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approved, NMFS expects that the Gulf 

red snapper and gray triggerfish stocks 

would be reclassified as not overfished, 

but rebuilding, because the biomass for 

these two stocks is currently estimated 

to be greater than 50 percent of BMSY. 

The greater amberjack stock would 

remain classified as overfished. 

Procedural Aspects of Amendment 44 

The Council has submitted 

Amendment 44 for Secretarial review, 

approval, and implementation. NMFS’ 

decision to approve, partially approve, 

or disapprove Amendment 44 will be 

based, in part, on consideration of 

comments, recommendations, and 

information received during the 

comment period on this notice of 

availability. After consideration of these 

factors, and consistency with the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act and other 

applicable laws, NMFS will publish a 

notice of agency action in the Federal 

Register announcing the Agency’s 

decision to approve, partially approve, 

or disapprove Amendment 44. Because 

none of the measures included in the 

amendment involve regulatory changes, 

no proposed or final rule is required at 

this time. If approved, the provisions of 

Amendment 44 would not be specified 

in regulations but would be considered 

an amendment to the FMP. 

Consideration of Public Comments 

Comments on Amendment 44 must be 

received by November 24, 2017. 

Comments received during the comment 

period for this notice of availability will 

be considered by NMFS in its decision 

to approve, partially approve, or 

disapprove Amendment 44. Comments 

received after the comment period will 

not be considered by NMFS in this 

decision. All comments received by 

NMFS during the comment period will 

be addressed in the notice of agency 

action. 

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

Dated: September 19, 2017. 

Samuel D. Rauch, III, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Regulatory Programs, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20396 Filed 9–22–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Alaska Rockfish 

Program: Permits and Reports 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before November 24, 

2017. 

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 pracomments@doc.gov). 

An electronic copy of the most recent 

supporting statement for this 

information collection is available from 

http://www.cio.noaa.gov/itmanagement/ 

pdfs/0545ext15.pdf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Sally Bibb, (907) 586–7228 

or sally.bibb@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is an extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

The Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish 

Program (RP) was designed to enhance 

resource conservation and improve 

economic efficiency in the rockfish 

fisheries conducted in the Central Gulf 

of Alaska by establishing cooperatives 

that receive exclusive harvest privileges. 

Through the RP, National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS) (1) assigns 

rockfish quota share (QS) and 

cooperative quota to participants for 

rockfish primary and secondary species; 

(2) allows a participant holding a 

License Limitation Program (LLP) 

license with rockfish QS to form a 

rockfish cooperative with other persons; 

(3) allows holders of catcher/processor 

LLP licenses to opt-out of rockfish 

cooperatives each year; (4) includes an 

entry level longline fishery; (5) 

establishes sideboard limits, which are 

limits designed to prevent participants 

in the RP from increasing their 

historical effort in other Gulf of Alaska 

groundfish fisheries; and (6) includes 

monitoring and enforcement provisions. 

The Rockfish Program is authorized for 

until December 31, 2021. 

II. Method of Collection 

Forms are available on the NMFS 

Alaska Region Web site at https://

alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/fisheries/ 

central-goa-rockfish-program. The 

Application for Rockfish Cooperative 

Fishing Quota (CQ) must be submitted 

by mail, hand delivery, or fax. The 

Application for Inter-Cooperative 

Transfer of Rockfish CQ, the Rockfish 

Vessel Check-in/Checkout Report, and 

the Termination of Fishing Declaration 

must be submitted to NMFS online 

through eFISH on the NMFS Alaska 

Region Web site at https://

alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/webapps/efish/ 

login. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0545. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 9. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours 

for Application for Rockfish Cooperative 

Fishing Quota (CQ); 10 minutes for 

Application for Inter-Cooperative 

Transfer of Rockfish CQ; and 10 minutes 

for Rockfish Vessel Check-in/Checkout 

Report with Termination of Fishing 

Declaration. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours and Equivalent Labor Costs to the 

Public: 34 hours and $1,300 per year 

($37 per hour). 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $47 in recordkeeping/reporting 

costs for photocopying, faxing, and 

postage for the annual Application for 

Rockfish CQ. 

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 


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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: September 20, 2017. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20397 Filed 9–22–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Science Advisory Board (SAB); Public 

Meeting of the NOAA Science Advisory 

Board 

AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Research (OAR), National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), Department of 

Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Science Advisory Board 

(SAB) was established by a Decision 

Memorandum dated September 25, 

1997, and is the only Federal Advisory 

Committee with responsibility to advise 

the Under Secretary of Commerce for 

Oceans and Atmosphere on strategies 

for research, education, and application 

of science to operations and information 

services. SAB activities and advice 

provide necessary input to ensure that 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA) science 

programs are of the highest quality and 

provide optimal support to resource 

management. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Monday, October 30, 2017, from 9:45 

a.m. EDT to 5 p.m. EDT and on 

Tuesday, October 31, 2017, from 9 a.m. 

EDT to 12 p.m. EDT. These times and 

the agenda topics described below are 

subject to change. Please refer to the 

Web page www.sab.noaa.gov/ 

SABMeetings.aspx for the most up-todate meeting times and agenda. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

The Sheraton Silver Spring Hotel, 8777 

Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD, 20910. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Cynthia Decker, Executive Director, 

Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Room 

11230, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver 

Spring, MD 20910. Email: 

Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov; or visit the 

NOAA SAB Web site at http://

www.sab.noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting will be open to public 

participation with a 15-minute public 

comment period on October 30th from 

4:45–5:00 p.m. EDT (check Web site to 

confirm time). The SAB expects that 

public statements presented at its 

meetings will not be repetitive of 

previously submitted verbal or written 

statements. In general, each individual 

or group making a verbal presentation 

will be limited to a total time of two (2) 

minutes. Individuals or groups planning 

to make a verbal presentation should 

contact the SAB Executive Director by 

October 23, 2017 to schedule their 

presentation. Written comments should 

be received in the SAB Executive 

Director’s Office by October 23, 2017, to 

provide sufficient time for SAB review. 

Written comments received by the SAB 

Executive Director after October 23, 

2017, will be distributed to the SAB, but 

may not be reviewed prior to the 

meeting date. Seating at the meeting 

will be available on a first-come, firstserved basis. 

Special Accommodations: These 

meetings are physically accessible to 

people with disabilities. Requests for 

special accommodations may be 

directed no later than 12:00 p.m. on 

October 23, 2017, to Dr. Cynthia Decker, 

SAB Executive Director, SSMC3, Room 

11230, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver 

Spring, MC 20910; Email: 

Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov. 

Matters to be Considered: The 

meeting will include the following 

topics: (1) Discussion of SAB Review of 

the NOAA Policy on Partnerships in the 

Provision of Environmental Information; 

(2) Discussion of SAB Review of 

Indigenous and Local Ecological 

Knowledge; (3) Quantification and 

documentation of the value of 

information gathered by NOAA; (4) 

Better understanding of how 

information is used, and (5) Updates 

from the Acting NOAA Administrator 

and Acting Chief Scientist. 

Dated: September 15, 2017. 

David Holst, 

Acting Chief Financial Officer/CAO, Office 

of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20395 Filed 9–22–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office 

Submissions for OMB Review; 

Comment Request; ‘‘Submissions 

Regarding Correspondence and 

Regarding Attorney Representation 

(Trademarks)’’ 

The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO) 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: Submissions Regarding 

Correspondence and Regarding Attorney 

Representation (Trademarks). 

OMB Control Number: 0651–0056. 

Form Number(s): 

• PTO Form 2196 

• PTO Form 2201 

Type of Request: Regular. 

Number of Respondents: 84,291 per 

year. 

Average Hours per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that it will take the 

public approximately between 5 

minutes (0.08 hours) to 30 minutes (0.50 

hours) to complete this information, 

depending on the complexity of the 

document. This includes the time to 

gather the necessary information, 

prepare the request, and submit them to 

the USPTO. The time estimates shown 

for the electronic forms in this 

collection are based on the average 

amount of time needed to complete and 

electronically file the associated form. 

Burden Hours: 7,840.77 hours. 

Cost Burden: $82.81 (postage costs). 

Needs and Uses: The USPTO needs 

the information described in this 

collection to manage the various actions 

concerning the appointments and 

retention of attorneys and domestic 

representatives for trademark 

applications. The information in this 

collection is also a matter of public 

record and is utilized by the public for 

a variety of private business purposes 

related to establishing and enforcing 

trademark rights. The information is 

accessible online, through the USPTO 

Web site, as well as through various 

USPTO facilities. Additionally, the 

USPTO provides the information to the 

public through the Patent and 

Trademark Depository Library (PTDLs) 

System. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profits; not-for-profit institutions; 

individuals. 

Frequency: On occasion. 


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