400 

Totals ..... .................................................................... 60 .................... 91 ................ 182 ................ 72,800 

2 2019 Report of the Economic Survey, published by the Committee on Economics of Legal Practice of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA); 

https://www.aipla.org/detail/journal-issue/2019-report-of-the-economic-survey. The USPTO uses the mean rate for attorneys in private firms which is $400 per hour. 


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Estimated Total Annual Cost Burden 

(Non-Hourly): $248. 

There are no capital startup, 

maintenance, or operating fees are 

associated with this information 

collection. There are, however, postage 

costs associated with this information 

collection. 

Although the USPTO prefers that the 

items in this information collection be 

submitted electronically, responses may 

be submitted by mail through the 

United States Postal Service (USPS). 

The USPTO estimates that 1% of the 

3,002 responses will be submitted in the 

mail resulting in 30 mailed items. The 

USPTO estimates that the average 

postage cost for a mailed submission, 

using a Priority Mail 2-day flat rate legal 

envelope, will be $8.25. Therefore, the 

USPTO estimates the total mailing costs 

for this information collection at $248. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

IV. Request for Comments 

The USPTO is soliciting public 

comments to: 

(a) Evaluate whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

Agency’s estimate of the burden, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(d) Minimize the burden of the 

collection on those who are to respond, 

including through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology, e.g., permitting electronic 

submission of responses. 

All comments submitted in response 

to this notice are a matter of public 

record. USPTO will include or 

summarize each comment in the request 

to OMB to approve this information 

collection. Before including an address, 

phone number, email address, or other 

personally identifiable information (PII) 

in a comment, be aware that the entire 

comment—including PII—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you may ask in your comment to 

withhold PII from public view, USPTO 

cannot guarantee that it will be able to 

do so. 

Kimberly Hardy, 

Information Collections Officer, Office of the 

Chief Administrative Officer, United States 

Patent and Trademark Office. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18231 Filed 8–24–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2021–OS–0092] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Defense Counterintelligence 

and Security Agency, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Information collection notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Defense Counterintelligence and 

Security Agency announces a proposed 

public information collection and seeks 

public comment on the provisions 

thereof. Comments are invited on: 

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; 

the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of 

the burden of the proposed information 

collection; ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 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 October 25, 2021. 

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: DoD cannot receive written 

comments at this time due to the 

COVID–19 pandemic. Comments should 

be sent electronically to the docket 

listed above. 

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 

viewing on the internet at http://

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

proposed information collection or to 

obtain a copy of the proposal and 

associated collection instruments, 

please write to Defense 

Counterintelligence and Security 

Agency, 27130 Telegraph Road, 

Quantico, VA 22134, ATTN: Ms. 

Stepheny Fanning, or call 724–794– 

7765. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Personnel Security System 

Access Request (PSSAR) Form; DD 

Form 2962–2; OMB Control Number 

0704–0542. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirement is necessary for 

the Defense Information System for 

Security, Secure Web Fingerprint 

Transmission, and Defense Central 

Index of Investigations, which require 

personal data collection to facilitate the 

granting of access to the suite of DCSA 

systems to Security Managers for the 

purpose of the initiation, investigation 

and adjudication of information relevant 

to DoD security clearances and 

employment suitability determinations 

for active duty military, civilian 

employees and contractors requiring the 

aforementioned clearances. As a suite of 

Personnel Security Systems, they are the 

authoritative source for clearance 

information resulting in accesses 

determinations to sensitive/classified 

information and facilities. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Annual Burden Hours: 3,704. 

Number of Respondents: 22,225. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 22,225. 

Average Burden per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Frequency: As Required. 

Dated: August 18, 2021. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18246 Filed 8–24–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2021–OS–0091] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: The Under Secretary of Defense 

for Acquisition and Sustainment, 

Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Information collection notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Defense Logistics Agency announces a 

proposed public information collection 

and seeks public comment on the 

provisions thereof. Comments are 

invited on: Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 


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