Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; “Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery”, 35318 [2015-15116]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request; ‘‘Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery’’
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USTPO) 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: Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery.
OMB Control Number: 0651–0038.
Form Number(s): • N/A.
Type of Request: Regular.
Number of Respondents: 27,900.
Average Hours per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take an
average of 11 min (.18 hours) to
complete a single item in this collection,
with completion times ranging from 5
minutes (.08 hours) to 120 minutes (2
hours), depending upon the instrument
used.
Burden Hours: 5,059 hours.
Cost Burden: $0.
Needs and Uses: The Agency will
collect, analyze, and interpret
information gathered to identify
strengths and weaknesses of current
services. Based on feedback received,
the Agency will identify operational
changes needed to improve programs
and services. The solicitation of
feedback will target areas such as:
Timeliness, appropriateness, accuracy
of information, courtesy, efficiency of
service delivery, and resolution of
issues with service delivery. The
USPTO is committed to hearing
feedback from its customers. Responses
will be assessed to identify service areas
in need of improvement. If this
information is not collected, then the
Agency will miss opportunities to
obtain vital feedback from their
customers and stakeholders on ways to
improve their program and services.
These information collections will not
result in any new system of records
containing privacy information and will
not ask questions of a sensitive nature.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits; not-for-profit institutions.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser,
email: Nicholas_A._Fraser@
omb.eop.gov.
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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 ‘‘0651–0038 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 July 20, 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: June 12, 2015.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director,
USPTO, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark
Office
Practitioner Conduct and Discipline
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 comment on the extension of
a 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 August 18, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
submitted by any of the following
methods:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0017
comment’’ in the subject line of the
message.
• Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.
• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records
Management Division Director, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, United
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States Patent and Trademark Office,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
1450.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Dahlia George,
Office of Enrollment and Discipline,
United States Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA
22313–1450; by telephone at 571–272–
4097; or by email at Dahlia.George@
uspto.gov with ‘‘0651–0017 comment’’
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 Director of the United States
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
has the authority to establish regulations
governing the conduct and discipline of
agents, attorneys, or other persons
representing applicants and other
parties before the USPTO (35 U.S.C. 2
and 32–33). The USPTO Rules of
Professional Conduct at 37 CFR 11.101–
11.804 describe how agents, attorneys,
or other practitioners representing
applicants and other parties before the
USPTO should conduct themselves
professionally and outline their
responsibilities for recordkeeping and
reporting violations or complaints of
misconduct to the USPTO, while the
Investigations and Disciplinary
Proceedings Rules (37 CFR 11.19–11.60)
dictate how the USPTO can discipline
agents, attorneys, or other persons
representing applicants and other
parties before the USPTO.
The Rules require an attorney or agent
to maintain complete records of all
funds, securities, and other properties of
clients coming into his or her
possession, and to render appropriate
accounts to the client regarding the
funds, securities, and other properties of
clients coming into the practitioner’s
possession, collectively known as
‘‘client property.’’ These recordkeeping
requirements are necessary to maintain
the integrity of client property. Each
State Bar requires its attorneys to
perform similar recordkeeping.
The Rules also require an attorney or
agent to report knowledge of certain
violations of the Rules to the USPTO. If
a complaint is found to have merit, the
USPTO will investigate and possibly
prosecute violations of the Rules and
provide the practitioner with the
opportunity to respond to the
complaint. The Director of the Office of
Enrollment and Discipline (OED
Director) may, after notice and
opportunity for a hearing, suspend,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; ``Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery''
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USTPO) 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: Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Control Number: 0651-0038.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Type of Request: Regular.
Number of Respondents: 27,900.
Average Hours per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take
an average of 11 min (.18 hours) to complete a single item in this
collection, with completion times ranging from 5 minutes (.08 hours) to
120 minutes (2 hours), depending upon the instrument used.
Burden Hours: 5,059 hours.
Cost Burden: $0.
Needs and Uses: The Agency will collect, analyze, and interpret
information gathered to identify strengths and weaknesses of current
services. Based on feedback received, the Agency will identify
operational changes needed to improve programs and services. The
solicitation of feedback will target areas such as: Timeliness,
appropriateness, accuracy of information, courtesy, efficiency of
service delivery, and resolution of issues with service delivery. The
USPTO is committed to hearing feedback from its customers. Responses
will be assessed to identify service areas in need of improvement. If
this information is not collected, then the Agency will miss
opportunities to obtain vital feedback from their customers and
stakeholders on ways to improve their program and services.
These information collections will not result in any new system of
records containing privacy information and will not ask questions of a
sensitive nature.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits; not-for-profit
institutions.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
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-
0038 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 July 20, 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: June 12, 2015.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-15116 Filed 6-18-15; 8:45 am]
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