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using the USPTO Design Classification 

system has continually improved 

through internal and external review of 

the coding and through internal training 

and quality-review procedures. The 

USPTO Design Classification system 

provides more accurate results, is 

available to all members of the public 

through the Internet, and is exclusively 

used by the examining attorneys at the 

USPTO. 

Accordingly, the USPTO hereby gives 

notice of its intent to discontinue coding 

design marks with paper search 

designations. Any interested member of 

the public is invited to provide 

comments on this plan within thirty 

(30) days. The USPTO is providing this 

opportunity for public comment 

because the USPTO desires the benefit 

of public comment on the proposal; 

however, notice and an opportunity for 

public comment are not required under 

5 U.S.C. 553(b) or any other law. See 

Cooper Techs. Co. v. Dudas, 536 F.3d 

1330, 1336–37 (Fed. Cir. 2008) (stating 

that 5 U.S.C. 553, and thus 35 U.S.C. 

2(b)(2)(B), does not require notice and 

comment rule making for 

‘‘ ‘interpretative rules, general statements 

of policy, or rules of agency 

organization, procedure, or practice.’ ’’ 

(quoting 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A)). Persons 

submitting written comments should 

note that the USPTO may not provide a 

‘‘comment and response’’ analysis of 

such comments as notice and an 

opportunity for public comment are not 

required. 

Dated: December 21, 2010. 

David J. Kappos, 

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual 

Property and Director of the United States 

Patent and Trademark Office. 

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

The following notice of scheduled 

meetings is published pursuant to the 

provisions of the Government in the 

Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, 

5 U.S.C. 552b. 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETINGS: 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

TIMES AND DATES: The Commission has 

scheduled two meetings for the 

following dates: 

January 13, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. 

January 20, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. 

PLACE: Three Lafayette Center, 1155 21st 

St., NW., Washington, DC. Lobby Level 

Hearing Room (Room 1000). 

STATUS: Open. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The 

Commission has scheduled these 

meetings to consider the issuance of 

various proposed rules. Agendas for 

each of the scheduled meetings will be 

made available to the public and posted 

on the Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.cftc.gov at least seven (7) 

days prior to the meeting. In the event 

that the times or dates of the meetings 

change, an announcement of the change, 

along with the new time and place of 

the meeting will be posted on the 

Commission’s Web site. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

David A. Stawick, Secretary of the 

Commission, 202–418–5071. 

David A. Stawick, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

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Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Friday, January 

28, 2011. 

PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, 

DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference 

Room. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Surveillance 

and Enforcement Matters. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Sauntia S. Warfield, 202–418–5084. 

Sauntia S. Warfield, 

Assistant Secretary of the Commission. 

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Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Friday, January 

7, 2011. 

PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, 

DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference 

Room. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Surveillance 

and Enforcement Matters. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Sauntia S. Warfield, 202–418–5084. 

Sauntia S. Warfield, 

Assistant Secretary of the Commission. 

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Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Friday, January 

14, 2011. 

PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, 

DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference 

Room. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Surveillance 

and Enforcement Matters. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Sauntia S. Warfield, 202–418–5084. 

Sauntia S. Warfield, 

Assistant Secretary of the Commission. 

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Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Friday January 

21, 2011. 

PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, 

DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference 

Room. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Surveillance and Enforcement Matters. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Sauntia S. Warfield, 202–418–5084. 

Sauntia S. Warfield, 

Assistant Secretary of the Commission. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary of Defense 

Notice of Advisory Committee Meeting 

Date Change 

AGENCY: Missile Defense Agency (MDA), 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: On Tuesday, December 14, 

2010, the Department of Defense 

announced by publication in the 

Federal Register (75 FR 77848) closed 

meetings of the Missile Defense 


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Advisory Committee. These meetings 

have been rescheduled from January 

19–20, 2011, to January 6–7, 2011. 

There are no other changes to the notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

David Bagnati, Designated Federal 

Officer at MDAC@mda.mil, phone/voice 

mail 703–695–6438, or mail at 7100 

Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 

20301–7100. 

Dated: December 22, 2010. 

Morgan F. Park, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary of Defense 

Renewal of Department of Defense 

Federal Advisory Committees 

AGENCY: DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 

Section 33 U.S.C. 426–2, the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 

U.S.C. Appendix), the Government in 

the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 

552b), and 41 CFR 102–3.50, the 

Department of Defense gives notice that 

it is renewing the charter for the Board 

on Coastal Engineering Research 

(hereafter referred to as ‘‘the Board’’). 

The Board is a non-discretionary 

Federal advisory committee and shall 

provide the Coastal Engineering 

Research Center, through the Chief of 

Engineers/Commander, U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers, independent advice 

and recommendations on reports of 

investigations made concerning shore 

erosion on coastal and lake waters and 

the protection of such shores. 

The Chief of Engineers/Commander, 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers may act 

upon the Board’s advice and 

recommendations. 

The Board shall report to the 

Secretary of the Army through the Chief 

of Engineers/Commander, U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers. 

The Department of Defense, through 

the Secretary of the Army, the Assistant 

Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), 

and the U.S. Corps of Engineers, shall 

provide support as deemed necessary 

for the performance of the Board’s 

functions and shall ensure compliance 

with the requirements of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act of 1972 and 

the Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b). 

The Board shall be composed of not 

more than seven members, of whom 

four shall be officers of the Corps of 

Engineers and three shall be civilian 

engineers recommended by the Chief of 

Engineers due to his or her special 

fitness in the field of beach erosion and 

shore protection. 

If the Secretary of Defense nominated 

the Deputy Commanding General for 

Civil and Emergency Operations, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers to the Board 

by ex officio position, that person shall 

serve as the President of the Board; 

otherwise, the Board shall pick its 

president. 

Board members, who are not full-time 

or permanent part-time federal officers 

or employees, shall be appointed by the 

Secretary of Defense to serve as experts 

and consultants under the authority of 

5 U.S.C. 3109 and shall serve as special 

government employees, whose 

appointments must be renewed on an 

annual basis. 

Pursuant to Public Law 91–611, Title 

I, Section 105, December 31, 1970, 84 

Stat. 1819, Board members who are not 

full-time or permanent part-time federal 

officers or employees, may be paid at 

rates not to exceed the daily equivalent 

of the rate for a GS–15, step 10, for each 

day of attendance at Board meetings, not 

to exceed thirty days per year, in 

addition to the traveling and other 

necessary expenses connected with 

their duties on the Board in accordance 

with the provisions of Title 5, United 

States Code, Section 5703(b), (d), and 

Section 5707. All other Board members 

shall receive compensation for travel 

and per diem for official travel. 

With DoD approval, the board is 

authorized to establish subcommittees, 

as necessary and consistent with its 

mission. These subcommittees shall 

operate under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972, the Government in the Sunshine 

Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and other 

governing DoD and Federal statutes and 

regulations. 

Such subcommittees shall not work 

independently of the chartered Board, 

and shall report all their 

recommendations and advice to the 

Board for full deliberation and 

discussion. Subcommittees have no 

authority to make decisions on behalf of 

the chartered Board; nor can they report 

directly to the Department of Defense or 

any Federal officers or employees who 

are not Board members. 

Subcommittee members, who are not 

Board members, shall be appointed by 

the Secretary of Defense according to 

governing DoD policy and procedures. 

Such individuals, if not full-time or 

part-time government employees, shall 

be appointed to serve as experts and 

consultants under the authority of 5 

U.S.C. 3109, and shall serve as special 

government employees, whose 

appointments must be renewed on an 

annual basis. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board 

shall meet at the call of the Board’s 

Designated Federal Officer, in 

consultation with the Board’s president. 

The estimated number of Board 

meetings is two each year. 

The Designated Federal Officer, 

pursuant to DoD policy, shall be a fulltime or permanent part-time DoD 

employee, and shall be appointed in 

accordance with governing DoD policies 

and procedures. In addition, the 

Designated Federal Officer is required to 

be in attendance for the duration at all 

committee and subcommittee meetings. 

In the absence of the Designated Federal 

Officer, an Alternate Designated Federal 

Officer shall attend each committee and 

subcommittee meeting in its entirety. 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 

102–3.140, the public or interested 

organizations may submit written 

statements to the Board on Coastal 

Engineering Research mission and 

functions. Written statements may be 

submitted at any time or in response to 

the stated agenda of planned meeting of 

the Board on Coastal Engineering 

Research. 

All written statements shall be 

submitted to the Designated Federal 

Officer for the Board on Coastal 

Engineering Research, and this 

individual will ensure that the written 

statements are provided to the 

membership for their consideration. 

Contact information for the Board on 

Coastal Engineering Research 

Designated Federal Officer can be 

obtained from the GSA’s FACA 

Database—https://www.fido.gov/ 

facadatabase/public.asp. 

The Designated Federal Officer, 

pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.150, will 

announce planned meetings of the 

Board on Coastal Engineering Research. 

The Designated Federal Officer, at that 

time, may provide additional guidance 

on the submission of written statements 

that are in response to the stated agenda 

for the planned meeting in question. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Jim Freeman, Deputy Advisory 

Committee Management Officer for the 

Department of Defense, 703–601–6128. 

Dated: December 21, 2010. 

Morgan F. Park, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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