Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; “Patents for Humanity Program”, 49215-49216 [2015-20193]
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Hours
Item
1 ........................
Responses
(yr)
Burden
(hrs/yr)
Rate
($/hr)
Total cost
($/yr)
(a)
IC No.
(b)
(c) = (a) × (b)
(d)
(e) = (c) × (d)
0.25
30
7.5
$77.50
$581.25
2 ........................
Complaint Regarding Invention
Promoter (PTO/SB/2048).
Responses to the Complaints ....
0.50
20
10
224.50
2,445.00
Totals .........
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17.5
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3,026.25
Estimated Total Annual Cost Burden
(Non-Hourly): $493.70. There are no
capital startup, maintenance, or
operating fees associated with this
collection, nor are there filing or
processing fees. There is, however, a
non-hourly cost burden associated with
this collection in the form of postage
costs.
For this collection, it is estimated that
30 complaints will be received by mail.
The USPTO estimates that the first-class
postage cost for a mailed complaint will
be $0.49. Promotion firms may choose
to send responses to complaints using
overnight mail service at an estimated
cost of $23.95 per response. The USPTO
estimates that it will receive 20
responses to complaints. Therefore, the
total postage cost associated with this
collection will be approximately
$493.70. As there are no other annual
(non-hourly) costs associated with this
collection, the USPTO therefore
estimates that the total annual (nonhourly) cost burden for this collection,
in the form of postage costs, is $493.70
per year.
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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, including the validity of
the methodology and 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 or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they will also become a matter of public
record.
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Dated: August 6, 2015.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director,
USPTO, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request; ‘‘Patents for
Humanity Program’’
The Department of Commerce 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: Patents for Humanity Program.
OMB Control Number: 0651–0066.
Form Number(s):
• PTO/PFH/001
• PTO/PFH/002
• PTO/SB/431
Type of Request: Regular.
Number of Respondents: 110
responses per year.
Average Minutes per Response: 60
minutes (attorney) or 180 minutes
(paralegal) for the Humanitarian
Program Application, and 60 minutes
for the Petition to Extend the
Redemption Period of the Humanitarian
Awards Certificate.
Burden Hours: 410.
Cost Burden: $0.
Needs and Uses
The Patents for Humanity Program is
designed to incentivize the distribution
of patented technologies or products to
address humanitarian needs, and is
open to any patent owners or patent
licensees, including inventors who have
not assigned their ownership rights to
others, assignees, and exclusive or nonexclusive licensees. Applications are
considered in five categories: Medicine,
Nutrition, Sanitation, Household
Energy, and Living Standards.
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The USPTO has developed two
application forms that applicants can
use to apply for participation in the
Patents for Humanity Program—one
application covers the humanitarian
uses of technologies or products and the
other application covers humanitarian
research. Applicants may optionally
provide contact information for the
public to reach them with any inquiries.
Additionally, applicants may provide
non-public contact information by email
to the USPTO in order to be notified
about their award status. Applications
must be submitted electronically as
described at https://www.uspto.gov/
patentsforhumanity. Complete
submitted applications will be available
on the public Web site after being
screened for inappropriate material.
The applications are reviewed by
external judges working independently.
A selection committee composed of
representatives from other federal
agencies and laboratories will make
recommendations for the awards based
on the judges’ reviews. Those applicants
who are selected for an award will
receive a certificate redeemable to
accelerate select matters before the
USPTO and public recognition of their
efforts, including an awards ceremony
at the USPTO. The certificates can be
redeemed to accelerate one of the
following matters: an ex parte
reexamination proceeding, including
one appeal to the Patent Trial and
Appeal Board (PTAB) from that
proceeding; a patent application,
including one appeal to the PTAB from
that application; or an appeal to the
PTAB of a claim twice rejected in a
patent application or reissue application
or finally rejected in an ex parte
reexamination, without accelerating the
underlying matter which generated the
appeal. The certificates cannot be
transferred to other parties.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households, businesses or other forprofits; not-for-profit institutions.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
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 ‘‘0651–0066 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 September 16, 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: August 6, 2015.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director,
USPTO, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
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Privacy Act of 1974; System of
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Officer, Department of Defense.
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REASON:
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Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Take notice that the Commission
received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:
Docket Numbers: EG15–112–000.
Applicants: Silver State Solar Power
South, LLC.
Description: Notice of Selfcertification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator Status of Silver State Solar
Power South, LLC.
Filed Date: 8/11/15.
Accession Number: 20150811–5097.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/1/15.
Docket Numbers: EG15–113–000.
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Docket Numbers: ER10–2964–008.
Applicants: Selkirk Cogen Partners,
L.P.
Description: Supplement to July 1,
2015 Notice of Non-Material Change in
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Accession Number: 20150811–5077.
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Docket Numbers: ER15–2348–000.
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Company.
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Supplement to Filing of Amendments to
Rate Schedule No. 102 to be effective
N/A.
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Accession Number: 20150807–5125.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/28/15.
Docket Numbers: ER15–2409–000.
Applicants: Midcontinent
Independent System Operator, Inc.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; ``Patents for
Humanity Program''
The Department of Commerce 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: Patents for Humanity Program.
OMB Control Number: 0651-0066.
Form Number(s):
PTO/PFH/001
PTO/PFH/002
PTO/SB/431
Type of Request: Regular.
Number of Respondents: 110 responses per year.
Average Minutes per Response: 60 minutes (attorney) or 180 minutes
(paralegal) for the Humanitarian Program Application, and 60 minutes
for the Petition to Extend the Redemption Period of the Humanitarian
Awards Certificate.
Burden Hours: 410.
Cost Burden: $0.
Needs and Uses
The Patents for Humanity Program is designed to incentivize the
distribution of patented technologies or products to address
humanitarian needs, and is open to any patent owners or patent
licensees, including inventors who have not assigned their ownership
rights to others, assignees, and exclusive or non-exclusive licensees.
Applications are considered in five categories: Medicine, Nutrition,
Sanitation, Household Energy, and Living Standards.
The USPTO has developed two application forms that applicants can
use to apply for participation in the Patents for Humanity Program--one
application covers the humanitarian uses of technologies or products
and the other application covers humanitarian research. Applicants may
optionally provide contact information for the public to reach them
with any inquiries. Additionally, applicants may provide non-public
contact information by email to the USPTO in order to be notified about
their award status. Applications must be submitted electronically as
described at https://www.uspto.gov/patentsforhumanity. Complete
submitted applications will be available on the public Web site after
being screened for inappropriate material.
The applications are reviewed by external judges working
independently. A selection committee composed of representatives from
other federal agencies and laboratories will make recommendations for
the awards based on the judges' reviews. Those applicants who are
selected for an award will receive a certificate redeemable to
accelerate select matters before the USPTO and public recognition of
their efforts, including an awards ceremony at the USPTO. The
certificates can be redeemed to accelerate one of the following
matters: an ex parte reexamination proceeding, including one appeal to
the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) from that proceeding; a patent
application, including one appeal to the PTAB from that application; or
an appeal to the PTAB of a claim twice rejected in a patent application
or reissue application or finally rejected in an ex parte
reexamination, without accelerating the underlying matter which
generated the appeal. The certificates cannot be transferred to other
parties.
Affected Public: Individuals or households, businesses or other
for-profits; not-for-profit institutions.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
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-
0066 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 September 16, 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: August 6, 2015.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-20193 Filed 8-14-15; 8:45 am]
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