Global Intellectual Property Academy Program Survey, 54086-54087 [2010-22041]
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• Discuss farm milk price volatility
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• Review various industry proposals
and analysis; and
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Patent and Trademark Office
Global Intellectual Property Academy
Program Survey
ACTION:
Proposed collection; comment
request.
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
SUMMARY:
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and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
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 November 2,
2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• E-mail:
InformationCollection@uspto.gov.
Include ‘‘0651–00xx Global Intellectual
Property Academy Program Survey
comment’’ in the subject line of the
message.
• Fax: 571–273–0112, marked to the
attention of Susan 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 J.
David Binsted, Program Manager, Global
Intellectual Property Academy, United
States Patent and Trademark Office,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
1450; by telephone 571–272–1500; or by
e-mail at james.binsted@uspto.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
I. Abstract
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
plans to survey participants of the
Global Intellectual Property Academy
(GIPA) technical assistance programs.
The survey data will be collected in
order to obtain assessment data for the
U.S. Government’s accountability
process, better known as the PART, or
Program Assessment Rating Tool.
Assessment of the GIPA programs will
provide the USPTO information to
implement best practices and program
improvements, where necessary.
Participants will be limited to those
individuals, both national and
international, who have attended or are
attending GIPA training. These surveys
will be done in three parts: Pre-program,
post-program, and alumnus. Program
participants will be asked to complete
the pre-program survey immediately
prior to their program, the post-program
survey immediately after the program,
and the alumni survey approximately
one year after the program. The surveys
are expected to be conducted online
using a recognized survey partner, the
Federal Consulting Group.
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Participants will access the online
survey through links provided in emails or through the USPTO Web site.
Participants will not need usernames,
passwords, or survey ID numbers to
access the online survey.
Survey responses will be kept
confidential. The USPTO does not
intend to collect any personal
identifying data from participants taking
the survey. Data collected from the
survey will be linked to the participants.
The USPTO intends to maintain contact
information for the participants in a
separate file from the quantitative data.
The USPTO expects to follow-up with
participants who do not respond to the
survey. Participants who do not respond
will be contacted up to three times.
II. Method of collection
Electronically over the Internet or by
e-mail. In-person surveys may
potentially be conducted.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651–00xx.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: New collection.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,500 responses per year (500
participants × 3 surveys each).
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take
approximately 20 minutes (0.33 hours)
for participants to provide their
responses. This estimate includes the
time to gather the necessary
information, complete the survey, and
submit it to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 495 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost Burden: $71,775. The audience for
the GIPA training programs typically
consists of high-ranking government
officials, judges, lawyers, examiners,
and others. The USPTO estimates that
roughly 20% of the attendees fall into
the high-ranking categories, while the
rest make up 80% of the attendees. The
USPTO estimates that the hourly labor
rate for 20% of the attendees would be
roughly equivalent to the professional
hourly rate of $325, while the rest
would be roughly equivalent to the
para-professional rate of $100. Using
these U.S. hourly rates, the USPTO
estimates a professional hourly rate of
$65 (20% of $325) and a paraprofessional rate of $80 (80% of $100),
for a total hourly rate of $145. Using the
total hourly rate, the USPTO estimates
$71,775 per year for salary costs
associated with respondents.
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Estimated
time for
response
(min)
Item
Estimated
annual
responses
Estimated
annual
burden hours
Pre-Program Survey ....................................................................................................................
Post Program Survey ..................................................................................................................
Alumnus Survey ...........................................................................................................................
20
20
20
500
500
500
165
165
165
Totals ....................................................................................................................................
........................
1,500
495
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour
Respondent Cost Burden: $0. There are
no capital start-up, maintenance,
recordkeeping, or postage costs
associated with these surveys, nor are
there any filing or other fees for these
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 will also become a matter of public
record.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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International Trade Administration
Education Trade Mission to Indonesia
and Vietnam
International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
Mission Description
The United States Department of
Commerce, International Trade
Administration, U.S. and Foreign
Commercial Service (CS) is organizing
an education trade mission to Indonesia
and Vietnam, April 3–8, 2011. Led by a
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senior Department of Commerce official,
the mission to these two countries is
intended to include representatives
from a variety of accredited U.S.
education institutions. However, the
emphasis will be on community
colleges, intensive English language
programs, and undergraduate programs.
English language programs seeking to
participate should be accredited by CEA
(Commission on English Language
Program Accreditation) or ACCET
(Accrediting Council for Continuing
Education and Training); community
colleges and undergraduate programs
seeking to participate should be
accredited by one of the six regional
institutional accreditors in the United
States.
The mission will introduce
participants to potential students and
prospective partners. Participating in
the Education Trade Mission, rather
than traveling to these markets
independently, will enhance the
schools’ ability to secure the appropriate
meetings, especially in light of the high
level engagement and support of U.S.
education by the U.S. ambassadors in
each of these countries. The mission
will include education sector briefings,
and a student fair at each stop with the
options of matchmaking sessions with
potential recruitment partners, or
networking sessions with local schools.
Trade mission participants will interact
with CS education specialists as well as
other State Department advisors and
officers to discuss opportunities,
challenges and marketing strategies for
each market.
Commercial Setting
Vietnam
With a population of 86 million, a
steadily increasing per capita income, a
booming private sector, and the high
value the Vietnamese place on
education, Vietnam offers significant
opportunities to U.S. providers of
education services. Vietnam presently
has over 20,000 students studying
abroad, paying about $200 million in
tuition and fees every year. Of those,
13,000 are studying in the U.S. With an
increase of 46% over last year, Vietnam
ranks 9th among countries sending
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students to the U.S. This increase is the
6th consecutive double-digit increase in
Vietnamese students going to the U.S.
Notably, Vietnam ranks 3rd among
countries sending international students
to the U.S. to study at community
colleges. English as a Second Language
and English immersion programs and
majors such as business management,
engineering, information technologies,
and sciences are popular among
Vietnamese students.
Education reform has not kept pace
with economic development in
Vietnam, and improving the education
system will be crucial to sustaining
long-term growth. Education has
become a key feature in bilateral
cooperation between Vietnam and the
U.S. The U.S. Embassy in Hanoi has
made the development of education in
Vietnam a top priority, including
dramatically increasing the number of
Vietnamese students studying at U.S.
institutions of higher learning and
encouraging greater educational
exchange between the U.S. and
Vietnam.
Indonesia
Indonesia, as the world’s fourth
largest nation and one of the G–20’s
strongest economies, is a tremendous
potential market for U.S. educational
institutions. There are numerous Stateowned and private national and
international high schools and prospects
for the higher education market are
good. Most Indonesian students are
keen to study abroad and the U.S. has
been one of the most desired
destinations.
Under President Obama’s
U.S.-Indonesia Comprehensive
Partnership, the education sector is the
number one priority. The U.S. Embassy
in Jakarta has a goal to double the
current number of Indonesian students
studying at U.S. educational institutions
by 2014 to 15,000.
At present, there are over 50,000
Indonesian students overseas,
including, 7,692 students in the United
States. Of these, approximately 64
percent are pursuing undergraduate
degrees. Indonesia ranks 16th among
countries sending students to the U.S.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Global Intellectual Property Academy Program 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 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 November 2,
2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
E-mail: InformationCollection@uspto.gov. Include ``0651-
00xx Global Intellectual Property Academy Program Survey comment'' in
the subject line of the message.
Fax: 571-273-0112, marked to the attention of Susan
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 J. David Binsted, Program
Manager, Global Intellectual Property Academy, United States Patent and
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450; by
telephone 571-272-1500; or by e-mail at james.binsted@uspto.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
I. Abstract
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office plans to survey participants
of the Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) technical assistance
programs. The survey data will be collected in order to obtain
assessment data for the U.S. Government's accountability process,
better known as the PART, or Program Assessment Rating Tool. Assessment
of the GIPA programs will provide the USPTO information to implement
best practices and program improvements, where necessary.
Participants will be limited to those individuals, both national
and international, who have attended or are attending GIPA training.
These surveys will be done in three parts: Pre-program, post-program,
and alumnus. Program participants will be asked to complete the pre-
program survey immediately prior to their program, the post-program
survey immediately after the program, and the alumni survey
approximately one year after the program. The surveys are expected to
be conducted online using a recognized survey partner, the Federal
Consulting Group.
Participants will access the online survey through links provided
in e-mails or through the USPTO Web site. Participants will not need
usernames, passwords, or survey ID numbers to access the online survey.
Survey responses will be kept confidential. The USPTO does not
intend to collect any personal identifying data from participants
taking the survey. Data collected from the survey will be linked to the
participants. The USPTO intends to maintain contact information for the
participants in a separate file from the quantitative data.
The USPTO expects to follow-up with participants who do not respond
to the survey. Participants who do not respond will be contacted up to
three times.
II. Method of collection
Electronically over the Internet or by e-mail. In-person surveys
may potentially be conducted.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651-00xx.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: New collection.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,500 responses per year (500
participants x 3 surveys each).
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take
approximately 20 minutes (0.33 hours) for participants to provide their
responses. This estimate includes the time to gather the necessary
information, complete the survey, and submit it to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 495 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost Burden: $71,775. The
audience for the GIPA training programs typically consists of high-
ranking government officials, judges, lawyers, examiners, and others.
The USPTO estimates that roughly 20% of the attendees fall into the
high-ranking categories, while the rest make up 80% of the attendees.
The USPTO estimates that the hourly labor rate for 20% of the attendees
would be roughly equivalent to the professional hourly rate of $325,
while the rest would be roughly equivalent to the para-professional
rate of $100. Using these U.S. hourly rates, the USPTO estimates a
professional hourly rate of $65 (20% of $325) and a para-professional
rate of $80 (80% of $100), for a total hourly rate of $145. Using the
total hourly rate, the USPTO estimates $71,775 per year for salary
costs associated with respondents.
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Estimated time Estimated Estimated
Item for response annual annual burden
(min) responses hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pre-Program Survey.............................................. 20 500 165
Post Program Survey............................................. 20 500 165
Alumnus Survey.................................................. 20 500 165
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Totals...................................................... .............. 1,500 495
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Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Respondent Cost Burden: $0. There
are no capital start-up, maintenance, recordkeeping, or postage costs
associated with these surveys, nor are there any filing or other fees
for these 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 will also become a matter of public record.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-22041 Filed 9-2-10; 8:45 am]
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