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Dated: September 20, 2017.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark
Office
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: September 15, 2017.
David Holst,
Acting Chief Financial Officer/CAO, Office
of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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Submissions for OMB Review;
Comment Request; ‘‘Submissions
Regarding Correspondence and
Regarding Attorney Representation
(Trademarks)’’
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) 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: Submissions Regarding
Correspondence and Regarding Attorney
Representation (Trademarks).
OMB Control Number: 0651–0056.
Form Number(s):
• PTO Form 2196
• PTO Form 2201
Type of Request: Regular.
Number of Respondents: 84,291 per
year.
Average Hours per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take the
public approximately between 5
minutes (0.08 hours) to 30 minutes (0.50
hours) to complete this information,
depending on the complexity of the
document. This includes the time to
gather the necessary information,
prepare the request, and submit them to
the USPTO. The time estimates shown
for the electronic forms in this
collection are based on the average
amount of time needed to complete and
electronically file the associated form.
Burden Hours: 7,840.77 hours.
Cost Burden: $82.81 (postage costs).
Needs and Uses: The USPTO needs
the information described in this
collection to manage the various actions
concerning the appointments and
retention of attorneys and domestic
representatives for trademark
applications. The information in this
collection is also a matter of public
record and is utilized by the public for
a variety of private business purposes
related to establishing and enforcing
trademark rights. The information is
accessible online, through the USPTO
Web site, as well as through various
USPTO facilities. Additionally, the
USPTO provides the information to the
public through the Patent and
Trademark Depository Library (PTDLs)
System.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits; not-for-profit institutions;
individuals.
Frequency: On occasion.
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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
www.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 ‘‘0651–0056 copy
request’’ in the subject line of the
message.
• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and
Information Governance Division
Director, Office of the Chief Technology
Officer, United States Patent and
Trademark Officer, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent on
or before October 25, 2017 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.
Marcie Lovett,
Records and Information Governance
Division Director, OCTO, United States Patent
and Trademark Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark
Office
Patent and Trademark Resource
Centers Metrics
Proposed information
collection; comment request.
ACTION:
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO), as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1996, invites comments on a proposed
extension of an existing information
collection: 0651–0068 (Patent and
Trademark Resource Center Metrics).
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before November 24,
2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0068
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comment’’ in the subject line of the
message.
• Federal Register Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.
• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and
Information Governance Division
Director, Office of the Chief Technology
Officer, United States Patent and
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Robert Berry,
Manager, Patent and Trademark
Resource Center Program, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, United States
Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box
1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by
telephone at (571) 272–7152; or by
email at Robert.Berry@uspto.gov with
‘‘0651–0068 comment’’ in the subject
line. Additional information about this
collection is also available at https://
www.reginfo.gov under ‘‘Information
Collection Review.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The USPTO seeks to collect from
Patent Trademark Resource Centers
(PTRC) information about the public’s
use of and training on the tools
provided through the centers.
Specifically, the USTPO seeks metrics
concerning the public’s use of patent
and trademark services and the public
outreach efforts provided by the PTRCs.
The PTRC Program is authorized
under the provision of 35 U.S.C. 2(a)(2),
which provides that the USPTO shall be
responsible for disseminating
information with respect to patents and
trademarks to the public. The PTRC
Program is made up public, state, and
academic libraries. Once a library has
been designated as a PTRC, each
participating library must fulfill the
following requirements: assist the
public in the efficient use of patent and
trademark information resources;
provide free access to patent and
trademark resources provided by the
USPTO; and send representatives to
attend the USPTO-hosted PTRC training
seminars. At present, there are 86
libraries that are a part of the growing
PTRC Program.
The PTRC Program requirements
stipulate that all participating libraries
must submit periodic metrics on the
public’s use of the patent and trademark
services through the PTRCs and the
public outreach efforts provided by the
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PTRCs. To facilitate this requirement,
the USPTO has developed a worksheet
to collect the metrics. A third-party
vendor will collect the metrics on a
quarterly basis. The information will
only be collected electronically. The
PTRCs will be given a password to input
their information.
This information collection will
enable the USPTO to ascertain what
types of services the PTRCs should offer
and to train PTRC staff more effectively,
as the PTRCs continue to move away
from the physical distribution of hard
copy information. Collection of this
information will enable the USPTO to
service its current customers while more
effectively planning for the future.
II. Method of Collection
The metrics will be submitted
electronically to the USPTO.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651–0068.
IC Instruments and Forms: No forms
are associated with this collection of
information.
Type of Review: Revision of an
existing information collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits; not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
344 responses per year. The USPTO
estimates that there will be up to 88
libraries reporting their metrics once per
quarter, resulting in a total of 352
responses per year. This estimate
includes possible growth in the PTRC
program above the 86 libraries that are
currently reporting.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take the
public approximately 30 minutes (0.50
hours) to gather the necessary
information, prepare the worksheet, and
submit it to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 176 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost Burden: $5,536.96 The USPTO
expects that the information in this
collection will be prepared by library
staff, at an estimated hourly rate of
$31.46. This is the mean hourly wage
for college librarians according to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational
Employment Statistics (OES 25–4021).
Using this hourly rate, the USPTO
estimates that the respondent cost
burden for this collection will be
approximately $5,536.96 per year.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Submissions for OMB Review; Comment Request; ``Submissions
Regarding Correspondence and Regarding Attorney Representation
(Trademarks)''
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) 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: Submissions Regarding Correspondence and Regarding Attorney
Representation (Trademarks).
OMB Control Number: 0651-0056.
Form Number(s):
PTO Form 2196
PTO Form 2201
Type of Request: Regular.
Number of Respondents: 84,291 per year.
Average Hours per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take
the public approximately between 5 minutes (0.08 hours) to 30 minutes
(0.50 hours) to complete this information, depending on the complexity
of the document. This includes the time to gather the necessary
information, prepare the request, and submit them to the USPTO. The
time estimates shown for the electronic forms in this collection are
based on the average amount of time needed to complete and
electronically file the associated form.
Burden Hours: 7,840.77 hours.
Cost Burden: $82.81 (postage costs).
Needs and Uses: The USPTO needs the information described in this
collection to manage the various actions concerning the appointments
and retention of attorneys and domestic representatives for trademark
applications. The information in this collection is also a matter of
public record and is utilized by the public for a variety of private
business purposes related to establishing and enforcing trademark
rights. The information is accessible online, through the USPTO Web
site, as well as through various USPTO facilities. Additionally, the
USPTO provides the information to the public through the Patent and
Trademark Depository Library (PTDLs) System.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits; not-for-profit
institutions; individuals.
Frequency: On occasion.
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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 www.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-
0056 copy request'' in the subject line of the message.
Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and Information Governance
Division Director, Office of the Chief Technology Officer, United
States Patent and Trademark Officer, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA
22313-1450.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent on or before October 25, 2017 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.
Marcie Lovett,
Records and Information Governance Division Director, OCTO, United
States Patent and Trademark Office.
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