82 FR 31310 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) Surveys

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 128 (July 6, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-14182

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

United States Patent and Trademark Office


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Global Intellectual 
Property Academy (GIPA) Surveys

    The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USTPO) 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).
    Title: Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) Surveys.
    OMB Control Number: 0651-0065.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular.
    Number of Respondents: 450 per year.
    Average Hours per Response: 0.25 hours (15 minutes).
    Burden Hours: 112.50 hours.
    Cost Burden: $0.00.
    Needs and Uses: The pre-program, post-program, and alumni surveys 
will be used to obtain feedback from the participants of the various 
GIPA training classes. The pre-program surveys allow participants to 
provide feedback on the program expectations and training needs 
immediately prior to participating in the GIPA training programs. The 
post-program surveys allow participants to provide feedback on program 
effectiveness, service, facilities, teaching practices, and processes 
immediately after completing the GIPA training programs. The alumni 
surveys allow participants to provide feedback on program effectiveness 
approximately one year after completing the GIPA training programs.
    The USPTO will use the data collected from the surveys to evaluate 
the percentage of foreign officials trained by GIPA who have initiated 
or implemented a positive intellectual property change in their 
organization and to evaluate the percentage of foreign officials 
trained by GIPA who increased their expertise in intellectual property. 
The data will also be used to evaluate the satisfaction of the 
participants with the intellectual property program and the value of 
the experience as it relates to future job performance. The USPTO also 
uses the survey data to meet organizational performance and 
accountability goals.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, email: 
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov.
    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: InformationCollection@uspto.gov. Include ``0651-
0065 copy request'' in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and Information Governance 
Division Director, Office of the Chief Technology 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 7, 2017 to Nicholas A. 
Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email to Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, 
or by fax to 202-395-5167, marked to the attention of Nicholas A. 
Fraser.

Marcie Lovett,
Records and Information Governance Division Director, OCTO, United 
States Patent and Trademark Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Once submitted, the request will be (1) By mail sent to: Corporation for
publicly available in electronic format National and Community Service;
United States Patent and Trademark through reginfo.gov. Follow the Attention Amy Borgstrom, Room
Office instructions to view Department of 10508B; 250 E Street SW., Washington,
Commerce collections currently under DC, 20525.
Submission for OMB Review; review by OMB. (2) By hand delivery or by courier to
Comment Request; Global Intellectual Further information can be obtained the CNCS mailroom at Room 8100 at the
Property Academy (GIPA) Surveys by: mail address given in paragraph (1)
• Email: InformationCollection@ above, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
The United States Patent and
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0065 copy Eastern Time, Monday through Friday,
Trademark Office (USTPO) will submit
request’’ in the subject line of the except federal holidays.
to the Office of Management and Budget
message. (3) Electronically through
(OMB) for clearance the following • Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and
proposal for collection of information www.regulations.gov.
Information Governance Division Individuals who use a
under the provisions of the Paperwork Director, Office of the Chief Technology
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). telecommunications device for the deaf
Officer, United States Patent and (TTY–TDD) may call 1–800–833–3722
Title: Global Intellectual Property Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Academy (GIPA) Surveys. between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Eastern
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. Time, Monday through Friday.
OMB Control Number: 0651–0065. Written comments and
Form Number(s): None. Comments submitted in response to
recommendations for the proposed this notice may be made available to the
Type of Request: Regular. information collection should be sent on
Number of Respondents: 450 per year. public through regulations.gov. For this
or before August 7, 2017 to Nicholas A. reason, please do not include in your
Average Hours per Response: 0.25 Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email to
hours (15 minutes). comments information of a confidential
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or by nature, such as sensitive personal
Burden Hours: 112.50 hours. fax to 202–395–5167, marked to the
Cost Burden: $0.00. information or proprietary information.
attention of Nicholas A. Fraser. If you send an email comment, your
Needs and Uses: The pre-program,
post-program, and alumni surveys will Marcie Lovett, email address will be automatically
be used to obtain feedback from the Records and Information Governance captured and included as part of the
participants of the various GIPA training Division Director, OCTO, United States Patent comment that is placed in the public
classes. The pre-program surveys allow and Trademark Office. docket and made available on the
participants to provide feedback on the [FR Doc. 2017–14182 Filed 7–5–17; 8:45 am] Internet. Please note that responses to
program expectations and training BILLING CODE 3510–16–P this public comment request containing
needs immediately prior to participating any routine notice about the
in the GIPA training programs. The confidentiality of the communication
post-program surveys allow participants CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND will be treated as public comment that
to provide feedback on program COMMUNITY SERVICE may be made available to the public
effectiveness, service, facilities, teaching notwithstanding the inclusion of the
practices, and processes immediately Proposed Information Collection; routine notice.
after completing the GIPA training Comment Request FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
programs. The alumni surveys allow AGENCY: Corporation for National and Amy Borgstrom, 202–606–6930, or by
participants to provide feedback on Community Service. email at aborgstrom@cns.gov.
program effectiveness approximately ACTION: Notice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CNCS, as
one year after completing the GIPA part of its continuing effort to reduce
training programs. SUMMARY: The Corporation for National paperwork and respondent burden,
The USPTO will use the data and Community Service (CNCS) is conducts a pre-clearance consultation
collected from the surveys to evaluate soliciting comments on the following program to provide the general public
the percentage of foreign officials proposed Generic Information and federal agencies with an
trained by GIPA who have initiated or Collection Request (Generic ICR): opportunity to comment on proposed
implemented a positive intellectual ‘‘Generic Clearance for the Collection of and/or continuing collections of
property change in their organization Pilot and Test Data’’ for approval under information in accordance with the
and to evaluate the percentage of foreign the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
officials trained by GIPA who increased This collection was developed as part of (PRA95) (44 U.S.C. Sec. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
their expertise in intellectual property. a Federal Government-wide effort to This program helps to ensure that
The data will also be used to evaluate streamline the process for seeking requested data can be provided in the
the satisfaction of the participants with feedback from the public on service desired format, reporting burden (time
the intellectual property program and delivery. This notice announces our and financial resources) is minimized,
the value of the experience as it relates intent to submit this collection to OMB collection instruments are clearly
to future job performance. The USPTO for approval and solicits comments on understood, and the impact of collection
also uses the survey data to meet specific aspects for the proposed requirement on respondents can be
organizational performance and information collection. properly assessed.
accountability goals. DATES: Written comments must be
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Copies of the information collection
Affected Public: Businesses or other submitted to the individual and office request can be obtained by contacting
for-profits; not-for-profit institutions. listed in the ADDRESSES section by the office listed in the ADDRESSES
Frequency: On occasion. September 5, 2017. section of this notice.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, CNCS is particularly interested in
OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, identified by the title of the information comments that:
email: Nicholas_A._Fraser@ collection activity, by any of the • Evaluate whether the proposed
omb.eop.gov. following methods: collection of information is necessary

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Section		Notices
FR Citation		82 FR 31310

82 FR 31310 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) Surveys

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEUnited States Patent and Trademark Office

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 128 (July 6, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office