Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; VISTA Sponsor Survey, 60187-60188 [2023-18812]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 168 / Thursday, August 31, 2023 / Notices plan items for the Executive Committee to consider in October 2023. Special Accommodations The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aid should be directed to Shelley Spedden, (302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: August 24, 2023. Rey Israel Marquez, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2023–18775 Filed 8–30–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office [Docket No. PTO–C–2023–0006] Future Strategies in Anticounterfeiting and Antipiracy United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Request for comments; extension of comment period. AGENCY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a request for comments in the Federal Register on May 25, 2023, seeking information from interested parties—in particular consumers, intellectual property rights holders, online marketplaces and platforms, physical marketplaces, parties who provide goods to the public, and other private sector stakeholders—on the evolution of counterfeiting and piracy in recent years and ways to identify and develop future anticounterfeiting and antipiracy strategies. Through this notice, the USPTO is extending the period for public comments until September 25, 2023. SUMMARY: Written comments must be received by 11:59 p.m. ET on September 25, 2023. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by one of the following methods: (1) Electronic submissions: Submit all electronic comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov (at the homepage, enter PTO–C–2023–0006 in the ‘‘Search’’ box, click the ‘‘Comment’’ icon, complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments). The materials in the docket will not be edited to remove identifying or contact information, and the USPTO cautions against including any information in an ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 DATES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:04 Aug 30, 2023 Jkt 259001 electronic submission that the submitter does not want publicly disclosed. Attachments to electronic comments will be accepted only in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, or Adobe PDF formats. Comments containing references to studies, research, and other empirical data that are not widely published should include copies of the referenced materials. Please do not submit additional materials. If you want to submit a comment with confidential business information that you do not wish to be made public, please submit the comment as a written/paper submission in the manner detailed below. (2) Written/paper submissions: Send all written/paper submissions to: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Mail Stop OPIA, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22314. Submission packaging should clearly indicate that materials are responsive to Docket No. PTO–C–2023–0006, Office of Policy and International Affairs, Comment Request; Future Strategies in Anticounterfeiting and Antipiracy. Submissions of confidential business information: Any submissions containing confidential business information must be delivered in a sealed envelope marked ‘‘confidential treatment requested’’ to the address listed above. Submitters should provide an index listing the document(s) or information they would like the USPTO to withhold. The index should include information such as numbers used to identify the relevant document(s) or information, the document title(s) and description(s), and relevant page numbers and/or section numbers within a document. Submitters should provide a statement explaining their grounds for objecting to the disclosure of the information to the public. The USPTO also requests that submitters of confidential business information include a non-confidential version (either redacted or summarized) of those confidential submissions that will be available for public viewing and posted on www.regulations.gov. In the event that the submitter cannot provide a nonconfidential version of their submission, the USPTO requests that the submitter post a notice in the docket stating that they have provided the USPTO with confidential business information. Should a submitter fail to either docket a non-confidential version of their submission or post a notice that confidential business information has been provided, the USPTO will note the receipt of the submission on the docket with the submitter’s organization or name (to the degree permitted by law) and the date of submission. PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 60187 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ameen Imam, USPTO, Office of Policy and International Affairs, at 571–272– 9300 or ameen.imam@uspto.gov. Please direct media inquiries to the USPTO’s Office of the Chief Communications Officer at 571–272–8400. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 25, 2023, the USPTO published a Federal Register Notice requesting information from interested parties regarding their observations and insights into the future of anticounterfeiting and antipiracy strategies. In particular, as part of the USPTO’s efforts to address counterfeiting and piracy, the notice requested information from consumers, intellectual property rights holders, online marketplaces and platforms, physical marketplaces, parties who provide goods to the public, and other private sector stakeholders on the evolution of counterfeiting and piracy in recent years and ways to identify and develop future anticounterfeiting and antipiracy strategies. See Future Strategies in Anticounterfeiting and Antipiracy, 88 FR 33872. The notice requested public comments on or before August 23, 2023. Through this notice, the USPTO is extending the period for public comments until September 25, 2023, to give interested members of the public additional time to submit comments. All other information and instructions to commenters provided in the May 25, 2023, notice remain unchanged. Previously submitted comments do not need to be resubmitted. Any comments received after the previous deadline of August 23, 2023, and before the publication date of this notice will be treated as timely and given full consideration. Katherine K. Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. [FR Doc. 2023–18844 Filed 8–30–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–16–P CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; VISTA Sponsor Survey Corporation for National and Community Service. ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\31AUN1.SGM 31AUN1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 60188 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 168 / Thursday, August 31, 2023 / Notices Corporation for National and Community Service (operating as AmeriCorps) is proposing to revise an information collection. DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the individual and office listed in the ADDRESSES section by October 30, 2023. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by the title of the information collection activity, by any of the following methods: (1) Electronically through www.regulations.gov (preferred method). (2) By mail sent to: AmeriCorps, Attention: Robert Cox, 250 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20525. (3) By hand delivery or by courier to the AmeriCorps mailroom at the mail address given in paragraph (2) above, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Comments submitted in response to this notice may be made available to the public through regulations.gov. For this reason, please do not include in your comments information of a confidential nature, such as sensitive personal information or proprietary information. If you send an email comment, your email address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the internet. Please note that responses to this public comment request containing any routine notice about the confidentiality of the communication will be treated as public comment that may be made available to the public, notwithstanding the inclusion of the routine notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Cox, Director, Program Impact & Operations, AmeriCorps VISTA, (202) 420–1328, rcox@cns.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title of Collection: VISTA Sponsor Survey. OMB Control Number: 3045–0191. Type of Review: Revision. Respondents/Affected Public: Businesses and organizations. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 800. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 200. Abstract: This information collection allows AmeriCorps to conduct surveys about Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) project development, management, and sustainability, including member recruitment and retention. Surveys of project sponsors would be administered online, to help to identify implementation challenges VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:04 Aug 30, 2023 Jkt 259001 and best practices among VISTA project sponsors. AmeriCorps will use the results to make program improvements and mitigate potential challenges, and to develop training and technical assistance materials to strengthen and enhance VISTA programming. Sponsors will be sent individualized emails and survey data will be merged with existing administrative data regarding project characteristics. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the 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 of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (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; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the information. All written comments will be available for public inspection on regulations.gov. Carly Bruder, Acting Director, AmeriCorps VISTA. [FR Doc. 2023–18812 Filed 8–30–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6050–28–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary [Docket ID: DoD–2023–OS–0077] Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records AGENCY: PO 00000 Department of Defense (DoD). Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ACTION: Notice of a modified system of records. In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the DoD is modifying and reissuing a current Department-wide system of records titled, ‘‘Defense Reasonable Accommodation and Assistive Technology Records,’’ DoD–0007. This system of records was originally established to collect and maintain records concerning DoD civilian employees and other members of the public requesting or receiving disabilityrelated accommodations. Additionally, this system was established to collect and maintain records concerning wounded, ill and injured Service members on Active Duty requesting or receiving assistive technology solutions. These accommodations, which relate to enabling civilian employees, members of the public, and certain Service members to access DoD employment, systems, facilities, and programs are hereafter referred to collectively as ‘‘accessibility accommodations.’’ This SORN is being updated to expand coverage to DoD civilian and military personnel, and applicants for DoD employment, who request an exemption from generally applicable policies for reasons relating to individual medical conditions, religious beliefs or practices, or matters of conscience. The DoD is also modifying various other sections within the SORN to improve clarity or update information that has changed. DATES: This modified system of records is effective upon publication; however, comments on the new or modified Routine Uses will be accepted on or before October 2, 2023. The Routine Uses are effective at the close of the comment period. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and title, by any of the following methods: * Federal Rulemaking 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. Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\31AUN1.SGM 31AUN1

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Corporation for National and Community Service

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 168 (Thursday, August 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60187-60188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; VISTA 
Sponsor Survey

AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

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Corporation for National and Community Service (operating as 
AmeriCorps) is proposing to revise an information collection.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the individual and office 
listed in the ADDRESSES section by October 30, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by the title of the 
information collection activity, by any of the following methods:
    (1) Electronically through www.regulations.gov (preferred method).
    (2) By mail sent to: AmeriCorps, Attention: Robert Cox, 250 E 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20525.
    (3) By hand delivery or by courier to the AmeriCorps mailroom at 
the mail address given in paragraph (2) above, between 9 a.m. and 4 
p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice may be made available 
to the public through regulations.gov. For this reason, please do not 
include in your comments information of a confidential nature, such as 
sensitive personal information or proprietary information. If you send 
an email comment, your email address will be automatically captured and 
included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and 
made available on the internet. Please note that responses to this 
public comment request containing any routine notice about the 
confidentiality of the communication will be treated as public comment 
that may be made available to the public, notwithstanding the inclusion 
of the routine notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Cox, Director, Program Impact & 
Operations, AmeriCorps VISTA, (202) 420-1328, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title of Collection: VISTA Sponsor Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 3045-0191. Type of Review: Revision.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Businesses and organizations.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 800.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 200.
    Abstract: This information collection allows AmeriCorps to conduct 
surveys about Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) project 
development, management, and sustainability, including member 
recruitment and retention. Surveys of project sponsors would be 
administered online, to help to identify implementation challenges and 
best practices among VISTA project sponsors. AmeriCorps will use the 
results to make program improvements and mitigate potential challenges, 
and to develop training and technical assistance materials to 
strengthen and enhance VISTA programming. Sponsors will be sent 
individualized emails and survey data will be merged with existing 
administrative data regarding project characteristics.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval. Comments are invited 
on: (a) Whether the 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 of the collection of information; (c) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; (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; and (e) 
estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information. Burden 
means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide information 
to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review 
instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and 
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying 
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and 
providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to 
a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and 
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information. All written comments will be available for 
public inspection on regulations.gov.

Carly Bruder,
Acting Director, AmeriCorps VISTA.
[FR Doc. 2023-18812 Filed 8-30-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6050-28-P

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