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has renewed the charter for the Science 

Advisory Board (SAB) for a 2-year 

period, through August 9, 2007. The 

SAB is a federal advisory committee 

under the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act (Pub. L. 92–463). 

DATES: Renewed through August 9, 

2007. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

charter has evolved since the SAB’s 

inception in 1997 so as to accurately 

describe the SAB’s purpose, 

membership, and administrative 

provisions. To more fully align the 

charter with the current state of the SAB 

and NOAA, the renewal charter has 

been modified as follows: (1) The first 

Objective has been changed to: ‘‘The 

SAB will advise the Under Secretary of 

Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere 

on strategies for research, education, 

and application of science to operations 

and information services, so as to better 

understand and predict changes in the 

Earth’s environment and conserve and 

manage coastal and marine resources to 

meet the Nation’s economic, social, and 

environmental needs.’’ This change 

aligns the charter with NOAA’s mission 

statement. (2) The SAB’s Objectives and 

Duties now authorize the SAB to 

conduct NOAA Cooperative Institute 

reviews, in addition to those of NOAA 

laboratories and programs. (3) The 

Administrative Provisions have been 

modified to clarify that the SAB reports 

only to the Under Secretary, and so 

strengthens its senior advisory role 

within NOAA. (4) The Administrative 

Provisions have also been modified to 

clarify that, when deemed appropriate, 

the SAB can choose to appoint NOAA 

employees to task forces and working 

groups. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Michael Uhart, Executive Director, 

Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Rm. 

11152, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver 

Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301–

713–9121, Fax: 301–713–3515, E-mail: 

Michael.uhart@noaa.gov); or visit the 

NOAA SAB Web site at http:// 

www.sab.noaa.gov. 

Dated: August 26, 2005. 

Louisa Koch, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 

[FR Doc. 05–17443 Filed 8–31–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–KD–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO) has 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO). 

Title: Representative and Address 

Provisions. 

Form Number(s): PTO/SB/80/81/82/ 

83/84/122/123/124A/124B/125A/125B. 

Agency Approval Number: 0651–

0035. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Burden: 23,668 hours annually. 

Number of Respondents: 370,766 

responses per year. 

Avg. Hours Per Response: The USPTO 

estimates that it will take the public 

approximately 3 to 12 minutes (0.05 to 

0.2 hours) to gather the necessary 

information, prepare the form, and 

submit a completed request involving a 

power of attorney, correspondence 

address, or Customer Number. The 

USPTO estimates that it will take the 

public approximately 1 hour to prepare 

and submit a petition related to power 

of attorney and 1 hour and 30 minutes 

(1.5 hours) to submit a Customer 

Number Upload Spreadsheet, including 

the time to prepare the spreadsheet file 

on diskette or CD and to produce a 

signed cover letter. 

Needs and Uses: Under 35 U.S.C. 2 

and 37 CFR 1.31–1.36 and 1.363, this 

information collection is used by the 

public to grant or revoke power of 

attorney in a patent application, to 

withdraw as attorney or agent of record, 

to authorize a practitioner to act in a 

representative capacity, to designate or 

change the correspondence address or 

fee address for one or more applications 

or patents, to request a Customer 

Number, and to designate or change the 

correspondence address, fee address, or 

list of practitioners associated with a 

Customer Number. The Customer 

Number practice permits authorized 

individuals to change the 

correspondence address, fee address, or 

representatives of record for a number of 

patents or applications with one change 

request instead of filing separate 

requests for each patent or application. 

The USPTO uses the information in this 

collection to determine who is 

authorized to take action in an 

application or patent on behalf of the 

applicant or assignee and where to send 

correspondence regarding an 

application or patent. This information 

collection currently contains eight paper 

forms, and customers may also submit 

information using the Customer Number 

Upload Spreadsheet format. The USPTO 

is adding the Authorization to Act in a 

Representative Capacity (PTO/SB/84), 

two petitions, and electronic power of 

attorney submissions to this collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households, businesses or other forprofits, not-for-profit institutions, farms, 

the Federal Government, and state, local 

or tribal governments. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, 

(202) 395–3897. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: Susan.Brown@uspto.gov. 

Include ‘‘0651–0035 copy request’’ in 

the subject line of the message. 

• Fax: 571–273–0112, marked to the 

attention of Susan Brown. 

• Mail: Susan K. Brown, Records 

Officer, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, Office of Data Architecture and 

Services, Data Administration Division, 

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. 

Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent on 

or before October 3, 2005 to David 

Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 

10202, New Executive Office Building, 

725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 

20503. 

Dated: August 26, 2005. 

Susan K. Brown, 

Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer, Office of Data 

Architecture and Services, Data 

Administration Division. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National 

and Community Service (hereinafter the 

‘‘Corporation’’), as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

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respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to 

provide the general public and federal 

agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing collections of information in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95)(44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program 

helps to ensure that requested data can 

be provided in the desired format, 

reporting burden (time and financial 

resources) is minimized, collection 

instruments are clearly understood, and 

the impact of the collection requirement 

on respondents can be properly 

assessed. 

Since 2003, the Spirit of Service 

awards has enabled the Corporation to 

recognize exceptional organizations and 

program participants from each of the 

Corporation’s three programs: Senior 

Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and 

Serve. Prior to 2003, AmeriCorps 

recognized its outstanding members 

annually through the All-AmeriCorps 

Awards, which were initiated in 1999 

and presented by President Clinton as 

part of the 5th anniversary celebration 

of the program. Senior Corps had 

recognized its outstanding projects and 

volunteers at its own national 

conference, and Learn and Serve 

America recognized exemplary 

programs and participants through its 

Leaders School selection and the 

President’s Student Service Awards. 

Currently, the Corporation is 

soliciting comments concerning the 

Spirit of Service Award nomination 

guidelines for the Corporate Award. 

This award is for people, companies, or 

organizations, who have a relationship 

with a grantee funded by the 

Corporation through Senior Corps, 

AmeriCorps, and/or Learn and Serve 

America and are nominated by a 

Corporation-sponsored grantee program. 

Copies of the information collection 

requests can be obtained by contacting 

the office listed in the address section 

of this notice. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the individual and office 

listed in the ADDRESSES section by 

October 31, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by the title of the information 

collection activity, by any of the 

following methods: 

(1) By mail sent to: Corporation for 

National and Community Service, Office 

of Public Affairs; Attention David 

Premo, Public Affairs Associate, Room 

10302E; 1201 New York Avenue, NW, 

Washington, DC, 20525. 

(2) By hand delivery or by courier to 

the Corporation’s mailroom at the 8th 

Floor at the mail address given in 

paragraph (1) above, between 9 a.m. and 

4 p.m. Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

(3) By fax to: (202) 606–3460, 

Attention David Premo, Public Affairs 

Associate. 

(4) Electronically through the 

Corporation’s e-mail address system: 

dpremo@cns.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Premo, (202) 606–6717, or by 

e-mail at dpremo@cns.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Corporation is particularly interested in 

comments that: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Corporation, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are expected to respond, including the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology 

(e.g., permitting electronic submissions 

of responses). 

Background 

The Corporate Spirit of Service Award 

nomination is completed by a 

Corporation grantee program 

representative (Senior Corps, 

AmeriCorps, and/or Learn and Serve 

America) to recognize people, 

companies or organizations that have 

made an exceptional contribution to 

their program. The application can be 

submitted electronically at http:// 

www.NationalService.gov/ 

SpiritofService or by my mail or 

overnight delivery or by hand delivery 

or by courier. 

Current Action 

The Corporation seeks to establish 

specific nomination guidelines for the 

Spirit of Service Corporate Award. This 

award will recognize people, 

companies, or organizations, that have 

made an exceptional contribution to a 

grantee program funded by the 

Corporation (Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, 

and/or Learn and Serve America). 

Type of Review: New. 

Agency: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

Title: Spirit of Service Awards 

Nomination Guidelines and 

Application—Corporate. 

OMB Number: None. 

Agency Number: None. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

organizations, State, local and Tribal 

government, and other institutions 

supported by Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, 

and Learn and Serve America grants 

from the Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

Total Respondents: 200. 

Frequency: Annual. 

Average Time Per Response: 3 hours. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 600 

hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

None. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintenance): None. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 

information collection request; they will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Dated: August 26, 2005. 

Sandy Scott, 

Acting Director, Office of Public Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Finance and Accounting 

Service; Privacy Act of 1974; Systems 

of Records 

AGENCY: Defense Finance and 

Accounting Service, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice to Amend a System of 

Records; T7330 DFAS Payroll Locator 

File System (PLFS). 

SUMMARY: The Defense Finance and 

Accounting Service is amending a 

system of records notice to its existing 

inventory of record systems subject to 

the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), 

as amended. 

DATES: This action will be effective 

without further notice on October 3, 

2005 unless comments are received that 

would result in a contrary 

determination. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Ms. 

Linda Krabbenhoft, Freedom of 

Information Act/Privacy Act Program 

Manager, Defense Finance and 

Accounting Service, Denver, 6760 E. 

Irvington Place, Denver, CO 80279–

8000, telephone (303) 676–6045. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Linda Krabbenhoft at (303) 676–6045. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Defense Finance and Accounting