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disturbance, which may include turning
head towards the disturbance, craning
head and neck while holding the body
rigid in a u-shaped position, or changing
from a lying to a sitting position and/or
slight movement of less than 1 m;
‘‘alert’’; (2) Movements in response to or
away from disturbance, typically over
short distances (1–3 m) and including
dramatic changes in direction or speed
of locomotion for animals already in
motion; ‘‘movement’’; and (3) All
flushes to the water as well as lengthier
retreats (>.3 m); ‘‘flight’’.
6. Reporting: The holder of this IHA
is required to:
a. Report observations of unusual
behaviors, numbers, or distributions of
pinnipeds, or of tag-bearing carcasses, to
Point Blue and NMFS Southwest
Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC).
b. Submit a draft monitoring report to
NMFS Office of Protected Resources
within 60 days after the conclusion of
the 2015 field season or 60 days prior
to the start of the next field season if a
new IHA will be requested. A final
report shall be prepared and submitted
within 30 days following resolution of
any comments on the draft report from
NMFS. This report must contain the
informational elements described above,
at minimum.
c. Reporting injured or dead marine
mammals:
i. In the event that the specified
activity clearly causes the take of a
marine mammal in a manner prohibited
by this IHA, such as an injury (Level A
harassment), serious injury, or
mortality, GFNMS shall immediately
cease the specified activities and report
the incident to the Office of Protected
Resources (301–427–8401), NMFS, and
the Southwest Regional Stranding
Coordinator (562–980–3230), NMFS.
The report must include the following
information:
1. Time and date of the incident;
2. Description of the incident;
3. Environmental conditions (e.g.,
wind speed and direction, Beaufort sea
state, cloud cover, and visibility);
4. Description of all marine mammal
observations in the 24 hours preceding
the incident;
5. Species identification or
description of the animal(s) involved;
6. Fate of the animal(s); and
7. Photographs or video footage of the
animal(s).
Activities shall not resume until
NMFS is able to review the
circumstances of the prohibited take.
NMFS will work with GFNMS to
determine what measures are necessary
to minimize the likelihood of further
prohibited take and ensure MMPA
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compliance. PISCO may not resume the
activities until notified by NMFS.
ii. In the event that an injured or dead
marine mammal is discovered and it is
determined that the cause of the injury
or death is unknown and the death is
relatively recent (e.g., in less than a
moderate state of decomposition),
GFNMS shall immediately report the
incident to the Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, and the Southwest
Regional Stranding Coordinator, NMFS.
The report must include the same
information identified in 6(c)(i) of this
IHA. Activities may continue while
NMFS reviews the circumstances of the
incident. NMFS will work with GFNMS
to determine whether additional
mitigation measures or modifications to
the activities are appropriate.
iii. In the event that an injured or
dead marine mammal is discovered and
it is determined that the injury or death
is not associated with or related to the
activities authorized in the IHA (e.g.,
previously wounded animal, carcass
with moderate to advanced
decomposition, or scavenger damage),
GFNMS shall report the incident to the
Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,
and the Southwest Regional Stranding
Coordinator, NMFS, within 24 hours of
the discovery. GFNMS shall provide
photographs or video footage or other
documentation of the stranded animal
sighting to NMFS. Activities may
continue while NMFS reviews the
circumstances of the incident.
7. This IHA may be modified,
suspended or withdrawn if the holder
fails to abide by the conditions
prescribed herein or if NMFS
determines the authorized taking is
having more than a negligible impact on
the species or stock of affected marine
mammals.
Request for Public Comments
NMFS requests comment on our
analysis, the draft authorization, and
any other aspect of the Notice of
Proposed IHA for GFNMS’ proposed
rocky intertidal monitoring program.
Please include with your comments any
supporting data or literature citations to
help inform our final decision on
GFNMS’ request for an MMPA
authorization.
Dated: November 26, 2014.
Donna S. Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Recording Assignments
ACTION:
Proposed collection; comment
request.
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 February 2, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0027
comment’’ 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
• Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Joyce R. Johnson,
Manager, Assignment Division, Mail
Stop 1450, United States Patent and
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by
telephone at 703–756–1265; or by email
to Joyce.Johnson@uspto.gov. Additional
information about this collection is also
available at https://www.reginfo.gov
under ‘‘Information Collection Review.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
This collection of information is
required by 35 U.S.C. 261 and 262 for
patents and 15 U.S.C. 1057 and 1060 for
trademarks. These statutes authorize the
United States Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO) to record patent and
trademark assignment documents,
including transfers of properties (i.e.
patents and trademarks), liens, licenses,
assignments of interest, security
interests, mergers, and explanations of
transactions or other documents that
record the transfer of ownership of a
particular patent or trademark property
from one party to another. Assignments
are recorded for applications, patents,
and trademark registrations.
The USPTO administers these statutes
through 37 CFR 2.146, 2.171, and 37
CFR part 3. These rules permit the
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public, corporations, other federal
agencies, and Government-owned or
Government-controlled corporations to
submit patent and trademark
assignment documents and other
documents related to title transfers to
the USPTO to be recorded. In
accordance with 37 CFR 3.54, the
recording of an assignment document by
the USPTO is an administrative action
and not a determination of the validity
of the document or of the effect that the
document has on the title to an
application, patent, or trademark.
Once the assignment documents are
recorded, they are available for public
inspection. The only exceptions are
those documents that are sealed under
secrecy orders according to 37 CFR 3.58
or related to unpublished patent
applications maintained in confidence
under 35 U.S.C. 122 and 37 CFR 1.14.
The public uses these records to
conduct ownership and chain-of-title
searches. The public may view these
records either at the USPTO Public
Search Facilities or at the National
Archives and Records Administration,
depending on the date they were
recorded. The public may also search
patent and trademark assignment
information online through the USPTO
Web site.
In order to file a request to record an
assignment, the respondent must submit
an appropriate cover sheet along with
copies of the assignment documents to
be recorded. The USPTO provides two
paper forms for this purpose, the Patent
Recordation Form Cover Sheet (PTO–
1595) and the Trademark Recordation
Form Cover Sheet (PTO–1594), which
capture all of the necessary data for
accurately recording various assignment
documents. These forms may be
downloaded in PDF format from the
USPTO Web site.
Customers may also submit
assignments online by using the
Electronic Patent Assignment System
(EPAS) and the Electronic Trademark
Assignment System (ETAS), which are
available through the USPTO Web site.
These systems allow customers to fill
out the required cover sheet information
online using web-based forms and then
attach the electronic assignment
documents to be submitted for
recordation.
II. Method of Collection
By mail, facsimile, hand delivery, or
electronically to the USPTO.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651–0027.
Form Number(s): PTO–1594 and
PTO–1595.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; businesses or other forprofits; not-for-profit institutions; the
Federal Government; and state, local or
tribal governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
524,298 responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take the
public approximately 30 minutes (0.5
hours) to prepare and submit a patent or
trademark assignment recordation
request.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 262,150 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost Burden: 67,372,550 per year.
The USPTO expects that the
information in this collection will be
prepared by both attorneys and
paralegals. Using the estimated rates of
$389 per hour for attorneys in private
firms and $125 per hour for
paraprofessionals, the USPTO estimates
that the average rate for respondents
will be approximately $257 per hour.
Therefore, the estimated total
respondent cost burden for this
collection will be approximately
$67,372,550 per year.
Estimated time for
response
(minutes)
Estimated annual
responses
Estimated annual
burden hours
Patent Recordation Form Cover Sheet (PTO–1595) ................................................
Trademark Recordation Form Cover Sheet (PTO–1594) .........................................
Electronic Patent Assignment System (EPAS) (PTO–1595) ....................................
Electronic Trademark Assignment System (ETAS) (PTO–1594) .............................
30
30
30
30
8,219
1,430
480,804
33,845
4,110
715
240,402
16,923
Totals ..................................................................................................................
..............................
524,298
262,150
Item
Estimated Total Annual Non-hour
Respondent Cost Burden: $2,954,726.
This information collection has annual
(non-hour) costs in the form of filing
fees and postage costs.
This collection has filing fees
associated with submitting patent and
trademark assignment documents to be
recorded. The filing fees for recording
patent and trademark assignments are
the same for both paper and electronic
submissions. However, the filing cost
for recording patent or trademark
assignments varies according to the
number of properties involved in each
submission.
The filing fee for submitting a patent
assignment as indicated by 37 CFR
1.21(h) is $40 per property for recording
each document, while the filing fee for
submitting a trademark assignment as
indicated by 37 CFR 2.6(b)(6) is $40 for
recording the first property in a
document and $25 for each additional
Estimated annual
responses
Item
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property in the same document. The
USPTO estimates that the average fee for
a patent assignment recordation request
is approximately $80 and that the
average fee for a trademark assignment
recordation request is approximately
$65. As of January 1, 2014, the filing fee
for electronically filled patent
assignments was changed to no cost.
Therefore, this collection has an
estimated total of $2,950,395 in filing
fees per year.
Average fee
amount
Estimated annual
filing costs
Patent Recordation Form Cover Sheet (PTO–1595) ................................................
Trademark Recordation Form Cover Sheet (PTO–1594) .........................................
Electronic Patent Assignment System (EPAS) (PTO–1595) ....................................
Electronic Trademark Assignment System (ETAS) (PTO–1594) .............................
8,219
1,430
480,804
33,845
$80.00
65.00
0.00
65.00
$657,520.00
92,950.00
0.00
2,199,925.00
Totals ..................................................................................................................
524,298
..............................
2,950,395.00
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Customers may incur postage costs
when submitting a patent or trademark
assignment request to the USPTO by
mail. The USPTO expects that some
assignment requests will be submitted
by fax but that approximately 4,921
(51%) of the 9,649 paper assignment
requests per year will be submitted by
mail. The USPTO estimates that the
average first-class postage cost for a
mailed Patent or Trademark Recordation
Form Cover Sheet submission is 88
cents, resulting in a total postage cost of
$4,331 per year for this collection.
The total (non-hour) respondent cost
burden for this collection in the form of
filing fees and postage costs is estimated
to be $2,954,726 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: November 20, 2014.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director,
USPTO, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014–28428 Filed 12–1–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
National Medal of Technology and
Innovation Nomination Application
ACTION:
Proposed collection; comment
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request.
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 extension of a
continuing information collection, as
SUMMARY:
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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 February 2, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0060
comment’’ 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.
• Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to the attention of
John Palafoutas, Program Manager,
United States Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA
22313–1450, by telephone at 571–272–
8400, or by email to nmti@uspto.gov
with ‘‘Paperwork’’ in the subject line.
Additional information about this
collection is also available at https://
www.reginfo.gov under ‘‘Information
Collection Review.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The National Medal of Technology
and Innovation is the highest honor for
technological achievement bestowed by
the President of the United States on
America’s leading innovators.
Established by an Act of Congress in
1980, the Medal of Technology was first
awarded in 1985. The Medal is awarded
annually to individuals, teams (up to
four individuals), companies or
divisions of companies for their
outstanding contributions to the
Nation’s economic, environmental and
social well-being through the
development and commercialization of
technology products, processes and
concepts, technological innovation, and
development of the Nation’s
technological manpower.
The purpose of the National Medal of
Technology and Innovation is to
recognize those who have made lasting
contributions to America’s
competitiveness, standard of living, and
quality of life through technological
innovation, and to recognize those who
have made substantial contributions to
strengthening the Nation’s technological
workforce. By highlighting the national
importance of technological innovation,
the Medal also seeks to inspire future
generations of Americans to prepare for
and pursue technical careers to keep
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America at the forefront of global
technology and economic leadership.
The National Medal of Technology
and Innovation Nomination Evaluation
Committee, a distinguished
independent committee appointed by
the Secretary of Commerce, reviews and
evaluates the merit of all candidates
nominated through an open,
competitive solicitation process. The
committee makes its recommendations
for Medal candidates to the Secretary of
Commerce who, in turn, makes
recommendations to the President for
final selection. The National Medal of
Technology and Innovation Laureates
are announced by the White House once
the Medalists are notified of their
selection.
The public uses the National Medal of
Technology and Innovation Nomination
Application to recognize through
nomination an individual’s, team’s or
company’s extraordinary leadership and
innovation in technological
achievement and outstanding
contributions to strengthening the
nation’s technological workforce. The
application must be accompanied by six
letters of recommendation or support
from individuals who have first-hand
knowledge of the cited achievement(s).
II. Method of collection
The nomination application and
instructions can be downloaded from
the USPTO Web site. Nomination files
should be submitted by electronic mail
to NMTI@USPTO.gov. Alternatively,
letters of recommendation may be sent
by electronic mail, fax, or overnight
delivery.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651–0060.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Primarily business or
other for-profit organizations; not-forprofit institutions; individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 50
responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take
approximately 40 hours to gather the
necessary information, prepare the
nomination form, write the
recommendations, and submit the
request for the nomination to the
USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 2,000 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost Burden: $75,000. The USPTO
expects that private sector individuals
of various occupations and professions
will complete this information. The
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Recording Assignments
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 February 2,
2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Email: InformationCollection@uspto.gov. Include ``0651-
0027 comment'' 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
Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to Joyce R. Johnson, Manager, Assignment Division,
Mail Stop 1450, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box
1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450; by telephone at 703-756-1265; or by
email to Joyce.Johnson@uspto.gov. Additional information about this
collection is also available at https://www.reginfo.gov under
``Information Collection Review.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This collection of information is required by 35 U.S.C. 261 and 262
for patents and 15 U.S.C. 1057 and 1060 for trademarks. These statutes
authorize the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to
record patent and trademark assignment documents, including transfers
of properties (i.e. patents and trademarks), liens, licenses,
assignments of interest, security interests, mergers, and explanations
of transactions or other documents that record the transfer of
ownership of a particular patent or trademark property from one party
to another. Assignments are recorded for applications, patents, and
trademark registrations.
The USPTO administers these statutes through 37 CFR 2.146, 2.171,
and 37 CFR part 3. These rules permit the
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public, corporations, other federal agencies, and Government-owned or
Government-controlled corporations to submit patent and trademark
assignment documents and other documents related to title transfers to
the USPTO to be recorded. In accordance with 37 CFR 3.54, the recording
of an assignment document by the USPTO is an administrative action and
not a determination of the validity of the document or of the effect
that the document has on the title to an application, patent, or
trademark.
Once the assignment documents are recorded, they are available for
public inspection. The only exceptions are those documents that are
sealed under secrecy orders according to 37 CFR 3.58 or related to
unpublished patent applications maintained in confidence under 35
U.S.C. 122 and 37 CFR 1.14. The public uses these records to conduct
ownership and chain-of-title searches. The public may view these
records either at the USPTO Public Search Facilities or at the National
Archives and Records Administration, depending on the date they were
recorded. The public may also search patent and trademark assignment
information online through the USPTO Web site.
In order to file a request to record an assignment, the respondent
must submit an appropriate cover sheet along with copies of the
assignment documents to be recorded. The USPTO provides two paper forms
for this purpose, the Patent Recordation Form Cover Sheet (PTO-1595)
and the Trademark Recordation Form Cover Sheet (PTO-1594), which
capture all of the necessary data for accurately recording various
assignment documents. These forms may be downloaded in PDF format from
the USPTO Web site.
Customers may also submit assignments online by using the
Electronic Patent Assignment System (EPAS) and the Electronic Trademark
Assignment System (ETAS), which are available through the USPTO Web
site. These systems allow customers to fill out the required cover
sheet information online using web-based forms and then attach the
electronic assignment documents to be submitted for recordation.
II. Method of Collection
By mail, facsimile, hand delivery, or electronically to the USPTO.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651-0027.
Form Number(s): PTO-1594 and PTO-1595.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other
for-profits; not-for-profit institutions; the Federal Government; and
state, local or tribal governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 524,298 responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take
the public approximately 30 minutes (0.5 hours) to prepare and submit a
patent or trademark assignment recordation request.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 262,150 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost Burden: 67,372,550 per year.
The USPTO expects that the information in this collection will be
prepared by both attorneys and paralegals. Using the estimated rates of
$389 per hour for attorneys in private firms and $125 per hour for
paraprofessionals, the USPTO estimates that the average rate for
respondents will be approximately $257 per hour. Therefore, the
estimated total respondent cost burden for this collection will be
approximately $67,372,550 per year.
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Estimated time
Item for response Estimated annual Estimated annual
(minutes) responses burden hours
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Patent Recordation Form Cover Sheet (PTO-1595)......... 30 8,219 4,110
Trademark Recordation Form Cover Sheet (PTO-1594)...... 30 1,430 715
Electronic Patent Assignment System (EPAS) (PTO-1595).. 30 480,804 240,402
Electronic Trademark Assignment System (ETAS) (PTO- 30 33,845 16,923
1594).................................................
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Totals............................................. ................. 524,298 262,150
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Estimated Total Annual Non-hour Respondent Cost Burden: $2,954,726.
This information collection has annual (non-hour) costs in the form of
filing fees and postage costs.
This collection has filing fees associated with submitting patent
and trademark assignment documents to be recorded. The filing fees for
recording patent and trademark assignments are the same for both paper
and electronic submissions. However, the filing cost for recording
patent or trademark assignments varies according to the number of
properties involved in each submission.
The filing fee for submitting a patent assignment as indicated by
37 CFR 1.21(h) is $40 per property for recording each document, while
the filing fee for submitting a trademark assignment as indicated by 37
CFR 2.6(b)(6) is $40 for recording the first property in a document and
$25 for each additional property in the same document. The USPTO
estimates that the average fee for a patent assignment recordation
request is approximately $80 and that the average fee for a trademark
assignment recordation request is approximately $65. As of January 1,
2014, the filing fee for electronically filled patent assignments was
changed to no cost. Therefore, this collection has an estimated total
of $2,950,395 in filing fees per year.
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Estimated annual Average fee Estimated annual
Item responses amount filing costs
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Patent Recordation Form Cover Sheet (PTO-1595)......... 8,219 $80.00 $657,520.00
Trademark Recordation Form Cover Sheet (PTO-1594)...... 1,430 65.00 92,950.00
Electronic Patent Assignment System (EPAS) (PTO-1595).. 480,804 0.00 0.00
Electronic Trademark Assignment System (ETAS) (PTO- 33,845 65.00 2,199,925.00
1594).................................................
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Totals............................................. 524,298 ................. 2,950,395.00
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Customers may incur postage costs when submitting a patent or
trademark assignment request to the USPTO by mail. The USPTO expects
that some assignment requests will be submitted by fax but that
approximately 4,921 (51%) of the 9,649 paper assignment requests per
year will be submitted by mail. The USPTO estimates that the average
first-class postage cost for a mailed Patent or Trademark Recordation
Form Cover Sheet submission is 88 cents, resulting in a total postage
cost of $4,331 per year for this collection.
The total (non-hour) respondent cost burden for this collection in
the form of filing fees and postage costs is estimated to be $2,954,726
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: November 20, 2014.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-28428 Filed 12-1-14; 8:45 am]
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