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AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

35 U.S.C. 1, 6, 23, 24, and 135. 

PURPOSE(S): 

To carry out the duties of the USPTO 

under 35 U.S.C. 6 and 135, in particular, 

to review adverse decisions of patent 

examiners regarding patent 

applications; to determine the priority 

and patentability of inventions in 

interference proceedings; and to 

conduct Inter Partes Reviews, Post Grant 

Reviews, and Proceedings under the 

Transitional Program from Covered 

Business Methods Patents, and 

Derivation Proceedings. Routine uses of 

records maintained in the system, 

including categories of users and the 

purposes of such uses: 

Records relating to interferences 

which do not involve an unpublished 

application are open to public 

inspection. Records relating to 

interferences which do involve an 

unpublished application (37 CFR 41.6) 

are open to public inspection after the 

interference has terminated, if any 

application or patent in the interference 

is or becomes published. Otherwise, 

information concerning these records is 

provided outside the Office only upon 

authorization of the applicants or 

owners of the applications or patents 

involved, or when necessary to carry out 

the provisions of any act of Congress or 

in such special circumstances as may be 

determined by the Director. Copies of 

settlement agreements filed under 35 

U.S.C. 135(c) are kept separate from 

other interference records if the party 

filing them so requests, and are made 

available, as provided in the statute, 

only to Government agencies on written 

request or to any person on a showing 

of good cause. 

In addition to the routine uses in the 

Prefatory Statement of General Routine 

Uses, as found at 46 FR 63501–63502 

(December 31, 1981), routine uses of 

these records will also include: 

(1) Disclosure for law enforcement 

purposes to the appropriate agency or 

other authority, whether federal, state, 

local, foreign, international or tribal, 

charged with the responsibility of 

enforcing, investigating, or prosecuting 

a violation of any law, rule, regulation, 

or order in any case in which there is 

an indication of a violation or potential 

violation of law (civil, criminal, or 

regulatory in nature). 

(2) Disclosure to an agency, 

organization, or individual for the 

purpose of performing audit or oversight 

operations as authorized by law, but 

only such information as is necessary 

and relevant to such audit or oversight 

function. 

(3) Disclosure to contractors and their 

agents, grantees, experts, consultants, 

and others performing or working on a 

contract, service, grant, cooperative 

agreement, or other work assignment for 

the USPTO, when necessary to 

accomplish an agency function related 

to this system of records. Individuals 

provided information under this routine 

use are subject to the same Privacy Act 

requirements and limitations on 

disclosure as are applicable to the 

USPTO employees. 

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING

AGENCIES: 

Not applicable. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Paper records in file folders or in 

electronic form. Electronic records held 

in confidence are in a passwordcontrolled system. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Filed by Interference Number, crossindexed to the names of the parties. The 

records may be indexed by applicant or 

patentee name, but not by witness 

name. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Records of settlement agreements held 

in confidence are located in lockable 

metal file cabinets or in metal file 

cabinets in secured rooms or secured 

premises with access limited to those 

whose official duties require access. 

Electronic files are stored in secured 

premises with access limited to those 

whose official duties require access. The 

electronic files are password-protected 

and can only be accessed by authorized 

personnel. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records retention and disposal is in 

accordance with the series records 

schedules. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Chief Administrative Patent Judge, 

Patent Trial and Appeal Board, United 

States Patent and Trademark Office, 

P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313– 

1450. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

Information about the records 

contained in this system may be 

obtained by sending a request in 

writing, signed, to the system manager 

at the address above or to the address 

provided in 37 CFR part 102 subpart B 

for making inquiries about records 

covered by the Privacy Act. Requesters 

should provide their name, address, and 

record sought (including Interference 

Number, if known) in accordance with 

the procedures for making inquiries 

appearing in 37 CFR part 102 subpart B. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Requests from individuals should be 

addressed as stated in the notification 

section above. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

The general provisions for access, 

contesting contents, and appealing 

initial determinations by the individual 

concerned appear in 37 CFR part 102 

subpart B. Requests from individuals 

should be addressed as stated in the 

notification section above. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Applicants for patent and patentees, 

the patent attorneys or agents 

authorized by such persons to represent 

them, those authorized by the applicant 

to furnish information, and witnesses 

and other parties involved in the taking 

of testimony. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(1), Patent 

Interference Proceedings records which 

relate to applications subject to a 

secrecy order pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 181 

or are otherwise subject to security 

classification pursuant to E.O. 12065 or 

the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, are 

exempted from the notification, access, 

and contest requirements of the agency 

procedures (under 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3), 

(d), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (H), and (I), and (f)). 

This exemption is made to prevent 

disclosure of information which might 

be detrimental to national security and 

in accordance to agency rules, which 

appear in 37 CFR part 102 subpart B. 

Dated: March 26, 2013. 

Susan K. Fawcett, 

Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–07340 Filed 3–28–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Procurement List; Proposed Addition 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Proposed Addition to the 

Procurement List. 

SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing 

to add a service to the Procurement List 

that will be provided by nonprofit 

agencies employing persons who are 

blind or have other severe disabilities. 

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Comments Must Be Received On or 

Before: 4/29/2013. 

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled, 1401 S. Clark Street, Suite 

10800, Arlington, Virginia 22202. 

For Further Information or to Submit 

Comments Contact: Barry S. Lineback, 

Telephone: (703) 603–7740, Fax: (703) 

603–0655, 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 action. 

Addition 

If the Committee approves the 

proposed addition, the entities of the 

Federal Government identified in this 

notice will be required to procure the 

service listed below from nonprofit 

agencies employing persons who are 

blind or have other severe disabilities. 

The following service is proposed for 

addition to the Procurement List for 

production by the nonprofit agencies 

listed: 

Service 

Service Type/Location: Section 508 

Assurance Service, Office of Federal 

Contract Compliance Programs, 200 

Constitution Avenue, Washington, 

DC. 

NPAs: National Industries for the Blind, 

Alexandria, VA (Prime Contractor); 

Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind, 

Washington, DC (Subcontractor). 

Contracting Activity: Office of Federal 

Contract Compliance Programs, 

Washington, DC. 

Barry S. Lineback, 

Director, Business Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2013–07303 Filed 3–28–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6353–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Revised Non-Foreign Overseas Per 

Diem Rates 

AGENCY: Per Diem, Travel and 

Transportation Allowance Committee, 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Revised Non-Foreign 

Overseas Per Diem Rates. 

SUMMARY: The Per Diem, Travel and 

Transportation Allowance Committee is 

publishing Civilian Personnel Per Diem 

Bulletin Number 288. This bulletin lists 

revisions in the per diem rates 

prescribed for U.S. Government 

employees for official travel in Alaska, 

Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Northern 

Mariana Islands and Possessions of the 

United States. AEA changes announced 

in Bulletin Number 194 remain in effect. 

Bulletin Number 288 is being published 

in the Federal Register to assure that 

travelers are paid per diem at the most 

current rates. 

DATES: Effective Date: April 1, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. 

Sonia Malik, 571–372–1276. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document gives notice of revisions in 

per diem rates prescribed by the Per 

Diem Travel and Transportation 

Allowance Committee for non-foreign 

areas outside the continental United 

States. It supersedes Civilian Personnel 

Per Diem Bulletin Number 287. 

Distribution of Civilian Personnel Per 

Diem Bulletins by mail was 

discontinued. Per Diem Bulletins 

published periodically in the Federal 

Register now constitute the only 

notification of revisions in per diem 

rates to agencies and establishments 

outside the Department of Defense. For 

more information or questions about per 

diem rates, please contact your local 

travel office. The text of the Bulletin 

follows: The changes in Civilian 

Bulletin 288 are updated rates for 

Alaska. 

Dated: March 25, 2013. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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