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disclosure statements filed after the 

final rejection or after the filing of a 

notice of appeal. Furthermore, petitions 

concerning the refusal to enter 

amendments and/or evidence remain 

delegated to the Patent Examining Corps 

as provided in the Manual of Patent 

Examining Procedure (MPEP) 

1002.02(b) and (c). 

Once the Chief Judge accepts the 

appeal brief as compliant, an examiner’s 

answer will be provided in the ex parte 

reexamination proceeding if the 

examiner determines that the appeal 

should be maintained. The examiner 

will treat all pending, rejected claims as 

being on appeal. If the notice of appeal 

or appeal brief identifies fewer than all 

of the rejected claims as being appealed, 

the issue will be addressed by the BPAI 

panel. The jurisdiction of the ex parte 

reexamination proceeding will be 

transferred to the BPAI when a 

docketing notice is entered after the 

time period for filing a reply brief 

expires or the examiner acknowledges 

the receipt and entry of the reply brief. 

After taking jurisdiction, the BPAI will 

not return or remand the ex parte 

reexamination proceeding to the Patent 

Examining Corps for issues related to a 

noncompliant appeal brief. 

This notice does not apply to inter 

partes reexamination proceedings. The 

Office is considering a streamlined 

procedure for review of briefs filed in 

inter partes reexamination proceedings, 

in which the Chief Judge will also have 

the sole responsibility for determining 

whether briefs filed in inter partes 

reexamination proceedings comply with 

37 CFR 41.37, 41.67, 41.68, and 41.71. 

Dated: May 18, 2010. 

David J. Kappos, 

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual 

Property and Director of the United States 

Patent and Trademark Office. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12534 Filed 5–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Base Closure and Realignment 

AGENCY: Office of Economic 

Adjustment, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice is provided 

pursuant to section 2905(b)(7)(B)(ii) of 

the Defense Base Closure and 

Realignment Act of 1990. It provides a 

partial list of military installations 

closing or realigning pursuant to the 

2005 Base Closure and Realignment 

(BRAC) Report. It also provides a 

corresponding listing of the Local 

Redevelopment Authorities (LRA) for 

the Air Force Research Laboratory, 

Arizona, and portions of the Newport 

Naval Complex, Rhode Island, 

recognized by the Secretary of Defense, 

acting through the Department of 

Defense, Office of Economic Adjustment 

(OEA), as well as the point of contact, 

address, and telephone number for the 

LRA for each installation. 

Representatives of State and local 

governments, homeless providers, and 

other parties interested in the 

redevelopment of the installation 

should contact the person or 

organization listed. The following 

information will also be published 

simultaneously in a newspaper of 

general circulation in the area of the 

installation. 

DATES: Effective May 25, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Director, Office of Economic 

Adjustment, Office of the Secretary of 

Defense, 400 Army Navy Drive, Suite 

200, Arlington, VA 22202–4704, (703) 

604–6020. 

Local Redevelopment Authority (LRA) 

Arizona 

Installation Name: Air Force Research 

Laboratory. 

LRA Name: City of Mesa. 

Point of Contact: Patrick Murphy, 

Project Manager, City of Mesa Economic 

Development. 

Address: 20 E. Main Street, Suite 200, 

P.O. Box 1466, Mesa, AZ 85211–1466. 

Phone: (480) 644–3964. 

E-mail address: 

patrick.murphy@mesaaz.gov. 

Rhode Island 

Installation Name: Newport Naval 

Complex. 

LRA Name: Aquidneck Island Reuse 

Planning Authority (AIRPA). 

Point of Contact: Tina Dolen, 

Executive Director, Aquidneck Island 

Reuse Planning Authority. 

Address: 437 Broadway, Newport, RI 

02840–1739. 

Phone: (401) 845–9299. 

E-mail Address: 

tina@acquidneckplanning.org. 

Dated: May 20, 2010. 

Mitchell S. Bryman, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12521 Filed 5–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Federal Advisory Committee; 

Department of Defense Wage 

Committee; Closed Meeting 

AGENCY: Civilian Personnel 

Management Service (Wage and Salary 

Division), DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 

section 10 of Public Law 92–463, the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, DoD 

announces the Department of Defense 

Wage Committee will meet in closed 

session on June 1, 2010, in Rosslyn, 

Virginia. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 

1, 2010, at 10 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

1400 Key Boulevard, Level A, Room 

A101, Rosslyn, Virginia 22209–5144. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Craig Jerabek, Designated Federal 

Officer for the Department of Defense 

Wage Committee, 1400 Key Boulevard, 

Suite A105, Arlington, Virginia 22209– 

5144, Telephone: (703) 696–1735, Fax: 

(703) 696–5472, E-mail: 

craig.jerabek@cpms.osd.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

provisions of section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972, Public Law 92–463, it is hereby 

determined that every Wage Committee 

meeting concerns matters listed in 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(4), and that, accordingly, the 

meeting will be closed to the public. 

Purpose of Meeting 

The Committee will receive, review, 

and consider wage survey 

specifications, wage survey data, local 

wage survey committee reports and 

recommendations, and wage schedules 

derived there from. 

Request for Waiver 

Due to unforeseen difficulties, the 

Designated Federal Officer was unable 

to process the Federal Register notice 

for the June 1, 2010, meeting of the 

Department of Defense Wage 

Committee, as required by 41 CFR 102– 

3.150(a). Accordingly, the Committee 

Management Officer for the Department 

of Defense, pursuant to 41 CFR 102– 

3.150(b), waives the 15-calendar day 

notification requirement. 


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