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Protest, the TMScams@uspto.gov 

mailbox, law enforcement, or media 

reports. 

The USPTO will investigate 

suspicious submissions, and any related 

submissions, to determine whether they: 

(1) Appear to violate the USPTO rules 

and/or the USPTO website’s Terms of 

Use, and (2) are part of an improper 

filing scheme. These determinations are 

made using filing data from the 

suspicious submissions and any related 

submissions, as well as any other 

information and evidence available to 

the USPTO. 

Once the USPTO initiates an 

investigation, the relevant application(s) 

may be removed from examination 

status to ensure that it does not move 

forward to approval for publication or 

registration while the administrative 

process is ongoing. In such cases, the 

USPTO will update the prosecution 

history to indicate that the application 

is suspended pending administrative 

review. In addition, a suspension letter 

will issue to all correspondence email 

addresses in the electronic record, as 

appropriate. When an application is 

suspended on this basis, any associated 

deadlines are also suspended, and the 

applicant will not be able to make any 

electronic submissions other than: (1) 

An express abandonment, (2) a 

withdrawal of attorney, or (3) a petition 

to the Director under Rule 2.146. 37 CFR 

2.146. Thus, an applicant would be able 

to request permission to make a further 

submission by filing a petition to the 

Director under Rule 2.146. If an 

investigation ends without the issuance 

of an administrative order, the 

suspension will be lifted, and the 

application will then be assigned to an 

examining attorney for examination in 

the normal course or, if examination 

had begun prior to suspension, returned 

to the assigned examining attorney, who 

will issue a new Office action resetting 

any response deadline. 

II. Show Cause Order 

If, upon investigation, the USPTO 

identifies conduct that illustrates 

violations of the USPTO rules and/or 

the USPTO website’s Terms of Use, 

particularly conduct that indicates an 

intent to circumvent the USPTO rules, 

the Office may issue an order to show 

cause why sanctions should not be 

imposed on individuals or entities 

involved, which may include the 

applicants or registrants themselves, or 

third parties involved in an improper 

filing scheme. A copy of the order to 

show cause will be placed in the 

electronic records of the affected 

applications or registrations. 

The show cause order will inform the 

relevant parties of the conduct that 

indicates violations of the USPTO rules 

and/or the USPTO website’s Terms of 

Use, identify the affected application(s) 

or registration(s), and specify the 

proposed action or sanction the USPTO 

deems appropriate, which may include 

terminating all involved applications, 

striking a submission, precluding a 

party from appearing before the USPTO 

in trademark matters, and/or 

deactivating all relevant uspto.gov 

accounts. The order will require the 

parties to respond by a certain date to 

explain why the USPTO should not 

impose the proposed sanctions. The 

USPTO will consider any timely 

response in determining whether to 

impose sanctions. Resubmitting 

documents or appointing a new attorney 

will not avoid the imposition of 

sanctions. Petitions such as those filed 

under 37 CFR 2.146 are not appropriate 

during the investigation or response 

period unless the USPTO made a 

mistake in including a specific 

application or registration in the show 

cause order. Furthermore, applicants 

and registrants are reminded that they 

are responsible for actions or omissions 

made by their representatives on their 

behalf. Moreover, any misrepresentation 

or deceit on the part of a representative 

does not necessarily constitute an 

‘‘extraordinary circumstance’’ under 37 

CFR 2.146 or 2.148. 

III. Order for Sanctions 

The USPTO will issue a final decision 

that includes an order for sanctions, if 

appropriate. The order will indicate 

what sanctions were deemed 

appropriate to address the improper 

conduct, and will identify the 

application(s) or registration(s) subject 

to the sanctions. For transparency of 

process, a copy of the decision will be 

included in the TSDR record of the 

relevant application(s) or registration(s). 

For orders that include the sanction of 

termination and involve pending 

applications, the USPTO will terminate 

the involved applications and will 

update the USPTO’s electronic records 

to include an appropriate entry in the 

application prosecution history in TSDR 

to indicate that the application was 

terminated upon the entry of sanctions. 

Generally, applicants may not revive a 

terminated application unless the 

applicant can demonstrate that the 

USPTO erred in including the 

application in the order for sanctions. 

The applicant should file a new 

application to seek registration of the 

mark that was the subject of a 

terminated application. 

For orders that include the sanction of 

termination and involve registrations 

that issued before the administrative 

sanctions process was initiated, the 

USPTO does not intend to terminate the 

registrations, but will update the 

USPTO’s electronic records to include 

an appropriate entry in the prosecution 

history indicating that the registration 

was subject to an order for sanctions. 

Affected registrants should note that 

findings made in the sanctions order 

may affect the underlying validity of the 

registration. In addition, the USPTO 

will consider a sanctions order that 

includes the sanction of termination to 

be a final decision adverse to the 

owner’s right to keep a mark on the 

register under section 15 of the 

Trademark Act of 1946, 15 U.S.C. 1065. 

Therefore, owners of such registrations 

may wish to file a new application for 

the mark. 

The USPTO may take additional 

actions to enforce orders for sanctions in 

cases where a sanctioned actor 

continues to violate the USPTO rules 

and/or the USPTO website’s Terms of 

Use. 

Andrew Hirshfeld, 

Commissioner for Patents, Performing the 

Functions and Duties of the Under Secretary 

of Commerce for Intellectual Property and 

Director of the United States Patent and 

Trademark Office. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings 

Take notice that the Commission has 

received the following Natural Gas 

Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: 

Filings Instituting Proceedings 

Docket Numbers: RP22–438–000. 

Applicants: ETC Tiger Pipeline, LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: NRA 

Amendment No 2—Chesapeake to be 

effective 1/1/2022. 

Filed Date: 12/28/21. 

Accession Number: 20211228–5081. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/10/22. 

Docket Numbers: RP22–439–000. 

Applicants: Algonquin Gas 

Transmission, LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Negotiated Rates—Various Releases eff 

1–1–2022 to be effective 1/1/2022. 

Filed Date: 12/29/21. 

Accession Number: 20211229–5033. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/10/22. 

Docket Numbers: RP22–440–000. 


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Applicants: Maritimes & Northeast 

Pipeline, L.L.C. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Negotiated Rate—Northern Utilities 

210363 Release eff 1–1–2022 to be 

effective 1/1/2022. 

Filed Date: 12/29/21. 

Accession Number: 20211229–5043. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/10/22. 

Any person desiring to intervene or 

protest in any of the above proceedings 

must file in accordance with Rules 211 

and 214 of the Commission’s 

Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

Protests may be considered, but 

intervention is necessary to become a 

party to the proceeding. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system by 

clicking on the links or querying the 

docket number. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 

can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 

other information, call (866) 208–3676 

(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

Dated: December 29, 2021. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–28551 Filed 1–4–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #1 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric corporate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: EC22–13–000. 

Applicants: Howard Wind LLC. 

Description: Supplement to November 

3, 2021 Application for Authorization 

Under Section 203 of the Federal Power 

Act of Howard Wind LLC. 

Filed Date: 12/28/21. 

Accession Number: 20211228–5244. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/7/22. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric rate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ER10–2488–022. 

Applicants: Oasis Power Partners, 

LLC. 

Description: Notice of Non-Material 

Change in Status of Oasis Power 

Partners, LLC. 

Filed Date: 12/28/21. 

Accession Number: 20211228–5148. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/18/22. 

Docket Numbers: ER15–2013–013; 

ER19–2250–005. 

Applicants: TrailStone Energy 

Marketing, LLC, Talen Energy 

Marketing, LLC. 

Description: Triennial Market Power 

Analysis for Southwest Region of Talen 

Energy Marketing, LLC, et al. 

Filed Date: 12/29/21. 

Accession Number: 20211229–5173. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/22. 

Docket Numbers: ER17–1370–007; 

ER16–581–008; ER16–582–008; ER16– 

2271–007; ER19–828–003; ER20–539– 

003; ER20–1338–002; ER20–2505–001; 

ER21–1254–002; ER21–2204–001; 

ER21–2279–001. 

Applicants: Iron Star Wind Project, 

LLC, ENGIE Power & Gas LLC, 

Genbright LLC, Triple H Wind Project, 

LLC, King Plains Wind Project, LLC, 

East Fork Wind Project, LLC, Solomon 

Forks Wind Project, LLC, ENGIE 

Resources LLC, ENGIE Retail, LLC, 

ENGIE Portfolio Management, LLC, 

ENGIE Energy Marketing NA, Inc. 

Description: Triennial Compliance 

Filing—Southwest Power Pool Region of 

the ENGIE Southwest Power Pool MBR 

Sellers. 

Filed Date: 12/28/21. 

Accession Number: 20211228–5158. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/22. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–1369–001; 

ER21–1371–001; ER21–1373–002; 

ER21–1376–002. 

Applicants: Sanborn Solar 1A, LLC, 

Edwards Solar 1A, LLC, Edwards 

Sanborn Storage II, LLC, Edwards 

Sanborn Storage I, LLC. 

Description: Notice of Non-Material 

Change in Status of Edwards Sanborn 

Storage I, LLC, et al. 

Filed Date: 12/28/21. 

Accession Number: 20211228–5229. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/18/22. 

Docket Numbers: ER22–736–000. 

Applicants: System Energy Resources, 

Inc. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: SERI 

Depreciation Filing to be effective 3/1/ 

2022. 

Filed Date: 12/28/21. 

Accession Number: 20211228–5140. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/25/22. 

Docket Numbers: ER22–737–000. 

Applicants: American Transmission 

Systems, Incorporated, PJM 

Interconnection, L.L.C. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

American Transmission Systems, 

Incorporated submits tariff filing per 

35.13(a)(2)(iii: ATSI Submits Revised IA 

No. 3993 to be effective 2/28/2022. 

Filed Date: 12/29/21. 

Accession Number: 20211229–5006. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/19/22. 

Docket Numbers: ER22–738–000. 

Applicants: Jersey Central Power & 

Light Company, PJM Interconnection, 

L.L.C. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Jersey Central Power & Light Company 

submits tariff filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii: 

JCPL Submits IA No. 5944 to be 

effective 2/28/2022. 

Filed Date: 12/29/21. 

Accession Number: 20211229–5007. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/19/22. 

Docket Numbers: ER22–739–000. 

Applicants: Jersey Central Power & 

Light Company, PJM Interconnection, 

L.L.C. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Jersey Central Power & Light Company 

submits tariff filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii: 

JCPL Submits IA No. 5945 to be 

effective 2/28/2022. 

Filed Date: 12/29/21. 

Accession Number: 20211229–5009. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/19/22. 

Docket Numbers: ER22–741–000. 

Applicants: Orange and Rockland 

Utilities, Inc., New York Independent 

System Operator, Inc. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. 

submits tariff filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii: 

Joint Section 205 filing of TPIA among 

NYISO, O&R and Transco SA No. 2663 

to be effective 12/15/2021. 

Filed Date: 12/29/21. 

Accession Number: 20211229–5063. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/19/22. 

Docket Numbers: ER22–742–000. 

Applicants: Alabama Power 

Company. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Alligator Creek Solar LGIA Filing to be 

effective 12/14/2021. 

Filed Date: 12/29/21. 

Accession Number: 20211229–5089. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/19/22. 

Docket Numbers: ER22–743–000. 

Applicants: Alabama Power 

Company. 

Description: Tariff Amendment: 

Mitchell County Solar LGIA 

Termination Filing to be effective 12/29/ 

2021. 

Filed Date: 12/29/21. 

Accession Number: 20211229–5090. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/19/22. 

Docket Numbers: ER22–744–000. 

Applicants: Tri-State Generation and 

Transmission Association, Inc. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Service Agreement No. 902 to be 

effective 12/22/2020. 

Filed Date: 12/29/21. 

Accession Number: 20211229–5128. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/19/22. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following public utility 

holding company filings: 


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