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the Queets coho salmon stock on the 

Washington coast, and the Skagit coho 

salmon stock in Puget Sound are all 

approaching an overfished condition. 

These determinations are made when 

the 3-year geometric mean of each 

stock’s two most recent postseason 

estimates of spawning escapement and 

the current preseason forecast of 

spawning escapement is below the 

stock’s minimum stock size threshold 

(MSST). The determination for Chinook 

is based on a 2017 assessment—using 

data from 2015–2017—produced by the 

Pacific Council’s STT using 

methodologies that have been reviewed 

by the Pacific Council’s Science and 

Statistical Committee. The 

determinations for the two coho stocks 

are based on a 2017 assessment—using 

data from 2014–2015, 2017—produced 

by the Commission’s Coho Technical 

Committee. NMFS informed the Pacific 

Council that if any of these stocks 

become overfished, they must direct the 

STT to prepare a rebuilding plan within 

one year. Due to the international 

management of the coho stocks, the 

Pacific Council has limited ability to 

control ocean fisheries in waters outside 

their jurisdiction. 

NMFS has determined that Puerto 

Rico spiny lobster and the Puerto Rico 

Triggerfishes and Filefishes Complex 

are both still subject to overfishing 

because the 2015 landings exceeded the 

overfishing limits (OFLs). NMFS is 

working with the Caribbean Fishery 

Management Council to implement 

conservation and management measures 

to end overfishing on this stock and 

stock complex. 

Dated: November 8, 2017. 

Emily H. Menashes, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24686 Filed 11–14–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office 

Patent and Trademark Financial 

Transactions 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment 

request. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO), as required 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, invites comments on a proposed 

extension of an existing information 

collection. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before January 16, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Email: InformationCollection@

uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0043 

comment’’ in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://

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 Matthew Lee, 

Office of Finance by email to 

Matthew.Lee@uspto.gov with ‘‘0651– 

0043 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 

Customers may submit payments to 

the USPTO by several methods, 

including credit card, deposit account, 

electronic funds transfer (EFT), and 

paper check transactions. The 

provisions of 35 U.S.C. 41 and 15 U.S.C. 

1113 are implemented in 37 CFR 1.16– 

1.28, 2.6–2.7, and 2.206–2.209. Under 

35 U.S.C. 41 and 15 U.S.C. 1113, the 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office (USPTO) charges processing fees 

in the form of service charges related to 

deposit accounts and payments refused. 

This information collection includes 

the Credit Card Payment Form (PTO– 

2038), which provides the public with 

a convenient way to submit a credit card 

payment for fees related to a patent, 

trademark, or information product. 

Customers may also submit credit card 

payments via the USPTO Payment Page 

when using online systems through the 

USPTO Web site for paying fees related 

to patents, trademarks, or information 

products. 

Customers may establish a deposit 

account for making fee payments online 

using Financial Manager at the USPTO 

Web site. Deposit accounts eliminate the 

need to submit a check, credit card, or 

other form of payment for each fee 

transaction with the USPTO. 

Additionally, in the event that a fee 

amount due is miscalculated, customers 

may authorize the USPTO to charge any 

remaining balance to the deposit 

account and therefore avoid the 

potential consequences of 

underpayment. As customers use their 

deposit accounts to make payments, 

they may deposit funds to replenish 

their accounts by mailing a check to the 

USPTO, sending funds via wire transfer, 

or making a deposit online via EFT 

using Financial Manager at the USPTO 

Web site. Replenishments may not be 

made by credit card. Customers may 

close or withdraw funds from their 

deposit accounts online using Financial 

Manager at the USPTO Web site. 

In addition to credit cards and deposit 

accounts, customers may also use EFT 

to make online fee payments to the 

USPTO. Customers must first establish 

a user profile and submit their banking 

information online through Financial 

Manager at the USPTO Web site. 

Under 37 CFR 1.26 and 2.209, the 

USPTO may refund fees paid by mistake 

or in excess of the required amount. For 

refund requests customers may submit a 

written request to the Refund Branch of 

the USPTO Office of Finance. 

The USPTO deployed the Financial 

Manager system allowing customers to 

add, manage, and report on payment 

methods in their online user profiles at 

the USPTO Web site. After establishing 

a USPTO.gov account username and 

password, customers may add their 

credit card, deposit account, and EFT 

information to their account using the 

Financial Manager web interface. 

Customers may then manage and report 

on these stored payment methods 

online. The stored payment methods 

may be used when the customer 

conducts transactions with the USPTO. 

II. Method of Collection 

By mail, facsimile, hand delivery, or 

electronically to the USPTO. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0651–0043. 

IC Instruments and Forms: PTO–2038. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

Previously Existing Information 

Collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; businesses or other forprofits; and not-for-profit institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

118,796 responses per year. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that it will take the 

public approximately two to seven 

minutes (0.03 to 0.12 hours) to gather 

the necessary information, prepare the 

appropriate form or document, and 

submit the items in this collection to the 

USPTO. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Burden Hours: 4,395.83 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

(Hourly) Cost Burden: $293,993.33. The 

USPTO expects that 75% of the 

submission in this this collection will 

be prepared by financial administrators 

and that 25% will be prepared by 


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paraprofessionals/paralegals. The mean 

hourly rate for financial administrator is 

$40.84 according to the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics’ Occupational Employment 

Statistics program (OES 15–1141). The 

mean hourly rate for paralegals is $145 

according to the 2016 compensation 

survey by the National Association of 

Legal Assistants. Using those 

proportions and the estimated rates of 

$40.84 per hour for financial 

administrators and $145 per hour for 

paraprofessionals, the USPTO estimates 

that the average rate for all respondents 

will be approximately $66.88 per hour. 

Therefore, the USPTO estimates that the 

respondent cost burden for submitting 

the information in this collection will be 

approximately $293,993.33 per year. 

IC No. Item 

Estimated time for 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated annual 

responses 

Estimated annual 

burden hours 

Rate 

($/hr) 

Total hourly cost 

burden 

(a) (b) (a) × (b)/60 = (c) (d) (c) × (d) = (e) 

1 ................. Credit Card Payment 

Form.

(PTO–2038) ...................

2 87,874 2,929.13 66.88 $195,900.44 

2 ................. Deposit Account Replenishment.2 20,843 694.77 66.88 46,465.99 

3 ................. Refund Request ............ 4 8,079 538.60 66.88 36,021.57 

4 ................. Financial Manager 

Stored Payment Methods.

7 2,000 233.33 66.88 15,605.33 

Total .... ........................................ .............................. 118,796 4,395.83 .............................. 293,993.33 

Estimated Total Annual (Non-hour) 

Respondent Cost Burden: $112,725.00. 

There are no capital start-up, 

maintenance, or recordkeeping costs 

associated with this information 

collection. However, this collection 

does have annual (non-hour) cost 

burden in the form of service fees 

associated with deposit accounts and 

returned payments as well as postage 

costs. In addition to the fee information 

discussed here, information about the 

deposit account rules is available 

through the USPTO Web site at: https:// 

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

fees-and-payment/deposit-accountrules-and-information 

There are service fees for not 

maintaining the minimum balance 

required for the deposit account and for 

returned payments. There is a $25 

service charge for deposit accounts that 

are below the minimum balance at the 

end of the month. The USPTO estimates 

that it assesses 3,600 of these low 

balance charges annually, for a total of 

$90,000 per year. There is also a $50 

service charge for processing a payment 

refused (including a check returned 

‘‘unpaid’’) or charged back by a 

financial institution. The USPTO 

estimates that it assesses 128 of these 

returned payment charges annually, for 

a total of $6,400 per year. The total 

estimated service fees for this collection 

are $96,400 per year. 

Customers may incur postage costs 

when submitting the Credit Card 

Payment Form and other paper forms or 

requests to the USPTO by mail. 

Customers generally send the Credit 

Card Payment Form to the USPTO along 

with other documents related to the fee 

or service being paid for by credit card, 

but some customers may submit just the 

Credit Card Payment Form without 

additional supporting documents. The 

USPTO estimates that roughly 5 percent 

of the 87,874 paper Credit Card Payment 

Forms submitted annually may be 

mailed in; approximately 4,394 per year. 

The USPTO estimates that it will 

receive an additional 28,922 mailed 

submissions per year, including Deposit 

Account Replenishments and Refund 

Requests, for a total of 33,316 mailed 

submissions per year. The USPTO 

estimates that the first-class postage cost 

for a mailed submission will be $0.49, 

for a total postage cost of approximately 

$16,324.84 per year. 

The total annual (non-hour) 

respondent cost burden for this 

collection in the form of service fees and 

postage costs is estimated to be 

approximately $112,724.84 per year. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

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, e.g., the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Ivan King, 

Acting Director, Records and Information 

Governance Division, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24693 Filed 11–14–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), this notice announces that the 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

abstracted below has been forwarded to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and comment. The 

ICR describes the nature of the 

information collection and its expected 

costs and burden. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before December 15, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the 

burden estimate or any other aspect of 

the information collection, including 

suggestions for reducing the burden, 

may be submitted directly to the Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs 

(OIRA) in OMB within 30 days of this 

notice’s publication by either of the 


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