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305–9300, by fax at (703) 305–8885, or

by mail marked to her attention and

addressed to Under Secretary of

Commerce for Intellectual Property and

Director of the United States Patent and

Trademark Office, Box 4, Washington,

D.C. 20231.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Background

On September 29, 1999, President

William J. Clinton signed into law the

Treasury/Postal Appropriations Bill,

Public Law No. 106–58, Section 653,

which created the ‘‘National Intellectual

Property Law Enforcement Coordination

Council’’ (the Council). The Council’s

mission is ‘‘to coordinate domestic and

international intellectual property law

enforcement among federal and foreign

entities.’’ The Council is required to

‘‘report annually on its coordination

activities’’ to the President and to the

Appropriations and Judiciary

Committees of the House and Senate.

The statutorily designated Council

Members, listed according to their order

of mention in the statute, are: The

Assistant Secretary of Commerce and

Commissioner of Patents and

Trademarks (Co-Chair) (under Public

Law No. 106–113, the head of the

United States Patent and Trademark

Office is the Under Secretary of

Commerce for Intellectual Property and

Director of the United States Patent and

Trademark Office) (The Honorable Q.

Todd Dickinson); the Assistant Attorney

General, Criminal Division (Co-Chair)

(The Honorable James K. Robinson); the

Under Secretary of State for Economic,

Business, and Agricultural Affairs (The

Honorable Alan P. Larson); the Deputy

United States Trade Representative

(Ambassador Richard Fisher); the

Commissioner of Customs (The

Honorable Raymond W. Kelly); and the

Under Secretary of Commerce for

International Trade (Acting Under

Secretary Robert S. LaRussa). In

addition, the statute directs the Council

to consult with the Register of

Copyrights (The Honorable Marybeth

Peters) on law enforcement matters

relating to copyrights and related

matters and rights.

The full Council and their staffs have

met on several occasions to begin

shaping the Council’s agenda. This

Request for Public Comment is intended

to give intellectual property rights

owners (and other interested parties) an

opportunity to recommend steps in

furtherance of the Council’s mission.

2. Issues for Public Comment

Interested members of the public are

invited to present written comments on

issues relevant to the policy-related

objectives listed below. This forum is

not intended to serve as an opportunity

for the public to air individual caserelated complaints unless they are

relevant to broader law enforcement

policy issues.

The Council’s Agenda

What, if any, domestic policy-level

law enforcement issues should the

Council address?

What, if any, international policylevel law enforcement issues should the

Council address?

Council-Industry Cooperation

In what ways can the Council assist

the intellectual property industries in

creating domestic and international

environments conducive to enforcement

of intellectual property rights?

In what ways can the Council

enhance the enforcement of intellectual

property rights while facilitating

legitimate trade?

Are there gaps or impediments in

existing law enforcement regimes that, if

remedied, would enable rights-holders

to better protect their intellectual

property rights?

In what ways can the intellectual

property industries contribute to or

assist the Council in carrying out its

mission of coordinating domestic and

international intellectual property law

enforcement-related activities?

In what ways can the Council assist

U.S. Government interaction with its

foreign counterparts on intellectual

property law enforcement-related

activities?

3. Guidelines for Written Comments

Written comments should include the

name, affiliation, and title of the

individual providing the written

comments; and, if applicable, an

indication of whether the comments

offered represent the views of the

respondent’s organization or are the

respondent’s personal views.

Parties offering written comments

should also provide their comments in

machine-readable (electronic) format.

Such submissions may be provided via

Internet electronic mail or on a 3.5′′

floppy disk formatted for use in either

a Macintosh or MS–DOS based

computer. Machine-readable (electronic)

submissions should be provided as

unformatted text (e.g., ASCII or plain

text) or as formatted text in one of the

following formats: Microsoft Word

(Macintosh, DOS, or Windows

versions); or WordPerfect (Macintosh,

DOS, or Windows versions).

Information that is provided pursuant

to this notice will be made part of a

public record and may be made

available via the Internet. Therefore,

parties should not submit information

that they do not wish to be publicly

disclosed or made electronically

accessible. Parties who rely on

confidential information to illustrate a

point are requested to summarize, or

otherwise submit the information in a

way that will permit its public

disclosure.

Dated: May 31, 2000.

Q. Todd Dickinson,

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual

Property and Director of the United States

Patent and Trademark Office.

John C. Keeney,

Acting Assistant Attorney General for the

Criminal Division, United States Department

of Justice.

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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY

COMMISSION

Sunshine Notice; Meeting

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety

Commission.

TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, June 7,

2000, 2:00 p.m.

LOCATION: Room 420, East West Towers,

4330 East West Highway, Bethesda,

Maryland.

STATUS: Open to the Public.

MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Oral Drugs

Switched From Prescription to Overthe-Counter (OTC) Status

The staff will brief the Commission on

the staff’s recommendation to propose

that child-resistant packaging

requirements for oral prescription drugs

continue when such drugs are granted

over-the-counter (OTC) status by the

Food and Drug Administration.

For a recorded message containing the

latest agenda information, call (301)

504–0709.

CONTACT PERSON FOR ADDITIONAL

INFORMATION: Sadye E. Dunn, Office of

the Secretary, 4330 East West Highway,

Bethesda, MD 20207 (301) 504–0800.

Dated: May 31, 2000.

Sadye E. Dunn,

Secretary.

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