21642 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 70 / Tuesday, April 12, 2022 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

[Docket No.: PTO–P–2022–0001] 

Expanded Collaborative Search Pilot 

Program—New Combined Petition 

Option For Participation; Withdrawal 

AGENCY: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; withdrawal. 

SUMMARY: On March 29, 2022, the 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office (USPTO) published a Federal 

Register Notice concerning a new 

petition option for participation in the 

Expanded Collaborative Search Pilot 

(CSP) Program. The notice is hereby 

withdrawn. 

DATES: The document published at 87 

FR 17995 on March 29, 2022, is 

withdrawal as of April 12, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Please direct inquiries regarding any 

specific application participating in the 

pilot to Jessica Patterson; Senior 

Advisor and Director; International 

Worksharing, Planning, and 

Implementation; Office of International 

Patent Cooperation; at 571–272–8828 or 

Jessica.Patterson@uspto.gov. Please 

send any inquiries regarding this pilot 

program and the petition process to 

csp@uspto.gov. Please direct inquiries 

concerning this notice to Michael 

Arguello; Management and Program 

Analyst; International Worksharing, 

Planning, and Implementation; Office of 

International Patent Cooperation; at 

571–270–7876 or Michael.Arguello@

uspto.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 

29, 2022, the USPTO published a 

Federal Register Notice concerning a 

new petition option for participation in 

the Expanded CSP Program. See 

Expanded Collaborative Search Pilot 

Program—New Combined Petition 

Option For Participation, 87 FR 17995. 

The USPTO inadvertently submitted the 

notice for publication prematurely. 

Discussions are continuing with our 

counterpart offices (the Japan Patent 

Office and the Korean Intellectual 

Property Office) to finalize the 

program’s new petition option. 

Therefore, the USPTO hereby 

withdraws the notice. The USPTO looks 

forward to completing its discussions 

and publishing a forthcoming notice 

announcing the effective date and 

details of the new petition option. 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07909 Filed 4–11–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Amendment of Department of Defense 

Federal Advisory Committees— 

Defense Advisory Committee on 

Women in the Services 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Charter renewal of federal 

advisory committee. 

SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this 

notice to announce that it is renewing 

the Defense Advisory Committee on 

Women in the Services (DACOWITS). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim 

Freeman, DoD Advisory Committee 

Management Officer, 703–692–5952. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

DACOWITS is being renewed in 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C., app.) 

and 41 CFR 102–3.50(d). The charter 

and contact information for the 

DACOWITS’ Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO) are found at https://

www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/apex/ 

FACAPublicAgencyNavigation. 

The DACOWITS provides the 

Secretary of Defense and Deputy 

Secretary of Defense independent 

advice and recommendations on matters 

and policies relating to women in the 

Armed Forces of the United States, and 

on matters and policies relating to 

recruitment, retention, employment, 

integration, well-being, and treatment. 

All DACOWITS work, including 

subcommittee work, will be in response 

to written terms of reference or taskings 

approved by the Secretary of Defense or 

the Deputy Secretary of Defense (‘‘the 

DoD Appointing Authority’’), or the 

Under Secretary of Defense for 

Personnel and Readiness unless 

otherwise provided by statute or 

Presidential directive. 

The DACOWITS shall be composed of 

no more than 20 members who have 

prior experience in the military or with 

women-related workforce issues. 

Members will include leaders with 

diverse and inclusive backgrounds, 

experience, and thought relating to the 

recruitment and retention, the 

employment and integration, and the 

well-being and treatment of women. 

These members will come from varied 

backgrounds including academia, 

industry, private and public sectors, and 

other professions. 

The appointment of DACOWITS 

members shall be approved by the DoD 

Appointing Authority for a term of 

service of one-to-four years, with annual 

renewals, in accordance with DoD 

policy and procedures. No member, 

unless approved by the DoD Appointing 

Authority, may serve more than two 

consecutive terms of service on the 

DACOWITS, to include its 

subcommittees, or serve on more than 

two DoD federal advisory committees at 

one time. DACOWITS members who are 

not full-time or permanent part-time 

Federal civilian officers or employees, 

or active duty members of the 

Uniformed Services, shall be appointed 

as experts or consultants pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 3109 to serve as special 

government employee (SGE) members. 

DACOWITS members who are full-time 

or permanent part-time Federal civilian 

officers or employees, or active duty 

members of the Uniformed Services, 

shall be appointed pursuant to 41 CFR 

102–3.130(a) to serve as RGE members. 

The DoD Appointing Authority shall 

appoint the DACOWITS’ leadership 

from among the membership previously 

appointed in accordance with DoD 

policy and procedures, for a term of 

service of one-to-two years, with annual 

renewal, not to exceed the member’s 

approved appointment. 

All members of the DACOWITS are 

appointed to exercise their own best 

judgment, without representing any 

particular point of view, and to discuss 

and deliberate in a manner that is free 

from conflict of interest. With the 

exception of reimbursement of official 

DACOWITS-related travel and per diem, 

DACOWITS members serve without 

compensation. 

The public or interested organizations 

may submit written statements to the 

DACOWITS membership about the 

DACOWITS’ mission and functions. 

Written statements may be submitted at 

any time or in response to the stated 

agenda of planned meeting of the 

DACOWITS. All written statements 

shall be submitted to the DFO for the 

DACOWITS, and this individual will 

ensure that the written statements are 

provided to the membership for their 

consideration. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 70 / Tuesday, April 12, 2022 / Notices 21643 

Dated: April 6, 2022. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07796 Filed 4–11–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Department of Defense Board of 

Actuaries; Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for 

Personnel and Readiness, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of federal advisory 

committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this 

notice to announce that the following 

Federal Advisory Committee meeting of 

the Department of Defense Board of 

Actuaries will take place. 

DATES: Open to the public Friday, June 

24, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held 

virtually. For information regarding how 

to access the meeting, please contact 

Inger Pettygrove (703) 225–8803 or 

Inger.m.pettygrove.civ@mail.mil as soon 

as possible. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Inger Pettygrove, (703) 225–8803 

(voice), nger.m.pettygrove.civ@mail.mil 

(email). Mailing address is Defense 

Human Resources Activity, DoD Office 

of the Actuary, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 

STE 03E25, Alexandria, VA 22350– 

8000. Website: https://

actuary.defense.gov/. The most up-todate changes to the meeting agenda can 

be found on the website. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is being held under the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 

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

Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 

41 CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose 

of the meeting is for the Board to review 

DoD actuarial methods and assumptions 

to be used in the valuations of the 

Military Retirement Fund, the Voluntary 

Separation Incentive Fund, and the 

Education Benefits Fund in accordance 

with the provisions of Section 183, 

Section 2006, chapter 74 (10 U.S.C. 

1464 et. seq), and section 1175 of Title 

10, U.S.C. 

Agenda 

Military Retirement Fund/VSI Fund 

1. Recent and Proposed Legislation 

2. Briefing on Investment Experience 

3. September 30, 2021, Valuation of the 

Military Retirement Fund * 

4. Proposed Methods and Assumptions 

for September 30, 2022, Valuation 

of the Military Retirement Fund * 

5. Proposed Methods and Assumptions 

for September 30, 2021, VSI Fund 

Valuation * 

Education Benefits Fund 

1. Fund Overview 

2. Briefing on Investment Experience 

3. September 30, 2021, Valuation 

Proposed Economic Assumptions * 

4. September 30, 2021, Valuation 

Proposed Methods and 

Assumptions—Reserve Programs * 

5. September 30, 2021, Valuation 

Proposed Methods and 

Assumptions—Active Duty 

Programs * 

6. Developments in Education Benefits 

* Board approval required 

Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 102–3.140 

through 102–3.165, this meeting is open 

to the public. 

Written Statements: Persons desiring 

to attend the DoD Board of Actuaries 

meeting or make an oral presentation or 

submit a written statement for 

consideration at the meeting must notify 

Inger Pettygrove at (703) 225–8803, or 

inger.m.pettygrove.civ@mail.mil, by 

June 10, 2022. 

Dated: April 6, 2022. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07794 Filed 4–11–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2022–SCC–0012] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and approval; Comment Request; 

Private School Universe Survey (PSS) 

2023–24 Data Collection, and 2023–24 

and 2025–26 PSS Frame Development 

Activities 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences 

(IES), Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing a revision of a currently 

approved information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before May 12, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be sent within 30 days of publication of 

this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain. Find this information 

collection request by selecting 

‘‘Department of Education’’ under 

‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then check 

‘‘Only Show ICR for Public Comment’’ 

checkbox. Reginfo.gov provides two 

links to view documents related to this 

information collection request. 

Information collection forms and 

instructions may be found by clicking 

on the ‘‘View Information Collection 

(IC) List’’ link. Supporting statements 

and other supporting documentation 

may be found by clicking on the ‘‘View 

Supporting Statement and Other 

Documents’’ link. Comments may also 

be sent to ICDocketmgr@ed.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Carrie Clarady, 

(202) 245–6347. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Education (ED), in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general 

public and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed, 

revised, and continuing collections of 

information. This helps the Department 

assess the impact of its information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. ED is 

soliciting comments on the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) that 

is described below. The Department of 

Education is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Private School 

Universe Survey (PSS) 2023–24 Data 

Collection, and 2023–24 and 2025–26 

PSS Frame Development Activities. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0641. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 


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