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(3) Require government approval of 

‘‘declared Schedule 1’’ facilities (15 CFR 

712.5(f)); 

(4) Provide that ‘‘declared Schedule 1’’ 

facilities are subject to initial and 

routine inspection by the Organization 

for the Prohibition of Chemical 

Weapons (15 CFR 712.5(e) and 

716.1(b)(1)); 

(5) Require 200 days’ advance 

notification of establishment of new 

‘‘Schedule 1’’ production facilities 

producing greater than 100 grams 

aggregate of ‘‘Schedule 1’’ chemicals per 

calendar year (15 CFR 712.4); 

(6) Require advance notification and 

annual reporting of all imports and 

exports of ‘‘Schedule 1’’ chemicals to, or 

from, other States Parties to the 

Convention (15 CFR 712.6, 742.18(a)(1) 

and 745.1); and 

(7) Prohibit the export of ‘‘Schedule 1’’ 

chemicals to States not Party to the 

Convention (15 CFR 742.18(a)(1) and 

(b)(1)(ii)). 

For purposes of the CWCR (see 15 

CFR 710.1), ‘‘production of Schedule 1 

chemicals’’ means the formation of 

‘‘Schedule 1’’ chemicals through 

chemical synthesis, as well as 

processing to extract and isolate 

‘‘Schedule 1’’ chemicals. Such 

production is understood, for CWCR 

declaration purposes, to include 

intermediates, byproducts, or waste 

products that are produced and 

consumed within a defined chemical 

manufacturing sequence, where such 

intermediates, byproducts, or waste 

products are chemically stable and 

therefore exist for a sufficient time to 

make isolation from the manufacturing 

stream possible, but where, under 

normal or design operating conditions, 

isolation does not occur. 

Request for Comments 

In order to assist in determining 

whether the legitimate commercial 

activities and interests of chemical, 

biotechnology, and pharmaceutical 

firms in the United States are 

significantly harmed by the limitations 

of the Convention on access to, and 

production of, ‘‘Schedule 1’’ chemicals 

as described in this notice, BIS is 

seeking public comments on any effects 

that implementation of the Chemical 

Weapons Convention, through the 

Chemical Weapons Convention 

Implementation Act and the Chemical 

Weapons Convention Regulations, has 

had on commercial activities involving 

‘‘Schedule 1’’ chemicals during calendar 

year 2010. To allow BIS to properly 

evaluate the significance of any harm to 

commercial activities involving 

‘‘Schedule 1’’ chemicals, public 

comments submitted in response to this 

notice of inquiry should include both a 

quantitative and qualitative assessment 

of the impact of the CWC on such 

activities. 

Furthermore, it was recently brought 

to the attention of the Executive Council 

of the OPCW that a private 

pharmaceutical company located 

outside the United States utilized a 

production technology during which a 

‘‘Schedule 1’’ chemical (a nitrogen 

mustard) was produced, as an 

intermediate, and then consumed to 

produce another chemical. This 

situation is currently being reviewed by 

the OPCW. In light of this development, 

BIS is seeking comments that address 

whether similar situations may exist in 

the United States. 

Submission of Comments 

All comments must be submitted to 

one of the addresses indicated in this 

notice. The Department requires that all 

comments be submitted in written form. 

The Department encourages interested 

persons who wish to comment to do so 

at the earliest possible time. The period 

for submission of comments will close 

on December 15, 2010. The Department 

will consider all comments received 

before the close of the comment period. 

Comments received after the end of the 

comment period will be considered if 

possible, but their consideration cannot 

be assured. The Department will not 

accept comments accompanied by a 

request that a part or all of the material 

be treated confidentially because of its 

business proprietary nature or for any 

other reason. The Department will 

return such comments and materials to 

the persons submitting the comments 

and will not consider them. All 

comments submitted in response to this 

notice will be a matter of public record 

and will be available for public 

inspection and copying. 

The Office of Administration, Bureau 

of Industry and Security, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, displays 

public comments on the BIS Freedom of 

Information Act (FOIA) Web site at 

http://www.bis.doc.gov/foia. This office 

does not maintain a separate public 

inspection facility. If you have technical 

difficulties accessing this Web site, 

please call BIS’s Office of 

Administration, at (202) 482–1093, for 

assistance. 

Dated: November 8, 2010. 

Matthew S. Borman, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

[Docket No. PTO–C–2010–0082] 

National Medal of Technology and 

Innovation Nomination Evaluation 

Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of closed meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Medal of 

Technology and Innovation (NMTI) 

Nomination Evaluation Committee will 

meet in closed session on Tuesday, 

November 30, 2010. The primary 

purpose of the meeting is the discussion 

of relative merits of persons and 

companies nominated for the NMTI 

award. 

DATES: The meeting will convene 

Tuesday, November 30, 2010, at 9 a.m., 

and adjourn at 2 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the United States Patent and Trademark 

Office, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, 

VA 22314. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Maulsby, Program Manager, 

National Medal of Technology and 

Innovation Program, United States 

Patent and Trademark Office, 600 

Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; 

telephone (571) 272–8333, or by 

electronic mail: nmti@uspto.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice is hereby given 

that the NMTI Nomination Evaluation 

Committee, United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, will meet at the 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office campus in Alexandria, Virginia. 

The NMTI Nomination Evaluation 

Committee was established in 

accordance with the provisions of the 

NMTI Nomination Evaluation 

Committee’s charter and the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The NMTI 

Nomination Evaluation Committee 

meeting will be closed to the public in 

accordance with Sections 552b(c)(6) and 

(9)(B) of Title 5, United States Code, 

because it will involve discussion of 

relative merits of persons and 

companies nominated for the NMTI. 

Public disclosure of this information 

would likely frustrate implementation 

of the NMTI program because premature 

publicity about candidates under 

consideration for the NMTI medal, who 

may or may not ultimately receive the 

award, would be likely to discourage 

nominations for the medal. 

The Secretary of Commerce is 

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President prospective NMTI recipients. 

The NMTI Nomination Evaluation 

Committee makes its recommendations 

for the NMTI candidates to the Secretary 

of Commerce, who in turn makes 

recommendations to the President for 

final selection. NMTI Nomination 

Evaluation Committee members are 

drawn from both the public and private 

sectors and are appointed by the 

Secretary for three-year terms, with 

eligibility for one reappointment. The 

NMTI Nomination Evaluation 

Committee members are composed of 

distinguished experts in the fields of 

science, technology, business and patent 

law. The Chief Financial Officer and 

Assistant Secretary for Administration, 

United States Department of Commerce, 

with the concurrence of the Assistant 

General Counsel for Administration, 

formally determined on November 8, 

2010, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, that 

the meeting may be closed because 

Committee members are concerned with 

matters that are within the purview of 

5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and (9)(B). Due to 

closure of this meeting, copies of any 

minutes of the meeting will not be 

available. A copy of the determination 

is available for public inspection at the 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office. 

Dated: November 10, 2010. 

Peter C. Pappas, 

Chief Communications Officer of the United 

States Patent and Trademark Office. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA037 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) and its 

advisory committees will hold public 

meetings, December 6–14, 2010, in 

Anchorage, AK. 

DATES: The Council will begin its 

plenary session at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, 

December 8 continuing through 

Tuesday, December 14. The Council’s 

Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 

a.m., Monday, December 6 and continue 

through Friday, December 10. The 

Scientific and Statistical Committee 

(SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. on Monday, 

December 6 and continue through 

Wednesday, December 8, 2010. The 

Enforcement Committee will meet 

Tuesday, December 7 from 1 p.m. to 5 

p.m. All meetings are open to the 

public, except executive sessions. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

the Hilton Hotel, 500 W Third Avenue, 

Anchorage, AK. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 

4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 

99501–2252. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Witherell, Council staff; 

telephone: (907) 271–2809. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Council 

Plenary Session: The agenda for the 

Council’s plenary session will include 

the following issues. The Council may 

take appropriate action on any of the 

issues identified. 

Reports: 

1. Executive Director’s Report 

(including Statement of Practices and 

Procedures (SOPPs) revisions; report on 

Regional Ocean Partnerships/Marine 

Spatial Planning; and Coast Guard Bill). 

NMFS Management Report. 

ADF&G Report. 

NOAA Enforcement Report. 

5USCG Report. 

USFWS Report. 

Protected Species Report. 

2. Steller Sea Lion Issues: Receive 

report final Biological opinion (BiOp)/ 

Reasonable and Prudent Alternative 

(RPA); discuss Center of Independent 

Experts (CIE) review); discuss 

comprehensive science review options. 

3. Bering Sea Aleutian Island (BSAI) 

Crab Management: Initial Review/Final 

Action on BSAI Crab Emergency Relief; 

Initial Review on BSAI Crab Right of 

First Refusal (ROFR); Receive report on 

BSAI Crab Rationalization 5-year 

review; Initial review of Pribliof Blue 

King Crab Rebuilding Plan; NOAA– 

Bering Sea Fisheries Research 

Foundation survey snow crab selectivity 

analysis (SSC only). 

4. Salmon Fishery Management Plan 

(FMP): Review discussion paper. 

5. Halibut/Sablefish Individual 

Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program: Initial 

review Community Quota Entity (CQE) 

area 3A purchase of D category halibut 

quota; Review discussion paper on CQE 

in Area 4B; Initial review/final action to 

add up to four new eligible CQE 

communities; Initial review/Final action 

on Area 4B D shares on C vessels. 

6. GOA Chinook Salmon Bycatch: 

Review discussion paper. 

7. Amendment 80 Groundfish 

Retention Standards (GRS) Program 

Changes: Initial Review of analysis. 

8. Groundfish Specifications: Approve 

final BSAI groundfish specifications and 

Stock Assessment Fishery Evaluation 

(SAFE) reports; Approve final GOA 

groundfish specifications and SAFE 

reports. 

9. Groundfish Management: Review 

discussion paper on Pacific Cod Jig 

Fishery Management; review discussion 

paper on Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Halibut 

Prohibited Species Catch (PSC); initial 

review of Hagemeister Island closures 

for walrus. 

10. Staff Tasking: Review Committees 

and tasking (including charter permit 

leasing discussion. 

11. Other Business. 

The SSC agenda will include the 

following issues: 

1. BSAI Crab Management. 

2. Amendment 80 GRS. 

3. Groundfish Specifications. 

4. Hagemeister Island closures. 

The Advisory Panel will address most 

of the same agenda issues as the 

Council, except for #1 reports. The 

Agenda is subject to change, and the 

latest version will be posted at http:// 

www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/npfmc/. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before these groups for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during these meetings. Action 

will be restricted to those issues 

specifically listed in this notice and any 

issues arising after publication of this 

notice that require emergency action 

under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act, provided the public 

has been notified of the Council’s intent 

to take final action to address the 

emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Gail Bendixen at 

(907) 271–2809 at least 7 working days 

prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: November 9, 2010. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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