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Amendment 3 addresses four
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the annual commercial quota as
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updating essential fish habitat (EFH) for
spiny dogfish, (3) maintaining previous
year annual management measures in
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Dated: August 14, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark
Office
[Docket No.: PTO–C–2011–0041]
Extension of the Application Deadline
for Humanitarian Awards Pilot
Program
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In February 2012, the United
States Patent and Trademark Office
(USPTO) announced the Humanitarian
Awards Pilot Program, which recognizes
patent holders who use their technology
for humanitarian purposes. In response
to stakeholder feedback, the USPTO is
extending the deadline for applications
to the Humanitarian Awards Pilot
Program by two months until October
31, 2012, to allow potential applicants
more time to complete their
applications.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Effective Date: August 17, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Office of Policy and External Affairs, by
telephone at (571) 272–9300; or by mail
addressed to: Patents for Humanity
Program, Office of Policy and External
Affairs, United States Patent and
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; or by
email to patentsforhumanity@uspto.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
February, the USPTO initiated a pilot
program which recognizes patent
holders who use their technology for
humanitarian purposes, called the
Humanitarian Awards Pilot Program
(‘‘the Pilot’’, also known as Patents for
Humanity). See Humanitarian Awards
Pilot Program, 77 FR 6544 (Feb. 8,
2012). The original deadline for
applications to the Pilot was August 31,
2012, with selection and awards to
follow.
While conducting outreach to our
user community we have received much
feedback on the Pilot, including a
number of requests to extend the
deadline for filing applications past
August 31. Among the reasons given,
applicants have said that they are
engaged in qualifying work which will
not be complete before the deadline; or
they do not have enough time to
complete an application before the
deadline.
In response to these requests, the
USPTO is extending the application
deadline for the Humanitarian Awards
Pilot Program until October 31, 2012.
After the application deadline,
selections will be made as described in
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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM
PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR
SEVERELY DISABLED
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. 8501–8506) in
connection with the products and
services proposed for addition to the
Procurement List.
Procurement List; Additions
End of Certification
Committee for Purchase From
People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled.
ACTION: Additions to the Procurement
List.
Accordingly, the following products
and services are added to the
Procurement List:
the February notice, with the goal of
completing the recommendation process
within 90 days. Awards will be made
thereafter. The other terms of the
program remain unchanged.
Dated: August 13, 2012.
David J. Kappos,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
Property and Director of the United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
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AGENCY:
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.
DATES: Effective 9/17/2012.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barry S. Lineback, Telephone: (703)
603–7740, Fax: (703) 603–0655, or email
CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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Additions
On 6/15/2012 (77 FR 35942–35944)
and 6/22/2012 (77 FR 37659–37660), 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. 8501–8506 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:
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Folder, Dark Blue with Debossed Gold
Seal, Soft Cover
NSN: 7510–01–GG0–1102—Award Folder,
Public Service with White Debossed
Gold Seal, Hard Cover
NSN: 7510–01–094–1485—Award Folder,
Commandant Medal, Dark Blue with
Debossed Gold Seal, Padded Cover
NSN: 7510–01–097–6004—Award Folder,
Commandant Letter, Dark Blue with
Debossed Gold Seal, Hard Cover
NPA: Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.,
Dallas, TX
Contracting Activity: Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard,
SFLC Procurement Branch 3, Baltimore,
MD
Coverage: C-List for 100% of the requirement
of the U.S. Coast Guard, as aggregated by
the U.S. Coast Guard, Baltimore, MD.
Services
Service Type/Location: Custodial Service,
U.S. Military Academy (USMA), Warrior
Transition Unit, Building #624, West
Point, NY
NPA: Occupations, Inc., Middletown, NY
Contracting Activity: Dept of the Army,
W6QM MICC–West Point, West Point,
NY
Service Type/Location: Grounds
Maintenance, U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant
Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), 6302
NW 36th Street, Miami, FL
NPA: Goodwill Industries of South Florida,
Inc., Miami, FL
Contracting Activity: Dept of Agriculture,
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service, Minneapolis, MN
Service Type/Location: Administrative
Services, Housing and Urban
Development (HUD)—Atlanta Field
Office, 40 Marietta Street, Atlanta, GA
NPA: Nobis Enterprises, Inc., Marietta, GA
Contracting Activity: Dept of Housing and
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Urban Development, Chicago Regional
Office, RCO, Chicago, IL
Service Type/Locations: Warehouse & Supply
Support Services, Naval Amphibious
Base Little Creek, Building 1558, 2425
Stalwart Drive, Norfolk, VA
Norfolk Naval Base, 1837 Morris Street,
Building Z133, Aircraft Tow Way,
Building V53, Norfolk, VA
St. Juliens Creek Annex, Building 174 ‘‘E’’
Street, Buildings 59 & 79 Magazine Road,
Portsmouth, VA
Washington Navy Yard, 1325 10th Street
SE, Washington, DC
NPA: Goodwill Services, Inc., Richmond, VA
Contracting Activity: Dept of the Navy,
SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic, North
Charleston, SC
Service Type/Location: Grounds
Maintenance, Corpus Christi Resident
Office, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(USACE), Southern Area Office (SAO),
1920 N. Chaparral St., Corpus Christi, TX
NPA: Training, Rehabilitation, &
Development Institute, Inc., San
Antonio, TX
Contracting Activity: Dept of the Army, W076
ENDIST Galveston, Galveston, TX
Service Type/Location: Firewatch/Tank
Void/Lead Handler Support Services,
Puget Sound Naval Ship Yards at
Bremerton, Bangor and Keyport, 1400
Farragut Avenue, Bremerton, WA
NPA: Skookum Educational Programs,
Bremerton, WA
Contracting Activity: Dept of the Navy,
NAVSUP FLT LOG CTR puget sound,
Bremerton, WA
Service Type/Location: Document
Management Services, Department of
Homeland Security, Customs and Border
Protection, Passenger Systems Program
Office, (Offsite: 3043 Sanitarium Road,
Akron, OH) 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW, Washington, DC
NPA: Coleman Professional Services, Kent,
OH
Contracting Activity: Dept of Homeland
Security, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Information Technology
Contracting Division, Washington, DC
Service Type/Location: Courier Service,
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (USICE), Office of the
Principal Legal Advisor, New York
Office of Chief Counsel, 290 Broadway
Street, New York, NY
NPA: Fedcap Rehabilitation Services, Inc.,
New York, NY
Contracting Activity: Dept of Homeland
Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, Mission Support Orlando,
Orlando, FL
Barry S. Lineback,
Director, Business Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No.: PTO-C-2011-0041]
Extension of the Application Deadline for Humanitarian Awards
Pilot Program
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In February 2012, the United States Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO) announced the Humanitarian Awards Pilot Program, which
recognizes patent holders who use their technology for humanitarian
purposes. In response to stakeholder feedback, the USPTO is extending
the deadline for applications to the Humanitarian Awards Pilot Program
by two months until October 31, 2012, to allow potential applicants
more time to complete their applications.
DATES: Effective Date: August 17, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Policy and External Affairs,
by telephone at (571) 272-9300; or by mail addressed to: Patents for
Humanity Program, Office of Policy and External Affairs, United States
Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450;
or by email to patentsforhumanity@uspto.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In February, the USPTO initiated a pilot
program which recognizes patent holders who use their technology for
humanitarian purposes, called the Humanitarian Awards Pilot Program
(``the Pilot'', also known as Patents for Humanity). See Humanitarian
Awards Pilot Program, 77 FR 6544 (Feb. 8, 2012). The original deadline
for applications to the Pilot was August 31, 2012, with selection and
awards to follow.
While conducting outreach to our user community we have received
much feedback on the Pilot, including a number of requests to extend
the deadline for filing applications past August 31. Among the reasons
given, applicants have said that they are engaged in qualifying work
which will not be complete before the deadline; or they do not have
enough time to complete an application before the deadline.
In response to these requests, the USPTO is extending the
application deadline for the Humanitarian Awards Pilot Program until
October 31, 2012. After the application deadline, selections will be
made as described in
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the February notice, with the goal of completing the recommendation
process within 90 days. Awards will be made thereafter. The other terms
of the program remain unchanged.
Dated: August 13, 2012.
David J. Kappos,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of
the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2012-20242 Filed 8-16-12; 8:45 am]
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