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Science Advisory Board; The
Preliminary Report of the External
Review of NOAA’s Ecosystem
Research and Science Enterprise
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ACTION: Notice of availability and
request for public comment.
SUMMARY: NOAA Research (OAR)
publishes this notice on behalf of the
NOAA Science Advisory Board (SAB) to
announce the availability of the
preliminary report of the External
Review of NOAA’s Ecosystem Research
and Science Enterprise panel (here
called the External Ecosystem Task
Team) for public comment. The
preliminary report of the External
Ecosystem Task Team is compiled
pursuant to the request from the Under
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
Atmosphere to the SAB to conduct an
external review of NOAA’s ecosystem
research and science enterprise.
DATES: Comments on this draft must be
submitted by the close of business May
22, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The Preliminary Report of
the External Ecosystem Task Team will
be available on the NOAA Science
Advisory Board Web site at https://
www.sab.noaa.gov/reports/
prelim_eett0306.pdf.
The public is encouraged to submit
comments electronically to
noaa.sab.comments@noaa.gov. For
commenters who do not have access to
a computer, comments may be
submitted in writing to: NOAA Science
Advisory Board (SAB) c/o Dr. Cynthia
Decker, Silver Spring Metro Center
Bldg. 3, Room 11117, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland
20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Cynthia Decker, Executive Director,
Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Rm.
11117, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301–
713–9121, Fax: 301–713–3515, E-mail:
Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov) during
normal business hours of 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through
Friday, or visit the NOAA SAB Web site
at https://www.sab.noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
preliminary report will be posted on the
SAB Web site. The SAB is seeking
public comment from all interested
parties. This preliminary report is being
issued for comment only and is not
intended for interim use. Suggested
changes will be incorporated where
appropriate.
The preliminary report of the External
Ecosystem Task Team is compiled
pursuant to the request from the Under
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
Atmosphere to the SAB to conduct an
external review of NOAA’s ecosystem
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research and science enterprise. This
review addresses questions and drafts
recommendations regarding the
appropriateness of the mix of scientific
activities conducted and/or sponsored
by NOAA to its mission and on the
organization of NOAA ecosystem
research and science enterprise. The
SAB is chartered under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act and is the only
Federal Advisory Committee with the
responsibility to advise the Under
Secretary on long- and short-term
strategies for research, education, and
application of science to resource
management and environmental
assessment and prediction.
NOAA welcomes all comments on the
content of the report. We also request
comments on any inconsistencies
perceived within the report, and
possible omissions of important topics
or issues. For any shortcoming noted
within the draft report, please propose
specific remedies.
Please follow these instructions for
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Dated: April 13, 2006.
Stephen B. Brandt,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office
of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Customer Panel Quality Survey
ACTION:
Proposed collection; comment
request.
SUMMARY: The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
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comment on this new information
collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–
13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before June 19, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• E-mail: Susan.Brown@uspto.gov.
Include ‘‘0651–00xx Customer Panel
Quality Survey’’ in the subject line of
the message.
• Fax: 571–273–0112, marked to the
attention of Susan Brown.
• Mail: Susan K. Brown, Records
Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Architecture, Engineering and
Technical Services, Data Architecture
and Services Division, U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450.
• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to the attention of
Martin Rater, Management Analyst,
Office of Patent Quality Assurance, U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box
1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by
telephone 571–272–5966; by facsimile
at 571–273–5966; or by e-mail at
martin.rater@uspto.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
For over the past 10 years, the USPTO
has used surveys to obtain customer
feedback regarding the products,
services, and related service standards
of the USPTO. The USPTO used the
data to measure how well the agency is
meeting established customer service
standards, to identify any disjoints
between customer expectations and
USPTO performance, and to develop
improvement strategies. Typically, these
surveys ask customers to express their
satisfaction with the USPTO’s products
and services based upon their
interactions with the agency as a whole
over a 12 month period.
To obtain further data concerning
customer ratings of the USPTO’s
services, service standards, and
performance, the USPTO has developed
the proposed Customer Panel Quality
Survey. This study will narrow the
focus of customer satisfaction to
examination quality and will use a
longitudinal, rotating panel design to
assess changes in customer perceptions
and to identify key areas for examiner
training and opportunities for
improvement. All patent agents and
attorneys who have been registered to
practice before the USPTO for longer
than one year and who belong to a
company or firm that has filed six or
more patents in the past year will be
eligible for the study. The study will
also include independent inventors who
have filed six or more patents in the
past year. The USPTO will draw a
random sample of these customers from
their database. Due to the rotating panel
design, some sample members will be
surveyed twice in order to measure
change over a period of time. Each year
of the survey will include four waves of
data collection.
The Customer Panel Quality Survey is
a mail survey, although respondents
also have the option to complete the
survey electronically on the Web. The
content of both versions will be
identical. A survey packet containing
the questionnaire, a separate cover letter
prepared by the Commissioner of
Patents, a postage-paid, pre-addressed
return envelope, and instructions for
completing the survey electronically
will be mailed to all sample members.
A pre-notification letter, reminder/thank
you postcards, and telephone calls will
be used to encourage response from the
sample members.
This is a voluntary survey and all
responses will remain confidential. The
collected data will not be linked to the
respondent and contact information that
is used for sampling purposes will be
maintained in a separate file from the
quantitative data. Respondents are not
required to provide any identifying
information such as their name, address,
or Social Security Number. In order to
access and complete the online survey,
respondents will need to use the
username and password provided by the
USPTO.
II. Method of Collection
By mail, or electronically over the
Internet if respondents choose to
complete the survey online.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651–00xx.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Type of Review: New information
collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; business or other for profit;
not-for-profit institutions; Federal
Government; and state, local, or tribal
Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3,168 responses per year. Out of a
sample size of 2,842 for each wave of
data collection, the USPTO estimates
that 792 completed surveys will be
received. Each year of the survey will
include four waves of data collection
with an estimated 3,168 completed
surveys received. Of this total, the
USPTO estimates that 70% or 2,218
surveys will be returned by mail and
that 30% or 950 surveys will be
completed using the online option.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take
approximately 10 minutes (0.17 hours)
to complete either the paper or online
version of this survey. This includes the
time to gather the necessary
information, complete the request, and
submit it to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 539 hours per year.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost Burden: $154,154 per year. The
USPTO believes that patent attorneys
will be responding to these surveys.
Using the professional hourly rate of
$286 for associate attorneys in private
firms, the USPTO estimates that the
salary costs for the respondents
completing these surveys will be
$154,154 per year.
Estimated time
for response
(min)
Item
Estimated
annual
responses
Estimated
annual burden
hours
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Customer Panel Quality Survey (electronic) ...............................................................................
10
10
2,218
950
377
162
Total ......................................................................................................................................
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3,168
539
Estimated Total Annual Non-hour
Respondent Cost Burden: $0 per year.
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information collection. The USPTO
covers the costs of all survey materials
and provides postage-paid, preaddressed return envelopes for the
completed mail surveys.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, e.g., the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: April 13, 2006.
Susan K. Brown,
Records Officer, U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office, Office of the Chief Information Officer,
Architecture, Engineering and Technical
Services, Data Architecture and Services
Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Office of the Under Secretary of
Defense (Personnel and Readiness),
DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
In compliance with Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the
Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel
and Readiness) announces the following
proposed extension of a public
information collection and seeks public
comment on the provisions thereof.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden of the
proposed information collection; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
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clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the information collection on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by June 19, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Federal Docket Management
System Office, 1160 Defense Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20301–1160.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
docket number for this Federal Register
document. The general policy for
comments and other submissions from
members of the public is to make these
submissions available for public
viewing on the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on this
proposed information collection or to
obtain a copy of the proposal and
associated collection instruments,
please write to the Office of the Under
Secretary of Defense (Personnel and
Readiness) (Program Integration) (Legal
Policy), ATTN: LTC Gingras, 4000
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC
20301–4000, or call at (703) 697–3387;
facsimile (703) 693–6708.
Title, Associated Form, and OMB
Control Number: Application for
Review of Discharge or Separation from
the Armed Forces of the United States;
DD Form 293; OMB Control Number
0704–0004.
Needs and Uses: Former members of
the Armed Forces who received an
administrative discharge have the right
to appeal the characterization or reason
for separation. Title 10 of the U.S.C.,
Section 1553, and DoD Directive
1332.28 established a Board of Review
consisting of five members to review
appeals of former embers of the Armed
Forces. The DD Form 293, Application
for Review of Discharge or Separation
from the Armed Forces of the United
States, provides the respondent a
vehicle to present to the Board their
reasons/justifications for a discharge
upgrade as well as providing the
Services the basic data needed to
process the appeal.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Annual Burden Hours: 6,000.
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Number of Respondents: 8,000.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 45
minutes.
Frequency: One-time.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
Under Title 10 U.S.C., Section 1553,
the Secretary of a Military Department
established a Board of Review,
consisting of five members, to review
appeals of former members of the
Armed Forces. This information
collection allows an applicant to request
a change in the type of military
discharge issued. Applicants are former
members of the Armed Forces who have
been discharged or dismissed (other
than a discharge or dismissal by
sentence of a general court-martial), or
if the former member is deceased or
incompetent, the surviving spouse,
next-of-kin, or legal representative who
is acting on behalf of the former
member. The DD Form 293, Application
for Review of Discharge or Separation
from the Armed Forces of the United
States, provides the former member an
avenue to present to their respective
Service Discharge Review Board their
reasons/justifications for a discharge
upgrade as well as providing the
Services the basic data needed to
process the appeal.
Dated: April 11, 2006.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[No. DoD–2006–OS–0004]
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Defense has
submitted to OMB for clearance, the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by May 22, 2006.
Title and OMB Number: Marine Corps
Marathon Race Applications; OMB
Control Number 0703–TBD.
Type of Request: New.
Number of Respondents: 31,739.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 31,739.
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PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Customer Panel Quality Survey
ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.
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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as part
of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to
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comment on this new information collection, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before June 19, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
E-mail: Susan.Brown@uspto.gov. Include ``0651-00xx
Customer Panel Quality Survey'' in the subject line of the message.
Fax: 571-273-0112, marked to the attention of Susan Brown.
Mail: Susan K. Brown, Records Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, Architecture, Engineering and Technical Services,
Data Architecture and Services Division, U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to the attention of Martin Rater, Management
Analyst, Office of Patent Quality Assurance, U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450; by telephone 571-272-
5966; by facsimile at 571-273-5966; or by e-mail at
martin.rater@uspto.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
For over the past 10 years, the USPTO has used surveys to obtain
customer feedback regarding the products, services, and related service
standards of the USPTO. The USPTO used the data to measure how well the
agency is meeting established customer service standards, to identify
any disjoints between customer expectations and USPTO performance, and
to develop improvement strategies. Typically, these surveys ask
customers to express their satisfaction with the USPTO's products and
services based upon their interactions with the agency as a whole over
a 12 month period.
To obtain further data concerning customer ratings of the USPTO's
services, service standards, and performance, the USPTO has developed
the proposed Customer Panel Quality Survey. This study will narrow the
focus of customer satisfaction to examination quality and will use a
longitudinal, rotating panel design to assess changes in customer
perceptions and to identify key areas for examiner training and
opportunities for improvement. All patent agents and attorneys who have
been registered to practice before the USPTO for longer than one year
and who belong to a company or firm that has filed six or more patents
in the past year will be eligible for the study. The study will also
include independent inventors who have filed six or more patents in the
past year. The USPTO will draw a random sample of these customers from
their database. Due to the rotating panel design, some sample members
will be surveyed twice in order to measure change over a period of
time. Each year of the survey will include four waves of data
collection.
The Customer Panel Quality Survey is a mail survey, although
respondents also have the option to complete the survey electronically
on the Web. The content of both versions will be identical. A survey
packet containing the questionnaire, a separate cover letter prepared
by the Commissioner of Patents, a postage-paid, pre-addressed return
envelope, and instructions for completing the survey electronically
will be mailed to all sample members. A pre-notification letter,
reminder/thank you postcards, and telephone calls will be used to
encourage response from the sample members.
This is a voluntary survey and all responses will remain
confidential. The collected data will not be linked to the respondent
and contact information that is used for sampling purposes will be
maintained in a separate file from the quantitative data. Respondents
are not required to provide any identifying information such as their
name, address, or Social Security Number. In order to access and
complete the online survey, respondents will need to use the username
and password provided by the USPTO.
II. Method of Collection
By mail, or electronically over the Internet if respondents choose
to complete the survey online.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651-00xx.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Type of Review: New information collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for
profit; not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government; and state,
local, or tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,168 responses per year. Out of a
sample size of 2,842 for each wave of data collection, the USPTO
estimates that 792 completed surveys will be received. Each year of the
survey will include four waves of data collection with an estimated
3,168 completed surveys received. Of this total, the USPTO estimates
that 70% or 2,218 surveys will be returned by mail and that 30% or 950
surveys will be completed using the online option.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take
approximately 10 minutes (0.17 hours) to complete either the paper or
online version of this survey. This includes the time to gather the
necessary information, complete the request, and submit it to the
USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 539 hours per year.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost Burden: $154,154 per year.
The USPTO believes that patent attorneys will be responding to these
surveys. Using the professional hourly rate of $286 for associate
attorneys in private firms, the USPTO estimates that the salary costs
for the respondents completing these surveys will be $154,154 per year.
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Estimated time Estimated Estimated
Item for response annual annual burden
(min) responses hours
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Customer Panel Quality Survey (paper)........................... 10 2,218 377
Customer Panel Quality Survey (electronic)...................... 10 950 162
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Total....................................................... .............. 3,168 539
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Estimated Total Annual Non-hour Respondent Cost Burden: $0 per
year. There are no capital start-up, maintenance, operation, or
recordkeeping costs, nor are there any filing fees associated with this
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information collection. The USPTO covers the costs of all survey
materials and provides postage-paid, pre-addressed return envelopes for
the completed mail surveys.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, e.g., the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized or
included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Dated: April 13, 2006.
Susan K. Brown,
Records Officer, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, Architecture, Engineering and Technical Services,
Data Architecture and Services Division.
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