Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the U.S. Agency for International Development; Comments Requested, 30772-30773 [2010-12865]
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SUMMARY: The Kisatchie National Forest
Resource Advisory Committee will meet
in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The
committee is meeting as authorized
under the Secure Rural Schools and
Community Self-Determination Act
(Pub. L 110–343) and in compliance
with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act. The purpose is to hold the first
meeting of the newly formed committee.
DATES: The meeting will be held on June
29, 2010, and will begin at 7 p.m.
The meeting will be held at
the Natchitoches Events Center, Meeting
Room #3, 750 2nd Street, Natchitoches,
LA. Written comments should be sent to
Holly Morgan, Kisatchie National
Forest, 2500 Shreveport Highway,
Pineville, LA 71360. Comments may
also be sent via e-mail to
hmorgan@fsfed.us, or via facsimile to
318–473–7117.
All comments, including names and
addresses when provided, are placed in
the record and are available for public
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inspect comments received at Kisatchie
National Forest, 2500 Shreveport
Highway, Pineville, LA 71360. Visitors
are encouraged to call ahead to 318–
473–7160 to facilitate entry into the
building.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Holly Morgan, RAC coordinator, USDA,
Kisatchie National Forest, 2500
Shreveport Highway, Pineville, LA
71360; (318) 473–7194; E-mail
hmorgan@fs.fed.us.
Individuals who use
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The
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following business will be conducted:
(1) Introductions of all committee
members, replacement members and
Forest Service personnel. (2) Selection
of a chairperson by the committee
members. (3) Receive materials
explaining the process for considering
and recommending Title II projects; and
(4) Public Comment. Persons who wish
to bring related matters to the attention
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Dated: May 12, 2010.
Michael L. Balboni,
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Southern New Mexico Resource
Advisory Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
Dated: May 26, 2010.
Alan E. Koss,
Designated Federal Official.
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AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Southern New Mexico
Resource Advisory Committee will meet
in Socorro, New Mexico. The committee
is meeting as authorized under the
Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 110–
343) and in compliance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose
of the meeting is to develop operating
protocols.
DATES: The meeting will be held June
22, 2010, 10 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
901 Highway 85, Socorro Bureau of
Land Management field office. Written
comments should be sent to Mr. Al
Koss, HC 68, Box 50, Mimbres, NM
88049–9301. Comments may also be
sent via e-mail to alkoss@fs.fed.us, or
via facsimile to 575–520–2551.
All comments, including names and
addresses when provided, are placed in
the record and are available for public
inspection and copying. The public may
inspect comments received at the
Wilderness Ranger District, HC 68, Box
50, Mimbres, NM 88049–9301. Visitors
are encouraged to call ahead to 575–
536–2250 to facilitate entry into the
building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Al Koss, Designated Federal Official,
575–536–2250 or alkoss@fs.fed.us.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern
Standard Time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting is open to the public. The
following business will be conducted:
(1) Introductions of all committee
members, replacement members, and
Forest Service personnel; (2) selection of
a chairperson by the committee
members; (3) receive materials
explaining the process for considering
and recommending Title II projects; and
(4) public Comment. Persons who wish
to bring related matters to the attention
of the Committee may file written
statements with the Committee staff
before or after the meeting. Public input
sessions will be provided and
individuals who made written requests
by June 15 will have the opportunity to
address the Committee at those sessions.
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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Notice of Public Information
Collections Being Reviewed by the
U.S. Agency for International
Development; Comments Requested
SUMMARY: U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID) is making efforts
to reduce the paperwork burden. USAID
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following proposed and/or continuing
information collections, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act for 1995.
Comments are requested concerning:
(a) Whether the proposed or continuing
collections of information are necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
August 2, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send comments via e-mail
at ssegal@usaid.goggl@usaid.gov or mail
comments to: Sabrina Segal, Office of
the General Counsel (A/GC) United
States Agency for International
Development, Ronald Reagan Building,
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20523 (202) 712–5409.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Beverly Johnson, Bureau for
Management, Office of Administrative
Services, Information and Records
Division, U.S. Agency for International
Development, Room 2.07–106, RRB,
Washington, DC 20523. (202) 712–1365
or via e-mail bjohnson@usaid.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB No.: OMB 0412–New.
Form No.: N/A.
Title: USAID’s Implementation and
Procurement Reform Survey.
Type of Review: New information
collection.
Purpose: The U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID) is
requesting authorization to conduct an
electronic survey as one of the steps in
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USAID’s Implementation and
Procurement Reform Working Group
process. We would like to ask some of
our implementing partners from the
non-profit and contracting community
to indicate their level of interaction and
reactions to the financial data currently
available on USAID’s Web site. This
will be the first step towards concrete
improvements to the accessibility,
availability, and ease of use of
information.
Annual Reporting Burden:
Respondents: 100.
Total annual responses: 100.
Total annual hours requested: 25
hours.
Dated: May 20, 2010.
Robert Miranda,
Director, Office of Administrative Services,
Bureau for Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
United States Patent Applicant 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
comment on the extension of a currently
approved 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 August 2, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• E-mail:
InformationCollection@uspto.gov.
Include ‘‘0651–0052 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, 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
Gerard Torres, Economist, Office of
Corporate Planning, U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
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telephone at 571–272–4951; or by e-mail
at gerard.torres@uspto.gov with
‘‘Paperwork’’ in the subject line.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
For several years the USPTO has
supported an ongoing forecasting
program for patent application filings
that includes the use of quantitative and
qualitative methodologies. Given the
importance of accurate application
filing forecasts, the USPTO considers
more than one type of methodology. As
part of this strategy, information from a
survey of the inventor community is
included when formulating application
filing forecasts. In addition to using the
survey as part of a comprehensive
approach to forecasting, the USPTO is
also using this tool in response to
Senate Appropriations Report 106–404
(September 8, 2000). This report
directed the USPTO to ‘‘develop a
workload forecast with advice from a
representative sample of industry and
the inventor community.’’ A patent
application filing survey assists the
USPTO in better understanding key
factors driving future application filings,
such as newly emerging technologies.
The USPTO developed the United
States Patent Applicant Survey as part
of the continuing effort to better predict
the future growth of patent application
filings by understanding applicant
intentions. The main purpose of this
survey is to determine the number of
application filings that the USPTO can
expect to receive over the next three
years from patent-generating entities,
ranging from large domestic
corporations to independent inventors.
In recent decades, the rate of patent
application filings to the USPTO
steadily increased with expanding
technological innovations. However,
newly emerging technologies, evolving
business patenting strategies, patent
valuations and costs, and intellectual
property legislative changes, among
other factors, may significantly impact
patent applicants’ decisions to file
applications at the USPTO. These
factors cannot easily be accounted for in
other methodologies or sufficient
information is not available from
databases or other sources. Therefore, it
is necessary for the USPTO to conduct
the Patent Applicant Survey to obtain
information directly from applicants.
The information will allow the agency
to anticipate demand and estimate
future revenue flow more reliably; to
identify input and output triggers and
allocate resources to meet and
understand customer needs; and to
reassess output and capacity goals and
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re-align organization quality control
measures with applicant demand by
division.
The Patent Applicant Survey is a mail
survey, although respondents have the
option to complete the survey
electronically. They may also provide
their responses verbally over the
telephone. A survey packet, containing
the survey, a cover letter explaining the
purpose of and outlining instructions
for completing the survey, and a
postage-paid, pre-addressed return
envelope will be mailed to all survey
groups. The USPTO plans to survey four
groups of respondents: Large domestic
corporations (including those with 500+
employees), small and medium-size
businesses, universities and non-profit
research organizations, and independent
inventors. The USPTO does not plan to
survey foreign entities and will rely on
the European Patent Office (EPO) and
the Japan Patent Office (JPO) to provide
forecasts of application filings by
foreign entities. Due to variances in
filing and the varying needs of the
different patent applicant populations,
the USPTO has developed two versions
of the survey: One for the large domestic
corporations and small and mediumsize businesses and one for universities,
non-profit research organizations, and
independent inventors.
The surveys do not have USPTO form
numbers associated with them and once
they are approved, they will carry the
OMB Control Number and the
expiration date of the information
collection.
II. Method of Collection
By mail or electronically over the
Internet when respondents elect the
online option to complete the survey.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651–0052.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for
profit; not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
400 responses per year. Of this total, the
USPTO expects that 267 surveys will be
completed using the online option.
Estimated Time Per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take
approximately 30 minutes (0.50 hours)
for all of the patent applicant
populations to provide their responses,
with the exception of the independent
inventors. The USPTO estimates that it
will take independent inventors
approximately 15 minutes (0.25 hours)
to provide their responses. These
estimates include the time to gather the
necessary information, complete the
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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the
U.S. Agency for International Development; Comments Requested
SUMMARY: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is making
efforts to reduce the paperwork burden. USAID invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on the following proposed and/or continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act for 1995. Comments are
requested concerning: (a) Whether the proposed or continuing
collections of information are necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the burden estimates; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
DATES: Submit comments on or before August 2, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send comments via e-mail at ssegal@usaid.goggl@usaid.gov or
mail comments to: Sabrina Segal, Office of the General Counsel (A/GC)
United States Agency for International Development, Ronald Reagan
Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20523 (202)
712-5409.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beverly Johnson, Bureau for
Management, Office of Administrative Services, Information and Records
Division, U.S. Agency for International Development, Room 2.07-106,
RRB, Washington, DC 20523. (202) 712-1365 or via e-mail
bjohnson@usaid.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB No.: OMB 0412-New.
Form No.: N/A.
Title: USAID's Implementation and Procurement Reform Survey.
Type of Review: New information collection.
Purpose: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is
requesting authorization to conduct an electronic survey as one of the
steps in
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USAID's Implementation and Procurement Reform Working Group process. We
would like to ask some of our implementing partners from the non-profit
and contracting community to indicate their level of interaction and
reactions to the financial data currently available on USAID's Web
site. This will be the first step towards concrete improvements to the
accessibility, availability, and ease of use of information.
Annual Reporting Burden:
Respondents: 100.
Total annual responses: 100.
Total annual hours requested: 25 hours.
Dated: May 20, 2010.
Robert Miranda,
Director, Office of Administrative Services, Bureau for Management.
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