IP: extended comment period on RFC on Dispute Resolution Issues Relating to Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act]

[David Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

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> [Federal Register: April 6, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 67)]
> [Notices]              
> [Page 18032]
> > From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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> DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
>
> Office of the General Counsel; Request for Public Comments on
> Dispute Resolution Issues Relating to Section 3002(b) of the
> Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act
>
> AGENCY: Department of Commerce.
>
> ACTION: Notice; 15-day re-opening of comment period.
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> SUMMARY: Pursuant to public request, the Department of Commerce re-
> opens for an additional 15 days the response period for our request for
> public comments and suggestions concerning the ``Anticybersquatting
> Consumer Protection Act'' (or ``the Act'') (Public Law 106-113) and the
> resolution of Internet domain name disputes involving the personal
> names of individuals. The original notice and request for comments was
> published on February 29, 2000, with written comments to be provided by
> March 30, 2000 (65 FR 10763). Detailed background information, as well
> as the scope of this request, may be found in the above-cited Federal
> Register notice.
>
> DATES: Written comments must be received no later than April 21, 2000.
> Under no circumstances shall any written comments received after April
> 21, 2000 be considered by the Department of Commerce.
>
> ADDRESSES: Please address written comments to: Department of Commerce,
> Room 5876; 14th & Constitution Avenues, NW; Washington, DC 20230,
> marked as ``Public Comments'' to the attention of Sabrina McLaughlin,
> Office of General Counsel. If possible, paper submissions should be
> accompanied by disks formatted in WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, or
> ASCII. As an alternate means of submission, comments may be transmitted
> by facsimile to Sabrina McLaughlin at (202) 482-0512. Electronic
> submissions may be directed to >submissions may be directed to DomainName () doc gov. Any accompanying
> diskettes should be labeled with the name of the party submitting
> comment and the version of the word processing program used to create
> the document.
>
> FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sabrina McLaughlin by telephone at
> (202) 482-4265, by mail to her attention addressed to: Department of
> Commerce, Room 5876; 14th & Constitution Avenues, NW; Washington, DC
> 20230, or by electronic mail at >20230, or by electronic mail at DomainName () doc gov.
>
> SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Commerce has determined
> that it is appropriate to re-open the record for public comment in
> order: (1) To officially accommodate the significant number of comments
> being filed somewhat beyond the original comment deadline; and (2) to
> ensure that the Department receives the benefit of broad public
> perspectives as the Department, in consultation with the United States
> Patent and Trademark Office and the Federal Election Commission,
> proceeds to study and to recommend to Congress appropriate guidelines
> and procedures for resolving disputes involving the registration or use
> by a person of a domain name that includes the personal name of another
> person, in whole or in part, or a name confusingly similar thereto. The
> Department's guidelines and recommendations will take the form of a
> Report to Congress, as required under section 3006 of the Act.
>     The Department will not be posting comments online. However,
> because all submissions received pursuant to a solicitation for public
> comment are treated as public information, respondents should not
> submit materials that they do not desire to be made public.
>
>     Dated: April 3, 2000.
> Andrew J. Pincus,
> General Counsel.
> [FR Doc. 00-8588 Filed 4-5-00; 8:45 am]
> BILLING CODE 3510-BW-P