### 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.
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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.
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**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 provideprecious 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.