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these species, therefore none will be
affected.
Authorization
As a result of these determinations,
NMFS has issued an IHA to Quintillion
for the take of marine mammals, by
Level B harassment, incidental to
conducting subsea cable-laying
operations and maintenance work in the
Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort seas
during the 2017 open-water season,
provided the previously mentioned
mitigation, monitoring, and reporting
requirements are incorporated.
Dated: August 10, 2017.
Donna S. Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Fishermen’s
Contingency Fund
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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 October 16,
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 [email protected]).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instruments and instructions should be
directed to Paul Marx, Chief, Financial
Services Division, NOAA National
Marine Fisheries Service, (301) 427–
8752 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
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collection. United States (U.S.)
commercial fishermen may file claims
for compensation for losses of, or
damage to, fishing gear or vessels, plus
50 percent of resulting economic losses,
attributable to oil and gas activities on
the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf. To
obtain compensation, applicants must
comply with requirements set forth in
50 CFR part 296.
The requirements include a ‘‘report’’
within 15 days of the date the vessel
first returns to port after the casualty
incident to gain a presumption of
eligible causation, and an ‘‘application’’
within 90 days of when the applicant
first became aware of the loss and/or
damage.
The report is NOAA Form 88–166 and
it requests identifying information such
as: Respondent’s name; address; social
security number; and casualty location.
The information in the report is usually
completed by NOAA during a telephone
call with the respondent.
The application is NOAA Form 88–
164 and it requires the respondent to
provide information on the property and
economic losses and/or damages
including type of damage; purchase date
and price of lost/damaged gear; and
income from recent fishing trips. It also
includes an affidavit by which the
applicant attests to the truthfulness of
the claim.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents may telephone NOAA
and provide the information for the
report verbally or submit a paper or
electronic report. Respondents have a
choice of either electronic or paper
forms for the application.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0082.
Form Number: NOAA Forms 88–164,
88–166.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
20.
Estimated Time per Response:15
minutes for a report and 7 hours, 45
minutes for an application.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 160.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $500 in recordkeeping/filing
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

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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: August 11, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce 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: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Socioeconomics of Users and
Non Users of Grays Reef National
Marine Sanctuary.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0625.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular
(reinstatement with changes of a
previously approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 1,440.
Average Hours per Response: 30
minutes.
Burden Hours: 293.
Needs and Uses: This request is for a
reinstatement, with changes, of a
previous information collection.
NOAA, through its National Ocean
Service, Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries, is replicating a study done
in 2010–2011 on users and non-users of
Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary
(GRNMS) off the coast of Georgia. The
study will support analysis of its current
regulations to support management plan
revision, which could include changes
in regulations. The study will collect

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information to assess recreational uses
of GRNMS and surrounding areas off the
coast of Georgia, demographic profiles,
and attitudes on GRNMS current
regulations, especially the research only
area, which displaced recreational
fishing. In addition, user perceptions of
the conditions of GRNMS natural
resources/environment will be obtained.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; business or other for-profit
organizations.
Frequency: One time.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Dated: August 11, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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Frederick W. Steckler, Vice Chair, Chief
Administrative Officer, United States
Patent and Trademark Office
Andrew H. Hirshfeld, Commissioner for
Patents, United States Patent and
Trademark Office
Mary Boney Denison, Commissioner for
Trademarks, United States Patent and
Trademark Office
Anthony P. Scardino, Chief Financial
Officer, United States Patent and
Trademark Office
John B. Owens II, Chief Information
Officer, United States Patent and
Trademark Office
Sarah T. Harris, General Counsel,
United States Patent and Trademark
Office
Shira Perlmutter, Chief Policy Officer
and Director for International Affairs,
United States Patent and Trademark
Office
Alternates
Sharon R. Marsh, Deputy Commissioner
for Trademark Examination Policy,
United States Patent and Trademark
Office
Andrew I. Faile, Deputy Commissioner
for Patent Operations, United States
Patent and Trademark Office
Dated: August 10, 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.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark
Office

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Performance Review Board (PRB)
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

Office of the Secretary

In conformance with the Civil
Service Reform Act of 1978, the United
States Patent and Trademark Office
announces the appointment of persons
to serve as members of its Performance
Review Board.
ADDRESSES: Director, Human Capital
Management, Office of Human
Resources, United States Patent and
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anne Mendez at
(571) 272–6173.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
membership of the United States Patent
and Trademark Office Performance
Review Board is as follows:
Anthony P. Scardino, Chair, Acting
Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce
for Intellectual Property and Deputy
Director of the United States Patent
and Trademark Office
SUMMARY:

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Science and Technology Reinvention
Laboratory (STRL) Personnel
Management Demonstration Project,
Department of the Air Force, Air Force
Research Laboratory (AFRL)
Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Research and Engineering, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of amendment to AFRL’s
demonstration project plan.
AGENCY:

AFRL will implement a
flexible term appointment and a flexible
extended temporary promotion
authority for its Scientific and
Professional Positions (ST) and Senior
Scientific Technical Manager (SSTM)
incumbents. The need for ST and SSTM
positions in particular technology areas
diminishes as the emerging technology
becomes more established over time and
a set of trained scientists and engineers
are groomed to support the new core
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flexibility to better manage its ST and
SSTM cadre in order to ensure critical
technologies are led by high-caliber ST
and SSTM incumbents.
The extended probationary period
currently authorized for AFRL Science
and Engineering (S&E) provides a longer
period to evaluate an individual’s
ability to adequately contribute to the
AFRL mission and coincides with the
extensive Research and Development
(R&D) process. That same evaluation
period is needed for the SSTM cadre.
DATES: This notice may be implemented
beginning on August 16, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
• AFRL: Ms. Rosalyn Jones-Byrd,
Personnel Demonstration Project
Manager, AFRL, 1864 4th Street,
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH
45433–5209; rosalyn.jones-byrd@
us.af.mil.
• DoD: Dr. Jagadeesh Pamulapati,
Direct, Defense Laboratories, 4800 Mark
Center Dr., Alexandria, 22350–1100;
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Background
This notice amends the AFRL’s
demonstration project plan published in
the Federal Register on August 30, 2010
(75 FR 53076).
Section 342(b) of the National Defense
Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal
Year (FY) 1995, Public Law (Pub. L.)
103–337, as amended by Section 1109 of
the NDAA for FY 2000, Public Law 106–
65, and Section 1114 of the NDAA for
FY 2001, Public Law 106–398,
authorizes the Secretary of Defense
(SECDEF) to conduct personnel
demonstration projects at DoD
laboratories designated as STRLs. All
STRLs authorized by Section 1105 of
the NDAA for FY 2010, Public Law 111–
84, as well as any newly-designated
STRLs authorized by SECDEF or future
legislation, may use the provisions
described in this Federal Register
Notice (FRN). STRLs implementing this
flexibility must have an approved
personnel management demonstration
project plan published in a FRN and
shall fulfill any collective bargaining
obligations.
AFRL currently has fewer ST
allocations than it did in 2014, and has
identified and prioritized new or
emergent technical focus areas which
will replace several of the current
allocations as vacancies occur. ST
positions within the laboratory are
established for individuals to lead
research in emerging technology areas
and mentor young scientists and
engineers to attain competence in the
new technology areas. Currently AFRL

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