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Complaints submitted to the USPTO
must identify the name and address of
the complainant and the invention
promoter or promotion firm, explain the
basis for the complaint, and include the
signature of the complainant. The
identifying information is necessary so
that the USPTO can forward the
complaint to the invention promoter or
promotion firm and also notify the
complainant that the complaint has
been forwarded. Complainants should
understand that the complaints will be
forwarded to the invention promoter for
response and that the complaint and
response will be made available to the
public as required by the Inventors’
Rights Act. If the USPTO does not
receive a response from the invention
promoter, the complaint will still be
published without the response. The
USPTO does not accept complaints
under this program if the complainant
requests confidentiality.
This information collection includes
one form, Complaint Regarding
Invention Promoter (PTO/SB/2048),
which is used by the public to submit
a complaint under this program. This
form is available for download from the
USPTO Web site. Use of this form is not
mandatory as long as the complaint
includes the necessary information and
is clearly marked as a complaint filed
under the Inventors’ Rights Act. There
is no associated form for submitting
responses to the complaints.
II. Method of Collection
By mail, facsimile, or hand delivery to
the USPTO.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651–0044.
Form Number(s): PTO/SB/2048.
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:
100 responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take the
public approximately 15 minutes (0.25
hours) to gather the necessary
information, prepare the form, and
submit a complaint to the USPTO and
approximately 30 minutes (0.5 hours)
for an invention promoter or promotion
firm to prepare and submit a response
to a complaint.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 38 hours per year.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost Burden: $5,970 per year. The
USPTO expects that complaints will be
prepared by paraprofessionals or
independent inventors. Using the
average of the paraprofessional rate of
$100 per hour and the estimated rate of
$30 per hour for independent inventors,
the USPTO estimates that the average
rate for preparing the complaints will be
approximately $65 per hour. The
USPTO expects that the responses to the
complaints will be prepared by
attorneys or invention promoters. Using
the average of the professional rate of
$310 per hour for attorneys in private
firms and the estimated rate of $100 per
hour for invention promoters, the
USPTO estimates that the average rate
for preparing the responses to the
complaints will be approximately $205
per hour. Therefore, the respondent cost
burden for this collection is estimated to
be $5,970 per year.
Estimated time
for
response
(minutes)
Item
Estimated
annual
responses
Estimated
annual
burden hours
Complaint Regarding Invention Promoter (PTO/SB/2048) .........................................................
Responses to the Complaints .....................................................................................................
15
30
50
50
13
25
Totals ...........................................................................................................................................
........................
100
38
Estimated Total Annual Non-hour
Respondent Cost Burden: $897. There
are no capital start-up costs,
maintenance costs, recordkeeping costs,
or filing fees associated with this
information collection. However, the
public may incur postage costs when
submitting a complaint or a response to
a complaint by mail to the USPTO. The
USPTO estimates that the first-class
postage cost for a mailed complaint will
be 44 cents. Promotion firms may
choose to send responses to complaints
using overnight mail service at an
estimated cost of $17.50 per response.
Therefore, the total annual (non-hour)
respondent cost burden for this
collection in the form of postage costs
is estimated to be $897 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
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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.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, Administrative
Management Group.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Hydrographic Services Review Panel
Meeting
AGENCY: National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of extension of
membership solicitation for
Hydrographic Services Review Panel.
SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is
soliciting nominations for membership
on the Hydrographic Services Review
Panel (the Panel), a Federal advisory
committee. NOAA is extending the time
period for submission of membership
applications from Friday, June 26, 2009
to Friday, July 24, 2009. This notice
responds to the Hydrographic Services
Improvement Act Amendments of 2002,
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Public Law 107–372, which requires the
Under Secretary of Commerce for
Oceans and Atmosphere to solicit
nominations for Panel membership. The
Panel will advise the Under Secretary
on matters related to the responsibilities
and authorities set forth in section 303
of the Hydrographic Services
Improvement Act of 1998, and such
other appropriate matters as the Under
Secretary refers to the Panel for review
and advice. To apply for membership on
the Panel, applicants should submit a
resume as indicated in the ADDRESSES
section.
DATES: Resumes should be sent to the
address, e-mail, or fax specified and
must be received by July 24, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit applications for
membership on the Panel to Rebecca
Arenson via mail, fax, or e-mail at: Mail:
Rebecca Arenson, Office of Coast
Survey, National Ocean Service, NOAA
(N/CS), 1315 East West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20910, Fax: 301–713–4019,
E-mail: Hydroservices.panel@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rebecca Arenson, Office of Coast
Survey, National Ocean Service (NOS),
NOAA (N/CS), 1315 East West Highway,
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910;
Telephone: 301–713–2780 x158, Fax:
301–713–4019; E-mail:
Rebecca.Arenson@noaa.gov.
Under 33
U.S.C. 883a, et seq., NOAA’s National
Ocean Service (NOS) is responsible for
providing nautical charts and related
information for safe navigation. NOS
collects and compiles hydrographic,
tidal and current, geodetic, and a variety
of other data in order to fulfill this
responsibility. The Hydrographic
Services Review Panel provides advice
on topics such as ‘‘NOAA’s
Hydrographic Survey Priorities,’’
technologies relating to operations,
research and development of data
pertaining to:
(a) Hydrographic surveying;
(b) Nautical charting;
(c) Water level measurements;
(d) Current measurements;
(e) Geodetic measurements; and
(f) Geospatial measurements.
The Panel has fifteen voting members
appointed by the Under Secretary of
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
in accordance with section 105 of Public
Law 107–372. Members are selected on
a standardized basis, in accordance with
applicable Department of Commerce
guidance. The Co-Directors of the Joint
Hydrographic Center and two other
employees of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration serve as
nonvoting members of the Panel. The
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Director, Office of Coast Survey, serves
as the Designated Federal Official
(DFO). This solicitation is to obtain
candidate applications for one current
voting vacancy on the Panel, and for
five voting members whose terms expire
January 1, 2010, and candidates for
voting members who might resign at any
time during 2009. Be advised that some
voting members whose terms expire
January 1, 2010, may be reappointed for
another full term if eligible.
Voting members are individuals who,
by reason of knowledge, experience, or
training, are especially qualified in one
or more disciplines relating to
hydrographic surveying, tides, currents,
geodetic and geospatial measurements,
marine transportation, port
administration, vessel pilotage, and
coastal or fishery management. An
individual may not be appointed as a
voting member of the Panel if the
individual is a full-time officer or
employee of the United States. Any
voting member of the Panel who is an
applicant for, or beneficiary of (as
determined by the Under Secretary) any
assistance under the Act shall disclose
to the Panel that relationship, and may
not vote on any other matter pertaining
to that assistance.
Voting members of the Panel serve a
four-year term, except that vacancy
appointments shall be for the remainder
of the unexpired term of the vacancy.
Members serve at the discretion of the
Under Secretary and are subject to
government ethics standards. Any
individual appointed to a partial or full
term may be reappointed for one
additional full term. A voting member
may serve until his or her successor has
taken office. The Panel selects one
voting member to serve as the Chair and
another to serve as the Vice Chair. The
Vice Chair acts as Chair in the absence
or incapacity of the Chair but will not
automatically become the Chair if the
Chair resigns. Meetings occur at least
twice a year, and at the call of the Chair
or upon the request of a majority of the
voting members or of the Under
Secretary. Voting members receive
compensation at a rate established by
the Under Secretary, not to exceed the
maximum daily rate payable under
section 5376 of title 5, United States
Code, when engaged in performing
duties for the Panel. Members are
reimbursed for actual and reasonable
expenses incurred in performing such
duties.
Panel members selected to serve on
the HSRP FACA committee must
complete the following actions (please
note this is not part of the application
process, and is only relevant to the
appointment process):
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(a) Security Clearance (on-line
Background Security Check process and
fingerprinting conducted through
NOAA Workforce Management);
(b) Confidential Financial Disclosure
Report—As a special government
employee (SGE) you are required to file
a Confidential Financial Disclosure
Report to avoid involvement in a real or
apparent conflict of interest. You may
find the Confidential Financial
Disclosure Report at the following Web
site: https://www.usoge.gov/forms/
form_450.aspx.
(c) Certification of Status Statement
(certifying statement that as an SGE you
are not an agent of a foreign principal
or a lobbyist—document provided by
NOAA).
Dated: June 19, 2009.
Steven Barnum,
Director, Office of Coast Survey, National
Ocean Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Hydrographic Services Review Panel Meeting
AGENCY: National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of extension of membership solicitation for Hydrographic
Services Review Panel.
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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is
soliciting nominations for membership on the Hydrographic Services
Review Panel (the Panel), a Federal advisory committee. NOAA is
extending the time period for submission of membership applications
from Friday, June 26, 2009 to Friday, July 24, 2009. This notice
responds to the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of
2002,
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Public Law 107-372, which requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for
Oceans and Atmosphere to solicit nominations for Panel membership. The
Panel will advise the Under Secretary on matters related to the
responsibilities and authorities set forth in section 303 of the
Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998, and such other
appropriate matters as the Under Secretary refers to the Panel for
review and advice. To apply for membership on the Panel, applicants
should submit a resume as indicated in the ADDRESSES section.
DATES: Resumes should be sent to the address, e-mail, or fax specified
and must be received by July 24, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit applications for membership on the Panel to Rebecca
Arenson via mail, fax, or e-mail at: Mail: Rebecca Arenson, Office of
Coast Survey, National Ocean Service, NOAA (N/CS), 1315 East West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, Fax: 301-713-4019, E-mail:
Hydroservices.panel@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Arenson, Office of Coast
Survey, National Ocean Service (NOS), NOAA (N/CS), 1315 East West
Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910; Telephone: 301-713-2780 x158,
Fax: 301-713-4019; E-mail: Rebecca.Arenson@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 33 U.S.C. 883a, et seq., NOAA's
National Ocean Service (NOS) is responsible for providing nautical
charts and related information for safe navigation. NOS collects and
compiles hydrographic, tidal and current, geodetic, and a variety of
other data in order to fulfill this responsibility. The Hydrographic
Services Review Panel provides advice on topics such as ``NOAA's
Hydrographic Survey Priorities,'' technologies relating to operations,
research and development of data pertaining to:
(a) Hydrographic surveying;
(b) Nautical charting;
(c) Water level measurements;
(d) Current measurements;
(e) Geodetic measurements; and
(f) Geospatial measurements.
The Panel has fifteen voting members appointed by the Under
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere in accordance with
section 105 of Public Law 107-372. Members are selected on a
standardized basis, in accordance with applicable Department of
Commerce guidance. The Co-Directors of the Joint Hydrographic Center
and two other employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration serve as nonvoting members of the Panel. The Director,
Office of Coast Survey, serves as the Designated Federal Official
(DFO). This solicitation is to obtain candidate applications for one
current voting vacancy on the Panel, and for five voting members whose
terms expire January 1, 2010, and candidates for voting members who
might resign at any time during 2009. Be advised that some voting
members whose terms expire January 1, 2010, may be reappointed for
another full term if eligible.
Voting members are individuals who, by reason of knowledge,
experience, or training, are especially qualified in one or more
disciplines relating to hydrographic surveying, tides, currents,
geodetic and geospatial measurements, marine transportation, port
administration, vessel pilotage, and coastal or fishery management. An
individual may not be appointed as a voting member of the Panel if the
individual is a full-time officer or employee of the United States. Any
voting member of the Panel who is an applicant for, or beneficiary of
(as determined by the Under Secretary) any assistance under the Act
shall disclose to the Panel that relationship, and may not vote on any
other matter pertaining to that assistance.
Voting members of the Panel serve a four-year term, except that
vacancy appointments shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term
of the vacancy. Members serve at the discretion of the Under Secretary
and are subject to government ethics standards. Any individual
appointed to a partial or full term may be reappointed for one
additional full term. A voting member may serve until his or her
successor has taken office. The Panel selects one voting member to
serve as the Chair and another to serve as the Vice Chair. The Vice
Chair acts as Chair in the absence or incapacity of the Chair but will
not automatically become the Chair if the Chair resigns. Meetings occur
at least twice a year, and at the call of the Chair or upon the request
of a majority of the voting members or of the Under Secretary. Voting
members receive compensation at a rate established by the Under
Secretary, not to exceed the maximum daily rate payable under section
5376 of title 5, United States Code, when engaged in performing duties
for the Panel. Members are reimbursed for actual and reasonable
expenses incurred in performing such duties.
Panel members selected to serve on the HSRP FACA committee must
complete the following actions (please note this is not part of the
application process, and is only relevant to the appointment process):
(a) Security Clearance (on-line Background Security Check process
and fingerprinting conducted through NOAA Workforce Management);
(b) Confidential Financial Disclosure Report--As a special
government employee (SGE) you are required to file a Confidential
Financial Disclosure Report to avoid involvement in a real or apparent
conflict of interest. You may find the Confidential Financial
Disclosure Report at the following Web site: https://www.usoge.gov/forms/form_450.aspx.
(c) Certification of Status Statement (certifying statement that as
an SGE you are not an agent of a foreign principal or a lobbyist--
document provided by NOAA).
Dated: June 19, 2009.
Steven Barnum,
Director, Office of Coast Survey, National Ocean Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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