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screen. Because the original disclosure 

does not provide support for amending 

the claim to include a computer icon, 

the claim is fatally defective under 35 

U.S.C. 171 and should be rejected under 

35 U.S.C. 171, as set forth in MPEP 

section 1504.01(a), subsection (I)(B). In 

addition, the title and claim should be 

objected to under 37 CFR 1.153(a) for 

failing to designate a particular article of 

manufacture. 

Example 4 

Title: Paper stack icon for use on a 

mobile device screen. 

Description: The figure is a front view 

of a paper stack icon showing the new 

design. 

Claim: The ornamental design for a 

paper stack icon for use on a mobile 

device screen as shown and described 

As presented, the claimed design in 

this example would not comply with 35 

U.S.C. 171 because the drawing does not 

depict an article of manufacture (e.g., a 

display panel) in either solid or broken 

lines. Therefore, the claim should be 

rejected under 35 U.S.C. 171, as set forth 

in MPEP section 1504.01(a), subsection 

(I)(B). In addition, the title and claim 

should be objected to under 37 CFR 

1.153(a) for failing to designate a 

particular article of manufacture. 

Specifically, the language ‘‘for use on a 

mobile device screen’’ does not 

adequately designate a particular article 

of manufacture. However, because the 

original disclosure provides support for 

a mobile device screen, the application 

could be amended as follows: 

Title: Mobile device screen with a 

paper Paper stack icon for use on mobile 

device. 

Claim: The ornamental design for a 

mobile device screen with a paper stack 

icon for use on a mobile device as 

shown and described. 

Description: The figure is a front view 

of a mobile device with a virtual paper 

stack icon showing the new design. The 

broken lines showing a portion of the 

mobile device screen form no part of the 

claimed design. 

Note that a replacement figure 

showing the portion of a mobile device 

screen in either solid or broken lines 

must not introduce new matter. The 

replacement figure shown represents a 

best practice for applicants as it is the 

most likely amendment to be supported 

by the original disclosure. 

Replacement Figure: 

Example 5 

Title: Icon for computer display 

screen 

Description: The figure is a front view 

of a computer display screen with icon, 

showing the new design. The broken 

lines showing a portion of the computer 

display screen form no part of the 

claimed design. 

Claim: The ornamental design for an 

icon for computer display screen as 

shown and described 

As presented, the title and claim 

should be objected to under 37 CFR 

1.153(a) for failing to designate a 

particular article of manufacture. In 

particular, the language ‘‘for computer 

display screen’’ does not adequately 

designate a particular article of 

manufacture. 

However, as presented, the claimed 

design in this example complies with 35 

U.S.C. 171 because: 

(1) the USPTO considers a computer 

icon or a GUI on a display panel to be 

an integral and active component in the 

operation of a programmed computer 

displaying the design and more than a 

displayed picture; and 

(2) the application fully discloses the 

design as embodied in an article of 

manufacture, as the description and 

drawing depict the design embodied in 

a computer display screen in broken 

lines and the description (i.e., the 

broken line statement) describes a 

portion of a computer display screen. 

To address the objections to the title 

and claim, the application could be 

amended as follows: 

Title: Icon for computer Computer 

display screen with Icon 

Katherine Kelly Vidal, 

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual 

Property and Director of the United States 

Patent and Trademark Office. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25473 Filed 11–16–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Procurement List; Proposed Deletions 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Proposed Deletions from the 

Procurement List. 

SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing 

to delete product(s) and service(s) from 

the Procurement List that were 

furnished by nonprofit agencies 

employing persons who are blind or 

have other severe disabilities. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before: December 17, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled, 355 E Street SW, Suite 325, 

Washington, DC 20024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information or to submit 

comments contact: Michael R. 

Jurkowski, Telephone: (703) 785–6404, 

or email CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is published pursuant to 41 

U.S.C. 8503 (a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its 

purpose is to provide interested persons 

an opportunity to submit comments on 

the proposed actions. 

Deletions 

The following product(s) and 

service(s) are proposed for deletion from 

the Procurement List: 

Product(s) 

NSN(s)—Product Name(s): 

7530–01–463–2324—Folder, File, 1⁄3 Cut 

Tab, Classification, Pressboard, 2 

Dividers, 6 Part, Earth Red, Legal 

7530–01–463–2326—Folder, File, 1⁄3 Cut 

Tab, Classification, Pressboard, 2 

Dividers, 6 Part, Blue, Legal 

7530–01–463–2330—Folder, File, 1⁄3 Cut 

Tab Classification, Pressboard, 1 Divider, 

4 Part, Light Green, Letter 

7530–01–517–1781—Folder, File, 1⁄3 Cut 

Tab, Classification, Pressboard, 2 

Dividers, 6 Part, Green, Legal 

7530–01–523–4594—Folder, File, 1⁄3 Cut 

Tab, Classification, Pressboard, 1 

Divider, 4 Part, Earth Red, Letter 

Contracting Activity: GSA/FAS ADMIN 

SVCS ACQUISITION BR(2, NEW YORK, 

NY 

NSN(s)—Product Name(s): 

8455–00–NIB–0139—Name Tape, 

Embroidered, USAF, Tigerstripe 

8455–00–NIB–0140—Service Tape, 

Embroidered, USAF, Tigerstripe 

Mandatory Source of Supply: LIONS 

INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND, INC, 

Kinston, NC 

Contracting Activity: FA3016 502 CONS CL 

JBSA, FORT SAM HOUSTON, TX 


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Service(s) 

Service Type: Switchboard Operation 

Mandatory for: US Air Force, Telephone 

Operator Consolidated Call Center; 180 

Benedict Avenue: Joint Base LangleyEustis, VA 

Mandatory Source of Supply: VersAbility 

Resources, Inc., Hampton, VA 

Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE AIR 

FORCE, FA4890 ACC AMIC 

Service Type: Janitorial/Custodial 

Mandatory for: Hannibal Federal Building, 

801 Broadway, Hannibal, MO 

Contracting Activity: PUBLIC BUILDINGS 

SERVICE, GSA/PUBLIC BUILDINGS 

SERVICE 

Service Type: Laundry/Dry Cleaning 

Mandatory for: US Air Force, 911th Airlift 

Wing, Pittsburg International Airport 

ARS, Coraopolis, PA; 2375 Defense 

Avenue; Coraopolis, PA 

Mandatory Source of Supply: Hancock 

County Sheltered Workshop, Inc., 

Weirton, WV 

Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE AIR 

FORCE, FA6712 911 AW LGC 

Michael R. Jurkowski, 

Acting Director, Business Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25418 Filed 11–16–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6353–01–P 

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposals, Submissions, 

and Approvals 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled operates as the U.S. AbilityOne 

Commission (Commission). This notice 

announces the Commission’s intent to 

submit the Information Collection 

Request (‘‘ICR’’) described below to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for approval under applicable 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act. This notice provides an 

opportunity to interested members of 

the public and affected agencies to 

comment on a proposed Participating 

Employee Eligibility form. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

January 16, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to 

policy@abilityone.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Stewart, Compliance and 

Enforcement Attorney, Office of General 

Counsel, U.S. AbilityOne Commission, 

355 E Street SW, Suite 325, Washington, 

DC 20024; telephone: (703) 254–6172; 

email: cstewart@abilityone.gov. If you 

are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a 

speech disability and wish to access 

telecommunications relay services, 

please dial 7–1–1. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Overview of ICR: This notice pertains 

to an ICR the Commission intends to 

submit to OMB to approve the form that 

an AbilityOne-participating nonprofit 

agency employer will fill out to 

document its determination of an 

individual’s eligibility to be a 

participating employee in the 

AbilityOne Program. The form is an 

updated and modified version of the 

Commission’s Individual Eligibility 

Evaluation (IEE) form (OMB Control # 

3037–0012). The purpose of the IEE was 

to determine and document an 

individual’s eligibility to participate in 

the AbilityOne Program by identifying 

the individual’s barriers to employment 

as well as the job supports the 

individual needs to perform their job. 

This ICR is consistent with OMB 

regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, which 

implement provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq.) These regulations require the 

Commission to provide an opportunity 

to interested members of the public and 

affected agencies to comment on 

information collection and 

recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 

1320.8(d)) such as those proposed to be 

implemented through this form. 

The Commission is responsible for 

implementing the Javits-Wagner-O’Day 

(JWOD) Act, 41 U.S.C. 8501–8506. In 

doing so, the Commission oversees the 

AbilityOne Program, an employment 

program in which individuals who are 

blind or have significant disabilities 

provide products and services to 

Federal agencies, thereby creating 

employment opportunities. The 

Commission maintains a Procurement 

List of mandatory source products and 

services provided by approximately 450 

qualified nonprofit agencies (NPAs). 

The individuals who are blind or have 

significant disabilities working on 

AbilityOne contracts are called 

‘‘participating employees.’’ 

The Commission collects certain data 

from qualified NPAs regarding 

participating employees in order to 

ensure the integrity of the AbilityOne 

Program. Providing effective program 

stewardship requires collection of 

information to protect participating 

employees and ensure that positions 

intended for individuals who are blind 

or have significant disabilities are, in 

fact, filled by those individuals. 

The proposed data collection form in 

this ICR is consistent with the 

Commission’s responsibilities and 

ensures that the Commission will 

collect the most pertinent data to inform 

its oversight and decision making. 

The form described in this ICR is the 

first of two forms intended to modernize 

the existing IEE form and align it with 

the Commission’s strategic plan and 

updated approach to determining 

eligibility for participating employees. 

The Commission has outlined the 

criteria for eligibility for participating 

employees in its Policy 51.403, which 

will be published in final form on 

November 17, 2023, and will be 

effective on January 1, 2024. 

As outlined in Policy 51.403, and 

reflected in the proposed form, a 

significant change in the Commission’s 

approach to determining a prospective 

employee’s eligibility for the AbilityOne 

Program is the Commission’s acceptance 

of other governmental agency 

determinations of disability. For 

example, individuals deemed eligible 

for Social Security disability benefits are 

now automatically eligible to participate 

in the AbilityOne Program. The 

proposed form described in this ICR 

enables NPAs to certify that an 

individual has a determination of 

disability from a governmental agency, 

and in so doing, streamlines the process 

to qualify individuals for employment 

in the AbilityOne Program. 

A draft version of the form NPAs will 

complete is available at 

www.abilityone.gov (see News and 

Events column on the homepage). For 

individuals who meet the eligibility 

requirements under either Part A or Part 

B of the proposed form, the Commission 

estimates that completing the form will 

take approximately 5 minutes. For 

individuals who meet the eligibility 

requirements under Part C or Part D of 

the proposed form, the Commission 

estimates that completing the form will 

take approximately 30 minutes. NPAs 

completing Part C or Part D of the form 

will need to complete Part E, as well, 

which is included in the estimated 30 

minutes. 

In accordance with these and other 

changes reflected in Policy 51.403, the 

Commission estimates that the time and 

financial burden to the NPAs in 

completing the proposed form will be 

significantly lower than required by the 

corresponding sections of the existing 

IEE form. Over time, this form will 

further substantially reduce the burden 

on NPAs because, in most cases, it will 

be filled out only once per employee— 

i.e., when an employee is onboarded— 

and not on an annual basis as required 

by the existing IEE form. For employees 

with a non-permanent disability, the 

form will be completed on a recurring, 


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