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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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Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

Obtain or Retain Benefits. 

OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, 

email: Nicholas_A._Fraser@

omb.eop.gov. Once submitted, the 

request will be publicly available in 

electronic format through 

www.reginfo.gov. Follow the 

instructions to view Department of 

Commerce collections currently under 

review by OMB. 

Further information can be obtained 

by: 

• Email: InformationCollection@

uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0056 copy 

request’’ in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and 

Information Governance Division 

Director, Office of the Chief Technology 

Officer, United States Patent and 

Trademark Officer, P.O. Box 1450, 

Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent on 

or before October 25, 2017 to Nicholas 

A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email 

to Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or 

by fax to 202–395–5167, marked to the 

attention of Nicholas A. Fraser. 

Marcie Lovett, 

Records and Information Governance 

Division Director, OCTO, United States Patent 

and Trademark Office. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20368 Filed 9–22–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office 

Patent and Trademark Resource 

Centers Metrics 

ACTION: Proposed information 

collection; comment request. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO), as required 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1996, invites comments on a proposed 

extension of an existing information 

collection: 0651–0068 (Patent and 

Trademark Resource Center Metrics). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before November 24, 

2017. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Email: InformationCollection@

uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0068 

comment’’ in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Federal Register Portal: https://

www.regulations.gov. 

• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and 

Information Governance Division 

Director, Office of the Chief Technology 

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 Robert Berry, 

Manager, Patent and Trademark 

Resource Center Program, Office of the 

Chief Information Officer, United States 

Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 

1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by 

telephone at (571) 272–7152; or by 

email at Robert.Berry@uspto.gov with 

‘‘0651–0068 comment’’ in the subject 

line. Additional information about this 

collection is also available at http://

www.reginfo.gov under ‘‘Information 

Collection Review.’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The USPTO seeks to collect from 

Patent Trademark Resource Centers 

(PTRC) information about the public’s 

use of and training on the tools 

provided through the centers. 

Specifically, the USTPO seeks metrics 

concerning the public’s use of patent 

and trademark services and the public 

outreach efforts provided by the PTRCs. 

The PTRC Program is authorized 

under the provision of 35 U.S.C. 2(a)(2), 

which provides that the USPTO shall be 

responsible for disseminating 

information with respect to patents and 

trademarks to the public. The PTRC 

Program is made up public, state, and 

academic libraries. Once a library has 

been designated as a PTRC, each 

participating library must fulfill the 

following requirements: assist the 

public in the efficient use of patent and 

trademark information resources; 

provide free access to patent and 

trademark resources provided by the 

USPTO; and send representatives to 

attend the USPTO-hosted PTRC training 

seminars. At present, there are 86 

libraries that are a part of the growing 

PTRC Program. 

The PTRC Program requirements 

stipulate that all participating libraries 

must submit periodic metrics on the 

public’s use of the patent and trademark 

services through the PTRCs and the 

public outreach efforts provided by the 

PTRCs. To facilitate this requirement, 

the USPTO has developed a worksheet 

to collect the metrics. A third-party 

vendor will collect the metrics on a 

quarterly basis. The information will 

only be collected electronically. The 

PTRCs will be given a password to input 

their information. 

This information collection will 

enable the USPTO to ascertain what 

types of services the PTRCs should offer 

and to train PTRC staff more effectively, 

as the PTRCs continue to move away 

from the physical distribution of hard 

copy information. Collection of this 

information will enable the USPTO to 

service its current customers while more 

effectively planning for the future. 

II. Method of Collection 

The metrics will be submitted 

electronically to the USPTO. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0651–0068. 

IC Instruments and Forms: No forms 

are associated with this collection of 

information. 

Type of Review: Revision of an 

existing information collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profits; not-for-profit institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

344 responses per year. The USPTO 

estimates that there will be up to 88 

libraries reporting their metrics once per 

quarter, resulting in a total of 352 

responses per year. This estimate 

includes possible growth in the PTRC 

program above the 86 libraries that are 

currently reporting. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that it will take the 

public approximately 30 minutes (0.50 

hours) to gather the necessary 

information, prepare the worksheet, and 

submit it to the USPTO. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Burden Hours: 176 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Cost Burden: $5,536.96 The USPTO 

expects that the information in this 

collection will be prepared by library 

staff, at an estimated hourly rate of 

$31.46. This is the mean hourly wage 

for college librarians according to the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational 

Employment Statistics (OES 25–4021). 

Using this hourly rate, the USPTO 

estimates that the respondent cost 

burden for this collection will be 

approximately $5,536.96 per year. 


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