Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; “Rules for Patent Maintenance Fees”, 27151-27152 [2015-11417]

Download as PDF 27151 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 91 / Tuesday, May 12, 2015 / Notices II. Method of Collection This survey will be conducted electronically through a web form created to support this survey. III. Data OMB Number: 0651—New. IC Instruments and Forms: The individual instrument in this collection, as well as its associated form, is listed in the table below. Type of Review: New. Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions. Estimated Number of Respondents: An estimated 20 respondents will provide quarterly responses, for a total of 80 responses per year. Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take two hours to complete the PBAC Administrator Survey, including time needed to gather the necessary information, enter it into the information collection instrument, and submit it. Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 160 hours. Estimated Total Annual Respondent (Hourly) Cost Burden: $8,000.00. The USPTO expects that regional program administrators will complete these applications. The professional hourly rate for a regional program administrator is $50.00. Using this hourly rate, the USPTO estimates that the total respondent cost burden for this collection is $8,000.00 per year. Estimated time for response (minutes) Information collection instrument Estimated annual responses Estimated annual burden hours (a) IC No. (b) (a) × (b)/60 = (c) Rate ($/hr) 1 ......................... Regional Program Administrator Survey ................... 120 80 160 $50.00 Total ............ .................................................................................... ............................ 80 160 .................. Estimated Total Annual (Non-hour) Respondent Cost Burden: $0.00. There are no capital startup, maintenance, or operating fees associated with this collection, nor are there postage costs, filing fees, or processing fees. IV. Request for Comments mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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: May 4, 2015. Marcie Lovett, Records Management Divison Director, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–11419 Filed 5–11–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–16–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:31 May 11, 2015 Jkt 235001 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; ‘‘Rules for Patent Maintenance Fees’’ 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, Commerce. Title: Rules for Patent Maintenance Fees. OMB Control Number: 0651–0016. Form Number(s): • PTO/SB/45 • PTO/SB/47 • PTO/SB/66 Type of Request: Regular. Number of Respondents: 525,309. Average Hours per Response: The estimated response time for an average response to a single collection in this information collection totals 0.039 hours, with response times ranging from 0.0056 hours (20 seconds) to 8 hours, depending on the instrument(s) used. Burden Hours: 18,123.42. Cost Burden: $3,801.42. Needs and Uses: This information collection is necessary so that patent owners can maintain a utility patent in force and to ensure that the USPTO can properly credit maintenance fee payments. The USPTO offers forms to assist the public with providing the information covered by this collection, including maintenance fee payments, PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 petitions to accept delayed maintenance fee payments, and fee address changes. The public uses the Maintenance Fee Transmittal Form (PTO/SB/45) to determine and pay the correct amount due for a maintenance fee transaction. Customers may submit maintenance fees and six-month grace period surcharges paid before patent expiration electronically over the Internet using the USPTO’s Office of Finance Online Shopping Page (hereinafter, the ‘‘Electronic Maintenance Fee Form’’) provided through the USPTO Web site. To pay a maintenance fee after patent expiration, customers must submit the maintenance fee payment and the appropriate delayed payment surcharge together with a Petition to Accept Unintentionally Delayed Payment (PTO/ SB/66). A petition to accept delayed payment of a maintenance fee under the unintentional standard may be filed online. To designate or change a fee address, the customer must submit a Fee Address Indication Form (PTO/SB/47). This proposed collection of information results in information collected, maintained, and used consistent with all applicable OMB and USPTO Information Quality Guidelines. This includes the basic information quality standards established in the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) (PRA), in OMB Circular A– 130, and in the OMB information quality guidelines. (See Ref. A, the USPTO Information Quality Guidelines.) Frequency: On occasion. Respondent’s Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits. E:\FR\FM\12MYN1.SGM 12MYN1 27152 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 91 / Tuesday, May 12, 2015 / Notices 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 reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB. Further information can be obtained by: • Email: InformationCollection@ uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0016 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 June 11, 2015 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: May 4, 2015. Marcie Lovett, Records Management Division Director, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–11417 Filed 5–11–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–16–P COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Intent To Renew Collection 3038–0021, Regulations Governing Bankruptcies of Commodity Brokers Commodity Futures Trading Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘CFTC’’) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (‘‘PRA’’), Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection, and to allow 60 days for public comment. This notice solicits comments on collections of information provided for by Regulations Governing Bankruptcies of Commodity Brokers. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 13, 2015. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:31 May 11, 2015 Jkt 235001 You may submit comments, identified by OMB Control No. 3038– 0021 by any of the following methods: • The Agency’s Web site, at https:// comments.cftc.gov/. Follow the instructions for submitting comments through the Web site. • Mail: Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 20581. • Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as Mail above. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov/. Follow the instructions for submitting comments through the Portal. Please submit your comments using only one method. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Wasserman, Chief Counsel, Division of Clearing and Risk, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 20581; (202) 418–5092; email: rwasserman@cftc.gov, and refer to OMB Control No. 3038–0021. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA, Federal agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. ‘‘Collection of Information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3 and includes agency requests or requirements that members of the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), requires Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, the CFTC is publishing notice of the proposed collection of information listed below. Title: Regulations Governing Bankruptcies of Commodity Brokers (OMB Control No. 3038–0021). This is a request for extension of a currently approved information collection. Abstract: This collection of information involves recordkeeping and notice requirements in the CFTC’s bankruptcy rules for commodity broker liquidations, 17 CFR part 190. These requirements are intended to facilitate the effective, efficient, and fair conduct of liquidation proceedings for commodity brokers and to protect the interests of customers in these proceedings. ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 With respect to the collection of information, the CFTC invites comments on: • Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information will have a practical use; • The accuracy of the Commission’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; • Ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the information to be collected; and • Ways to minimize the burden of 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. 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 you believe 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 established in § 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 https://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 Information Collection Request 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. Burden Statement: Commodity broker liquidations occur at unpredictable and irregular intervals; for purposes of estimating information collection burden this notice assumes an average of one commodity broker liquidation every three years. The CFTC further notes that the information collection burden will vary in particular commodity broker liquidations depending on the size of the commodity broker, the extent to which accounts are 1 17 CFR 145.9. E:\FR\FM\12MYN1.SGM 12MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 12, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27151-27152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11417]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 Patent and Trademark Office


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; ``Rules for Patent 
Maintenance Fees''

    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, Commerce.
    Title: Rules for Patent Maintenance Fees.
    OMB Control Number: 0651-0016.
    Form Number(s):

 PTO/SB/45
 PTO/SB/47
 PTO/SB/66

    Type of Request: Regular.
    Number of Respondents: 525,309.
    Average Hours per Response: The estimated response time for an 
average response to a single collection in this information collection 
totals 0.039 hours, with response times ranging from 0.0056 hours (20 
seconds) to 8 hours, depending on the instrument(s) used.
    Burden Hours: 18,123.42.
    Cost Burden: $3,801.42.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection is necessary so that 
patent owners can maintain a utility patent in force and to ensure that 
the USPTO can properly credit maintenance fee payments. The USPTO 
offers forms to assist the public with providing the information 
covered by this collection, including maintenance fee payments, 
petitions to accept delayed maintenance fee payments, and fee address 
changes.
    The public uses the Maintenance Fee Transmittal Form (PTO/SB/45) to 
determine and pay the correct amount due for a maintenance fee 
transaction. Customers may submit maintenance fees and six-month grace 
period surcharges paid before patent expiration electronically over the 
Internet using the USPTO's Office of Finance Online Shopping Page 
(hereinafter, the ``Electronic Maintenance Fee Form'') provided through 
the USPTO Web site. To pay a maintenance fee after patent expiration, 
customers must submit the maintenance fee payment and the appropriate 
delayed payment surcharge together with a Petition to Accept 
Unintentionally Delayed Payment (PTO/SB/66). A petition to accept 
delayed payment of a maintenance fee under the unintentional standard 
may be filed online. To designate or change a fee address, the customer 
must submit a Fee Address Indication Form (PTO/SB/47).
    This proposed collection of information results in information 
collected, maintained, and used consistent with all applicable OMB and 
USPTO Information Quality Guidelines. This includes the basic 
information quality standards established in the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) (PRA), in OMB Circular A-130, and in the OMB 
information quality guidelines. (See Ref. A, the USPTO Information 
Quality Guidelines.)
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.

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    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 reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view 
Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    Further information can be obtained by:
     Email: InformationCollection@uspto.gov. Include ``0651-
0016 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 June 11, 2015 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: May 4, 2015.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director, USPTO, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-11417 Filed 5-11-15; 8:45 am]
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