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The purpose of the meetings is to: 

• Discuss farm milk price volatility 

and dairy farmer profitability; 

• Review various industry proposals 

and analysis; and 

• Allow comments from the public. 

Instructions for Attending the Meeting 

Space for attendance at the meeting is 

limited. Due to USDA headquarters 

security and space requirements, all 

persons wishing to attend the public 

meetings or provide oral comments to 

the Dairy Committee during the public 

meetings must send an e-mail to 

DIAC@wdc.usda.gov by September 21, 

2010, for the September meeting and by 

October 8, 2010, for the October meeting 

to register the names of those planning 

to attend. Public seating will be 

extremely limited on October 13, 2010, 

due to a change in meeting room. 

Registrations will be accepted until 

maximum room capacity is reached. 

Upon arrival at the USDA Whitten or 

South Buildings, registered persons 

must provide valid photo identification 

in order to enter the building. 

Additional information about the public 

meetings, meeting agendas, materials 

and minutes including directions and 

how to provide comments is available at 

the Dairy Committee Web site: http:// 

www.fsa.usda.gov/DIAC. 

The received comments will be 

distributed to Dairy Committee 

members for consideration at the 

meetings. 

If you require special 

accommodations, such as a sign 

language interpreter, please use the 

contact information above. 

Notice of these meetings is provided 

in accordance with section 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2). 

Signed in Washington, DC, on August 27, 

2010. 

Jonathan W. Coppess, 

Administrator, Farm Service Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22013 Filed 9–2–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

Global Intellectual Property Academy 

Program Survey 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment 

request. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO), as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on this new information 

collection, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– 

13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before November 2, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: 

InformationCollection@uspto.gov. 

Include ‘‘0651–00xx Global Intellectual 

Property Academy Program Survey 

comment’’ in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Fax: 571–273–0112, marked to the 

attention of Susan Fawcett. 

• Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records 

Officer, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, U.S. Patent and Trademark 

Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 

22313–1450. 

• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to the attention of J. 

David Binsted, Program Manager, Global 

Intellectual Property Academy, United 

States Patent and Trademark Office, 

P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313– 

1450; by telephone 571–272–1500; or by 

e-mail at james.binsted@uspto.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

I. Abstract 

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 

plans to survey participants of the 

Global Intellectual Property Academy 

(GIPA) technical assistance programs. 

The survey data will be collected in 

order to obtain assessment data for the 

U.S. Government’s accountability 

process, better known as the PART, or 

Program Assessment Rating Tool. 

Assessment of the GIPA programs will 

provide the USPTO information to 

implement best practices and program 

improvements, where necessary. 

Participants will be limited to those 

individuals, both national and 

international, who have attended or are 

attending GIPA training. These surveys 

will be done in three parts: Pre-program, 

post-program, and alumnus. Program 

participants will be asked to complete 

the pre-program survey immediately 

prior to their program, the post-program 

survey immediately after the program, 

and the alumni survey approximately 

one year after the program. The surveys 

are expected to be conducted online 

using a recognized survey partner, the 

Federal Consulting Group. 

Participants will access the online 

survey through links provided in emails or through the USPTO Web site. 

Participants will not need usernames, 

passwords, or survey ID numbers to 

access the online survey. 

Survey responses will be kept 

confidential. The USPTO does not 

intend to collect any personal 

identifying data from participants taking 

the survey. Data collected from the 

survey will be linked to the participants. 

The USPTO intends to maintain contact 

information for the participants in a 

separate file from the quantitative data. 

The USPTO expects to follow-up with 

participants who do not respond to the 

survey. Participants who do not respond 

will be contacted up to three times. 

II. Method of collection 

Electronically over the Internet or by 

e-mail. In-person surveys may 

potentially be conducted. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0651–00xx. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: New collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,500 responses per year (500 

participants × 3 surveys each). 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that it will take 

approximately 20 minutes (0.33 hours) 

for participants to provide their 

responses. This estimate includes the 

time to gather the necessary 

information, complete the survey, and 

submit it to the USPTO. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Burden Hours: 495 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Cost Burden: $71,775. The audience for 

the GIPA training programs typically 

consists of high-ranking government 

officials, judges, lawyers, examiners, 

and others. The USPTO estimates that 

roughly 20% of the attendees fall into 

the high-ranking categories, while the 

rest make up 80% of the attendees. The 

USPTO estimates that the hourly labor 

rate for 20% of the attendees would be 

roughly equivalent to the professional 

hourly rate of $325, while the rest 

would be roughly equivalent to the 

para-professional rate of $100. Using 

these U.S. hourly rates, the USPTO 

estimates a professional hourly rate of 

$65 (20% of $325) and a paraprofessional rate of $80 (80% of $100), 

for a total hourly rate of $145. Using the 

total hourly rate, the USPTO estimates 

$71,775 per year for salary costs 

associated with respondents. 


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Item 

Estimated 

time for 

response 

(min) 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

Estimated 

annual 

burden hours 

Pre-Program Survey .................................................................................................................... 20 500 165 

Post Program Survey .................................................................................................................. 20 500 165 

Alumnus Survey ........................................................................................................................... 20 500 165 

Totals .................................................................................................................................... ........................ 1,500 495 

Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour 

Respondent Cost Burden: $0. There are 

no capital start-up, maintenance, 

recordkeeping, or postage costs 

associated with these surveys, nor are 

there any filing or other fees for these 

surveys. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, e.g., the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they will also become a matter of public 

record. 

Susan K. Fawcett, 

Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22041 Filed 9–2–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Education Trade Mission to Indonesia 

and Vietnam 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Mission Description 

The United States Department of 

Commerce, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. and Foreign 

Commercial Service (CS) is organizing 

an education trade mission to Indonesia 

and Vietnam, April 3–8, 2011. Led by a 

senior Department of Commerce official, 

the mission to these two countries is 

intended to include representatives 

from a variety of accredited U.S. 

education institutions. However, the 

emphasis will be on community 

colleges, intensive English language 

programs, and undergraduate programs. 

English language programs seeking to 

participate should be accredited by CEA 

(Commission on English Language 

Program Accreditation) or ACCET 

(Accrediting Council for Continuing 

Education and Training); community 

colleges and undergraduate programs 

seeking to participate should be 

accredited by one of the six regional 

institutional accreditors in the United 

States. 

The mission will introduce 

participants to potential students and 

prospective partners. Participating in 

the Education Trade Mission, rather 

than traveling to these markets 

independently, will enhance the 

schools’ ability to secure the appropriate 

meetings, especially in light of the high 

level engagement and support of U.S. 

education by the U.S. ambassadors in 

each of these countries. The mission 

will include education sector briefings, 

and a student fair at each stop with the 

options of matchmaking sessions with 

potential recruitment partners, or 

networking sessions with local schools. 

Trade mission participants will interact 

with CS education specialists as well as 

other State Department advisors and 

officers to discuss opportunities, 

challenges and marketing strategies for 

each market. 

Commercial Setting 

Vietnam 

With a population of 86 million, a 

steadily increasing per capita income, a 

booming private sector, and the high 

value the Vietnamese place on 

education, Vietnam offers significant 

opportunities to U.S. providers of 

education services. Vietnam presently 

has over 20,000 students studying 

abroad, paying about $200 million in 

tuition and fees every year. Of those, 

13,000 are studying in the U.S. With an 

increase of 46% over last year, Vietnam 

ranks 9th among countries sending 

students to the U.S. This increase is the 

6th consecutive double-digit increase in 

Vietnamese students going to the U.S. 

Notably, Vietnam ranks 3rd among 

countries sending international students 

to the U.S. to study at community 

colleges. English as a Second Language 

and English immersion programs and 

majors such as business management, 

engineering, information technologies, 

and sciences are popular among 

Vietnamese students. 

Education reform has not kept pace 

with economic development in 

Vietnam, and improving the education 

system will be crucial to sustaining 

long-term growth. Education has 

become a key feature in bilateral 

cooperation between Vietnam and the 

U.S. The U.S. Embassy in Hanoi has 

made the development of education in 

Vietnam a top priority, including 

dramatically increasing the number of 

Vietnamese students studying at U.S. 

institutions of higher learning and 

encouraging greater educational 

exchange between the U.S. and 

Vietnam. 

Indonesia 

Indonesia, as the world’s fourth 

largest nation and one of the G–20’s 

strongest economies, is a tremendous 

potential market for U.S. educational 

institutions. There are numerous Stateowned and private national and 

international high schools and prospects 

for the higher education market are 

good. Most Indonesian students are 

keen to study abroad and the U.S. has 

been one of the most desired 

destinations. 

Under President Obama’s 

U.S.-Indonesia Comprehensive 

Partnership, the education sector is the 

number one priority. The U.S. Embassy 

in Jakarta has a goal to double the 

current number of Indonesian students 

studying at U.S. educational institutions 

by 2014 to 15,000. 

At present, there are over 50,000 

Indonesian students overseas, 

including, 7,692 students in the United 

States. Of these, approximately 64 

percent are pursuing undergraduate 

degrees. Indonesia ranks 16th among 

countries sending students to the U.S. 


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