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Item 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

Fee amount 

Estimated 

annual filing 

costs 

Total ...................................................................................................................................... 5,330 ........................ 529,650.00 

1 Not until Feb. 2010. 

The public may submit the items in 

this collection to the USPTO by mail 

through the United States Postal 

Service. The USPTO estimates that 

approximately 1% (53 out of 5,300) of 

the international applications, 

subsequent designations, and responses 

to notices of irregularities may be filed 

on paper, and that 15 of the 30 

responses for the other items in this 

collection will also be filed on paper, for 

a total of approximately 68 of the 5,330 

total responses per year being submitted 

by mail. The average first-class postage 

cost for a mailed submission will be 75 

cents, for a total postage cost of 

approximately $51 per year. 

The total non-hour respondent cost 

burden for this collection in the form of 

filing fees and postage costs is estimated 

to be $529,701 per year. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, e.g., the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: January 30, 2009. 

Susan K. Fawcett, 

Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer, Customer Information 

Services Group, Public Information Services 

Division. 

[FR Doc. E9–2539 Filed 2–5–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

The Department of Defense 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 9, 2009. 

Title, Form, and OMB Number: 

Industry Cost Collection Report Survey; 

OMB Control Number 0704–TBD. 

Type of Request: New. 

Number of Respondents: 1,613. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 1,613. 

Average Burden per Response: 30 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 807. 

Needs and Uses: Executive Order 

12829, ‘‘National Industrial Security 

Program’’ requires the Department of 

Defense to account each year for the 

costs associated with implementation of 

the National Industrial Security Program 

and report those costs to the Director of 

the Information Security Oversight 

Office (ISOO). In furtherance of this 

requirement, and pursuant with 32 CFR, 

Subpart F, section 2001.61(b); Classified 

National Security Information; Final 

Rule, the Secretary of Defense, acting as 

executive agent for the NISP, is 

obligated to collect cost estimates for 

classification-related activities of 

contractors, licensees, certificate 

holders, and grantees and report them to 

ISOO annually. The cost collection 

methodology employed since 1996 was 

validated with the ISOO in December 

2007. Participation in the survey is 

strictly voluntary. Input is integrated 

into a total cost figure for the President 

and is never associated with a specific 

facility. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

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 this Federal 

Register document. The general policy 

for comments and other 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. 

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, 1777 

North Kent Street, RPN, Suite 11000, 

Arlington, VA 22209–2133. 

Dated: January 30, 2009. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. E9–2491 Filed 2–5–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault 

in the Military Services 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense (Personnel and Readiness); 

DoD. 

ACTION: Committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: On January 29, 2009 (74 FR 

5149), the Department of Defense 

announced a meeting of the Defense 

Task Force on Sexual Assault in the 

Military Services. This notice is 

published to provide the correct address 

of the meeting location. All other 

information remains the same. 

ADDRESSES: Coronado Island Marriott, 

2000 Second Street, Marius Room, 

Coronado, California 92118. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colonel Jackson-Chandler, Designated 


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Federal Officer, Defense Task Force on 

Sexual Assault in the Military Services, 

2850 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 100, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22314; Telephone: 

(703) 325–6640; Fax: 703–325–6710/ 

6711; DSN number 221–6640; 

cora.chandler@wso.whs.mil. 

Dated: January 30, 2009. 

Patrica Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. E9–2490 Filed 2–5–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Notice of Availability of GovernmentOwned Inventions; Available for 

Licensing 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The inventions listed below 

are assigned to the United States 

Government as represented by the 

Secretary of the Army. The inventions 

collectively enable a Tactical Biological 

Detector (TAC–BIO), and are made 

available for licensing by the 

Department of the Army. United States 

Patent Number 6,967,338 entitled 

‘‘Micro UV Particle Detector’’, United 

States Patent Number 7,375,348 entitled 

‘‘Micro UV Detector’’, Army Case 

Numbers; DAM 656–06 entitled 

‘‘Improved, Front-End Optics to the 

Micro UV Detector’’, DAM 668–07 

entitled ‘‘Man Portable, Biological 

Aerosol Detector with High Level of 

Discrimination’’, and DAM 689–08 

entitled ‘‘Photon Counting Based 

Particle Detection Algorithm.’’ 

ADDRESSES: Requests for data and 

inventor interviews should be directed 

to Eric McGill, telephone: 410–436– 

8467, eric.s.mcgill@us.army.mil, U.S. 

Army Edgewood Chemical Biological 

Center (ECBC), AMSRD–ECB–PI–BP– 

TT, Bldg E3330/Rm 241 5183 

Blackhawk Road, APG, MD 21010–5424. 

Requests should be made prior to 

February 20, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dhirajlal Parekh, Office of Research and 

Technology Applications, U.S. Army 

Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, 

AMSRD–ECB–PI–BP–TT, Bldg E3330/ 

Rm 241 5183 Blackhawk Road, APG, 

MD 21010–5424, telephone: 410–436– 

8400, e-mail: 

dhirajlal.parekh@us.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. 

Army intends to move expeditiously to 

commercialize these patents by 

licensing to a cooperative research and 

development partner. Licensing 

application packages are available from 

ECBC and all applications and 

commercialization plans should be 

returned to ECBC by March 20, 2009. 

The Army intends to ensure that its 

licensed inventions are broadly 

commercialized throughout the United 

States. 

Authority: 35 U.S.C. 207, 37 CFR part 404. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–2537 Filed 2–5–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open meeting of the Biomass Research 

and Development Technical Advisory 

Committee under the Biomass Research 

and Development Act of 2000. The 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that 

agencies publish these notices in the 

Federal Register to allow for public 

participation. This notice announces the 

meeting of the Biomass Research and 

Development Technical Advisory 

Committee. 

DATES AND TIMES: 

February 25, 2009 at 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. 

February 26, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. to 

3:15 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Homewood Suites— 

Riverwalk—Alamo Room, 432 W. 

Market, San Antonio, TX 78205. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Valri Lightner, Designated Federal 

Officer for the Committee, Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586–0937 

or Carolyn Clark at (202) 586–8077; 

E-mail: cclark@bcs-hq.com. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide 

advice and guidance that promotes 

research and development leading to the 

production of biobased fuels and 

biobased products. 

Tentative Agenda: Agenda will 

include the following: 

• Update on USDA Biofuels Activities 

• Update on DOE Biofuels Activities 

• Presentation from the European 

Bioethanol Fuel Association on the 

European Perspective of the Biofuels 

Industry 

• Subcommittee Report-Outs 

• Presentation on Cellulosic Ethanol 

Commercialization from Range Fuels 

• Presentation on Enzymatic 

Breakthroughs from Genencor 

Public Participation: In keeping with 

procedures, members of the public are 

welcome to observe the business of the 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee. To 

attend the meeting and/or to make oral 

statements regarding any of the items on 

the agenda, you should contact Valri 

Lightner at 202–586–0937; E-mail: 

valri.lightner@ee.doe.gov or Carolyn 

Clark at (202) 586–8077; E-mail: 

cclark@bcs-hq.com. You must make 

your request for an oral statement at 

least 5 business days before the meeting. 

Members of the public will be heard in 

the order in which they sign up at the 

beginning of the meeting. Reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

scheduled oral statements on the 

agenda. The Chair of the Committee will 

make every effort to hear the views of 

all interested parties. If you would like 

to file a written statement with the 

Committee, you may do so either before 

or after the meeting. The Chair will 

conduct the meeting to facilitate the 

orderly conduct of business. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying at http:// 

www.brdisolutions.com/publications/ 

default.aspx#meetings. 

Issued at Washington, DC on February 3, 

2009. 

Rachel Samuel, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–2549 Filed 2–5–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

State Energy Advisory Board 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open teleconference. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

teleconference of the State Energy 

Advisory Board (STEAB). The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463; 86 Stat. 770) requires that public 

notice of these teleconferences be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: February 18, 2009 at 1–2 p.m. 

EDT. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

Burch, STEAB Designated Federal 

Officer, Division Director, Office of 


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