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constructively addressed through a 

notice and takedown multistakeholder 

dialogue: 

a. Reducing the volume of takedown 

notices sent to service providers; 

b. Minimizing reappearance of 

infringing material; 

c. Inaccurate takedown requests; 

d. Misuse of takedown requests; and 

e. Difficulties in using the system for 

individuals or small and medium-size 

enterprises (SME). 

What other issues could be 

considered? For each issue to be 

considered, who are the stakeholders 

needed at the table? 

23. How can the Task Force ensure 

participation by all relevant 

stakeholders, as well as effective and 

informed representation of their 

interests? 

24. Are there lessons from existing 

multistakeholder processes in the 

realms of Internet policy, intellectual 

property policy, or technical standardsetting that could be applied here? If so, 

what are they and to what extent are 

they applicable? 

25. In what ways could the 

stakeholder discussions be structured to 

best facilitate consensus? 

Public Meeting 

On October 30, 2013, the Task Force 

will hold an initial public meeting to 

hear stakeholder views and to initiate 

discussion of the five topics identified 

above. The event will seek participation 

and comment from interested 

stakeholders, including creators, right 

holders, Internet intermediaries, 

consumer representatives, public 

interest groups, and academics. 

The agenda for the public meeting 

will be available at least one week prior 

to the meeting and the meeting will be 

webcast. The agenda and webcast 

information will be available on the 

Internet Policy Task Force Web site, 

http://www.ntia.doc.gov/

internetpolicytaskforce and the 

USPTO’s Web site, http://

www.uspto.gov. 

The meeting will be open to members 

of the public to attend, space permitting, 

on a first-come, first-served basis. Preregistration for the meeting is available 

at: http://events.SignUp4.com/Green 

Paper. The meeting will be physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Individuals requiring accommodation, 

such as sign language interpretation, 

real-time captioning of the webcast or 

other ancillary aids, should 

communicate their needs to Hollis 

Robinson or Ben Golant, Office of Policy 

and External Affairs, United States 

Patent and Trademark Office, Madison 

Building, 600 Dulany Street, 

Alexandria, VA 22314; telephone (571) 

272–9300; email hollis.robinson@

uspto.gov or benjamin.golant@uspto.gov 

at least seven (7) business days prior to 

the meeting. Attendees should arrive at 

least one-half hour prior to the start of 

the meeting, and must present a valid 

government-issued photo identification 

upon arrival. Persons who have preregistered (and received confirmation) 

will have seating held until 15 minutes 

before the program begins. Members of 

the public will have an opportunity to 

ask questions at the meeting. 

Dated: September 30, 2013. 

Teresa Stanek Rea, 

Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for 

Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of 

the United States Patent and Trademark 

Office. 

Lawrence E. Strickling, 

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 

Communications and Information. 

[FR Doc. 2013–24309 Filed 10–2–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National 

and Community Service (CNCS), as part 

of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

conducts a pre-clearance consultation 

program to provide the general public 

and federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing collections of 

information in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This 

program helps to ensure that requested 

data can be provided in the desired 

format, reporting burden (time and 

financial resources) is minimized, 

collection instruments are clearly 

understood, and the impact of collection 

requirement on respondents can be 

properly assessed. Individuals who use 

a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TTY–TDD) may call (202) 565– 

2799 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. 

eastern time, Monday through Friday. 

Currently, CNCS is soliciting 

comments concerning AmeriCorps 

Application Instructions related to the 

Presidential Memorandum on 

Expanding National Service through 

Partnerships. Applicants will respond 

to the questions included in this 

information collection request in order 

to apply for funding through these grant 

competitions. 

Copies of the information collection 

request can be obtained by contacting 

the office listed in the addresses section 

of this notice. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the individual and office 

listed in the ADDRESSES section by 

December 2, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by the title of the information 

collection activity, by any of the 

following methods: 

(1) By mail sent to: Corporation for 

National and Community Service; 

Attention Jennifer Bastress Tahmasebi, 

Deputy Director, AmeriCorps State and 

National, Room 9501; 1201 New York 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20525. 

(2) By hand delivery or by courier to 

the CNCS mailroom at Room 8100 at the 

mail address given in paragraph (1) 

above, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

(3) Electronically through the CNCS 

email address system: 

jbastresstahmasebi@cns.gov or 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Bastress Tahmasebi, (202) 606– 

6667, or by email at 

jbastresstahmasebi@cns.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

CNCS is particularly interested in 

comments that: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are expected to respond, including the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology 

(e.g., permitting electronic submissions 

of responses). 

Background: These application 

instructions will be used by applicants 

for funding through AmeriCorps State 

and National grant competitions related 

to the President’s Memorandum on 

Expanding National Service. These 

competitions are designed and 

conducted in partnership with other 


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federal and non-federal entities, when 

appropriations are available, to address 

the Corporation’s strategic initiatives or 

other priorities. Applicants will respond 

to the questions included in these 

instructions in order to apply for 

funding in these competitions. 

Current Action: CNCS seeks approval 

for an alternative version of the 

AmeriCorps State and National 

Application Instructions. The 

Application Instructions are being 

revised to align with the initiative 

outlined in the President’s 

Memorandum on Expanding National 

Service. The Application Instructions 

will be used in the same manner as the 

existing Application Instructions. 

Type of Review: New. 

Agency: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

Title: AmeriCorps Application 

Instructions related to the President’s 

Memo on Expanding National Service. 

OMB Number: TBD. 

Agency Number: None. 

Affected Public: Nonprofit 

organizations, State, Local and Tribal. 

Total Respondents: 350. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Average Time per Response: 24 hours. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 8,400. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

None. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintenance): None. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 

information collection request; they will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Dated: September 27, 2013. 

Bill Basl, 

Director, AmeriCorps State and National. 

[FR Doc. 2013–24057 Filed 10–2–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6050–28–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Meeting of the National Commission 

on the Structure of the Air Force 

AGENCY: Director of Administration and 

Management, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee 

Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing this notice to announce that 

the following Federal Advisory 

Committee meeting of the National 

Commission on the Structure of the Air 

Force (‘‘the Commission’’) will take 

place. 

DATES: Date of Open Meeting, including 

Hearing and Commission Discussion: 

Wednesday, October 9, 2013. 

Registration will begin at 12:30 p.m. The 

meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m. and 

adjourn at 5:00 p.m. local time. 

ADDRESSES: Civilian Passenger Terminal 

Lounge and Conference Room, Westover 

Metropolitan Airport, 255 Padgette 

Street, Chicopee, MA 01022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. 

Marcia Moore, Designated Federal 

Officer, National Commission on the 

Structure of the Air Force, 1950 Defense 

Pentagon, Room 3A874, Washington, 

DC 20301–1950. Email: 

marcia.l.moore12.civ@mail.mil. Desk 

(703) 545–9113. Facsimile (703) 692– 

5625. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is being held under the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 

U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the 

Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 

41 CFR 102–3.150. 

Purpose of Meeting: The members of 

the Commission will hear testimony 

from individual witnesses and then will 

discuss the information presented at the 

hearings. 

Agenda: The morning of October 9, 

2013, a subset of members from the 

Commission will tour units located at 

Westover Air Reserve Base, 

Massachusetts. On October 8, 2013, a 

subset of members from the Commission 

will tour units located at Pease Air 

National Guard Base, New Hampshire. 

The afternoon hearing and meeting on 

Wednesday, October 9, 2013 is expected 

to include representatives from the 

Massachusetts Governor’s office, local 

U.S. Air Force and Massachusetts 

National Guard leadership who have 

been asked to testify and address the 

evaluation factors under consideration 

by the Commission for a U.S. Air Force 

structure that—(a) meets current and 

anticipated requirements of the 

combatant commands; (b) achieves an 

appropriate balance between the regular 

and reserve components of the Air 

Force, taking advantage of the unique 

strengths and capabilities of each; (c) 

ensures that the regular and reserve 

components of the Air Force have the 

capacity needed to support current and 

anticipated homeland defense and 

disaster assistance missions in the 

United States; (d) provides for sufficient 

numbers of regular members of the Air 

Force to provide a base of trained 

personnel from which the personnel of 

the reserve components of the Air Force 

could be recruited; (e) maintains a 

peacetime rotation force to support 

operational tempo goals of 1:2 for 

regular members of the Air Forces and 

1:5 for members of the reserve 

components of the Air Force; and (f) 

maximizes and appropriately balances 

affordability, efficiency, effectiveness, 

capability, and readiness. Individual 

Commissioners will also report their 

activities, information collection, and 

analyses to the full Commission. 

Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552b, as amended, and 41 CFR 

102–3.140 through 102–3.165, and the 

availability of space, the meeting is 

open to the public. The building is fully 

handicap accessible. There is parking at 

the Westover Metropolitan Airport. 

More information about the hearing 

space can be found at: http://

www.wmass-arptcef.com/index.html. 

Meeting Announcement: Due to 

difficulties finalizing the meeting 

agenda for the National Commission on 

the Structure of the Air Force’s meeting 

of October 9, 2013, the requirements of 

41 CFR 102–3.150(a) were not met. 

Accordingly, the Advisory Committee 

Management Officer for the Department 

of Defense, pursuant to 41 CFR 102– 

3.150(b), waives the 15-calendar day 

notification requirement. 

Written Comments: Pursuant to 41 

CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140 and 

section 10(a)(3) of the FACA, the public 

or interested organizations may submit 

written comments to the Commission in 

response to the stated agenda of the 

open meeting or the Commission’s 

mission. The Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO) will review all submitted written 

statements. Written comments should 

be submitted to Mrs. Marcia Moore, 

DFO, via facsimile or electronic mail, 

the preferred modes of submission. Each 

page of the comment must include the 

author’s name, title or affiliation, 

address, and daytime phone number. 

All contact information may be found in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. 

Oral Comments: In addition to written 

statements, one hour will be reserved 

for individuals or interested groups to 

address the Commission on Wednesday, 

October 9. Interested oral commenters 

must summarize their oral statement in 

writing and submit with their 

registration. The Commission’s staff will 

assign time to oral commenters at the 

meeting, for no more than 5 minutes 

each. While requests to make an oral 

presentation to the Commission will be 

honored on a first come, first served 

basis, other opportunities for oral 

comments will be provided at future 

meetings. 

Registration: Individuals who wish to 

attend the public hearing and meeting 

on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 are 


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