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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 247 / Tuesday, December 23, 2008 / Notices
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final
determination has been made that the
activity proposed is categorically
excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement.
Dated: December 17, 2008.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8–30580 Filed 12–22–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Public User ID Badging
ACTION: Proposed collection; comment
request.
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
comment on the revision of a continuing
information collection, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
SUMMARY:
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before February 23,
2009.
You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• E-mail: Susan.Fawcett@uspto.gov.
Include ‘‘0651–0041 comment’’ in the
subject line of the message.
• Fax: 571–273–0112, marked to the
attention of Susan K. Fawcett.
• Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records
Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Customer Information Services
Group, Public Information Services
Division, United States Patent and
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450.
• Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
regarding online access cards or user
and must be worn at all times while at
the USPTO facilities.
The USPTO has recently eliminated
the $25 fee for the public training
courses offered for the online search
systems available at the Public Search
Facility. There is still a $120 fee for
users who request private instruction.
The public training fee is being deleted
from this collection. The estimated time
for completing the user training
registration forms has also been reduced
from ten minutes to five minutes due to
the removal of the payment information
from the forms.
training should be directed to Diane
Lewis, Manager, Public Search Facility,
United States Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA
22313–1450; by telephone at 571–272–
8714; or by electronic mail to
Diane.Lewis@uspto.gov.
Requests for additional information
regarding security identification badges
should be directed to J.R. Garland,
Director, Security Office, United States
Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box
1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by
telephone at 571–272–6247; or by
electronic mail to
Calib.Garland@uspto.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
II. Method of Collection
I. Abstract
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) is required
by 35 U.S.C. 41(i)(1) to maintain a
Public Search Facility to provide patent
and trademark collections for searching
and retrieval of information. The Public
Search Facility is maintained for public
use with paper and electronic search
files and trained staff to assist searchers.
The USPTO also offers training courses
to assist the public with using the
advanced electronic search systems
available at the facility.
In order to manage the patent and
trademark collections that are available
to the public, the USPTO issues online
access cards to customers who wish to
use the electronic search systems at the
Public Search Facility. Customers may
obtain an online access card by
completing the application at the Public
Search Facility reference desk and
providing proper identification. The
plastic online access cards include a
bar-coded user number and an
expiration date. Users may renew their
cards by validating and updating the
required information and may obtain a
replacement for a lost card by providing
proper identification.
Under the authority provided in 41
CFR Part 102–81, the USPTO issues
security identification badges to
members of the public who wish to use
the facilities at the USPTO. Public users
may apply for a security badge in person
at the USPTO Office of Security by
providing the necessary information and
presenting a valid form of identification
with photograph. The security badges
include a color photograph of the user
The applications for online access
cards and security identification badges
are completed on site and handed to a
USPTO staff member for issuance. User
training registration forms may be
mailed, faxed, or hand delivered to the
USPTO.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651–0041.
Form Number(s): PTO–2030, PTO–
2224.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; businesses or other forprofits; and not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
10,500 responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take the
public approximately five to ten
minutes (0.08 to 0.17 hours) to complete
the information in this collection,
including gathering the necessary
information, preparing the appropriate
form, and submitting the completed
request.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 1,045 hours per year.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost Burden: $177,650 per year. The
USPTO estimates that approximately 1⁄3
of the users responding to this
collection are attorneys and 2⁄3 are
paraprofessionals. Using 1⁄3 of the
professional rate of $310 per hour for
attorneys in private firms and 2⁄3 of the
paraprofessional rate of $100 per hour,
the estimated rate for respondents to
this collection is approximately $170
per hour.
Estimated time
for response
(minutes)
Item
Application for Public User ID (Online Access Card) (PTO–2030) .............................................
Issue Online Access Card ...........................................................................................................
Renew Online Access Card ........................................................................................................
Replace Online Access Card ......................................................................................................
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annual
responses
2,553
2,282
1,126
165
Estimated
annual
burden
hours
204
388
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Estimated time
for response
(minutes)
Item
Estimated
annual
responses
Estimated
annual
burden
hours
User Training Registration Forms ...............................................................................................
Security Identification Badges for Public Users (PTO–2224) .....................................................
Renew Security Identification Badges for Public Users ..............................................................
Replace Security Identification Badge .........................................................................................
5
5
5
5
74
1,000
3,200
100
6
80
256
8
Total ......................................................................................................................................
........................
10,500
1,045
Estimated Total Annual Non-hour
Respondent Cost Burden: $1,982. There
are no capital start-up, maintenance, or
recordkeeping costs associated with this
information collection. However, this
collection does have annual (non-hour)
costs in the form of fees and postage
costs.
There are no application or renewal
fees for online access cards or security
identification badges. However, there is
a $15 fee for issuing a replacement
security identification badge. The
USPTO estimates that it will reissue
approximately 100 security badges
annually that have been lost or need to
be replaced, for a total of $1,500 per
year in replacement fees.
The public training course fee is being
deleted from this collection. However,
there is a $120 fee for users who request
private instruction for the online search
systems available at the Public Search
Facility. The USPTO estimates that it
will receive 4 registrations for
individual instruction per year, for a
total of $480 in training fees. Therefore,
this collection has a total of $1,980 per
year in fees in the form of security badge
replacement fees and training
registration fees.
Users may incur postage costs when
submitting a user training registration
form to the USPTO by mail. The USPTO
expects that approximately 4 of the
estimated 74 training forms received per
year will be submitted by mail. The
USPTO estimates that the average firstclass postage cost for a mailed training
form will be 42 cents, for a total postage
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cost of approximately $2 per year for
this collection.
The total annual (non-hour)
respondent cost burden for this
collection in the form of fees and
postage costs is estimated to be $1,982
per year.
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: December 17, 2008.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, Customer Information
Services Group, Public Information Services
Division.
[FR Doc. E8–30488 Filed 12–22–08; 8:45 am]
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AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense
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ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is
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This is published to fulfill the
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
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with attached transmittal, policy
justification, and Sensitivity of
Technology.
Dated: December 16, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,
Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Public User ID Badging
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 comment on the revision of a continuing 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 February 23,
2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
E-mail: Susan.Fawcett@uspto.gov. Include ``0651-0041
comment'' in the subject line of the message.
Fax: 571-273-0112, marked to the attention of Susan K.
Fawcett.
Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Customer Information Services Group, Public
Information Services Division, United States Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
regarding online access cards or user training should be directed to
Diane Lewis, Manager, Public Search Facility, United States Patent and
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450; by
telephone at 571-272-8714; or by electronic mail to
Diane.Lewis@uspto.gov.
Requests for additional information regarding security
identification badges should be directed to J.R. Garland, Director,
Security Office, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box
1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450; by telephone at 571-272-6247; or by
electronic mail to Calib.Garland@uspto.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is required
by 35 U.S.C. 41(i)(1) to maintain a Public Search Facility to provide
patent and trademark collections for searching and retrieval of
information. The Public Search Facility is maintained for public use
with paper and electronic search files and trained staff to assist
searchers. The USPTO also offers training courses to assist the public
with using the advanced electronic search systems available at the
facility.
In order to manage the patent and trademark collections that are
available to the public, the USPTO issues online access cards to
customers who wish to use the electronic search systems at the Public
Search Facility. Customers may obtain an online access card by
completing the application at the Public Search Facility reference desk
and providing proper identification. The plastic online access cards
include a bar-coded user number and an expiration date. Users may renew
their cards by validating and updating the required information and may
obtain a replacement for a lost card by providing proper
identification.
Under the authority provided in 41 CFR Part 102-81, the USPTO
issues security identification badges to members of the public who wish
to use the facilities at the USPTO. Public users may apply for a
security badge in person at the USPTO Office of Security by providing
the necessary information and presenting a valid form of identification
with photograph. The security badges include a color photograph of the
user and must be worn at all times while at the USPTO facilities.
The USPTO has recently eliminated the $25 fee for the public
training courses offered for the online search systems available at the
Public Search Facility. There is still a $120 fee for users who request
private instruction. The public training fee is being deleted from this
collection. The estimated time for completing the user training
registration forms has also been reduced from ten minutes to five
minutes due to the removal of the payment information from the forms.
II. Method of Collection
The applications for online access cards and security
identification badges are completed on site and handed to a USPTO staff
member for issuance. User training registration forms may be mailed,
faxed, or hand delivered to the USPTO.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651-0041.
Form Number(s): PTO-2030, PTO-2224.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other
for-profits; and not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,500 responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take
the public approximately five to ten minutes (0.08 to 0.17 hours) to
complete the information in this collection, including gathering the
necessary information, preparing the appropriate form, and submitting
the completed request.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 1,045 hours per
year. Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost Burden: $177,650 per year.
The USPTO estimates that approximately \1/3\ of the users responding to
this collection are attorneys and \2/3\ are paraprofessionals. Using
\1/3\ of the professional rate of $310 per hour for attorneys in
private firms and \2/3\ of the paraprofessional rate of $100 per hour,
the estimated rate for respondents to this collection is approximately
$170 per hour.
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Estimated time Estimated Estimated
Item for response annual annual burden
(minutes) responses hours
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Application for Public User ID (Online Access Card) (PTO-2030).. 5 2,553 204
Issue Online Access Card........................................ 10 2,282 388
Renew Online Access Card........................................ 5 1,126 90
Replace Online Access Card...................................... 5 165 13
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User Training Registration Forms................................ 5 74 6
Security Identification Badges for Public Users (PTO-2224)...... 5 1,000 80
Renew Security Identification Badges for Public Users........... 5 3,200 256
Replace Security Identification Badge........................... 5 100 8
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Total....................................................... .............. 10,500 1,045
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Estimated Total Annual Non-hour Respondent Cost Burden: $1,982.
There are no capital start-up, maintenance, or recordkeeping costs
associated with this information collection. However, this collection
does have annual (non-hour) costs in the form of fees and postage
costs.
There are no application or renewal fees for online access cards or
security identification badges. However, there is a $15 fee for issuing
a replacement security identification badge. The USPTO estimates that
it will reissue approximately 100 security badges annually that have
been lost or need to be replaced, for a total of $1,500 per year in
replacement fees.
The public training course fee is being deleted from this
collection. However, there is a $120 fee for users who request private
instruction for the online search systems available at the Public
Search Facility. The USPTO estimates that it will receive 4
registrations for individual instruction per year, for a total of $480
in training fees. Therefore, this collection has a total of $1,980 per
year in fees in the form of security badge replacement fees and
training registration fees.
Users may incur postage costs when submitting a user training
registration form to the USPTO by mail. The USPTO expects that
approximately 4 of the estimated 74 training forms received per year
will be submitted by mail. The USPTO estimates that the average first-
class postage cost for a mailed training form will be 42 cents, for a
total postage cost of approximately $2 per year for this collection.
The total annual (non-hour) respondent cost burden for this
collection in the form of fees and postage costs is estimated to be
$1,982 per year.
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: December 17, 2008.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer,
Customer Information Services Group, Public Information Services
Division.
[FR Doc. E8-30488 Filed 12-22-08; 8:45 am]
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