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Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at JJessup@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Theresa L. Goedeke, 301–
713–3028 or Theresa.Goedeke@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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ADDRESSES:
I. Abstract
This request is for a new data
collection to benefit marine resource
managers in the U.S. Virgin Islands
(USVI). The National Ocean Service
(NOS) proposes to collect data on the
resource usage patterns, knowledge and
values of the professional SCUBA
diving community relative to coral reefs
in the USVI. Data are needed to support
conservation and management goals as
defined under the Coral Reef
Conservation Act (CRCA) (16 U.S.C.
6401 et seq). The purpose of the CRCA
is to advance conservation of coral reef
ecosystems in the U.S. and Territories.
Specifically, the Act requires the federal
government to produce sound scientific
information on the condition of coral
reef ecosystems and threats to them, so
that reefs may be better preserved,
sustained and restored. The present data
collection is one component of a larger
project to produce a science-based
decision support tool that will be used
by resource managers to prioritize coral
reefs in the USVI for the purposes of
management under the CRCA.
Researchers propose to collect
information from the professional
SCUBA diving community in the USVI,
who are an important stakeholder group
with much knowledge about this marine
ecosystem. Information will be gathered
from this community because of their
experience diving on focal coral reefs
and reliance on such ecosystems for
their livelihood. The survey will
ascertain which coral reef areas are
needed/used most by persons in the
professional SCUBA diving community.
It will gather divers’ opinions on the
status and health of these coral reefs.
Finally, the survey will collect
information on the demographic
characteristics of professional SCUBA
diving community, along with the
values they have for local coral reefs.
Data gathered will be used to identify,
rank and describe key characteristics of
the coral reefs that are most important
to the professional SCUBA diving
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community in the USVI, as well as their
perception of reef status and resilience.
The survey data will become one of
several layers of information combined
in a larger effort to objectively map the
important reefs in the USVI. Knowledge
of the locations of priority reefs,
together with an assessment of the
threats to those reefs, will provide
information to prioritize management
actions.
Dated: February 6, 2014.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
II. Method of Collection
Patent and Trademark Financial
Transactions
The data collection will take place
over a four month period and will be
comprised of a questionnaire as well as
a mapping exercise to be completed by
the respondent. The data will be
collected electronically using an online
survey instrument and associated
mapping tool.
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BILLING CODE 3510–JE–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
ACTION:
Proposed collection; comment
request.
OMB Control Number: None.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(request for a new information
collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
250.
Estimated Time per Response: 25
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 104.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting
costs.
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 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 April 14, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0043
comment’’ in the subject line of the
message.
• Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records
Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, United States Patent and
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450.
• Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.
IV. Request for Comments
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
III. Data
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, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
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SUMMARY:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Matthew Lee,
Office of Finance, United States Patent
and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by
telephone at 571–272–6343; or by email
to Matthew.Lee@uspto.gov. Additional
information about this collection is also
available at https://www.reginfo.gov
under ‘‘Information Collection Review.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Under 35 U.S.C. 41 and 15 U.S.C.
1113, the United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) charges fees
for processing and other services related
to patents, trademarks, and information
products. Customers may submit
payments to the USPTO by several
methods, including credit card, deposit
account, electronic funds transfer (EFT),
and paper check transactions. The
provisions of 35 U.S.C. 41 and 15 U.S.C.
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1113 are implemented in 37 CFR 1.16–
1.28, 2.6–2.7, and 2.206–2.209.
This information collection includes
the Credit Card Payment Form (PTO–
2038), which provides the public with
a convenient way to submit a credit card
payment for fees related to a patent,
trademark, or information product.
Customers may also submit credit card
payments via the Electronic Credit Card
Payment Form (PTO–2231) when using
online systems through the USPTO Web
site for paying fees related to patents,
trademarks, or information products.
The USPTO will not include credit
card information submitted using the
provided credit card payment forms
among the patent or trademark records
open to public inspection.
Customers may establish a deposit
account for making fee payments by
completing a Deposit Account
Application Form (PTO–2232) and
sending the required information, initial
deposit, and service fee to the USPTO.
Deposit accounts eliminate the need to
submit a check, credit card information,
or other form of payment for each
transaction with the USPTO.
Additionally, in the event that a fee
amount due is miscalculated, customers
may authorize the USPTO to charge any
remaining balance to the deposit
account and therefore avoid the
potential consequences of
underpayment. As customers use their
deposit accounts to make payments,
they may deposit funds to replenish
their accounts by mailing a check to the
USPTO, sending funds via wire transfer,
or making a deposit online via EFT
using the Electronic Deposit Account
Replenishment Form (PTO–2233)
available at the USPTO Web site.
Replenishments may not be made by
credit card. Customers may close their
deposit accounts by submitting a
written request or by using the Deposit
Account Closure Request Form (PTO–
2234). The USPTO is also adding the
Deposit Account Withdrawal Request to
this collection to allow customers to
remove funds from their deposit
accounts without closing the entire
account.
In addition to credit cards and deposit
accounts, customers may also use EFT
to make online fee payments to the
USPTO. Customers must first establish
a user profile with their banking
information by submitting the EFT User
Profile Form (PTO–2236) through the
USPTO Web site. Once their profile is
created, customers may use their User
ID and password to perform EFT
transactions.
Under 37 CFR 1.26 and 2.209, the
USPTO may refund fees paid by mistake
or in excess of the required amount. In
general, refunds of amounts larger than
$25 are returned to the customer
automatically using the same method as
the original payment. For refund
amounts of $25 or less, customers must
submit a written request to the Refund
Branch of the USPTO Office of Finance.
The USPTO is currently developing a
new MyFinancials system that will
allow customers to add, manage, and
report on payment methods in their
online user profiles at the USPTO Web
site. After establishing a USPTO
username and password, customers may
add their credit card, deposit account,
and EFT information to their profile
using the MyFinancials web interface.
Customers may then manage and report
on these stored payment methods
online. In the future, the USPTO will
deploy additional functionality that will
allow the stored payment methods to be
used when the customer conducts
transactions with the USPTO.
Once the MyFinancials system is
deployed, the information that
customers currently submit using the
Deposit Account Application Form
(PTO–2232) and the EFT User Profile
Form (PTO–2236) will be integrated into
the MyFinancials interface, eliminating
the need for these separate forms and
thereby streamlining the process of
setting up those payment methods.
II. Method of Collection
By mail, facsimile, hand delivery, or
electronically to the USPTO.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651–0043.
Form Number(s): PTO–2038, PTO–
2231, PTO–2232, PTO–2233, PTO–2234,
PTO–2236.
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:
2,590,950 responses per year. The
USPTO estimates that approximately
21% of these responses will be from
small entities.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take the
public approximately one to seven
minutes (0.02 to 0.12 hours) to gather
the necessary information, prepare the
appropriate form or document, and
submit the items in this collection to the
USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 77,925 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost Burden: $4,130,025. The USPTO
expects that 75% of the submissions for
this information collection will be
prepared by fee administrators/
coordinators and that 25% of the
submissions will be prepared by
paraprofessionals. Using those
proportions and the estimated rates of
$30 per hour for fee administrators/
coordinators and $122 per hour for
paraprofessionals, the USPTO estimates
that the average rate for all respondents
will be approximately $53 per hour.
Therefore, the USPTO estimates that the
respondent cost burden for submitting
the information in this collection will be
approximately $4,130,025 per year.
Estimated time
for response
(minutes)
Item
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When those separate forms are no longer
necessary, the USPTO will remove them
from this collection.
Estimated
annual
responses
Estimated
annual
burden hours
Credit Card Payment Form (PTO–2038) ....................................................................................
Electronic Credit Card Payment Form (PTO–2231) ...................................................................
Deposit Account Application Form (PTO–2232) .........................................................................
Deposit Account Replenishment .................................................................................................
Electronic Deposit Account Replenishment Form (PTO–2233) ..................................................
Deposit Account Closure Request Form (PTO–2234) ................................................................
Deposit Account Withdrawal Request .........................................................................................
EFT User Profile Form (PTO–2236) ...........................................................................................
Refund Request ...........................................................................................................................
MyFinancials Stored Payment Methods ......................................................................................
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
4
7
103,115
2,412,213
284
29,210
34,339
162
33
1,320
8,181
2,093
3,093
72,366
9
876
687
3
1
66
573
251
Totals ....................................................................................................................................
........................
2,590,950
77,925
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Estimated Total Annual Non-hour
Respondent Cost Burden: $130,138.
There are no capital start-up,
maintenance, or recordkeeping costs
associated with this information
collection. However, this collection
does have annual (non-hour) cost
burden in the form of service fees
associated with deposit accounts and
returned payments as well as postage
costs.
There are service fees for setting up a
deposit account at the USPTO, for not
maintaining the minimum balance
required for the deposit account, and for
returned payments. The service charge
to establish a deposit account is $10,
and the USPTO estimates that it
processes 284 Deposit Account
Application Forms annually, for a total
of $2,840 per year. There is also a $25
service charge for deposit accounts that
are below the minimum balance ($1,000
minimum balance for an unrestricted
deposit account or $300 minimum
balance for a restricted deposit account)
at the end of the month. The USPTO
estimates that it assesses 4,000 of these
low balance charges annually, for a total
of $100,000 per year. There is a $50
service charge for processing a payment
refused (including a check returned
‘‘unpaid’’) or charged back by a
financial institution. The USPTO
estimates that it assesses 129 of these
returned payment charges annually, for
a total of $6,450 per year. The total
estimated service fees for this collection
are $109,290 per year.
Customers may incur postage costs
when submitting the Credit Card
Payment Form and other paper forms or
requests to the USPTO by mail.
Customers generally send the Credit
Card Payment Form to the USPTO along
with other documents related to the fee
or service being paid for by credit card,
but some customers may submit just the
Credit Card Payment Form without
additional supporting documents. The
USPTO estimates that roughly 5 percent
of the 103,115 paper Credit Card
Payment Forms submitted annually may
be mailed in by themselves, or
approximately 5,156 per year. The
USPTO estimates that it will receive an
additional 37,391 submissions per year
that may be mailed, including Deposit
Account Replenishments and Refund
Requests, for a total of 42,547 mailed
submissions per year. The USPTO
estimates that the first-class postage cost
for a mailed submission will be 49
cents, for a total postage cost of
approximately $20,848 per year.
The total annual (non-hour)
respondent cost burden for this
collection in the form of service fees and
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postage costs is estimated to be
approximately $130,138 per year.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval. All comments will become a
matter of public record.
The USPTO is soliciting public
comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) Minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Dated: February 7, 2014.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014–03070 Filed 2–11–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–16–P
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities Under OMB Review
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice
announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
below has been forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the nature of the information collection
and its expected costs and burden.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before March 14, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted to OMB within 30 days of the
notice’s publication. Comments,
identified by ‘‘Practice by Former
Members and Employees of the
Commission Pursuant to 17 CFR
140.735.6,’’ should be mailed to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
SUMMARY:
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Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
Comments may be also be submitted,
regarding the burden estimated or any
other aspect of the information
collection, including suggestions for
reducing the burden, identified by
‘‘Practice by Former Members and
Employees of the Commission Pursuant
to 17 CFR 140.735.6,’’ by any of the
following methods:
• Agency Web site, via its Comments
Online process: https://
comments.cftc.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
through the Web site.
• Mail: Send to Melissa D. Jurgens,
Secretary, Commodity Futures Trading
Commission, 1155 21st Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20581.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as
Mail, above.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp.
Follow the instructions for submitting
comments.
All comments must be submitted in
English, or if not, accompanied by an
English translation. Comments will be
posted as received to https://
www.cftc.gov. You should submit only
information that you wish to make
available publicly. If you wish the
Commission to consider information
that is exempt from disclosure under the
Freedom of Information Act, a petition
for confidential treatment of the exempt
information may be submitted according
to the procedures set forth in section
145.9 of the Commission’s regulations.1
The Commission reserves the right,
but shall have no obligation, to review,
pre-screen, filter, redact, refuse or
remove any or all of your submission
from www.cftc.gov that it may deem to
be inappropriate for publication, such as
obscene language. All submissions that
have been redacted or removed that
contain comments on the merits of the
rulemaking will be retained in the
public comment file and will be
considered as required under the
Administrative Procedure Act and other
applicable laws, and may be accessible
under the Freedom of Information Act.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
P. Dolan at (202) 418–5220; FAX: (202)
418–5524; email: jdolan@cftc.gov, and
refer to OMB Control No. 3038–0025.
This contact can also provide a copy of
the ICR.
1 Commission regulations referred to herein are
found at 17 CFR Ch. 1 (2010). Commission
regulations are accessible on the Commission’s Web
site, www.cftc.gov.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Patent and Trademark Financial Transactions
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 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 April 14, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Email: InformationCollection@uspto.gov. Include ``0651-
0043 comment'' in the subject line of the message.
Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, 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
should be directed to Matthew Lee, Office of Finance, United States
Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450;
by telephone at 571-272-6343; or by email to Matthew.Lee@uspto.gov.
Additional information about this collection is also available at
https://www.reginfo.gov under ``Information Collection Review.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Under 35 U.S.C. 41 and 15 U.S.C. 1113, the United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) charges fees for processing and other services
related to patents, trademarks, and information products. Customers may
submit payments to the USPTO by several methods, including credit card,
deposit account, electronic funds transfer (EFT), and paper check
transactions. The provisions of 35 U.S.C. 41 and 15 U.S.C.
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1113 are implemented in 37 CFR 1.16-1.28, 2.6-2.7, and 2.206-2.209.
This information collection includes the Credit Card Payment Form
(PTO-2038), which provides the public with a convenient way to submit a
credit card payment for fees related to a patent, trademark, or
information product. Customers may also submit credit card payments via
the Electronic Credit Card Payment Form (PTO-2231) when using online
systems through the USPTO Web site for paying fees related to patents,
trademarks, or information products.
The USPTO will not include credit card information submitted using
the provided credit card payment forms among the patent or trademark
records open to public inspection.
Customers may establish a deposit account for making fee payments
by completing a Deposit Account Application Form (PTO-2232) and sending
the required information, initial deposit, and service fee to the
USPTO. Deposit accounts eliminate the need to submit a check, credit
card information, or other form of payment for each transaction with
the USPTO. Additionally, in the event that a fee amount due is
miscalculated, customers may authorize the USPTO to charge any
remaining balance to the deposit account and therefore avoid the
potential consequences of underpayment. As customers use their deposit
accounts to make payments, they may deposit funds to replenish their
accounts by mailing a check to the USPTO, sending funds via wire
transfer, or making a deposit online via EFT using the Electronic
Deposit Account Replenishment Form (PTO-2233) available at the USPTO
Web site. Replenishments may not be made by credit card. Customers may
close their deposit accounts by submitting a written request or by
using the Deposit Account Closure Request Form (PTO-2234). The USPTO is
also adding the Deposit Account Withdrawal Request to this collection
to allow customers to remove funds from their deposit accounts without
closing the entire account.
In addition to credit cards and deposit accounts, customers may
also use EFT to make online fee payments to the USPTO. Customers must
first establish a user profile with their banking information by
submitting the EFT User Profile Form (PTO-2236) through the USPTO Web
site. Once their profile is created, customers may use their User ID
and password to perform EFT transactions.
Under 37 CFR 1.26 and 2.209, the USPTO may refund fees paid by
mistake or in excess of the required amount. In general, refunds of
amounts larger than $25 are returned to the customer automatically
using the same method as the original payment. For refund amounts of
$25 or less, customers must submit a written request to the Refund
Branch of the USPTO Office of Finance.
The USPTO is currently developing a new MyFinancials system that
will allow customers to add, manage, and report on payment methods in
their online user profiles at the USPTO Web site. After establishing a
USPTO username and password, customers may add their credit card,
deposit account, and EFT information to their profile using the
MyFinancials web interface. Customers may then manage and report on
these stored payment methods online. In the future, the USPTO will
deploy additional functionality that will allow the stored payment
methods to be used when the customer conducts transactions with the
USPTO.
Once the MyFinancials system is deployed, the information that
customers currently submit using the Deposit Account Application Form
(PTO-2232) and the EFT User Profile Form (PTO-2236) will be integrated
into the MyFinancials interface, eliminating the need for these
separate forms and thereby streamlining the process of setting up those
payment methods. When those separate forms are no longer necessary, the
USPTO will remove them from this collection.
II. Method of Collection
By mail, facsimile, hand delivery, or electronically to the USPTO.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651-0043.
Form Number(s): PTO-2038, PTO-2231, PTO-2232, PTO-2233, PTO-2234,
PTO-2236.
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: 2,590,950 responses per year. The
USPTO estimates that approximately 21% of these responses will be from
small entities.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take
the public approximately one to seven minutes (0.02 to 0.12 hours) to
gather the necessary information, prepare the appropriate form or
document, and submit the items in this collection to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 77,925 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost Burden: $4,130,025. The
USPTO expects that 75% of the submissions for this information
collection will be prepared by fee administrators/coordinators and that
25% of the submissions will be prepared by paraprofessionals. Using
those proportions and the estimated rates of $30 per hour for fee
administrators/coordinators and $122 per hour for paraprofessionals,
the USPTO estimates that the average rate for all respondents will be
approximately $53 per hour. Therefore, the USPTO estimates that the
respondent cost burden for submitting the information in this
collection will be approximately $4,130,025 per year.
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Estimated time Estimated Estimated
Item for response annual annual burden
(minutes) responses hours
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Credit Card Payment Form (PTO-2038)............................. 2 103,115 3,093
Electronic Credit Card Payment Form (PTO-2231).................. 2 2,412,213 72,366
Deposit Account Application Form (PTO-2232)..................... 2 284 9
Deposit Account Replenishment................................... 2 29,210 876
Electronic Deposit Account Replenishment Form (PTO-2233)........ 1 34,339 687
Deposit Account Closure Request Form (PTO-2234)................. 1 162 3
Deposit Account Withdrawal Request.............................. 1 33 1
EFT User Profile Form (PTO-2236)................................ 3 1,320 66
Refund Request.................................................. 4 8,181 573
MyFinancials Stored Payment Methods............................. 7 2,093 251
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Totals...................................................... .............. 2,590,950 77,925
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Estimated Total Annual Non-hour Respondent Cost Burden: $130,138.
There are no capital start-up, maintenance, or recordkeeping costs
associated with this information collection. However, this collection
does have annual (non-hour) cost burden in the form of service fees
associated with deposit accounts and returned payments as well as
postage costs.
There are service fees for setting up a deposit account at the
USPTO, for not maintaining the minimum balance required for the deposit
account, and for returned payments. The service charge to establish a
deposit account is $10, and the USPTO estimates that it processes 284
Deposit Account Application Forms annually, for a total of $2,840 per
year. There is also a $25 service charge for deposit accounts that are
below the minimum balance ($1,000 minimum balance for an unrestricted
deposit account or $300 minimum balance for a restricted deposit
account) at the end of the month. The USPTO estimates that it assesses
4,000 of these low balance charges annually, for a total of $100,000
per year. There is a $50 service charge for processing a payment
refused (including a check returned ``unpaid'') or charged back by a
financial institution. The USPTO estimates that it assesses 129 of
these returned payment charges annually, for a total of $6,450 per
year. The total estimated service fees for this collection are $109,290
per year.
Customers may incur postage costs when submitting the Credit Card
Payment Form and other paper forms or requests to the USPTO by mail.
Customers generally send the Credit Card Payment Form to the USPTO
along with other documents related to the fee or service being paid for
by credit card, but some customers may submit just the Credit Card
Payment Form without additional supporting documents. The USPTO
estimates that roughly 5 percent of the 103,115 paper Credit Card
Payment Forms submitted annually may be mailed in by themselves, or
approximately 5,156 per year. The USPTO estimates that it will receive
an additional 37,391 submissions per year that may be mailed, including
Deposit Account Replenishments and Refund Requests, for a total of
42,547 mailed submissions per year. The USPTO estimates that the first-
class postage cost for a mailed submission will be 49 cents, for a
total postage cost of approximately $20,848 per year.
The total annual (non-hour) respondent cost burden for this
collection in the form of service fees and postage costs is estimated
to be approximately $130,138 per year.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
The USPTO is soliciting public comments to: (a) Evaluate whether
the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy of
the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (d) Minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of responses.
Dated: February 7, 2014.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-03070 Filed 2-11-14; 8:45 am]
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