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context of a portfolio license. Please
include in the discussion, how these
factors, criteria, and evidence may vary
depending on the industry in question
and complainant’s relative size.
(8) Please comment on the
significance of whether and to what
extent the complainant receives
royalties under the license agreement or
acquires other rights or benefits as a
result of a portfolio license in assessing
whether the complainant’s licensing
expenses and activities constitute a
‘‘substantial investment in [the asserted
patent’s] exploitation.’’
(9) Please comment on the
significance of whether and to what
extent a complainant engages in
ancillary exploitation activities that
frequently accompany licensing efforts,
such as development, engineering, or
servicing of licensed articles, in
assessing whether a complainant has
made a ‘‘substantial investment in [the
asserted patent’s] exploitation’’ through
licensing.
(10) For the parties to the
investigation only:
a. Please cite and discuss the specific
evidence of record in this investigation
supporting your position as to each of
the above questions.
b. Assuming the licensing efforts of
complainant Pioneer and Discovision
Associaties are viewed together, to what
extent did the expenses in licensing
Pioneer’s navigation portfolio (before
Pioneer retained outside counsel)
represent Pioneer’s investment in
licensing the asserted patents? Please
support your response with citations to
the record.
c. Please comment on the weight that
should be given to documents
concerning complainant’s licensing
activities and expenses from which
information has been redacted. Please
discuss the significance, vel non, of the
content of the redacted documents to
the complainant’s licensing activities
and investments in view of such
redactions.
Parties to the investigation and
members of the public are invited to file
written submissions addressing the
questions set forth above regarding the
domestic industry requirement of
section 337(a)(3)(C). Opening
submissions of the parties to the
investigation are due no later than May
3, 2011. A public version of these
submissions must be filed with the
Secretary no later than May 10, 2011.
Reply submissions of the parties to the
investigation are due no later than May
17, 2011. Written submissions from
members of the public will be accepted
anytime on or before May 17, 2011. No
further submissions on these issues will
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be permitted unless otherwise ordered
by the Commission.
Persons filing written submissions
must file the original document and
12 true copies thereof on or before the
deadlines stated above with the Office
of the Secretary. Any person desiring to
submit a document to the Commission
in confidence must request confidential
treatment unless the information has
already been granted such treatment
during the proceedings. All such
requests should be directed to the
Secretary of the Commission and must
include a full statement of the reasons
why the Commission should grant such
treatment. See 19 CFR 210.6. Documents
for which confidential treatment by the
Commission is sought will be treated
accordingly. All nonconfidential written
submissions will be available for public
inspection at the Office of the Secretary
and may be viewed on the
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
at https://edis.usitc.gov.
The authority for the Commission’s
determination is contained in section
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in
sections 210.42–50 of the Commission’s
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR
210.42–50).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: April 18, 2011.
James R. Holbein,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security
Administration
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection Request Submitted for
Public Comment and
Recommendations; Alternative Method
of Compliance for Certain SEPs
pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.104–49
Employee Benefits Security
Administration, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a preclearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA
95). This program helps to ensure that
requested data can be provided in the
desired format, reporting burden (time
SUMMARY:
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and financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. Currently, the
Employee Benefits Security
Administration is soliciting comments
on the proposed extension of the
collection of information included in
the alternative method of compliance
for certain simplified employee
pensions regulation (29 CFR 2520.104–
49).
A copy of the information collection
request (ICR) can be obtained by
contacting the individual shown in the
Addresses section of this notice or at
https://www.RegInfo.gov.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office shown in the
Addresses section on or before June 21,
2011.
ADDRESSES: G. Christopher Cosby,
Department of Labor, Employee Benefits
Security Administration, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20210, (202) 693–8410, FAX (202)
693–4745 (these are not toll-free
numbers).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 110 of the Employment
Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
authorizes the Secretary to prescribe
alternative methods of compliance with
the reporting and disclosure
requirements of Title I of ERISA for
pension plans. Simplified employee
pensions (SEPs) are established in
section 408(k) of the Internal Revenue
Code (Code). Although SEPs are
primarily a development of the Code
and subject to its requirements, SEPs are
also pension plans subject to the
reporting and disclosure requirements
of Title I of ERISA.
The Department previously issued a
regulation under the authority of section
110 of ERISA (29 CFR 2520.104–49) that
intended to relieve sponsors of certain
SEPs from ERISA’s Title I reporting and
disclosure requirements by prescribing
an alternative method of compliance.
These SEPs are, for purposes of this
Notice, referred to as ‘‘non-model’’ SEPs
because they exclude (1) those SEPs
which are created through use of
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form
5305–SEP, and (2) those SEPs in which
the employer limits or influences the
employees’ choice to IRAs into which
employers’ contributions will be made
and on which participant withdrawals
are prohibited. The disclosure
requirements in this regulation were
developed in conjunction with the
Internal Revenue Service (IRS Notice
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81–1). Accordingly, sponsors of ‘‘nonmodel’’ SEPs that satisfy the limited
disclosure requirements of the
regulation are relieved from otherwise
applicable reporting and disclosure
requirements under Title I of ERISA,
including the requirements to file
annual reports (Form 5500 Series) with
the Department, and to furnish
summary plan descriptions and
summary annual reports to participants
and beneficiaries.
This ICR includes four separate
disclosure requirements. First, at the
time an employee becomes eligible to
participate in the SEP, the administrator
of the SEP must furnish the employee in
writing specific and general information
concerning the SEP; a statement on
rates, transfers and withdrawals; and a
statement on tax treatment. Second, the
administrator of the SEP must furnish
participants with information
concerning any amendments. Third, the
administrator must notify participants
of any employer contributions made to
the IRA. Fourth, in the case of a SEP
that provides integration with Social
Security, the administrator shall provide
participants with statement on Social
Security taxes and the integration
formula used by the employer.
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II. Review Focus
The Department of Labor
(Department) is particularly interested
in comments that:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
III. Current Actions
The Office of Management and
Budget’s (OMB) approval of this ICR
will expire on July 31, 2011. After
considering comments received in
response to this notice, the Department
intends to submit the ICR to OMB for
continuing approval. No change to the
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existing ICR is proposed or made at this
time.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of the information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Agency: Employee Benefits Security
Administration, Department of Labor.
Title: Alternative Method of
Compliance for Certain SEPs pursuant
to 29 CFR 2520.104–49.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection of
information.
OMB Number: 1210–0034.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit;
Not-for-profit institutions.
Respondents: 460.
Responses: 103,590.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Average Response Time: 35 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
21,227.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $31,297.
Dated: April 18, 2011.
Joseph S. Piacentini,
Director, Office of Policy and Research,
Employee Benefits Security Administration.
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a certification of eligibility to apply for
adjustment assistance was issued for all
workers of Chrysler LLC, Mack Avenue
Engine Plants 1 & 2, Power Train
Division, Detroit, Michigan, separated
from employment on or after October
30, 2007 through December 4, 2010. The
notice was published in the Federal
Register on December 18, 2008 (73 FR
77067).
In order to avoid an overlap in worker
group coverage, the Department is
amending the December 16, 2009
impact date established for
TA–W–75,023, to read December 5,
2010.
The amended notice applicable to
TA–W–75,023 is hereby issued as
follows:
All workers of Chrysler Group, LLC, Power
Train Division, Mack Avenue Engine Plant
#1, including on-site leased workers of
Caravan Knight, Detroit, Michigan, who
became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after December 5, 2010,
through April 6, 2013, and all workers in the
group threatened with total or partial
separation from employment on date of
certification through two years from the date
of certification, are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of
Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.
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Signed in Washington, DC, this 12th day of
April 2011.
Del Min Amy Chen,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–75,023]
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Chrysler Group, LLC, Power Train
Division, Mack Avenue Engine Plant
#1, Including On-Site Leased Workers
From Caravan Knight, Detroit, MI;
Amended Certification Regarding
Eligibility To Apply for Worker
Adjustment Assistance
Employment and Training
Administration
In accordance with Section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended (‘‘Act’’),
19 U.S.C. 2273, the Department of Labor
issued a Certification of Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance on April 6, 2011, applicable
to workers of Chrysler Group, LLC,
Power Train Division, Mack Avenue
Engine Plant #1, including on-site
leased workers of Caravan Knight,
Detroit, Michigan. The workers are
engaged in the production of automotive
engines. The notice will be published
soon in the Federal Register.
At the request of the State Agency, the
Department reviewed the certification
for workers of the subject firm. The
review shows that on December 4, 2008,
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Polaris Industries, Including On-Site
Leased Workers From Westaff, Supply
Technologies, Aerotek, Securitas
Security Services, and Volt Workforce
Solutions, Osceola, WI; Amended
Certification Regarding Eligibility To
Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended (‘‘Act’’),
19 U.S.C. 2273, the Department of Labor
issued a Certification of Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance on August 26, 2010,
applicable to workers of Polaris
Industries, including on-site leased
workers from Westaff, Osceola,
Wisconsin. The workers are engaged in
activities related to the production of
components for recreational vehicles.
The notice was published in the Federal
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security Administration
Proposed Extension of Information Collection Request Submitted
for Public Comment and Recommendations; Alternative Method of
Compliance for Certain SEPs pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.104-49
AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing collections
of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA 95). This program helps to ensure that requested data can be
provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial
resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood,
and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. Currently, the Employee Benefits Security
Administration is soliciting comments on the proposed extension of the
collection of information included in the alternative method of
compliance for certain simplified employee pensions regulation (29 CFR
2520.104-49).
A copy of the information collection request (ICR) can be obtained
by contacting the individual shown in the Addresses section of this
notice or at https://www.RegInfo.gov.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office shown in the
Addresses section on or before June 21, 2011.
ADDRESSES: G. Christopher Cosby, Department of Labor, Employee Benefits
Security Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20210, (202) 693-8410, FAX (202) 693-4745 (these are not toll-free
numbers).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 110 of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act
(ERISA) authorizes the Secretary to prescribe alternative methods of
compliance with the reporting and disclosure requirements of Title I of
ERISA for pension plans. Simplified employee pensions (SEPs) are
established in section 408(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code).
Although SEPs are primarily a development of the Code and subject to
its requirements, SEPs are also pension plans subject to the reporting
and disclosure requirements of Title I of ERISA.
The Department previously issued a regulation under the authority
of section 110 of ERISA (29 CFR 2520.104-49) that intended to relieve
sponsors of certain SEPs from ERISA's Title I reporting and disclosure
requirements by prescribing an alternative method of compliance. These
SEPs are, for purposes of this Notice, referred to as ``non-model''
SEPs because they exclude (1) those SEPs which are created through use
of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 5305-SEP, and (2) those SEPs in
which the employer limits or influences the employees' choice to IRAs
into which employers' contributions will be made and on which
participant withdrawals are prohibited. The disclosure requirements in
this regulation were developed in conjunction with the Internal Revenue
Service (IRS Notice
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81-1). Accordingly, sponsors of ``non-model'' SEPs that satisfy the
limited disclosure requirements of the regulation are relieved from
otherwise applicable reporting and disclosure requirements under Title
I of ERISA, including the requirements to file annual reports (Form
5500 Series) with the Department, and to furnish summary plan
descriptions and summary annual reports to participants and
beneficiaries.
This ICR includes four separate disclosure requirements. First, at
the time an employee becomes eligible to participate in the SEP, the
administrator of the SEP must furnish the employee in writing specific
and general information concerning the SEP; a statement on rates,
transfers and withdrawals; and a statement on tax treatment. Second,
the administrator of the SEP must furnish participants with information
concerning any amendments. Third, the administrator must notify
participants of any employer contributions made to the IRA. Fourth, in
the case of a SEP that provides integration with Social Security, the
administrator shall provide participants with statement on Social
Security taxes and the integration formula used by the employer.
II. Review Focus
The Department of Labor (Department) is particularly interested in
comments that:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions
The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of this ICR
will expire on July 31, 2011. After considering comments received in
response to this notice, the Department intends to submit the ICR to
OMB for continuing approval. No change to the existing ICR is proposed
or made at this time.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Agency: Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of
Labor.
Title: Alternative Method of Compliance for Certain SEPs pursuant
to 29 CFR 2520.104-49.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection of
information.
OMB Number: 1210-0034.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
Respondents: 460.
Responses: 103,590.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Average Response Time: 35 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 21,227.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $31,297.
Dated: April 18, 2011.
Joseph S. Piacentini,
Director, Office of Policy and Research, Employee Benefits Security
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-9837 Filed 4-21-11; 8:45 am]
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