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collection to the USPTO by mail. The
USPTO estimates that approximately
3% (16,818 items) of the 560,615 items
will be submitted to the USPTO by mail.
Due to the unique materials, including
a diskette or CD and cover letter,
required for Customer Number Upload
Spreadsheet submissions, the USPTO
estimates that the average first-class
postage cost for the 1,000 spreadsheet
submissions will be $2.73; at a total cost
of $2,730. The reminder of the mailed
items (15,818) will be sent by first-class
postage at a rate of $1.42 with an
estimated cost of $22,461. Therefore, the
total estimated postage cost for this
collection is approximately $25,191 per
year.
The total (non-hour) respondent cost
burden for this collection in the form of
filing fees and postage costs is estimated
to be $32,066 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: August 27, 2014.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director,
USPTO, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark
Office.
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United States Patent and Trademark
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for clearance the following
proposal for collection of information
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under the provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO).
Title: Patent Examiner Employment
Application.
Agency Approval Number: 0651–
0042.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Burden: 8,051.5 hours annually.
Number of Respondents: 16,103
responses per year.
Avg. Hours per Response: The USPTO
estimates that it will take the public
approximately 30 minutes (0.5 hours) to
complete the employment application,
depending upon the applicant’s
situation.
Needs and Uses: The Monster Hiring
Management (MHM) online application
system creates an electronic real-time
candidate inventory that allows the
USPTO to review applications from
potential applicants almost
instantaneously. Given the immediate
hiring need of the Patent Examining
Corps, time consumed in the mail
distribution system or paper review of
applications delays the decision-making
process by several weeks. The MHM
system results in increased speed and
accuracy in the employment process, in
in addition to streamlining labor and
reducing costs.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit organizations.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser,
email: Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.
eop.gov.
Once submitted, the request will be
publicly available in electronic format
through the Information Collection
Review page at www.reginfo.gov.
Paper copies can be obtained by:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0042 copy
request’’ in the subject line of the
message.
• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records
Management Division Director, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, United
States Patent and Trademark Office,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
1450.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent on
or before October 6, 2014 to Nicholas A.
Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email to
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or by
fax to 202–395–5167, marked to the
attention of Nicholas A. Fraser.
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Dated: August 27, 2014.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director,
USPTO Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
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Patent and Trademark Office
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
ACTION:
Notice.
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 November 3,
2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–New
comment’’ in the subject line of the
message.
• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records
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 the attention of
Michael Easdale, Office of Patent
Quality Assurance, United States Patent
and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by
telephone at 571–272–3533; or by email
to Michael.Easdale@uspto.gov with
‘‘Paperwork’’ in the subject line.
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
I. Abstract
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) designed
and developed the Patents Ombudsman
Program in response to customer
feedback that the prosecution of patent
applications does not always proceed in
accordance with established procedures.
In some situations, the patent
applicants, attorneys, and agents have
felt that examination has stalled and
their efforts to move their applications
forward through the normal channels
have not been effective. The objectives
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of information under the provisions
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Title: Patent Examiner Employment Application.
Agency Approval Number: 0651-0042.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Burden: 8,051.5 hours annually.
Number of Respondents: 16,103 responses per year.
Avg. Hours per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take the
public approximately 30 minutes (0.5 hours) to complete the employment
application, depending upon the applicant's situation.
Needs and Uses: The Monster Hiring Management (MHM) online
application system creates an electronic real-time candidate inventory
that allows the USPTO to review applications from potential applicants
almost instantaneously. Given the immediate hiring need of the Patent
Examining Corps, time consumed in the mail distribution system or paper
review of applications delays the decision-making process by several
weeks. The MHM system results in increased speed and accuracy in the
employment process, in in addition to streamlining labor and reducing
costs.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, email:
NicholasA.Fraser@omb.eop.gov.
Once submitted, the request will be publicly available in
electronic format through the Information Collection Review page at
www.reginfo.gov.
Paper copies can be obtained by:
Email: InformationCollection@uspto.gov. Include ``0651-
0042 copy request'' in the subject line of the message.
Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records Management Division Director,
Office of the Chief Information Officer, United States Patent and
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent on or before October 6, 2014 to Nicholas A.
Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email to
NicholasA.Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or by fax to 202-395-
5167, marked to the attention of Nicholas A. Fraser.
Dated: August 27, 2014.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director, USPTO Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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