83_FR_4054 83 FR 4035 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; “Representative and Address Provisions”

83 FR 4035 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; “Representative and Address Provisions”

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 19 (January 29, 2018)

Page Range4035-4036
FR Document2018-01609

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 19 (Monday, January 29, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 19 (Monday, January 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4035-4036]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01609]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

United States Patent and Trademark Office


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; ``Representative and 
Address Provisions''

    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: Representative and Address Provisions.
    OMB Control Number: 0651-0035.
    Form Number(s):

 PTO/AIA/80
 PTO/AIA/81
 PTO/AIA/81A
 PTO/AIA/81B
 PTO/AIA/82A
 PTO/AIA/82B
 PTO/AIA/122
 PTO/AIA/123
 PTO/SB/80
 PTO/SB/81
 PTO/SB/81A
 PTO/SB/81B
 PTO/SB/81C
 PTO/SB/83
 PTO/SB84
 PTO/SB/122
 PTO/SB/123
 PTO/SB/124
 PTO/SB/125
 PTO-2248

    Type of Request: Regular.
    Number of Respondents: 501,905 responses per year.
    Average Hours per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take 
the public approximately between 3 minutes (0.05 hours) and 90 minutes 
(1.5 hours) to submit the information in this collection, including the 
time to gather the necessary information, prepare the appropriate form 
or document, and submit the completed request to the USPTO.
    Burden Hours: 28,479.25 hours per year.
    Cost Burden: $13,950.74 per year.
    Needs and Uses: The public uses this information collection to 
grant or revoke power of attorney, to withdraw as attorney or agent of 
record, to authorize a practitioner to act in a representative 
capacity, to change a correspondence address, to request a Customer 
Number, and to change the data associated with a Customer Number. This 
collection is necessary so that the USPTO knows who is authorized to 
take action in an application, patent, or reexamination proceeding and 
where to send correspondence regarding an application, patent, or 
reexamination proceeding.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, email: 
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov.

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    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-
0035 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 February 28, 2018 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.
[FR Doc. 2018-01609 Filed 1-26-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 19 / Monday, January 29, 2018 / Notices 4035 Bering Sea (Convention). The receive no compensation for their (OMB) for clearance the following Convention was signed at Ottawa, services. proposal for collection of information Ontario, on March 2, 1953, and was under the provisions of the Paperwork Nomination Process amended by a Protocol Amending the Reduction ACT (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Convention signed at Washington, DC, NOAA Fisheries is currently Agency: United States Patent and on March 29, 1979. The Convention’s accepting nominations for two U.S. Trademark Office, Commerce. central objective is to develop the stocks Commissioners for the IPHC who are Title: Representative and Address of Pacific halibut in waters off the west not officials of NOAA. Successful Provisions. coasts of Canada and the United States nominees will be considered for OMB Control Number: 0651–0035. to levels that will permit the optimum appointment by the President and Form Number(s): yield from the Pacific halibut fishery (pending Presidential action) interim • PTO/AIA/80 and to maintain the stocks at those designation by the Department of State. • PTO/AIA/81 levels. The IPHC fulfills this objective in Nomination packages should provide • PTO/AIA/81A part by recommending Pacific halibut details of an individual’s knowledge • PTO/AIA/81B fishery conservation and management and experience relative to Pacific • PTO/AIA/82A measures for approval by the United halibut. Examples of such knowledge • PTO/AIA/82B States and Canada. Pursuant to the and/or experience could include (but • PTO/AIA/122 Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982, are not limited to) such activities as: • PTO/AIA/123 the Secretary of State, with the Participation in commercial, tribal, or • PTO/SB/80 concurrence of the Secretary of Community Development Quota (CDQ) • PTO/SB/81 Commerce, may accept or reject, on fisheries, and/or sport and charterboat • PTO/SB/81A behalf of the United States, conservation halibut fishing operations; participation • PTO/SB/81B and management measures in halibut processing operations; and • PTO/SB/81C recommended by the IPHC. 16 U.S.C. participation in Pacific halibut • PTO/SB/83 773b. Measures accepted by the management activities. • PTO/SB84 Secretary of State are adopted as Nomination packages should • PTO/SB/122 binding regulations governing fishing document an individual’s qualifications • PTO/SB/123 for Pacific halibut in Convention waters and state of residence. Self-nominations • PTO/SB/124 of the United States. 16 U.S.C. are acceptable, and current and former • PTO/SB/125 773c(b)(1). More information on the IPHC Commissioners are eligible for • PTO–2248 IPHC can be found at http:// reappointment. Résumés, curriculum Type of Request: Regular. www.iphc.int. vitae, and/or letters of recommendation/ Number of Respondents: 501,905 Section 773a of the Northern Pacific support are useful but not required. responses per year. Halibut Act of 1982 (16 U.S.C. 773a) Nomination packages will be evaluated Average Hours per Response: The requires that the United States be on a case-by-case basis by officials in USPTO estimates that it will take the represented on the IPHC by three U.S. NOAA and the Department of public approximately between 3 Commissioners. U.S. Commissioners are Commerce who are familiar with the minutes (0.05 hours) and 90 minutes appointed for a term not to exceed 2 duties and responsibilities of IPHC (1.5 hours) to submit the information in years, but are eligible for reappointment. Commissioners; evaluations will this collection, including the time to Of the Commissioners: consider the aggregate of an individual’s gather the necessary information, (1) One must be an official of the prior experience and knowledge of the prepare the appropriate form or National Oceanic and Atmospheric Pacific halibut fishery, residency document, and submit the completed Administration; and requirements, and any letters of request to the USPTO. (2) Two must be knowledgeable or recommendation provided. Nominees Burden Hours: 28,479.25 hours per experienced concerning the Northern will be notified of their status (including year. Pacific halibut fishery; of these, one rejection or approval) and any need for Cost Burden: $13,950.74 per year. must be a resident of Alaska and the further information once the nomination Needs and Uses: The public uses this other shall be a nonresident of Alaska. process is complete. information collection to grant or revoke Of the three commissioners described in Dated: January 23, 2018. power of attorney, to withdraw as paragraphs (1) and (2), one must also be Steven Wilson, attorney or agent of record, to authorize a voting member of the North Pacific Acting Director, Office of International Affairs a practitioner to act in a representative Fishery Management Council. and Seafood Inspection, National Marine capacity, to change a correspondence (3) Commissioners who are not Fisheries Service. address, to request a Customer Number, Federal employees are not considered to [FR Doc. 2018–01629 Filed 1–26–18; 8:45 am] and to change the data associated with be Federal employees except for the BILLING CODE 3510–22–P a Customer Number. This collection is purposes of injury compensation or tort necessary so that the USPTO knows claims liability as provided in section who is authorized to take action in an 8101 et seq. of title 5 and section 2671 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE application, patent, or reexamination et seq. of title 28. proceeding and where to send In their official IPHC duties, United States Patent and Trademark correspondence regarding an Commissioners represent the interests of Office application, patent, or reexamination sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES the United States and all of its proceeding. Submission for OMB Review; stakeholders in the Pacific halibut Frequency: On occasion. Comment Request; ‘‘Representative fishery. These duties require a modest Respondent’s Obligation: Required to and Address Provisions’’ amount of travel (typically two or three Obtain or Retain Benefits. trips per year lasting less than a week), The United States Patent and OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, and travel expenses are paid by the U.S. Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit email: Nicholas_A._Fraser@ Department of State. Commissioners to the Office of Management and Budget omb.eop.gov. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:19 Jan 26, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\29JAN1.SGM 29JAN1

4036 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 19 / Monday, January 29, 2018 / Notices Once submitted, the request will be FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: form of identification with photograph. publicly available in electronic format Requests for additional information The security badges include a color through reginfo.gov. Follow the should be directed to Terry Howard, photograph of the user and must be instructions to view Department of Manager, Public Search Facility, United worn at all times while at the USPTO Commerce collections currently under States Patent and Trademark Office, facilities. review by OMB. P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313– 1450; by telephone at 571–272–3258; or II. Methods of Collection Further information can be obtained by: by email to Terry.Howard@uspto.gov. The applications for online access • Email: InformationCollection@ Additional information about this accounts and security identification uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0035 copy collection is also available at http:// badges are completed on site and request’’ in the subject line of the www.reginfo.gov under ‘‘Information handed to a USPTO staff member for message. Collection Review.’’ issuance. User training registration • Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: forms may be mailed, faxed, emailed, or Information Governance Division hand delivered to the USPTO. Director, Office of the Chief Technology I. Abstract Officer, United States Patent and The United States Patent and III. Data Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Trademark Office (USPTO) is required OMB Number: 0651–0041. Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. by 35 U.S.C. 41(i)(1) to maintain a IC Instruments and Forms: PTO–2030 Written comments and Public Search Facility to make and PTO–2224. recommendations for the proposed publically accessible USPTO patent and Type of Review: Extension of a information collection should be sent on trademark collections for search and Previously Existing Information or before February 28, 2018 to Nicholas retrieval. The facility is located in a Collection. A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email publicly accessible portion of USPTO Affected Public: Individuals or to Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, households; businesses or other for- by fax to 202–395–5167, marked to the and offers access to the collection’s profits; and not-for-profit institutions. attention of Nicholas A. Fraser. paper and electronic files.Trained staff are available to assist users with Estimated Number of Respondents: Marcie Lovett, searches. The USPTO also offers 6,250 responses per year. Records and Information Governance training courses to assist users with the Estimated Time per Response: The Division Director, OCTO, United States Patent USPTO estimates that it will take the and Trademark Office. advanced electronic search systems available at the facility. public approximately 5 minutes (0.08 [FR Doc. 2018–01609 Filed 1–26–18; 8:45 am] This collection covers information hours) to 10 minutes (0.17 hours) to BILLING CODE 3510–16–P that individuals submit in application to complete the information in this establish a USPTO online access collection, depending on the account. This application allows users application. This includes the time to DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE to obtain, renew, or replace online gather the necessary information, access account cards which provide prepare the appropriate form, and Patent and Trademark Office submit the completed request to the access to the electronic search system at Public Search Facility User ID and the Public Search Facility. The public USPTO. Badging may apply for an online access account Estimated Total Annual Respondent only at the Public Search Facility Burden Hours: 500 hours. ACTION: Proposed collection; comment reference desk by providing the Estimated Total Annual Respondent request. completed application (including Cost Burden: $145,750. The USPTO contact information) and proper expects that both attorneys and SUMMARY: The United States Patent and identification. The access account cards paraprofessionals will complete the Trademark Office (USPTO), as required include a bar-coded user number and an submissions. The USPTO estimates that by the Paperwork Reduction Act of expiration date. Users may renew their one third of the applicants will be 1995, invites comments on a proposed account card in person by validating attorneys and the remaining two thirds extension of an existing information and updating the required information will be paraprofessionals. The collection: 0651–0041 (Public Search and may obtain a replacement for a lost professional hourly rate for attorneys is Facility User ID and Badging). account card by providing proper $438 and the professional hourly rate DATES: Written comments must be identification. Users who wish to for paraprofessionals is $145. The submitted on or before March 30, 2018. register for the voluntary training attorney rates is established by estimates ADDRESSES: You may submit comments courses by do so by completing the in the 2017 Report on the Economic by any of the following methods: appropriate form. Survey, published by the Committee on • Email: InformationCollection@ This collection also covers Economics of Legal Practice of the uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0041 information in applications to establish, American Intellectual Property Law comment in the subject line of the renew, or replace security identification Association. The paraprofessional rate is message. badges issued, under the authority established by estimates in the 2016 • Federal Rulemaking Portal: http:// provided in 41 CFR part 102–81, to National Utilization and Compensation www.regulations.gov. members of the public who wish to Survey, published by the National sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES • Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and access the Public Search Facility. Users Association of Legal Assistance (NALA). Information Governance Division may apply for a security badge in person The estimated combined rate is $291.50. Director, Office of the Chief Technology at the USPTO Security Office by Using this hourly rate, the USTPO Officer, United States Patent and providing the completed application estimates that the total respondent cost Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, (including applicant and contact burden for this collection is $145,750. Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. information) and presenting a valid per year. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:19 Jan 26, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\29JAN1.SGM 29JAN1


Document Created: 2018-01-27 00:57:41
Document Modified: 2018-01-27 00:57:41
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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
FR Citation83 FR 4035 
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