81 FR 757 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Invention Promoters/Promotion Firms Complaints
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 4 (January 7, 2016)
Patent and Trademark Office
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 4 (January 7, 2016)
| Page Range | 757-758 | |
| FR Document | 2016-00020 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 4 (Thursday, January 7, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 757-758] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-00020] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Invention Promoters/ Promotion Firms Complaints 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, Commerce. Title: Invention Promoters/Promotion Firms Complaints. OMB Control Number: 0651-0044. Form Number(s):PTO/SB/2048 Type of Request: Regular. Number of Respondents: 50. Average Hours per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take the public 15 minutes (0.25 hours) to gather the necessary information, prepare the form, and submit a complaint to the USPTO and 30 minutes (0.5 hours) for an invention promoter or promotion firm to prepare and submit a response to a complaint. Burden Hours: 17.5 burden hours annually. Cost Burden: $493.70. Needs and Uses: The Inventors' Rights Act of 1999 requires the USPTO to provide a forum for the publication of complaints concerning invention promoters and responses from invention promoters to those complaints. An individual may submit a complaint to the USPTO, which will then forward the complaint to the identified invention promoter for response. The complaints and responses are published on the USPTO Web site. The USPTO uses the information collected to comply with its statutory duty to publish the complaint along with any response from the invention promoter. The USPTO does not investigate these complaints or participate in any legal proceedings against invention promoters or promotion firms. Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other for-profits; and not-for-profit institutions. Frequency: On occasion. 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- 0044 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. [[Page 758]] Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent on or before February 8, 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. Dated: December 29, 2015. Randy Hill, Director, Collaborative Services Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2016-00020 Filed 1-6-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-16-P
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January 20, 2016, 12:30 p.m.–1:30 744 840 269 to a complaint.
p.m. EST Other Information: Persons wishing to Burden Hours: 17.5 burden hours
The webinars will be available at the attend the meeting online via the annually.
following addresses: webinar must register in advance no Cost Burden: $493.70.
• HAB and Hypoxia Experts, and later than 5 p.m. Eastern Time on the Needs and Uses: The Inventors’
Interested Parties (January 12, evening before each webinar, by sending Rights Act of 1999 requires the USPTO
2016)— an email to Caitlin.Gould@noaa.gov. to provide a forum for the publication
Æ Go to https://fda.webex.com/fda/ The number of webinar connections of complaints concerning invention
j.php?MTID=maf531d3ea442 available for the meetings is limited to promoters and responses from invention
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Æ Password: Habsnhypoxia available on a first-come, first-served individual may submit a complaint to
Æ To view in other time zones or basis. The agenda for the webinars will the USPTO, which will then forward the
languages, please click the link: include time for questions and answers complaint to the identified invention
https://fda.webex.com/fda/j.php? or comments about the agencies’ efforts promoter for response. The complaints
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Æ To join the teleconference only: Other Information information collected to comply with its
D Provide your number when you join Paperwork Reduction Act: statutory duty to publish the complaint
the meeting to receive a call back. Notwithstanding any other provision of along with any response from the
D Alternatively, you can call one of law, no person is required to respond to, invention promoter. The USPTO does
the following numbers: nor shall any person be subject to a not investigate these complaints or
• Local: 1–301–796–7777 penalty for failure to comply with a participate in any legal proceedings
• Toll free: 1–855–828–1770 collection of information subject to the against invention promoters or
D Follow the instructions that you requirements of the Paperwork promotion firms.
hear on the phone. Your Cisco Unified Reduction Act, unless that collection Affected Public: Individuals or
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• Interested Parties (January 13, Number. profits; and not-for-profit institutions.
2016)— Frequency: On occasion.
Æ Go to https://fda.webex.com/fda/ Glenn Boledovich, Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
j.php?MTID=m02cebb22a4ea27dc Chief, Policy and Constituent Affairs Division, OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser,
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D Provide your number when you join Further information can be obtained
Patent and Trademark Office by:
the meeting to receive a call back.
D Alternatively, you can call one of Submission for OMB Review; • Email: InformationCollection@
the following numbers: Comment Request; Invention uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0044 copy
• Local: 1–301–796–7777 Promoters/Promotion Firms request’’ in the subject line of the
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• Toll free: 1–855–828–1770 Complaints message.
D Follow the instructions that you • Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records
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Unified MeetingPlace meeting ID: Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit the Chief Information Officer, United
740 105 257 to the Office of Management and Budget States Patent and Trademark Office,
• Interested Parties (as needed; (OMB) for clearance the following P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
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Written comments and Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., (1) Establish credit and market risk-
recommendations for the proposed Washington, DC 20581 or by Hand based limits based on position size,
information collection should be sent on Deliver/Courier at the same address. order size, margin requirements, or
or before February 8, 2016 to Nicholas A copy of the supporting statements similar factors;
A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email for the collection of information (2) use automated means to screen
to Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or discussed above may be obtained by orders for compliance with the risk-
by fax to (202) 395–5167, marked to the visiting http://reginfo.gov. All based limits;
attention of Nicholas A. Fraser. comments must be submitted in (3) monitor for adherence to the risk-
Dated: December 29, 2015. English, or if not, accompanied by an based limits intra-day and overnight;
English translation. Comments will be (4) conduct stress tests of all positions
Randy Hill,
posted as received to http:// in the proprietary account and all
Director, Collaborative Services Division,
www.cftc.gov. positions in any customer account that
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016–00020 Filed 1–6–16; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: could pose material risk to the futures
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Christopher Hower, Special Counsel, commission merchant at least once per
Division of Clearing and Risk, week;
Commodity Futures Trading (5) evaluate its ability to meet initial
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING Commission, (202) 418–6703; email: margin requirements at least once per
COMMISSION chower@cftc.gov, and refer to OMB week;
Control No. 3038–0094. (6) evaluate its ability to meet
Agency Information Collection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: variation margin requirements in cash at
Activities Under OMB Review Title: Clearing Member Risk least once per week;
Management (OMB Control No. 3038– (7) evaluate its ability to liquidate the
AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading 0094). This is a request for extension of
Commission. positions it clears in an orderly manner,
a currently approved information and estimate the cost of the liquidation
ACTION: Notice. collection. at least once per month; and
Abstract: Section 3(b) of the (8) test all lines of credit at least once
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Commodity Exchange Act (‘‘Act’’ or per quarter.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
‘‘CEA’’) provides that one of the
(‘‘PRA’’), this notice announces that the Each of these items has been observed
purposes of the Act is to ensure the
Information Collection Request (‘‘ICR’’) by Commission staff as an element of an
financial integrity of all transactions
abstracted below has been forwarded to existing sound risk management
subject to the Act and to avoid systemic
the Office of Management and Budget program at an SD, MSP, or FCM. The
risk. Section 8a(5) authorizes the
(‘‘OMB’’) for review and comment. The Commission regulations require each
Commission to promulgate such
ICR describes the nature of the clearing member to establish written
regulations that it believes are
information collection and its expected procedures to comply with this
reasonably necessary to effectuate any of
costs and burden. regulation and to keep records
the provisions or to accomplish any of
DATES: Comments must be submitted on documenting its compliance. The
the purposes of the Act. Risk
or before February 8, 2016. information collection obligations
management systems are critical to the
ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the imposed by the regulations are
avoidance of systemic risks.
burden estimated or any other aspect of Section 4s(j)(2) requires each Swap necessary to implement certain
the information collection, including Dealer (‘‘SD’’) and Major Swap provisions of the CEA, including
suggestions for reducing the burden, Participant (‘‘MSP’’) to have risk ensuring that registrants exercise
may be submitted directly to the Office management systems adequate for effective risk management and for the
of Information and Regulatory Affairs managing its business. Section 4s(j)(4) efficient operation of trading venues
(‘‘OIRA)’’ in OMB, within 30 days of the requires each SD and MSP to have among SDs, MSPs, and FCMs. An
notice’s publication, by email at internal systems and procedures to agency may not conduct or sponsor, and
OIRAsubmissions@omb.eop.gov. Please perform any of the functions set forth in a person is not required to respond to,
identify the comments by OMB Control Section 4s. a collection of information unless it
No. 3038–0094. Please provide the Section 4d requires FCMs to register displays a currently valid OMB control
Commission with a copy of all with the Commodity Futures Trading number. The Commission did not
submitted comments at the address Commission (‘‘Commission’’). It further receive any comments on the 60-day
listed below. Please refer to OMB requires Futures Commission Merchants Federal Register notice, 80 FR 65217,
Reference No. 3038–0094, found on (‘‘FCMs’’) to segregate customer funds. dated October 26, 2015.
http://reginfo.gov. Comments may also Section 4f requires FCMs to maintain Burden Statement: The respondent
be mailed to the Office of Information certain levels of capital. Section 4g burden for this collection is estimated to
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of establishes reporting and recordkeeping average 2 hours per response for an
Management and Budget, Attention: requirements for FCMs. estimated annual burden of 504 hours
Desk Officer for the Commodity Futures Pursuant to these provisions, the per respondent. This estimate includes
Trading Commission, 725 17th Street Commission adopted § 1.73 which the total time, effort, or financial
NW., Washington, DC 20503, or through applies to clearing members that are resources expended by persons to
the Agency’s Web site at http:// FCMs and § 23.609 which applies to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or
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comments.cftc.gov. Follow the clearing members that are SDs or MSPs. provide information to or for a federal
instructions for submitting comments These provisions require these clearing agency.
through the Web site. members to have procedures to limit the Respondents/Affected Entities: Swap
Comments may also be mailed to: financial risks they incur as a result of Dealers, Major Swap Participants, and
Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the clearing trades and liquid resources to Futures Commission Merchants.
Commission, Commodity Futures meet the obligations that arise. The Estimated number of respondents:
Trading Commission, Three Lafayette regulations require clearing members to: 240 (106 Swap Dealers and Major Swap
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