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communicate their needs to Hollis 

Robinson, Office of Policy and 

International Affairs, United States 

Patent and Trademark Office, Madison 

Building, 600 Dulany Street, 

Alexandria, VA 22314; telephone (571) 

272–9300; email hollis.robinson@

uspto.gov, at least seven (7) business 

days prior to the roundtable. 

Dated: June 12, 2014. 

Kathy Smith, 

Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2014–14092 Filed 6–16–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID DoD–2013–OS–0149] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense 

has submitted to OMB for clearance, the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by July 17, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred 

Licari, 571–372–0493. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title, Associated Form and OMB 

Number: 2014 Speak Up Survey; OMB 

Control Number; 0704–TBD. 

Type of Request: New. 

Number of Respondents: 1292. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 1292. 

Average Burden per Response: 20 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 431. 

Needs and Uses: The Speak-Up 

National Survey is an annual online 

survey created and administered by 

Project Tomorrow. DoDEA will 

participate in the survey in order to 

gather information from students and 

parents of students attending DoDEA 

schools on the use of technology in 

education throughout the United States. 

The survey provides data on how these 

groups are using and would like to use 

technology for learning in and out of 

school. Broad areas of information 

gathered via the surveys include: the 

benefits of using technology for 

learning; attitudes and interest in math 

and science, as well as career 

aspirations; how respondents self-assess 

their 21st century skills competencies. 

The information gathered via the 

surveys does not currently exist, 

especially in a format that allows 

comparisons between DoDEA and 

national trends. The data resulting from 

the survey will be used by DoDEA as a 

planning tool and needs assessment. 

The information from the survey as 

compared with national trends will be 

effective in assisting DoDEA in 

providing well-planned technology 

initiatives that meet the needs of our 

military-connected students and other 

stakeholders. The data will also be used 

to plan training and professional 

development for DoDEA employees, 

especially teachers, as it will accurately 

reflect the needs of teachers and other 

staff members alike. The data are 

essential to meet the President’s charge 

in the recent technology-focused 

ConnectED initiative as well as the 

Presidential Study Directive 9: 

Strengthening Military Families, which 

states that ‘‘The Department of Defense 

commits to making DOD Education 

Activity (DODEA) schools a leader in 

the use of advanced learning 

technologies that have the potential to 

significantly improve student 

performance.’’ 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet 

Seehra. 

Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

Ms. Jasmeet Seehra at the Office of 

Management and Budget, Desk Officer 

for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive 

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. 

You may also submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by the following method: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

number and title for this Federal 

Register document. The general policy 

for comments and other submissions 

from members of the public is to make 

these submissions available for public 

viewing on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia 

Toppings. 

Written requests for copies of the 

information collection proposal should 

be sent to Ms. Toppings at WHS/ESD 

Information Management Division, 4800 

Mark Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 

02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350–3100. 

Dated: June 12, 2014. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2014–14115 Filed 6–16–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Renewal of Department of Defense 

Federal Advisory Committees 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Renewal of Federal Advisory 

Committee. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense 

(DoD) is publishing this notice to 

announce that it is renewing the charter 

for the Board of Visitors for the Western 

Hemisphere Institute for Security 

Cooperation (‘‘the Board’’). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim 

Freeman, Advisory Committee 

Management Officer for the Department 

of Defense, 703–692–5952. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

committee’s charter is being renewed 

under the provisions of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 

U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), the 

Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b) (‘‘the Sunshine 

Act’’), and 41 CFR 102–3.50(d). 

The Board is a nondiscretionary 

Federal advisory committee that shall 

provide independent advice and 

recommendations on matters pertaining 

to the operations and management of 

the Western Hemisphere Institute for 

Security Cooperation (‘‘the Institute’’). 

The Board shall: 

a. Inquire into the curriculum, 

instruction, physical equipment, fiscal 

affairs, and academic methods of the 

Institute; other matters relating to the 

Institute that the Board decides to 

consider; and any other matter that the 

Secretary of Defense determines 

appropriate. 

b. Review the curriculum to 

determine whether it adheres to current 

U.S. doctrine, complies with applicable 

U.S. laws and regulations, and is 

consistent with U.S. policy goals toward 

Latin America and the Caribbean. 

c. Determine whether the instruction 

under the curriculum of the Institute 

appropriately emphasizes human rights, 

the rule of law, due process, civilian 

control of the military, and the role of 

the military in a democratic society. 

The Board shall report to the 

Secretary of Defense and the Deputy 

Secretary of Defense, through the 

Secretary of the Army. The Secretary of 


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