[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66337-66338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26487]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
[Docket No. 130927852-3852-01]
Request for Comments on Department of Commerce Green Paper,
Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Digital Economy
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Department of
Commerce; National Telecommunications and Information Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Change in Public Meeting Date and Change in Public
Comment Periods.
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SUMMARY: On October 3, 2013, the Department of Commerce's Internet
Policy Task Force (Task Force) published a notice of public meeting and
a request for public comments on five issues critical to economic
growth, job creation, and cultural development that were identified in
the Department's Green Paper on Copyright Policy, Creativity, and
Innovation in the Digital Economy (Green Paper). The purpose of this
notice is to announce a change in the date of the public meeting and
additional opportunities for the submission of public comments. The
public meeting (previously scheduled for October 30, 2013) will now be
held on December 12, 2013. The deadline for the submission of pre-
meeting comments is November 13, 2013. Post-meeting comments are due on
or before January 10, 2014.
DATES: The deadline for filing pre-meeting comments is November 13,
2013. Any comments received by November 13, 2013, will be considered in
the discussions at the December 12, 2013 public meeting. Participation
in the public meeting does not, however, require the submission of
comments.
The public meeting (previously scheduled for October 30, 2013) will
now be held on December 12, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern
Standard Time, at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
in Alexandria, Virginia. Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m.
The deadline for filing post-meeting comments is January 10, 2014.
The filing of pre-meeting comments is not a prerequisite for filing
post-meeting comments.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the United States Patent
and Trademark Office in the Madison Auditorium on the concourse level
of the Madison Building, which is located at 600 Dulany Street,
Alexandria, VA 22314. All major entrances to the building are
accessible to people with disabilities.
Interested parties are encouraged to file comments electronically
by email to: [email protected]. Comments submitted by
email should be machine-searchable and should not be copy-protected.
Written comments also may be submitted by mail to Office of Policy and
External Affairs, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Mail Stop
External Affairs, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. Responders
should include the name of
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the person or organization filing the comment, as well as a page
number, on each page of their submissions. Paper submissions should
also include a CD or DVD containing the submission in Word,
WordPerfect, or .pdf format. CDs or DVDs should be labeled with the
name and organizational affiliation of the filer, and the name of the
word processing program used to create the document. All comments
received are a part of the public record and will be made available to
the public at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/internetpolicytaskforce without
change. All personally identifiable information (for example, name,
address) voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly
accessible. Do not submit confidential business information or
otherwise sensitive or protected information. The Task Force will
accept anonymous comments (enter ``N/A'' in the required fields if you
wish to remain anonymous).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding the
meeting, contact Hollis Robinson or Ben Golant, Office of Policy and
External Affairs, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Madison
Building, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; telephone (571) 272-
9300; email: [email protected] or [email protected].
For further information regarding the public comments, contact
Garrett Levin or Ben Golant, Office of Policy and External Affairs,
United States Patent and Trademark Office, Madison Building, 600 Dulany
Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; telephone (571) 272-9300; email
[email protected] or [email protected].
Please direct all media inquiries to the Office of the Chief
Communications Officer, USPTO, at (571) 272-8400.
Public Meeting
The agenda for the public meeting will be available at least one
week prior to the meeting and the meeting will be webcast. The agenda
and webcast information will be available on the Internet Policy Task
Force Web site, http://www.ntia.doc.gov/internetpolicytaskforce and the
USPTO's Web site, http://www.uspto.gov. The meeting will be open to
members of the public to attend, space permitting, on a first-come,
first-served basis. Pre-registration for the meeting is available at:
http://events.SignUp4.com/GreenPaper. The meeting will be physically
accessible to people with disabilities. Individuals requiring
accommodation, such as sign language interpretation, real-time
captioning of the webcast or other ancillary aids, should communicate
their needs to Hollis Robinson or Ben Golant, Office of Policy and
External Affairs, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Madison
Building, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; telephone (571) 272-
9300; email: [email protected] or [email protected], at
least seven (7) business days prior to the meeting.
Attendees should arrive at least one-half hour prior to the start
of the meeting. Persons who have pre-registered (and received
confirmation) will have seating held until 15 minutes before the
program begins.
Dated: October 31, 2013.
Teresa Stanek Rea,
Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Lawrence E. Strickling,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information.
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