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collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before December 22, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at J.Jessup@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Erin Steiner, (206) 860–3202 

or erin.steiner@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. This information collection 

is needed in order to meet the 

monitoring requirements of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA). In 

particular, the Northwest Fisheries 

Science Center (NWFSC) needs 

economic data on all harvesters, first 

receivers, shorebased processors, 

catcher processors, and motherships 

participating in the West Coast 

groundfish trawl fishery. 

The currently approved collection 

covers collection of data for the 2011, 

2012, and 2013 operating years. The 

renewed approval will cover years 

2014–2016. Data will be collected from 

all catcher vessels registered to a limited 

entry trawl endorsed permit, catcher 

processors registered to catcher 

processor permits, and motherships 

registered to mothership permits, first 

receivers, and shorebased processors 

that received round or head-and-gutted 

IFQ groundfish or whiting from a first 

receiver to provide the necessary 

information for analyzing the effects of 

the West Coast Groundfish Trawl Catch 

Share Program. 

As stated in 50 CFR 660.114, the EDC 

forms due on September 1, 2015 will 

provide data for the 2014 operating year. 

II. Method of Collection 

Forms may be submitted via mail or 

electronically. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0618. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a currently approved 

collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

224. 

Estimated Time per Response: 8 hours 

for catcher processors, catcher vessels, 

and motherships, 20 hours for first 

receivers and shorebased processors. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 2,548. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting 

costs. 

IV. Request for Comments 

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 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: October 16, 2014. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–24976 Filed 10–20–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD510 

Fisheries of the Northeastern United 

States; Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean 

Quahog Fisheries; Notice That Vendor 

Will Provide 2015 Cage Tags 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of vendor to provide 

fishing year 2015 cage tags. 

SUMMARY: NMFS informs surfclam and 

ocean quahog individual transferable 

quota (ITQ) allocation holders that they 

will be required to purchase their 

fishing year 2015 (January 1, 2015— 

December 31, 2015) cage tags from the 

National Band and Tag Company. The 

intent of this notice is to comply with 

regulations for the Atlantic surfclam and 

ocean quahog fisheries and to promote 

efficient distribution of cage tags. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anna Macan, Fishery Management 

Specialist, (978) 281–9165; fax (978) 

281–9161. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Atlantic surfclam and ocean 

quahog fishery regulations at 50 CFR 

648.77(b) authorize the Regional 

Administrator of the Greater Atlantic 

Region, NMFS, to specify in the Federal 

Register a vendor from whom cage tags, 

required under the Atlantic Surfclam 

and Ocean Quahog Fishery Management 

Plan (FMP), shall be purchased. Notice 

is hereby given that National Band and 

Tag Company of Newport, Kentucky, is 

the authorized vendor of cage tags 

required for the fishing year 2015 

Federal surfclam and ocean quahog 

fisheries. Detailed instructions for 

purchasing these cage tags will be 

provided in a letter to ITQ allocation 

holders in these fisheries from NMFS 

within the next several weeks. 

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

Dated: October 16, 2014. 

Alan D. Risenhoover, 

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–24960 Filed 10–20–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office 

Applications for Trademark 

Registration 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment 

request. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO), as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to comment on the extension of 

a continuing information collection, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before December 22, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Email: InformationCollection@

uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0009 

comment’’ in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records 

Management Division Director, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, United 

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