Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Fastener Quality Act Insignia Recordal Process, 30449 [2021-11933]
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Fastener Quality Act Insignia
Recordal Process
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit
the following information collection
request to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and clearance
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the
date of publication of this notice. The
USPTO invites comment on this
information collection renewal, which
helps the USPTO assess the impact of
its information collection requirements
and minimize the public’s reporting
burden. Public comments were
previously requested via the Federal
Register on January 15, 2021 during a
60-day comment period. This notice
allows for an additional 30 days for
public comments.
Agency: United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
Title: Fastener Quality Act Insignia
Recordal Process.
OMB Control Number: 0651–0028.
Form Number:
• PTO–1611 (Application for Recordal
of Insignia or Renewal/Reactivation of
Recordal Under the Fastener Quality
Act)
Type of Review: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Number of Respondents: 96
respondents per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take the
public approximately 30 minutes (0.5
hours) to gather the necessary
information, prepare the form, and
submit the request for recordal or
renewal of a fastener insignia to the
USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 48 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour
Cost Burden: $2,136.
Needs and Uses: Under Section 5 of
the Fastener Quality Act (FQA) of 1999,
(15 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), certain
industrial fasteners must bear an
insignia identifying the manufacturer. It
is also mandatory for manufacturers of
fasteners covered by the FQA to submit
an application to the USPTO for
recordal of the insignia on the Fastener
Insignia Register. The purpose of
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requiring both the insignia and the
recordation is to ensure that certain
fasteners can be traced to their
manufacturers and to protect against the
sale of mismarked, misrepresented, or
counterfeit fasteners. The procedures for
the recordal of fastener insignia under
the FQA are set forth in 15 CFR 280.300
et seq.
This information collection covers
data gathered by the FQA applications
for Recordal of Insignia and the
applications for Renewal/Reactivation
of Recordal. The USPTO uses the
information in this information
collection to record or renew insignias
under the FQA and to maintain the
Fastener Insignia Register, which is
open to public inspection. The public
may download the Fastener Insignia
Register from the USPTO website at
https://www.uspto.gov/trademark/lawsregulations/fastener-quality-act-fqa/
fastener-quality-act-fqa.
Affected Public: Private sector.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view
Department of Commerce, USPTO
information collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for this information
collection should be submitted within
30 days of the publication of this notice
on the following website
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
30-day Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ or by using the search
function and entering either the title of
the information collection or the OMB
Control Number 0651–0028.
Further information can be obtained
by:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0028
information request’’ in the subject line
of the message.
• Mail: Kimberly Hardy, Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, United
States Patent and Trademark Office,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
1450.
Kimberly Hardy,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket ID ED–2021–OCR–0068]
Request for Information Regarding the
Nondiscriminatory Administration of
School Discipline
Office for Civil Rights (OCR),
U.S. Department of Education.
ACTION: Request for information.
AGENCY:
This notice is a request for
information in the form of written
comments that include information,
research, and suggestions regarding the
administration of school discipline in
schools serving students in pre-K
through grade 12. OCR solicits these
comments to inform determinations
about what policy guidance, technical
assistance, or other resources would
assist schools that serve students in preK through grade 12 with improving
school climate and safety, consistent
with the civil rights laws that OCR
enforces, to ensure equal access to
education programs and activities. OCR
has promulgated regulations to
implement civil rights laws and
periodically provides policy guidance
and technical assistance to clarify these
statutory and regulatory requirements.
Information received through this
request may be used to assist OCR in
preparing further guidance, technical
assistance, and other resources.
DATES: We must receive your comments
on or before July 23, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
submitted as indicated below:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Using
the Docket ID number above, please go
to www.regulations.gov to submit your
comments electronically. Information
on using Regulations.gov, including
instructions for accessing agency
documents, submitting comments, and
viewing the docket, is available on the
site.
• Mail: If you do not have internet
access or electronic submission is not
possible, you may mail written
comments to the Office for Civil Rights,
U.S. Department of Education, Potomac
Center Plaza (PCP), 550 12th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20024. Mailed
comments must be postmarked by July
23, 2021, to be accepted. Comments
submitted by email or fax will not be
accepted.
Privacy Note: The Department’s
policy is to make all electronic
comments received from members of the
public available for public viewing in
their entirety on the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at
www.regulations.gov. Therefore,
commenters should be careful to
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Fastener Quality Act Insignia Recordal Process
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit
the following information collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of
publication of this notice. The USPTO invites comment on this
information collection renewal, which helps the USPTO assess the impact
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on January 15, 2021 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
Title: Fastener Quality Act Insignia Recordal Process.
OMB Control Number: 0651-0028.
Form Number:
PTO-1611 (Application for Recordal of Insignia or Renewal/
Reactivation of Recordal Under the Fastener Quality Act)
Type of Review: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Number of Respondents: 96 respondents per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take
the public approximately 30 minutes (0.5 hours) to gather the necessary
information, prepare the form, and submit the request for recordal or
renewal of a fastener insignia to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 48 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Cost Burden: $2,136.
Needs and Uses: Under Section 5 of the Fastener Quality Act (FQA)
of 1999, (15 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), certain industrial fasteners must
bear an insignia identifying the manufacturer. It is also mandatory for
manufacturers of fasteners covered by the FQA to submit an application
to the USPTO for recordal of the insignia on the Fastener Insignia
Register. The purpose of requiring both the insignia and the
recordation is to ensure that certain fasteners can be traced to their
manufacturers and to protect against the sale of mismarked,
misrepresented, or counterfeit fasteners. The procedures for the
recordal of fastener insignia under the FQA are set forth in 15 CFR
280.300 et seq.
This information collection covers data gathered by the FQA
applications for Recordal of Insignia and the applications for Renewal/
Reactivation of Recordal. The USPTO uses the information in this
information collection to record or renew insignias under the FQA and
to maintain the Fastener Insignia Register, which is open to public
inspection. The public may download the Fastener Insignia Register from
the USPTO website at https://www.uspto.gov/trademark/laws-regulations/fastener-quality-act-fqa/fastener-quality-act-fqa.
Affected Public: Private sector.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
This information collection request may be viewed at
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of
Commerce, USPTO information collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for this information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering either the title of the information collection or
the OMB Control Number 0651-0028.
Further information can be obtained by:
Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651-
0028 information request'' in the subject line of the message.
Mail: Kimberly Hardy, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313- 1450.
Kimberly Hardy,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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