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status’’ pursuant to Section 1110.502 of
the final rule.
The Firewalled Status Application
Form collects information that NTIS
will use to evaluate whether the
respondent qualifies for ‘‘firewalled
status’’ under the rule, and, therefore,
can provide a written attestation in lieu
of an independent ACAB’s attestation.
This information includes specific
requirements of Section 1110.502(b) of
the final rule, which the respondent
ACAB must certify are satisfied, and the
provision of specific information by the
respondent ACAB, such as the identity
of the Person or Certified Person that
would be the subject of the attestation
and the basis upon which the
certifications were made.
Affected Public: ACABs seeking
firewalled status under 15 CFR 1110.502
because they are ‘‘owned, managed or
controlled’’ by the Person or Certified
Person for whom they are providing
assessment(s) and/or audit(s) under the
final rule for ‘‘Certification Program for
Access to the Death Master File.’’
Frequency: Once per attestation.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Sheleen Dumas,
PRA Departmental Lead, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Technical Information Service
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Limited Access
Death Master File Systems Safeguards
Attestation Forms
National Technical Information
Service (NTIS), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
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This notice informs the public that
the National Technical Information
Service (NTIS) is requesting approval of
a new information collection described
in Section II for use in connection with
the final rule for the ‘‘Certification
Program for Access to the Death Master
File.’’ The final rule was published on
June 1, 2016 (81 FR 34882), with the
rule to become effective on November
28, 2016. The new information
collection described in Section II, if
approved, will become effective on the
effective date of the final rule.
Title of Information Collection
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I. Abstract
II. Method of Collection
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SUMMARY:
purpose of this notice is to allow for 60
days of public comment.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before January 17, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at JJessup@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to John W. Hounsell, Business
and Industry Specialist, Office of
Product and Program Management,
National Technical Information Service,
Department of Commerce, 5301
Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312,
email: jhounsell@ntis.gov or telephone:
703–605–6184.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
(A) ‘‘Limited Access Death Master File
(LADMF) Accredited Conformity
Assessment Body Systems Safeguards
Attestation Form’’ (ACAB Systems
Safeguards Attestation Form)
(B) ‘‘Limited Access Death Master File
(LADMF) State or Local Government
Auditor General (AG) or Inspector
General (IG) Systems Safeguards
Attestation Form’’ (AG or IG Systems
Safeguards Attestation Form)
Description of the need for the
information and the proposed use: NTIS
issued a final rule establishing a
program through which persons may
become eligible to obtain access to
Death Master File (DMF) information
about an individual within three years
of that individual’s death. The final rule
was promulgated under Section 203 of
the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013,
Public Law 113–67 (Act). The Act
prohibits the Secretary of Commerce
(Secretary) from disclosing DMF
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information during the three-year period
following an individual’s death (Limited
Access DMF), unless the person
requesting the information has been
certified to access the Limited Access
DMF pursuant to certain criteria in a
program that the Secretary establishes.
The Secretary delegated the authority to
carry out Section 203 to the Director of
NTIS.
On December 30, 2014, NTIS initially
described a ‘‘Limited Access Death
Master File Systems Safeguards
Attestation Form’’ in the notice of
proposed rulemaking (79 FR 78314 at
78321). To accommodate the
requirements of the final rule, NTIS is
using both the ACAB Systems
Safeguards Attestation Form and the AG
or IG Systems Safeguards Attestation
Form.
The ACAB Systems Safeguards
Attestation Form requires an
‘‘Accredited Conformity Assessment
Body’’ (ACAB), as defined in the final
rule, to attest that a Person seeking
certification or a Certified Person
seeking renewal of certification has
information security systems, facilities
and procedures in place to protect the
security of the Limited Access DMF, as
required under Section 1110.102(a)(2) of
the final rule. The ACAB Systems
Safeguards Attestation Form collects
information based on an assessment by
the ACAB conducted within three years
prior to the date of the Person or
Certified Person’s submission of a
completed certification statement under
Section 1110.101(a) of the final rule.
This collection includes specific
requirements of the final rule, which the
ACAB must certify are satisfied, and the
provision of specific information by the
ACAB, such as the date of the
assessment and the auditing standard(s)
used for the assessment.
Section 1110.501(a)(2) of the final rule
provides that a state or local government
office of AG or IG and a Person or
Certified Person that is a department or
agency of the same state or local
government, respectively, are not
considered to be owned by a common
‘‘parent’’ entity under Section
1110.501(a)(1)(ii) for the purpose of
determining independence, and
attestation by the AG or IG is possible.
The AG or IG Systems Safeguards
Attestation Form is for the use of a state
or local government AG or IG to attest
on behalf of a state or local government
department or agency Person or
Certified Person. The AG or IG Systems
Safeguards Attestation Form requires
the state or local government AG or IG
to attest that a Person seeking
certification or a Certified Person
seeking renewal of certification has
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information security systems, facilities
and procedures in place to protect the
security of the Limited Access DMF, as
required under Section 1110.102(a)(2) of
the final rule. The AG or IG Systems
Safeguards Attestation Form collects
information based on an assessment by
the state or local government AG or IG
conducted within three years prior to
the date of the Person or Certified
Person’s submission of a completed
certification statement under Section
1110.101(a) of the final rule. This
collection includes specific
requirements of the final rule, which the
state or local government AG or IG must
certify are satisfied, and the provision of
specific information by the state or local
government AG or IG, such as the date
of the assessment.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: [0692–XXXX].
Form Number(s): NTIS FM100A and
NTIS FM100B.
Type of Review: New information
collection.
Affected Public: Accredited
Conformity Assessment Bodies and state
or local government Auditors General or
Inspectors General attesting that a
Person seeking certification or a
Certified Person seeking renewal of
certification under the final rule for the
‘‘Certification Program for Access to the
Death Master File’’ has information
security systems, facilities and
procedures in place to protect the
security of the Limited Access DMF, as
required by the final rule.
Estimated Number of Respondents
ACAB Systems Safeguards Attestation
Form: NTIS expects to receive
approximately 500 ACAB Systems
Safeguards Attestation Forms from
Persons and Certified Persons annually.
AG or IG Systems Safeguards
Attestation Form: NTIS expects to
receive approximately 60 AG or IG
Systems Safeguards Attestation Forms
from Persons and Certified Persons
annually.
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Estimated Time per Response
ACAB Systems Safeguards Attestation
Form: 3 hours.
AG or IG Systems Safeguards
Attestation Form: 3 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1680.
ACAB Systems Safeguards Attestation
Form: 1500 (500 × 3 hours = 1500
hours).
AG or IG Systems Safeguards
Attestation Form: 180 (60 × 3 hours =
180 hours).
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Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public
ACAB Systems Safeguards Attestation
Form: NTIS expects to receive
approximately 500 ACAB Systems
Safeguards Attestation Forms annually
at a fee of $525 per form, for a total cost
of $262,500. This total annual cost
reflects the cost to the Federal
Government for the ACAB Systems
Safeguards Attestation Forms, which
consists of the expenses associated with
NTIS personnel reviewing and
processing these forms. NTIS estimates
that it will take an ACAB’s senior
auditor three hours to complete the form
at a rate of approximately $135 per
hour, for a total additional cost to the
public of $202,500 (1500 burden hours
× $135/hour = $202,500). NTIS
estimates the total annual cost to the
public for the ACAB Systems
Safeguards forms to be $465,000
($262,500 in fees + $202,500 in staff
time = $465,000).
AG or IG Systems Safeguards
Attestation Form: NTIS expects to
receive approximately 60 AG or IG
Systems Safeguards Attestation Forms
annually at a fee of $525 per form, for
a total cost of $31,500. This total annual
cost reflects the cost to the Federal
Government for the AG or IG Systems
Safeguards Attestation Forms, which
consists of the expenses associated with
NTIS personnel reviewing and
processing these forms. NTIS estimates
that it will take an AG or IG senior
auditor three hours to complete the form
at a rate of approximately $100 per
hour, for a total additional cost to the
public of $18,000 (180 burden hours ×
$100/hour = $18,000). NTIS estimates
the total annual cost to the public for
AG or IG Systems Safeguards
Attestation Forms to be $49,500
($31,500 in fees + $18,000 in staff time
= $49,500).
NTIS estimates the total annual cost
to the public for both the ACAB Systems
Safeguards Attestation Forms and the
AG or IG Systems Safeguards
Attestation Forms to be $514,500
($465,000 for ACAB Systems Safeguards
Attestation Forms + $49,500 for AG or
IG Systems Safeguards Attestation
Forms.
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
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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.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Sheleen Dumas,
PRA Departmental Lead, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No.: PTO–P–2016–0046]
Request for Comments and Notice of
Public Meeting on a Preliminary Draft
Convention on the Recognition and
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
Currently Being Negotiated at The
Hague Conference on Private
International Law
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting;
request for comments.
AGENCY:
The Hague Conference on
Private International Law (‘‘The Hague
Conference’’), an international
organization in the Netherlands, is
sponsoring negotiations for a
convention on the recognition and
enforcement of foreign judgments in
civil and commercial matters. In
February 2016, the Council on General
Affairs and Policy of The Hague
Conference created a Special
Commission on the Recognition and
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments (‘‘the
Special Commission’’) to prepare a
preliminary draft text of the convention,
which is subject to a formal diplomatic
negotiation open to member States of
The Hague Conference. At its first
session in June 2016, the Special
Commission produced a Preliminary
Draft Convention that contains general
and specific provisions that would
apply to the recognition and
enforcement of judgments arising from
transnational intellectual property
disputes. The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) seeks public
comments on the June 2016 Preliminary
Draft Convention (the ‘‘Preliminary
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Technical Information Service
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Limited Access
Death Master File Systems Safeguards Attestation Forms
AGENCY: National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The purpose of this notice is to allow
for 60 days of public comment.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before January 17,
2017.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th
and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet
at JJessup@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to John W. Hounsell, Business and Industry Specialist,
Office of Product and Program Management, National Technical
Information Service, Department of Commerce, 5301 Shawnee Road,
Alexandria, VA 22312, email: jhounsell@ntis.gov or telephone: 703-605-
6184.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This notice informs the public that the National Technical
Information Service (NTIS) is requesting approval of a new information
collection described in Section II for use in connection with the final
rule for the ``Certification Program for Access to the Death Master
File.'' The final rule was published on June 1, 2016 (81 FR 34882),
with the rule to become effective on November 28, 2016. The new
information collection described in Section II, if approved, will
become effective on the effective date of the final rule.
II. Method of Collection
Title of Information Collection
(A) ``Limited Access Death Master File (LADMF) Accredited Conformity
Assessment Body Systems Safeguards Attestation Form'' (ACAB Systems
Safeguards Attestation Form)
(B) ``Limited Access Death Master File (LADMF) State or Local
Government Auditor General (AG) or Inspector General (IG) Systems
Safeguards Attestation Form'' (AG or IG Systems Safeguards Attestation
Form)
Description of the need for the information and the proposed use:
NTIS issued a final rule establishing a program through which persons
may become eligible to obtain access to Death Master File (DMF)
information about an individual within three years of that individual's
death. The final rule was promulgated under Section 203 of the
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, Public Law 113-67 (Act). The Act
prohibits the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) from disclosing DMF
information during the three-year period following an individual's
death (Limited Access DMF), unless the person requesting the
information has been certified to access the Limited Access DMF
pursuant to certain criteria in a program that the Secretary
establishes. The Secretary delegated the authority to carry out Section
203 to the Director of NTIS.
On December 30, 2014, NTIS initially described a ``Limited Access
Death Master File Systems Safeguards Attestation Form'' in the notice
of proposed rulemaking (79 FR 78314 at 78321). To accommodate the
requirements of the final rule, NTIS is using both the ACAB Systems
Safeguards Attestation Form and the AG or IG Systems Safeguards
Attestation Form.
The ACAB Systems Safeguards Attestation Form requires an
``Accredited Conformity Assessment Body'' (ACAB), as defined in the
final rule, to attest that a Person seeking certification or a
Certified Person seeking renewal of certification has information
security systems, facilities and procedures in place to protect the
security of the Limited Access DMF, as required under Section
1110.102(a)(2) of the final rule. The ACAB Systems Safeguards
Attestation Form collects information based on an assessment by the
ACAB conducted within three years prior to the date of the Person or
Certified Person's submission of a completed certification statement
under Section 1110.101(a) of the final rule. This collection includes
specific requirements of the final rule, which the ACAB must certify
are satisfied, and the provision of specific information by the ACAB,
such as the date of the assessment and the auditing standard(s) used
for the assessment.
Section 1110.501(a)(2) of the final rule provides that a state or
local government office of AG or IG and a Person or Certified Person
that is a department or agency of the same state or local government,
respectively, are not considered to be owned by a common ``parent''
entity under Section 1110.501(a)(1)(ii) for the purpose of determining
independence, and attestation by the AG or IG is possible. The AG or IG
Systems Safeguards Attestation Form is for the use of a state or local
government AG or IG to attest on behalf of a state or local government
department or agency Person or Certified Person. The AG or IG Systems
Safeguards Attestation Form requires the state or local government AG
or IG to attest that a Person seeking certification or a Certified
Person seeking renewal of certification has
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information security systems, facilities and procedures in place to
protect the security of the Limited Access DMF, as required under
Section 1110.102(a)(2) of the final rule. The AG or IG Systems
Safeguards Attestation Form collects information based on an assessment
by the state or local government AG or IG conducted within three years
prior to the date of the Person or Certified Person's submission of a
completed certification statement under Section 1110.101(a) of the
final rule. This collection includes specific requirements of the final
rule, which the state or local government AG or IG must certify are
satisfied, and the provision of specific information by the state or
local government AG or IG, such as the date of the assessment.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: [0692-XXXX].
Form Number(s): NTIS FM100A and NTIS FM100B.
Type of Review: New information collection.
Affected Public: Accredited Conformity Assessment Bodies and state
or local government Auditors General or Inspectors General attesting
that a Person seeking certification or a Certified Person seeking
renewal of certification under the final rule for the ``Certification
Program for Access to the Death Master File'' has information security
systems, facilities and procedures in place to protect the security of
the Limited Access DMF, as required by the final rule.
Estimated Number of Respondents
ACAB Systems Safeguards Attestation Form: NTIS expects to receive
approximately 500 ACAB Systems Safeguards Attestation Forms from
Persons and Certified Persons annually.
AG or IG Systems Safeguards Attestation Form: NTIS expects to
receive approximately 60 AG or IG Systems Safeguards Attestation Forms
from Persons and Certified Persons annually.
Estimated Time per Response
ACAB Systems Safeguards Attestation Form: 3 hours.
AG or IG Systems Safeguards Attestation Form: 3 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1680.
ACAB Systems Safeguards Attestation Form: 1500 (500 x 3 hours =
1500 hours).
AG or IG Systems Safeguards Attestation Form: 180 (60 x 3 hours =
180 hours).
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public
ACAB Systems Safeguards Attestation Form: NTIS expects to receive
approximately 500 ACAB Systems Safeguards Attestation Forms annually at
a fee of $525 per form, for a total cost of $262,500. This total annual
cost reflects the cost to the Federal Government for the ACAB Systems
Safeguards Attestation Forms, which consists of the expenses associated
with NTIS personnel reviewing and processing these forms. NTIS
estimates that it will take an ACAB's senior auditor three hours to
complete the form at a rate of approximately $135 per hour, for a total
additional cost to the public of $202,500 (1500 burden hours x $135/
hour = $202,500). NTIS estimates the total annual cost to the public
for the ACAB Systems Safeguards forms to be $465,000 ($262,500 in fees
+ $202,500 in staff time = $465,000).
AG or IG Systems Safeguards Attestation Form: NTIS expects to
receive approximately 60 AG or IG Systems Safeguards Attestation Forms
annually at a fee of $525 per form, for a total cost of $31,500. This
total annual cost reflects the cost to the Federal Government for the
AG or IG Systems Safeguards Attestation Forms, which consists of the
expenses associated with NTIS personnel reviewing and processing these
forms. NTIS estimates that it will take an AG or IG senior auditor
three hours to complete the form at a rate of approximately $100 per
hour, for a total additional cost to the public of $18,000 (180 burden
hours x $100/hour = $18,000). NTIS estimates the total annual cost to
the public for AG or IG Systems Safeguards Attestation Forms to be
$49,500 ($31,500 in fees + $18,000 in staff time = $49,500).
NTIS estimates the total annual cost to the public for both the
ACAB Systems Safeguards Attestation Forms and the AG or IG Systems
Safeguards Attestation Forms to be $514,500 ($465,000 for ACAB Systems
Safeguards Attestation Forms + $49,500 for AG or IG Systems Safeguards
Attestation Forms.
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, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Sheleen Dumas,
PRA Departmental Lead, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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