Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Patent and Trademark Resource Center Metrics, 14635 [2024-04116]

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• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• Patent and Trademark Office

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 14635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04116]


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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 Trademark Resource Center Metrics

    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 comments 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 November 20, 2023 during a 60-day comment period 
(88 FR 80695). This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public 
comment.
    Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of 
Commerce.
    Title: Patent and Trademark Resource Center Metrics.
    OMB Control Number: 0651-0068.
    Needs and Uses: The Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC) is 
authorized under the provision of 35 U.S.C. 2(a)(2), which provides 
that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) shall be 
responsible for disseminating information with respect to patents and 
trademarks to the public. The PTRC Program is made up of public, state, 
and academic libraries. Each participating library designated as a PTRC 
must fulfill the following requirements: Assist the public in the 
efficient use of patent and trademark resources; provide free access to 
patent and trademark resources provided by the USPTO; and send 
representatives to attend USPTO-hosted PTRC training seminars.
    The USPTO seeks to collect information about the public's use of 
the PTRCs and training provided through the PTRC program. The PTRC 
Program requirements stipulate that all participating libraries must 
submit quarterly metrics on the public's use of PTRC services and 
public outreach efforts provided by the PTRCs. To facilitate that 
requirement, the USPTO electronically collects these metrics on a 
quarterly basis. This information collection enables the USPTO to see 
how customers are being served by the PTRCs. It also allows USPTO to 
determine what changes may be needed in the types of services provided 
and what trainings the PTRC Program Office should offer to PTRC 
librarians.
    Forms: None.
    Type of Review: Extension and revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Affected Public: State, local, and Tribal governments.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 100 respondents.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 400 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that the responses 
in this information collection will take the respondents approximately 
30 minutes (0.50 hours) to complete. This includes the time to gather 
the necessary information, prepare the worksheet, and submit it to the 
USPTO.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 200 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Non-Hourly Cost Burden: $0.
    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, 0651-0068.
    Further information can be obtained by:
     Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651-
0068 information request'' in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Justin Isaac, Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, 
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.

Justin Isaac,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2024-04116 Filed 2-27-24; 8:45 am]
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