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SUMMARY: The Kisatchie National Forest 

Resource Advisory Committee will meet 

in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The 

committee is meeting as authorized 

under the Secure Rural Schools and 

Community Self-Determination Act 

(Pub. L 110–343) and in compliance 

with the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act. The purpose is to hold the first 

meeting of the newly formed committee. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 

29, 2010, and will begin at 7 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Natchitoches Events Center, Meeting 

Room #3, 750 2nd Street, Natchitoches, 

LA. Written comments should be sent to 

Holly Morgan, Kisatchie National 

Forest, 2500 Shreveport Highway, 

Pineville, LA 71360. Comments may 

also be sent via e-mail to 

hmorgan@fsfed.us, or via facsimile to 

318–473–7117. 

All comments, including names and 

addresses when provided, are placed in 

the record and are available for public 

inspection and copying. The public may 

inspect comments received at Kisatchie 

National Forest, 2500 Shreveport 

Highway, Pineville, LA 71360. Visitors 

are encouraged to call ahead to 318– 

473–7160 to facilitate entry into the 

building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Holly Morgan, RAC coordinator, USDA, 

Kisatchie National Forest, 2500 

Shreveport Highway, Pineville, LA 

71360; (318) 473–7194; E-mail 

hmorgan@fs.fed.us. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Standard Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. The 

following business will be conducted: 

(1) Introductions of all committee 

members, replacement members and 

Forest Service personnel. (2) Selection 

of a chairperson by the committee 

members. (3) Receive materials 

explaining the process for considering 

and recommending Title II projects; and 

(4) Public Comment. Persons who wish 

to bring related matters to the attention 

of the Committee may file written 

statements with the Committee staff 

before or after the meeting. 

Dated: May 12, 2010. 

Michael L. Balboni, 

Designated Federal Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Southern New Mexico Resource 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Southern New Mexico 

Resource Advisory Committee will meet 

in Socorro, New Mexico. The committee 

is meeting as authorized under the 

Secure Rural Schools and Community 

Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 110– 

343) and in compliance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The purpose 

of the meeting is to develop operating 

protocols. 

DATES: The meeting will be held June 

22, 2010, 10 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

901 Highway 85, Socorro Bureau of 

Land Management field office. Written 

comments should be sent to Mr. Al 

Koss, HC 68, Box 50, Mimbres, NM 

88049–9301. Comments may also be 

sent via e-mail to alkoss@fs.fed.us, or 

via facsimile to 575–520–2551. 

All comments, including names and 

addresses when provided, are placed in 

the record and are available for public 

inspection and copying. The public may 

inspect comments received at the 

Wilderness Ranger District, HC 68, Box 

50, Mimbres, NM 88049–9301. Visitors 

are encouraged to call ahead to 575– 

536–2250 to facilitate entry into the 

building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Al Koss, Designated Federal Official, 

575–536–2250 or alkoss@fs.fed.us. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Standard Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. The 

following business will be conducted: 

(1) Introductions of all committee 

members, replacement members, and 

Forest Service personnel; (2) selection of 

a chairperson by the committee 

members; (3) receive materials 

explaining the process for considering 

and recommending Title II projects; and 

(4) public Comment. Persons who wish 

to bring related matters to the attention 

of the Committee may file written 

statements with the Committee staff 

before or after the meeting. Public input 

sessions will be provided and 

individuals who made written requests 

by June 15 will have the opportunity to 

address the Committee at those sessions. 

Dated: May 26, 2010. 

Alan E. Koss, 

Designated Federal Official. 

[FR Doc. 2010–13105 Filed 6–1–10; 8:45 am] 

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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

Notice of Public Information 

Collections Being Reviewed by the 

U.S. Agency for International 

Development; Comments Requested 

SUMMARY: U.S. Agency for International 

Development (USAID) is making efforts 

to reduce the paperwork burden. USAID 

invites the general public and other 

Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following proposed and/or continuing 

information collections, as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act for 1995. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

(a) Whether the proposed or continuing 

collections of information are necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; and (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

August 2, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments via e-mail 

at ssegal@usaid.goggl@usaid.gov or mail 

comments to: Sabrina Segal, Office of 

the General Counsel (A/GC) United 

States Agency for International 

Development, Ronald Reagan Building, 

1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20523 (202) 712–5409. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Beverly Johnson, Bureau for 

Management, Office of Administrative 

Services, Information and Records 

Division, U.S. Agency for International 

Development, Room 2.07–106, RRB, 

Washington, DC 20523. (202) 712–1365 

or via e-mail bjohnson@usaid.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB No.: OMB 0412–New. 

Form No.: N/A. 

Title: USAID’s Implementation and 

Procurement Reform Survey. 

Type of Review: New information 

collection. 

Purpose: The U.S. Agency for 

International Development (USAID) is 

requesting authorization to conduct an 

electronic survey as one of the steps in 


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USAID’s Implementation and 

Procurement Reform Working Group 

process. We would like to ask some of 

our implementing partners from the 

non-profit and contracting community 

to indicate their level of interaction and 

reactions to the financial data currently 

available on USAID’s Web site. This 

will be the first step towards concrete 

improvements to the accessibility, 

availability, and ease of use of 

information. 

Annual Reporting Burden: 

Respondents: 100. 

Total annual responses: 100. 

Total annual hours requested: 25 

hours. 

Dated: May 20, 2010. 

Robert Miranda, 

Director, Office of Administrative Services, 

Bureau for Management. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12865 Filed 6–1–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

United States Patent Applicant Survey 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment 

request. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO), as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on the extension of a currently 

approved collection, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before August 2, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: 

InformationCollection@uspto.gov. 

Include ‘‘0651–0052 comment’’ in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Fax: 571–273–0112, marked to the 

attention of Susan K. Fawcett. 

• Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records 

Officer, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, U.S. Patent and Trademark 

Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 

22313–1450. 

• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to the attention of 

Gerard Torres, Economist, Office of 

Corporate Planning, U.S. Patent and 

Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, 

Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by 

telephone at 571–272–4951; or by e-mail 

at gerard.torres@uspto.gov with 

‘‘Paperwork’’ in the subject line. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

For several years the USPTO has 

supported an ongoing forecasting 

program for patent application filings 

that includes the use of quantitative and 

qualitative methodologies. Given the 

importance of accurate application 

filing forecasts, the USPTO considers 

more than one type of methodology. As 

part of this strategy, information from a 

survey of the inventor community is 

included when formulating application 

filing forecasts. In addition to using the 

survey as part of a comprehensive 

approach to forecasting, the USPTO is 

also using this tool in response to 

Senate Appropriations Report 106–404 

(September 8, 2000). This report 

directed the USPTO to ‘‘develop a 

workload forecast with advice from a 

representative sample of industry and 

the inventor community.’’ A patent 

application filing survey assists the 

USPTO in better understanding key 

factors driving future application filings, 

such as newly emerging technologies. 

The USPTO developed the United 

States Patent Applicant Survey as part 

of the continuing effort to better predict 

the future growth of patent application 

filings by understanding applicant 

intentions. The main purpose of this 

survey is to determine the number of 

application filings that the USPTO can 

expect to receive over the next three 

years from patent-generating entities, 

ranging from large domestic 

corporations to independent inventors. 

In recent decades, the rate of patent 

application filings to the USPTO 

steadily increased with expanding 

technological innovations. However, 

newly emerging technologies, evolving 

business patenting strategies, patent 

valuations and costs, and intellectual 

property legislative changes, among 

other factors, may significantly impact 

patent applicants’ decisions to file 

applications at the USPTO. These 

factors cannot easily be accounted for in 

other methodologies or sufficient 

information is not available from 

databases or other sources. Therefore, it 

is necessary for the USPTO to conduct 

the Patent Applicant Survey to obtain 

information directly from applicants. 

The information will allow the agency 

to anticipate demand and estimate 

future revenue flow more reliably; to 

identify input and output triggers and 

allocate resources to meet and 

understand customer needs; and to 

reassess output and capacity goals and 

re-align organization quality control 

measures with applicant demand by 

division. 

The Patent Applicant Survey is a mail 

survey, although respondents have the 

option to complete the survey 

electronically. They may also provide 

their responses verbally over the 

telephone. A survey packet, containing 

the survey, a cover letter explaining the 

purpose of and outlining instructions 

for completing the survey, and a 

postage-paid, pre-addressed return 

envelope will be mailed to all survey 

groups. The USPTO plans to survey four 

groups of respondents: Large domestic 

corporations (including those with 500+ 

employees), small and medium-size 

businesses, universities and non-profit 

research organizations, and independent 

inventors. The USPTO does not plan to 

survey foreign entities and will rely on 

the European Patent Office (EPO) and 

the Japan Patent Office (JPO) to provide 

forecasts of application filings by 

foreign entities. Due to variances in 

filing and the varying needs of the 

different patent applicant populations, 

the USPTO has developed two versions 

of the survey: One for the large domestic 

corporations and small and mediumsize businesses and one for universities, 

non-profit research organizations, and 

independent inventors. 

The surveys do not have USPTO form 

numbers associated with them and once 

they are approved, they will carry the 

OMB Control Number and the 

expiration date of the information 

collection. 

II. Method of Collection 

By mail or electronically over the 

Internet when respondents elect the 

online option to complete the survey. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0651–0052. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other for 

profit; not-for-profit institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

400 responses per year. Of this total, the 

USPTO expects that 267 surveys will be 

completed using the online option. 

Estimated Time Per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that it will take 

approximately 30 minutes (0.50 hours) 

for all of the patent applicant 

populations to provide their responses, 

with the exception of the independent 

inventors. The USPTO estimates that it 

will take independent inventors 

approximately 15 minutes (0.25 hours) 

to provide their responses. These 

estimates include the time to gather the 

necessary information, complete the 


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