Extension of the 2014 Application Deadline for Patents for Humanity Program, 55435-55436 [2014-22067]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 179 / Tuesday, September 16, 2014 / Notices
alternatives for inclusion in the
amendment.
tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Thursday, October 2, 2014
The Council will receive brief reports
from the NEFMC Chairman and
Executive Director (including
information and possible action on
bluefin tuna management), the NOAA
Fisheries Regional Administrator, the
Northeast Fisheries Science Center and
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council liaisons, NOAA General
Counsel and NOAA Law Enforcement,
and representatives of the Atlantic
States Marine Fisheries Commission
and U.S Coast Guard. The Ecosystembased Fisheries Management (EBFM)
Committee will provide a progress
report on recent work, including a
summary of perspectives of
stakeholders, climate change
vulnerability and governance, and
additional issues. The Northeast
Fisheries Science Center will report on
the process used to develop stock
assessment updates. This will be
followed by an opportunity for the
public to provide brief comments on
items that are relevant to Council
business but are otherwise not listed on
the published agenda. The Council’s
Risk Policy Working Group will ask for
approval of a Draft Risk Policy
Statement it has developed and discuss
steps about how it would apply across
all Council-managed FMPs. The NEFMC
Whiting Committee will ask for
approval of a range of management
adjustments to be included in a 2014
specifications document, pending a
decision on the issues to be addressed
in this action (whether to address
overfishing of northern red hake).
Depending on that outcome, the Council
could initiate a framework adjustment
in lieu of developing a specifications
document at this meeting. Finally, the
Council will have its first discussion on
its 2015 draft management priorities.
Members will address any additional
outstanding business prior to meeting
adjournment.
Although other non-emergency issues
not contained in this agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those
issues may not be the subjects of formal
action during this meeting. Council
action will be restricted to those issues
specifically listed in this notice and any
issues arising after publication of this
notice that require emergency action
under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided that the public
has been notified of the Council’s intent
to take final action to address the
emergency.
VerDate Sep<11>2014
18:22 Sep 15, 2014
Jkt 232001
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Thomas A. Nies (see ADDRESSES) at least
5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: September 11, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014–22018 Filed 9–15–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark
Office
[Docket No. PTO–C–2014–0038]
55435
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: September 9, 2014.
Michelle K. Lee,
Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of
the United States Patent and Trademark
Office.
[FR Doc. 2014–22066 Filed 9–15–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–16–P
Performance Review Board (PRB)
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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:
Karen Karlinchak at (571) 272–8717.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
membership of the United States Patent
and Trademark Office Performance
Review Board is as follows:
Michelle K. Lee, Chair, Deputy Under
Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
Property and Deputy Director of the
United States Patent and Trademark
Office
Frederick W. Steckler, Vice Chair, Chief
Administrative Officer, United States
Patent and Trademark Office
Margaret A. Focarino, Commissioner for
Patents, United States Patent and
Trademark Office
Mary Boney Denison, Deputy
Commissioner for Trademark
Operations, 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
[Docket No.: PTO–C–2014–0052]
AGENCY:
SUMMARY:
PO 00000
Frm 00010
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
United States Patent and Trademark
Office
Extension of the 2014 Application
Deadline for Patents for Humanity
Program
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In April 2014, the United
States Patent and Trademark Office
(USPTO) renewed the Patents for
Humanity Program which recognizes
patent holders who use their technology
for humanitarian purposes. In response
to stakeholder feedback, the USPTO is
extending the deadline for applications
until October 31, 2014.
DATES: Effective Date: September 16,
2014.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Office of Policy and International
Affairs, by telephone at (571) 272–9300;
or by mail addressed to: Patents for
Humanity Program, Office of Policy and
International Affairs, United States
Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box
1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; or by
email to patentsforhumanity@uspto.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In April
2014, the USPTO renewed its Patents
for Humanity program and announced
details for 2014. See Patents for
Humanity Program, 79 FR 18670 (Apr.
3, 2014). The original deadline for
applications was September 15, 2014.
Stakeholders have requested an
extension of time to file applications in
2014 for different reasons. First, some
prospective applicants indicated that
E:\FR\FM\16SEN1.SGM
16SEN1
55436
Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 179 / Tuesday, September 16, 2014 / Notices
they are engaged in qualifying work
which will not be complete before the
deadline. Additionally, others have
indicated that they do not have enough
personnel available at this time of year
to complete their applications.
In response to these requests, the
USPTO is extending the application
deadline for this year until October 31,
2014. After the application deadline,
selections will be made as described in
the April notice, with the goal of
completing the recommendation process
within 90 days. Awards will be made
thereafter. The other terms of the
program remain unchanged.
Dated: September 10, 2014.
Michelle K. Lee,
Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of
the United States Patent and Trademark
Office.
[FR Doc. 2014–22067 Filed 9–15–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–16–P
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID DoD–2014–OS–0135]
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Office of the Under Secretary of
Defense (Personnel and Readiness).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense
(Personnel and Readiness) announces a
proposed public information collection
and seeks public comment on the
provisions thereof. 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 of the
proposed information collection; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the information collection on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by November 17,
2014.
tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
SUMMARY:
You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by any of the following methods:
ADDRESSES:
VerDate Sep<11>2014
18:22 Sep 15, 2014
Jkt 232001
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Federal Docket Management
System Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive,
East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria,
VA 22350–3100.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name, docket
number and title for this Federal
Register document. The general policy
for comments and other submissions
from members of the public is to make
these submissions available for public
viewing on the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information.
Any associated form(s) for this
collection may be located within this
same electronic docket and downloaded
for review/testing. Follow the
instructions at https://
www.regulations.gov for submitting
comments. Please submit comments on
any given form identified by docket
number, form number, and title.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on this
proposed information collection or to
obtain a copy of the proposal and
associated collection instruments,
please write to the Federal Voting
Assistance Program ATTN: Mr. David
Beirne, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite
03J25, Alexandria, VA 22350, or call at
(571) 372–0740.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB
Number: Survey of Overseas Civilians,
OMB Control Number 0704–XXXX.
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirement is necessary for
Federal Voting Assistance Program
(FVAP), an agency of the Department of
Defense, to fulfill the mandate of the
Uniformed and Overseas Citizens
Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA of 1986
[42 U.S.C. 1973ff]). UOCAVA requires a
statistical analysis report to the
President and Congress on the
effectiveness of assistance under the
Act, a statistical analysis of voter
registration and participation, and a
description of State/Federal cooperation
after each federal election. The data
obtained through this study will allow
FVAP to assess the feasibility of using
survey data to assess registration and
participation rates for non-military U.S.
citizens living overseas.
Affected Public: Non-military
UOCAVA voters.
Annual Burden Hours: 7,500.
Number of Respondents: 45,000.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 10
minutes.
PO 00000
Frm 00011
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 9990
Frequency: One time.
The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens
Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA)
requires the States to allow Uniformed
Services personnel, their family
members, and overseas citizens to use
absentee registration procedures and to
vote by absentee ballot in general,
special, primary, and runoff elections
for Federal offices. The Act covers
members of the Uniformed Services and
the merchant marine to include the
commissioned corps of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration and Public Health
Service and their eligible dependents,
Federal civilian employees overseas,
and overseas U.S. citizens not affiliated
with the Federal Government.
Subsequent to each Presidential election
year, FVAP must report voter
registration and participation rates for
uniformed service voters and overseas
citizens to Congress; while FVAP
collects data for this report through
regular surveys of uniformed service
voters and other relevant UOCAVA
populations, it does not currently
collect data from non-military, nongovernment overseas civilians. The
Survey of Overseas Civilians research
project will serve as a pilot, examining
the feasibility of collecting data from
this population by surveying a sample
of registered voters living overseas
during the 2014 election. Collecting
information from this population will
also support FVAP in its purpose of
ensuring that Service members, their
eligible family members and overseas
citizens are aware of their right to vote
and have the tools and resources to
successfully do so from anywhere in the
world. In addition to determining the
feasibility of conducting a survey of
overseas civilians, the information
collected will be used for overall
program evaluation, management and
improvement, and to compile the
congressionally-mandated report to the
President and Congress after the 2016
General Election should this pilot prove
successful.
Dated: September 11, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2014–22014 Filed 9–15–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
E:\FR\FM\16SEN1.SGM
16SEN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 179 (Tuesday, September 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55435-55436]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22067]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No.: PTO-C-2014-0052]
Extension of the 2014 Application Deadline for Patents for
Humanity Program
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In April 2014, the United States Patent and Trademark Office
(USPTO) renewed the Patents for Humanity Program which recognizes
patent holders who use their technology for humanitarian purposes. In
response to stakeholder feedback, the USPTO is extending the deadline
for applications until October 31, 2014.
DATES: Effective Date: September 16, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Policy and International
Affairs, by telephone at (571) 272-9300; or by mail addressed to:
Patents for Humanity Program, Office of Policy and International
Affairs, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450; or by email to patentsforhumanity@uspto.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In April 2014, the USPTO renewed its Patents
for Humanity program and announced details for 2014. See Patents for
Humanity Program, 79 FR 18670 (Apr. 3, 2014). The original deadline for
applications was September 15, 2014.
Stakeholders have requested an extension of time to file
applications in 2014 for different reasons. First, some prospective
applicants indicated that
[[Page 55436]]
they are engaged in qualifying work which will not be complete before
the deadline. Additionally, others have indicated that they do not have
enough personnel available at this time of year to complete their
applications.
In response to these requests, the USPTO is extending the
application deadline for this year until October 31, 2014. After the
application deadline, selections will be made as described in the April
notice, with the goal of completing the recommendation process within
90 days. Awards will be made thereafter. The other terms of the program
remain unchanged.
Dated: September 10, 2014.
Michelle K. Lee,
Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2014-22067 Filed 9-15-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-16-P
