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site at http://www.uspto.gov, and will 

also be available at the Office of the 

Commissioner for Patents, currently 

located in Madison East, Tenth Floor, 

600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia. 

Because comments will be made 

available for public inspection, 

information that the submitter does not 

desire to make public, such as an 

address or phone number, should not be 

included in the comments. Parties who 

would like to rely on confidential 

information to illustrate a point are 

requested to summarize or otherwise 

submit the information in a way that 

will permit its public disclosure. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nicole D. Haines, Legal Advisor, at (571) 

272–7717; Kathleen Kahler Fonda, 

Senior Legal Advisor, at (571) 272–7754; 

or Matthew J. Sked, Legal Advisor, at 

(571) 272–7627, of the Office of Patent 

Legal Administration, Office of the 

Deputy Commissioner for Patent 

Examination Policy. General patent 

practice inquiries may be directed to the 

Office of Patent Legal Administration, 

by telephone at (571) 272–7701, or by 

electronic mail at PatentPractice@

uspto.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 15, 2013, the USPTO published 

a notice requesting comments from the 

public on potential practices that 

applicants can employ at the drafting 

stage of a patent application in order to 

facilitate examination and bring more 

certainty to the scope of issued patents. 

See Request for Comments on 

Preparation of Patent Applications, 78 

FR 2960 (January 15, 2013). Specifically, 

the USPTO requested input on whether 

adoption of a variety of potential 

practices by applicants early in the 

patent preparation process would assist 

the public in determining the scope of 

claims as well as the meaning of claim 

terms in the specification after a patent 

is granted. The notice invited the public 

to submit written comments on the 

potential practices on or before March 

15, 2013. The USPTO has received 

several requests for additional time to 

submit comments, and is now extending 

the period for submission of public 

comments until April 15, 2013. 

Dated:_March 11, 2013. 

Teresa Stanek Rea, 

Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for 

Intellectual Property and Acting Director of 

the United States Patent and Trademark 

Office. 

[FR Doc. 2013–06013 Filed 3–14–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Procurement List; Proposed Additions 

and Deletion 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Proposed additions to and 

deletion from the Procurement List. 

SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing 

to add products and services to the 

Procurement List that will be furnished 

by nonprofit agencies employing 

persons who are blind or have other 

severe disabilities, and deletes a service 

previously provided by such an agency. 

DATES: Comments Must Be Received on 

or Before: April 15, 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 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 actions. 

Additions 

If the Committee approves the 

proposed additions, the entities of the 

Federal Government identified in this 

notice will be required to procure the 

products and services listed below from 

nonprofit agencies employing persons 

who are blind or have other severe 

disabilities. 

The following products and services 

are proposed for addition to the 

Procurement List for production by the 

nonprofit agencies listed: 

Products 

NSN: MR 1147—Christmas Novelty Flag, 

Decorative, 28′′ x 40′′ 

NPA: Winston-Salem Industries for the 

Blind, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC 

Contracting Activity: Military Resale-Defense 

Commissary Agency (DeCA), Fort Lee, 

VA 

Coverage: C-List for the requirements of 

military commissaries and exchanges as 

aggregated by the Defense Commissary 

Agency. 

NSN: 7510–01–389–2262—Self Stick 

Rectangular Flag, ‘‘Sign Here’’, 1.0′′ X 

1.75′′, Yellow Flags 

NPA: Association for the Blind and Visually 

Impaired—Goodwill Industries of 

Greater Rochester, Rochester, NY 

Contracting Activity: General Services 

Administration, New York, NY 

Coverage: A-List for the Total Government 

Requirement as aggregated by the General 

Services Administration. 

Ice Melt/De-Icer 

NSN: 6850–01–598–1946—10 lbs. 

NSN: 6850–01–598–1926—20 lbs. 

NSN: 6850–01–598–1933—40 lbs. 

NPA: Bosma Industries for the Blind, Inc., 

Indianapolis, IN 

Contracting Activity: Defense Logistics 

Agency Aviation, Richmond, VA 

Coverage: B-List for the Total Government 

Requirement as aggregated by the 

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, 

Richmond, VA. 

Services 

Service Type/Location: Landscaping 

Maintenance Service, Defense Contract 

Management Agency (DCMA), 3901 A 

Avenue, Buildings 10500, 10501, 10201 

and 1024, Fort Lee, VA. 

NPA: Richmond Area Association for 

Retarded Citizens, Richmond, VA 

Contracting Activity: Defense Contract 

Management Agency (DCMA), Fort Lee, 

VA 

Service Type/Location: Tactical Vehicle 

Wash Facility Service, Yano Tactical 

Vehicle Wash Facility, Directorate of 

Training Sustainment, Harmony Church, 

Building 5525, Fort Benning, GA. 

NPA: Power Works Industries, Inc., 

Columbus, GA 

Contracting Activity: Dept of the Army, 

W6QM MICC-Ft Benning, Fort Benning, 

GA 

Service Type/Location: Grounds Maintenance 

and Snow Removal Service, Army Corps 

of Engineers District Headquarters Bldg., 

201 North Third Ave, Walla Walla, WA 

NPA: Lillie Rice Center, Walla Walla, WA 

Contracting Activity: Dept of the Army, W071 

ENDIST Walla Walla, Walla Walla, WA 

Service Type/Locations: Facilities Support 

Service 

NPA: Work, Incorporated, Dorchester, MA 

(Prime Contractor) 

Contracting Activity: Dept of the Navy, 

NAVAL FAC Engineering CMD MID 

LANT, Norfolk, VA. 

Navy Operational Support Center Fort 

Schuyler-Bronx, 4 Pennyfield Avenue, 

Bronx, NY, NPA: (Subcontractor) The 

Corporate Source, Inc., New York, NY. 

Navy Operational Support Center 

Plainville, 1 Linsley Drive, Plainville, 

CT, NPA: (Subcontractor) Easter Seals 

Capital Region & Eastern Connecticut, 

Inc., Windsor, CT. 

Navy Operational Support Center Quincy, 

85 Sea Street, Quincy, MA, NPA: 

(Subcontractor) Community Workshops, 

Inc., Boston, MA. 

Navy Operational Support Center White 

River Junction, 207 Holiday Drive, White 

River Junction, VT, NPA: (Subcontractor) 

Northern New England Employment 

Services, Portland, ME. 

USS Constitution, Boston Navy Yard, 

Building 5, Charlestown, MA. NPA: 

(Subcontractor) Morgan Memorial 

Goodwill Industries, Boston, MA. 


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Deletion 

The following service is proposed for 

deletion from the Procurement List: 

Service 

Service Type/Location: CSS/Custodial/ 

Warehousing Service, Commissary 

ANGB, 99 Pesch Circle, Building 420, 

Bangor, ME. 

NPA: Pathways, Inc., Auburn, ME 

Contracting Activity: Defense Commissary 

Agency (DECA) Fort Lee, VA 

Barry S. Lineback, 

Director, Business Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2013–06031 Filed 3–14–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6353–01–P 

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Procurement List Additions 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Additions to the Procurement 

List. 

SUMMARY: This action adds a product 

and service to the Procurement List that 

will be furnished by nonprofit agencies 

employing persons who are blind or 

have other severe disabilities. 

DATES: Effective Date: 4/15/2013. 

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled, 1401 S. Clark Street, Suite 

10800, Arlington, Virginia 22202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barry S. Lineback, Telephone: (703) 

603–7740, Fax: (703) 603–0655, or email 

CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Additions 

On 1/18/2013 (78 FR 4133–4134), the 

Committee for Purchase From People 

Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled 

published notice of proposed additions 

to the Procurement List. 

After consideration of the material 

presented to it concerning capability of 

qualified nonprofit agencies to provide 

the product and service and impact of 

the additions on the current or most 

recent contractors, the Committee has 

determined that the product and service 

listed below are suitable for 

procurement by the Federal Government 

under 41 U.S.C. 8501–8506 and 41 CFR 

51–2.4. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification 

I certify that the following action will 

not have a significant impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

The major factors considered for this 

certification were: 

1. The action will not result in any 

additional reporting, recordkeeping or 

other compliance requirements for small 

entities other than the small 

organizations that will furnish the 

product and service to the Government. 

2. The action will result in 

authorizing small entities to furnish the 

product and service to the Government. 

3. There are no known regulatory 

alternatives which would accomplish 

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 8501–8506) in 

connection with the product and service 

proposed for addition to the 

Procurement List. 

End of Certification 

Accordingly, the following product 

and service are added to the 

Procurement List: 

Product 

NSN: MR 1145—Server, Gravy Boat. 

NPA: Winston-Salem Industries for the 

Blind, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC. 

Contracting Activity: Defense Commissary 

Agency, Fort Lee, VA. 

Coverage: C-List for the requirements of 

military commissaries and exchanges as 

aggregated by the Defense Commissary 

Agency. 

Service 

Service Type/Location: Mess Attendant 

Service McConnell Air Force Base, KS. 

NPA: Training, Rehabilitation, & 

Development Institute, Inc., San Antonio, 

TX. 

Contracting Activity: Dept Of The Air 

Force, FA4621 22 CONS LGC, McConnell 

AFB, KS. 

Barry S. Lineback, 

Director, Business Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2013–06032 Filed 3–14–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6353–01–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting Notice 

TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, March 20, 

2013, 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. 

PLACE: Room 420, Bethesda Towers, 

4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, 

Maryland. 

STATUS: Commission Meeting—Open to 

the Public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Briefing Matter: Soft Infant Carriers. 

A live Webcast of the Meeting can be 

viewed at www.cpsc.gov/Webcast. 

For a recorded message containing the 

latest agenda information, call (301) 

504–7948. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the 

Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product 

Safety Commission, 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 

504–7923. 

Dated: March 13, 2013. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2013–06195 Filed 3–13–13; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice for Termination of a Disease 

Management Demonstration Project 

for TRICARE Standard Beneficiaries 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of 

Defense, (Health Affairs)/TRICARE 

Management Activity, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice for termination of a 

Disease Management Demonstration 

Project for TRICARE Standard 

Beneficiaries. 

SUMMARY: This notice is to advise 

interested parties of the termination of 

a Military Health System (MHS) 

demonstration project entitled ‘‘Disease 

Management Demonstration Project for 

TRICARE Standard Beneficiaries.’’ The 

demonstration provided disease 

management (DM) services to TRICARE 

Standard beneficiaries who are not 

eligible to receive some DM-like 

services under the basic benefit 

regulations. TRICARE began the 

demonstration project in March 2007 for 

Standard beneficiaries and this 

demonstration project has enabled the 

MHS to evaluate the programs and 

identify ways to improve the provision 

of effective services by detecting 

strengths and weaknesses of the 

programs, as well as evidence of best 

practices. As the TRICARE Management 

Activity (TMA) chose a phased 

approach, the demonstration was 

extended twice, on March 16, 2009 (74 

FR 11089–11090), and again on March 

4, 2011 (76 FR 12081–12082), to allow 

time for all program evaluations. TMA 

intends to continue to provide DM 

services to eligible TRICARE 

beneficiaries through strategies based on 

evidence-based best practices, 

beneficiary’s needs, plan category, and 

location of health care provision. 

DATES: Effective date: March 31, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: TRICARE Management 

Activity (TMA), 7700 Arlington 

Boulevard, Suite 5101, Falls Church, VA 

22042–5101. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robin Marzullo, TRICARE Management 


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