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Title: Patent and Trademark Resource 

Centers Metrics. 

Form Number(s): N/A. 

Agency Approval Number: 0651– 

00xx. 

Type of Request: New information 

collection. 

Burden: 162 hours annually. 

Number of Respondents: 324 

responses per year (81 libraries 

reporting their metrics quarterly). 

Avg. Hours Per Response: The USPTO 

estimates that it will take the Patent and 

Trademark Resource Center (PTRC) 

librarians approximately 30 minutes 

(0.50 hours) to submit the information 

in this collection, including the time to 

gather the necessary information, 

prepare the worksheet, and submit the 

completed request to the USPTO. 

Needs and Uses: The USPTO has 

developed an electronic worksheet to 

gather the metrics required under 35 

U.S.C. 2(a)(2). The PTRCs will use this 

electronic worksheet to provide 

quarterly metrics to the USPTO 

concerning the public’s use of the 

member library’s patent and trademark 

services and the member library’s public 

outreach efforts. The USPTO will use 

the information in this collection to 

determine how to more effectively train 

the PTRC staff and to determine what 

types of new and different services the 

PTRCs should provide to the public in 

the future. 

Affected Public: Non-profit 

organizations. 

Frequency: Quarterly. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, 

email: Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.

eop.gov. 

Once submitted, the request will be 

publicly available in electronic format 

through the Information Collection 

Review page at http://www.reginfo.gov. 

Paper copies can be obtained by: 

• Email: InformationCollection@

uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–00xx Patent 

and Trademark Resource Centers 

Metrics copy request’’ in the subject line 

of the message. 

• Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records 

Officer, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, 

Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent on 

or before February 16, 2012 to Nicholas 

A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email 

to Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or 

by fax to (202) 395–5167, marked to the 

attention of Nicholas A. Fraser. 

Dated: January 11, 2012. 

Susan K. Fawcett, 

Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–720 Filed 1–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Teleconference and Public Meeting of 

the Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel on 

Phthalates and Phthalate Substitutes 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety 

Commission (‘‘CPSC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) 

is announcing a teleconference and the 

seventh meeting of the Chronic Hazard 

Advisory Panel (CHAP) on phthalates 

and phthalate substitutes. The 

Commission appointed this CHAP on 

April 14, 2010, to study the effects on 

children’s health of all phthalates and 

phthalate alternatives, as used in 

children’s toys and child care articles, 

pursuant to section 108 of the Consumer 

Product Safety Improvement Act of 

2008 (CPSIA) (Pub. L. 110–314). The 

CHAP will discuss its progress toward 

completing its analysis of potential risks 

from phthalates and phthalate 

substitutes. 

DATES: The teleconference will take 

place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST (15:00 

to 17:00 GMT) on Wednesday, February 

1, 2012. Interested members of the 

public may listen to the CHAP’s 

discussion. Members of the public will 

not have the opportunity to ask 

questions, comment, or otherwise 

participate in the teleconference. 

Interested parties should contact the 

CPSC project manager, Michael Babich, 

by email (mbabich@cpsc.gov) for call-in 

instructions no later than Monday, 

January 30, 2012. An additional public 

meeting will be held on Wednesday, 

February 15 through Friday, February 

17, 2012. The meeting will begin at 

approximately 9 a.m. each day. It will 

end at approximately 5 p.m. on 

Wednesday and Thursday, and at 

approximately 2 p.m. on Friday. There 

will not be any opportunity for public 

participation at this meeting. 

Registration and Webcast: No 

registration is required for the 

teleconference on February 1, 2012. 

Please follow the instructions above 

regarding the call-in instructions for the 

teleconference. Members of the public 

who wish to attend the February 15–17 

public meeting in person may register 

on the day of the meeting. This meeting 

will also be available live via webcast at: 

http://www.cpsc.gov/Webcast. 

Registration is not necessary to view the 

webcast. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the fourth floor hearing room at the 

Commission’s offices at 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, MD. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Babich, Directorate for Health 

Sciences, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, Bethesda, MD 20814; 

telephone (301) 504–7253; email 

mbabich@cpsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

108 of the CPSIA permanently prohibits 

the sale of any ‘‘children’s toy or child 

care article’’ containing more than 0.1 

percent of each of three specified 

phthalates: Di- (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 

(DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), and 

benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP). Section 

108 of the CPSIA also prohibits, on an 

interim basis, the sale of any ‘‘children’s 

toy that can be placed in a child’s 

mouth’’ or ‘‘child care article’’ 

containing more than 0.1 percent of 

each of three additional phthalates: 

diisononyl phthalate (DINP), diisodecyl 

phthalate (DIDP), and di-n-octyl 

phthalate (DnOP). 

Moreover, section 108 of the CPSIA 

requires the Commission to convene a 

CHAP ‘‘to study the effects on children’s 

health of all phthalates and phthalate 

alternatives as used in children’s toys 

and child care articles.’’ The CPSIA 

requires the CHAP to complete an 

examination of the full range of 

phthalates that are used in products for 

children and: 

• Examine all of the potential health 

effects (including endocrine-disrupting 

effects) of the full range of phthalates; 

• Consider the potential health effects 

of each of these phthalates, both in 

isolation, and in combination with other 

phthalates; 

• Examine the likely levels of 

children’s, pregnant women’s, and 

others’ exposure to phthalates, based 

upon a reasonable estimation of normal 

and foreseeable use and abuse of such 

products; 

• Consider the cumulative effect of 

total exposure to phthalates, both from 

children’s products and from other 

sources, such as personal care products; 

• Review all relevant data, including 

the most recent, best-available, peerreviewed, scientific studies of these 

phthalates and phthalate alternatives 

that employ objective data-collection 

practices or employ other objective 

methods; 

• Consider the health effects of 

phthalates not only from ingestion, but 


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also as a result of dermal, hand-tomouth, or other exposure; 

• Consider the level at which there is 

a reasonable certainty of no harm to 

children, pregnant women, or other 

susceptible individuals and their 

offspring, considering the best available 

science, and using sufficient safety 

factors to account for uncertainties 

regarding exposure and susceptibility of 

children, pregnant women, and other 

potentially susceptible individuals; and 

• Consider possible similar health 

effects of phthalate alternatives used in 

children’s toys and child care articles. 

The CPSIA contemplates completion 

of the CHAP’s examination within 18 

months of the panel’s appointment on 

April 14, 2010. The CHAP has an 

additional 6 months to complete its 

final report to the Commission. The 

CHAP must review prior work on 

phthalates by the Commission, but it is 

not to be considered determinative 

because the CHAP’s examination must 

be conducted de novo. 

The CHAP must make 

recommendations to the Commission 

regarding any phthalates (or 

combinations of phthalates), in addition 

to those identified in section 108 of the 

CPSIA, or phthalate alternatives that the 

panel determines should be prohibited 

from use in children’s toys or child care 

articles, or otherwise restricted. The 

CHAP members were selected by the 

Commission from scientists nominated 

by the National Academy of Sciences. 

See 15 U.S.C. 2077, 2030(b). 

The CHAP met previously in April, 

July, and December 2010, and in March, 

July, and November 2011, at the CPSC’s 

offices in Bethesda, MD, and by 

teleconference in November 2010, 

September 2011, and December 2011. 

The CHAP heard testimony from 

interested parties at the July 2010, and 

November 2011 meetings. The February 

2012 teleconference and public meeting 

will include discussion of the CHAP’s 

progress in preparing a final report. 

There will not be any opportunity for 

public comment during the February 

2012 teleconference or the public 

meeting. 

Dated: January 11, 2012. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2012–645 Filed 1–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

The National Civilian Community 

Corps Advisory Board gives notice of 

the following meeting: 

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, February 14, 

2012, 2 p.m.–3:30 p.m. 

PLACE: Conference room #8312, 8th 

floor, Corporation for National and 

Community Service Headquarters, 1201 

New York Avenue NW. Washington, DC 

20525 

CALL-IN INFORMATION: This meeting is 

available to the public through the 

following toll-free call-in number: (888) 

455–7057 conference call access code 

number NCCC. Any interested member 

of the public may call this number and 

listen to the meeting. Callers can expect 

to incur charges for calls they initiate 

over wireless lines, and the Corporation 

will not refund any incurred charges. 

Callers will incur no charge for calls 

they initiate over land-line connections 

to the toll-free telephone number. 

Replays are generally available one hour 

after a call ends. The toll-free phone 

number for the replay is (203) 369–1895. 

The end replay date: March 14, 2012, 

11:59 p.m. (CT). 

STATUS: Open. 

Matters To Be Considered 

I. Meeting Convenes 

II. Approval of Minutes 

III. Director’s Report: 

IV. Area Reports: 

• Projects and Partnerships 

• Member Development 

• Policy and Operations 

V. Public Comment 

ACCOMMODATIONS: Anyone who needs 

an interpreter or other accommodation 

should notify the Corporation’s contact 

person by 5 p.m. Wednesday, January 

27, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Erma Hodge, NCCC, Corporation for 

National and Community Service, 9th 

Floor, Room 9802B, 1201 New York 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20525. 

Phone (202) 606–6696. Fax (202) 606– 

3459. TTY: (800) 833–3722. Email: 

ehodge@cns.gov. 

Dated: January 11, 2012. 

Valerie E. Green, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2012–826 Filed 1–12–12; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6050–$$–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Federal Advisory Committee; Defense 

Intelligence Agency (DIA) Advisory 

Board; Closed Meeting 

AGENCY: DIA, Department of Defense 

(DoD). 

ACTION: Meeting notice. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972 (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2 (2001)), the 

Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S C. 552b), and 41 CFR 102– 

3.10, DoD hereby announces that the 

DIA Advisory Board will meet on 

February 24, 2012. The meeting is 

closed to the public. The meetings 

necessarily include discussions of 

classified information relating to DIA’s 

intelligence operations including its 

support to current operations. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

February 24, 2012 (from 8:30 a.m. to 4 

p.m.). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

Bolling Air Force Base. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Mark Harrison, (703) 697–5102, 

Alternate Designated Federal Official, 

DIA Office for Congressional and Public 

Affairs, Pentagon 1A874, Washington, 

DC 20340–5100. 

Committee’s Designated Federal 

Official: Mr. William Caniano, (703) 

614–4774, DIA Office for Congressional 

and Public Affairs, Pentagon 1A874, 

Washington, DC 20340–5100. William.

Caniano@dodiis.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Meeting 

For the Advisory Board to discuss 

DIA operations and capabilities in 

support of current intelligence 

operations. 

Agenda 

February 24, 2012 

8:30 a.m. .......... Convene Advisory Board Meeting and Administrative Business.Mr. William Caniano, Designated Federal Official, Mrs. Mary 

Margaret Graham, Chairman. 

9 a.m. ............... Subcommittee Business 

10:30 a.m. ........ Break 

10:45 a.m. ........ Classified Briefings .................................................................... DIA Personnel. 

12 p.m. ............. Lunch 

1 p.m. ............... Briefings and Discussion ........................................................... LTG Burgess, Director, DIA. 


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