National Technical Information Service Advisory Board, 54946 [2021-21576]
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 190 / Tuesday, October 5, 2021 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Technical Information Service
National Technical Information Service
Advisory Board
National Technical Information
Service, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
next meeting of the National Technical
Information Service (NTIS) Advisory
Board (the Advisory Board).
DATES: The Advisory Board will meet on
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 from 1:00
p.m. to approximately 4:30 p.m., Eastern
Time, via teleconference.
ADDRESSES: The Advisory Board
meeting will be via teleconference.
Please note attendance instructions
under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Shaw, (703) 605–6136,
eshaw@ntis.gov or Steven Holland at
sholland@ntis.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Advisory Board is established by
Section 3704b(c) of Title 15 of the
United States Code. The charter has
been filed in accordance with the
requirements of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C.
app.). The Advisory Board reviews and
makes recommendations to improve
NTIS programs, operations, and general
policies in support of NTIS’ mission to
advance Federal data priorities, promote
economic growth, and enable
operational excellence by providing
innovative data services to Federal
agencies through joint venture
partnerships with the private sector.
The meeting will focus on a review of
the progress NTIS has made in
implementing its data mission and
strategic direction. A final agenda and
summary of the proceedings will be
posted on the NTIS website as soon as
they are available (https://www.ntis.gov/
about/advisorybd/index.xhtml).
The teleconference will be via
controlled access. Members of the
public interested in attending via
teleconference or speaking are requested
to contact Ms. Shaw at the contact
information listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section above not
later than Friday, October 22, 2021. If
there are sufficient expressions of
interest, up to one-half hour will be
reserved for public oral comments
during the session. Speakers will be
selected on a first-come, first-served
basis. Each speaker will be limited to
five minutes. Questions from the public
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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 are invited
to submit written statements by
emailing Ms. Shaw at the email address
provided in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
Dated: September 29, 2021.
Gregory Capella,
Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Matters Related to First
Inventor To File
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO), as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, invites comments on the
extension and revision of an existing
information collection: 0651–0071
(Matters Relating to First Inventor to
File). The purpose of this notice is to
allow 60 days for public comment
preceding submission of the information
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this information
collection must be received on or before
December 6, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments by
any of the following methods. Do not
submit Confidential Business
Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0071
comment’’ in the subject line of the
message.
• Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.
• Mail: Kimberly Hardy, Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, United
States Patent and Trademark Office,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
1450.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
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should be directed to Parikha Mehta,
Legal Advisor, Office of Patent Legal
Administration, United States Patent
and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by
telephone at 571–272–3248; or by email
to Parikha.Mehta@uspto.gov with
‘‘0651–0071 comment’’ in the subject
line of the message. Additional
information about this information
collection is also available at https://
www.reginfo.gov under ‘‘Information
Collection Review.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The United States Patent System uses
a ‘first to file’ system, as introduced by
the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
(AIA) which was enacted into law on
September 16, 2011. To determine the
first inventor to file, information is
needed in order to identify the
inventorship and ownership, or
obligation to assign ownership, of each
claimed invention on its effective filing
date. Section 3 of the AIA, inter alia,
amended 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103
consistent with the objectives of the
AIA, including the conversion of the
United States patent system from a ‘‘first
to invent’’ system to a ‘‘first inventor to
file’’ system. The changes in section 3
of the AIA went into effect on March 16,
2013, but apply only to certain
applications filed on or after March 16,
2013.
This information collection covers
information required by 37 CFR 1.55(k),
1.78(a)(6), and 1.78(d)(6) to assist the
USPTO in determining whether an
application is subject to 35 U.S.C. 102
and 103 as amended by Section 3 of the
AIA, or 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103, in effect
on March 15, 2013.
II. Method of Collection
The items in this information
collection may be submitted by mail,
facsimile, hand delivery, or via the
Patent Electronic Systems (EFS-Web or
Patent Center).
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0651–0071.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Affected Public: Private sector;
individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 99
respondents per year.
Estimated Number of Responses: 144
responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that the responses in
this information collection will take the
public 2 hours to complete. This
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Technical Information Service
National Technical Information Service Advisory Board
AGENCY: National Technical Information Service, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the next meeting of the National
Technical Information Service (NTIS) Advisory Board (the Advisory
Board).
DATES: The Advisory Board will meet on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 from
1:00 p.m. to approximately 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time, via teleconference.
ADDRESSES: The Advisory Board meeting will be via teleconference.
Please note attendance instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Shaw, (703) 605-6136,
[email protected] or Steven Holland at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Board is established by Section
3704b(c) of Title 15 of the United States Code. The charter has been
filed in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. app.). The Advisory Board reviews
and makes recommendations to improve NTIS programs, operations, and
general policies in support of NTIS' mission to advance Federal data
priorities, promote economic growth, and enable operational excellence
by providing innovative data services to Federal agencies through joint
venture partnerships with the private sector.
The meeting will focus on a review of the progress NTIS has made in
implementing its data mission and strategic direction. A final agenda
and summary of the proceedings will be posted on the NTIS website as
soon as they are available (https://www.ntis.gov/about/advisorybd/index.xhtml).
The teleconference will be via controlled access. Members of the
public interested in attending via teleconference or speaking are
requested to contact Ms. Shaw at the contact information listed in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above not later than Friday,
October 22, 2021. If there are sufficient expressions of interest, up
to one-half hour will be reserved for public oral comments during the
session. Speakers will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis.
Each speaker will be limited to five minutes. 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 are invited to submit written
statements by emailing Ms. Shaw at the email address provided in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
Dated: September 29, 2021.
Gregory Capella,
Director.
[FR Doc. 2021-21576 Filed 10-4-21; 8:45 am]
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