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Telecommunications and Information
Administration, 1401 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Room 4099, Washington,
DC 20230 or e-mailed to
spectrumadvisory@ntia.doc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bruce M. Washington, Designated
Federal Officer, at (202) 482–6415 or
BWashington@ntia.doc.gov; and/or visit
NTIA’s Web site at https://
www.ntia.doc.gov/advisory/spectrum.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Committee provides
advice to the Assistant Secretary of
Commerce for Communications and
Information on needed reforms to
domestic spectrum policies and
management in order to: license radio
frequencies in a way that maximize
their public benefits; keep wireless
networks open to innovation as
possible; and make wireless services
available to all Americans (See charter,
at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/advisory/
spectrum/csmac_charter.html). This
Committee is subject to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5
U.S.C. App. 2, and is consistent with the
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration Act, 47
U.S.C. 904(b). The Committee functions
solely as an advisory body in
compliance with the FACA. For more
information about the Committee visit:
https://www.ntia.doc.gov/advisory/
spectrum.
Matters To Be Considered:
The Committee will receive
recommendations from sub-committees
on matters related to the
accomplishment of the President’s tenyear goal of identifing 500 megahertz for
wireless broadband. The Sharing,
Unlicensed, and Spectrum Management
Improvements Sub-committees will
provide an in-progress report on the
status of their determinations and
findings and facilitate discussion on
recommended next steps. NTIA will
post a detailed agenda on its Web site,
https://www.ntia.doc.gov, prior to the
meeting. There also will be an
opportunity for public comment at the
meeting.
Time and Date: The meeting will be
held on July 27, 2011 from 1 p.m. to 4
p.m., Mountain Daylight Savings Time.
The times and the agenda topics are
subject to change. The meeting may be
webcast or made available via audio
link. Please refer to NTIA’s Web site,
https://www.ntia.doc.gov, for the most
up-to-date meeting agenda and access
information.
Place: The meeting will be held at the
Institute for Telecommunication
Sciences, Conference Room 1107, 325
Broadway, Boulder, Colorado. The
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482–6415 or
BWashington@ntia.doc.gov, at least five
(5) business days before the meeting. In
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Status: Interested parties are invited
to attend and to submit written
comments to the Committee at any time
before or after the meeting. Parties
wishing to submit written comments for
consideration by the Committee in
advance of this meeting must send them
to NTIA’s Washington, DC office at the
above-listed address and comments
must be received by close of business on
July 18, 2011, to provide sufficient time
for review. Comments received after
July 18, 2011, will be distributed to the
Committee, but may not be reviewed
prior to the meeting. Paper submissions
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the filer, and the specified name of the
word processing program and version
used to create the document.
Alternatively, comments may be
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spectrumadvisory@ntia.doc.gov.
Comments provided via electronic mail
also may be submitted in one or more
of the formats specified above.
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all Committee proceedings. Committee
records are available for public
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Telecommunications and Information
Administration, 1401 Constitution
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Documents including the Committee’s
charter, membership list, agendas,
minutes, and any reports are available
on NTIA’s Committee Web page at
https://www.ntia.doc.gov/advisory/
spectrum.
Dated: June 27, 2011.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications
and Information Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark
Office
[Docket No. PTO–T–2011–0009]
Trademark Board Manual of
Procedure, Third Edition
AGENCY: United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (‘‘USPTO’’) issued the
third edition of the Trademark Board
Manual of Procedure (‘‘TBMP’’) on May
6, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The USPTO prefers that any
suggestions for improving the form and
content of the TBMP be submitted via
electronic mail message to TBMPFederal
RegisterComments@uspto.gov. Written
comments may also be submitted by
mail addressed to: Trademark Trial and
Appeal Board, P.O. Box 1451,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1451, marked to
the attention of Angela Lykos,
Administrative Trademark Judge and
Editor, Trademark Board Manual of
Procedure, or by hand delivery to the
Trademark Assistance Center,
Concourse Level, James Madison
Building-East Wing, 600 Dulany Street,
Alexandria, Virginia, marked to the
attention of Angela Lykos,
Administrative Trademark Judge and
Editor, Trademark Board Manual of
Procedure.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS NOTICE
CONTACT: Angela Lykos, Administrative
Trademark Judge, by electronic mail at:
Angela.Lykos@uspto.gov; or by mail
addressed to: Trademark Trial and
Appeal Board, P.O. Box 1451,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1451, marked to
the attention of Angela Lykos. Do not
use the Angela.Lykos@uspto.gov e-mail
address to submit suggestions for
improving the form or content of the
TBMP. Instead, use the e-mail address
noted above: TBMPFederal
RegisterComments@uspto.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
On May 6, 2011, the USPTO issued
the third edition of the TBMP, which
provides Trademark Trial and Appeal
Board (‘‘TTAB’’) judges and attorneys,
trademark applicants and registrants,
and attorneys and representatives for
trademark applicants and registrants a
comprehensive reference on the
practices and procedures for inter partes
and ex parte proceedings before the
TTAB. The guidance provided by the
manual does not have the force and
effect of law. Its guidelines have been
developed as a matter of internal Office
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management and are not intended to
create any right or benefit, substantive
or procedural, enforceable by any party
against the Office. While following the
guidelines in the manual will aid parties
and their attorneys in navigating the
procedures applicable to inter partes
cases, parties and their attorneys are
also free to discuss and agree to various
alternative processes that may prove
more efficient and economical. These
Accelerated Case Resolution options are
discussed in various sections of the
manual and current information on
these options is available at the TTAB
web page: https://www.uspto.gov/
trademarks/process/appeal/index.jsp.
The third edition incorporates TTAB
practice, changes to the Trademark
Rules of Practice, the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of
Evidence where relevant, and case law
reported prior to November 15, 2010.
The policies stated in this edition
supersede any previous policies stated
in prior editions or any other statement
of USPTO policy, to the extent that
there is any conflict. The TBMP may be
viewed or downloaded free of charge
from the TTAB home page of the
USPTO Web site at the address noted
above.
Dated: June 20, 2011.
David J. Kappos,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
Property and Director of the United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM
PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR
SEVERELY DISABLED
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Deletions
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AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From
People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled.
ACTION: Additions to and deletions from
the Procurement List.
SUMMARY: This action adds products and
services to the Procurement List that
will be furnished by nonprofit agencies
employing persons who are blind or
have other severe disabilities, and
deletes products and a service from the
Procurement List previously furnished
by such agencies.
DATES: Effective Date: 8/1/2011.
ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase
From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800,
1421 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, Virginia 22202–3259.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barry S. Lineback, Telephone: (703)
603–7740, Fax: (703) 603–0655, or email: CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Additions
On 4/15/2011 (76 FR 21336–21337);
4/29/2011 (76 FR 23998); and 5/6/2011
(76 FR 26279), the Committee for
Purchase From People Who Are Blind
or Severely Disabled published notices
of proposed additions to the
Procurement List.
After consideration of the material
presented to it concerning capability of
qualified nonprofit agencies to provide
the products and services and impact of
the additions on the current or most
recent contractors, the Committee has
determined that the products and
services listed below are suitable for
procurement by the Federal Government
under 41 U.S.C. 46–48c and 41 CFR 51–
2.4.
Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification
I certify that the following action will
not have a significant impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
The major factors considered for this
certification were:
1. The action will not result in any
additional reporting, recordkeeping or
other compliance requirements for small
entities other than the small
organizations that will furnish the
products and services to the
Government.
2. The action will result in
authorizing small entities to furnish the
products and services to the
Government.
3. There are no known regulatory
alternatives which would accomplish
the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in
connection with the products and
services proposed for addition to the
Procurement List.
End of Certification
Accordingly, the following products
and services are added to the
Procurement List:
Products
NSN: 6545–00–NIB–0105—Kit, Shelter-InPlace.
NPA: Bosma Industries for the Blind, Inc.,
Indianapolis, IN.
Contracting Activity: Department of Veterans
Affairs, NAC, Hines, IL.
Coverage: C–List for 100% of the requirement
of the Department of Veterans Affairs as
aggregated by the Department of
Veterans Affairs National Acquisition
Center, Hines, IL.
NSN: M.R. 860—Strainer, Collapsible.
NPA: Industries for the Blind, Inc., West
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Allis, WI.
Contracting Activity: Military Resale—
Defense Commissary Agency, Fort Lee,
VA.
Coverage: C–List for the requirements of
military commissaries and exchanges as
aggregated by the Defense Commissary
Agency.
NSN: 9915–00–NSH–0002—Army Retiring
Soldiers Kit.
NPA: South Texas Housing and Community
Development Corp, Inc., San Antonio,
TX.
Contracting Activity: Department of the
Army, Fort Sam Houston Contract
Center, TX.
Coverage: C–List for 100% of the requirement
of the Department of the Army, as
aggregated by the Fort Sam Houston
Contract Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX.
Services
Service Type/Location: Mail Service, CDC
Transshipping Facility, 3719 North
Peachtree Rd., Atlanta, GA.
NPA: Tommy Nobis Enterprises, Inc.,
Marietta, GA.
Contracting Activity: Dept of Health and
Human Services/Centers for Disease
Control, Atlanta, GA.
Service Type/Location: Dining Facility
Attendant and Cook Support Service,
Army 7th Special Forces Group,
Building 4570, Eglin AFB, FL.
NPA: Lakeview Center, Inc., Pensacola, FL.
Contracting Activity: Dept of the Army,
W6QM FT Bragg Contr Ctr, Fort Bragg,
NC.
Deletions
On 4/15/2011 (76 FR 21336–21337),
the Committee for Purchase From
People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled published notice of proposed
deletions from the Procurement List.
After consideration of the relevant
matter presented, the Committee has
determined that the products and
service listed below are no longer
suitable for procurement by the Federal
Government under 41 U.S.C. 46–48c
and 41 CFR 51–2.4.
Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification
I certify that the following action will
not have a significant impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
The major factors considered for this
certification were:
1. The action will not result in
additional reporting, recordkeeping or
other compliance requirements for small
entities.
2. The action may result in
authorizing small entities to furnish the
products and service to the Government.
3. There are no known regulatory
alternatives which would accomplish
the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in
connection with the products and
service deleted from the Procurement
List.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No. PTO-T-2011-0009]
Trademark Board Manual of Procedure, Third Edition
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (``USPTO'')
issued the third edition of the Trademark Board Manual of Procedure
(``TBMP'') on May 6, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The USPTO prefers that any suggestions for improving the
form and content of the TBMP be submitted via electronic mail message
to TBMPFederalRegisterComments@uspto.gov. Written comments may also be
submitted by mail addressed to: Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, P.O.
Box 1451, Alexandria, VA 22313-1451, marked to the attention of Angela
Lykos, Administrative Trademark Judge and Editor, Trademark Board
Manual of Procedure, or by hand delivery to the Trademark Assistance
Center, Concourse Level, James Madison Building-East Wing, 600 Dulany
Street, Alexandria, Virginia, marked to the attention of Angela Lykos,
Administrative Trademark Judge and Editor, Trademark Board Manual of
Procedure.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS NOTICE CONTACT: Angela Lykos,
Administrative Trademark Judge, by electronic mail at:
Angela.Lykos@uspto.gov; or by mail addressed to: Trademark Trial and
Appeal Board, P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria, VA 22313-1451, marked to the
attention of Angela Lykos. Do not use the Angela.Lykos@uspto.gov e-mail
address to submit suggestions for improving the form or content of the
TBMP. Instead, use the e-mail address noted above:
TBMPFederalRegisterComments@uspto.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
On May 6, 2011, the USPTO issued the third edition of the TBMP,
which provides Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (``TTAB'') judges and
attorneys, trademark applicants and registrants, and attorneys and
representatives for trademark applicants and registrants a
comprehensive reference on the practices and procedures for inter
partes and ex parte proceedings before the TTAB. The guidance provided
by the manual does not have the force and effect of law. Its guidelines
have been developed as a matter of internal Office
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management and are not intended to create any right or benefit,
substantive or procedural, enforceable by any party against the Office.
While following the guidelines in the manual will aid parties and their
attorneys in navigating the procedures applicable to inter partes
cases, parties and their attorneys are also free to discuss and agree
to various alternative processes that may prove more efficient and
economical. These Accelerated Case Resolution options are discussed in
various sections of the manual and current information on these options
is available at the TTAB web page: https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/appeal/index.jsp.
The third edition incorporates TTAB practice, changes to the
Trademark Rules of Practice, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and
Federal Rules of Evidence where relevant, and case law reported prior
to November 15, 2010. The policies stated in this edition supersede any
previous policies stated in prior editions or any other statement of
USPTO policy, to the extent that there is any conflict. The TBMP may be
viewed or downloaded free of charge from the TTAB home page of the
USPTO Web site at the address noted above.
Dated: June 20, 2011.
David J. Kappos,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of
the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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