Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction Meeting, 50749-50750 [2010-20310]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Advisory Board
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
NIST announces that the
Manufacturing Extension Partnership
(MEP) Advisory Board, National
Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) will hold an open meeting on
Monday, September 13, 2010 from 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
DATES: The meeting will convene
September 13, 2010 at 8 a.m. and will
adjourn at 4:30 p.m. on September 13,
2010.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
Grand Hyatt Denver, 1750 Welton
Street, Denver, Colorado 80202. Anyone
wishing to attend this meeting should
submit name, e-mail address and phone
number to Susan Hayduk
(susan.hayduk@nist.gov or 301–975–
5614) no later than September 7, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Lellock, Manufacturing Extension
Partnership, National Institute of
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau
Drive, Stop 4800, Gaithersburg,
Maryland 20899–4800, telephone
number (301) 975–4269.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
meeting is being held in conjunction
with the Quarterly Update Meeting for
the MEP system. The MEP Advisory
Board is composed of 10 members,
appointed by the Director of NIST, who
were selected for their expertise in the
area of industrial extension and their
work on behalf of smaller
manufacturers. MEP is a unique
program consisting of centers across the
United States and Puerto Rico, with
partnerships at the State, Federal, and
local levels. The Board works closely
with MEP to provide input and advice
on MEP’s programs, plans, and policies.
For this meeting, discussions will focus
on an overview on (1) the current
manufacturing climate and policy
initiatives, (2) MEP program evaluation
metrics and (3) a discussion of how to
support small manufacturers’
commercialization of new products and
services. The agenda may change to
accommodate other Board business.
Individuals and representatives of
organizations who would like to offer
comments and suggestions related to the
MEP Advisory Board’s business are
invited to request a place on the agenda.
Approximately fifteen minutes will be
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reserved for public comments at the
beginning of the meeting. Speaking
times will be assigned on a first-come,
first-served basis. The amount of time
per speaker will be determined by the
number of requests received, but is
likely to be no more than 3 to 5 minutes
each. Questions from the public will not
be considered during this period.
Speakers who wish to expand upon
their oral statements, those who had
wished to speak but could not be
accommodated on the agenda, and those
who were unable to attend in person are
invited to submit written statements to
the MEP Advisory Board, National
Institute of Standards and Technology,
National Institute of Standards and
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop
4800, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–
4800, via fax at (301) 963–6556, or
electronically by e-mail to
karen.lellock@nist.gov.
Dated: August 10, 2010.
Harry Hertz,
Director, Baldrige National Quality Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Advisory Committee on Earthquake
Hazards Reduction Meeting
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
The Advisory Committee on
Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR
or Committee), will meet Tuesday,
November 9, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m. and Wednesday, November 10,
2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The
primary purpose of this meeting is to
receive information on NEHRP
earthquake related activities and to
gather information for the 2011 Annual
Report of the Effectiveness of the
NEHRP Advisory Committee on
Earthquake Hazard Reduction. The
agenda may change to accommodate
Committee business. The final agenda
will be posted on the NEHRP Web site
at https://nehrp.gov/.
DATES: The ACEHR will meet on
Tuesday, November 9, 2010, from 8:30
a.m. until 5 p.m. The meeting will
continue on Wednesday, November 10,
2010, from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. The
meeting will be open to the public.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
the Fishbowl Room, University of
Memphis, FedEx Institute of
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Technology, 365 Innovation Drive,
Memphis, TN 38152–3115. Please note
admittance instructions under the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Jack Hayes, National Earthquake
Hazards Reduction Program Director,
National Institute of Standards and
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail
Stop 8630, Gaithersburg, Maryland
20899–8630. Dr. Hayes’ e-mail address
is jack.hayes@nist.gov and his phone
number is (301) 975–5640.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Committee was established in
accordance with the requirements of
Section 103 of the NEHRP
Reauthorization Act of 2004 (Pub. L.
108–360). The Committee is composed
of 15 members appointed by the
Director of NIST, who were selected for
their technical expertise and experience,
established records of distinguished
professional service, and their
knowledge of issues affecting the
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction
Program. In addition, the Chairperson of
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory
Committee (SESAC) serves in an ex
officio capacity on the Committee. The
Committee assesses:
• Trends and developments in the
science and engineering of earthquake
hazards reduction;
• The effectiveness of NEHRP in
performing its statutory activities
(improved design and construction
methods and practices; land use
controls and redevelopment; prediction
techniques and early-warning systems;
coordinated emergency preparedness
plans; and public education and
involvement programs);
• Any need to revise NEHRP; and
• The management, coordination,
implementation, and activities of
NEHRP.
Background information on NEHRP
and the Advisory Committee is available
at https://nehrp.gov/.
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is
hereby given that the Advisory
Committee on Earthquake Hazards
Reduction (ACEHR) will meet Tuesday,
November 9, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to
5 p.m. and Wednesday, November 10,
2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The
meeting will be held in the Fishbowl
Room, The University of Memphis,
FedEx Institute of Technology, 365
Innovation Drive, Memphis, TN 38152–
3115. The primary purpose of this
meeting is to receive information on
NEHRP earthquake related activities and
to gather information for the 2011
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Annual Report of the Effectiveness of
the NEHRP Advisory Committee on
Earthquake Hazard Reduction. The
agenda may change to accommodate
Committee business. The final agenda
will be posted on the NEHRP Web site
at https://nehrp.gov/.
Individuals and representatives of
organizations who would like to offer
comments and suggestions related to the
Committee’s affairs are invited to
request a place on the agenda. On
November 10, 2010, approximately onehalf hour will be reserved near the
conclusion of the meeting for public
comments, and speaking times will be
assigned on a first-come, first-serve
basis. The amount of time per speaker
will be determined by the number of
requests received, but is likely to be
about 3 minutes each. Questions from
the public will not be considered during
this period. Speakers who wish to
expand upon their oral statements,
those who had wished to speak but
could not be accommodated on the
agenda, and those who were unable to
attend in person are invited to submit
written statements to the ACEHR,
National Institute of Standards and
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS
8630, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–
8630, via fax at (301) 975–5433, or
electronically by e-mail to
info@nehrp.gov.
Anyone wishing to attend this
meeting must register by close of
business Monday, November 1, 2010 in
order to attend. Please submit your
name, mailing address, e-mail address,
and phone number to Tina Faecke. Ms.
Faecke’s e-mail address is
tina.faecke@nist.gov, and her phone
number is (301) 975–5911.
Dated: August 10, 2010.
Harry Hertz,
Director, Baldrige National Quality Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark
Office
[Docket No.: PTO–P–2010–0065]
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Streamlined Procedure for Appeal
Brief Review in Inter Partes
Reexamination Proceedings
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) is
streamlining the procedure for the
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review of appeal briefs filed in inter
partes reexamination proceeding
appeals to increase the efficiency of the
appellate process and to reduce the
pendency of appeals. The Chief Judge of
the Board of Patent Appeals and
Interferences (BPAI) or his designee
(collectively, ‘‘Chief Judge’’), will have
the sole responsibility for determining
whether appeal briefs filed in inter
partes reexamination proceedings (i.e.,
appellant’s briefs, respondent’s briefs,
and rebuttal briefs) comply with the
applicable regulations, and will
complete the determination before the
appeal brief is forwarded to the
examiner for consideration. The
examiner will no longer review appeal
briefs for compliance with the
applicable regulations. The USPTO
expects to achieve a reduction in inter
partes reexamination proceeding appeal
pendency as measured from the filing of
a notice of appeal to the BPAI’s
docketing of the appeal by eliminating
duplicate reviews by the examiner and
the BPAI. The USPTO expects further
reduction in pendency because the
streamlined procedure will increase
consistency in the determination, and
thereby reduce the number of notices of
noncompliant appeal briefs and nonsubstantive returns from the BPAI that
require parties to file corrected appeal
briefs in inter partes reexamination
proceeding appeals.
DATES: Effective Date: The procedure set
forth in this notice is effective on
August 17, 2010.
Applicability Date: The procedure set
forth in this notice is applicable to any
appeal brief (regardless of whether it is
an appellant’s brief, a respondent’s
brief, or a rebuttal brief) that is filed in
an inter partes reexamination
proceeding on or after August 17, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Merrell Cashion, Case Management
Administrator, Board of Patent Appeals
and Interferences, by telephone at (571)
272–9797 or by electronic mail at
BPAI.Review@uspto.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
streamlined procedure, upon the filing
of an appeal brief in an inter partes
reexamination proceeding (i.e., an
appellant’s brief, a respondent’s brief, or
a rebuttal brief), the Chief Judge will
review the appeal brief to determine
whether the appeal brief complies with
37 CFR 1.943(c) and 37 CFR 41.67,
41.68, or 41.71 before it is forwarded to
the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
or other Technology Center examiner for
consideration. The Chief Judge will
endeavor to complete this determination
within one month from the filing of the
appeal brief. To assist parties in
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complying with 37 CFR 1.943(c), 41.67,
41.68, and 41.71, the BPAI has provided
a checklist for notices of appeal and
appeal briefs and a list of eight reasons
appeal briefs have been previously held
to be noncompliant on the USPTO Web
site at: https://www.uspto.gov/ip/boards/
bpai/procedures/
guidance_noncompliant_briefs.jsp. If
the appeal brief is determined to be
compliant with 37 CFR 1.943(c) and 37
CFR 41.67, 41.68, or 41.71, the Chief
Judge will accept the appeal brief and
forward it to the examiner for
consideration. If the Chief Judge
determines that the appeal brief is not
compliant with 37 CFR 1.943(c) and 37
CFR 41.67, 41.68, or 41.71, and sends
appellant, respondent, or rebutting party
a notice of noncompliant brief requiring
a corrected brief, the party will be
required to file a corrected brief within
the time period set forth in the notice to
avoid the dismissal of the appeal. See 37
CFR 1.943(c) and 37 CFR 41.67(d),
41.68(c), or 41.71(e). The Chief Judge
will also have the sole responsibility for
determining whether corrected appeal
briefs comply with 37 CFR 1.943(c) and
37 CFR 41.67, 41.68, or 41.71, and will
address any inquiries and petitions
regarding entry of appeal briefs or
notices of noncompliant appeal briefs.
The Chief Judge’s responsibility for
determining whether appeal briefs
comply with 37 CFR 1.943(c) and 37
CFR 41.67, 41.68, or 41.71 is not
considered a transfer of jurisdiction
when an appeal brief is filed, but rather
is only a transfer of the specific
responsibility to notify appellants under
37 CFR 1.943(c) and 37 CFR 41.67(d)
41.68(c), or 41.71(e) of the reasons for
non-compliance. The Patent Examining
Corps retains the jurisdiction over the
inter partes reexamination proceeding
to consider the appeal brief, conduct
any conference, draft an examiner’s
answer, and decide the entry and
consideration of amendments, evidence,
and information disclosure statements
filed after final or after the filing of a
notice of appeal. Furthermore, petitions
concerning the refusal to enter
amendments and/or evidence remain
delegated to the Patent Examining Corps
as provided in the Manual of Patent
Examining Procedure (MPEP)
§ 1002.02(b)–(c).
Once the Chief Judge accepts the
appellant’s brief, respondent’s brief, or
rebuttal brief as compliant, an
examiner’s answer will be provided in
the inter partes reexamination
proceeding if the examiner determines
that the appeal should be maintained.
The format for the examiner’s answer
will be streamlined such that the
examiner may incorporate by reference
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction Meeting
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR
or Committee), will meet Tuesday, November 9, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m. and Wednesday, November 10, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The
primary purpose of this meeting is to receive information on NEHRP
earthquake related activities and to gather information for the 2011
Annual Report of the Effectiveness of the NEHRP Advisory Committee on
Earthquake Hazard Reduction. The agenda may change to accommodate
Committee business. The final agenda will be posted on the NEHRP Web
site at https://nehrp.gov/.
DATES: The ACEHR will meet on Tuesday, November 9, 2010, from 8:30 a.m.
until 5 p.m. The meeting will continue on Wednesday, November 10, 2010,
from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. The meeting will be open to the public.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Fishbowl Room, University of
Memphis, FedEx Institute of Technology, 365 Innovation Drive, Memphis,
TN 38152-3115. Please note admittance instructions under the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Jack Hayes, National Earthquake
Hazards Reduction Program Director, National Institute of Standards and
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8630, Gaithersburg, Maryland
20899-8630. Dr. Hayes' e-mail address is jack.hayes@nist.gov and his
phone number is (301) 975-5640.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee was established in accordance
with the requirements of Section 103 of the NEHRP Reauthorization Act
of 2004 (Pub. L. 108-360). The Committee is composed of 15 members
appointed by the Director of NIST, who were selected for their
technical expertise and experience, established records of
distinguished professional service, and their knowledge of issues
affecting the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program. In
addition, the Chairperson of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee (SESAC) serves in an
ex officio capacity on the Committee. The Committee assesses:
Trends and developments in the science and engineering of
earthquake hazards reduction;
The effectiveness of NEHRP in performing its statutory
activities (improved design and construction methods and practices;
land use controls and redevelopment; prediction techniques and early-
warning systems; coordinated emergency preparedness plans; and public
education and involvement programs);
Any need to revise NEHRP; and
The management, coordination, implementation, and
activities of NEHRP.
Background information on NEHRP and the Advisory Committee is
available at https://nehrp.gov/.
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.,
notice is hereby given that the Advisory Committee on Earthquake
Hazards Reduction (ACEHR) will meet Tuesday, November 9, 2010 from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, November 10, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m. The meeting will be held in the Fishbowl Room, The University of
Memphis, FedEx Institute of Technology, 365 Innovation Drive, Memphis,
TN 38152-3115. The primary purpose of this meeting is to receive
information on NEHRP earthquake related activities and to gather
information for the 2011
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Annual Report of the Effectiveness of the NEHRP Advisory Committee on
Earthquake Hazard Reduction. The agenda may change to accommodate
Committee business. The final agenda will be posted on the NEHRP Web
site at https://nehrp.gov/.
Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to
offer comments and suggestions related to the Committee's affairs are
invited to request a place on the agenda. On November 10, 2010,
approximately one-half hour will be reserved near the conclusion of the
meeting for public comments, and speaking times will be assigned on a
first-come, first-serve basis. The amount of time per speaker will be
determined by the number of requests received, but is likely to be
about 3 minutes each. Questions from the public will not be considered
during this period. Speakers who wish to expand upon their oral
statements, those who had wished to speak but could not be accommodated
on the agenda, and those who were unable to attend in person are
invited to submit written statements to the ACEHR, National Institute
of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 8630, Gaithersburg,
Maryland 20899-8630, via fax at (301) 975-5433, or electronically by e-
mail to info@nehrp.gov.
Anyone wishing to attend this meeting must register by close of
business Monday, November 1, 2010 in order to attend. Please submit
your name, mailing address, e-mail address, and phone number to Tina
Faecke. Ms. Faecke's e-mail address is tina.faecke@nist.gov, and her
phone number is (301) 975-5911.
Dated: August 10, 2010.
Harry Hertz,
Director, Baldrige National Quality Program.
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