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f) Compliance/non-compliance with a 

disclosure requirement. 

11. Please describe your views on 

what trigger mechanism should be used, 

if any, for a patent disclosure 

requirement pursuant to the Chair’s text 

or the consolidated text. 

12. Please describe your views on 

what a patent applicant should be 

compelled to disclose in a patent 

application, in the context of a patent 

disclosure requirement. 

13. Please describe your views on 

whether a patent disclosure requirement 

should include provisions that impact 

the grant or the validity and 

enforceability of a patent in cases of 

non-compliance with a disclosure 

requirement. 

14. Please describe your views on the 

current working text for an International 

Legal Instrument Relating to Intellectual 

Property, Genetic Resources and 

Traditional Knowledge Associated with 

Genetic Resources, which has been 

approved for consideration by the 

Diplomatic Conference. Please describe 

recommendations, if any, for additions, 

deletions or changes that you would 

recommend to Articles 1 through 9 

(‘‘substantive articles’’) from the Chair’s 

text and Articles 10 through 23 

(‘‘administrative provisions and final 

clauses’’) drafted by the WIPO 

Secretariat, including whether any 

language from the ‘‘consolidated text,’’ a 

previous working text in these 

discussions, should be incorporated into 

or replace the current working text. 

These texts can be found at the links 

below: 

a) Current working text ‘‘substantive 

articles’’ (Articles 1 through 9 from the 

WIPO IGC ‘‘Chair’s text’’), as revised in 

the Special Session of the 

Intergovernmental Committee on 

Intellectual Property and Genetic 

Resources, Traditional Knowledge and 

Folklore, held in Geneva on September 

4–8, 2023, is included as the Annex to 

document WIPO/GRTKF/IC/SS/GE/23/4 

on the Decisions adopted by the 

committee on genetic resources and 

associated traditional knowledge, which 

can be found on the WIPO website, 

https://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/doc_

details.jsp?doc_id=620066. 

b) Current working text 

‘‘administrative provisions and final 

clauses’’ are contained in GRATK/PM/2, 

which can be found on the WIPO 

website, https://www.wipo.int/edocs/ 

mdocs/diplconf/en/gratk_pm/gratk_

pm_2.pdf, with a minor revision to 

delete ‘‘to advise it on the matters 

referred to in Articles [7] and [9], and on 

any other matter’’ in Article 11.2(e), as 

reflected in Summary Report of the 

Preparatory Committee, which can be 

found on the WIPO website, https://

www.wipo.int/edocs/mdocs/diplconf/ 

en/gratk_pm/gratk_pm_5.pdf. 

c) The latest consolidated text, 

contained in the Annex to document 

WO/GRTKF/IC/43/4, which can be 

found on the WIPO website, https://

www.wipo.int/edocs/mdocs/tk/en/wipo_

grtkf_ic_43/wipo_grtkf_ic_43_4.pdf. 

15. Please describe whether you 

believe any additional requirements, in 

particular a mandatory disclosure 

requirement relating to genetic 

resources and associated traditional 

knowledge, would negatively impact 

your patent filing strategy in overseas 

markets, your ability to protect 

innovation, or your business and 

investment strategy. 

Section III—Need and Effectiveness of 

Sui Generis Exclusive Rights, 

Intellectual Property Rights, or Other 

Methods for Protecting Traditional 

Knowledge and Traditional Cultural 

Expressions 

16. Please describe your views and 

experiences regarding the use of sui 

generis exclusive rights to protect 

traditional knowledge and traditional 

cultural expressions. 

17. Please describe your views and 

experiences regarding the use of 

intellectual property rights to protect 

traditional knowledge and traditional 

cultural expressions. 

18. Please describe your views and 

experiences regarding the use of means 

or methods other than sui generis 

exclusive rights or intellectual property 

rights to protect traditional knowledge 

and traditional cultural expressions. 

Among other means and methods, this 

could include soft law, such as 

declarations, recommendations, best 

practices, toolkits, and voluntary codes 

of conduct. 

19. Please provide your 

recommendations regarding how best to 

address unauthorized uses of traditional 

knowledge or traditional cultural 

expressions. 

Katherine K. Vidal, 

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual 

Property and Director of the United States 

Patent and Trademark Office. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(‘‘PRA’’), this notice announces that the 

Information Collection Request (‘‘ICR’’) 

abstracted below has been forwarded to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs (‘‘OIRA’’), of the Office of 

Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’), for 

review and comment. The ICR describes 

the nature of the information collection 

and its expected costs and burden. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before November 24, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of this 

notice’s publication to OIRA, at https:// 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Please find this particular information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

30-day Review—Open for Public 

Comments’’ or by using the website’s 

search function. Comments can be 

entered electronically by clicking on the 

‘‘comment’’ button next to the 

information collection on the ‘‘OIRA 

Information Collections Under Review’’ 

page, or the ‘‘View ICR—Agency 

Submission’’ page. A copy of the 

supporting statement for the collection 

of information discussed herein may be 

obtained by visiting https://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

In addition to the submission of 

comments to https://Reginfo.gov as 

indicated above, a copy of all comments 

submitted to OIRA may also be 

submitted to the Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission (the 

‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘CFTC’’) by clicking 

on the ‘‘Submit Comment’’ box next to 

the descriptive entry for OMB Control 

No. 3038–0059, at https://

comments.cftc.gov/FederalRegister/ 

PublicInfo.aspx. 

Or by either of the following methods: 

• Mail: Christopher Kirkpatrick, 

Secretary of the Commission, 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 

1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 

20581. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as 

Mail above. 

All comments must be submitted in 

English, or if not, accompanied by an 

English translation. Comments 

submitted to the Commission should 

include only information that you wish 

to make available publicly. If you wish 

the Commission to consider information 

that you believe is exempt from 

disclosure under the Freedom of 

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1 17 CFR 145.9. 

2 44 U.S.C. 3512, 5 CFR 1320.5(b)(2)(i) and 1320.8 

(b)(3)(vi). 

to the procedures established in § 145.9 

of the Commission’s regulations.1 The 

Commission reserves the right, but shall 

have no obligation, to review, prescreen, filter, redact, refuse or remove 

any or all of your submission from 

https://www.cftc.gov that it may deem to 

be inappropriate for publication, such as 

obscene language. All submissions that 

have been redacted or removed that 

contain comments on the merits of the 

ICR will be retained in the public 

comment file and will be considered as 

required under the Administrative 

Procedure Act and other applicable 

laws, and may be accessible under the 

Freedom of Information Act. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrew Stein, Assistant Chief Counsel, 

Division of Market Oversight, 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, (202) 418–6054, email: 

astein@cftc.gov, and refer to OMB 

Control No. 3038–0059. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Part 41 Relating to Security 

Futures Products (OMB Control No. 

3038–0059). This is a request for 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: Section 4d(c) of the 

Commodity Exchange Act (‘‘CEA’’), 7 

U.S.C. 6d(c), requires the CFTC to 

consult with the Securities and 

Exchange Commission (‘‘SEC’’) and 

issue such rules, regulations, or orders 

as are necessary to avoid duplicative or 

conflicting regulations applicable to 

firms that are fully registered with the 

SEC as brokers or dealers and the CFTC 

as futures commission merchants, 

involving provisions of the CEA that 

pertain to the treatment of customer 

funds. The CFTC, jointly with the SEC, 

issued regulations requiring such 

dually-registered firms to make choices 

as to how its customers’ transactions in 

security futures products will be treated, 

either as securities transactions held in 

a securities account or as futures 

transactions held in a futures account. 

How an account is treated is important 

in the unlikely event of the insolvency 

of the firm. Only securities accounts 

receive insurance protection under 

provisions of the Securities Investor 

Protection Act. By contrast, only futures 

accounts are subject to the protections 

provided by the segregation 

requirements of the CEA. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number.2 The Federal Register 

notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on this collection 

of information was published on August 

9, 2023 (88 FR 53871). The Commission 

did not receive any relevant comments 

pursuant to the 60-Day Notice. 

Burden Statement: The respondent 

burden for this collection is estimated to 

average .9 hours per response. This 

estimate includes the time needed to 

review instructions; develop, acquire, 

install, and utilize technology and 

systems for the purposes of collecting, 

validating, and verifying information, 

processing and maintaining information 

and disclosing and providing 

information; adjust the existing ways to 

comply with any previously applicable 

instructions and requirements; train 

personnel to be able to respond to a 

collection of information; and transmit 

or otherwise disclose the information. 

Affected Entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are businesses 

and other for-profit institutions. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 9. 

Estimated average burden hours per 

respondent: 52 hours (rounded). 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 467 hours. 

Frequency of collection: On occasion. 

There are no capital costs or operating 

and maintenance costs associated with 

this collection. 

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) 

Dated: October 18, 2023. 

Robert Sidman, 

Deputy Secretary of the Commission. 

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BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Meeting Notice—Military Justice 

Review Panel 

AGENCY: General Counsel of the 

Department of Defense, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this 

notice to announce that the Military 

Justice Review Panel will host an open 

meeting on October 24–25, 2023. This 

meeting will be held virtually. 

DATES: October 24, 2023—Open to the 

public from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EST) 

and October 25, 2023—Open to the 

public from 11:15 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 

(EST). 

ADDRESSES: This virtual meeting can be 

accessed via the following dial-in 

number and links: 

Dial-in: +1 646 828 7666, Meeting ID: 

161 535 0618 Passcode: 654321. Link: 

https://www.zoomgov.com/j/ 

1615350618?pwd=NFow

UHFKSVQvOUprZUFaOVd6RmxJZz09. 

Meeting ID: 161 535 0618 Passcode: 

654321. For those who would like to 

attend, please send registration 

information to 

whs.pentagon.em.mbx.mjrp@mail.mil, 

providing your name, email, 

organization (if applicable), and 

telephone number. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Pete L. Yob, 703–693–3857 (Voice), 

louis.p.yob.civ@mail.mil (Email). 

Mailing address is MJRP, One Liberty 

Center, 875 N Randolph Street, Suite 

150, Arlington, Virginia 22203. The 

most up-to-date changes to the meeting 

agenda can be found on the website: 

https://mjrp.osd.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to 5521 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal 

Year (FY) 2017, as amended by § 531(k) 

of the FY 2018 NDAA, the Secretary of 

Defense established this panel to 

conduct independent periodic reviews 

and assessments of the operation of the 

Uniform Code of Military Justice 

(UCMJ). 10 U.S.C. 946. Art. 146 

(effective Jan 1, 2019). 

Purpose of the Meeting: Pursuant to 

UCMJ, Article 146, the Panel shall 

conduct independent periodic reviews 

and assessments of the operation of the 

UCMJ, including the review and 

assessment of the implementation of 

amendments made to the UCMJ and 

sentencing data. This will be the 

seventh meeting held by the MJRP. On 

Day 1, the Panel will hear from Service 

defense counsel. On Day 2, Panel 

members will hold two open sessions. 

The first session will be composed of 

Service trial counsel; and for the second 

open session, the Panel will receive a 

briefing from representatives from the 

Joint Service Committee on Military 

Justice on the recent military justice 

Executive Order. 

Dated: October 19, 2023. 

Natalie M. Ragland, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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BILLING CODE 6001–FR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2023–OS–0100] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Personnel and Readiness 


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