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deployed by a vessel is self-reported
through logbooks, the use of pot tags
provides an additional enforcement tool
to ensure that the pot limits are not
exceeded. The use of pot tags allows atsea enforcement and post-trip
verification of the number of pots
fished.
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.
II. Method of Collection
The forms to request pot gear tags and
register a vessel are available on the
NMFS Alaska Region website at https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/region/alaska as
fillable PDFs and may be downloaded
and printed. These forms are submitted
to NMFS by mail, fax, or delivery.
Marker buoys are marked with
identification information.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0353.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
988.
Estimated Time per Response:
Marking longline pot gear marker buoys,
15 minutes per buoy; marking
groundfish hook-and-line marker buoys,
10 minutes per buoy; 15 minutes each
for the Vessel Registration and Request
for IFQ Sablefish Pot Gear Tags form
and for the Request for Replacement of
Longline Pot Gear Tags form. These
estimates are based on the most recent
supporting statement prepared for this
information collection in 2017. This
supporting statement is available on
NOAA’s Paperwork Reduction Act web
page at https://www.cio.noaa.gov/
itmanagement/pdfs/0353ext2017.pdf.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,841 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $11,310 in recordkeeping and
reporting costs.
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
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark
Office
Pro Bono Survey
Notice of renewal of information
collection; comment request.
ACTION:
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO), as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, invites comments on a proposed
revision and extension of an existing
information collection: 0651–0082 (Pro
Bono Survey).
SUMMARY:
Written comments must be
submitted on or before January 13, 2020.
DATES:
You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0082
comment’’ in the subject line of the
message.
• Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.
• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Chief, Records
and Information Governance Branch,
Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, United States Patent and
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to James M.
Silbermann, Senior Counsel for
Enrollment and Intellectual Property
Legal Services, Office of Enrollment and
Discipline, United States Patent and
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by
telephone at (571) 272–4097; or by
email to James.Silbermann@uspto.gov
with ‘‘0651–0082 comment’’ in the
subject line. Additional information
about this collection is also available at
https://www.reginfo.gov under
‘‘Information Collection Review.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Abstract
The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
(AIA), Public Law 112–29 § 32 (2011)
directs the USPTO to work with and
support intellectual property law
associations across the country in the
establishment of pro bono programs
designed to assist financially underresourced independent inventors and
small businesses. To support this, the
USPTO—in collaboration with various
non-profit organizations—has
established a series of autonomous
regional hubs that act as matchmakers to
help connect low-income inventors with
volunteer patent attorneys across the
United States. The regional hubs
comprise law school IP clinics, bar
associations, innovation/entrepreneurial
organizations, and arts-focused lawyer
referral services that are strategically
located to provide access to patent pro
bono services across all fifty states and
the District of Columbia. Additionally,
the Study of Underrepresented Classes
Chasing Engineering and Science
Success Act (SUCCESS Act), Public Law
115–273 (2018) directs the agency to
provide recommendations on how to
increase the number of women,
minorities, and veterans who apply for
and obtain patents.
To support the purposes described
above, the pro bono survey would
continue to collect information
regarding the activity of the regional
hubs. The USPTO has worked with the
Pro Bono Advisory Council (PBAC) to
determine what information is
necessary to ascertain the effectiveness
of each regional pro bono hub’s
matchmaking operations. PBAC is a
well-established group of patent
practitioners and patent pro bono
regional hub administrators who have
committed to provide support and
guidance to patent pro bono programs
across the country. The data presently
gathered, and which would continue,
provides USPTO with valuable
information, including the number of
inventor inquires, referral sources,
number of applicants successfully
matched with attorneys, and types of
patent filing activity. PBAC, in
conjunction with the regional hubs, is
responsible for the collection of this
information, which is collected on a
quarterly basis. The information, at its
highest level, will allow PBAC and the
USPTO to ascertain whether the
regional hubs are matching qualified
low-income inventors with volunteer
patent attorneys and help establish the
total economic benefit derived by lowincome inventors in the form of donated
legal services. This information also
helps the USPTO determine which
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regional hubs are operating efficiently
and which programs need additional
support by ascertaining the effectiveness
of each individual regional hub with
respect to their matchmaking efforts.
Additionally, USPTO is proposing to
revise the existing information
collection to gather information
regarding gender, ethnicity, race, and
veteran status. Each regional hub will be
requesting demographic information for
those seeking assistance that will be
self-identified by the applicant. This
requested standardized demographic
information will be part of the overall
application materials that each
independent inventor fills out when
seeking pro bono assistance. This
information will also be used to help
determine the extent to which the pro
bono program is helping women,
minorities, and veterans apply for
patents.
II. Method of Collection
This survey will be conducted
electronically through a web form
created to support this survey.
IC No.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651–0082.
IC Instruments and Forms: The
individual instrument in this collection,
as well as its associated form, is listed
in the table below.
Type of Review: Extension of an
existing information collection.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1106 total respondents. An estimated 20
regional hubs will provide quarterly
responses to USPTO (the PBAC
Administrator Survey). This results in
80 responses from regional hubs per
year. In addition, an estimated 1026
applicants will provide demographic
data in their applications directly to the
regional hubs as part of their individual
applications for pro bono assistance,
resulting in 1026 responses from
applicants per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take two
hours to complete the PBAC
Administrator Survey, including time
Information collection instrument
needed to gather the necessary
information, enter it into the
information collection instrument, and
submit it. The USPTO estimates that it
will take approximately one minute for
applicants to answer the demographic
questions.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 177.10 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
(Hourly) Cost Burden: $8,866.44.00. The
USPTO expects that regional program
administrators will complete these
applications. The professional hourly
rate for a regional program administrator
is $50.11. The rate for administrators
(BLS 11–0000) is based the BLS 2018
National Occupation and Employment
and Wage Estimates. The hourly rate for
the demographic survey uses the
estimated rate for independent
inventors (the average of mean rates for
Engineers and Scientists). Using this
hourly rate, the USPTO estimates that
the total respondent cost burden for this
collection is $8,866.44.00 per year.
Estimated
time for
response
(minutes)
Estimated
annual
responses
Estimated
annual burden
hours
Rate
($/hr)
Totals
(a)
(b)
((a × (b) / 60) = (c)
(d)
(c × d) = (e)
1 ....................
2 ....................
Regional Program Administrator Survey ............
Demographic survey ...........................................
120
1
80
1,026
160
17.1
$50.11
49.64
$8,017.60
848.84
Total .......
.............................................................................
..................
1,106
177.1
..................
8,866.44
Estimated Total Annual (Non-hour)
Respondent Cost Burden: $26,666.66.
There is a startup cost for each regional
hub to update their data collection form
to capture demographic data. The
USPTO estimates that each regional hub
(20) will require, on average, $4,000.00
to update their web collection form. A
total one-time cost of $80,000.00 is
annualized over a three (3) year
collection period, for an annual cost of
$26,666.66. There are no maintenance,
or operating fees associated with this
collection, nor are there postage costs,
filing fees, or processing fees.
IV. Request for Comments
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. USPTO invites
public comments on:
(a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
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(b) 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, e.g, 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.
Marcie Lovett,
Director, Records and Information
Governance Branch, Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer, USPTO.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark
Office
Post Allowance and Refiling
Notice of renewal of information
collection; request for comment.
ACTION:
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO), as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, invites comments on the
extension of an existing information
collection: 0651–0033 (Post Allowance
and Refiling).
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before January 13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0033
comment’’ in the subject line of the
message.
• Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.
• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and
Information Governance Branch, Office
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Pro Bono Survey
ACTION: Notice of renewal of information collection; comment request.
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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on a
proposed revision and extension of an existing information collection:
0651-0082 (Pro Bono Survey).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before January 13,
2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651-
0082 comment'' in the subject line of the message.
Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Mail: Marcie Lovett, Chief, Records and Information
Governance Branch, Office of the Chief Administrative 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 James M. Silbermann, Senior Counsel for
Enrollment and Intellectual Property Legal Services, Office of
Enrollment and Discipline, United States Patent and Trademark Office,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450; by telephone at (571) 272-
4097; or by email to [email protected] with ``0651-0082
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 Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), Public Law 112-29 Sec.
32 (2011) directs the USPTO to work with and support intellectual
property law associations across the country in the establishment of
pro bono programs designed to assist financially under-resourced
independent inventors and small businesses. To support this, the
USPTO--in collaboration with various non-profit organizations--has
established a series of autonomous regional hubs that act as
matchmakers to help connect low-income inventors with volunteer patent
attorneys across the United States. The regional hubs comprise law
school IP clinics, bar associations, innovation/entrepreneurial
organizations, and arts-focused lawyer referral services that are
strategically located to provide access to patent pro bono services
across all fifty states and the District of Columbia. Additionally, the
Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science
Success Act (SUCCESS Act), Public Law 115-273 (2018) directs the agency
to provide recommendations on how to increase the number of women,
minorities, and veterans who apply for and obtain patents.
To support the purposes described above, the pro bono survey would
continue to collect information regarding the activity of the regional
hubs. The USPTO has worked with the Pro Bono Advisory Council (PBAC) to
determine what information is necessary to ascertain the effectiveness
of each regional pro bono hub's matchmaking operations. PBAC is a well-
established group of patent practitioners and patent pro bono regional
hub administrators who have committed to provide support and guidance
to patent pro bono programs across the country. The data presently
gathered, and which would continue, provides USPTO with valuable
information, including the number of inventor inquires, referral
sources, number of applicants successfully matched with attorneys, and
types of patent filing activity. PBAC, in conjunction with the regional
hubs, is responsible for the collection of this information, which is
collected on a quarterly basis. The information, at its highest level,
will allow PBAC and the USPTO to ascertain whether the regional hubs
are matching qualified low-income inventors with volunteer patent
attorneys and help establish the total economic benefit derived by low-
income inventors in the form of donated legal services. This
information also helps the USPTO determine which
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regional hubs are operating efficiently and which programs need
additional support by ascertaining the effectiveness of each individual
regional hub with respect to their matchmaking efforts.
Additionally, USPTO is proposing to revise the existing information
collection to gather information regarding gender, ethnicity, race, and
veteran status. Each regional hub will be requesting demographic
information for those seeking assistance that will be self-identified
by the applicant. This requested standardized demographic information
will be part of the overall application materials that each independent
inventor fills out when seeking pro bono assistance. This information
will also be used to help determine the extent to which the pro bono
program is helping women, minorities, and veterans apply for patents.
II. Method of Collection
This survey will be conducted electronically through a web form
created to support this survey.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651-0082.
IC Instruments and Forms: The individual instrument in this
collection, as well as its associated form, is listed in the table
below.
Type of Review: Extension of an existing information collection.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1106 total respondents. An
estimated 20 regional hubs will provide quarterly responses to USPTO
(the PBAC Administrator Survey). This results in 80 responses from
regional hubs per year. In addition, an estimated 1026 applicants will
provide demographic data in their applications directly to the regional
hubs as part of their individual applications for pro bono assistance,
resulting in 1026 responses from applicants per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take
two hours to complete the PBAC Administrator Survey, including time
needed to gather the necessary information, enter it into the
information collection instrument, and submit it. The USPTO estimates
that it will take approximately one minute for applicants to answer the
demographic questions.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 177.10 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent (Hourly) Cost Burden:
$8,866.44.00. The USPTO expects that regional program administrators
will complete these applications. The professional hourly rate for a
regional program administrator is $50.11. The rate for administrators
(BLS 11-0000) is based the BLS 2018 National Occupation and Employment
and Wage Estimates. The hourly rate for the demographic survey uses the
estimated rate for independent inventors (the average of mean rates for
Engineers and Scientists). Using this hourly rate, the USPTO estimates
that the total respondent cost burden for this collection is
$8,866.44.00 per year.
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Estimated
Information collection time for Estimated Estimated annual Rate ($/
IC No. instrument response annual burden hours hr) Totals
(minutes) responses
................................ (a) (b) ((a x (b) / 60) = (d) (c x d) = (e)
(c)
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1............................................. Regional Program Administrator 120 80 160 $50.11 $8,017.60
Survey.
2............................................. Demographic survey.............. 1 1,026 17.1 49.64 848.84
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Total..................................... ................................ .......... 1,106 177.1 .......... 8,866.44
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Estimated Total Annual (Non-hour) Respondent Cost Burden:
$26,666.66. There is a startup cost for each regional hub to update
their data collection form to capture demographic data. The USPTO
estimates that each regional hub (20) will require, on average,
$4,000.00 to update their web collection form. A total one-time cost of
$80,000.00 is annualized over a three (3) year collection period, for
an annual cost of $26,666.66. There are no maintenance, or operating
fees associated with this collection, nor are there postage costs,
filing fees, or processing fees.
IV. Request for Comments
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. USPTO invites public comments on:
(a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether
the information will have practical utility;
(b) 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, e.g, 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.
Marcie Lovett,
Director, Records and Information Governance Branch, Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, USPTO.
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