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• Each member will be subject to many of the public integrity laws, including criminal bars against representing a party, 18 U.S.C. 205(c), in a particular matter that came before the member’s committee and that involved at least one specific party. See also 18 U.S.C. 207 for post-membership bars. A member also must not act on a matter in which the member (or any of certain closely related entities) has a financial interest (18 U.S.C. 208).

• Representation of foreign interests may also raise issues (35 U.S.C. 5(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. 219). Meetings of the Patent and Trademark Public Advisory Committees

Meetings of each Advisory Committee will take place at the call of the respective Committee Chair to consider an agenda set by that Chair. Meetings may be conducted in person, electronically through the Internet, or by other appropriate means. The meetings of each Advisory Committee will be open to the public except each Advisory Committee may, by majority vote, meet in confidential executive sessions when considering personnel, privileged, or other confidential matters. Nominees must have the ability to participate in Committee business through the Internet. Procedures for Submitting Nominations

Submit resume  ́ s for nomination for the Patent Public Advisory Committee and the Trademark Public Advisory Committee to: Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, utilizing the addresses provided above.

Dated: April 30, 2012. David J. Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2012–10737 Filed 5–3–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 3510–16–P**

**COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR**  **SEVERELY DISABLED**

**Information Collection To Be Submitted to the Office of Management**  **and Budget (OMB) for Approval Under the Paperwork Reduction Act;**  **Individual Eligibility Evaluation**

**AGENCY :**  Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled.

**ACTION :**  Notice; request for comments. **SUMMARY :**  The Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (Committee) will submit the collection of information listed below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act. This notice solicits comments on this collection of information.

**DATES :**  Submit your written comments on the information collection on or before July 3, 2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  Submit your comments on the requirement to Lou Bartalot, Director Compliance, Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, Arlington, VA, 22202–3259; fax (703) 603–0655; or email rulecomments@abilityone.gov

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**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  To request a copy of the applicable form or explanatory material, contact Lou Bartalot or Amy Jensen at information in above paragraph.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, which implement provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. ), require that interested members of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). The Committee plans to submit a request to OMB that the initial and annual evaluations of competitive employability required by the Committee’s regulations (41 CFR 51– 4.3) be done on a standardized form. The Committee is requesting a 3-year term of approval for this recordkeeping activity.

Federal agencies may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

The JWOD Act of 1971 (41 U.S.C. Chapter 85) is the authorizing legislation for the AbilityOne Program. The AbilityOne Program creates jobs and training opportunities for people who are blind or who have other severe disabilities. Its primary means of doing so is by requiring Government agencies to purchase selected products and services from nonprofit agencies employing such individuals. The AbilityOne Program is administered by the Committee. Two national, independent organizations, National Industries for the Blind (NIB) and NISH, help State and private nonprofit agencies participate in the AbilityOne Program.

The implementing regulations for the JWOD Act, which are located at 41 CFR Chapter 51, provide the requirements, procedures, and standards for the AbilityOne Program. Section 51–4.3 of the regulations sets forth the standards that a nonprofit agency must meet to maintain qualification for participation in the AbilityOne Program. Under this section of the regulations, a nonprofit agency that wants to continue to participate in the AbilityOne Program must conduct evaluations on each individual performing direct labor to determine their capability to perform competitive employment at least annually.

Overview of This Information Collection

This recordkeeping request seeks approval for the Committee to require the use of a standardized, Committee developed, form to record the evaluation beginning in January 2013. The development of the evaluation form is the result of consultation with multiple nonprofit agencies already participating in the AbilityOne Program and it is at the request of a number of these agencies that the Committee is seeking its mandatory use.

Type of Information Collection: New collection.

Title: AbilityOne Program Individual Eligibility Evaluation.

OMB Control Number: 3037–0011. Form Number: Committee Form IEE. Description of Respondents: Nonprofit agencies serving people who are blind or severely disabled that participate in the AbilityOne Program.

Annual Number of Respondents: About 610 nonprofit agencies serving people who are blind or severely disabled that participates in the AbilityOne Program.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Burden for conducting the evaluations is included in the Committee’s recordkeeping requirement under OMB Control number 3037–005. It is estimated that requiring the use of a standardized form will not add to the recordkeeping burden once training is completed and the form adopted. The estimated burden to accomplish the training is estimated at 2 hours per agency. Total burden is 1220 hours.

We invite comments concerning this renewal on: (1) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of our agency’s functions, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the collection of information;


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(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents.

Barry S. Lineback, Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. 2012–10732 Filed 5–3–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6353–01–P**

**COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR**  **SEVERELY DISABLED**

**Procurement List Additions and Deletions** 

**AGENCY :**  Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled.

**ACTION :**  Additions to and Deletions from the Procurement List.

**SUMMARY :**  This action adds products and a service to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes products from the Procurement List previously furnished by such agencies.

**DATES :**  Effective Date: 6/4/2012.

**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 :** 
Additions

On 3/2/2012 (77 FR 12816–12817) and 3/9/2012 (77 FR 14352–14353), 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 service and impact of the additions on the current or most recent contractors, the Committee has determined that the products and service 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:

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 service to the Government.

2. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish the products and service to the Government.

3. There are no known regulatory alternatives which would accomplishthe objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 8501–8506) in connection with the products and service proposed for addition to the Procurement List.

End of Certification

Accordingly, the following products and service are added to the Procurement List:

Products

Steno Book, 6′′ x 9′′, Green

NSN: 7530–00–NIB–1012—60 Pages NSN: 7530–00–NIB–1013—80 Pages NPA: Alabama Industries for the Blind, Talladega, AL. Contracting Activity: GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, NEW YORK, NY COVERAGE: A-List for the Total Government Requirement as aggregated by the General Services Administration.

Service: Service Type/Location: Custodial Service, FEMA LA Recovery Office, Sherwood Forest Staging Area, 2695 Sherwood Forest, Baton Rouge, LA. NPA: Louisiana Industries for the Disabled, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA. Contracting Activity: Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Baton Rouge, LA.

Deletions

On 3/2/2012 (77 FR 12816–12817), the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled published notice of proposed deletions from the Procurement List.

After consideration of the relevant matter presented, the Committee has determined that the products listed below are no longer suitable for procurement by the Federal Government under 41 USC 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:

1. The action will not result in additional reporting, recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities. 2. The action may result in authorizing small entities to furnish the products to the Government.

3. There are no known regulatory alternatives which would accomplishthe objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 8501–8506) in connection with the products deleted from the Procurement List.

End of Certification

Accordingly, the following products are deleted from the Procurement List:

Products
Meal Kits (MORC Kits)

NSN: 8970–01–E59–0239A NSN: 8970–01–E59–0240A NSN: 8970–01–E59–0241A NSN: 8970–01–E59–0242A NSN: 8970–01–E59–0243A NSN: 8970–01–E59–0244A NPA: Topeka Association for Retarded Citizens, Topeka, KS. Contracting Activity: Department of Defense/ Office of The Secretary of Defense (Except Military Departments), Washington, DC.
Shaft, Propeller

NSN: 2520–01–171–4844 NPA: VIP Services, Inc., Elkhorn, WI. Contracting Activity: Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, Columbus, OH.
Barry S. Lineback, Director, Business Operations.
[FR Doc. 2012–10799 Filed 5–3–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6353–01–P**

**COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR**  **SEVERELY DISABLED**

**Procurement List Proposed Additions**

**AGENCY :**  Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled.

**ACTION :**  Proposed Additions to the Procurement List.

**SUMMARY :**  The Committee is proposing to add products to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.

Comments Must Be Received On or Before: 6/4/2012.

**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 or To Submit Comments Contact: Barry S. Lineback, Telephone: (703) 603–7740, Fax: (703) 603–0655, or email CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov.