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I. Abstract
Executive Order 12862 (https://
www.archives.gov/federal-register/
executive-orders/pdf/12862.pdf) directs
Federal agencies to provide services to
the public that matches or exceeds the
best services available in the private
sector. In order to work continuously to
ensure that its programs are effective
and meet its customers’ needs, the
United States Patent and Trademark
Office (hereafter ‘‘USPTO’’ or ‘‘the
Agency’’) proposes the following
generic clearance to collect qualitative
feedback on its service delivery.
Qualitative feedback refers to
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but is not in the form of statistical
surveys which yield quantitative results
that can be generalized to the
population of study.
The Agency will collect, analyze, and
interpret information gathered to
identify strengths and weaknesses of
current services. Based on feedback
received, the Agency will identify
operational changes needed to improve
programs and services. The solicitation
of feedback will target areas such as:
Timeliness, appropriateness, accuracy
of information, courtesy, efficiency of
service delivery, and resolution of
issues with service delivery.
Collecting feedback will allow for the
Agency to have a pulse on customer
satisfaction. This feedback will provide
for ongoing, collaborative, and
actionable communication between the
Agency and its customers and
stakeholders and allow it to gather
feedback in an efficient and timely
manner. The information collected from
Agency customers and stakeholders will
help ensure users have an opportunity
to convey their experience with USPTO
programs. This information collection
will also provide insights into customer
or stakeholder perceptions, experiences,
and expectations, which will allow the
Agency to focus its attention on areas
where communication, training, or
changes in operations may be necessary.
This information collection covers a
variety of methods used by USPTO to
obtain qualitative feedback from the
public. The estimated number of annual
responses and burden hours being
requested are based on the number of
information collections we expect to
conduct over the period of this
clearance. Each specific request for
clearance under this generic information
collection will detail estimates for the
following information: Respondent
types, number of respondents, number
of responses, time per response, burden
hours, and associated costs.
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II. Method of Collection
The methods of collection include,
but are not limited to, in-person
surveys, telephone interviews,
questionnaires, mail and email survey,
web-based products, focus groups, and
comment cards.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651–0080.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Affected Public: Private Sector;
Individuals or Households; State, Local
or Tribal governments; Federal
government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
90,000 respondents.
Estimated Time per Response: Varied,
dependent upon the data collection
method used. The average response time
will be 10 minutes per response.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 15,000 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
(Hourly) Cost Burden: $2,989,650.
The estimated annual respondent
costs are based on the number of
estimated hours for the information
collections we expect to conduct over
the requested period of this clearance.
The total hourly cost burden ($199.31)
is determined by using a combined rate
of attorney, paralegal, and pro se wages.
The USPTO uses the mean rate for
attorneys in private firms, estimated at
$400 per hour, from data published in
the 2019 Report of the Economic Survey
from the American Intellectual Property
Law Association (AIPLA).1 The hourly
rate for paralegals is estimated at $145
from data published in the 2018
Utilization and Compensation Survey
by the National Association of Legal
Assistants (NALA).2 The pro se wage
rate uses the mean hourly wage ($52.93)
for physical scientists according to the
data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’
Occupational Employment Statistics
program (occupational code 19–2099) 3.
Estimated Total Annual (Non-hour)
Respondent Cost Burden: $0. There are
no capital start-up, maintenance,
postage, recordkeeping costs, or any
other fees associated with this
information collection.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
IV. Request for Comments
The USPTO is soliciting public
comments to:
1 https://www.aipla.org/detail/journal-issue/2019report-of-the-economic-survey.
2 https://www.nala.org/paralegals/research-andsurvey-findings.
3 https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes192099.htm.
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(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.
All comments submitted in response
to this notice are a matter of public
record. USPTO will include or
summarize each comment in the request
to OMB to approve this information
collection. Before including an address,
phone number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in a
comment, be aware that the entire
comment—including personal
identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you may ask in your comment to
withhold personal identifying
information from public view, USPTO
cannot guarantee that it will be able to
do so.
Kimberly Hardy,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL
PROTECTION
[Docket No: CFPB–2021–0009]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request;
Emergency Processing Request
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
proposing a new information collection
titled, ‘‘Interim Final Rule on Debt
Collection Practices in Connection with
the Global COVID–19 Pandemic.’’
SUMMARY:
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An emergency review has been
requested in accordance with the PRA
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507(j)). Approval by
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) has been requested by May 3,
2021. A standard PRA clearance process
is also beginning. Interested persons are
invited to submit comments on or before
June 21, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by the title of the information
collection, and docket number (see
above), by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Email: PRA_Comments@cfpb.gov.
Include Docket No. CFPB–2021–0009 in
the subject line of the email
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
Comment intake, Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection (Attention: PRA
Office), 1700 G Street NW, Washington,
DC 20552. Please note that due to
circumstances associated with the
COVID–19 pandemic, the Bureau
discourages the submission of
comments by mail, hand delivery, or
courier. Please note that comments
submitted after the comment period will
not be accepted. In general, all
comments 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 Suzan Muslu, Data
Governance Program Manager, at (202)
435–9267, 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 this mailbox.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Interim Final Rule
on Debt Collection Practices in
Connection with the Global COVID–19
Pandemic.
OMB Control Number: 3170–XXXX.
Type of Review: New collection
(Request for a new OMB control
number).
Affected Public: Private sector (banks
and credit unions).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
500.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 6,000.
Abstract: The Bureau is issuing an
interim final rule to amend Regulation
F, which implements the Fair Debt
DATES:
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Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and
currently contains the procedures for
State application for exemption from the
provisions of the FDCPA. The interim
final rule addresses certain debt
collector conduct associated with an
eviction moratorium issued by the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) in response to the
global COVID–19 pandemic. The
amendments prohibit debt collectors
from taking certain covered eviction
actions unless the debt collectors
provide written notice to certain
consumers of their protections under
the CDC temporary eviction moratorium
and prohibit misrepresentations about
consumers’ eligibility for protection
under such moratorium. This
moratorium is in place now and
currently set to expire at the end of
June. The Bureau believes there is a
potential for public harm if consumers
are not informed of their rights under
the moratorium, therefore the Bureau is
requesting emergency approval of this
information collection request.
The Bureau requests OMB approval of
this request by May 3, 2021.
Contemporaneously with this request
for emergency processing, the Bureau is
also initiating standard clearance
procedures by publishing a notice in the
Federal Register allowing the public 60
days to comment on this collection of
information. Accordingly, this request
will also be resubmitted to OMB under
standard clearance procedures.
Request for Comments: Comments are
invited on: (a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Bureau, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of the Bureau’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methods and the 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. 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.
Dated: April 16, 2021.
Suzan Muslu,
Data Governance Program Manager, Bureau
of Consumer Financial Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Certificate of Alternate Compliance for
USS FRANK E. PETERSON JR. (DDG
121)
Department of the Navy, DoD.
Notice of Issuance of Certificate
of Alternate Compliance.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Navy hereby
announces that a Certificate of Alternate
Compliance has been issued for USS
FRANK E. PETERSON JR. (DDG 121).
Due to the special construction and
purpose of this vessel, the Deputy
Assistant Judge Advocate General
(DAJAG)(Admiralty and Maritime Law)
has determined it is a vessel of the Navy
which, due to its special construction
and purpose, cannot comply fully with
the navigation lights provisions of the
International Regulations for Preventing
Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS)
without interfering with its special
function as a naval ship. The intended
effect of this notice is to warn mariners
in waters where 72 COLREGS apply.
DATES: This Certificate of Alternate
Compliance is effective April 22, 2021
and is applicable beginning April 16,
2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lieutenant Commander Darren E.
Myers, JAGC, U.S. Navy, Admiralty
Attorney, Office of the Judge Advocate
General, Admiralty and Maritime Law
Division (Code 11), 1322 Patterson Ave.,
SE, Suite 3000, Washington Navy Yard,
DC 20374–5066, 202–685–5040, or
admiralty@navy.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background and Purpose
Executive Order 11964 of January 19,
1977 and 33 U.S.C. 1605 provide that
the requirements of the International
Regulations for Preventing Collisions at
Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), as to the
number, position, range, or arc of
visibility of lights or shapes, as well as
to the disposition and characteristics of
sound-signaling appliances, shall not
apply to a vessel or class of vessels of
the Navy where the Secretary of the
Navy shall find and certify that, by
reason of special construction or
purpose, it is not possible for such
vessel(s) to comply fully with the
provisions without interfering with the
special function of the vessel(s). Notice
of issuance of a Certificate of Alternate
Compliance must be made in the
Federal Register.
In accordance with 33 U.S.C. 1605,
the DAJAG (Admiralty and Maritime
Law), under authority delegated by the
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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION
[Docket No: CFPB-2021-0009]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request;
Emergency Processing Request
AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) is proposing a new
information collection titled, ``Interim Final Rule on Debt Collection
Practices in Connection with the Global COVID-19 Pandemic.''
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DATES: An emergency review has been requested in accordance with the
PRA (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507(j)). Approval by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) has been requested by May 3, 2021. A standard PRA
clearance process is also beginning. Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before June 21, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by the title of the
information collection, and docket number (see above), by any of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Email: [email protected]. Include Docket No. CFPB-
2021-0009 in the subject line of the email
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Comment intake, Bureau of
Consumer Financial Protection (Attention: PRA Office), 1700 G Street
NW, Washington, DC 20552. Please note that due to circumstances
associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bureau discourages the
submission of comments by mail, hand delivery, or courier. Please note
that comments submitted after the comment period will not be accepted.
In general, all comments 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 Suzan Muslu, Data Governance Program Manager, at (202) 435-
9267, or email: [email protected]. If you require this document in an
alternative electronic format, please contact
[email protected]. Please do not submit comments to this
mailbox.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Interim Final Rule on Debt Collection
Practices in Connection with the Global COVID-19 Pandemic.
OMB Control Number: 3170-XXXX.
Type of Review: New collection (Request for a new OMB control
number).
Affected Public: Private sector (banks and credit unions).
Estimated Number of Respondents: 500.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,000.
Abstract: The Bureau is issuing an interim final rule to amend
Regulation F, which implements the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
(FDCPA) and currently contains the procedures for State application for
exemption from the provisions of the FDCPA. The interim final rule
addresses certain debt collector conduct associated with an eviction
moratorium issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The amendments
prohibit debt collectors from taking certain covered eviction actions
unless the debt collectors provide written notice to certain consumers
of their protections under the CDC temporary eviction moratorium and
prohibit misrepresentations about consumers' eligibility for protection
under such moratorium. This moratorium is in place now and currently
set to expire at the end of June. The Bureau believes there is a
potential for public harm if consumers are not informed of their rights
under the moratorium, therefore the Bureau is requesting emergency
approval of this information collection request.
The Bureau requests OMB approval of this request by May 3, 2021.
Contemporaneously with this request for emergency processing, the
Bureau is also initiating standard clearance procedures by publishing a
notice in the Federal Register allowing the public 60 days to comment
on this collection of information. Accordingly, this request will also
be resubmitted to OMB under standard clearance procedures.
Request for Comments: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Bureau, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) The accuracy of the Bureau's estimate of
the burden of the collection of information, including the validity of
the methods and the 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. 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.
Dated: April 16, 2021.
Suzan Muslu,
Data Governance Program Manager, Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection.
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