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of the Patents Ombudsman Program are:
(1) To facilitate complaint-handling for
pro se applicants and applicant’s
representatives whose applications have
stalled in the examination process; (2) to
track complaints to ensure each is
handled within ten business days; (3) to
provide feedback and early warning
alerts to USPTO management regarding
training needs based on complaint
trends; and (4) to build a database of
frequently asked questions accessible to
the public that give commonly seen
problems and effective resolutions.
The USPTO Ombudsman survey is a
key component of the process
evaluation, providing a program
monitoring system and identifying
potential opportunities for program
enhancement. This survey is being
conducted by the USPTO’s Ombudsman
Program and will be developed,
administered, and summarized by
USPTO personnel. A survey is the only
way the USPTO can gain consistent,
reliable, and representative information
from the customers choosing to use the
Ombudsman Program.
There are no statutes or regulations
requiring the USPTO to conduct this
usage and satisfaction measurement.
The USPTO will use the survey
instrument to implement Executive
Order 12862 of September 11, 1993,
Setting Customer Service Standards,
published in the Federal Register on
September 14, 1993 (Vol. 58, No. 176).
II. Method of Collection
Electronic email submission to the
USPTO.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651—New.
Form Number(s): No form numbers.
Type of Review: New collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; businesses or other forprofits; and not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,100 responses per year. A final
respondent pool from approximately
3,000 inquiries would likely be around
1,800 unique customers. Assuming a
60% response rate, 1,100 of the 1,800
unique users will respond which should
ensure adequate representation across
all Technology Centers.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take the
public approximately 5 minutes (.083
hours) to submit the information in this
collection, including the time to gather
the necessary information, prepare the
appropriate form or document, and
submit the completed request to the
USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 91.67 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost Burden: $29,608.33. The USPTO
believes that both professionals and
para-professionals will complete these
surveys, at a rate of 75% of the current
professional rate of $389 per hour and
25% of the para-professional rate of
$125 per hour. The professional hourly
rate used for the calculation is the
median rate for attorneys in private
firms as published in the 2013 AIPLA
Economic Survey. This report
summarized the results of a survey with
data on hourly billing rates. The paraprofessional hourly rate comes from
2013 report published by the National
Association of Legal Assistants.
The hourly rate for professionals,
calculating 75% of $389, totals $291.75,
while the hourly rate for the paraprofessionals, calculating 25% of $125,
totals $31.25, for a combined hourly rate
of $323. The USPTO estimates that the
respondent cost burden for this
collection will be $29,608.33 per year
(1,100 responses * .083 hours * $323).
Estimated time
for response
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Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour
Respondent Cost Burden: $0. There are
no capital start-up, maintenance,
postage, or recordkeeping costs
associated with this information
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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
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approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: August 27, 2014.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, United States Patent and
Trademark Office.
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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).
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Agency: United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO).
Title: Substantive Submissions Made
During the Prosecution of the
Trademark Application.
Form Number(s): PTO–1553, 1581,
2194, 2195, 2200, 2202.
Agency Approval Number: 0651–
0054.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Burden: 63,981 hours annually.
Number of Respondents: 292,706
responses per year.
Avg. Hours per Response: The USPTO
expects that it will take the public
approximately 5 to 30 minutes (0.08 to
0.50 hours) to gather the necessary
information, create the document, and
submit the completed request,
depending upon the type of request and
the method of submission (electronic or
paper).
Needs and Uses: This collection of
information is required by the
Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.,
which provides for the Federal
registration of trademarks, service
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marks, collective trademarks and
servicemarks, collective membership
marks, and certification marks.
Individuals and businesses that use or
intend to use such marks in commerce
may file an application to register their
marks with the USPTO. Such
individuals and businesses may also
submit various communications to the
USPTO, including providing additional
information needed to process a request
to delete a particular filing basis from an
application or to divide an application
identifying multiple goods and/or
services into two or more separate
applications. Applicants may seek a sixmonth extension of time to file a
statement that the mark is in use in
commerce or submit a petition to revive
an application that abandoned for
failure to submit a timely response to an
office action or a timely statement of use
or extension request. In some
circumstances, an applicant may
expressly abandon an application by
filing a written request for withdrawal
of the application. The rules
implementing the Trademark Act are set
forth in 37 CFR Part 2.
The forms in this collection are
available in electronic format through
the Trademark Electronic Application
System (TEAS).
The information in this collection is
a matter of public record and is used by
the public for a variety of private
business purposes related to
establishing and enforcing trademark
rights. The information is available at
USPTO facilities and can also be
accessed at the USPTO Web site.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits.
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 ‘‘0651–0054 copy
request’’ in the subject line of the
message.
• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records
Officer, 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
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fax to 202–395–5167, marked to the
attention of Nicholas A. Fraser.
Dated: August 27, 2014.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL
PROTECTION
[Docket No: CFPB–2014–0021]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau (CFPB) is proposing a
new information collection titled,
‘‘Financial Coaching Program for
Veterans and Low-income Consumers’’.
DATES: Written comments are
encouraged and must be received on or
before November 3, 2014 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by the title of the information
collection, OMB Control Number (see
below), and docket number (see above),
by any of the following methods:
• Electronic: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau (Attention: PRA
Office), 1700 G Street NW., Washington,
DC 20552.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau (Attention:
PRA Office), 1275 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20002.
Please note that comments submitted by
fax or email and those submitted after
the comment period will not be
accepted. In general, all comments
received will be posted without change
to regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
Sensitive personal information, such as
account numbers or social security
numbers, should not be included.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Documentation prepared in support of
this information collection request is
available at www.regulations.gov.
Requests for additional information
should be directed to the Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau, (Attention:
PRA Office), 1700 G Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20552, (202) 435–9575,
SUMMARY:
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or email: PRA@cfpb.gov. Please do not
submit comments to this mailbox.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Financial Coaching
Program for Veterans and Low-income
Consumers.
OMB Control Number: 3170–XXXX.
Type of Review: New collection
(Request for a new OMB control
number).
Affected Public: Individuals.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
10,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,792.
Abstract: Beginning in late 2014,
CFPB will launch a Financial Coaching
project to provide direct financial
coaching services to transitioning
veterans and economically vulnerable
consumers nationwide. Over three
years, it is estimated that tens of
thousands of consumers will be served.
In order for CFPB to understand
whether the program is effective and for
the financial coaches to be able to
deliver efficient services and track
clients over time, CFPB will need to
take steps to evaluate the program. This
will include a process evaluation to
examine program implementation and
an outcomes evaluation to examine
program effects on clients. The process
and outcome evaluations will involve
three key data collection efforts:
Administrative data collected about
clients by financial coaches for
programmatic purposes; interview data
collected by evaluators from key
informants such as coaching clients,
financial coaches and program
administrators; and self-reported survey
data from coaches and coaching clients.
The information to be collected from
clients will likely include a combination
of personal information (basic contact
and demographic information),
performance metrics (outputs), clientlevel outcomes (progress towards
financial goals or other relevant
outcomes) and programmatic and
organizational outcomes.
Request for Comments: Comments are
invited on: (a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Bureau, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of the Bureau’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methods and the assumptions used;
(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
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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: Substantive Submissions Made During the Prosecution of the
Trademark Application.
Form Number(s): PTO-1553, 1581, 2194, 2195, 2200, 2202.
Agency Approval Number: 0651-0054.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Burden: 63,981 hours annually.
Number of Respondents: 292,706 responses per year.
Avg. Hours per Response: The USPTO expects that it will take the
public approximately 5 to 30 minutes (0.08 to 0.50 hours) to gather the
necessary information, create the document, and submit the completed
request, depending upon the type of request and the method of
submission (electronic or paper).
Needs and Uses: This collection of information is required by the
Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq., which provides for the Federal
registration of trademarks, service
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marks, collective trademarks and servicemarks, collective membership
marks, and certification marks. Individuals and businesses that use or
intend to use such marks in commerce may file an application to
register their marks with the USPTO. Such individuals and businesses
may also submit various communications to the USPTO, including
providing additional information needed to process a request to delete
a particular filing basis from an application or to divide an
application identifying multiple goods and/or services into two or more
separate applications. Applicants may seek a six-month extension of
time to file a statement that the mark is in use in commerce or submit
a petition to revive an application that abandoned for failure to
submit a timely response to an office action or a timely statement of
use or extension request. In some circumstances, an applicant may
expressly abandon an application by filing a written request for
withdrawal of the application. The rules implementing the Trademark Act
are set forth in 37 CFR Part 2.
The forms in this collection are available in electronic format
through the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS).
The information in this collection is a matter of public record and
is used by the public for a variety of private business purposes
related to establishing and enforcing trademark rights. The information
is available at USPTO facilities and can also be accessed at the USPTO
Web site.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
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-
0054 copy request'' in the subject line of the message.
Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records Officer, 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 Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-21047 Filed 9-3-14; 8:45 am]
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