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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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Notice of Request for Revision of a
Currently Approved Information
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received by September 7, 2010.
Additional Information: Contact
Ronald Croushorn, Director, Food
Assistance Division, Foreign
Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Stop 1034, Washington, DC
20250–1034; or by telephone at (202)
720–3038; or by e-mail at
ron.croushorn@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title:
Foreign Donation Programs (Section
416(b)), Food for Progress, and
McGovern-Dole International Food for
Education and Child Nutrition
programs.
OMB Number: 0551–0035.
Expiration Date of Approval:
November 30, 2010.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: Under the section 416(b),
Food for Progress, and McGovern-Dole
International Food for Education and
Child Nutrition programs (the ‘‘Foreign
Donation Programs’’), information will
be gathered from applicants desiring to
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receive grants under the programs to
determine the viability of requests for
resources to implement activities in
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sale thereof are utilized. Participants
that use the services of freight
forwarders must submit certifications
from the freight forwarders regarding
their activities and affiliations.
Documents are used to develop effective
grant agreements and assure statutory
requirements and objectives are met.
Estimate of Burden: The public
reporting burden for each respondent
resulting from information collected
under the Foreign Donation Programs
varies in direct relation to the number
and complexity of the agreements
entered into by such respondent. The
estimated average reporting burden for
the Foreign Donation Programs is 11
hours per response.
Respondents: U.S. private voluntary
organizations, U.S. cooperatives, foreign
governments, freight forwarders, ship
owners and brokers, and survey
companies.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
241 per annum.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 19 per annum.
Estimated Total Annual Burden of
Respondents: 50,369 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Tamoria
Thompson-Hall, the Agency Information
Collection Coordinator, by telephone at
(202) 690–1690; or by e-mail at
Tamoria.Thompson@fas.usda.gov.
Request for comments: Send
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proposed collection of information is
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agency’s estimate of the burden 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 those who are to respond, including
through the use of automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments may be sent to Ronald
Croushorn, Director, Food Assistance
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Division, Foreign Agricultural Service,
United States Department of
Agriculture, Stop 1034, Washington, DC
20250–1034; or by e-mail at
ron.croushorn@usda.gov; or to the Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Washington, DC 20503. Persons
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audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s
Target Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice
and TDD).
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Dated: June 29, 2010.
Janet Nuzum,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark
Office
[Docket No. PTO–C–2010–0058]
United States Patent and Trademark
Office Draft Strategic Plan for FY 2010–
2015
AGENCY: United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice: Request for comments.
SUMMARY: This notice announces that
the United States Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO) draft strategic plan for
fiscal years (FY) 2010–2015 is available
for public review and comment. The
Government Performance and Results
Act of 1993 (GPRA) requires Federal
agencies to establish a strategic plan
covering not less than five years, and to
solicit the views and suggestions of
those entities potentially affected by or
interested in the plan. This plan which
identifies the strategic goals and
priorities of the administration and
leadership of the agency is a revision of
the FY 2007–2012 strategic plan.
The USPTO’s current plan, the FY
2007–2012 strategic plan, may be
viewed on the USPTO Web site at
https://www.uspto.gov as can the
agency’s draft plan for FY 2010–2015.
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DATES: Written comments are requested
by close of business on July 26, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be sent by electronic mail message over
the Internet addressed to
strategicplan@uspto.gov. Comments
may also be submitted by mail
addressed to: The USPTO Strategic Plan
Coordinator, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria,
VA 22313–1450, marked to the attention
of Candice Goodman. Although
comments may be submitted by mail,
submission via e-mail to the above
address is preferable.
The written comments will be
available for public inspection at the
Office of Corporate Planning, Madison
East, Room 7A15, Alexandria, VA
22314, and will be available via the
USPTO Internet Web site (address:
https://www.uspto.gov). Because
comments will be made available for
public inspection, information that is
not desired to be made public, such as
an address or phone number, should not
be included.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Candice Goodman, United States Patent
and Trademark Office, by telephone at
571–272–6452.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: GPRA
requires Federal agencies to establish a
strategic plan covering not less than a
five-year period, and to solicit the views
and suggestions of those entities
potentially affected by or interested in
the plan. This notice is to alert USPTO’s
stakeholders and the public as to how
they can provide input on the USPTO’s
draft strategic plan.
The draft strategic plan for FY 2010–
2015 is available on the USPTO’s Web
site at https://www.uspto.gov. The draft
plan includes the USPTO’s mission
statement, vision statement and a
description of the strategic goals,
objectives and significant actions that
the USPTO plans to take in order to
accomplish its mission and achieve its
vision. Full details on how the USPTO
plans to implement the strategic plan,
including funding and performance
metrics, will be included in the
USPTO’s FY 2012 President’s Budget.
The USPTO would like to receive
input from a wide range of organizations
(both national and international), public
bodies, and other stakeholders. We
especially encourage the views and
suggestions of individuals and entities
holding or dealing with intellectual
property, and USPTO employees.
The USPTO anticipates posting the
final strategic plan for FY 2010–2015 on
our Web site by the end of FY 2010.
Date: July 1, 2010.
David J. Kappos,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
Property and Director of the United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’)
Review
AGENCY: Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce
SUMMARY: In accordance with section
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (‘‘the Act’’), the Department of
Commerce (‘‘the Department’’) is
automatically initiating a five-year
review (‘‘Sunset Review’’) of the
antidumping duty orders listed below.
The International Trade Commission
(‘‘the Commission’’) is publishing
concurrently with this notice its notice
of Institution of Five-Year Review which
covers the same orders.
DATES: Effective Date: July 1, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Department official identified in the
Initiation of Review section below at
AD/CVD Operations, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20230. For
information from the Commission
contact Mary Messer, Office of
Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Commission at (202) 205–3193.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Department’s procedures for the
conduct of Sunset Reviews are set forth
in its Procedures for Conducting FiveYear (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews of Antidumping
and Countervailing.
Duty Orders, 63 FR 13516 (March 20,
1998) and 70 FR 62061 (October 28,
2005). Guidance on methodological or
analytical issues relevant to the
Department’s conduct of Sunset
Reviews is set forth in the Department’s
Policy Bulletin 98.3—Policies Regarding
the Conduct of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’)
Reviews of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Orders: Policy
Bulletin, 63 FR 18871 (April 16, 1998).
Initiation of Review
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.218(c), we are initiating the Sunset
Review of the following antidumping
duty orders:
DOC Case No.
ITC Case No.
Country
Product
Department contact
A–588–046 .......
A–570–504 .......
A–401–8081 ......
AA1921–129 .....
731–TA–282 .....
731–TA–1087 ...
Japan ................
PRC ..................
Sweden ............
Polychloroprene Rubber (3rd Review) .................
Petroleum Wax Candles (3rd Review) .................
Carboxymethylcellulose ........................................
Dana Mermelstein (202) 482–1391
Jennifer Moats (202) 492–5047
Dana Mermelstein (202) 482–1391
1 In the sunset initiation notice that published on June 2, 2010 (75 FR 30777), the case number listed for Carboxymethylcellulose from Sweden
was incorrect. The case number listed above is the correct number for that case. This notice serves only to correct the case number. The initiation remains in effect as of June 2, 2010.
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As a courtesy, we are making
information related to Sunset
proceedings, including copies of the
pertinent statute and Department’s
regulations, the Department schedule
for Sunset Reviews, a listing of past
revocations and continuations, and
current service lists, available to the
public on the Department’s Internet
Web site at the following address:
https://ia.ita.doc.gov/sunset/. All
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submissions in these Sunset Reviews
must be filed in accordance with the
Department’s regulations regarding
format, translation, service, and
certification of documents. These rules
can be found at 19 CFR 351.303.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.103 (d), the
Department will maintain and make
available a service list for these
proceedings. To facilitate the timely
preparation of the service list(s), it is
requested that those seeking recognition
as interested parties to a proceeding
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contact the Department in writing
within 10 days of the publication of the
Notice of Initiation.
Because deadlines in Sunset Reviews
can be very short, we urge interested
parties to apply for access to proprietary
information under administrative
protective order (‘‘APO’’) immediately
following publication in the Federal
Register of this notice of initiation by
filing a notice of intent to participate.
The Department’s regulations on
submission of proprietary information
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No. PTO-C-2010-0058]
United States Patent and Trademark Office Draft Strategic Plan
for FY 2010-2015
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice: Request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) draft strategic plan for fiscal years (FY)
2010-2015 is available for public review and comment. The Government
Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA) requires Federal agencies to
establish a strategic plan covering not less than five years, and to
solicit the views and suggestions of those entities potentially
affected by or interested in the plan. This plan which identifies the
strategic goals and priorities of the administration and leadership of
the agency is a revision of the FY 2007-2012 strategic plan.
The USPTO's current plan, the FY 2007-2012 strategic plan, may be
viewed on the USPTO Web site at https://www.uspto.gov as can the
agency's draft plan for FY 2010-2015.
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DATES: Written comments are requested by close of business on July 26,
2010.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent by electronic mail message
over the Internet addressed to strategicplan@uspto.gov. Comments may
also be submitted by mail addressed to: The USPTO Strategic Plan
Coordinator, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450, marked to the
attention of Candice Goodman. Although comments may be submitted by
mail, submission via e-mail to the above address is preferable.
The written comments will be available for public inspection at the
Office of Corporate Planning, Madison East, Room 7A15, Alexandria, VA
22314, and will be available via the USPTO Internet Web site (address:
https://www.uspto.gov). Because comments will be made available for
public inspection, information that is not desired to be made public,
such as an address or phone number, should not be included.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Candice Goodman, United States Patent
and Trademark Office, by telephone at 571-272-6452.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: GPRA requires Federal agencies to establish
a strategic plan covering not less than a five-year period, and to
solicit the views and suggestions of those entities potentially
affected by or interested in the plan. This notice is to alert USPTO's
stakeholders and the public as to how they can provide input on the
USPTO's draft strategic plan.
The draft strategic plan for FY 2010-2015 is available on the
USPTO's Web site at https://www.uspto.gov. The draft plan includes the
USPTO's mission statement, vision statement and a description of the
strategic goals, objectives and significant actions that the USPTO
plans to take in order to accomplish its mission and achieve its
vision. Full details on how the USPTO plans to implement the strategic
plan, including funding and performance metrics, will be included in
the USPTO's FY 2012 President's Budget.
The USPTO would like to receive input from a wide range of
organizations (both national and international), public bodies, and
other stakeholders. We especially encourage the views and suggestions
of individuals and entities holding or dealing with intellectual
property, and USPTO employees.
The USPTO anticipates posting the final strategic plan for FY 2010-
2015 on our Web site by the end of FY 2010.
Date: July 1, 2010.
David J. Kappos,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of
the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2010-16597 Filed 7-8-10; 8:45 am]
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