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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Notice of Solicitation for Members of 

the NOAA Science Advisory Board 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 

Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Research. 

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for 

members of the NOAA Science 

Advisory Board. 

SUMMARY: NOAA is soliciting 

nominations for members of the NOAA 

Science Advisory Board (SAB). The 

SAB is the only Federal Advisory 

Committee with the responsibility to 

advise the Under Secretary of 

Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere 

and NOAA Administrator on long- and 

short-range strategies for research, 

education, and application of science to 

resource management and 

environmental assessment and 

prediction. The SAB consists of 15 

members reflecting the full breadth of 

NOAA’s areas of responsibility and 

assists NOAA in maintaining a complete 

and accurate understanding of scientific 

issues critical to the agency’s missions. 

As a Federal Advisory Committee the 

SAB’s membership is required to be 

balanced in terms of viewpoints 

represented and the functions to be 

performed as well as including the 

interests of geographic regions of the 

country and the diverse sectors of our 

society (business and industry, science, 

academia, and the public at large). 

DATES: Nominations should be sent to 

the address specified and must be 

received by September 14, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be 

submitted electronically to 

noaa.sab.2009members@noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Cynthia Decker, Executive Director, 

Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Rm. 

11230, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver 

Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301– 

734–1156, Fax: 301–713–1459, E-mail: 

Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov); or visit the 

NOAA SAB Web site at http:// 

www.sab.noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SAB 

activities and advice provide necessary 

input to ensure that NOAA science 

programs are of the highest quality and 

provide optimal support to NOAA’s 

Mission Goals: 

• Protect, Restore, and Manage the 

Use of Coastal and Ocean Resources 

Through an Ecosystem Approach to 

Management 

• Understand Climate Variability and 

Change to Enhance Society’s Ability to 

Plan and Respond 

• Serve Society’s Needs for Weather 

and Water Information 

• Support the Nation’s Commerce 

with Information for Safe, Efficient, and 

Environmentally Sound Transportation 

• Provide Critical Support for 

NOAA’s Mission 

The SAB meets three times each year, 

exclusive of subcommittee, task force, 

and working group meetings. Board 

members must be willing to serve as 

liaisons to SAB working groups and/or 

participate in periodic reviews of the 

NOAA Cooperative Institutes and 

overarching reviews of NOAA’s research 

enterprise. Board members are 

appointed for a 3-year term. 

Nominations: Nominations should 

provide: (1) The nominee’s full name, 

title, institutional affiliation, and 

contact information; (2) the nominee’s 

area(s) of expertise; and (3) a short 

description of his/her qualifications 

relative to the kinds of advice being 

solicited. Inclusion of a resume or 

curriculum vitae is also required. 

Dated: July 10, 2009. 

Mark E. Brown, 

Chief Financial Officer and Chief 

Administrative Officer, Office of Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–16913 Filed 7–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–KD–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

[Docket No. PTO–T–2009–0024] 

Notice of Reformatted Trademark 

Registration Certificate 

AGENCY: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (‘‘Office’’) is 

reformatting the certificates of 

registration issued for registered marks. 

DATES: The reformatted registration 

certificates will begin issuing in 

September 2009. 

ADDRESSES: The Office prefers that any 

comments on this notice be submitted 

via electronic mail message to 

TMFRNotices@uspto.gov. Written 

comments may also be submitted by 

mail to Commissioner for Trademarks, 

P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria, VA 22313– 

1451, attention Cynthia C. Lynch; or by 

hand delivery to the Trademark 

Assistance Center, Concourse Level, 

James Madison Building-East Wing, 600 

Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia, 

attention Cynthia C. Lynch. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cynthia C. Lynch, Office of the Deputy 

Commissioner for Trademark 

Examination Policy, by telephone at 

(571) 272–8742. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To 

streamline the issuance of registration 

certificates, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 

1057(a), 1093 and 37 CFR 2.151, and for 

purposes of cost containment, 

modernization and efficiency, the Office 

will be reformatting the certificates of 

registration for marks registered both on 

the principal register and the 

supplemental register. Specifically, (1) 

the certificates will be printed on 

standard-size 81⁄2 by 11-inch paper, 

rather than the custom-size paper on 

which they are currently printed; (2) the 

folder that is part of the current 

certificate will be eliminated; (3) the 

signature of the Director and the seal of 

the Office, which currently appear on 

the folder, will appear on the first page 

of the reformatted certificate; and (4) 

registration maintenance information, 

which currently appears on the folder, 

will appear on the final page of the 

reformatted certificate. The Office 

intends to begin issuing the reformatted 

certificates in September 2009. In 

advance of the change, the Office will 

post on its Web site an example of the 

reformatted certificate in August 2009. 

Dated: July 10, 2009. 

John J. Doll, 

Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for 

Intellectual Property and Acting Director of 

the United States Patent and Trademark 

Office. 

[FR Doc. E9–16878 Filed 7–15–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Meeting of the Uniform Formulary 

Beneficiary Advisory Panel 

AGENCY: Department of Defense, 

Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health 

Affairs). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972 (Title 5, U.S. Code (U.S.C.)., 

Appendix, as amended) and the 

Government in the Sunshine Act of 

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

Department of Defense announces the 

following Federal Advisory Committee 

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Beneficiary Advisory Panel (hereafter 

referred to as the Panel). 

DATES: July 30, 2009 (10 a.m.–4 p.m.). 

ADDRESSES: Naval Heritage Center 

Theater, 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20004. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Bacon, 

Designated Federal Officer, Uniform 

Formulary Beneficiary Advisory Panel. 

Skyline 5, Suite 810, 5111 Leesburg 

Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3206; 

Telephone: (703) 681–2890; Fax: (703) 

681–1940; E-mail Address: 

Baprequests@tma.osd.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of Meeting: The Panel will 

review and comment on 

recommendations made to the Director, 

TRICARE Management Activity, by the 

Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee 

regarding the Uniform Formulary. 

Meeting Agenda: Sign-In; Welcome 

and Opening Remarks; Public Citizen 

Comments; Scheduled Therapeutic 

Class Reviews–Designated Newly 

Approved Drugs; Panel Discussions and 

Vote, and comments following each 

therapeutic class review. 

Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552b, as amended, and Title 41, 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 

Section 102–3.140 through 102–3.165, 

and the availability of space this 

meeting is open to the public. Seating is 

limited and will be provided only to the 

first 220 people signing in. All persons 

must sign in legibly. 

Administrative Work Meeting: Prior to 

the public meeting the Panel will 

conduct an Administrative Work 

Meeting from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. to 

discuss administrative matters of the 

Panel. The Administrative Work 

Meeting will be held at the Naval 

Heritage Center, 701 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington DC 20004. 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.160, the 

Administrative Work Meeting will be 

closed to the public. 

Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 

CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140, the 

public or interested organizations may 

submit written statements to the 

membership of the Panel at any time or 

in response to the stated agenda of a 

planned meeting. Written statements 

should be submitted to the Panel’s 

Designated Federal Officer; the 

Designated Federal Officer’s contact 

information can be obtained from the 

General Services Administration’s 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

Database–https://www.fido.gov/ 

facadatabase/public.asp. 

Written statements that do not pertain 

to the scheduled meeting of the Panel 

may be submitted at any time. However, 

if individual comments pertain to a 

specific topic being discussed at a 

planned meeting then these statements 

must be submitted no later than five 

business days prior to the meeting in 

question. The Designated Federal 

Officer will review all submitted written 

statements and provide copies to all the 

committee members. 

Public Comments: In addition to 

written statements, the Panel will set 

aside 1 hour for individuals or 

interested groups to address the Panel. 

To ensure consideration of their 

comments, individuals and interested 

groups should submit written 

statements as outlined in this notice, but 

if they still want to address the Panel 

then they will be afforded the 

opportunity to register to address the 

Panel. The Panel’s Designated Federal 

Officer will have a ‘‘Sign Up Roster’’ 

available at the Panel meeting, for 

registration on a first-come, first-serve 

basis. Those wishing to address the 

Panel will be given no more than 5 

minutes to present their comments, and 

at the end of the 1 hour time period no 

further public comments will be 

accepted. Anyone who signs up to 

address the Panel but is unable to do so 

due to the time limitation may submit 

their comments in writing; however, 

they must understand that their written 

comments may not be reviewed prior to 

the Panel’s deliberation. Accordingly, 

the Panel recommends that individuals 

and interested groups consider 

submitting written statements instead of 

addressing the Panel. 

Dated: July 10, 2009. 

Morgan E. Frazier, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. E9–16874 Filed 7–15–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Transformation Advisory Group 

Closed Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee 

closed meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 

U.S.C. App 2, Section 1), the Sunshine 

in the Government Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 

552b), and 41 CFR 102–3.150, the 

Department of Defense announces the 

following federal advisory committee 

closed meeting of the Transformation 

Advisory Group. 

DATES: August 14, 2009 (8 a.m. to 5 

p.m.) 

ADDRESSES: Institute for Defense 

Analyses, 4850 Mark Center Drive, 

Alexandria, VA 22311. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Steven D. Behel, Designated Federal 

Officer, (757) 836–5365, 1562 Mitscher 

Ave., Suite 200, Norfolk, VA 23551– 

2488, steven.behel@jfcom.mil. 

For supplementary information 

contact Mr. Floyd March, Joint Staff, 

(703) 697–0610. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose 

of the meeting is to obtain, review and 

evaluate information related to 

scientific, technical and policy-related 

issues for the nation’s joint enterprise, 

and U.S. Joint Forces Command with 

emphasis on how these issues relate to 

the shaping of the command’s efforts 

today and in the future. 

Agenda: Topics include: Joint 

Operating Environment, Capstone 

Concept for Joint Operations, and 

Quadrennial Defense Review 

Wargaming Efforts. 

Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552b, and 41 CFR 102–3.155, the 

Department of Defense has determined 

that the meeting shall be closed to the 

public. Per delegated authority by the 

Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, VADM 

Robert S. Harward, Deputy Commander, 

U.S. Joint Forces Command in 

consultation with his legal advisor, has 

determined in writing that the public 

interest requires that all sessions of this 

meeting be closed to the public because 

they will be concerned with matters 

listed in section 552b(c)(1) of Title 5, 

U.S.C. 

Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 

CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140, the 

public or interested organizations may 

submit written statements to the 

membership of the Transformation 

Advisory Group at any time or in 

response to the stated agenda of a 

planned meeting. Written statements 

should be submitted to the 

Transformation Advisory Group’s 

Designated Federal Officer; the 

Designated Federal Officer’s contact 

information can be obtained from the 

GSA’s FACA Database—https:// 

www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp. 

Written statements that do not pertain 

to a scheduled meeting of the 

Transformation Advisory Group may be 

submitted at any time. However, if 

individual comments pertain to a 

specific topic being discussed at a 

planned meeting then these statements 

must be submitted no later than 14 

business days prior to the meeting in 

question. The Designated Federal 


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