80 FR 78199 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Patents External Quality Survey

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 241 (December 16, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-31586

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United States Patent and Trademark Office


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Patents External 
Quality Survey

    The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) 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 (USPTO).
    Title: Patents External Quality Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0651-0057.
    Form Number(s):
     No forms associated
    Type of Request: Regular.
    Number of Respondents: 3,100.
    Average Minutes per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take 
the public 10 minutes (.17 hours) to gather the necessary information, 
prepare for submission, and submit a single item in this collection.
    Burden Hours: 516.67.
    Cost Burden: $0.
    Needs and Uses: Individuals who work at firms that file more than 
six patent applications a year use the Patents External Quality Survey 
to provide their perceptions of examination quality to the USPTO. The 
USPTO uses the feedback gathered from the survey to assist them in 
targeting key areas for examination quality improvement and to identify 
important areas for examiner training.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other 
for-profits; and not-for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: Semi-annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    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-
0057 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 January 15, 2016 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.

Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director, USPTO, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
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public between 5 minutes (.08 hours) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE information collection should be sent on
and 3 hours, depending upon the or before January 15, 2016 to Nicholas
complexity of the situation, to gather the United States Patent and Trademark A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email
necessary information, prepare for Office to Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or
submission, and submit a single item in by fax to 202–395–5167, marked to the
Submission for OMB Review; attention of Nicholas A. Fraser.
this collection.
Comment Request; Patents External
Burden Hours: 1533.33. Quality Survey Marcie Lovett,
Cost Burden: $0. Records Management Division Director,
The United States Patent and USPTO, Office of the Chief Information
Needs and Uses: This information Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit Officer.
collection is necessary so that to the Office of Management and Budget [FR Doc. 2015–31586 Filed 12–15–15; 8:45 am]
applicants that file applications with the (OMB) for clearance the following BILLING CODE 3510–16–P
USPTO, Japan Patent Office, and Korean proposal for collection of information
Intellectual Property Office may under the provisions of the Paperwork
participate in the International Work Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Sharing Program. The Program enables Agency: United States Patent and
its participants to engage in the Trademark Office (USPTO). Department of the Army
exchange of IP documents between the Title: Patents External Quality Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0651–0057. [Docket ID USA–2015–HQ–0037]
patent offices of the United States,
Form Number(s):
Japan, and Korea in order to facilitate • No forms associated Submission for OMB Review;
efficient worldwide patent Type of Request: Regular. Comment Request
examinations. Number of Respondents: 3,100.
Average Minutes per Response: The ACTION: Notice.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; businesses or other for- USPTO estimates that it will take the SUMMARY: The Department of Defense
profits; and not-for-profit institutions. public 10 minutes (.17 hours) to gather has submitted to OMB for clearance, the
the necessary information, prepare for following proposal for collection of
Frequency: On occasion. submission, and submit a single item in information under the provisions of the
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. this collection. Paperwork Reduction Act.
OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, Burden Hours: 516.67.
Cost Burden: $0. DATES: Consideration will be given to all
email: Nicholas_A._Fraser@ comments received by January 15, 2016.
Needs and Uses: Individuals who
omb.eop.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred
work at firms that file more than six
Once submitted, the request will be patent applications a year use the Licari, 571–372–0493.
publicly available in electronic format Patents External Quality Survey to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
through reginfo.gov. Follow the provide their perceptions of Title, Associated Form and OMB
instructions to view Department of examination quality to the USPTO. The Number: Army Sex Offender
Commerce collections currently under USPTO uses the feedback gathered from Information; Department of the Army
review by OMB. the survey to assist them in targeting Form 3975; OMB Control Number 0702–
Further information can be obtained key areas for examination quality 0128.
by: improvement and to identify important Type of Request: Reinstatement.
areas for examiner training. Number of Respondents: 550.
• Email: InformationCollection@ Affected Public: Individuals or Responses per Respondent: 1.
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0079 copy households; businesses or other for- Annual Responses: 550.
request’’ in the subject line of the profits; and not-for-profit institutions. Average Burden per Response: 20
message. Frequency: Semi-annually. minutes.
• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Annual Burden Hours: 183.
Management Division Director, Office of OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, Needs and Uses: The information
email: Nicholas_A._Fraser@ collection requirement is necessary to
the Chief Information Officer, United
omb.eop.gov. Once submitted, the obtain and record the sex offender
States Patent and Trademark Office,
request will be publicly available in registration information of those sex
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
electronic format through reginfo.gov. offenders who live, work or go to school
1450. on Army installations. Respondents are
Follow the instructions to view
Written comments and Department of Commerce collections any convicted sex offender required to
recommendations for the proposed currently under review by OMB. register pursuant to any DoD, Army,
information collection should be sent on Further information can be obtained State government, law, regulation, or
or before January 15, 2016 to Nicholas by: policy where they are employed, reside,
A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email • Email: InformationCollection@ or are a student. The information
to Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0057 copy collected is used by Army law
by fax to 202–395–5167, marked to the request’’ in the subject line of the enforcement to ensure the sex offender
attention of Nicholas A. Fraser. message. is compliant with any court order
• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records restrictions.
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Marcie Lovett, Management Division Director, Office of Affected Public: Business or other for-
Records Management Division Director, the Chief Information Officer, United profit; individuals or households.
USPTO, Office of the Chief Information States Patent and Trademark Office, Frequency: On occasion.
Officer. P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313– Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
[FR Doc. 2015–31585 Filed 12–15–15; 8:45 am] 1450. obtain or retain benefits.
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80 FR 78199 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Patents External Quality Survey

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEUnited States Patent and Trademark Office

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 241 (December 16, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office