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II. Method of Collection
NIST will collect this information by
electronic means when possible, as well
as by mail, fax, telephone, technical
discussions, and in-person interviews.
NIST may also utilize observational
techniques to collect this information.
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OMB Control Number: 0693–0078.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Revision.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; first responders; weather
forecasters; members of the media;
water, power, transportation, and
communications infrastructure
operators; businesses or other for-profit
organizations; not-for-profit institutions;
State, local or tribal government;
Federal government; Standards-making
bodies; Universities.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
25,000.
Estimated Time per Response: Varied,
dependent upon the data collection
method used. The possible response
time to complete a questionnaire may be
15 minutes or 2 hours to participate in
an interview.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 18,000.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
IV. Request for Comments
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Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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III. Data
NIST invites comments on: (a)
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) 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 or
other forms of information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
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to withhold your personal identifying
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Patents External Quality
Survey
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO), as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, invites comments on the
extension and revision of an existing
information collection: 0651–0057
(Patents External Quality Survey). The
purpose of this notice is to allow 60
days for public comment preceding
submission of the information collection
to OMB.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before May 16, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments by
any of the following methods. Do not
submit Confidential Business
Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘0651–0057
comment’ in the subject line of the
message.
• Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.
• Mail: Kimberly Hardy, 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 David Fitzpatrick,
Management Analyst, Office of Patent
Quality Assurance, United States Patent
and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by
telephone at 571–272–0525; or by email
at David.Fitzpatrick@uspto.gov, with
‘‘0651–0057 comment’’ in the subject
line. Additional information about this
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information collection is also available
at https://www.reginfo.gov under
‘‘Information Collection Review.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) Quality
Survey is an instrument designed to
measure opinions about the services
that USPTO provides its patent
application customers. The results from
this voluntary survey will assist USPTO
in guiding improvements and
enhancements in the future. The USPTO
conducts the Patents External Quality
Survey as part of its quality
improvement efforts under E.O. 14058,
Transforming Federal Customer
Experience and Service Delivery to
Rebuild Trust in Government (Dec. 13,
2021). This survey narrows the focus of
customer satisfaction to examination
quality and uses a longitudinal, rotating
panel design to assess changes in
customer perceptions and to identify
key areas for examiner training and
opportunities for improvement. The
USPTO surveys patent agents, attorneys,
and other individuals from large
domestic corporations (including those
with 500+ employees), small and
medium-size businesses, independent
inventors, and universities and other
non-profit research organizations. This
survey does not include foreign entities.
The USPTO random sample used in
this survey is drawn from the Patent
Application and Location Management
(PALM) database. The sample
population is drawn from the top filing
firms and entities that have filed more
than 5 patent applications in a 12month period. This ongoing survey is
generally conducted twice a year.
USPTO uses a rotating panel design
where participants will take the survey
twice in back-to-back survey periods.
Half the participants in each survey
period are new, completing the survey
for the first time, and half are returning
to complete the survey for a second
time. This design allows a precise
measurement of changes in customer
experience over time.
The Patents External Quality Survey
is primarily a web-based survey,
although respondents can also complete
the survey via paper and mail if they
prefer. The content of both versions is
identical. Potential respondents are sent
either an email or mailed pre-survey
letter, depending on noted preferences
for contact. At the beginning of each
survey period, respondents are provided
instructions for accessing and
completing the survey electronically.
After a specified response period, a
survey packet containing the
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questionnaire, a separate cover letter
prepared by the Deputy Commissioner
for Patents, and a postage-paid, preaddressed return envelope are mailed to
all sample members that have not yet
submitted a response. Sampled
members receiving a paper survey can
still complete the survey electronically
if they prefer. Reminder/thank you
postcards and telephone calls are used
to encourage response from sample
members.
Method of Collection
The survey may be submitted
electronically or in paper form via
postal mail.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 0651–0057.
Form(s):
• PTO/2325 (Patents External Quality
Survey).
Type of Review: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Affected Public: Private sector.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 1,875 respondents.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 3,100 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take the
public between 2 minutes (0.03 hours)
and 10 minutes (.17 hours) to complete
a response in this information
collection. This includes the time to
gather the necessary information,
answer the survey prompts, and submit
the completed request to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 444 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Hourly Cost Burden: $193,140.
TABLE 1—TOTAL BURDEN HOURS AND HOURLY COSTS TO PRIVATE SECTOR RESPONDENTS
Item
No.
1 .......
2 .......
3 .......
Item
Estimated annual
respondents
Responses
per
respondent
Estimated
annual
responses
Estimated
time for
response
(hours)
Estimated
burden
(hour/year)
Rate 1
Estimated
annual
respondent
cost burden
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b) = (c)
(d)
(c) × (d) = (e)
(f)
(e) × (f) = (g)
Patents External Quality Survey 1,250 ....................
(One survey within a single
year).
Patents External Quality Survey 625 .......................
(Two surveys within same year).
Non-Response Follow-up Survey Same respondents
Card.
as item 1 and 2.
Total .......................................
1,875 ....................
1
1,250
0.17 (10 minutes)
213
$435
$92,655
2
1,250
0.17 (10 minutes)
213
435
92,655
1
600
0.03 (2 minutes) ...
18
435
7,830
........................
3,100
...............................
444
............
193,140
1 2021
Report of the Economic Survey, published by the Committee on Economics of Legal Practice of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA);
pg F–27. The USPTO uses the average billing rate for intellectual property attorneys in private firms which is $435 per hour. (https://www.aipla.org/home/news-publications/economic-survey).
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Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Non-hourly Cost Burden: $0. There are
no capital start-up, maintenance costs,
recordkeeping costs, filing fees, or
postage costs associated with this
information collection. The USPTO
covers the costs of all survey materials
and provides postage-paid, preaddressed return envelopes for the
surveys that are returned by mail.
III. Request for Comments
The USPTO is soliciting public
comments to:
(a) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
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
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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
personally identifiable information (PII)
in a comment, be aware that the entire
comment—including PII—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you may ask in your comment to
withhold PII 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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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
[Docket ID: USA–2021–HQ–0015]
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Department of the Army,
Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: 30-Day information collection
notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Defense
has submitted to OMB for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by April 14, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Angela Duncan, 571–372–7574, whs.mcSUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Patents External Quality Survey
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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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
the extension and revision of an existing information collection: 0651-
0057 (Patents External Quality Survey). The purpose of this notice is
to allow 60 days for public comment preceding submission of the
information collection to OMB.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before May 16, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by
any of the following methods. Do not submit Confidential Business
Information or otherwise sensitive or protected information:
Email: [email protected]. Include `0651-0057
comment' in the subject line of the message.
Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Mail: Kimberly Hardy, 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 David Fitzpatrick, Management Analyst, Office of
Patent Quality Assurance, United States Patent and Trademark Office,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450; by telephone at 571-272-0525;
or by email at [email protected], with ``0651-0057 comment''
in the subject line. Additional information about this information
collection is also available at https://www.reginfo.gov under
``Information Collection Review.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Quality
Survey is an instrument designed to measure opinions about the services
that USPTO provides its patent application customers. The results from
this voluntary survey will assist USPTO in guiding improvements and
enhancements in the future. The USPTO conducts the Patents External
Quality Survey as part of its quality improvement efforts under E.O.
14058, Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery to
Rebuild Trust in Government (Dec. 13, 2021). This survey narrows the
focus of customer satisfaction to examination quality and uses a
longitudinal, rotating panel design to assess changes in customer
perceptions and to identify key areas for examiner training and
opportunities for improvement. The USPTO surveys patent agents,
attorneys, and other individuals from large domestic corporations
(including those with 500+ employees), small and medium-size
businesses, independent inventors, and universities and other non-
profit research organizations. This survey does not include foreign
entities.
The USPTO random sample used in this survey is drawn from the
Patent Application and Location Management (PALM) database. The sample
population is drawn from the top filing firms and entities that have
filed more than 5 patent applications in a 12-month period. This
ongoing survey is generally conducted twice a year. USPTO uses a
rotating panel design where participants will take the survey twice in
back-to-back survey periods. Half the participants in each survey
period are new, completing the survey for the first time, and half are
returning to complete the survey for a second time. This design allows
a precise measurement of changes in customer experience over time.
The Patents External Quality Survey is primarily a web-based
survey, although respondents can also complete the survey via paper and
mail if they prefer. The content of both versions is identical.
Potential respondents are sent either an email or mailed pre-survey
letter, depending on noted preferences for contact. At the beginning of
each survey period, respondents are provided instructions for accessing
and completing the survey electronically. After a specified response
period, a survey packet containing the
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questionnaire, a separate cover letter prepared by the Deputy
Commissioner for Patents, and a postage-paid, pre-addressed return
envelope are mailed to all sample members that have not yet submitted a
response. Sampled members receiving a paper survey can still complete
the survey electronically if they prefer. Reminder/thank you postcards
and telephone calls are used to encourage response from sample members.
Method of Collection
The survey may be submitted electronically or in paper form via
postal mail.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 0651-0057.
Form(s):
PTO/2325 (Patents External Quality Survey).
Type of Review: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Affected Public: Private sector.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 1,875 respondents.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 3,100 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take
the public between 2 minutes (0.03 hours) and 10 minutes (.17 hours) to
complete a response in this information collection. This includes the
time to gather the necessary information, answer the survey prompts,
and submit the completed request to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 444 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Hourly Cost Burden: $193,140.
Table 1--Total Burden Hours and Hourly Costs to Private Sector Respondents
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Estimated
Estimated annual Responses per Estimated Estimated time for Estimated Rate annual
Item No. Item respondents respondent annual response (hours) burden (hour/ \1\ respondent
responses year) cost burden
(a).................... (b) (a) x (b) = (d).................... (c) x (d) = (f) (e) x (f) =
(c) (e) (g)
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1........ Patents External 1,250.................. 1 1,250 0.17 (10 minutes)...... 213 $435 $92,655
Quality Survey
(One survey
within a single
year).
2........ Patents External 625.................... 2 1,250 0.17 (10 minutes)...... 213 435 92,655
Quality Survey
(Two surveys
within same year).
3........ Non-Response Same respondents as 1 600 0.03 (2 minutes)....... 18 435 7,830
Follow-up Survey item 1 and 2.
Card.
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Total.......... 1,875.................. .............. 3,100 ....................... 444 ....... 193,140
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\1\ 2021 Report of the Economic Survey, published by the Committee on Economics of Legal Practice of the American Intellectual Property Law Association
(AIPLA); pg F-27. The USPTO uses the average billing rate for intellectual property attorneys in private firms which is $435 per hour. (https://www.aipla.org/home/news-publications/economic-survey).
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Non-hourly Cost Burden: $0. There
are no capital start-up, maintenance costs, recordkeeping costs, filing
fees, or postage costs associated with this information collection. The
USPTO covers the costs of all survey materials and provides postage-
paid, pre-addressed return envelopes for the surveys that are returned
by mail.
III. Request for Comments
The USPTO is soliciting public comments to:
(a) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of
the 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 personally
identifiable information (PII) in a comment, be aware that the entire
comment--including PII--may be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask in your comment to withhold PII 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.
[FR Doc. 2022-05472 Filed 3-14-22; 8:45 am]
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