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should be eligible, but a statutory
change is necessary, please explain the
basis for that view.
2. If the projection, holographic
imagery, or virtual/augmented reality is
not displayed on a computer screen,
monitor, or other display panel but is
integral to the operation of a device
(e.g., a virtual keyboard that provides
input to a computer), is this sufficient
to render the design eligible under
section 171 in view of the current
jurisprudence? If so, please explain how
the article of manufacture requirement
is satisfied and how these designs differ
from a mere picture or abstract design.
If you believe that these designs do not
meet the requirements of section 171,
please explain the basis for that view.
3. If the projection, holographic
imagery, or virtual/augmented reality is
not displayed on a computer screen,
monitor, or other display panel but is
interactive with a user or device (e.g., a
hologram moves according to a person’s
movement), is this sufficient to render a
design eligible under section 171 in
view of the current jurisprudence? If so,
please explain how the article of
manufacture requirement is satisfied
and how these designs differ from a
mere picture or abstract design. If you
believe that these designs do not meet
the requirements of section 171, please
explain the basis for that view.
4. If the projection, holographic
imagery, or image appearing through
virtual/augmented reality is not
displayed on a computer screen,
monitor, or other display panel but is
projected onto a surface or into a
medium (including air) and is not
otherwise integral to the operation of a
device or interactive with a user or
device (e.g., is a static image), is this
sufficient to render a design eligible
under section 171 in view of the current
jurisprudence? If so, please explain how
the article of manufacture requirement
is satisfied and how these designs differ
from a mere picture or abstract design.
If you believe that these designs do not
meet the requirements of section 171,
please explain the basis for that view.
5. Do you support a change in
interpretation of the article of
manufacture requirement in 35 U.S.C.
171? If so, please explain the changes
you propose and your reasons for those
proposed changes. If not, please explain
why you do not support a change in
interpretation.
6. Please provide any additional
comments you may have in relation to
section 171, interpretation or
application of section 171, or industrial

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design rights in digital and new and
emerging technologies.
Andrei Iancu,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
Property and Director of the United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC–2020–0027]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Warning Label
Comprehension and Interpretation by
Consumers for Children’s Sleep
Environments
Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC) is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on a
new proposed collection of information
by the agency. Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), federal
agencies are required to publish notice
in the Federal Register for each
proposed collection of information, and
to allow 60 days for public comment in
response to the notice. This notice
solicits comments on a proposed survey
to evaluate consumer awareness of
infant sleep product warning labels. The
Commission will consider all comments
received in response to this notice
before submitting this collection of
information to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval.

SUMMARY:

Submit written or electronic
comments on the collection of
information by February 19, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CPSC–2020–
0027, by any of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions: Submit
electronic comments to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
CPSC does not accept comments
submitted by electronic mail (email),
except through https://
www.regulations.gov. CPSC encourages
you to submit electronic comments by
using the Federal eRulemaking Portal,
as described above.
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier Written
Submissions: Submit comments by
mail/hand delivery/courier to: Division
of the Secretariat, Consumer Product
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Safety Commission, Room 820, 4330
East West Highway, Bethesda, MD
20814; telephone: (301) 504–7479;
email: [email protected].
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and docket
number for this notice. CPSC may post
all comments received without change,
including any personal identifiers,
contact information, or other personal
information provided, to: https://
www.regulations.gov. Do not submit
electronically: Confidential business
information, trade secret information, or
other sensitive or protected information
that you do not want to be available to
the public. If you wish to submit such
information, please submit it according
to the instructions for mail/hand
delivery/courier written submissions.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to: https://
www.regulations.gov, insert Docket No.
CPSC–2020–0027 into the ‘‘Search’’ box,
and follow the prompts. A copy of the
proposed survey is available at http://
www.regulations.gov under Docket No.
CPSC–2020–0027, Supporting and
Related Material.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cynthia Gillham, Consumer Product
Safety Commission, 4330 East West
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; (301)
504–7991, or by email to: cgillham@
cpsc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal
agencies must obtain approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor.
‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined
in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes agency proposed
surveys. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires
federal agencies to provide a 60-day
notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information before submitting the
collection to OMB for approval.
Accordingly, CPSC is publishing notice
of the proposed collection of
information set forth in this document.
A. Warning Label Comprehension
Survey
CPSC is authorized under section 5(a)
of the Consumer Product Safety Act
(CPSA), 15 U.S.C. 2054(a), to conduct
studies and investigations relating to the
causes and prevention of deaths,
accidents, injuries, illnesses, other
health impairments, and economic
losses associated with consumer
products. Section 5(b) of the CPSA, 15
U.S.C. 2054(b), further provides that

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CPSC may conduct research, studies,
and investigations on the safety of
consumer products, or test consumer
products and develop product safety
test methods and testing devices.
In 2019, the CPSC published the 2019
Nursery Product Annual Report, which
reported injuries and deaths associated
with nursery products among children
younger than age 5.1 That report
identified 320 deaths related to nursery
products from 2014 through 2016. Infant
sleep products were associated with the
most deaths: cribs/mattresses (33%),
cradles/bassinets (18%), and playpens/
play yards (20%). Also, in 2019, CPSC
conducted a focus group of 48
participants to gather feedback from
parents and grandparents (caregivers) on
their beliefs, experience, and
perceptions about infant sleeping
practices and caregivers’ compliance
with safety messaging on nursery
products. Caregiver responses in the
focus group study indicated limited
adherence to infant sleep safety warning
messaging.2 Some of the reasons for lack
of adherence to safety warnings include
caregiver perceptions that warning
labels contain repetitive, non-specific
information that fails to target the safety
hazard. Additionally, caregivers are
inundated with safety messaging that
changes constantly, resulting in
ambiguity about what messages are most
relevant and current. Product marketing
and the proliferation of new products
may confuse caregivers as well.
Caregivers often end up listening to
friends and family, or relying on past
experience, to decide what behaviors
are safe for their child, rather than
following the current guidelines
recommended by experts. If caregivers
are not attuned to the safety messaging
on new products, they are more likely
to use the products incorrectly.
Accordingly, CPSC seeks to learn
more about consumers’ understanding
of specific warning labels related to
products that may be used as a sleeping
environment for infants and how those
labels influence caregivers’ behavior. In
the proposed information collection,
CPSC seeks to survey 650 caregivers to
obtain information regarding the gap in
consumer knowledge about product
warning labels and consumer adherence
to, and behaviors associated with,
warning labels. The online survey will
be conducted with caregivers age 18 and
above, who are a parent or grandparent
1 https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Nursery%20
Products%20Annual%20Report%20Dec2019_
2.pdf? TkU_cVyVv69sq6Lpx0aSRjoLomqXWxRq.
2 https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
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with a child/grandchild between 2
months to 11 months old.
CPSC has contracted with Fors Marsh
Group, LLC, to develop and execute this
project for CPSC. If CPSC can obtain
information about caregiver perceptions
and comprehension of warning label
language through the survey, CPSC will
be able to identify better which types of
safety warning labels and safety
messaging are unclear to the target
audience, and that potentially serve as
a barrier to safe sleep. Information
obtained through this survey is not
intended to be considered nationally
representative. CPSC intends to use
findings from this survey, in
conjunction with findings from other
research and activities, to assist with
providing recommendations for refining
and enhancing warning labels in the
future.
B. Burden Hours
We estimate the number of
respondents to the survey to be 650. The
online survey for the proposed study
will take approximately 15 minutes
(0.25 hours) to complete. We estimate
the total annual burden hours for
respondents to be 162.50 hours. The
monetized hourly cost is $36.22, as
defined by total compensation for all
civilian workers, U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Employer Costs for Employee
Compensation, as of March 2020.
Accordingly, we estimate the total cost
burden to be $5,885.75 (162.50 hours
multi; $36.22). The total cost to the
federal government for the contract to
design and conduct the proposed survey
is $150,987.
C. Request for Comments
CPSC invites comments on these
topics:
• Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of CPSC’s functions,
including whether the information will
have practical utility;
• The accuracy of CPSC’s estimate of
the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
• Ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques,

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when appropriate, and other forms of
information technology.
Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
U.S. Army Science Board; Notice of
Federal Advisory Committee Meeting
Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice of Federal Advisory
Committee meeting.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The Department of the Army
is publishing this notice to announce
the following Federal Advisory
Committee meeting of the U.S. Army
Science Board (ASB). This meeting is
open to the public.
DATES: Tuesday, January 5, 2021. Time:
9:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. This meeting will
be open but with required COVID–19
precautions.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
Bell Textron, 2231 Crystal Drive, Suite
1010. Arlington, VA 22202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Heather J. Gerard, (703) 545–8652,
[email protected] or Ms.
Gloria Mudge at gloria.l.mudge.civ@
mail.mil. Mailing address is Army
Science Board, 2530 Crystal Drive, Suite
7098, Arlington, VA 22202. Website:
https://asb.army.mil/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
meeting is being held under the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5
U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the
Government in the Sunshine Act of
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and
41 CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150.
Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose
of the meeting is for ASB members to
review, deliberate, and vote on the
findings and recommendations
presented for a Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20)
ASB studies.
Agenda: The board will present
findings and recommendations for
deliberation and vote on the following
FY20 study: ‘‘An Independent
Assessment of the 2040 Battlefield and
its Implications for 5th Generation
Combat Vehicle Technologies’’. This
study will be discussed from 10:00 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m.
Public Accessibility to the Meeting:
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended,
and 41 CFR 102–3.140 through 102–
3.165, and subject to the availability of
SUMMARY:

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