81_FR_32397 81 FR 32298 - Patent Processing (Updating)

81 FR 32298 - Patent Processing (Updating)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 99 (May 23, 2016)

Page Range32298-32302
FR Document2016-12042

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on this extension of a continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 99 (Monday, May 23, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 99 (Monday, May 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32298-32302]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12042]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

United States Patent and Trademark Office


Patent Processing (Updating)

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as part 
of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, 
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this 
opportunity to comment on this extension of a continuing information 
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public 
Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before July 22, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651-
0031 inquiry'' in the subject line of the message.
     Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
     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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Raul Tamayo, Senior Legal Advisor, Office of 
Patent Legal Administration, United States Patent and Trademark Office, 
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450; by telephone at 571-272-7728; 
or by email to [email protected] with ``0651-0031 inquiry'' in the 
subject line. Additional information about this collection is also 
available at http://www.reginfo.gov under ``Information Collection 
Review.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is required 
by 35 U.S.C. 131 to examine an application for patent and, when 
appropriate, issue a patent. The USPTO is also required to publish 
patent applications, with certain exceptions, promptly after the 
expiration of a period of eighteen months from the earliest filing date 
for which a benefit is sought under Title 35, United States Code 
(``eighteen-month publication''). Certain situations may arise which 
require that additional information be supplied in order for the USPTO 
to further process the patent or application. The USPTO administers the 
statutes through various sections of the rules of practice in 37 CFR 
part 1.
    The information in this collection can be used by the USPTO to 
continue the processing of the patent or application to ensure that 
applicants are complying with the patent regulations and to aid in the 
prosecution of the application.

II. Method of Collection

    The forms associated with this collection may be downloaded from 
the USPTO Web site in Portable Document Format (PDF), filled out 
electronically, and then either printed for mailing or submitted to the 
USPTO online through EFS-Web. The ``EFS-Web only'' items in this 
collection must be submitted to the USPTO online through EFS-Web. In 
addition, the USPTO provides an electronic interface on its Web site 
that the public can use to submit the information associated with the 
Electronic Applicant Initiated Interview Request Form.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0651-0031.
    IC Instruments and Forms: PTO/AIA/22, PTO/AIA/24, PTO/AIA/24B, PTO/
AIA/31, PTO/AIA/32, PTO/AIA/33, PTO/AIA/40, PTO/AIA/41, PTO/AIA/96, 
PTO/SB/08a, PTO/SB/08b, PTO/SB/17i, PTO/SB/21, PTO/SB/22, PTO/SB/24, 
PTO/SB/24B, PTO/SB/25, PTO/SB/26, PTO/SB/27, PTO/SB/30, PTO/SB/31, PTO/
SB/32, PTO/SB/33, PTO/SB/35, PTO/SB/36, PTO/SB/37, PTO/SB/38, PTO/SB/
39, PTO/SB/43, PTO/SB/61, PTO/SB/63, PTO/SB/64, PTO/SB/64a, PTO/SB/67, 
PTO/SB/68, PTO/SB/91, PTO/SB/92, PTO/SB/96, PTO/SB/97, PTO/SB/130, PTO-
2053-A/B, PTO-2054-A/B, PTO-2055-A/B, PTOL-413A, and PTOL-413C.
    Type of Review: Revision of a Previously-Existing Information 
Collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other 
for-profits; and non-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,542,082 responses per year.
    Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take 
the public between 2 minutes (.03 hours) and 8 hours to submit a single 
item in this collection depending on the instrument used, including the 
time to gather the necessary information, prepare the appropriate form 
or petition, and submit the completed request to the USPTO. The time 
per response, estimated annual responses, and estimated annual hour 
burden associated with each instrument in this collection are shown in 
the table below.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 3,631,187.33 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent (Hourly) Cost Burden: 
$952,818,894.17. The USPTO expects that attorneys and/or paralegals 
will complete the instruments listed in the table below. The 
professional hourly rates for attorneys and paralegals, based on 
AIPLA's 2015 Report of the Economic Survey, are $410 and $125 
respectively. Using these hourly rates, the USPTO estimates that the 
total respondent cost burden for this collection is $952,818,894.17 per 
year.

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                                                   Estimated       Estimated
       IC No.                   Item             response time      annual      Estimated annual    Rate ($/hr)
                                                   (minutes)       responses     burden (hours)
                                                           (a)             (b)    (a) x (b)/60 =             (d)
                                                                                             (c)
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1...................  EFS-Web IDS (Information             120         635,000      1,270,000.00          410.00
                       Disclosure Statements)
                       that do not require the
                       fee set forth in 37 CFR
                       1.17(p).

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1...................  Information Disclosure               120          20,000         40,000.00          410.00
                       Statements that do not
                       require the fee set
                       forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p).
1...................  EFS-Web IDS (Information             120         115,000        230,000.00          410.00
                       Disclosure Statements)
                       that require the fee
                       set forth in 37 CFR
                       1.17(p).
1...................  Information Disclosure               120           5,000         10,000.00          410.00
                       Statements that require
                       the fee set forth in 37
                       CFR 1.17(p).
2...................  Electronic Transmittal               120         850,000      1,700,000.00          125.00
                       Form.
2...................  Transmittal Form........             120          50,000        100,000.00          125.00
3...................  Electronic Petition for                6         290,000         29,000.00          125.00
                       Extension of Time under
                       37 CFR 1.136(a).
3...................  Petition for Extension                 6          10,000          1,000.00          125.00
                       of Time under 37 CFR
                       1.136(a).
4...................  Electronic Express                    12           4,800            960.00          125.00
                       Abandonment under 37
                       CFR 1.138.
4...................  Express Abandonment                   12             200             40.00          125.00
                       under 37 CFR 1.138.
5...................  Electronic Statutory                  12          58,000         11,600.00          410.00
                       Disclaimers (including
                       terminal disclaimers).
5...................  Statutory Disclaimers                 12           2,000            400.00          410.00
                       (including terminal
                       disclaimers).
6...................  Electronic Request for                 6             390             39.00          410.00
                       Expedited Examination
                       of a Design Application.
6...................  Request for Expedited                  6              10              1.00          410.00
                       Examination of a Design
                       Application.
7...................  Electronic Notice of                  12          28,000          5,600.00          410.00
                       Appeal.
7...................  Notice of Appeal........              12           1,000            200.00          410.00
8...................  Electronic Petition for               60           7,500          7,500.00          410.00
                       Revival of an
                       Application for Patent
                       Abandoned
                       Unintentionally.
8...................  Petition for Revival of               60             500            500.00          410.00
                       an Application for
                       Patent Abandoned
                       Unintentionally.
9...................  Electronic Petition for               60             190            190.00          410.00
                       Revival of an
                       Application for Patent
                       Abandoned for Failure
                       to Notify the Office of
                       a Foreign or
                       International Filing.
9...................  Petition for Revival of               60              10             10.00         $410.00
                       an Application for
                       Patent Abandoned for
                       Failure to Notify the
                       Office of a Foreign or
                       International Filing.
10..................  Electronic Requests to                12          95,000         19,000.00          125.00
                       Access, Inspect and
                       Copy.
10..................  Requests to Access,                   12           5,000          1,000.00          125.00
                       Inspect and Copy.
11..................  Electronic Deposit                    12           1,600            320.00          125.00
                       Account Order Form.
11..................  Deposit Account Order                 12             100             20.00          125.00
                       Form.
12..................  Electronic Certificates                2         750,000         25,000.00          125.00
                       of Mailing or
                       Transmission.
12..................  Certificates of Mailing                2          50,000          1,666.66          125.00
                       or Transmission.
13..................  Electronic Statement                  12         240,000         48,000.00          410.00
                       Under 37 CFR 3.73(c).
13..................  Statement Under 37 CFR                12          10,000          2,000.00          410.00
                       3.73(c).
14..................  Electronic Non-                        6          23,000          2,300.00          410.00
                       publication Request.
14..................  Non-publication Request.               6           1,000            100.00          410.00
15..................  Electronic Rescission of               6             900             90.00          410.00
                       Previous Non-
                       publication Request (35
                       U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)
                       and, if applicable,
                       Notice of Foreign
                       Filing (35 U.S.C.
                       122(b)(2)(B)(iii).
15..................  Rescission of Previous                 6              50              5.00          410.00
                       Non-publication Request
                       (35 U.S.C.
                       122(b)(2)(B)(ii) and,
                       if applicable, Notice
                       of Foreign Filing (35
                       U.S.C.
                       122(b)(2)(B)(iii).
16..................  Electronic Filing System             150               1              2.50          125.00
                       (EFS) Copy of
                       Application for
                       Publication.
17..................  Copy of File Content                 240               1              4.00          410.00
                       Showing Redactions.
18..................  Copy of the Applicant or             120              10             20.00          125.00
                       Patentee's Record of
                       the Application
                       (including copies of
                       the correspondence,
                       list of the
                       correspondence, and
                       statements verifying
                       whether the record is
                       complete or not).
19..................  EFS-Web Request for                   12         165,000         33,000.00          410.00
                       Continued Examination
                       (RCE) Transmittal.
19..................  Request for Continued                 12           5,000          1,000.00          410.00
                       Examination (RCE)
                       Transmittal.
20..................  Electronic Request for                12             950            190.00          410.00
                       Oral Hearing Before the
                       Patent Trial and Appeal
                       Board.
20..................  Request for Oral Hearing              12              50             10.00          410.00
                       Before the Patent Trial
                       and Appeal Board.
21..................  Electronic Request for                12             700            140.00          410.00
                       Suspension of Action or
                       Deferral of Examination
                       Under 37 CFR 1.103(b),
                       (c), or (d).
21..................  Request for Suspension                12              50             10.00          410.00
                       of Action or Deferral
                       of Examination Under 37
                       CFR 1.103(b), (c), or
                       (d).
22..................  EFS-Web Request for                   12             290             58.00          125.00
                       Voluntary Publication
                       or Republication
                       (includes publication
                       fee for republication).

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22..................  Request for Voluntary                 12              10              2.00          125.00
                       Publication or
                       Republication (includes
                       publication fee for
                       republication).
23..................  Electronic Applicant                  24          11,000          4,400.00          410.00
                       Initiated Interview
                       Request Form.
23..................  Applicant Initiated                   24           3,500          1,400.00          410.00
                       Interview Request Form.
24..................  Electronic Processing                  5             340             28.33          410.00
                       Fee Under 37 CFR
                       1.17(i) Transmittal.
24..................  Processing Fee Under 37                5              10              0.83          410.00
                       CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal.
25..................  Electronic Request to                  8          11,500          1,533.33          410.00
                       Retrieve Electronic
                       Priority Application(s)
                       Under 37 CFR 1.55(h).
25..................  Request to Retrieve                    8             500             66.67          410.00
                       Electronic Priority
                       Application (s) Under
                       37 CFR 1.55(h).
26..................  Electronic Authorization               6          14,500          1,450.00          410.00
                       or Rescission of
                       Authorization to Permit
                       Access to Application-
                       as-filed by
                       Participating Offices
                       Under 37 CFR 1.14(h).
26..................  Authorization or                       6             500             50.00          410.00
                       Rescission of
                       Authorization to Permit
                       Access to Application-
                       as-filed by
                       Participating Offices
                       Under 37 CFR 1.14(h).
27..................  Electronic Petition for               12           1,550            310.00          410.00
                       Express Abandonment to
                       Obtain a Refund.
27..................  Petition for Express                  12              50             10.00          410.00
                       Abandonment to Obtain a
                       Refund.
28..................  Electronic Pre-Appeal                300          10,500         52,500.00          410.00
                       Brief Request for
                       Review.
28..................  Pre-Appeal Brief Request             300             500          2,500.00          410.00
                       for Review.
29..................  EFS-Web Request for                    5          29,000          2,416.67          125.00
                       Corrected Filing
                       Receipt.
29..................  Request for Corrected                  5           1,000             83.33          125.00
                       Filing Receipt.
30..................  Request for First Action             150           1,200          3,000.00          410.00
                       Interview (Pilot
                       Program) (Electronic
                       only).
31..................  Petition to Make Special             120           2,000          4,000.00          410.00
                       Based on Age for
                       Advancement of
                       Examination under 37
                       CFR 1.102(c)(1) (EFS-
                       Web only).
32..................  Electronic Filing a                  480             110            880.00          410.00
                       submission after final
                       rejection (see 37 CFR
                       1.129(a)).
32..................  Filing a submission                  480              10             80.00          410.00
                       after final rejection
                       (see 37 CFR 1.129(a)).
33..................  Electronic correction of              45           2,900          2,175.00          410.00
                       inventorship after
                       first office action on
                       the merits.
33..................  Correction of                         45             100             75.00          410.00
                       inventorship after
                       first office action on
                       the merits.
34..................  Electronic request for                45          14,500         10,875.00          410.00
                       correction in a patent
                       application relating to
                       inventorship or an
                       inventor name, or order
                       of names, other than in
                       a reissue application
                       (37 CFR 1.48).
34..................  Request for correction                45             500            375.00          410.00
                       in a patent application
                       relating to
                       inventorship or an
                       inventor name, or order
                       of names, other than in
                       a reissue application
                       (37 CFR 1.48).
35..................  Electronic request to                 12           9,500          1,900.00          410.00
                       correct or update the
                       name of the applicant
                       under 37 CFR
                       1.46(c)(1), or change
                       the applicant under 37
                       CFR 1.46(c)(2).
35..................  Request to correct or                 12             500            100.00          410.00
                       update the name of the
                       applicant under 37 CFR
                       1.46(c)(1), or change
                       the applicant under 37
                       CFR 1.46(c)(2).
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    Total...........  ........................  ..............       3,542,082      3,631,187.33  ..............
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    Estimated Total Annual (Non-hour) Respondent Cost Burden: 
$420,815,258.45. There are no recordkeeping, maintenance, or capital 
start-up costs associated with this information collection. There is, 
however, a non-hour cost burden in the form of postage costs and filing 
fees.

Postage

    The public may submit the paper forms and petitions in this 
collection to the USPTO by mail through the United States Postal 
Service. If the submission is sent by first-class mail, the public may 
also include a signed certification of the date of mailing in order to 
receive credit for timely filing. Therefore, the USPTO estimates that 
approximately 167,161 submissions per year may be mailed. The USPTO 
estimates that the average submission will be mailed in a standard 
flat-rate priority mail envelope at a cost of $6.45, resulting in a 
total postage cost of $1,078,188.45.

Filing Fees

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                                                                Estimated
           IC No.                         Item                   annual        Filing fee    Total annual  (non-
                                                                responses    per response *   hour)  cost burden
                                                                        (a)             (b)      (a) x (b) = (c)
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1..........................  Information Disclosure                  90,000         $180.00       $16,200,000.00
                              Statements (IDS) that require
                              the fee set forth in 37 CFR
                              1.17(p).
1..........................  IDS that require the fee set         S: 27,500       S: $90.00     S: $2,475,000.00
                              forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p)              M: 2,500       M: $45.00       M: $112,500.00
                              (small entity).
3..........................  One-month Extension of Time            102,500         $200.00       $20,500,000.00
                              under 37 CFR 1.136(a).
3..........................  One-month Extension of Time          S: 38,000      S: $100.00     S: $3,800,000.00
                              under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (small         M: 4,000       M: $50.00       M: $200,000.00
                              entity).
3..........................  Two-month Extension of Time             43,600         $600.00       $26,160,000.00
                              under 37 CFR 1.136(a).
3..........................  Two-month Extension of Time          S: 22,000      S: $300.00     S: $6,600,000.00
                              under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (small         M: 2,100      M: $150.00       M: $315,000.00
                              entity).
3..........................  Three-month Extension of Time           40,000       $1,400.00       $56,000,000.00
                              under 37 CFR 1.136(a).
3..........................  Three-month Extension of Time        S: 32,000      S: $700.00    S: $22,400,000.00
                              under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (small         M: 3,000      M: $350.00     M: $1,050,000.00
                              entity).
3..........................  Four-month Extension of Time             2,500       $2,200.00        $5,500,000.00
                              under 37 CFR 1.136(a).
3..........................  Four-month Extension of Time          S: 2,500    S: $1,100.00     S: $2,750,000.00
                              under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (small           M: 350      M: $550.00       M: $192,500.00
                              entity).
3..........................  Five-month Extension of Time             3,500       $3,000.00       $10,500,000.00
                              under 37 CFR 1.136(a).
3..........................  Five-month Extension of Time          S: 3,700    S: $1,000.00     S: $3,700,000.00
                              under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (small           M: 250      M: $500.00       M: $125,000.00
                              entity).
5..........................  Statutory Disclaimer                    60,000         $160.00        $9,600,000.00
                              (including terminal
                              disclaimer).
5..........................  Statutory Disclaimer                     6,289         $160.00        $1,006,240.00
                              (including terminal
                              disclaimer) (small entity).
6..........................  Request for Expedited                      200         $900.00          $180,000.00
                              Examination of a Design
                              Application.
6..........................  Request for Expedited                   S: 160      S: $450.00        S: $72,000.00
                              Examination of a Design                 M: 40      M: $225.00         M: $9,000.00
                              Application (small entity).
7..........................  Notice of Appeal..............          22,500         $800.00       $18,000,000.00
7..........................  Notice of Appeal (small               S: 6,000      S: $400.00     S: $2,400,000.00
                              entity).                               M: 500      M: $200.00       M: $100,000.00
8..........................  Petition for Revival of an               3,500       $1,700.00        $5,950,000.00
                              Application for Patent
                              Abandoned Unintentionally.
8..........................  Petition for Revival of an               4,500         $850.00        $3,825,000.00
                              Application for Patent
                              Abandoned Unintentionally
                              (small entity).
9..........................  Petition for revival of an                 150       $1,700.00          $255,000.00
                              application for patent
                              abandoned for failure to
                              notify the office of a
                              foreign or international
                              filing.
9..........................  Petition for revival of an                  50         $850.00           $42,500.00
                              application for patent
                              abandoned for failure to
                              notify the office of a
                              foreign or international
                              filing (small entity).
17.........................  Copy of File Content Showing                 1         $130.00              $130.00
                              Redactions.
19.........................  Request for Continued                   78,400       $1,200.00       $94,080,000.00
                              Examination (RCE) Transmittal
                              (First Request).
19.........................  Request for Continued                S: 28,000      S: $600.00    S: $16,800,000.00
                              Examination (RCE) Transmittal        M: 5,600      M: $300.00     M: $1,680,000.00
                              (First Request) (small
                              entity).
19.........................  Request for Continued                   40,600       $1,700.00       $69,020,000.00
                              Examination (RCE) Transmittal
                              (Second and Subsequent
                              Requests).
19.........................  Request for Continued                S: 14,500      S: $850.00    S: $12,325,000.00
                              Examination (RCE) Transmittal        M: 2,900      M: $425.00     M: $1,232,500.00
                              (Second and Subsequent
                              Requests) (small entity).
20.........................  Request for Oral Hearing                   700          $1,300          $910,000.00
                              Before the Patent Trial and
                              Appeal Board.
20.........................  Request for Oral Hearing                S: 240      S: $650.00       S: $156,000.00
                              Before the Patent Trial and             M: 10      M: $325.00         M: $3,250.00
                              Appeal Board (small entity).
21.........................  Request for Suspension of                  520         $140.00           $72,800.00
                              Action or Deferral of
                              Examination Under 37 CFR
                              1.103(b), (c), or (d).
21.........................  Request for Suspension of               S: 190       S: $70.00        S: $13,300.00
                              Action or Deferral of                   M: 40       M: $35.00         M: $1,400.00
                              Examination Under 37 CFR
                              1.103(b), (c), or (d) (small
                              entity).
22.........................  Request for Voluntary                      300         $130.00           $39,000.00
                              Publication or Republication
                              (includes publication fee for
                              republication).
24.........................  Processing Fee Under 37 CFR                340         $130.00           $44,200.00
                              1.17(i) Transmittal.
32.........................  Filing a submission after                   60         $840.00           $50,400.00
                              final rejection (see 37 CFR
                              1.129(a)).
32.........................  Filing a submission after                S: 50      S: $420.00        S: $21,000.00
                              final rejection (see 37 CFR             M: 10      M: $210.00         M: $2,100.00
                              1.129(a)) (small entity).
33.........................  Correction of inventorship               2,100         $600.00        $1,260,000.00
                              after first office action on
                              the merits.
33.........................  Correction of inventorship              S: 750      S: $300.00       S: $225,000.00
                              after first office action on           M: 150      M: $150.00        M: $22,500.00
                              the merits (small entity).
34.........................  Request for correction in a             10,500         $140.00        $1,470,000.00
                              patent application relating
                              to inventorship or an
                              inventor name, or order of
                              names, other than in a
                              reissue application (37 CFR
                              1.48).
34.........................  Request for correction in a           S: 3,750       S: $70.00       S: $262,500.00
                              patent application relating            M: 750       M: $35.00        M: $26,250.00
                              to inventorship or an
                              inventor name, or order of
                              names, other than in a
                              reissue application (37 CFR
                              1.48).
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    Total..................  ..............................         740,425  ..............      $419,737,070.00
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* ``S'' and ``M'' denote ``Small Entity'' and ``Micro Entity'' and reference the lower fee rates offered to
  small entities.


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    Therefore, the USPTO estimates that the total annual (non-hour) 
cost burden for this collection will be $420,815,258.45, with 
$1,078,188.45 in postage costs and $419,737,070.00 in filing fees.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on:
    (a) 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;
    (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden (including 
hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;
    (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, e.g., the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized or 
included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: May 16, 2016.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director, OCIO, United States Patent and 
Trademark Office.
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32298 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 99 / Monday, May 23, 2016 / Notices identified in this notice and any issues States Patent and Trademark Office, Electronic Applicant Initiated Interview arising after publication of this notice P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313– Request Form. that require emergency action under 1450. III. Data section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fishery Conservation and Management Requests for additional information OMB Number: 0651–0031. Act, provided the public has been should be directed to Raul Tamayo, IC Instruments and Forms: PTO/AIA/ notified of the intent to take final action Senior Legal Advisor, Office of Patent 22, PTO/AIA/24, PTO/AIA/24B, PTO/ to address the emergency. Legal Administration, United States AIA/31, PTO/AIA/32, PTO/AIA/33, Special Accommodations Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box PTO/AIA/40, PTO/AIA/41, PTO/AIA/ 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by 96, PTO/SB/08a, PTO/SB/08b, PTO/SB/ This meeting is accessible to people telephone at 571–272–7728; or by email 17i, PTO/SB/21, PTO/SB/22, PTO/SB/ with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary to Raul.Tamayo@uspto.gov with ‘‘0651– 24, PTO/SB/24B, PTO/SB/25, PTO/SB/ aids should be directed to the SAFMC 0031 inquiry’’ in the subject line. 26, PTO/SB/27, PTO/SB/30, PTO/SB/ office (see ADDRESSES) at least 10 Additional information about this 31, PTO/SB/32, PTO/SB/33, PTO/SB/ business days prior to the meeting. collection is also available at http:// 35, PTO/SB/36, PTO/SB/37, PTO/SB/ Note: The times and sequence specified in www.reginfo.gov under ‘‘Information 38, PTO/SB/39, PTO/SB/43, PTO/SB/ this agenda are subject to change. Collection Review.’’ 61, PTO/SB/63, PTO/SB/64, PTO/SB/ SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 64a, PTO/SB/67, PTO/SB/68, PTO/SB/ Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 91, PTO/SB/92, PTO/SB/96, PTO/SB/ I. Abstract Dated: May 18, 2016. 97, PTO/SB/130, PTO–2053–A/B, PTO– Tracey L. Thompson, The United States Patent and 2054–A/B, PTO–2055–A/B, PTOL– Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Trademark Office (USPTO) is required 413A, and PTOL–413C. Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. by 35 U.S.C. 131 to examine an Type of Review: Revision of a [FR Doc. 2016–12037 Filed 5–20–16; 8:45 am] application for patent and, when Previously-Existing Information appropriate, issue a patent. The USPTO Collection. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P is also required to publish patent Affected Public: Individuals or applications, with certain exceptions, households; businesses or other for- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE promptly after the expiration of a period profits; and non-profit institutions. of eighteen months from the earliest Estimated Number of Respondents: United States Patent and Trademark filing date for which a benefit is sought 3,542,082 responses per year. Office under Title 35, United States Code Estimated Time per Response: The (‘‘eighteen-month publication’’). Certain Patent Processing (Updating) USPTO estimates that it will take the situations may arise which require that public between 2 minutes (.03 hours) additional information be supplied in ACTION: Proposed collection; comment and 8 hours to submit a single item in order for the USPTO to further process request. this collection depending on the the patent or application. The USPTO instrument used, including the time to SUMMARY: The United States Patent and administers the statutes through various gather the necessary information, Trademark Office (USPTO), as part of its sections of the rules of practice in 37 prepare the appropriate form or petition, continuing effort to reduce paperwork CFR part 1. The information in this collection can and submit the completed request to the and respondent burden, invites the USPTO. The time per response, be used by the USPTO to continue the general public and other Federal estimated annual responses, and processing of the patent or application agencies to take this opportunity to estimated annual hour burden to ensure that applicants are complying comment on this extension of a associated with each instrument in this with the patent regulations and to aid in continuing information collection, as collection are shown in the table below. the prosecution of the application. required by the Paperwork Reduction Estimated Total Annual Respondent Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (44 II. Method of Collection Burden Hours: 3,631,187.33 hours. U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). The forms associated with this Estimated Total Annual Respondent DATES: Written comments must be collection may be downloaded from the (Hourly) Cost Burden: $952,818,894.17. submitted on or before July 22, 2016. USPTO Web site in Portable Document The USPTO expects that attorneys and/ ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Format (PDF), filled out electronically, or paralegals will complete the by any of the following methods: and then either printed for mailing or instruments listed in the table below. • Email: InformationCollection@ submitted to the USPTO online through The professional hourly rates for uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0031 inquiry’’ EFS-Web. The ‘‘EFS-Web only’’ items in attorneys and paralegals, based on in the subject line of the message. this collection must be submitted to the AIPLA’s 2015 Report of the Economic • Federal Rulemaking Portal: http:// USPTO online through EFS-Web. In Survey, are $410 and $125 respectively. www.regulations.gov. addition, the USPTO provides an Using these hourly rates, the USPTO • Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records electronic interface on its Web site that estimates that the total respondent cost Management Division Director, Office of the public can use to submit the burden for this collection is the Chief Information Officer, United information associated with the $952,818,894.17 per year. sradovich on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Estimated Estimated Estimated annual Rate IC No. Item response time annual burden ($/hr) (minutes) responses (hours) (a) (b) (a) × (b)/60 = (c) (d) 1 .................. EFS-Web IDS (Information Disclosure Statements) that 120 635,000 1,270,000.00 410.00 do not require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:25 May 20, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23MYN1.SGM 23MYN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 99 / Monday, May 23, 2016 / Notices 32299 Estimated Estimated Estimated annual Rate IC No. Item response time annual burden ($/hr) (minutes) responses (hours) (a) (b) (a) × (b)/60 = (c) (d) 1 .................. Information Disclosure Statements that do not require the 120 20,000 40,000.00 410.00 fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p). 1 .................. EFS-Web IDS (Information Disclosure Statements) that 120 115,000 230,000.00 410.00 require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p). 1 .................. Information Disclosure Statements that require the fee 120 5,000 10,000.00 410.00 set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p). 2 .................. Electronic Transmittal Form ............................................... 120 850,000 1,700,000.00 125.00 2 .................. Transmittal Form ................................................................ 120 50,000 100,000.00 125.00 3 .................. Electronic Petition for Extension of Time under 37 CFR 6 290,000 29,000.00 125.00 1.136(a). 3 .................. Petition for Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) ..... 6 10,000 1,000.00 125.00 4 .................. Electronic Express Abandonment under 37 CFR 1.138 ... 12 4,800 960.00 125.00 4 .................. Express Abandonment under 37 CFR 1.138 .................... 12 200 40.00 125.00 5 .................. Electronic Statutory Disclaimers (including terminal dis- 12 58,000 11,600.00 410.00 claimers). 5 .................. Statutory Disclaimers (including terminal disclaimers) ...... 12 2,000 400.00 410.00 6 .................. Electronic Request for Expedited Examination of a De- 6 390 39.00 410.00 sign Application. 6 .................. Request for Expedited Examination of a Design Applica- 6 10 1.00 410.00 tion. 7 .................. Electronic Notice of Appeal ............................................... 12 28,000 5,600.00 410.00 7 .................. Notice of Appeal ................................................................ 12 1,000 200.00 410.00 8 .................. Electronic Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent 60 7,500 7,500.00 410.00 Abandoned Unintentionally. 8 .................. Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Aban- 60 500 500.00 410.00 doned Unintentionally. 9 .................. Electronic Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent 60 190 190.00 410.00 Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or International Filing. 9 .................. Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Aban- 60 10 10.00 $410.00 doned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or International Filing. 10 ................ Electronic Requests to Access, Inspect and Copy ........... 12 95,000 19,000.00 125.00 10 ................ Requests to Access, Inspect and Copy ............................ 12 5,000 1,000.00 125.00 11 ................ Electronic Deposit Account Order Form ............................ 12 1,600 320.00 125.00 11 ................ Deposit Account Order Form ............................................. 12 100 20.00 125.00 12 ................ Electronic Certificates of Mailing or Transmission ............ 2 750,000 25,000.00 125.00 12 ................ Certificates of Mailing or Transmission ............................. 2 50,000 1,666.66 125.00 13 ................ Electronic Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(c) ..................... 12 240,000 48,000.00 410.00 13 ................ Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(c) ...................................... 12 10,000 2,000.00 410.00 14 ................ Electronic Non-publication Request ................................... 6 23,000 2,300.00 410.00 14 ................ Non-publication Request .................................................... 6 1,000 100.00 410.00 15 ................ Electronic Rescission of Previous Non-publication Re- 6 900 90.00 410.00 quest (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(ii) and, if applicable, No- tice of Foreign Filing (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(iii). 15 ................ Rescission of Previous Non-publication Request (35 6 50 5.00 410.00 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(ii) and, if applicable, Notice of For- eign Filing (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(iii). 16 ................ Electronic Filing System (EFS) Copy of Application for 150 1 2.50 125.00 Publication. 17 ................ Copy of File Content Showing Redactions ........................ 240 1 4.00 410.00 18 ................ Copy of the Applicant or Patentee’s Record of the Appli- 120 10 20.00 125.00 cation (including copies of the correspondence, list of the correspondence, and statements verifying whether the record is complete or not). 19 ................ EFS-Web Request for Continued Examination (RCE) 12 165,000 33,000.00 410.00 Transmittal. 19 ................ Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal .... 12 5,000 1,000.00 410.00 20 ................ Electronic Request for Oral Hearing Before the Patent 12 950 190.00 410.00 Trial and Appeal Board. sradovich on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 20 ................ Request for Oral Hearing Before the Patent Trial and Ap- 12 50 10.00 410.00 peal Board. 21 ................ Electronic Request for Suspension of Action or Deferral 12 700 140.00 410.00 of Examination Under 37 CFR 1.103(b), (c), or (d). 21 ................ Request for Suspension of Action or Deferral of Exam- 12 50 10.00 410.00 ination Under 37 CFR 1.103(b), (c), or (d). 22 ................ EFS-Web Request for Voluntary Publication or Republi- 12 290 58.00 125.00 cation (includes publication fee for republication). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:25 May 20, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23MYN1.SGM 23MYN1

32300 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 99 / Monday, May 23, 2016 / Notices Estimated Estimated Estimated annual Rate IC No. Item response time annual burden ($/hr) (minutes) responses (hours) (a) (b) (a) × (b)/60 = (c) (d) 22 ................ Request for Voluntary Publication or Republication (in- 12 10 2.00 125.00 cludes publication fee for republication). 23 ................ Electronic Applicant Initiated Interview Request Form ...... 24 11,000 4,400.00 410.00 23 ................ Applicant Initiated Interview Request Form ....................... 24 3,500 1,400.00 410.00 24 ................ Electronic Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(i) Trans- 5 340 28.33 410.00 mittal. 24 ................ Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal ........... 5 10 0.83 410.00 25 ................ Electronic Request to Retrieve Electronic Priority Applica- 8 11,500 1,533.33 410.00 tion(s) Under 37 CFR 1.55(h). 25 ................ Request to Retrieve Electronic Priority Application (s) 8 500 66.67 410.00 Under 37 CFR 1.55(h). 26 ................ Electronic Authorization or Rescission of Authorization to 6 14,500 1,450.00 410.00 Permit Access to Application-as-filed by Participating Offices Under 37 CFR 1.14(h). 26 ................ Authorization or Rescission of Authorization to Permit Ac- 6 500 50.00 410.00 cess to Application-as-filed by Participating Offices Under 37 CFR 1.14(h). 27 ................ Electronic Petition for Express Abandonment to Obtain a 12 1,550 310.00 410.00 Refund. 27 ................ Petition for Express Abandonment to Obtain a Refund .... 12 50 10.00 410.00 28 ................ Electronic Pre-Appeal Brief Request for Review ............... 300 10,500 52,500.00 410.00 28 ................ Pre-Appeal Brief Request for Review ................................ 300 500 2,500.00 410.00 29 ................ EFS-Web Request for Corrected Filing Receipt ............... 5 29,000 2,416.67 125.00 29 ................ Request for Corrected Filing Receipt ................................ 5 1,000 83.33 125.00 30 ................ Request for First Action Interview (Pilot Program) (Elec- 150 1,200 3,000.00 410.00 tronic only). 31 ................ Petition to Make Special Based on Age for Advancement 120 2,000 4,000.00 410.00 of Examination under 37 CFR 1.102(c)(1) (EFS-Web only). 32 ................ Electronic Filing a submission after final rejection (see 37 480 110 880.00 410.00 CFR 1.129(a)). 32 ................ Filing a submission after final rejection (see 37 CFR 480 10 80.00 410.00 1.129(a)). 33 ................ Electronic correction of inventorship after first office ac- 45 2,900 2,175.00 410.00 tion on the merits. 33 ................ Correction of inventorship after first office action on the 45 100 75.00 410.00 merits. 34 ................ Electronic request for correction in a patent application 45 14,500 10,875.00 410.00 relating to inventorship or an inventor name, or order of names, other than in a reissue application (37 CFR 1.48). 34 ................ Request for correction in a patent application relating to 45 500 375.00 410.00 inventorship or an inventor name, or order of names, other than in a reissue application (37 CFR 1.48). 35 ................ Electronic request to correct or update the name of the 12 9,500 1,900.00 410.00 applicant under 37 CFR 1.46(c)(1), or change the ap- plicant under 37 CFR 1.46(c)(2). 35 ................ Request to correct or update the name of the applicant 12 500 100.00 410.00 under 37 CFR 1.46(c)(1), or change the applicant under 37 CFR 1.46(c)(2). Total ..... ............................................................................................ ........................ 3,542,082 3,631,187.33 ........................ Estimated Total Annual (Non-hour) Postage USPTO estimates that approximately Respondent Cost Burden: The public may submit the paper 167,161 submissions per year may be $420,815,258.45. There are no forms and petitions in this collection to mailed. The USPTO estimates that the recordkeeping, maintenance, or capital the USPTO by mail through the United average submission will be mailed in a start-up costs associated with this States Postal Service. If the submission standard flat-rate priority mail envelope sradovich on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES information collection. There is, is sent by first-class mail, the public at a cost of $6.45, resulting in a total however, a non-hour cost burden in the may also include a signed certification postage cost of $1,078,188.45. form of postage costs and filing fees. of the date of mailing in order to receive Filing Fees credit for timely filing. Therefore, the VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:25 May 20, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23MYN1.SGM 23MYN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 99 / Monday, May 23, 2016 / Notices 32301 Estimated Total annual Filing fee IC No. Item annual (non-hour) per response * responses cost burden (a) (b) (a) × (b) = (c) 1 ................... Information Disclosure Statements (IDS) that require the fee set forth 90,000 $180.00 $16,200,000.00 in 37 CFR 1.17(p). 1 ................... IDS that require the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p) (small entity) ........ S: 27,500 S: $90.00 S: $2,475,000.00 M: 2,500 M: $45.00 M: $112,500.00 3 ................... One-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) .......................... 102,500 $200.00 $20,500,000.00 3 ................... One-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (small entity) .... S: 38,000 S: $100.00 S: $3,800,000.00 M: 4,000 M: $50.00 M: $200,000.00 3 ................... Two-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) .......................... 43,600 $600.00 $26,160,000.00 3 ................... Two-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (small entity) .... S: 22,000 S: $300.00 S: $6,600,000.00 M: 2,100 M: $150.00 M: $315,000.00 3 ................... Three-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) ....................... 40,000 $1,400.00 $56,000,000.00 3 ................... Three-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (small entity) S: 32,000 S: $700.00 S: $22,400,000.00 M: 3,000 M: $350.00 M: $1,050,000.00 3 ................... Four-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) ......................... 2,500 $2,200.00 $5,500,000.00 3 ................... Four-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (small entity) ... S: 2,500 S: $1,100.00 S: $2,750,000.00 M: 350 M: $550.00 M: $192,500.00 3 ................... Five-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) .......................... 3,500 $3,000.00 $10,500,000.00 3 ................... Five-month Extension of Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) (small entity) .... S: 3,700 S: $1,000.00 S: $3,700,000.00 M: 250 M: $500.00 M: $125,000.00 5 ................... Statutory Disclaimer (including terminal disclaimer) ............................... 60,000 $160.00 $9,600,000.00 5 ................... Statutory Disclaimer (including terminal disclaimer) (small entity) ......... 6,289 $160.00 $1,006,240.00 6 ................... Request for Expedited Examination of a Design Application ................. 200 $900.00 $180,000.00 6 ................... Request for Expedited Examination of a Design Application (small en- S: 160 S: $450.00 S: $72,000.00 tity). M: 40 M: $225.00 M: $9,000.00 7 ................... Notice of Appeal ...................................................................................... 22,500 $800.00 $18,000,000.00 7 ................... Notice of Appeal (small entity) ................................................................ S: 6,000 S: $400.00 S: $2,400,000.00 M: 500 M: $200.00 M: $100,000.00 8 ................... Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Uninten- 3,500 $1,700.00 $5,950,000.00 tionally. 8 ................... Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned Uninten- 4,500 $850.00 $3,825,000.00 tionally (small entity). 9 ................... Petition for revival of an application for patent abandoned for failure to 150 $1,700.00 $255,000.00 notify the office of a foreign or international filing. 9 ................... Petition for revival of an application for patent abandoned for failure to 50 $850.00 $42,500.00 notify the office of a foreign or international filing (small entity). 17 ................. Copy of File Content Showing Redactions ............................................. 1 $130.00 $130.00 19 ................. Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal (First Request) 78,400 $1,200.00 $94,080,000.00 19 ................. Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal (First Request) S: 28,000 S: $600.00 S: $16,800,000.00 (small entity). M: 5,600 M: $300.00 M: $1,680,000.00 19 ................. Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal (Second and 40,600 $1,700.00 $69,020,000.00 Subsequent Requests). 19 ................. Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal (Second and S: 14,500 S: $850.00 S: $12,325,000.00 Subsequent Requests) (small entity). M: 2,900 M: $425.00 M: $1,232,500.00 20 ................. Request for Oral Hearing Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board .... 700 $1,300 $910,000.00 20 ................. Request for Oral Hearing Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board S: 240 S: $650.00 S: $156,000.00 (small entity). M: 10 M: $325.00 M: $3,250.00 21 ................. Request for Suspension of Action or Deferral of Examination Under 37 520 $140.00 $72,800.00 CFR 1.103(b), (c), or (d). 21 ................. Request for Suspension of Action or Deferral of Examination Under 37 S: 190 S: $70.00 S: $13,300.00 CFR 1.103(b), (c), or (d) (small entity). M: 40 M: $35.00 M: $1,400.00 22 ................. Request for Voluntary Publication or Republication (includes publica- 300 $130.00 $39,000.00 tion fee for republication). 24 ................. Processing Fee Under 37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal ................................ 340 $130.00 $44,200.00 32 ................. Filing a submission after final rejection (see 37 CFR 1.129(a)) ............. 60 $840.00 $50,400.00 32 ................. Filing a submission after final rejection (see 37 CFR 1.129(a)) (small S: 50 S: $420.00 S: $21,000.00 entity). M: 10 M: $210.00 M: $2,100.00 33 ................. Correction of inventorship after first office action on the merits ............. 2,100 $600.00 $1,260,000.00 33 ................. Correction of inventorship after first office action on the merits (small S: 750 S: $300.00 S: $225,000.00 entity). M: 150 M: $150.00 M: $22,500.00 34 ................. Request for correction in a patent application relating to inventorship 10,500 $140.00 $1,470,000.00 sradovich on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES or an inventor name, or order of names, other than in a reissue ap- plication (37 CFR 1.48). 34 ................. Request for correction in a patent application relating to inventorship S: 3,750 S: $70.00 S: $262,500.00 or an inventor name, or order of names, other than in a reissue ap- M: 750 M: $35.00 M: $26,250.00 plication (37 CFR 1.48). Total ...... .................................................................................................................. 740,425 ........................ $419,737,070.00 * ‘‘S’’ and ‘‘M’’ denote ‘‘Small Entity’’ and ‘‘Micro Entity’’ and reference the lower fee rates offered to small entities. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:25 May 20, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23MYN1.SGM 23MYN1

32302 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 99 / Monday, May 23, 2016 / Notices Therefore, the USPTO estimates that ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 1021(b)(5) of the Act, to ‘‘facilitate the total annual (non-hour) cost burden identified by the title of the information access and innovation’’ in the ‘‘markets for this collection will be collection, OMB Control Number (see for consumer financial products and $420,815,258.45, with $1,078,188.45 in below), and docket number (see above), services.’’ There are two main purposes postage costs and $419,737,070.00 in by any of the following methods: for the use of these eligibility criteria. filing fees. • Electronic: http:// First, the specific criteria are intended www.regulations.gov. Follow the to help the Bureau identify trial IV. Request for Comments instructions for submitting comments. disclosure proposals that hold the Comments are invited on: • OMB: Office of Management and potential to demonstrate improvements (a) Whether the proposed collection of Budget, New Executive Office Building, in disclosure to consumers, while information is necessary for the proper Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 or controlling appropriately for risks to performance of the functions of the fax to (202) 395–5806. Mailed or faxed consumers. Second, by using agency, including whether the comments to OMB should be to the standardized criteria across all information shall have practical utility; attention of the OMB Desk Officer for submitters, the Bureau will be better (b) the accuracy of the agency’s the Bureau of Consumer Financial placed to assess the merits of different estimate of the burden (including hours Protection. proposals relative to each other. and cost) of the proposed collection of Please note that comments submitted Request for Comments: The Bureau information; after the comment period will not be issued a 60-day Federal Register notice (c) ways to enhance the quality, accepted. In general, all comments on March 9, 2016, (80 FR 12479). utility, and clarity of the information to received will become public records, Comments were solicited and continue be collected; and including any personal information to be invited on: (a) Whether the (d) ways to minimize the burden of provided. Sensitive personal collection of information is necessary the collection of information on information, such as account numbers for the proper performance of the respondents, e.g., the use of automated or Social Security numbers, should not functions of the Bureau, including collection techniques or other forms of be included. whether the information will have information technology. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: practical utility; (b) The accuracy of the Comments submitted in response to Documentation prepared in support of Bureau’s estimate of the burden of the this notice will be summarized or this information collection request is collection of information, including the included in the request for OMB available at www.reginfo.gov (this link validity of the methods and the approval of this information collection; active on the day following publication assumptions used; (c) Ways to enhance they also will become a matter of public of this notice). Select ‘‘Information the quality, utility, and clarity of the record. Collection Review,’’ under ‘‘Currently information to be collected; and (d) Dated: May 16, 2016. under review, use the dropdown menu Ways to minimize the burden of the Marcie Lovett, ‘‘Select Agency’’ and select ‘‘Consumer collection of information on Records Management Division Director, Financial Protection Bureau’’ (recent respondents, including through the use OCIO, United States Patent and Trademark submissions to OMB will be at the top of automated collection techniques or Office. of the list). The same documentation is other forms of information technology. [FR Doc. 2016–12042 Filed 5–20–16; 8:45 am] also available at www.regulations.gov. Comments submitted in response to this BILLING CODE 3510–16–P Requests for additional information notice will be summarized and/or should be directed to the Consumer included in the request for OMB Financial Protection Bureau, (Attention: approval. All comments will become a PRA Office), 1700 G Street NW., matter of public record. BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL Washington, DC 20552, (202) 435–9575, Dated: May 18, 2016. PROTECTION or email: CFPB_PRA@cfpb.gov. Please Darrin A. King, [Docket No. CFPB–2016–0024] do not submit comments to this email Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Bureau of box. Consumer Financial Protection. Agency Information Collection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [FR Doc. 2016–12082 Filed 5–20–16; 8:45 am] Activities: Submission for OMB Title of Collection: Policy to BILLING CODE 4810–AM–P Review; Comment Request Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs; Information Collection. AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial OMB Control Number: 3170–0039. BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL Protection. Type of Review: Extension without PROTECTION ACTION: Notice and request for comment. change of an existing information [Docket No.: CFPB–2016–0023] collection. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Affected Public: Businesses and other Agency Information Collection Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for-profit entities. Activities: Submission for OMB (PRA), the Bureau of Consumer Estimated Number of Respondents: Review; Comment Request Financial Protection (Bureau) is 10. requesting to renew the Office of Estimated Total Annual Burden AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial Management and Budget (OMB) Hours: 100. Protection. approval for an existing information Abstract: In subsection 1032(e) of the sradovich on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES collection titled, ‘‘Policy to Encourage ACTION: Notice and request for comment. Dodd-Frank Act, 12 U.S.C. 5532(e), Trial Disclosure Programs; Information Congress gave the Bureau authority to SUMMARY: In accordance with the Collection.’’ provide certain legal protections to Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 DATES: Written comments are companies to conduct trial disclosure (PRA), the Bureau of Consumer encouraged and must be received on or programs. This authority can be used to Financial Protection (Bureau) is before June 22, 2016 to be assured of help further the Bureau’s statutory requesting to renew the Office of consideration. objective, stated in subsection Management and Budget (OMB) VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:25 May 20, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23MYN1.SGM 23MYN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionProposed collection; comment request.
DatesWritten comments must be submitted on or before July 22, 2016.
ContactRequests for additional information should be directed to Raul Tamayo, Senior Legal Advisor, Office of Patent Legal Administration, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450; by telephone at 571-272-7728; or by email to [email protected] with ``0651-0031 inquiry'' in the subject line. Additional information about this collection is also available at http://www.reginfo.gov under ``Information Collection Review.''
FR Citation81 FR 32298 
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