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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF709 

Advisory Committee to the U.S. 

Section of the International 

Commission for the Conservation of 

Atlantic Tunas; Fall Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In preparation for the 2017 

International Commission for the 

Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) 

meeting, the Advisory Committee to the 

U.S. Section to ICCAT is announcing 

the convening of its fall meeting. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

October 17–18, 2017. There will be an 

open session on Tuesday, October 17, 

2017, from 9 a.m. through 

approximately 12:30 p.m. The 

remainder of the meeting will be closed 

to the public and is expected to end by 

1 p.m. on October 18. Interested 

members of the public may present their 

views during the public comment 

session on October 17, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Sheraton Silver Spring Hotel, 8777 

Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910. 

Written comments should be sent via 

email to Terra.Lederhouse@noaa.gov. 

Comments may also be sent via mail to 

Terra Lederhouse at NMFS, Office of 

International Affairs and Seafood 

Inspection, Room 10643, 1315 East-West 

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Terra Lederhouse, Office of 

International Affairs and Seafood 

Inspection, 301–427–8360. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section 

to ICCAT will meet October 17–18, 

2017, first in an open session to 

consider management- and researchrelated information on stock status of 

Atlantic highly migratory species and 

then in a closed session to discuss 

sensitive matters. The open session will 

be from 9 a.m. through 12:30 p.m. on 

October 17, 2017, including an 

opportunity for public comment 

beginning at approximately 12 p.m. 

Comments may also be submitted in 

writing for the Advisory Committee’s 

consideration. Interested members of 

the public can submit comments by 

mail or email; use of email is 

encouraged. All written comments must 

be received by October 13, 2017 (see 

ADDRESSES). 

NMFS expects members of the public 

to conduct themselves appropriately at 

the open session of the Advisory 

Committee meeting. At the beginning of 

the public comment session, an 

explanation of the ground rules will be 

provided (e.g., alcohol in the meeting 

room is prohibited, speakers will be 

called to give their comments in the 

order in which they registered to speak, 

each speaker will have an equal amount 

of time to speak and speakers should 

not interrupt one another). The session 

will be structured so that all attending 

members of the public are able to 

comment, if they so choose, regardless 

of the degree of controversy of the 

subject(s). Those not respecting the 

ground rules will be asked to leave the 

meeting. 

After the open session, the Advisory 

Committee will meet in closed session 

to discuss sensitive information relating 

to upcoming international negotiations 

regarding Atlantic highly migratory 

species conservation and management. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting location is physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Terra Lederhouse 

at (301) 427–8360 or Terra.Lederhouse@

noaa.gov at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date. 

Dated: September 28, 2017. 

Steven Wilson, 

Acting Director, Office of International Affairs 

and Seafood Inspection, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21219 Filed 10–2–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Pacific Islands 

Region Vessel and Gear Identification 

Requirements 

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 December 4, 

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). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Walter Ikehara, (808) 725– 

5175 or Walter.Ikehara@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Regulations at 50 CFR 665.16 require 

that all U.S. vessels with Federal 

permits fishing for Western Pacific 

fishery management unit species 

display identification markings on the 

vessel and gear, as specified in 50 CFR 

665 and 50 CFR 300. Vessels registered 

for use with a permit issued under 

Subparts B through E and Subparts G 

through I of 50 CFR 665, must display 

the vessel’s official number on both 

sides of the deckhouse or hull, and on 

an appropriate weather deck. Vessels 

fishing for highly migratory species in 

the Western and Central Pacific 

Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) 

Convention Area must comply with the 

regulations at 50 CFR 300.217. These 

regulations require that vessels must 

display their international radio call 

sign on both sides of the deckhouse or 

hull, and on an appropriate weather 

deck, unless specifically exempted. 

Regulations at 50 CFR 300.35 require 

that vessels fishing under the South 

Pacific Tuna Treaty must display their 

international radio call sign on the hull, 

the deck, and on the sides of auxiliary 

equipment such as skiffs and 

helicopters. The numbers must be a 

specific size at specified locations. The 

display of the identifying numbers aids 

in fishery law enforcement. 

Western Pacific fisheries regulations 

at 50 CFR 665.128, 665.228, 665.428, 

665.628 and 665.804 require that certain 

fishing gear must be marked. In the 

pelagic longline fisheries, the vessel 

operator must ensure that the official 

number of the vessel is affixed to every 

longline buoy and float. In the coral reef 

ecosystem fisheries, the vessel number 

must be affixed to all fish and crab 

traps. The marking of gear links fishing 


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or other activity to the vessel, aids law 

enforcement, and is valuable in actions 

concerning the damage, loss of gear, and 

civil proceedings. 

II. Method of Collection 

Third party disclosure 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0360. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a currently approved 

collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations, individuals, or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

339. 

Estimated Time per Response: 45 

minutes per Pacific Islands fishing 

vessel; one hour and 15 minutes per 

South Pacific purse seine vessel; 5 

minutes per gear marking. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 2,348. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $50,850 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: September 28, 2017. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21213 Filed 10–2–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office 

[Docket No. PTO–P–2017–0039] 

Cash Payment Method Will No Longer 

Be Accepted 

AGENCY: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO) will no 

longer accept cash, including coins, as 

payment for products and services for 

which fees are required. 

DATES: Applicable Date: November 1, 

2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Matthew Lee, Director, Receipts 

Accounting Division, Office of Finance, 

by email at matthew.lee@uspto.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective 

November 1, 2017, the USPTO will no 

longer accept cash, including coins, as 

payment for products and services for 

which fees are required. This change is 

being made to streamline the 

administrative fee collection process 

and is in accordance with the 

Department of the Treasury’s policy on 

agencies adopting a no-cash policy. See 

https://tfm.fiscal.treasury.gov/v1/bull/ 

17–12.pdf. There is no requirement that 

the USPTO accept cash payments. See, 

e.g., 37 CFR 1.23. 

The USPTO’s total net revenue for the 

last three fiscal years exceeded $3.0 

billion each year, and the cash payment 

method collections averaged less than 

$14,000 each year. In fiscal year (FY) 

2016, the cash payment method 

comprised less than $11,000, which 

represented less than 0.0004 percent of 

total net revenue collections. 

Furthermore, the USPTO processed over 

4.95 million total fee transactions in FY 

2016, and only 55 patent fees totaling 

under $5,000, and eleven trademark fees 

totally under $4,000, were paid by cash. 

The only other fees collected by cash 

in FY 2016 were about $1,500 in 

copying fees. The current self-service 

copiers are to be discontinued as part of 

Office plans to enter a ‘‘No Cost’’ 

contract with a vendor who will keep all 

payments collected in exchange for 

providing this service. See Setting and 

Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal 

Year 2017, 81 FR 68150, 68168 (Oct. 3, 

2016) (proposed rule). 

For the past three years, the 

overwhelming majority of fees have 

been paid to the USPTO using a 

payment method other than cash, and 

the costs of handling, safeguarding, 

auditing, transporting, and depositing of 

cash payments greatly outweigh the 

benefits of continuing to accept the cash 

payment method. 

While the USPTO will no longer 

accept the cash payment method on or 

after November 1, 2017, payments will 

continue to be accepted in-person and 

by mail when made by check or money 

order, credit/debit card, or deposit 

account. Payment of fees attempted with 

cash will be refused and returned. More 

information about all accepted payment 

methods is available at https://

www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/ 

fees-and-payment/accepted-paymentmethods. 

Dated: September 25, 2017. 

Joseph D. Matal, 

Performing the Functions and Duties of the 

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual 

Property and Director of the United States 

Patent and Trademark Office. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21194 Filed 10–2–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL 

PROTECTION 

[Docket No. CFPB–2017–0033] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request 

AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial 

Protection. 

ACTION: Notice and request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), the Bureau of Consumer 

Financial Protection (Bureau) is 

requesting to renew the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval for an existing information 

collection, titled, ‘‘Generic Information 

Collection Plan for Studies of 

Consumers using Controlled Trials in 

Field and Economic Laboratory 

Settings.’’ 

DATES: Written comments are 

encouraged and must be received on or 

before December 4, 2017 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by the title of the information 

collection, OMB Control Number (see 

below), and docket number (see above), 

by any of the following methods: 

• Electronic: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Consumer Financial 

Protection Bureau (Attention: PRA 

Office), 1700 G Street NW., Washington, 

DC 20552. 


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