80 FR 40037 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; “Post Patent Public Submissions”

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 133 (July 13, 2015)

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Patent and Trademark Office


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; ``Post Patent Public 
Submissions''

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. chapter 35).
    Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
    Title: Post Patent Public Submissions.
    OMB Control Number: 0651-0067.
    Form Number(s):
     PTO/SB/42.
    Type of Request: Regular.
    Number of Respondents: 240.
    Average Time per Response: 10 hours.
    Burden Hours: 2,400.
    Cost Burden: $57.50.
    Needs and Uses: The United States Patent and Trademark Office 
(USPTO) is required by 35 U.S.C. 131 et seq. to examine an application 
for patent and, when appropriate, issue a patent. The provisions of 35 
U.S.C. 301 and 37 CFR 1.501 govern the ability of a person to submit 
into the file of an issued patent (i) prior art consisting of patents 
or printed publications which the person making the submission believes 
to have a bearing on the patentability of any claim of the patent, and 
(ii) statements of the patent owner filed by the patent owner in a 
proceeding before a Federal court or the USPTO in which the patent 
owner took a position on the scope of any claim of the patent.
    Affected Public: Individuals and housholds; businesses or other 
for-profits; not-for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, email: 
[email protected].
    Once submitted, the request will be publicly available in 
electronic format through reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view 
Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    Further information can be obtained by:
     Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651-
0067 copy request'' in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records Management Division Director, 
Office of the Chief Information Officer, United States Patent and 
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent on or before August 12, 2015 to Nicholas A. 
Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email to [email protected], 
or by fax to 202-395-5167, marked to the attention of Nicholas A. 
Fraser.

     Dated: July 1, 2015.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director, USPTO, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
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the threatened Arctic sub-species of examine an application for patent and, ACTION:Notice to add a new System of
ringed seal. No critical habitat has been when appropriate, issue a patent. The Records.
designated for these species, therefore provisions of 35 U.S.C. 301 and 37 CFR
none will be affected. 1.501 govern the ability of a person to SUMMARY: The National Guard Bureau
submit into the file of an issued patent proposes to add a new system of records
National Environmental Policy Act INGB 004, entitled ‘‘Joint Services
(i) prior art consisting of patents or
(NEPA) Support System (JSS).’’ JSS will be a
printed publications which the person
NMFS prepared an EA that includes making the submission believes to have centralized, web-based portal that
an analysis of potential environmental a bearing on the patentability of any manages, for the Yellow Ribbon
effects associated with NMFS’ issuance claim of the patent, and (ii) statements Reintegration Program (YRRP), the
of an IHA to SAE to take marine of the patent owner filed by the patent entire event life cycle—to include,
mammals incidental to conducting a 3D owner in a proceeding before a Federal planning, conducting and reporting, for
seismic survey in the Beaufort Sea, court or the USPTO in which the patent events held nationwide, for Service
Alaska. NMFS has finalized the EA and owner took a position on the scope of members and their families. In addition
prepared a Finding of No Significant any claim of the patent. to YRRP, JSS also aims to support
Impact for this action. Therefore, Affected Public: Individuals and program management activities/events
preparation of an Environmental Impact housholds; businesses or other for- for other currently participating
Statement is not necessary. NMFS’ draft profits; not-for-profit institutions. programs, such as the Family Program,
EA was available to the public for a 30- Frequency: On occasion. Employer Support Program, Financial
day comment period before it was Respondent’s Obligation: Required to Management Awareness Program,
finalized. obtain or retain benefits. Sexual Assault Response and
OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, Prevention Program, Psychological
Authorization Health Program and Warrior Support
email: Nicholas_A._Fraser@
As a result of these determinations, omb.eop.gov. program, as well as future Guard and
NMFS has issued an IHA to SAE for the Once submitted, the request will be Reserve programs supporting the
take of marine mammals, by Level B and publicly available in electronic format National Guard Bureau (NGB),
Level A harassments, incidental to through reginfo.gov. Follow the Manpower and Personnel Directorate.
conducting a 3D OBN seismic survey in instructions to view Department of JSS will also support the collection and
the Beaufort Sea during the 2015 open- Commerce collections currently under storage of Civilian Employer
water season, provided the previously review by OMB. Information (CE) from Service members
mentioned mitigation, monitoring, and Further information can be obtained to fulfill the Uniformed Services
reporting requirements are incorporated. by: Employment and Reemployment Rights
Dated: July 6, 2015. • Email: InformationCollection@ Act (USERRA) mandate.
Perry Gayaldo, uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0067 copy DATES: Comments will be accepted on or
Deputy Director, Office of Protected request’’ in the subject line of the before August 12, 2015. This proposed
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. message. action will be effective the day
[FR Doc. 2015–16966 Filed 7–10–15; 8:45 am] • Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records following the end of the comment
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Management Division Director, Office of period unless comments are received
the Chief Information Officer, United which result in a contrary
States Patent and Trademark Office, determination.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
1450. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
Patent and Trademark Office Written comments and identified by docket number and title,
recommendations for the proposed by any of the following methods:
Submission for OMB Review; information collection should be sent on * Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://
Comment Request; ‘‘Post Patent or before August 12, 2015 to Nicholas A. www.regulations.gov. Follow the
Public Submissions’’ Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email to instructions for submitting comments.
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or by * Mail: Department of Defense, Office
The Department of Commerce will fax to 202–395–5167, marked to the of the Deputy Chief Management
submit to the Office of Management and attention of Nicholas A. Fraser. Officer, Directorate of Oversight and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the Compliance, Regulatory and Audit
following proposal for collection of Dated: July 1, 2015.
Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon,
information under the provisions of the Marcie Lovett, Washington, DC 20301–9010.
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Records Management Division Director, Instructions: All submissions received
chapter 35). USPTO, Office of the Chief Information must include the agency name and
Agency: United States Patent and Officer.
docket number for this Federal Register
Trademark Office, Commerce. [FR Doc. 2015–17056 Filed 7–10–15; 8:45 am]
document. The general policy for
Title: Post Patent Public Submissions. BILLING CODE 3510–16–P comments and other submissions from
OMB Control Number: 0651–0067. members of the public is to make these
Form Number(s): submissions available for public
• PTO/SB/42.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE viewing on the Internet at http://
Type of Request: Regular. www.regulations.gov as they are
Number of Respondents: 240. Office of the Secretary received without change, including any
Average Time per Response: 10 hours. personal identifiers or contact
[Docket ID DoD–2015–OS–0068]
Burden Hours: 2,400.
information.
Cost Burden: $57.50. Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Needs and Uses: The United States Records FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is Jennifer Nikolaisen, 111 South George
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Section		Notices
FR Citation		80 FR 40037

80 FR 40037 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; “Post Patent Public Submissions”

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEPatent and Trademark Office

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 133 (July 13, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office