Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review, 63544-63545 [2015-26507]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 63544 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 202 / Tuesday, October 20, 2015 / Notices Alexandria, VA 22313–1450, ATTN: Brendan Hourigan. Although comments may be submitted by postal mail, the USPTO prefers to receive comments via email. Written comments should be identified in the subject line of the email or postal mailing as ‘‘Fee Setting.’’ Because comments will be made available for public inspection, information that is not desired to be made public, such as an address or telephone number, should not be included in the comments. Web cast: The public hearing will be available via Web cast. Information about the Web cast will be posted on the USPTO’s Internet Web site (address: www.uspto.gov/about-us/performanceand-planning/fee-setting-and-adjusting) before the public hearing. Transcripts: Transcript of the hearing will be available on the USPTO Internet Web site (www.uspto.gov/about-us/ performance-and-planning/fee-settingand-adjusting) shortly after the hearing. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brendan Hourigan, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, by phone (571) 272– 8966, or by email at brendan.hourigan@ uspto.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests to testify should indicate the following: (1) The name of the person wishing to testify; (2) the person’s contact information (telephone number and email address); (3) the organization(s) the person represents, if any; and (4) an indication of the amount of time needed for the testimony. Requests to testify must be submitted by email to Jennifer Lo at Jennifer.Lo@uspto.gov. Based upon the requests received, an agenda for witness testimony will be sent to testifying requesters and posted on the USPTO Internet Web site (address: www.uspto.gov/about-us/performanceand-planning/fee-setting-and-adjusting). If time permits, the PPAC may permit unscheduled testimony as well. Effective September 16, 2011, with the passage of the AIA, the USPTO is authorized under Section 10 of the AIA to set or adjust by rule all patent and trademark fees established, authorized, or charged under Title 35 of the United States Code and the Trademark Act of 1946, respectively. Patent and trademark fees set or adjusted by rule under Section 10 of the AIA may only recover the aggregate estimated costs to the Office for processing, activities, services, and materials relating to patents and trademarks, respectively, including administrative costs of the Office with respect to each as the case may be. Congress set forth the process for the USPTO to follow in setting or adjusting VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:55 Oct 19, 2015 Jkt 238001 patent and trademark fees by rule under Section 10 of the AIA. Congress requires the relevant advisory committee to hold a public hearing about the USPTO fee proposals after receiving them from the agency. Congress likewise requires the relevant advisory committee to prepare a written report on the proposed fees and the USPTO to consider the relevant advisory committee’s report before finally setting or adjusting the fees. Further, Congress requires the USPTO to publish its proposed fees and supporting rationale in the Federal Register and give the public not less than 45 days in which to submit comments on the proposed change in fees. Finally, Congress requires the USPTO to publish its final rule setting or adjusting fees also in the Federal Register. Presently, the USPTO is planning to exercise its fee setting authority to set or adjust patent fees. The USPTO will publish a proposed patent fee schedule and related supplementary information for public viewing no later than November 12, 2015, on the USPTO Internet Web site (address: www.uspto.gov/about-us/performanceand-planning/fee-setting-and-adjusting). In turn, the PPAC will hold a public hearing about the proposed patent fee schedule on the date indicated herein. The USPTO will assist the PPAC in holding the hearing by providing resources to organize the hearing and by notifying the public about the hearing, such as through this notice. To gather information from the public about the USPTO’s proposed patent fees, the PPAC will post specific questions for the public’s consideration on the PPAC’s Internet Web site (address: https://www.uspto.gov/about/advisory/ ppac) after the USPTO publishes its proposed patent fee schedule. The public may wish to address those questions in its hearing testimony and/ or in written comments submitted to PPAC as described herein. Following the PPAC public hearing, the USPTO will publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register, setting forth its proposed patent fees. The publication of that Notice will open a comment window through which the public may provide written comments directly to the USPTO. Additional information about public comment to the USPTO will be provided in the USPTO’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: October 14, 2015. Michelle K. Lee, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. [FR Doc. 2015–26574 Filed 10–19–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–16–P COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review Commodity Futures Trading Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (‘‘PRA’’), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (‘‘ICR’’) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected costs and burden. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 19, 2015. ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the burden estimated or any other aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for reducing the burden, may be submitted directly to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (‘‘OIRA’’) in OMB, within 30 days of the notice’s publication, by email at OIRAsubmissions@omb.eop.gov. Please identify the comments by OMB Control No. 3038–0101. Please provide the Commission with a copy of all submitted comments at the address listed below. Please refer to OMB Reference No. 3038–0101, found on https://reginfo.gov. Comments may also be mailed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, and to the Commission through the Agency’s Web site at https://comments.cftc.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments through the Web site. Comments may also be mailed to: Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 20581 or by Hand Delivery/Courier at the same address. A copy of the supporting statements for the collection of information discussed above may be obtained by visiting https://reginfo.gov. All comments must be submitted in SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\20OCN1.SGM 20OCN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 202 / Tuesday, October 20, 2015 / Notices English, or if not, accompanied by an English translation. Comments will be posted as received to https:// www.cftc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Duane C. Andresen, Associate Director, Division of Market Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, (202) 418–5492; email: dandresen@cftc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for the Commission’s regulations were published on December 30, 1981. See 46 FR 63035 (Dec. 30, 1981). The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on August 7, 2015 (80 FR 47475). Title: Information Management Requirements for Registration of Foreign Boards of Trade (OMB Control No. 3038–0101). This is a request for extension of a currently approved information collection. Abstract: Section 738 of the DoddFrank Act amended section 4(b) of the Commodity Exchange Act to provide that the Commission may adopt rules and regulations requiring Foreign Boards of Trade (‘‘FBOTs’’) that wish to provide their members or other participants located in the United States with direct access to the FBOT’s electronic trading and order matching system to register with the Commission. Pursuant to this authorization, the Commission adopted a final rule requiring FBOTs that wish to permit trading by direct access to provide certain information to the Commission in applications for registration and, once registered, to provide certain information to meet quarterly and annual reporting requirements. Burden Statement: The respondent burden for this collection is estimated to range from 1000 hours for the submission of a new registration application to two to eight hours per response for submission of required reports. These estimates include the time to locate, compile, validate, and verify and disclose and to ensure such information is maintained. Respondents/Affected Entities: Foreign Boards of Trade. Estimated number of respondents: 27.1 1 The Commission notes that the 60-day Notice addressing the proposed collection and comment request with respect to foreign board of trade registration contained a typographical error in that it reflected 271 as the estimated number of VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:55 Oct 19, 2015 Jkt 238001 Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 11,756 hours. Frequency of collection: Once for new applications, quarterly and annually for required reports. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Dated: October 14, 2015. Robert N. Sidman, Deputy Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2015–26507 Filed 10–19–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6351–01–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Defense Science Board; Notice of Advisory Committee Meetings Department of Defense. Notice of Advisory Committee Meetings. AGENCY: ACTION: The Defense Science Board will meet in closed session on November 4–5, 2015, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Pentagon, Room 3E863, Washington, DC. DATES: November 4–5, 2015, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ADDRESSES: The Pentagon, Room 3E863, Washington, DC. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Debra Rose, Executive Officer, Defense Science Board, 3140 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B888A, Washington, DC 20301– 3140, via email at debra.a.rose20.civ@mail.mil, or via phone at (703) 571–0084. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102–3.150. The mission of the Defense Science Board is to advise the Secretary of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics on scientific and technical matters as they affect the perceived needs of the Department of Defense. At this meeting, the Board will discuss interim findings and recommendations resulting from ongoing Task Force activities. The Board will also discuss plans for future consideration of scientific and technical aspects of specific strategies, tactics, and policies as they may affect the U.S. national defense posture and homeland security. SUMMARY: respondents. 80 FR 47476 (August 7, 2015). The correct number, as indicated above, is 27. PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 63545 In accordance with section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and 41 CFR 102–3.155, the Department of Defense has determined that the Defense Science Board meeting for November 4–5, 2015, will be closed to the public. Specifically, the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics), in consultation with the DoD Office of General Counsel, has determined in writing that all sessions of meeting for November 4–5, 2015, will be closed to the public because it will consider matters covered by 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and (4). In accordance with 41 CFR 102–3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, interested persons may submit a written statement for consideration by the Defense Science Board. Individuals submitting a written statement must submit their statement to the Designated Federal Official at the address detailed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT; at any point, however, if a written statement is not received at least 10 calendar days prior to the meeting, which is the subject of this notice, then it may not be provided to or considered by the Defense Science Board. The Designated Federal Official will review all timely submissions with the Defense Science Board Chairperson, and ensure they are provided to members of the Defense Science Board before the meeting that is the subject of this notice. Dated: October 15, 2015. Morgan F. Park, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 2015–26567 Filed 10–19–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0124] Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2015–2016 Pension Liabilities Update Institute of Education Sciences (IES)/National Center of Education Statistics (NCES), Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3507(j)), ED is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct an emergency review SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\20OCN1.SGM 20OCN1

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 202 (Tuesday, October 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63544-63545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26507]


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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(``PRA''), this notice announces that the Information Collection 
Request (``ICR'') abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (``OMB'') for review and comment. The ICR 
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected 
costs and burden.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 19, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the burden estimated or any other aspect 
of the information collection, including suggestions for reducing the 
burden, may be submitted directly to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs (``OIRA'') in OMB, within 30 days of the notice's 
publication, by email at OIRAsubmissions@omb.eop.gov. Please identify 
the comments by OMB Control No. 3038-0101. Please provide the 
Commission with a copy of all submitted comments at the address listed 
below. Please refer to OMB Reference No. 3038-0101, found on https://reginfo.gov. Comments may also be mailed to the Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: 
Desk Officer for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 725 17th 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, and to the Commission through the 
Agency's Web site at https://comments.cftc.gov. Follow the instructions 
for submitting comments through the Web site.
    Comments may also be mailed to: Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary 
of the Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three 
Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 20581 or by Hand 
Delivery/Courier at the same address.
    A copy of the supporting statements for the collection of 
information discussed above may be obtained by visiting https://reginfo.gov. All comments must be submitted in

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English, or if not, accompanied by an English translation. Comments 
will be posted as received to https://www.cftc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Duane C. Andresen, Associate Director, 
Division of Market Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 
(202) 418-5492; email: dandresen@cftc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a 
person is not required to respond to, a collection of information 
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB 
control numbers for the Commission's regulations were published on 
December 30, 1981. See 46 FR 63035 (Dec. 30, 1981). The Federal 
Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on 
this collection of information was published on August 7, 2015 (80 FR 
47475).
    Title: Information Management Requirements for Registration of 
Foreign Boards of Trade (OMB Control No. 3038-0101). This is a request 
for extension of a currently approved information collection.
    Abstract: Section 738 of the Dodd-Frank Act amended section 4(b) of 
the Commodity Exchange Act to provide that the Commission may adopt 
rules and regulations requiring Foreign Boards of Trade (``FBOTs'') 
that wish to provide their members or other participants located in the 
United States with direct access to the FBOT's electronic trading and 
order matching system to register with the Commission. Pursuant to this 
authorization, the Commission adopted a final rule requiring FBOTs that 
wish to permit trading by direct access to provide certain information 
to the Commission in applications for registration and, once 
registered, to provide certain information to meet quarterly and annual 
reporting requirements.
    Burden Statement: The respondent burden for this collection is 
estimated to range from 1000 hours for the submission of a new 
registration application to two to eight hours per response for 
submission of required reports. These estimates include the time to 
locate, compile, validate, and verify and disclose and to ensure such 
information is maintained.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Foreign Boards of Trade.
    Estimated number of respondents: 27.\1\
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    \1\ The Commission notes that the 60-day Notice addressing the 
proposed collection and comment request with respect to foreign 
board of trade registration contained a typographical error in that 
it reflected 271 as the estimated number of respondents. 80 FR 47476 
(August 7, 2015). The correct number, as indicated above, is 27.
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    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 11,756 hours.
    Frequency of collection: Once for new applications, quarterly and 
annually for required reports.

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

    Dated: October 14, 2015.
Robert N. Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2015-26507 Filed 10-19-15; 8:45 am]
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