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Patent and Trademark Office
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Patent and PTAB Pro Bono
Programs
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: 0651–0082
Patent and PTAB Pro Bono Programs.
The purpose of this notice is to allow 60
days for public comment preceding
submission of the information collection
to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this information
collection must be received on or before
October 31, 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 ‘‘0651–0082
comment’’ in the subject line of the
message.
• Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.
• Mail: Justin Isaac, Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, United
SUMMARY:
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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 Stacey G. White,
Lead Administrative Patent Judge,
USPTO—Patent Trial and Appeal
Board, Texas Regional Office; 207 S
Houston St., Dallas, TX 75202 by
telephone at (469) 295–9061; or by
email to Stacey.White@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:
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—implemented
the Patent Pro Bono program; a series of
autonomous regional hubs that act as
matchmakers to help connect lowincome inventors with volunteer patent
attorneys across the United States. The
Patent Pro Bono program comprises a
network of regional hubs organized by
various bar associations, law school IP
clinics, and lawyer referral services that
provide services across all fifty states,
the District of Columbia, and Puerto
Rico.
In 2022, the Patent Trial and Appeal
Board (PTAB) began coordinating pro
bono opportunities through the newly
created PTAB Pro Bono Program, having
supported the establishment of a
national clearinghouse that acts as a
matchmaker to connect under-resourced
inventors with volunteer patent
practitioners across the United States for
assistance in preparing and arguing ex
parte appeals before the PTAB. The
PTAB Bar Association’s national
clearinghouse provides access to legal
representation for pro bono ex parte
appeal services across all fifty states and
the District of Columbia.
Each pro bono program will be
requesting that their respective regional
hubs and a national clearinghouse
collect demographic information from
those seeking assistance that will be
self-identified by the applicant. The
requested standardized demographic
information, collected through
Applicant Intake Forms, will be a
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its applicant participations (Patent
Applicant Intake Form). The
information collection also has a similar
instrument that covers the collection of
data for the PTAB program (PTAB Pro
Bono Survey) and the applicants
requesting to participate in that PTAB
offering (PTAB Applicant Intake Form).
voluntary part of the overall application
materials that each independent
inventor fills out when seeking pro bono
assistance. The information collected
will be kept confidential by the regional
hubs and the national clearinghouse and
only aggregate information is shared
with the USPTO. This aggregate
information, will also be used to help
determine the extent to which women,
minorities, and veterans engage the Pro
Bono Programs supported by USPTO.
This renewal of 0651–0082 broadens
the scope of the information collection
to include the PTAB Pro Bono Program,
in addition to the Patent Pro Bono
Program that was covered under this
collection. The name of the information
collection has been adjusted from ‘‘Pro
Bono Survey’’ to ‘‘Patent and PTAB Pro
Bono Programs’’ in order to include
related programs under this single
information collection. This information
collection includes an instrument
capturing data for the Patent Pro Bono
program (Patent Pro Bono Survey) and
II. Method of Collection
The Pro Bono surveys will be
conducted electronically through web
forms created to support these surveys.
Applicant Intake forms may be offered
electronically or in person depending
the needs of the participating
organizations.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0651–0082.
Forms:
• USPTO/550 (Patent Pro Bono Survey)
• USPTO/551 (Patent Applicant Intake
Form)
• USPTO/552 (PTAB Pro Bono Survey)
• USPTO/553 (PTAB Applicant Intake
Form)
Type of Review: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Affected Public: Private sector;
individuals or households.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 1,763 respondents.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 1,832 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that the responses in
this information collection will take the
public approximately between 5
minutes (0.083 hours) and 2 hours to
complete. This includes the time to
gather the necessary information, fill out
the item, and submit the completed item
to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 332 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Hourly Cost Burden: $16,329.
TABLE 1—TOTAL BURDEN HOURS AND HOURLY COSTS TO PRO BONO PROGRAM RESPONDENTS
Item
No.
1 ..........
2 ..........
3 ..........
4 ..........
Item
Respondent
type
Estimated
annual
respondents
Responses
per
respondent
Estimated
annual
responses
Estimated time
for response
(hours)
Estimated
burden
(hour/year)
Rate 1
($/hour)
Estimated
annual
respondent
cost burden
(a)
(b)
(a) × (b) = (c)
(d)
(c) × (d) = (e)
(f)
(e) × (f) = (g)
Patent Pro Bono
Survey (PTO
Form 550).
Patent Applicant
Intake Form (or
equivalent)
(PTO Form
551).
PTAB Pro Bono
Survey (PTAB
552).
PTAB Applicant
Intake Form
(PTAB Form
553).
Private Sector
22
4
88
Individuals or
Households.
1,700
1
1,700
Private Sector
1
4
4
Individuals or
Households.
40
1
40
Totals ..........
.......................
1,763
....................
1,832
2 ...........................
176
$55.41
$9,752
0.083 (5 minutes)
141
41.45
5,844
2 ...........................
8
55.41
443
0.17 (10 minutes)
7
41.45
290
332
..................
16,329
...............................
1 The
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hourly rate for the survey of pro bono administrators (BLS 11–1021) is based the BLS 2021 National Occupation Employment and Wage Statistics. The hourly rate for the intake form uses the average of mean rates for Engineers (17–0000) and Scientists (19–0000).
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Non-hourly Cost Burden: $1,333. There
are no maintenance costs, recordkeeping
costs, filing fees, or postage costs
associated with this information
collection. There are startup costs for
the PTAB clearinghouse to create the
system required to capture information
which USPTO estimates will cost
$4,000. This one time cost of $4,000 is
annualized over a three year period for
an annual cost of $1,333.
IV. Request for Comments
The USPTO is soliciting public
comments to:
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(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,
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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
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withhold PII from public view, USPTO
cannot guarantee that it will be able to
do so.
Justin Isaac,
Acting 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–2022–HQ–0006]
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Department of the Army,
Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: 30-Day information collection
notice.
AGENCY:
The DoD 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 September 29,
2022.
SUMMARY:
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.mcalex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-informationcollections@mail.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB
Number: Exchange Credit Program; CRC
7429395; OMB Control Number 0702–
0137.
Type of Request: Revision.
Number of Respondents: 869,231.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 869,231.
Average Burden per Response: 2
minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 28,975.
Needs and Uses: The information
collection is the basis for determining
Exchange patron credit eligibility,
enhancing the patron’s shopping
experience, determining the patron’s
suitability to cash checks at Exchange
facilities, and collecting government
debts. Allowing patrons to use credit in
their shopping experience supports the
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efficiency and effectiveness of the
Exchange’s marketing programs and the
mission to support the Army’s Family
and Morale, Welfare and Recreation
Programs. Authorized patrons include
individuals who are members of the
uniformed services, retired members,
authorized veterans, and dependents of
members of the Armed Forces,
commissioned officers of the Public
Health Service, and commissioned
officers of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration. Other
individuals may meet the requirements
of being patrons as mandated by
regulation. The Exchange offers
‘‘personal credit’’ accounts to service
members for purchases of military
clothing and to all authorized patrons a
private label Military Star credit card for
retail purchases. Patrons deciding to
apply for credit may voluntarily
complete the application form online,
through a local Exchange facility by
completing the Exchange paper form
CRC 7429395 ‘‘Military Star Credit
Paper Application’’, or by supplying
information to an authorized Exchange
cashier at the Point of Sale. Account
holders requesting to update
information on their account may do so
electronically by visiting https://
www.myecp.com/, or by contacting the
Exchange MILITARY STAR department
at 1–877–891–7827. Information
collected from the patron allows the
Exchange to address their credit
worthiness, and supply monthly
statements and debt communication, to
include wage garnishments.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet
Seehra.
You may also submit comments and
recommendations, identified by Docket
ID number and title, by the following
method:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name, Docket
ID number, and title for this Federal
Register document. The general policy
for comments and other submissions
from members of the public is to make
these submissions available for public
viewing on the internet at https://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information.
DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Angela
Duncan.
Requests for copies of the information
collection proposal should be sent to
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Ms. Duncan at whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dddod-information-collections@mail.mil.
Dated: August 24, 2022.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD–2022–OS–0109]
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Under Secretary of Defense
(Comptroller), Department of Defense
(DoD).
ACTION: 60-Day information collection
notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Defense Contract Audit Agency
announces a proposed public
information collection and seeks public
comment on the provisions thereof.
Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; ways
to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the information collection on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by October 31, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Department of Defense, Office of
the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense
for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and
Transparency, Regulatory Directorate,
4800 Mark Center Drive, Attn: Mailbox
24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350–
1700.
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must include the agency name, docket
number and title for this Federal
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for comments and other submissions
from members of the public is to make
these submissions available for public
viewing on the internet at https://
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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; Patent and PTAB Pro Bono Programs
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-
0082 Patent and PTAB Pro Bono Programs. The purpose of this notice is
to allow 60 days for public comment preceding submission of the
information collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this information
collection must be received on or before October 31, 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-
0082 comment'' in the subject line of the message.
Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Mail: Justin Isaac, 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 Stacey G. White, Lead Administrative Patent
Judge, USPTO--Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Texas Regional Office; 207
S Houston St., Dallas, TX 75202 by telephone at (469) 295-9061; 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--
implemented the Patent Pro Bono program; 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
Patent Pro Bono program comprises a network of regional hubs organized
by various bar associations, law school IP clinics, and lawyer referral
services that provide services across all fifty states, the District of
Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
In 2022, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) began
coordinating pro bono opportunities through the newly created PTAB Pro
Bono Program, having supported the establishment of a national
clearinghouse that acts as a matchmaker to connect under-resourced
inventors with volunteer patent practitioners across the United States
for assistance in preparing and arguing ex parte appeals before the
PTAB. The PTAB Bar Association's national clearinghouse provides access
to legal representation for pro bono ex parte appeal services across
all fifty states and the District of Columbia.
Each pro bono program will be requesting that their respective
regional hubs and a national clearinghouse collect demographic
information from those seeking assistance that will be self-identified
by the applicant. The requested standardized demographic information,
collected through Applicant Intake Forms, will be a
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voluntary part of the overall application materials that each
independent inventor fills out when seeking pro bono assistance. The
information collected will be kept confidential by the regional hubs
and the national clearinghouse and only aggregate information is shared
with the USPTO. This aggregate information, will also be used to help
determine the extent to which women, minorities, and veterans engage
the Pro Bono Programs supported by USPTO.
This renewal of 0651-0082 broadens the scope of the information
collection to include the PTAB Pro Bono Program, in addition to the
Patent Pro Bono Program that was covered under this collection. The
name of the information collection has been adjusted from ``Pro Bono
Survey'' to ``Patent and PTAB Pro Bono Programs'' in order to include
related programs under this single information collection. This
information collection includes an instrument capturing data for the
Patent Pro Bono program (Patent Pro Bono Survey) and its applicant
participations (Patent Applicant Intake Form). The information
collection also has a similar instrument that covers the collection of
data for the PTAB program (PTAB Pro Bono Survey) and the applicants
requesting to participate in that PTAB offering (PTAB Applicant Intake
Form).
II. Method of Collection
The Pro Bono surveys will be conducted electronically through web
forms created to support these surveys. Applicant Intake forms may be
offered electronically or in person depending the needs of the
participating organizations.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0651-0082.
Forms:
USPTO/550 (Patent Pro Bono Survey)
USPTO/551 (Patent Applicant Intake Form)
USPTO/552 (PTAB Pro Bono Survey)
USPTO/553 (PTAB Applicant Intake Form)
Type of Review: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Affected Public: Private sector; individuals or households.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 1,763 respondents.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,832 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that the responses
in this information collection will take the public approximately
between 5 minutes (0.083 hours) and 2 hours to complete. This includes
the time to gather the necessary information, fill out the item, and
submit the completed item to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 332 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Hourly Cost Burden: $16,329.
Table 1--Total Burden Hours and Hourly Costs to Pro Bono Program Respondents
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Estimated
Estimated Responses Estimated annual Estimated time for response Estimated Rate \1\ annual
Item No. Item Respondent type annual per responses (hours) burden (hour/ ($/hour) respondent
respondents respondent year) cost burden
(a) (b) (a) x (b) = (c) (d).......................... (c) x (d) = (f) (e) x (f) =
(e) (g)
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1................. Patent Pro Bono Survey Private Sector........... 22 4 88 2............................ 176 $55.41 $9,752
(PTO Form 550).
2................. Patent Applicant Intake Individuals or Households 1,700 1 1,700 0.083 (5 minutes)............ 141 41.45 5,844
Form (or equivalent)
(PTO Form 551).
3................. PTAB Pro Bono Survey Private Sector........... 1 4 4 2............................ 8 55.41 443
(PTAB 552).
4................. PTAB Applicant Intake Individuals or Households 40 1 40 0.17 (10 minutes)............ 7 41.45 290
Form (PTAB Form 553).
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Totals................ ......................... 1,763 ........... 1,832 ............................. 332 .......... 16,329
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\1\ The hourly rate for the survey of pro bono administrators (BLS 11-1021) is based the BLS 2021 National Occupation Employment and Wage Statistics. The hourly rate for the intake form uses
the average of mean rates for Engineers (17-0000) and Scientists (19-0000).
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Non-hourly Cost Burden: $1,333.
There are no maintenance costs, recordkeeping costs, filing fees, or
postage costs associated with this information collection. There are
startup costs for the PTAB clearinghouse to create the system required
to capture information which USPTO estimates will cost $4,000. This one
time cost of $4,000 is annualized over a three year period for an
annual cost of $1,333.
IV. 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
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withhold PII from public view, USPTO cannot guarantee that it will be
able to do so.
Justin Isaac,
Acting Information Collections Officer, Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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