28838 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 110 / Thursday, June 6, 1996 / Notices

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting

of the Tennessee Advisory Committee

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to

the provisions of the rules and

regulations of the U.S. Commission on

Civil Rights, that a meeting of the

Tennessee Advisory Committee to the

Commission will convene at 2:00 p.m.

and adjourn at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday,

June 26, 1996, at the University of

Tennessee-Memphis, Hyman Building,

Room 101, 62 S. Dunlap, Memphis,

Tennessee 38103. The purpose of the

meeting is to discuss the status of the

Commission and the SACs: the future

release of the report, Racial Tensions in

Tennessee; the current project on Title

VI enforcement in Tennessee; and civil

rights progress and problems. The

Committee will reconvene at 10:00 a.m.

and adjourn at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday,

June 27, 1996, at the City Council

Chambers, City Hall, 125 N. Main Street,

Memphis, Tennessee 38103, for an

invitational briefing session on Title VI

enforcement in Tennessee, with

emphasis on Memphis, to gather

information for a future report on the

topic.

Persons desiring additional

information, or planning a presentation

to the Committee, should contact Bobby

D. Doctor, Director of the Southern

Regional Office, 404–730–2476 (TDD

404–730–2481). Hearing-impaired

persons who will attend the meeting

and require the services of a sign

language interpreter should contact the

Regional Office at least five (5) working

days before the scheduled date of the

meeting.

The meeting will be conducted

pursuant to the provisions of the rules

and regulations of the Commission.

Dated at Washington, DC, May 28, 1996.

Carol-Lee Hurley,

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.

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BILLING CODE 6335–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

The Department of Commerce has

submitted the following collection

requirement to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review and clearance under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub.

L. 104–13.

Agency: National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Bluefin Tuna Dealer Reports.

Agency Number: NOAA 88–144.

OMB Number: 0648–0239.

Type of Request: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Burden: 1199 hours.

Number of Respondents: 476.

Avg Hours Per Response: Varies

depending on the requirement but

ranges between 1 and 24 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The purpose of the

collection of information is to comply

with the United States’ obligations

under the Atlantic Tunas Convention

Act. The Act requires the Secretary of

Commerce to promulgate regulations

adopted by the International

Commission for the Conservation of

Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). As a member of

ICCAT, the United States is required to

take part in the collection of biological

statistics for research purposes. The

collection serves three purposes of

ICCAT: (1) Provides stock assessment

and research information, (2) monitors

the catch so as not to exceed the country

quota, and (3) verifies Atlantic and

Pacific bluefin tuna export shipments in

conjunction with the Bluefin Tuna

Statistical Document program.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit institutions.

Frequency: Daily, biweekly, on

occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.

OMB Desk Officer: Adele Morris,

(202) 395–7340.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Linda Engelmeier,

DOC’s Acting Forms Clearance Officer,

(202) 482–3272, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC 20230.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Adele Morris, OMB Desk Officer, Room

10202, New Executive Office Building,

Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: May 31, 1996.

Linda Engelmeier,

Acting Department Forms Clearance Officer,

Office of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 96–14146 Filed 6–5–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

DOC has submitted 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: Patent and Trademark Office

(PTO).

Title: Rules for Patent Maintenance

Fees.

Agency Approval Number: 0651–

0016.

Form Numbers: PTO/SB/46, 46, 47,

65, and 66.

Type of Request: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Burden: 22,640 hours.

Number of Respondents: 273,800.

Avg. Hours Per Response: .08 hours

for PTO/SB/45/47 and 1 hour for PTO/

SB/65/66.

Needs and Uses: The identification of

the application serial and patent

numbers, the maintenance fee amount

and the surcharge amount will be used

by the PTO to record the payment of

maintenance fees on patents in order to

keep the patents in force. The

information will be used to prepare a

receipt for the patentee and to

determine whether or not a maintenance

fee has been paid in response to any

inquiry from the public. The optional

information of the payment year and the

small entity status are helpful to

determine the amount of the

maintenance fee due.

The use of PTO/SB/65/66 forms

readily and conveniently indicates to

the office that the required elements for

the filing of petitions under 37 CFR

1.378 (b) or (c) have or have not been

submitted. For example, the above

forms include the verified statement and

appropriate check boxes (list) for

indicating that the required items have

been attached to the petition form such

as the maintenance fee, small entity

status, reason for unintentional or

unavoidable delay and surcharge. The

top of the form indicates a space for the

patent number, issue date, the

application serial number and

corresponding filing date. This

identifying assists PTO in matching the

fee with appropriate patent.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households, business or other for-profit

institutions, not-for-profit institutions,

and Federal government.

Frequency: three (3) times, once every

four years for payment of maintenance

fees and on occasion for petitions to

reinstate an expired patent.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

obtain or retain a benefit.

OMB Desk Officer: Maya A. Bernstein,

(202) 395–3785.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Linda Engelmeier,

Acting DOC Forms Clearance Officer,

(202) 482–3271, Department of

Commerce, room 5312, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

Washington, DC 20230.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent to