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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Manufacturing Council 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of an opportunity to 

apply for membership on the 

Manufacturing Council. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

is currently seeking applications to fill 

six vacant positions on the 

Manufacturing Council (Council). The 

purpose of the Council is to advise the 

Secretary of Commerce on matters 

relating to the competitiveness of the 

U.S. manufacturing sector and to 

provide a forum for regular 

communication between Government 

and the manufacturing sector. 

ADDRESSES: Please submit application 

information via email to jennifer.pilat@

trade.gov or by mail to Jennifer Pilat, 

Office of Advisory Committees, 

Manufacturing Council Executive 

Secretariat, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, Room 4043, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20230. 

DATES: All applications must be 

received by the Office of Advisory 

Committees by close of business on 

February 9, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Pilat, Manufacturing Council 

Executive Secretariat, Room 4043, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482–4501, 

email: jennifer.pilat@trade.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Advisory Committees is accepting 

applications for six vacant positions on 

the Council for the current two-year 

charter term that began April 8, 2010. 

The appointed members shall serve 

until September 30, 2012 and would be 

eligible for possible reappointment. The 

member will be selected, in accordance 

with applicable Department of 

Commerce guidelines, based on his or 

her ability to advise the Secretary of 

Commerce on matters relating to the 

U.S. manufacturing sector, to act as a 

liaison among the stakeholders 

represented by the membership and to 

provide a forum for those stakeholders 

on current and emerging issues in the 

manufacturing sector. The Council’s 

membership shall reflect the diversity of 

American manufacturing by 

representing a balanced cross-section of 

the U.S. manufacturing industry in 

terms of industry sectors, geographic 

locations, demographics, and company 

size, particularly seeking the 

representation of small- and mediumsized enterprises. Based on the diversity 

of the manufacturing industry currently 

represented on the Council, the 

Department is particularly encouraging 

applicants from the high-tech or biotech manufacturing and alternative 

energy manufacturing sectors. 

Additional factors that may be 

considered in the selection of these 

Council members include each 

candidate’s proven experience in 

promoting, developing and marketing 

programs in support of manufacturing 

industries, proven experience in job 

creation in the manufacturing sector, 

and proven abilities to manage 

manufacturing organizations. Given the 

duties and objectives of the Council, the 

Department particularly seeks 

applicants who are active 

manufacturing executives (Chief 

Executive Officer, President, or a 

comparable level of responsibility) and 

who are leaders within their local 

manufacturing communities and 

industries. 

Each Council member serves as the 

representative of a U.S. entity in the 

manufacturing sector. For the purposes 

of eligibility, a U.S. entity is defined as 

a firm incorporated in the United States 

(or an unincorporated firm with its 

principal place of business in the 

United States) that is controlled by U.S. 

citizens or by another U.S. entity. An 

entity is not a U.S. entity if 50 percent 

plus one share of its stock (if a 

corporation, or a similar ownership 

interest of an unincorporated entity) is 

controlled, directly or indirectly, by 

non-U.S. citizens or non-U.S. entities. 

Appointments to the Council will be 

made by the Secretary of Commerce. All 

Council members serve at the discretion 

of the Secretary of Commerce. Council 

members shall serve in a representative 

capacity, representing the views and 

interests of their particular subsector 

within the manufacturing sector. 

Council members are not Special 

Government Employees. 

Council members receive no 

compensation for their participation in 

Council activities. Members 

participating in Council meetings and 

events are responsible for their travel, 

living and other personal expenses. 

Meetings are held regularly and not less 

than annually, usually in Washington, 

DC. Members are required to attend a 

majority of the Council’s meetings. The 

current Council last convened for a 

briefing on September 29, 2011 in 

Washington, DC. The next meeting is 

scheduled to take place on January 20, 

2012 in Washington, DC. See 76 FR 

79655 (Dec. 22, 2011) for further details. 

To be considered for membership, 

please provide the following: 

1. Name and title of the individual 

requesting consideration. 

2. A sponsor letter from the applicant 

on his or her entity’s letterhead or, if the 

applicant is to represent an entity other 

than his or her employer, a letter from 

the entity to be represented, containing 

a brief statement of why the applicant 

should be considered for membership 

on the Council. This sponsor letter 

should also address the applicant’s 

manufacturing-related experience, 

including any manufacturing trade 

policy experience. 

3. The applicant’s personal resume. 

4. An affirmative statement that the 

applicant meets all eligibility criteria. 

5. An affirmative statement that the 

applicant is not required to register as 

a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents 

Registration Act of 1938, as amended. 

6. An affirmative statement that the 

applicant is not a federally registered 

lobbyist, and that the applicant 

understands that, if appointed, the 

applicant will not be allowed to 

continue to serve as a Council member 

if the applicant becomes a federally 

registered lobbyist. 

7. Information regarding the control of 

the entity to be represented, including 

the governing structure and stock 

holdings, as appropriate, signifying 

compliance with the criteria set forth 

above. 

8. The entity’s size and ownership, 

product or service line and major 

markets in which the entity operates. 

9. Please include all relevant contact 

information such as mailing address, 

fax, email, phone number, and support 

staff information where relevant. 

Dated: January 5, 2012. 

Jennifer Pilat, 

Executive Secretary, The Manufacturing 

Council. 

[FR Doc. 2012–731 Filed 1–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for clearance the following 

proposal for collection of information 

under the provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). 

Agency: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO). 


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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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