number and filing date by a filing receipt, unless the application is an application filed under §1.53(d). A letter limited to a request for a filing receipt may be signed by a juristic applicant or patent owner. [62 FR 53188, Oct. 10, 1997, as amended at 78 FR 62399, Oct. 21, 2013]

on his or her own initiative, the initial decision on the application shall become a final decision of the Office of Government Ethics 30 days after it is issued. Whether to review a decision is a matter within the discretion of the Director (or his or her designee, if any). If review is taken, the Office will issue a final decision on the application or remand the application to the adjudicative officer for further proceedings.

employee must disclose the category of value of income earned by the trust. In the case of a qualified diversified trust, the employee must report the category of value of income received from the trust by the employee, the employee's spouse, or dependent child, or applied for the benefit of any of them. (b) Confidential financial disclosure report. In the case of a confidential financial disclosure report, the employee must report

record keeper that he or she entered into active duty military service, and, as a result, requests that the interest rate on a loan issued before entry into active duty military service be reduced to an annual rate of 6 percent for the period of such service. The civilian participant must provide the record keeper with the beginning and ending dates of active duty military service.

In carrying out its performance management system(s), DHS must— (a) Transfer ratings between subordinate organizations and to other Federal departments or agencies; (b) Evaluate its performance management system(s) for effectiveness and compliance with this subpart, DHS implementing directives and policies, and the provisions of

This subpart contains the regulations implementing the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 9701(b) relating to the Department's labor-management relations system. The Department was created in recognition of the paramount interest in safeguarding the American people, without compromising statutorily protected employee rights. For this reason Congress stressed that personnel systems established by the Department

Under chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, there is no time limit for filing a USERRA appeal with the Board. However, the Board encourages appellants to file a USERRA appeal as soon as possible after the date of the alleged violation or, if a complaint is filed with the Secretary of Labor, as soon as possible after receiving notice from the Secretary in accordance with

(a) Upon receipt of a request for consideration of an impasse filed in accordance with these rules, the Panel or its designee shall promptly conduct an investigation, consulting when necessary with the parties. After due consideration, the Panel shall determine the procedures by which the impasse shall be resolved and shall notify the parties of its determination. (b) The procedures utilized by the Panel shall afford the parties an

(a) OGE's Designated Agency Ethics Official (DAEO) will ensure that gifts are properly accounted for by following appropriate internal controls and accounting procedures. (b) The DAEO will maintain an inventory of donated personal property valued at over $500. The inventory will be updated each time an item is sold, excessed, destroyed or otherwise disposed of or discarded. (c) The DAEO will maintain a

A Licensee shall pay a late fee of 1.5% per month, or the highest lawful rate, whichever is lower, for any payment owed to a Copyright Owner and remaining unpaid after the due date established in 17 U.S.C. 115(c)(2)(I) or 115(d)(4)(A)(i), as applicable and detailed in part 210 of this title. Late fees shall accrue from the due date until the Copyright Owner

(a) If legal or debarment proceedings are initiated at the time of, or during your suspension, the suspension may continue until the conclusion of those proceedings. However, if proceedings are not initiated, a suspension may not exceed 12 months. (b) The suspending official may extend the 12 month limit under paragraph (a) of this section for an additional 6 months if an office of a U.S. Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Attorney, or

(a) The agency head at each Federal installation within a campaign area should: (1) Become familiar with all CFC regulations. (2) Cooperate with the members of the LFCC in organizing and conducting the campaign. (3) Initiate official campaigns within their offices or installations and provide support for the campaign. (4) Assure the

This part uses terms throughout the text that have special meaning. Those terms are defined in Subpart I of this part. For example, three important terms are— (a) Exclusion or excluded, which refers only to discretionary actions taken by a suspending or debarring official under this part or the Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4); (b

) If the member had elected to make TSP contributions while not covered by BRS, the election remains effective until the member makes a new election. (d) Agency Automatic (1%) Contributions for all members covered under this section and, if applicable, Agency Matching Contributions attributable to employee contributions must begin the first full pay period that the transfer to BRS becomes effective. [82 FR 60102, Dec. 19

was performed and the data was generated, (3) How the data is used to determine a value, (4) How the test is regarded in the relevant art, and (5) Any other information necessary for the Board to evaluate the test and data.

(2) How the test was performed and the data was generated; (3) How the data is used to determine a value; (4) How the test is regarded in the relevant art; and (5) Any other information necessary for the Board to evaluate the test and data.

(a) Proactive disclosure. Subject to the application of FOIA exemptions, 5 U.S.C. 552(b), records that are required by FOIA to be made available for public inspection and copying and records identified by the agency as records of interest to the public, including Commission hearing schedules, testimony, minutes, press releases, and

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of Management and Budget approves the reporting and recordkeeping specified in the applicable regulations. The following items illustrate the kind of reporting and recordkeeping we require for engines, vehicles, and equipment regulated under this part:

Label your engines as described in 40 CFR 86.007-35(a)(3), with the following additional information: (a) [Reserved] (b) Identify the emission control system. Use terms and abbreviations as described in 40 CFR 1068.45 or other applicable conventions. (c) Identify any limitations on your certification. For example, if you certify heavy heavy-duty engines to the CO

(a) The smoke standards in this section apply to all engines subject to emission standards under this part, except for the following engines: (1) Single-cylinder engines. (2) Constant-speed engines. (3) Engines certified to a PM emission standard or FEL of 0.07 g/kW-hr or lower. (b) Measure smoke as specified in

(a) (1) You may exclude vehicles with compression-ignition engines. See 40 CFR parts 89 and 1039 for regulations that cover these engines. (2) Vehicles with a combined total vehicle dry weight under 20.0 kilograms are excluded from this part. Spark-ignition engines in these vehicles must instead meet emission standards specified in 40 CFR parts 90 and 1054. See 40 CFR 90.103(a) and the definition of