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Estimated
annual
responses
Item No.
Item/type of cost
2 ........................
Request for Depository Approval .................................................................
Amount
1
Totals
0.00
0.00
Total Fees .....................................................................................................................................................................................
2,250,000
PACKAGING/POSTAGE COSTS
1 ........................
1 ........................
2 ........................
Deposited Materials—Federal Express ........................................................
Deposited Materials—Packaging Supplies ...................................................
Request for Depository Approval .................................................................
$119.00
352.82
6.45
$107,100.00
317,538.00
6.45
Total Postage/Packaging ..............................................................................................................................................................
424,644.45
Total Annual (Non-Hour) Cost Burden .........................................................................................................................................
2,674,644.45
The USPTO estimates that the (nonhour) respondent cost burden in the
form of mailing costs amounts to
$424,644.45.
Therefore, the USPTO estimates that
the total (non-hour) respondent cost
burden for this collection in the form of
capital start-up costs and postage costs
is $2,674,644.45.
IV. Request for Comments
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PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request, Pro Bono Survey;
Correction
United States Patent and Trademark
Office
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Commerce.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice; correction.
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office published a document
in the Federal Register on August 22,
2016, concerning requests for comments
on a Pro Bono Survey. The Pro Bono
Survey is used by the Pro Bono
Advisory Council (PBAC) and the
USPTO to provide information to the
USPTO regarding the current status and
effectiveness of each region’s pro bono
hub. The document contained an
incorrect cost burden based on the
estimate of the hourly burden rate. The
hourly rate estimate should use the
Bureau of Labor Statistics hourly wage
for lawyers instead of the American
Intellectual Property Law Association
hourly wage for intellectual property
lawyers.
SUMMARY:
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval. All comments will become a
matter of public record.
The USPTO is soliciting public
comments to:
(a) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) 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;
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) 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,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Dated: September 15, 2016.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director, OCIO
United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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John
Kirkpatrick, 571–270–3343 or email
InformationCollection@uspto.gov.
Include ‘‘Pro Bono Survey’’ in the
subject line of the message.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Correction
In the Federal Register notice
published on August 22, 2016 (81 FR
56612), in the second column, correct
the ‘‘Cost Burden’’ caption to read:
Cost Burden: $10,480.00
Dated: September 13, 2016.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director,
USPTO Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request; Legal Processes
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, (USPTO).
Title: Legal Processes.
OMB Control Number: 0651–0046.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Renewal.
Number of Respondents: 309
responses per year.
Average Hours per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take the
public from 5 minutes (0.08 hours) to 6
hours to prepare a single item in this
collection, including gathering the
necessary information, preparing the
appropriate documents, and submitting
the information required for this
collection.
Burden Hours: 130 hours.
Cost Burden: $8,479.54. The USPTO
expects that the information in this
collection will be prepared by attorneys
and former employees at an hourly rate
of $65.51. Using these hourly rates, the
USPTO estimates that the total
respondent cost burden for this
collection will be approximately
$8,479.54 per year.
Needs and Uses: The purpose of this
collection is to cover information
requirements related to civil actions and
claims involving current and former
employees of the United States Patent
and Trademark Office (USPTO). The
rules for these legal processes may be
found under 37 CFR part 104, which
outlines procedures for service of
process, demands for employee
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testimony and production of documents
in legal proceedings, reports of
unauthorized testimony, employee
indemnification, and filing claims
against the USPTO under the Federal
Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. 2672) and
the corresponding Department of Justice
regulations (28 CFR part 14). The public
may also petition the USPTO Office of
General Counsel under 37 CFR 104.3 to
waive or suspend these rules in
extraordinary cases.
The procedures under 37 CFR part
104 ensure that service of process
intended for current and former
employees of the USPTO is handled
properly. The USPTO will only accept
service of process for an employee
acting in an official capacity. This
collection is necessary so that
respondents or their representatives can
serve a summons or complaint on the
USPTO, demand employee testimony
and documents related to a legal
proceeding, or file a claim under the
Federal Tort Claims Act. Respondents
may also petition the USPTO to waive
or suspend these rules for legal
processes. This collection is also
necessary so that current and former
USPTO employees may properly
forward service and demands to the
Office of General Counsel, report
unauthorized testimony, and request
indemnification. The USPTO covers
current employees as respondents under
this information collection even though
their responses do not require approval
under the Paperwork Reduction Act. In
those instances where both current and
former employees may respond to the
USPTO, the agency estimates that the
number of respondents will be small.
There are no forms provided by the
USPTO for this collection. For filing
claims under the Federal Tort Claims
Act, the public may use Standard Form
95 ‘‘Claim for Damage, Injury, or
Death,’’ which is provided by the
Department of Justice and approved by
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) under OMB Control Number
1105–0008.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; businesses or other forprofits; not-for-profit institutions; and
the Federal Government.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain Benefits.
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.
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Further information can be obtained
by:
• Email: InformationCollection@uspto.gov.
Include ‘‘0651–0046’’ 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 October 21, 2016 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: September 15, 2016.
Marcie Lovett
Records Management Division Director,
OCIO, United States Patent and Trademark
Office.
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Nutrition and Forestry; the House
Committee on Agriculture; the Library
of Congress; and the General Services
Administration’s Committee
Management Secretariat. A copy of the
renewal charter will be posted on the
Commission’s Web site at www.cftc.gov.
Dated: September 16, 2016.
Christopher J. Kirkpatrick,
Secretary of the Commission.
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC–2009–0102]
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request—Follow-Up
Activities for Product-Related Injuries
Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), the Consumer Product
Safety Commission (Commission or
CPSC) announces that it has submitted
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request for extension of
approval of a collection of information
from persons who have been involved
in or have witnessed incidents
associated with consumer products.
DATES: Written comments on this
request for extension of approval of
information collection requirements
should be submitted by October 21,
2016.
ADDRESSES: OMB recommends that
written comments be faxed to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
OMB, Attn: CPSC Desk Officer, FAX:
202–395–6974, or emailed to oira_
submission@omb.eop.gov. All
comments should be identified by
Docket No. CPSC–2009–0102. In
addition, written comments also should
be submitted at https://
www.regulations.gov, under Docket No.
CPSC–2009–0102, or by mail/hand
delivery/courier (for paper, disk, or CD–
ROM submissions), preferably in five
copies, to: Office of the Secretary, U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission,
Room 820, 4330 East West Highway,
Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301)
504–7923. For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert H. Squibb, U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission, 4330 East
SUMMARY:
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
COMMISSION
Renewal of the Agricultural Advisory
Committee
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (Commission) is
publishing this notice to announce the
renewal of the Agricultural Advisory
Committee (AAC). The Commission has
determined that the renewal of the AAC
is necessary and in the public’s interest,
and the Commission has consulted with
the General Services Administration’s
Committee Management Secretariat
regarding the AAC’s renewal.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cory
Claussen, AAC Designated Federal
Officer, at 202–418–5383 or
cclaussen@cftc.gov.
SUMMARY:
The
AAC’s objectives and scope of activities
are to assist the Commission in
assessing issues affecting agricultural
producers, processors, lenders and
others interested in or affected by the
agricultural commodity derivatives
markets through public meetings, and
Committee reports and
recommendations. The AAC will
operate for two years from the date of
renewal unless the Commission directs
that the AAC terminate on an earlier
date. A copy of the AAC renewal charter
has been filed with the Commission; the
Senate Committee on Agriculture,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Legal Processes
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, (USPTO).
Title: Legal Processes.
OMB Control Number: 0651-0046.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Renewal.
Number of Respondents: 309 responses per year.
Average Hours per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take
the public from 5 minutes (0.08 hours) to 6 hours to prepare a single
item in this collection, including gathering the necessary information,
preparing the appropriate documents, and submitting the information
required for this collection.
Burden Hours: 130 hours.
Cost Burden: $8,479.54. The USPTO expects that the information in
this collection will be prepared by attorneys and former employees at
an hourly rate of $65.51. Using these hourly rates, the USPTO estimates
that the total respondent cost burden for this collection will be
approximately $8,479.54 per year.
Needs and Uses: The purpose of this collection is to cover
information requirements related to civil actions and claims involving
current and former employees of the United States Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO). The rules for these legal processes may be found under
37 CFR part 104, which outlines procedures for service of process,
demands for employee
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testimony and production of documents in legal proceedings, reports of
unauthorized testimony, employee indemnification, and filing claims
against the USPTO under the Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. 2672)
and the corresponding Department of Justice regulations (28 CFR part
14). The public may also petition the USPTO Office of General Counsel
under 37 CFR 104.3 to waive or suspend these rules in extraordinary
cases.
The procedures under 37 CFR part 104 ensure that service of process
intended for current and former employees of the USPTO is handled
properly. The USPTO will only accept service of process for an employee
acting in an official capacity. This collection is necessary so that
respondents or their representatives can serve a summons or complaint
on the USPTO, demand employee testimony and documents related to a
legal proceeding, or file a claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act.
Respondents may also petition the USPTO to waive or suspend these rules
for legal processes. This collection is also necessary so that current
and former USPTO employees may properly forward service and demands to
the Office of General Counsel, report unauthorized testimony, and
request indemnification. The USPTO covers current employees as
respondents under this information collection even though their
responses do not require approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act. In
those instances where both current and former employees may respond to
the USPTO, the agency estimates that the number of respondents will be
small.
There are no forms provided by the USPTO for this collection. For
filing claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act, the public may use
Standard Form 95 ``Claim for Damage, Injury, or Death,'' which is
provided by the Department of Justice and approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) under OMB Control Number 1105-0008.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other
for-profits; not-for-profit institutions; and the Federal Government.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
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-
0046'' 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 October 21, 2016 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: September 15, 2016.
Marcie Lovett
Records Management Division Director, OCIO, United States Patent and
Trademark Office.
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