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Download as PDF 28474 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 114 / Tuesday, June 16, 2009 / Notices an additional opportunity to view the webcast before submitting comments to the USPTO. See Extension of Time for Comments on Deferred Examination for Patent Applications. 74 FR 10036 (Mar. 9, 2009), 1340 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 262 (Mar. 31, 2009) (notice). The USPTO has posted the comments received prior to May 29, 2009, on the USPTO’s Internet Web site at https://www.uspto.gov/web/ offices/pac/dapp/opla/comments/ index.html. The USPTO is providing an additional comment period so that members of the public may submit additional comments on any issue pertaining to deferral of examination, and may also submit comments in reply to the comments on deferred examination that the USPTO has already received. Persons submitting written comments should note that the USPTO does not plan to provide a ‘‘comment and response’’ analysis of such comments as this notice is not a notice of proposed rule making. Dated: June 9, 2009. John J. Doll, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. [FR Doc. E9–14154 Filed 6–15–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–16–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Announcement of a Workshop on Privilege (Access) Management mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology. ACTION: Notice of public workshop. SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in conjunction with the National Security Agency, will hold a public workshop on September 1–3, 2009, at the NIST Gaithersburg campus. The workshop is open to the public but requires registration and an attendance fee. The goal of this workshop is to have the workshop serve as the first step towards the development of a Special Publication on Privilege (Access) Management. A four-pronged approach will be taken to create a suite of definitions for Privilege (Access) Management, create standard models and frameworks for the U.S. Government, based on ITU–T X.812, create a statement on technology and needed research, and to document scenarios and policy considerations. VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:50 Jun 15, 2009 Jkt 217001 There will be subsequent workshops to further develop and refine the content of this draft Special Publication. The workshop will be held on September 1–2, 2009, 9 a.m. till 5 p.m.; and September 3, 2009, 9 a.m. till 12:30 p.m. DATES: The workshop will be held in the Green Auditorium of the Administration Building on the NIST Gaithersburg campus, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. Please note registration and admittance instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tanya Brewer, T: (301) 975–4534, E: tbrewer@nist.gov. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in conjunction with the National Security Agency, will hold a public workshop on September 1–3, 2009, at the NIST Gaithersburg campus. The workshop is open to the public but requires registration and an attendance fee. The goal of this workshop is to have the workshop serve as the first step towards the development of a Special Publication on Privilege (Access) Management. A four-pronged approach will be taken to create a suite of definitions for Privilege (Access) Management, create standard models and frameworks for the U.S. Government, based on ITU–T X.812, create a statement on technology and needed research, and to document scenarios and policy considerations. There will be subsequent workshops to further develop and refine the content of this draft Special Publication. This workshop is open to the public, but requires registration in advance. Registration fee is $160, and includes lunch for the first two days. Please register online at https://www.nist.gov/ public_affairs/confpage/conflist.htm. The registration deadline is August 25, 2009. A forthcoming URL with agenda and materials will be linked from the registration site. All visitors to the NIST campus are required to register in advance. No late or same-day registrations will be accepted for this reason. All attendees must present a government-issued ID when gaining access to the campus. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: June 9, 2009. Patrick Gallagher, Deputy Director. [FR Doc. E9–14141 Filed 6–15–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–13–P PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission. ACTION: Notice; information collection 3038–0043, Rules Relating to Review of National Futures Association Decisions in Disciplinary, Membership Denial, Registration, and Member Responsibility Actions. SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), 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; it includes the actual data collection instruments [if any]. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 16, 2009. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CONTACT: Gail B. Scott at CFTC, (202) 418–5139; FAX: (202) 418–5524; e-mail: gscott@cftc.gov and refer to OMB Control No. 3038–0043. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Rules Relating to Review of National Futures Association Decisions in Disciplinary, Membership Denial, Registration, and Member Responsibility Actions, OMB Control No. 3038–0043. This is a request for extension of a currently approved information collection. Abstract: 17 CFR part 171 rules require a registered futures association to provide fair and orderly procedures for membership and disciplinary actions. The Commission’s review of decisions of registered futures associations in disciplinary, membership denial, registration, and member responsibility actions is governed by Section 17(h)(2) of the Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. Section 21(h)(2). The rules establish procedures and standards for Commission review of such actions, and the reporting requirements included in the procedural rules are either directly required by Section 17 of the Act or are necessary to the type of appellate review role Congress intended the Commission to undertake when it adopted that provision. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for the CFTC’s regulations E:\FR\FM\16JNN1.SGM 16JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 114 / Tuesday, June 16, 2009 / Notices were published on December 30, 1981. See 46 FR 63035 (Dec. 30, 1981). The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on February 8, 2006 (71 FR 6455). Burden statement: The respondent burden for this collection is estimated to average .5 hours per response. This estimate includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. Respondents/Affected Entities: 25. Estimated number of responses: 51.3. Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 25.6 hours. Frequency of collection: On occasion. Send comments regarding the burden estimated or any other aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the addresses listed below. Please refer to OMB Control No. 3038–0043 in any correspondence. Gail B. Scott, Office of General Counsel, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581 and Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the CFTC, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. Issued in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2009. David A. Stawick, Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. E9–14136 Filed 6–15–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Establishment of Federal Advisory Committee Department of Defense. Notice. AGENCY: mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES ACTION: SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102–3.65, the Department of Defense gives notice that it intends to VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:50 Jun 15, 2009 Jkt 217001 revise the charter for the Secretary of the Navy Advisory Panel by increasing the Panel’s membership from 15 to 20. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, DoD Committee Management Office, 703–601–2554, extension 128. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary of the Navy Advisory Panel, pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.50(d), is a discretionary federal advisory committee established to provide the Secretary of the Navy independent advice and recommendations on the critical matters concerning the Department of the Navy. The Panel’s focus will include acquisition reform, the shipbuilding defense industrial base, intelligence organization, and related maritime issues. In accordance with DoD policy and procedures, the Secretary of the Navy is authorized to act upon the advice emanating from this advisory committee. The Secretary of the Navy Advisory Panel shall be composed of not more than 20 members, who are eminent authorities in the fields of national security policy, intelligence, science, engineering, or business and industry. The Secretary of the Navy Advisory Panel, in keeping with DoD policy to make every effort to achieve a balanced membership, shall include a cross section of experts that are directly affected, interested and qualified to advise on U.S. defense and naval issues. Panel and subcommittee members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who are not full-time Federal officers or employees, shall be appointed as experts and consultants under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109 and serve as Special Government Employees. Panel and subcommittee members shall be appointed on an annual basis by the Secretary of Defense, and with the exception of travel and per diem for official travel shall serve without compensation. The Secretary of the Navy shall select the Panel’s chairperson from the total Panel membership. The Secretary of the Navy Advisory Panel shall meet at the call of the Panel’s Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the chairperson. The Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to DoD policy, shall be a full-time or permanent part-time DoD employee, and shall be appointed in accordance with established DoD policies and procedures. The Designated Federal Officer or duly appointed Alternate Designated Federal Officer shall attend all committee and subcommittee meetings. The Secretary of the Navy Advisory Panel shall be authorized to establish PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 28475 subcommittees, as necessary and consistent with its mission, and these subcommittees or working groups shall operate under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976, and other appropriate Federal regulations. Such subcommittees or workgroups shall not work independently of the chartered committee, and shall report all their recommendations and advice to the Secretary of the Navy Advisory Panel for full deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees or workgroups have no authority to make decisions on behalf of the chartered committee nor can they report directly to the Department of Defense or any Federal officers or employees who are not members of the Secretary of the Navy Advisory Panel. Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140, the public or interested organizations may submit written statements to the Secretary of the Navy Advisory Panel membership about the Panel’s mission and functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time or in response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of the Secretary of the Navy Advisory Panel. All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal Officer for the Secretary of the Navy Advisory Panel, and this individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to the membership for their consideration. Contact information for the Secretary of the Navy Advisory Panel’s Designated Federal Officer can be obtained from the GSA’s FACA Database—https://www.fido.gov/ facadatabase/public.asp. The Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.150, will announce planned meetings of the Secretary of the Navy Advisory Panel. The Designated Federal Officer, at that time, may provide additional guidance on the submission of written statements that are in response to the stated agenda for the planned meeting in question. Dated: June 9, 2009. Morgan E. Frazier, Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. E9–14093 Filed 6–15–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–P E:\FR\FM\16JNN1.SGM 16JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28474-28475]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-14136]


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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION: Notice; information collection 3038-0043, Rules Relating to 
Review of National Futures Association Decisions in Disciplinary, 
Membership Denial, Registration, and Member Responsibility Actions.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), 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; it 
includes the actual data collection instruments [if any].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 16, 2009.

For Further Information or a Copy Contact:  Gail B. Scott at CFTC, 
(202) 418-5139; FAX: (202) 418-5524; e-mail: gscott@cftc.gov and refer 
to OMB Control No. 3038-0043.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Rules Relating to Review of National Futures Association 
Decisions in Disciplinary, Membership Denial, Registration, and Member 
Responsibility Actions, OMB Control No. 3038-0043. This is a request 
for extension of a currently approved information collection.
    Abstract: 17 CFR part 171 rules require a registered futures 
association to provide fair and orderly procedures for membership and 
disciplinary actions. The Commission's review of decisions of 
registered futures associations in disciplinary, membership denial, 
registration, and member responsibility actions is governed by Section 
17(h)(2) of the Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. Section 21(h)(2). The 
rules establish procedures and standards for Commission review of such 
actions, and the reporting requirements included in the procedural 
rules are either directly required by Section 17 of the Act or are 
necessary to the type of appellate review role Congress intended the 
Commission to undertake when it adopted that provision.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for the 
CFTC's regulations

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were published on December 30, 1981. See 46 FR 63035 (Dec. 30, 1981). 
The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on this collection of information was published on February 8, 
2006 (71 FR 6455).
    Burden statement: The respondent burden for this collection is 
estimated to average .5 hours per response. This estimate includes the 
time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and 
utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, 
validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining 
information and disclosing and providing information; adjust the 
existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and 
requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of 
information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: 25.
    Estimated number of responses: 51.3.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 25.6 hours.
    Frequency of collection: On occasion.
    Send comments regarding the burden estimated or any other aspect of 
the information collection, including suggestions for reducing the 
burden, to the addresses listed below. Please refer to OMB Control No. 
3038-0043 in any correspondence.
    Gail B. Scott, Office of General Counsel, Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581 and Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
Attention: Desk Officer for the CFTC, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, 
DC 20503.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2009.
David A. Stawick,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. E9-14136 Filed 6-15-09; 8:45 am]
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