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commercial database vendor 

information, are in need of updating. 

Further, in January 2013, the USPTO 

launched a new classification system, 

the Cooperative Patent Classification 

(CPC) system, that is based on the 

International Patent Classification (IPC) 

system. The CPC, a joint patent 

classification system developed by the 

USPTO and the European Patent Office 

(EPO), incorporates the best 

classification practices of both the U.S. 

and European systems. Since CPC is a 

detailed, collaborative, and dynamic 

system that will enable patent 

examiners and the public to efficiently 

conduct thorough patent searches, the 

search templates will become obsolete. 

DATES: Effective Date: May 21, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pinchus M. Laufer, Senior Legal 

Advisor, Office of Patent Legal 

Administration, Office of the Deputy 

Commissioner for Patent Examination 

Policy, by telephone at 571–272–7726; 

or by mail addressed to: Mail Stop 

Comments—Patents, Commissioner for 

Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 

22313–1450. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

search templates were created to better 

identify the field of search, search tools, 

and search methodologies which should 

be considered each time an invention 

related to a particular USPC is searched. 

The USPTO published a notice 

requesting comments on the proposed 

elimination of the search templates on 

October 30, 2013. See Request for 

Comments on Proposed Elimination of 

Patents Search Templates, 210 FR 

64925 (October 30, 2013). In response, 

the Office received only one comment; 

it asserted the usefulness of the search 

templates in illustrating the scope of 

patent examination searches. 

The search templates, however, are 

currently out-of-date since they include, 

for example, outdated commercial 

database vendor information that could 

be misleading for external stakeholders. 

Updating the search templates would 

require the editing of over 1200 pages 

and would not be an efficient use of 

USPTO resources, given that the 

templates are rarely used by the public. 

Also, the search templates are 

indexed under USPC, which is being 

phased out in favor of CPC. CPC is an 

internationally compatible classification 

system that was launched in January 

2013. CPC is a detailed, dynamic 

classification system that is based on 

IPC and enables patent examiners and 

the public to efficiently conduct 

thorough patent searches. As a result of 

the implementation of CPC, the search 

templates will become obsolete. CPC 

was jointly developed with the EPO and 

incorporates the best classification 

practices of both the U.S. and European 

systems. The USPTO and the EPO also 

believe that CPC will enhance efficiency 

and support work sharing initiatives 

with a view to reducing unnecessary 

duplication of work, thereby leading to 

enhanced patent quality and timelier 

examination of pending applications. 

Initial feedback from stakeholders 

confirms that the transition to CPC is a 

positive development. More information 

about CPC can be found at http://www.

cooperativepatentclassification.org. 

Due to the factors discussed above, 

the Office is removing the search 

templates from the USPTO Web site and 

any references to the search templates in 

USPTO documentation (for example, in 

the Accelerated Examination FAQs) will 

be updated to reflect the elimination of 

the search templates. 

Dated: May 15, 2014. 

Michelle K. Lee, 

Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for 

Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of 

the United States Patent and Trademark 

Office. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11741 Filed 5–20–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Notice of Intent To Renew 

Collection 3038–0026—Gross 

Collection of Exchange-Set Margins for 

Omnibus Accounts 

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission (CFTC) is 

announcing an opportunity for public 

comment on the proposed collection of 

certain information by the agency. 

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (PRA), Federal agencies are 

required to publish notice in the 

Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

including each proposed extension of an 

existing collection of information, and 

to allow 60 days for public comment in 

response to the notice. This notice 

solicits comments, as described below, 

on the proposed Information Collection 

Request (ICR) titled: Gross Collection of 

Exchange-Set Margins for Omnibus 

Accounts; OMB Control Number 3038– 

0026. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before July 21, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by OMB Control Number 

3038–0026, regarding the burden 

estimate, or any other aspect of the 

information collection, including 

suggestions for reducing the burden, by 

any of the following methods: 

• Agency Web site, via its Comments 

Online process: http://

comments.cftc.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

through the Web site. 

• Mail: Mark Bretscher, Division of 

Swap Dealer and Intermediary 

Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, 525 W. Monroe, Suite 

1100, Chicago, IL 60661. 

• Hand delivery/Courier: Same as 

Mail, above. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments through the Portal. 

Please submit your comments using 

only one method. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Bretscher, (312) 596–0529; FAX: 

(312) 596–0711; email: mbretscher@

cftc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA, Federal agencies must obtain 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 

information they conduct or sponsor. 

‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined 

in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 

1320.3(c) and includes agency requests 

or requirements that members of the 

public submit reports, keep records, or 

provide information to a third party. 

Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), requires Federal 

agencies to provide a 60-day notice in 

the Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

including each proposed extension of an 

existing collection of information, 

before submitting the collection to OMB 

for approval. To comply with this 

requirement, the CFTC is publishing 

notice of the proposed collection of 

information listed below. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, the CFTC 

invites comments on: 

• Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information will have a practical use; 

• The accuracy of the Commission’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

• Ways to enhance the quality, 

usefulness, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

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• Ways to minimize the burden of 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

All comments must be submitted in 

English, or if not, accompanied by an 

English translation. Comments will be 

posted as received to http://

www.cftc.gov. You should submit only 

information that you wish to make 

available publicly. If you wish the 

Commission to consider information 

that you believe is exempt from 

disclosure under the Freedom of 

Information Act, a petition for 

confidential treatment of the exempt 

information may be submitted according 

to the procedures established in § 145.9 

of the Commission’s regulations.1

The Commission reserves the right, 

but shall have no obligation, to review, 

pre-screen, filter, redact, refuse or 

remove any or all of your submission 

from http://www.cftc.gov that it may 

deem to be inappropriate for 

publication, such as obscene language. 

All submissions that have been redacted 

or removed that contain comments on 

the merits of the ICR will be retained in 

the public comment file and will be 

considered as required under the 

Administrative Procedure Act and other 

applicable laws, and may be accessible 

under the Freedom of Information Act. 

Gross Collection of Exchange-Set 

Margins for Omnibus Accounts, OMB 

Control Number 3038–0026—Extension 

Burden Statement: Commission 

Regulation 1.58 requires that FCMs 

margin omnibus accounts on a gross, 

rather than a net, basis. The regulation 

provides that the carrying FCM need not 

collect margin for positions traded by a 

person through an omnibus account in 

excess of the amount that would be 

required if the same person, instead of 

trading through an omnibus account, 

maintained its own account with the 

carrying FCM. 

The Commission estimates the burden 

of this collection of information as 

follows: 

• Estimated number of respondents: 

66. 

• Reports annually by each 

respondent: 4. 

• Total annual responses: 264. 

• Estimated average number of hours 

per response: .08. 

• Annual reporting burden: 22. 

There are no capital costs or operating 

and maintenance costs associated with 

this collection. 

This estimate is based on the number 

of written records maintained in the last 

three years. Although the burden varies, 

such records may involve analytical 

work and analysis, as well as multiple 

levels of review. 

Dated: May 16, 2014. 

Christopher J. Kirkpatrick, 

Deputy Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11759 Filed 5–20–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Meeting of the Chief of Engineers 

Environmental Advisory Board 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of open Advisory Board 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing this notice to announce the 

following Federal advisory committee 

meeting of the Chief of Engineers 

Environmental Advisory Board 

(‘‘EAB’’). This meeting will be open to 

the public. For more information about 

the EAB, please visit http://

www.usace.army.mil/Missions/

Environmental/

EnvironmentalAdvisoryBoard.aspx. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Thursday, June 12, 2014, from 8:30 a.m. 

through 12:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Gridley Conference Room, 

New England District, US Army Corps 

of Engineers, 696 Virginia Road, 

Concord, MA 01742. Room changes or 

delays will be posted to the EAB’s Web 

site if time allows. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

John C. Furry, Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO) for the Chief of Engineers 

Environmental Advisory Board, Room 

3–I–23, 441 G Street NW., Washington 

DC 20314–1000. Email: john.c.furry@

usace.army.mil. Desk Phone: (202) 761– 

5875. Mobile Phone: (202) 450–8958. 

Media or other persons interested in 

photographing or taping the meeting 

should first contact Mr. Bill Hubbard at 

978–318–8552 no later than five 

working days prior to the meeting. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is being held under provisions 

of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as 

amended), the Government in the 

Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as 

amended), and 41 CFR 102–3.150. 

Purpose of the Meeting and Agenda: 

The Board will advise the Chief of 

Engineers on environmental policy, 

identification and resolution of 

environmental issues and missions, and 

addressing challenges, problems and 

opportunities in an environmentally 

sustainable manner. Discussions among 

board members and presentations will 

include issues related to dam release 

management and its sustainable 

downstream ecosystem effects, 

procedures for small private dam 

removal, basin-wide operations 

planning, outreach for science, 

technology, engineering, and 

mathematics (STEM) students, longterm infrastructure management, and 

developing effective partnerships with 

federal, state, tribal, and local 

stakeholders. The Board will also briefly 

discuss recent site visits and completed 

letter reports. Following Board 

discussions and presentations there will 

be a public comment period. 

Public Accessibility to the Meeting: 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended, 

and 41 CFR 102–3.140 through 102– 

3.165, and the availability of space, this 

meeting will be open to the public. The 

building and meeting room are 

accessible to persons with disabilities. 

Security screening is required. Anyone 

attending the meeting must enter and 

exit at the front gate. Guards at the gate 

will direct attendees to the conference 

area. Attendees must present a valid 

form of government issued photo 

identification (e.g., drivers license, state 

issued photo ID, or passport), and pass 

through the security screening station. 

Wheelchair access is available at the 

main building entrance. All visitors 

must be escorted by an employee of the 

Corps of Engineers while in the 

building. Escorts will be located in the 

building security screening area. 

Attendees need to arrive in time to 

complete the security screening and 

arrive at the meeting room before 8:15 

a.m. Seating will be limited and on a 

first-come basis. Free parking is 

available onsite. 

Written Comments: Pursuant to 41 

CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140 and 

section 10(a)(3) of FACA, the public or 

interested organizations may submit 

written comments to the EAB in 

response to the stated agenda of the 

open meeting or the EAB’s mission in 

general. Written comments or 

statements should be submitted to Mr. 

John Furry, the EAB’s DFO, via 

electronic mail or the U.S. Postal 

Service, at the addresses listed in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. Each page of the comment or 

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