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communication between the Agency
and its customers and stakeholders. It
also will enable the Agency to garner
customer and stakeholder feedback in
an efficient and timely manner, in
accordance with the USPTO’s
commitment to improving services. The
information collected from Agency
customers and stakeholders will help
ensure users have an opportunity to
convey their experience with USPTO
outreach efforts.
Improving Agency outreach efforts
requires ongoing assessment. 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
changes needed to improve services.
The Agency is committed to hearing
feedback from its customers. If this
information is not collected, then the
Agency will miss opportunities to
obtain vital feedback from its customers
and stakeholders on ways to improve
their program and services.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents can submit the
information electronically by means of
the internet, or in-person at the
conclusion of a USPTO outreach event.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651–00XX.
IC Instruments and Forms: There are
no forms associated with this collection.
The individual instruments in this
collection are listed in the table below.
Type of Review: New.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households, businesses or other forprofits; and not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
10,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 5
minutes (.083 hours).
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 833.33 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
(Hourly) Cost Burden: $161,391.67. The
USPTO expects that attorneys,
paralegals and pro se applicants will
complete these applications. The
professional hourly rate for attorneys is
$410, and the hourly rates for paralegals
and pro se applicants are $141 and $30,
respectively. The average of the
combined respondent rate is $193.67.
The time per response, estimated annual
responses, and estimated annual burden
associated with each instrument in this
information collection is shown in the
table below.
Estimated time for response
(minutes)
Item
Estimated annual
responses
Estimated annual
burden hours
(a)
Number
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(b)
Rate
($/hr)
(a) × (b) / 60 = (c)
1 .....................
Survey .....................................
5 (0.083 hrs) ............................
10,000
833.33
$193.67
Total ........
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10,000
833.33
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Estimated Total Annual (Non-hour)
Respondent Cost Burden: There are no
capital start-up, maintenance, postage,
or recordkeeping costs associated with
this information collection.
Additionally, there are no filing fees
associated with this collection.
Dated: April 21, 2016.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director,
OCIO, Office of the Chief Information Officer,
United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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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;
(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.
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COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC–2012–0026]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request—
Requirements Pertaining to Third Party
Conformity Assessment Bodies
Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act (‘‘PRA’’) of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 35), the Consumer
Product Safety Commission
(‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘CPSC’’) announces
that the Commission has submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget
(‘‘OMB’’) a request for extension of
approval of a collection of information
under the requirements pertaining to
third party conformity assessment
bodies (OMB No. 3041–0156). In the
Federal Register of February 12, 2016
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(81 FR 7511), the CPSC published a
notice to announce the agency’s
intention to seek extension of approval
of the collection of information. The
Commission received no comments.
Therefore, by publication of this notice,
the Commission announces that CPSC
has submitted to the OMB a request for
extension of approval of that collection
of information, without change.
DATES: Written comments on this
request for extension of approval of
information collection requirements
should be submitted by May 27, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments about
this request by email: OIRA_
submission@omb.eop.gov or fax: 202–
395–6881. Comments by mail should be
sent to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk
Officer for the CPSC, Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10235,
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
20503. In addition, written comments
that are sent to OMB also should be
submitted electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, under Docket No.
CPSC–2012–0026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information contact: Robert H.
Squibb, Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 4330 East-West Highway,
Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 504–7815, or
by email to: rsquibb@cpsc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CPSC has
submitted the following currently
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approved collection of information to
OMB for extension:
Title: Requirements Pertaining to
Third Party Conformity Assessment
Bodies.
OMB Number: 3041–0156.
Type of Review: Renewal of
collection.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Third party
conformity assessment bodies seeking
acceptance of accreditation or
continuing accreditation.
Estimated Burden:
• New Applications From Third Party
Conformity Assessment Bodies
Æ We estimate approximately 40 new
applications from independent third
party conformity assessment bodies will
be submitted per year, taking an
estimated 75 minutes to complete the
initial application materials, with an
estimated burden of 50 hours per year.
Æ We estimate approximately 3
firewalled third party conformity
assessment bodies will apply per year,
taking an estimated 8.4 hours to
complete the initial application
materials, with an estimated burden of
25.2 hours per year.
Æ We estimate approximately 4
governmental third party conformity
assessment bodies will apply per year,
taking an estimated 3 hours to complete
the initial application materials, with an
estimated burden of 12 hours per year.
• Third party conformity assessment
bodies updating information
Æ We estimate that approximately 5
third party conformity assessment
bodies will take 15 minutes to update
information for only those elements of
information that need updating, with an
estimated burden of 1.35 hours per year.
• Third party conformity assessment
bodies that subcontracts out tests
Æ We estimate that approximately 27
third party conformity assessment
bodies will take 7 minutes to comply
with the subcontracting recordkeeping
requirement for an estimated 68,769
subcontract test, with an estimated of
approximately 8,023 hours per year.
• Third party conformity assessment
bodies that voluntarily withdraw
Æ We estimate approximately 8 third
party conformity assessment bodies will
withdraw yearly, taking an estimated 30
minutes to create and submit the
required documentation, with an
estimated burden of 4 hours per year.
• Third party conformity assessment
bodies that are audited
Æ We estimate that approximately 228
independent third party conformity
assessment bodies each year will be
audited, taking approximately 4 minutes
to resubmit their Form 223 and
accreditation certificate, with an
estimated burden of 15.2 hours per year.
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Æ We estimate that approximately 18
firewalled third party conformity
assessment bodies will spend 226
minutes collecting and preparing the
documentation to submit for an audit,
with estimated burden of about 68 hours
per year.
Æ We estimate approximately 25
governmental third party conformity
assessment bodies will spend 1 hour
collecting and preparing the
documentation to submit for an audit,
with estimated burden of 25 hours per
year.
• Total Annual Burden
Adding all of the annual estimated
burden hours results in a total of 8,224
hours for third party conformity
assessment bodies per year. At $38.78
per hour, the total cost of the
recordkeeping associated with the
Requirements Pertaining to Third Party
Conformity Assessment Bodies is
approximately $318,927 (8,224 hours ×
$38.78 = $318,927).
General Description of Collection: On
March 12, 2013, the Commission issued
a rule Pertaining to Third Party
Conformity Assessment Bodies (78 FR
15836). The rule established the general
requirements concerning third party
conformity assessment bodies, such as
the requirements and procedures for
CPSC acceptance of the accreditation of
a third party conformity assessment
body, and prescribed adverse actions
that may be imposed against CPSCaccepted third party conformity
assessment bodies. The rule also
amended the audit requirements for
third party conformity assessment
bodies and amends the Commission’s
regulation on inspections.
Dated: April 21, 2016.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
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COMMUNITY SERVICE
Information Collection; Submission for
OMB Review, Comment Request
Corporation for National and
Community Service.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Corporation for National
and Community Service (CNCS) has
submitted a public information
collection request (ICR) entitled
AmeriCorps NCCC’s Sponsor Survey for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13, (44 U.S.C. Chapter
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35). Copies of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be
obtained by calling the Corporation for
National and Community Service,
Barbara Lane, at 202–606–6867 or email
to blane@cns.gov. Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TTY–TDD) may call 1–800–833–3722
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Eastern
Time, Monday through Friday.
DATES: Comments may be submitted,
identified by the title of the information
collection activity, within May 27, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted, identified by the title of the
information collection activity, to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB
Desk Officer for the Corporation for
National and Community Service, by
any of the following two methods
within 30 days from the date of
publication in the Federal Register:
(1) By fax to: 202–395–6974,
Attention: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB Desk
Officer for the Corporation for National
and Community Service; or
(2) By email to: smar@omb.eop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB
is particularly interested in comments
which:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of CNCS, including whether
the information will have practical
utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• Propose ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
• Propose ways to minimize the
burden of the 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.
Comments
A 60-day Notice requesting public
comment was published in the Federal
Register on December 28, 2105, at
Volume 80 FR 80755–80756. This
comment period ended February 26,
2016. No public comments were
received from this Notice.
Description: This National Civilian
Community Corps Sponsor Survey
originally developed this Sponsor
Survey to evaluate the program’s
performance impact on sponsoring
organizations and communities. This
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC-2012-0026]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request--Requirements Pertaining to Third Party
Conformity Assessment Bodies
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act (``PRA'') of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the Consumer Product
Safety Commission (``Commission'' or ``CPSC'') announces that the
Commission has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget
(``OMB'') a request for extension of approval of a collection of
information under the requirements pertaining to third party conformity
assessment bodies (OMB No. 3041-0156). In the Federal Register of
February 12, 2016 (81 FR 7511), the CPSC published a notice to announce
the agency's intention to seek extension of approval of the collection
of information. The Commission received no comments. Therefore, by
publication of this notice, the Commission announces that CPSC has
submitted to the OMB a request for extension of approval of that
collection of information, without change.
DATES: Written comments on this request for extension of approval of
information collection requirements should be submitted by May 27,
2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments about this request by email:
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or fax: 202-395-6881. Comments by mail
should be sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the CPSC, Office of Management and Budget,
Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. In addition,
written comments that are sent to OMB also should be submitted
electronically at https://www.regulations.gov, under Docket No. CPSC-
2012-0026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information contact:
Robert H. Squibb, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 504-7815, or by email to:
rsquibb@cpsc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CPSC has submitted the following currently
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approved collection of information to OMB for extension:
Title: Requirements Pertaining to Third Party Conformity Assessment
Bodies.
OMB Number: 3041-0156.
Type of Review: Renewal of collection.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Third party conformity assessment bodies seeking
acceptance of accreditation or continuing accreditation.
Estimated Burden:
New Applications From Third Party Conformity Assessment
Bodies
[cir] We estimate approximately 40 new applications from
independent third party conformity assessment bodies will be submitted
per year, taking an estimated 75 minutes to complete the initial
application materials, with an estimated burden of 50 hours per year.
[cir] We estimate approximately 3 firewalled third party conformity
assessment bodies will apply per year, taking an estimated 8.4 hours to
complete the initial application materials, with an estimated burden of
25.2 hours per year.
[cir] We estimate approximately 4 governmental third party
conformity assessment bodies will apply per year, taking an estimated 3
hours to complete the initial application materials, with an estimated
burden of 12 hours per year.
Third party conformity assessment bodies updating
information
[cir] We estimate that approximately 5 third party conformity
assessment bodies will take 15 minutes to update information for only
those elements of information that need updating, with an estimated
burden of 1.35 hours per year.
Third party conformity assessment bodies that subcontracts
out tests
[cir] We estimate that approximately 27 third party conformity
assessment bodies will take 7 minutes to comply with the subcontracting
recordkeeping requirement for an estimated 68,769 subcontract test,
with an estimated of approximately 8,023 hours per year.
Third party conformity assessment bodies that voluntarily
withdraw
[cir] We estimate approximately 8 third party conformity assessment
bodies will withdraw yearly, taking an estimated 30 minutes to create
and submit the required documentation, with an estimated burden of 4
hours per year.
Third party conformity assessment bodies that are audited
[cir] We estimate that approximately 228 independent third party
conformity assessment bodies each year will be audited, taking
approximately 4 minutes to resubmit their Form 223 and accreditation
certificate, with an estimated burden of 15.2 hours per year.
[cir] We estimate that approximately 18 firewalled third party
conformity assessment bodies will spend 226 minutes collecting and
preparing the documentation to submit for an audit, with estimated
burden of about 68 hours per year.
[cir] We estimate approximately 25 governmental third party
conformity assessment bodies will spend 1 hour collecting and preparing
the documentation to submit for an audit, with estimated burden of 25
hours per year.
Total Annual Burden
Adding all of the annual estimated burden hours results in a total
of 8,224 hours for third party conformity assessment bodies per year.
At $38.78 per hour, the total cost of the recordkeeping associated with
the Requirements Pertaining to Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies
is approximately $318,927 (8,224 hours x $38.78 = $318,927).
General Description of Collection: On March 12, 2013, the
Commission issued a rule Pertaining to Third Party Conformity
Assessment Bodies (78 FR 15836). The rule established the general
requirements concerning third party conformity assessment bodies, such
as the requirements and procedures for CPSC acceptance of the
accreditation of a third party conformity assessment body, and
prescribed adverse actions that may be imposed against CPSC-accepted
third party conformity assessment bodies. The rule also amended the
audit requirements for third party conformity assessment bodies and
amends the Commission's regulation on inspections.
Dated: April 21, 2016.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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