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statutory authority for the Commercial

Service to conduct the International Buyer

Program is 15 U.S.C. 4724.

John Klingelhut,

Director, Office of Public/Private Initiatives,

U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service,

International Trade Administration, U.S.

Department of Commerce.

[FR Doc. 00–16188 Filed 6–26–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–FP–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and

Technology

Announcement of Radio and

Telephone Terminal Equipment

Directive Training Workshop

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards

and Technology, Department of

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The National Institute of

Standards and Technology (NIST)

invites interested parties to attend a

two-day Radio and Telephone Terminal

Equipment (R&TTE) Directive training

workshop. The workshop is aimed at

providing information to potential U.S.

conformity assessment bodies (CABs)

for compliance with the requirement of

the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC and its

impact on the current EMC Directive 89/

336/EEC. The morning session of the

first day of the workshop will be

devoted to general introduction to EMC

Directive including operation of

Competent Bodies and the use of

Technical Construction Files. The

afternoon of the first day and the second

full day of the workshop will be devoted

to the requirements of R&TTE Directive.

The European Union (EU) personnel

will conduct this workshop. NIST and

Federal Communications Commission

personnel will participate. There is a fee

of $175 for each attendee of the training

workshop. All attendees must register

no later than July 7, 2000.

DATES: The EMC Directive component of

the training workshop will be held on

July 17, 2000, from 9:00 AM to Noon.

The R&TTE Directive component will be

held on July 17 from 1:00 to 5:00 PM

and on July 18, 2000, from 9:00 AM to

5:00 PM.

ADDRESSES: Both days of the training

workshop will be held at the Quality

Suites-Shady Grove, 3 Research Court,

Rockville, Maryland 20850 (near Shady

Grove exit off Interstate I-270).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

registration information, you may

telephone R&TTE Workshop

Coordinator, Lori Buckland at (301)

975–3881. You may register for the

workshop by E-mail addressed to

lori.buckland@nist.gov or by facsimilie

at (301) 948–2067. You may also register

by U.S. mail addressed to Lori

Buckland, R&TTE Workshop

Coordinator, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive,

Mail Stop 3461, Gaithersburg, MD

20899–3461. Training program

information and the registration form is

available at the NIST Web site at http:/

/www.nist.gov/public_affairs/confpage/

conffutr.htm. For technical information

regarding the workshop, please call

Jogindar Dhillon at 301–975–5521 or

send on E-mail to dhillon@nist.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

VIII, of the Telecommunication

Equipment and Electromagnetic

Compatibility Sectoral Annexes of the

U.S./EU Mutual Recognition Agreement

(MRA), recommends that the MRA

partners sponsor seminars concerning

the relevant technical and product

approval requirements. A copy of the

U.S./EU MRA can be accessed at http:/

/www/ustr.gov/agreements/mra/

mral.pdf. The new R&TTE Directive

1999/5/EC came into force on March 9,

1999, that replaced the old TTE

Directive 98/13/EC. The text of the

R&TTE Directive can be accessed

through http://www.europa.eu.int/

comm/dgs_en.htm.

Before the training workshop, the

Telecommunication Certification Bodies

(TCB) Council (a product certifiers’

group) will meet on Sunday, July 16,

2000, between 4:00 and 6:00 PM the

Quality Suites-Shady Grove. All

registered participants for the R&TTE

Training Workshop are welcome to

attend the TCB Council meeting.

Dated: June 20, 2000.

Karen H. Brown,

Deputy Director.

[FR Doc. 00–16242 Filed 6–26–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 052400G]

Marine Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of photography permit

No. 980–1570.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Lonsdale Productions, 113 Fakenham

Road, Great Ryburgh, Norfolk NR21

7AQ, United Kingdom, has been issued

a permit to take by Level B harassment

two species, gray whale (Eschrichtius

robustus) and killer whale (Orcinus

orca) of non-threatened, nonendangered marine mammals for

purposes of commercial photography.

ADDRESSES: The permit and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment

in the following offices:

Permits Division, Office of Protected

Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West

Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring,

MD 20910 (301/713–2289); and

Regional Administrator, Alaska

Region, 709 W. 9th Street, Federal

Building Room 461, P.O. Box 21668,

Juneau, AK 99802 (907/586–7235).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April

25, 2000, notice was published in the

Federal Register (65 FR 24185) that the

above-named applicant had submitted a

request for a permit to take two species

of marine mammals by Level B

harassment during the course of

commercial photographic activities in

Alaska waters. The requested permit has

been issued, under the authority of

section 104(c)(6) of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.).

Dated: June 21, 2000.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 00–16226 Filed 6–26–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

United States Patent and Trademark

Office

Reopening of the Time Period for

Acceptance of Comments on Issues

Related to Policies and Agenda for the

National Intellectual Property Law

Enforcement Coordination Council

AGENCY: U.S. Patent and Trademark

Office, Co-Chair, National Intellectual

Property Law Enforcement Coordination

Council.

ACTION: Reopening of time period for

acceptance of comments.

SUMMARY: On Monday, June 5, 2000, the

members of the National Intellectual

Property Law Enforcement Coordination

Council (the Council) published a

Notice seeking public comment on

issues associated with the Council’s

mission (65 F.R. 35611 (2000)).

Interested members of the public were

invited to present written comments on

the topics outlined in the

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Supplementary Information section of

the Notice by June 20, 2000. This notice

reopens the time period for submission

of comments. Comments will be

accepted through July 7, 2000.

DATES: All comments are due by July 7,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to offer

written comments should address those

comments to Under Secretary of

Commerce for Intellectual Property and

Director of the United States Patent and

Trademark Office, Box 4, Washington,

DC 20231, marked to the attention of

Elizabeth Shaw. Comments may also be

submitted by facsimile transmission to

(703) 305–7575, or by electronic mail

through the Internet to

elizabeth.shaw2@uspto.gov. All

comments will be maintained for public

inspection in Room 902, Crystal Park II,

2121 Crystal Drive, Arlington, Virginia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Elizabeth Shaw by telephone at (703)

305–1033, by fax at (703) 305–7575, 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,

DC 20231.

Dated: June 22, 2000.

Albin F. Drost,

Acting Solicitor.

[FR Doc. 00–16213 Filed 6–26–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–16–U

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

[OMB Control Number 0704–0369]

Information Collection Requirement;

Defense Federal Acquisition

Regulation Supplement; Rights in

Technical Data and Computer Software

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments regarding a proposed

extension of an approved information

collection requirement.

SUMMARY: In compliance with section

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

chapter 35), DoD announces the

proposed extension of a public

information collection requirement and

seeks public comment on the provisions

thereof. DoD invites comments on: (a)

Whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of DoD,

including whether the information will

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of

the estimate of the burden of the

proposed information collection; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the information collection on

respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

The Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) has approved this information

collection for use through September 30,

2000. DoD proposes that OMB extend its

approval for use through September 30,

2003.

DATES: DoD will consider all comments

received by August 28, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties should

submit written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection to: Defense

Acquisition Regulations Council, Attn:

Ms. Melissa D. Rider,

OUSD(AT&L)DP(DAR), IMD 3D139,

3062 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC

20301–3062. Telefax (703) 602–0350.

E-mail comments submitted via the

Internet should be addressed to:

dfars@acq.osd.mil.

Please cite OMB Control Number

0704–0369 in all correspondence related

to this issue. E-mail comments should

cite OMB Control Number 0704–0369 in

the subject line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Melissa D. Rider, (703) 602–4245. The

information collection requirements

addressed in this notice are available

electronically via the Internet at: http:/

/www.acq.osd.mil/dp/dars/dfars.html.

Paper copies are available from Ms.

Melissa D. Rider,

OUSD(AT&L)DP(DAR), IMD 3D139,

3062 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC

20301–3062.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title and OMB Number: Defense

Federal Acquisition Regulation

Supplement (DFARS) Subpart 227.71,

Rights in Technical data, and Subpart

227.72, Rights in Computer Software

and Computer Software Documentation,

and related provisions and clauses of

the Defense federal acquisition

Regulation Supplement (DFARS); OMB

Control Number 0704–0369.

Needs and Uses: DFARS Subparts

227.71 and 227.72 prescribe the use of

solicitation provisions and contract

clauses containing information

collection requirements that are

associated with rights in technical data

and computer software. DoD needs this

information to implement 10 U.S.C.

2320, Rights in technical data, and 10

U.S.C. 2321, Validation of proprietary

data restrictions. DoD uses the

information to recognize and protect

contractor rights in technical data and

computer software that are associated

with privately funded developments;

and to ensure that technical data

delivered under a contract is complete

and accurate and satisfies contract

requirements.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit and no-for-profit institutions.

Annual Burden Hours: 1,299,698.

Number of Respondents: 56,044.

Responses Per Respondent: 15.

Average Burden Per Response: 1.5

hours.

Frequency: On occasion.

Summary of Information Collection

DoD uses the following DFARS

provisions and clauses in solicitations

and contracts to require offerors and

contractors to identify and mark data or

software requiring protection from

unauthorized release or disclosure in

accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2320:

252.227–7013, Rights in Technical

Data-Noncommercial Items.

252.227–7014, Rights in

Noncommercial Computer Software and

Noncommercial Computer Software

Documentation.

252.227–7017, Identification and

Assertion of Use, Release, or Disclosure

Restrictions.

252.227–7018, Rights in

Noncommercial Technical Data and

Computer Software-Small Business

Innovation Research (SBIR) Program.

In accordance with 10 U.S.C.

2320(a)(2)(D), DoD may disclose limited

rights data to persons outside the

Government, or allow those persons to

use limited rights data, if the recipient

agrees not to further release, disclose, or

use the data. Therefore, the clause at

DFARS 252.227–7013, Rights in

Technical Data-Noncommercial Items,

requires the contractor to identify and

mark data or software that it provides

with limited rights.

In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2321(b),

contractors and subcontractors at any

tier must be prepared to furnish written

justification for any asserted restriction

on the Government’s rights to use or

release data. The following DFARs

clauses require contractors and

subcontractors to maintain adequate

records and procedures to justify any

asserted restrictions:

225.227–7019, Validation of Asserted

Restrictions-Computer Software.

252.227–7037, Validation of

Restrictive Markings on Technical Data.

In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2320,

DoD must protect the rights of

contractors that have developed items,

components, or processes at private

expense. Therefore, the clause at DFARS

252.227–7025, Limitations on the Use or

Disclosure of Government-Furnished

Information Marked with Restrictive