82 FR 48491 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; “Patent Examiner Employment Application”
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 200 (October 18, 2017)
Patent and Trademark Office
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 200 (October 18, 2017)
| Page Range | 48491-48492 | |
| FR Document | 2017-22619 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 18, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 48491-48492] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-22619] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; ``Patent Examiner Employment Application'' 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: Patent Examiner Employment Application. OMB Control Number: 0651-0042. Form Number(s): None. Type of Request: Regular. Number of Respondents: 10,660 responses per year. Average Hours per Response: The USPTO estimates that the response time for the employment application will take the public approximately 30 minutes (0.50 hours) to complete. This includes the time to gather the necessary information, create the document, and submit the completed request to the USPTO. Burden Hours: 5,330 hours. Cost Burden: $0.00. There are no filing fees or start-up, maintenance, record keeping, or postage costs associated with this information collection. Needs and Uses: The use of automated application submissions provides a user-friendly electronic candidate inventory that allows management to review potential applications in real time. An applicant seeking a patent examiner position supplies information to the USPTO that assists Human Resource Specialists and hiring managers and demonstrates whether or not the applicant possess the basic qualifications for the position for which they are applying. Affected Public: Individuals. Frequency: On occasion. Respondents: Required to obtain or retain benefits. OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, email: [email protected]. Once submitted, the request will be publicly available in electronic format through reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB. Further information can be obtained by:Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651- 00## copy request'' in the subject line of the message. Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records Management Division Director, Office of the Chief Information Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent on or before November 17, 2017 to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email to [email protected], or by fax to 202-395- [[Page 48492]] 5167, marked to the attention of Nicholas A. Fraser. Marcie Lovett, Records Management Division Director, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2017-22619 Filed 10-17-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-16-P
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Estimated Filing fee Total non-hour
IC No. Item annual ($) cost burden
responses
(a) (b) (c) = (a) × (b)
9 ............. Petitions to Waive 37 CFR 1.32(b)(4) and Grant Power of Attorney by Fewer 10 400.00 4,000.00
than All the Applicants.
Total .................................................................................................................................. 20 ........................ 8,000.00
Postage Costs USPTO estimates that 2% of the 501,305 addition, the customer number
Although the USPTO prefers that the items will be submitted in the mail and uploaded spreadsheets are submitted to
items in this collection be submitted that all 600 of the customer number the USPTO by mail, with a postage rate
electronically, responses may be upload spreadsheets will be submitted of $1.73 per submission.
submitted by mail through the United by mail. The existing first-class postage There is a total of $5,950.74 in postage
States Postal Service (USPS). The costs are $0.49 per submission. In costs associated with this collection.
Total postage
Item Responses Postage cost costs
Non-electronic Responses ........................................................................................................... 10,026 0.49 4,912.74
Customer Number Upload Spreadsheets ................................................................................... 600 1.73 1,038.00
Totals .................................................................................................................................... 10,626 ........................ 5,950.74
Therefore, the USPTO estimates that DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE candidate inventory that allows
the total annual (non-hour) cost burden management to review potential
for this collection, in the forms of filing Patent and Trademark Office applications in real time. An applicant
fees ($8,000) and postage costs seeking a patent examiner position
Submission for OMB Review; supplies information to the USPTO that
($5,950.74), is $13,950.74 per year.
Comment Request; ‘‘Patent Examiner assists Human Resource Specialists and
IV. Request for Comments Employment Application’’ hiring managers and demonstrates
The United States Patent and whether or not the applicant possess the
Comments submitted in response to
Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit basic qualifications for the position for
this to this notice will be summarized which they are applying.
or included in the request for OMB to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for clearance the following Affected Public: Individuals.
approval of this information collection. Frequency: On occasion.
They also will become a matter of proposal for collection of information Respondents: Required to obtain or
public record. under the provisions of the Paperwork retain benefits.
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser,
Comments are required on: Agency: United States Patent and email: Nicholas_A._Fraser@
(a) Whether the proposed collection of Trademark Office, Commerce. omb.eop.gov.
information is necessary for the proper Title: Patent Examiner Employment Once submitted, the request will be
performance of the functions of the Application. publicly available in electronic format
agency, including whether the OMB Control Number: 0651–0042. through reginfo.gov. Follow the
information shall have practical utility; Form Number(s): None. instructions to view Department of
Type of Request: Regular. Commerce collections currently under
(b) The accuracy of the agency’s Number of Respondents: 10,660
estimate of the burden (including hours review by OMB.
responses per year. Further information can be obtained
and costs) of the proposed collection of Average Hours per Response: The by:
information; USPTO estimates that the response time • Email: InformationCollection@
(c) Ways to enhance the quality, for the employment application will uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–00## copy
utility, and clarity of the information to take the public approximately 30 request’’ in the subject line of the
be collected; and minutes (0.50 hours) to complete. This message.
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of includes the time to gather the • Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records
necessary information, create the Management Division Director, Office of
the collection of information on
document, and submit the completed the Chief Information Officer, United
respondents, e.g., the use of automated
request to the USPTO. States Patent and Trademark Office,
collection techniques or other forms of
Burden Hours: 5,330 hours. P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
information technology. Cost Burden: $0.00. There are no 1450.
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Marcie Lovett, filing fees or start-up, maintenance, Written comments and
Records and Information Governance record keeping, or postage costs recommendations for the proposed
Division Director, OCTO, United States Patent associated with this information information collection should be sent on
and Trademark Office. collection. or before November 17, 2017 to
[FR Doc. 2017–22618 Filed 10–17–17; 8:45 am] Needs and Uses: The use of Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer,
automated application submissions via email to Nicholas_A._Fraser@
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provides a user-friendly electronic omb.eop.gov, or by fax to 202–395–
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5167, marked to the attention of Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA remain on, the Register of Patent
Nicholas A. Fraser. 22313–1450; by telephone at 571–272– Attorneys and Agents.
4097; or by email to Dahlia.George@
Marcie Lovett, II. Method of Collection
uspto.gov with ‘‘0651–0012 comment’’
Records Management Division Director, in the subject line. Additional Individuals desiring to participate in
USPTO, Office of the Chief Information
information about this collection is also the Register of Patent Attorneys may
Officer.
available at http://www.reginfo.gov submit material in electronic form or by
[FR Doc. 2017–22619 Filed 10–17–17; 8:45 am]
under ‘‘Information Collection Review.’’ mail following guidance provided by
BILLING CODE 3510–16–P
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: the Office of Enrollment and Discipline.
I. Abstract III. Data
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE This collection of information is OMB Number: 0651–0012.
Patent and Trademark Office required by 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2)(D), which IC Instruments and Forms: PTO–158,
permits the United States Patent and PTO–158A, PTO–158T, PTO–107A,
Admission To Practice and Roster of Trademark Office (USPTO) to establish PTO–107R, PTO–107S, PTO–275, PTO–
Registered Patent Attorneys and regulations governing the recognition 1209, PTO–2126, PTO–2149 and PTO–
Agents Admitted To Practice Before and conduct of agents, attorneys or 2150.
the United States Patent and other persons representing applicants or Type of Review: Extension of a
Trademark Office (USPTO) other parties before the USPTO. This Previously Existing Information
statute also permits the USPTO to Collection.
ACTION: Proposed collection; comment require information from applicants that Affected Public: Individuals.
request. shows that they are of good moral
Estimated Number of Annual
character and reputation and have the
SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Respondents: 18,458. Estimates for
necessary qualifications to assist
Trademark Office (USPTO), as required numbers of annual responses are based
applicants with the patent process and
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of to represent them before the USPTO. on the previously received number of
1995, invites comments on a proposed The USPTO administers the statute responses and the anticipated
information collection proposed through 37 CFR 1.21, 10.14 and 11.5 participation trends over the next three
extension of an existing information through 11.12. These rules address the years.
collection. requirements to apply for the Estimated Time per Response: The
examination for registration and to USPTO estimates that it takes the public
DATES:Written comments must be approximately 1 minute (0.01 hours) to
submitted on or before December 18, demonstrate eligibility to be a registered
attorney or agent before the USPTO, 40 hours to complete this information,
2017. depending upon the application (see
including the fee requirements. The
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Office of Enrollment and Discipline Table 1 below). This includes the time
by any of the following methods: (OED) collects information to determine to gather the necessary information,
• Email: InformationCollection@ the qualifications of individuals entitled prepare the forms, and submit the items
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0012 to represent applicants before the to the USPTO.
comment’’ in the subject line of the USPTO in the preparation and Estimated Total Annual Respondent
message. prosecution of applications for a patent. Burden Hours: 18,559.39 hours.
• Federal Rulemaking Portal: http:// The OED also collects information to Estimated Total Annual Respondent
www.regulations.gov. administer and maintain the roster of (Hourly) Cost Burden: $8,090,661.34.
• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and attorneys and agents registered to The USPTO expects that attorneys will
Information Governance Division practice before the USPTO. Information complete the items in this collection.
Director, Office of the Chief Technology concerning registered attorneys and The professional hourly rate for
Officer, United States Patent and agents is published by the OED in a attorneys is $438. The rate is established
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, public roster that can be accessed by estimates in the 2017 Report for the
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. through the USPTO Web site. The Economic Survey of the American
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: information in this collection is used by Intellectual Property Law Association.
Requests for additional information the USPTO to review applications for Using this hourly rate, the USPTO
should be directed to Dahlia George, the examination for registration and to estimates that the total respondent cost
Office of Enrollment and Discipline, determine whether an applicant may be burden for this collection is
United States Patent and Trademark added to, or an existing practitioner may $8,090,661.34 per year.
TABLE 1—RESPONDENT COSTS
Estimated
Responses Burden Rate
IC No. Item Hours respondent
(yr) (hrs/yr) ($/hr) cost
(a) (b) (c) = (a) × (b) (d) (e) = (c) × (d)
1 ............. Application for Registration to Practice Before 0.50 2,611 1,305.50 $438 $571,809.00
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the United States Patent and Trademark
Office (includes both the computerized
exam and the USPTO-administered exam)
Form PTO–158.
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