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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 228 / Wednesday, November 26, 2014 / Notices
Dated: November 20, 2014.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director,
USPTO, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014–27930 Filed 11–25–14; 8:45 am]
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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
under the provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO).
Title: Financial Transactions.
Agency Approval Number: 0651–
0043.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Burden: 86,263 hours annually.
Number of Respondents: 2,590,950
responses per year.
Avg. Hours per Response: The USPTO
estimates that it will take the public
approximately 1 to 7 minutes (0.02 to
.12 hours) to prepare the appropriate
form or documents and submit to the
USPTO.
Needs and Uses: 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. 1113 are
implemented in 37 CFR 1.16–1.28, 2.6–
2.7, and 2.206–2.209. This information
collection includes associated payment
and account forms for the
aforementioned financial transactions
and methods.
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.
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Paper copies can be obtained by:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–43 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 December 26, 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.
Dated: November 20, 2014.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director,
USPTO, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014–27931 Filed 11–25–14; 8:45 am]
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and the Congress on the status of the
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the Board’s judgment are necessary to
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the Fund on a sound actuarial basis.
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may act upon the Board’s advice and
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members of the Society of Actuaries.
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except those Board members appointed
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end of the term for which the
predecessor was appointed and serve
only until the end of such term. Board
members may serve after the end of the
term until a successor has taken the oath
of office. The Secretary of Defense or the
Deputy Secretary of Defense appoints
the Board members. The Board’s chair
will be designated by the USD(P&R), on
behalf of the Secretary of Defense. Board
members who are not full-time or
permanent part-time Federal employees,
will be appointed as experts or
consultants pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 3109
to serve as special government
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under the authority of 10 U.S.C.
§ 1114(a)(3), serve with compensation,
to include travel and per diem for
official travel, in accordance with 5
U.S.C. § 5703. Board members who are
full-time or permanent part-time Federal
officers or employees shall be appointed
pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.130(a) to
serve as regular government employee
(RGE) members.
A member of the Board may be
removed by the Secretary of Defense for
misconduct or failure to perform
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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: Financial Transactions.
Agency Approval Number: 0651-0043.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Burden: 86,263 hours annually.
Number of Respondents: 2,590,950 responses per year.
Avg. Hours per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take the
public approximately 1 to 7 minutes (0.02 to .12 hours) to prepare the
appropriate form or documents and submit to the USPTO.
Needs and Uses: 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. 1113 are implemented in 37 CFR 1.16-1.28, 2.6-
2.7, and 2.206-2.209. This information collection includes associated
payment and account forms for the aforementioned financial transactions
and methods.
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 ``0651-43
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 December 26, 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.
Dated: November 20, 2014.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-27931 Filed 11-25-14; 8:45 am]
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