9214 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 32 / Thursday, February 16, 2012 / Notices 

Officer, United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, 

Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent on 

or before March 19, 2012 to Nicholas A. 

Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email to 

Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or by 

fax to 202–395–5167, marked to the 

attention of Nicholas A. Fraser. 

Dated: February 13, 2012. 

Susan K. Fawcett, 

Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3617 Filed 2–15–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

National Security Education Board 

Members Meeting 

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for 

Personnel and Readiness, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 92– 

463, notice is hereby given of a 

forthcoming meeting of the National 

Security Education Board. The purpose 

of the meeting is to review and make 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Defense concerning requirements 

established by the David L. Boren 

National Security Education Act, Title 

VII of Public Law 102–183, as amended. 

DATES: March 15, 2012, from 9 a.m.–2 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Defense Language and 

National Security Education Office, 

1101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1210, 

Arlington, VA 22209. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Alison Patz, Program Analyst, Defense 

Language and National Security 

Education Office (DLNSEO), 1101 

Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1210, Rosslyn, 

Virginia 22209–2248; (703) 696–1991. 

Electronic mail address: 

Alison.patz@wso.whs.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Security Education Board 

Members meeting is open to the public. 

The public is afforded the opportunity 

to submit written statements associated 

with DLNSEO. 

Dated: February 13, 2012. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3621 Filed 2–15–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

[Docket No. DARS–2011–0071–0002] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

The Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System has submitted to OMB for 

clearance, the following proposal for 

collection of information under the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). 

Dates: Consideration will be given to 

all comments received by March 19, 

2012. 

Title, Associated Forms and OMB 

Number: Information Collection in 

Support of the DoD Acquisition Process 

(Various Miscellaneous Requirements), 

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 

Supplement (DFARS) parts 208, 209, 

and 235 and associated clauses in part 

252, OMB Control Number 0704–0187. 

Type of Request: Extension. 

Number of Respondents: 573. 

Responses per Respondent: 

Approximately 2. 

Annual Responses: 1,144. 

Average Burden per Response: 

Approximately 1.5 hours. 

Annual Burden Hours: 1,628. 

Needs and Uses: This information 

collection requirement pertains to 

information required in DFARS parts 

208, 209, 235, and associated clauses in 

part 252 that an offeror must submit to 

DoD in response to a request for 

proposals, an invitation for bids, or a 

contract requirement. DoD uses this 

information to— 

• Determine whether to provide 

precious metals as Governmentfurnished material; 

• Determine an entity’s eligibility for 

award of a contract due to ownership or 

control by the government of a terrorist 

country; 

• Determine an entity’s eligibility for 

award of a contract under a national 

security program due to ownership or 

control by a foreign government; 

• Determine whether there is a 

compelling reason for a contractor to 

enter into a subcontract in excess of 

$30,000 with a firm, or subsidiary of a 

firm, that is identified in the List of 

Parties Excluded from Federal 

Procurement and Nonprocurement as 

being ineligible for award of Defense 

subcontracts because it is owned or 

controlled by the government of a 

terrorist country; 

• Evaluate claims of indemnification 

for losses or damages occurring under a 

research and development contract; and 

• Keep track of radio frequencies on 

electronic equipment under research 

and development contracts so that the 

user does not override or interfere with 

the use of that frequency by another 

user. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit and not-for-profit institutions. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or maintain benefits. 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet 

Seehra. 

Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

Ms. Seehra at the Office of Management 

and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 

10236, New Executive Office Building, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

You may also submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by the following method: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

number, and title for the Federal 

Register document. The general policy 

for comments and other public 

submissions from members of the public 

is to make these submissions available 

for public viewing on the internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information provided. To confirm 

receipt of your comment(s), please 

check http://www.regulations.gov 

approximately two to three days after 

submission to verify posting (except 

allow 30 days for posting of comments 

submitted by mail). 

DoD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia 

Toppings. 

Written requests for copies of the 

information collection proposal should 

be sent to Ms. Toppings at WHS/ESD/ 

Information Management Division, 4800 

Mark Center Drive, 2nd Floor, East 

Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 

22350–3100. 

Ynette R. Shelkin, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Waiver and 

Extension of Project Period for the 

Native Hawaiian Career and Technical 

Education Program 

AGENCY: Office of Vocational and Adult 

Education, Department of Education. 


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