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issuance of a shark research fishery 

permit will depend on the submission 

of all required information, and NMFS’ 

review of applicant information as 

outlined above. The 2011 shark research 

fishery will start after the opening of the 

shark fishery and under available quotas 

as published in a separate Federal 

Register final rule. 

Dated: September 15, 2010. 

Emily H. Menashes, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23442 Filed 9–17–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–552–801] 

Certain Frozen Fish Fillets From the 

Socialist Republic of Vietnam: 

Correction of Date for the Extension of 

Time Limit for Preliminary Results of 

the Seventh Antidumping Duty New 

Shipper Reviews 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Effective Date: September 20, 

2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alan Ray, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, 

Import Administration, International 

Trade Administration, U.S. Department 

of Commerce, 14th Street and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–5403. 

Correction of the Extension of Time 

Limits for Preliminary Results 

On August 9, 2010, the Department of 

Commerce (‘‘Department’’) published in 

the Federal Register a notice of 

extension of time limit for preliminary 

results of the seventh antidumping duty 

new shipper reviews for certain frozen 

fish fillets from the Socialist Republic of 

Vietnam covering the period August 1, 

2009, through February 15, 2010. See 

Certain Frozen Fish Fillets From the 

Socialist Republic of Vietnam: 

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary 

Results of Antidumping Duty New 

Shipper Reviews, 74 FR 74441 (August 

9, 2010). The Federal Register notice 

incorrectly stated that the preliminary 

results are currently due on January 17, 

2010. The correct due date for the 

preliminary results is actually January 

17, 2011. 

This notice is published in 

accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) 

and 777(i) of the Act. 

Dated: September 10, 2010. 

Susan H. Kuhbach, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23351 Filed 9–17–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office 

[Docket No. PTO–P–2010–0066] 

Request for Comments on 

Incentivizing Humanitarian 

Technologies and Licensing Through 

the Intellectual Property System 

AGENCY: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Commerce. 

ACTION: Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO) is 

considering pro-business strategies for 

incentivizing the development and 

widespread distribution of technologies 

that address humanitarian needs. One 

proposal being considered is a fast-track 

ex parte reexamination voucher pilot 

program to create incentives for 

technologies and licensing behavior that 

address humanitarian needs. Because 

patents under reexamination are often 

the most commercially significant 

patents, a fast-track reexamination 

proceeding would allow patent owners 

to more readily and less expensively 

affirm the validity of their patents. 

Therefore, the opportunity to utilize a 

voucher for a fast-track reexamination 

proceeding could provide a valuable 

incentive for entities to pursue 

humanitarian technologies or licensing. 

The USPTO is requesting comments 

from the public regarding this proposal 

as well as other incentive proposals set 

forth in this notice. 

DATES: Comment Deadline Date: To be 

ensured of consideration, written 

comments must be received on or before 

November 19, 2010. No public hearing 

will be held. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be sent by electronic mail message over 

the Internet addressed to 

HumanitarianProgram@uspto.gov. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

mail addressed to: Mail Stop 

Comments—Patents, Commissioner for 

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

22313–1450, marked to the attention of 

Joni Y. Chang. Although comments may 

be submitted by mail, the USPTO 

prefers to receive comments via the 

Internet. 

The written comments will be 

available for public inspection at the 

Office of the Commissioner for Patents, 

located in Madison East, Tenth Floor, 

600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia, 

and will be available via the USPTO’s 

Internet Web site (address: http:// 

www.uspto.gov). Because comments will 

be made available for public inspection, 

information that is not desired to be 

made public, such as an address or 

phone number, should not be included 

in the comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert A. Clarke (at 571–272–7735) or 

Joni Y. Chang (at 571–272–7720), Office 

of Patent Legal Administration, Office of 

the Associate Commissioner for Patent 

Examination Policy. Inquiries regarding 

the current reexamination practice may 

be directed to the Office of Patent Legal 

Administration, by telephone at (571) 

272–7703, or by electronic mail at 

PatentPractice@uspto.gov. 

Inquiries regarding electronic filings 

should be directed to the Patents 

Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 

866–217–9197. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

USPTO is considering a fast-track ex 

parte reexamination voucher pilot 

program as an incentive to stimulate 

technology creation or licensing that 

addresses humanitarian needs. Under 

the proposed pilot program, a fast-track 

ex parte reexamination voucher would 

be offered to patent holders 

demonstrating humanitarian uses of 

patented technologies. This voucher 

could then be used on any patent owned 

by the patent holder or transferred on 

the open market. The U.S. Food and 

Drug Administration (FDA) currently 

has a similar voucher program for fasttrack review in place. Under this 

program, the FDA awards priority 

review vouchers to entities that develop 

drugs to treat neglected tropical 

diseases. Recent legislative proposals 

such as the Creating Hope Act, S. 3697 

(2010), on rare childhood diseases 

shows a desire on the part of Congress 

to expand such efforts. The USPTO is 

also exploring ideas for other strategies 

that would use the patent system to 

incentivize activity addressing 

humanitarian needs. 

Fast-track ex parte reexamination 

proceedings would be given the highest 

priority, such that an examiner would 

take any necessary action in a 

reexamination proceeding as if the 

proceeding were the next item in the 

examiner’s queue. In addition, the 

USPTO would accelerate the time for 

which fast-track ex parte reexamination 

proceedings are handled by the USPTO 

(i.e., examiner and the Board of Patent 


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