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Administrator, Fruit and Vegetable
Programs, AMS, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Room
2077–S, Stop 0235, Washington, DC
20250–0235; Facsimile: (202) 720–0016.
E-mail: robert.keeney@usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pamela Stanziani, Designated Federal
Official; Phone: (202) 690–0182; E-mail:
Pamela.stanziani@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby
given that the Secretary of Agriculture
intends to reestablish the Fruit and
Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee
for two years. The purpose of the
Committee is to examine the full
spectrum of issues faced by the fruit and
vegetable industry and provide
suggestions and ideas to the Secretary
on how USDA can tailor its programs to
better meet the fruit and vegetable
industry’s needs. The Deputy
Administrator of the Agricultural
Marketing Service’s Fruit and Vegetable
Programs will serve as the Committee’s
Executive Secretary. Representatives
from USDA mission areas and agencies
affecting the fruit and vegetable industry
will be called upon to participate in the
Committee’s meetings as determined by
the Committee Chairperson.
Industry members will be appointed
by the Secretary of Agriculture and
serve 2-year terms. Membership will
consist of up to twenty-five (25)
members who represent the fruit and
vegetable industry and will include
individuals representing fruit and
vegetable growers/shippers,
wholesalers, brokers, retailers,
processors, fresh cut processors,
foodservice suppliers, state agencies
involved in organic and non-organic
fresh fruits and vegetables at local,
regional and national levels, state
departments of agriculture, and trade
associations. The members of the
reestablished Committee will elect the
Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of
the Committee. In absence of the
Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson will
act in the Chairperson’s stead.
The Secretary of Agriculture invites
those individuals, organizations, and
groups affiliated with the categories
listed above to nominate individuals for
membership on the reestablished
Committee. Nominations should
describe and document the proposed
member’s qualifications for membership
to the Committee, and list their name,
title, address, telephone, and fax
number. The Secretary of Agriculture
seeks a diverse group of members
representing a broad spectrum of
persons interested in providing
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suggestions and ideas on how USDA
can tailor its programs to meet the fruit
and vegetable industry’s needs.
Individuals who are nominated will
receive necessary forms from USDA for
membership. The biographical
information and clearance forms must
be completed and returned to USDA
within 10 working days of notification,
to expedite the clearance process that is
required before selection of Committee
members by the Secretary of
Agriculture.
Equal opportunity practices will be
followed in all appointments to the
Committee in accordance with USDA
policies. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Committee
have taken into account the needs of the
diverse groups served by USDA,
membership shall include, to the extent
practicable, individuals with
demonstrated ability to represent
minorities, women, persons with
disabilities, and limited resource
agriculture producers.
Dated: May 12, 2009.
Robert C. Keeney,
Acting Associate Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Trademark Petitions
ACTION: New collection; comment
request.
SUMMARY: The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO), 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 this new information
collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1955, Public Law 104–
13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before July 17, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• E-mail: Susan.Fawcett@uspto.gov.
Include ‘‘0651–00XX Trademark
Petitions collection comment’’ in the
subject line of the message.
• Fax: 571–273–0112, marked to the
attention of Susan K. Fawcett.
• Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records
Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Administrative Management
Group, United States Patent and
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450.
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• Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
ww.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to the attention of
Janis Long, Attorney Advisor, Office of
the Commissioner for Trademarks,
United States Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA
22313–1450, by telephone at 571–272–
9573, or by e-mail at
Janis.Long@uspto.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
I. Abstract
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) administers
the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. 1051 et
seq. which provides for the Federal
registration of trademarks, service
marks, collective trademarks and service
marks, collective membership marks,
and certification marks. Individuals and
businesses that use or intend to use
such marks in commerce may file an
application to register their marks with
the USPTO. Individuals and businesses
may also submit various
communications to the USPTO,
including letters of protest and requests
to make special.
A letter of protest is an informal
procedure whereby third parties who
object to the registration of a mark in a
pending application may submit
evidence relevant to the registrability of
the mark to the attention of the USPTO.
A letter of protest should include an
explanation of which application is
being protested and relevant evidence to
support the protest. A request to make
special may be submitted where an
applicant’s prior registration was
cancelled due to the inadvertent failure
to file a post registration maintenance
document and should include an
explanation of why special action is
appropriate. The USPTO is proposing to
include these two items in the inventory
at this time because of a new method of
submission that would standardize
some formatting involving the electronic
collection of this information. Both of
these items are covered under 15 U.S.C.
1051.
II. Method of Collection
In order to provide filers with many
of the benefits of electronic filing for a
submission where a true electronic form
does not currently exist within the
Trademark Electronic Application
System (TEAS), the USPTO is creating
a new form of submission in a ‘‘global’’
format. This new method of submission
will allow the user to identify the type
of document being filed by selecting
from a drop-down list and then
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uploading a document in either the JPG
or PDF format. Applicants may also
submit the information in paper form by
mail, fax or hand delivery.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651–00xx.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: New information
collection.
Affected Public: Primarily business or
other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
953 per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take
approximately 30 minutes (0.50 hours)
to 1 hour to gather the necessary
information, create the document, and
submit the completed request,
depending on whether the information
is submitted electronically or on paper.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 862 hours per year.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost Burden: $267,220. The USPTO
believes that associate attorneys will
complete the information in this
collection. The professional hourly rate
for associate attorneys in private firms is
$310. This is a fully-loaded hourly rate.
Therefore, the USPTO estimates that the
respondent cost burden for this
collection will be approximately
$267,220 per year.
Item
Estimated
time for
response
TEAS Letter of Protest ..............................................................................
Letter of Protest .........................................................................................
TEAS Request to Make Special ................................................................
Request to Make Special ..........................................................................
50 minutes .......................................
1 hour ..............................................
30 minutes .......................................
40 minutes .......................................
463
462
14
14
384
462
7
9
Total ....................................................................................................
..........................................................
953
862
Estimated Total Annual (Non-hour)
Respondent Cost Burden: $209. There
are no capital start-up, operation,
maintenance or record keeping costs,
nor are there filing fees associated with
this information collection.
Customers incur postage costs when
submitting non-electronic information
to the USPTO by mail through the
United States Postal Service. The
USPTO estimates that the majority of
submissions for these paper forms are
made via first class mail at a cost of 44
cents per submission. Therefore, the
total estimated postage cost for this
collection is $209 (476 responses x
$0.44).
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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 or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
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they will also become a matter of public
record.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, Administrative
Management Group.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[Application No. 87–8A001]
Export Trade Certificate of Review
ACTION: Notice of Issuance (#87–8A001)
of an Amended Export Trade Certificate
of Review Issued to Independent Film
and Television Alliance (formerly
‘‘American Film Marketing
Association’’).
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce issued an amended Export
Trade Certificate of Review to
Independent Film and Television
Alliance (‘‘IFTA’’) on May 8, 2009. The
Certificate has been amended seven
times. The previous amendment was
issued to IFTA on August 6, 2003, and
published in the Federal Register
August 13, 2003 (68 FR 48342). The
original Export Trade Certificate of
Review No. 87–00001 was issued to
IFTA on April 10, 1987, and published
in the Federal Register on April 17,
1987 (52 FR 12578).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey Anspacher, Acting Director
Office of Competition and Economic
Analysis, International Trade
Administration, by telephone at (202)
PO 00000
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Estimated
annual
responses
Estimated
annual
burden hours
482–5131 (this is not a toll-free number)
or by e-mail at oetca@ita.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of
the Export Trading Company Act of
1982 (15 U.S.C. Sections 4001–21)
authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to
issue Export Trade Certificates of
Review. The regulations implementing
Title III are found at 15 CFR part 325
(2008).
Export Trading Company Affairs is
issuing this notice pursuant to 15 CFR
325.6(b), which requires the Department
of Commerce to publish a summary of
the certification in the Federal Register.
Under Section 305(a) of the Act and 15
CFR 325.11(a), any person aggrieved by
the Secretary’s determination may,
within 30 days of the date of this notice,
bring an action in any appropriate
district court of the United States to set
aside the determination on the ground
that the determination is erroneous.
Description of Amended Certificate:
IFTA’s Export Trade Certificate of
Review has been amended to:
1. Change the previous name of the
Certificate holder from ‘‘American Film
Marketing Association’’ to the current
name, ‘‘Independent Film and
Television Alliance’’;
2. Add the following companies as
new Members of the Certificate within
the meaning of section 325.2(1) of the
Regulations (15 CFR 325.(1)):
111 Pictures Ltd, London, United
Kingdom
2929 International, LLC, Beverly Hills,
CA
Action Concept Film und
Stuntproduktion GmbH, Huerth/
Cologne, Germany
Alpine Pictures, Inc., Burbank, CA
American Cinema International, Van
Nuys, CA
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[FR Doc No: E9-11534]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Trademark Petitions
ACTION: New collection; comment request.
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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), 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 this new information collection, as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1955, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before July 17, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
E-mail: Susan.Fawcett@uspto.gov. Include ``0651-00XX
Trademark Petitions collection comment'' in the subject line of the
message.
Fax: 571-273-0112, marked to the attention of Susan K.
Fawcett.
Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Administrative Management Group, United
States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA
22313-1450.
Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://ww.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to the attention of Janis Long, Attorney Advisor,
Office of the Commissioner for Trademarks, United States Patent and
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450, by
telephone at 571-272-9573, or by e-mail at Janis.Long@uspto.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
I. Abstract
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) administers
the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq. which provides for the
Federal registration of trademarks, service marks, collective
trademarks and service marks, collective membership marks, and
certification marks. Individuals and businesses that use or intend to
use such marks in commerce may file an application to register their
marks with the USPTO. Individuals and businesses may also submit
various communications to the USPTO, including letters of protest and
requests to make special.
A letter of protest is an informal procedure whereby third parties
who object to the registration of a mark in a pending application may
submit evidence relevant to the registrability of the mark to the
attention of the USPTO. A letter of protest should include an
explanation of which application is being protested and relevant
evidence to support the protest. A request to make special may be
submitted where an applicant's prior registration was cancelled due to
the inadvertent failure to file a post registration maintenance
document and should include an explanation of why special action is
appropriate. The USPTO is proposing to include these two items in the
inventory at this time because of a new method of submission that would
standardize some formatting involving the electronic collection of this
information. Both of these items are covered under 15 U.S.C. 1051.
II. Method of Collection
In order to provide filers with many of the benefits of electronic
filing for a submission where a true electronic form does not currently
exist within the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), the
USPTO is creating a new form of submission in a ``global'' format. This
new method of submission will allow the user to identify the type of
document being filed by selecting from a drop-down list and then
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uploading a document in either the JPG or PDF format. Applicants may
also submit the information in paper form by mail, fax or hand
delivery.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651-00xx.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: New information collection.
Affected Public: Primarily business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 953 per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take
approximately 30 minutes (0.50 hours) to 1 hour to gather the necessary
information, create the document, and submit the completed request,
depending on whether the information is submitted electronically or on
paper.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 862 hours per year.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost Burden: $267,220. The USPTO
believes that associate attorneys will complete the information in this
collection. The professional hourly rate for associate attorneys in
private firms is $310. This is a fully-loaded hourly rate. Therefore,
the USPTO estimates that the respondent cost burden for this collection
will be approximately $267,220 per year.
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Estimated Estimated
Item Estimated time for response annual annual burden
responses hours
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TEAS Letter of Protest........................ 50 minutes...................... 463 384
Letter of Protest............................. 1 hour.......................... 462 462
TEAS Request to Make Special.................. 30 minutes...................... 14 7
Request to Make Special....................... 40 minutes...................... 14 9
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Total..................................... ................................ 953 862
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Estimated Total Annual (Non-hour) Respondent Cost Burden: $209.
There are no capital start-up, operation, maintenance or record keeping
costs, nor are there filing fees associated with this information
collection.
Customers incur postage costs when submitting non-electronic
information to the USPTO by mail through the United States Postal
Service. The USPTO estimates that the majority of submissions for these
paper forms are made via first class mail at a cost of 44 cents per
submission. Therefore, the total estimated postage cost for this
collection is $209 (476 responses x $0.44).
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 or
included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they will also become a matter of public record.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer,
Administrative Management Group.
[FR Doc. E9-11534 Filed 5-15-09; 8:45 am]
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