Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 233 / Monday, December 5, 2011 / Notices 75875 

Conference ID: 9848131. 

Call Leader Name: Frank Rosen. 

Pass Code/Pin Code: 2819384. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. app. 2 § 10(a)(2). 

By the Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

Dated: November 30, 2011. 

David A. Stawick, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2011–31138 Filed 12–2–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement; Open Source 

Software Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: DoD is hosting a public 

meeting to initiate a dialogue with 

industry regarding the use of open 

source software in DoD contracts. 

DATES: Public Meeting: January 12, 2012, 

from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. EST. 

ADDRESSES: Public Meeting: The public 

meeting will be held in the General 

Services Administration (GSA), Central 

Office Auditorium, 1800 F Street NW., 

Washington DC, 20405. The GSA 

Auditorium is located on the main floor 

of the building. 

Submission of Comments: Interested 

parties are encouraged to submit 

comments in advance of the public 

meeting in order to establish the agenda 

and framework for the discussions in 

the meeting. Please cite ‘‘Public 

Meeting, DFARS—Open Source 

Software’’ in all correspondence related 

to this public meeting. You may submit 

written comments using any of the 

following methods: 

Æ Email: dfars@osd.mil. Include 

‘‘Public Meeting, DFARS—Open Source 

Software’’ in the subject line of the 

message. 

Æ Fax: (703) 602–0350. 

Æ Mail: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Attn: Mr. Mark 

Gomersall, OUSD(AT&L)DPAP(DARS), 

Room 3B855, 3060 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–3060. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Mark Gomersall, telephone (703) 602– 

0302. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DoD is 

interested in obtaining input from the 

public with regard to the risks to the 

contractors and the Government 

associated with using open source 

software on DoD contracts in the 

following areas: 

• What are the risks that open source 

software may include proprietary or 

copyrighted material incorporated into 

the open source software without the 

authorization of the actual author, 

thereby exposing the Government and 

contractors who use or deliver the open 

source software to potential copyright 

infringement liability? 

• Are contractors facing performance 

and warranty deficiencies to the extent 

that the open source software does not 

meet contract requirements, and the 

open source software license leaves the 

contractors without recourse? 

• To what extent should the DFARS 

be revised to specify clearly the rights 

the Government obtains when a 

contractor acquires open source 

software for the Government, and why? 

Registration: Individuals wishing to 

attend the public meeting should 

register by December 30, 2011, to ensure 

adequate room accommodations and to 

create an attendee list for secure entry 

to the GSA building for anyone who is 

not a Federal Government employee 

with a Government badge. Interested 

parties may register at this Web site, 

http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/ 

open_source_software.html, by 

providing the following information: 

(1) Company or organization name. 

(2) Names and email addresses of 

persons attending. 

(3) Last four digits of social security 

number for each attendee (non-Federal 

employees only). 

(4) Identify presenter if desiring to 

speak (limited to a 10-minute 

presentation per company or 

organization). 

Attendees are encouraged to arrive at 

least 30 minutes early to ensure they are 

processed through security in a timely 

fashion. Attendees who registered 

online will be given priority if room 

constraints require limits on attendance. 

Special Accommodations: The public 

meeting location is physically accessible 

to persons with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. 

Mark Gomersall, telephone (703) 602– 

0302, at least 10 working days prior to 

the meeting date. 

Presentations: If an attendee wishes to 

present a short oral presentation at the 

meeting of ten minutes or less, please 

advise during registration so appropriate 

arrangements can be made for 

scheduling purposes. If the presenter 

intends to share a handout to 

accompany an oral statement, please 

submit the document to dfars@osd.mil 

for posting no later than December 30, 

2011, so that other attendees may 

download the handout prior to the 

meeting. When submitting briefing 

information, provide the presenter’s 

name, organization affiliation, telephone 

number, and email address on the cover 

page. 

Correspondence and Comments: 

Please cite ‘‘Public Meeting, DFARS— 

Open Source Software’’ in all 

correspondence related to this public 

meeting. The submitted presentations 

will be the only record of the public 

meeting. 

Government procurement. 

Ynette R. Shelkin, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2011–31111 Filed 12–2–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Plan for Conduct of 2012 Electric 

Transmission Congestion Study 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, Department of 

Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of regional workshops, 

correction. 

SUMMARY: On November 10, 2011, the 

Department of Energy (Department or 

DOE) published a notice of four regional 

workshops and request for written 

comments in connection with the 

preparation of a study of electric 

transmission congestion pursuant to 

section 216(a)(1) of the Federal Power 

Act (76 FR 70122). This document 

makes a correction to that notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Meyer, DOE Office of Electricity 

Delivery and Energy Reliability, (202) 

586–1411, david.meyer@hq.doe.gov. 

Correction 

The November 10, 2011 notice stated 

that the four regional workshops will be 

simulcast over the Internet and that 

advance registration for the Webcasts is 

required by visiting http:// 

www.iian.ibeam.com/events/ener001/ 

26552/. The workshops will not be 

simulcast. However, the Department 

requests—but does not require—that 

individuals planning to attend the 

workshops in person pre-register at this 

Web site: http://energy.gov/oe/ 

congestion-study-2012. 


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