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Estimated Total Annual (Non-hour)
Cost Burden: $80.40. The USPTO
estimates that the total annualized (nonhour) cost burden for this collection is
due to postage costs. Customers may
incur postage costs when submitting
some of the items covered by this
collection to the USPTO by mail. The
USPTO expects that approximately 98
percent of the responses in this
collection will be submitted
electronically. Of the remaining 2
percent, the vast majority—98 percent—
will be submitted by mail, for a total of
12 mailed submissions. The average
first-class USPS postage cost for these
items is estimated at $6.70; the cost of
a one pound mailed submission in a flat
rate envelope. Therefore, the USPTO
estimates that the postage costs for the
mailed submissions in this collection
will total $80.40.
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, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(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, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they will also become a matter of public
record.
Marcie Lovett,
Director, Records and Information
Governance Division, Office of the Chief
Technology Officer, USPTO.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Patents for Humanity Program
ACTION:
Proposed collection; comment
request.
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) as part of its
SUMMARY:
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continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden and as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, invites comments on a proposed
extension of an existing information
collection: 0651–0066 (Patents for
Humanity Program).
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before November 5,
2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0066
comment’’ in the subject line of the
message.
• Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.
• Mail: Edward Elliott, 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 Edward Elliott,
Attorney Advisor, Office of Policy and
International Affairs, United States
Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box
1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by
telephone at 571–272–7024; or by email
to Edward.Elliott@uspto.gov with
‘‘0651–0066 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
Since 2012, the United States Patent
and Trademark Office (USPTO) has
conducted the Patents for Humanity
Program, an annual award program to
incentivize the distribution of patented
technologies or products for the purpose
of addressing humanitarian needs. The
program is open to any patent owners or
patent licensees, including inventors
who have not assigned their ownership
rights to others, assignees, and exclusive
or non-exclusive licenses. USPTO
collects information from applicants
that describe what actions they have
taken with their patented technology to
address the welfare of impoverished
populations, or how they furthered
research by others on technologies for
humanitarian purposes. Currently, there
are five categories of awards: Medicine,
Nutrition, Sanitation, Household
Energy, and Living Standards.
This collection covers information
gathered on two application forms for
the Patents for Humanity Program. The
first application covers the
humanitarian uses of technologies or
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products, and the second application
covers humanitarian research. In both,
applicants are required to describe how
their technology or product satisfies the
program criteria to address
humanitarian issues. Additionally,
applicants must provide non-public
contact information in order for USPTO
to notify them about their award status.
Applicants may optionally provide
contact information for the public to
reach them with any inquiries.
Applications must be submitted via
email and will be posted on USPTO’s
website. Qualified judges from outside
USPTO will review and score the
applications. USPTO will then forward
the top-scoring applications to
reviewers from participating Federal
agencies to recommend award
recipients.
Those applications that are chosen for
an award will receive a certificate
redeemable to accelerate select matters
before USPTO. The certificates can be
redeemed to accelerate one of the
following matters: An ex parte
reexamination proceeding, including
one appeal to the Patent Trial and
Appeal Board (PTAB) from that
proceeding; a patent application,
including one appeal to the PTAB from
that application; or an appeal to the
PTAB of a claim twice rejected in a
patent application or reissue application
or finally rejected in an ex parte
reexamination, without accelerating the
underlying matter which generated the
appeal. This collection covers the
information gathered for petitions to
extend an acceleration certificate
redemption beyond 12 months. Winners
also are invited to participate in an
awards ceremony at USPTO.
II. Method of Collection
Electronically through the https://
www.uspto.gov/patentsforhumanity
website.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651–0066.
IC Instruments and Forms: PTO/PFH/
001, PTO/PFH/002, PTO/SB/431.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits; not-for-profit businesses;
individuals and households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 55
responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: USPTO
estimates that it will take the public
approximately four hours to complete
the humanitarian program application.
Those selected as winners (about 5 to 10
per year) may additionally require one
hour to complete a petition to extend
their acceleration certificate redemption
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beyond 12 months, if needed. These
estimated times include gathering the
necessary information, preparing the
application and any supplemental
materials, and submitting the completed
request to USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost Burden: 205 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
(Hourly) Cost Burden: $59,757.50. The
USPTO expects that attorneys will
complete the Petition to Extend the
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Estimated
response
Estimated
annual
burden
hours
Rate
Estimated
total cost
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b) = (c)
(d)
(c) × (d) = (e)
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$291.50
$29,150.00
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25
100
291.50
29,150.00
1
5
5
291.50
1,457.50
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55
205
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59,757.50
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
Marcie Lovett,
Records and Information Governance
Division Director, OCTO, United States Patent
and Trademark Office.
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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.
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.
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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL
PROTECTION
IV. Request for Comments
Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection (Bureau) is
requesting to renew the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval for an existing information
collection titled, ‘‘Mortgage Acts And
Practices (Regulation N) 12 CFR 1014’’.
DATES: Written comments are
encouraged and must be received on or
before November 5, 2018 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by the title of the information
collection, OMB Control Number (see
below), and docket number (see above),
by any of the following methods:
• Electronic: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Email: FederalRegisterComments@
cfpb.gov. Include Docket No. CFPB–
2018–0029 in the subject line of the
message.
• Mail: Comment intake, Bureau of
Consumer Financial Protection
SUMMARY:
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Survey, published by the Commerce on
the Economics of Legal Practice of the
American Intellectual Property Law
Association. The professional hourly
rate for paralegals is $145, as established
in the 2016 National Utilization and
Compensation Survey Report, published
by the National Association of Legal
Assistants (NALA). Using the combined
hourly rate, the USPTO estimates that
the total respondent cost burden for this
collection is $59,757.50 per year.
Estimated
response
time
(hours)
Humanitarian Program Application
(Humanitarian Use) (PTO/PFH/001).
Humanitarian Program Application
(Humanitarian Research) (PTO/
PFH/002).
Petition to Extend the Redemption Period of the Humanitarian Awards
Certificate (PTO/SB/431).
Estimated Total Annual (Non-hour)
Respondent Cost Burden: $0. This
collection has no annual (non-hour)
postage, operation, maintenance, or
filing fee costs.
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Redemption Period of the Humanitarian
Awards Certificate and that attorneys or
paralegals will complete the
Humanitarian Program Application
Form. The USPTO uses a professional
hourly rate of $291.50 for respondent
cost burden, which is the average rate of
both attorneys and paralegals. The
professional hourly rate for an
intellectual property attorney in a
private firm is $438, as established in
the 2017 Report on the Economic
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(Attention: PRA Office), 1700 G Street
NW, Washington, DC 20552.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Comment
intake, Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection (Attention: PRA Office), 1700
G Street NW, Washington, DC 20552.
Please note that comments submitted
after the comment period will not be
accepted. In general, all comments
received will become public records,
including any personal information
provided. Sensitive personal
information, such as account numbers
or Social Security numbers, should not
be included.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Documentation prepared in support of
this information collection request is
available at www.regulations.gov.
Requests for additional information
should be directed to the Bureau of
Consumer Financial Protection
(Attention: PRA Office), 1700 G Street
NW, Washington, DC 20552, (202) 435–
9575, or email: CFPB_PRA@cfpb.gov. If
you require this document in an
alternative electronic format, please
contact CFPB_Accessibility@cfpb.gov.
Please do not submit comments to these
email boxes.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Mortgage Acts And
Practices (Regulation N) 12 CFR 1014.
OMB Control Number: 3170–0009.
Type of Review: Extension without
Change of an existing information
Collection.
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[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19201]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Patents for Humanity Program
ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.
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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as part
of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden and
as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on
a proposed extension of an existing information collection: 0651-0066
(Patents for Humanity Program).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before November 5,
2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651-
0066 comment'' in the subject line of the message.
Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Mail: Edward Elliott, 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 Edward Elliott, Attorney Advisor, Office of
Policy and International Affairs, United States Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450; by telephone at 571-
272-7024; or by email to [email protected] with ``0651-0066
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
Since 2012, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
has conducted the Patents for Humanity Program, an annual award program
to incentivize the distribution of patented technologies or products
for the purpose of addressing humanitarian needs. The program is open
to any patent owners or patent licensees, including inventors who have
not assigned their ownership rights to others, assignees, and exclusive
or non-exclusive licenses. USPTO collects information from applicants
that describe what actions they have taken with their patented
technology to address the welfare of impoverished populations, or how
they furthered research by others on technologies for humanitarian
purposes. Currently, there are five categories of awards: Medicine,
Nutrition, Sanitation, Household Energy, and Living Standards.
This collection covers information gathered on two application
forms for the Patents for Humanity Program. The first application
covers the humanitarian uses of technologies or products, and the
second application covers humanitarian research. In both, applicants
are required to describe how their technology or product satisfies the
program criteria to address humanitarian issues. Additionally,
applicants must provide non-public contact information in order for
USPTO to notify them about their award status. Applicants may
optionally provide contact information for the public to reach them
with any inquiries. Applications must be submitted via email and will
be posted on USPTO's website. Qualified judges from outside USPTO will
review and score the applications. USPTO will then forward the top-
scoring applications to reviewers from participating Federal agencies
to recommend award recipients.
Those applications that are chosen for an award will receive a
certificate redeemable to accelerate select matters before USPTO. The
certificates can be redeemed to accelerate one of the following
matters: An ex parte reexamination proceeding, including one appeal to
the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) from that proceeding; a patent
application, including one appeal to the PTAB from that application; or
an appeal to the PTAB of a claim twice rejected in a patent application
or reissue application or finally rejected in an ex parte
reexamination, without accelerating the underlying matter which
generated the appeal. This collection covers the information gathered
for petitions to extend an acceleration certificate redemption beyond
12 months. Winners also are invited to participate in an awards
ceremony at USPTO.
II. Method of Collection
Electronically through the https://www.uspto.gov/patentsforhumanity
website.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651-0066.
IC Instruments and Forms: PTO/PFH/001, PTO/PFH/002, PTO/SB/431.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits; not-for-profit
businesses; individuals and households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 55 responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: USPTO estimates that it will take the
public approximately four hours to complete the humanitarian program
application. Those selected as winners (about 5 to 10 per year) may
additionally require one hour to complete a petition to extend their
acceleration certificate redemption
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beyond 12 months, if needed. These estimated times include gathering
the necessary information, preparing the application and any
supplemental materials, and submitting the completed request to USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost Burden: 205 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent (Hourly) Cost Burden: $59,757.50.
The USPTO expects that attorneys will complete the Petition to Extend
the Redemption Period of the Humanitarian Awards Certificate and that
attorneys or paralegals will complete the Humanitarian Program
Application Form. The USPTO uses a professional hourly rate of $291.50
for respondent cost burden, which is the average rate of both attorneys
and paralegals. The professional hourly rate for an intellectual
property attorney in a private firm is $438, as established in the 2017
Report on the Economic Survey, published by the Commerce on the
Economics of Legal Practice of the American Intellectual Property Law
Association. The professional hourly rate for paralegals is $145, as
established in the 2016 National Utilization and Compensation Survey
Report, published by the National Association of Legal Assistants
(NALA). Using the combined hourly rate, the USPTO estimates that the
total respondent cost burden for this collection is $59,757.50 per
year.
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Estimated Estimated
IC No. Item response time Estimated annual burden Rate Estimated total
(hours) response hours cost
(a) (b) (a) x (b) = (c) (d) (c) x (d) = (e)
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1................................... Humanitarian Program Application 4 25 100 $291.50 $29,150.00
(Humanitarian Use) (PTO/PFH/
001).
1................................... Humanitarian Program Application 4 25 100 291.50 29,150.00
(Humanitarian Research) (PTO/
PFH/002).
2................................... Petition to Extend the 1 5 5 291.50 1,457.50
Redemption Period of the
Humanitarian Awards Certificate
(PTO/SB/431).
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Total........................... ................................ .............. 55 205 .............. 59,757.50
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Estimated Total Annual (Non-hour) Respondent Cost Burden: $0. This
collection has no annual (non-hour) postage, operation, maintenance, or
filing fee costs.
IV. Request for Comments
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.
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.
Marcie Lovett,
Records and Information Governance Division Director, OCTO, United
States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2018-19201 Filed 9-4-18; 8:45 am]
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