83 FR 58760 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; “Patents for Humanity Program”

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 225 (November 21, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-25410

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United States Patent and Trademark Office


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; ``Patents for 
Humanity Program''

    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: Patents for Humanity Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0651-0066.
    Form Number(s):

 PTO/PFH/001
 PTO/PFH/002
 PTO/SB/431

    Type of Request: Regular.
    Number of Respondents: 55 responses per year.
    Average Hours per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take 
the public approximately four hours to complete the humanitarian 
program application. Those selected as winners (about 5 to 10 per year) 
may additionally require one hour to complete a petition to extend 
their acceleration certificate redemption beyond 12 months, if needed. 
These estimated times include gathering the necessary information, 
preparing the application and any supplemental materials, and 
submitting the completed request to USPTO.
    Burden Hours: 205 hours per year.
    Cost Burden: $0 per year.
    Needs and Uses: The USPTO has developed two application forms that 
applicants can use to apply for participation in the Patents for 
Humanity Program. One application covers the humanitarian uses of 
technologies or products and the other application covers humanitarian 
research. In addition, there is a form that allows applicants to 
provide their contact information which the USPTO uses to notify 
applicants that they have been selected for an award. These 
applications may be up to five pages long and can be supplemented with 
additional supporting materials. The applications must be submitted 
electronically through the competition website.
    Applicants who are ultimately awarded a Humanitarian Award 
Certificate may wish to extend the redemption period of that 
certificate. In the event that an applicant wishes to extend that time 
period, they must complete a Petition to Extend the Redemption Period 
of the Humanitarian Awards Certificate. The petition is a one-page 
document which allows the applicant to request a 12-month extension of 
their certificate's redemption period based on criteria outlined on the 
form (e.g., lack of a suitable matter, a pending matter is not yet ripe 
for certificate redemption, etc.).
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, email: 
[email protected].
    Once submitted, the request will be publically available in 
electronic format through www.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-
0066 copy request'' in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and Information Governance 
Division Director, Office of the Chief Administrative 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 December 21, 2018 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.

Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director, USPTO, Office of the Chief 
Administrative Officer.
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• Suitability of the representative’s This information collection request application covers humanitarian
position and biography to be able to may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow research. In addition, there is a form
engage in the conversation. the instructions to view Department of that allows applicants to provide their
Commerce collections currently under contact information which the USPTO
Anthony Diaz,
review by OMB. uses to notify applicants that they have
Program Analyst, SelectUSA, International Written comments and been selected for an award. These
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
recommendations for the proposed applications may be up to five pages
Commerce.
information collection should be sent long and can be supplemented with
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within 30 days of publication of this additional supporting materials. The
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notice to OIRA_Submission@ applications must be submitted
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. electronically through the competition
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Dated: November 16, 2018. website.
Sarah Brabson, Applicants who are ultimately
National Oceanic and Atmospheric awarded a Humanitarian Award
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
Administration Certificate may wish to extend the
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redemption period of that certificate. In
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Submission for OMB Review; the event that an applicant wishes to
Comment Request extend that time period, they must
complete a Petition to Extend the
The Department of Commerce will DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Redemption Period of the Humanitarian
submit to the Office of Management and Awards Certificate. The petition is a
Budget (OMB) for clearance the United States Patent and Trademark
Office one-page document which allows the
following proposal for collection of applicant to request a 12-month
information under the provisions of the extension of their certificate’s
Submission for OMB Review;
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. redemption period based on criteria
Comment Request; ‘‘Patents for
Chapter 35). outlined on the form (e.g., lack of a
Humanity Program’’
Agency: National Oceanic and suitable matter, a pending matter is not
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The United States Patent and yet ripe for certificate redemption, etc.).
Title: Submission of Conservation Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit Affected Public: Businesses or other
Efforts to Make Listings Unnecessary to the Office of Management and Budget for-profits; not-for-profit institutions.
Under the Endangered Species Act. (OMB) for clearance the following Frequency: On occasion.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0466. proposal for collection of information Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Form Number(s): None. under the provisions of the Paperwork Obtain or Retain Benefits.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser,
a currently approved information Agency: United States Patent and email: Nicholas_A._Fraser@
collection). Trademark Office, Commerce. omb.eop.gov.
Number of Respondents: 1. Title: Patents for Humanity Program. Once submitted, the request will be
Average Hours per Response: 2,500 OMB Control Number: 0651–0066. publically available in electronic format
hours to complete each agreement or Form Number(s): through www.reginfo.gov. Follow the
plan that has the intention of making • PTO/PFH/001 instructions to view Department of
listing unnecessary; 320 hours to • PTO/PFH/002 Commerce collections currently under
conduct monitoring for successful • PTO/SB/431 review by OMB.
agreements; and 80 hours to prepare a Type of Request: Regular. Further information can be obtained
report for successful agreements. Number of Respondents: 55 responses by:
Burden Hours: 2,900. per year. • Email: InformationCollection@
Needs and Uses: This request is for Average Hours per Response: The uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0066 copy
extension of a currently approved USPTO estimates that it will take the request’’ in the subject line of the
information collection. public approximately four hours to message.
On March 28, 2003, the National complete the humanitarian program • Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and application. Those selected as winners Information Governance Division
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (about 5 to 10 per year) may Director, Office of the Chief
(Services) announced a final policy on additionally require one hour to Administrative Officer, United States
the criteria the Services will use to complete a petition to extend their Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box
evaluate conservation efforts by states acceleration certificate redemption 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450.
and other non-Federal entities (68 FR beyond 12 months, if needed. These Written comments and
15100). The Services take these efforts estimated times include gathering the recommendations for the proposed
into account when making decisions on necessary information, preparing the information collection should be sent on
whether to list a species as threatened application and any supplemental or before December 21, 2018 to Nicholas
or endangered under the Endangered materials, and submitting the completed A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email
Species Act. The efforts usually involve request to USPTO. to Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or
the development of a conservation plan Burden Hours: 205 hours per year. by fax to 202–395–5167, marked to the
Cost Burden: $0 per year.
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or agreement, procedures for monitoring attention of Nicholas A. Fraser.
the effectiveness of the plan or Needs and Uses: The USPTO has
agreement, and an annual report. developed two application forms that Marcie Lovett,
Affected Public: Business or other for- applicants can use to apply for Records Management Division Director,
profit organizations; State, local or tribal participation in the Patents for USPTO, Office of the Chief Administrative
governments. Humanity Program. One application Officer.
Frequency: Annually and on occasion. covers the humanitarian uses of [FR Doc. 2018–25410 Filed 11–20–18; 8:45 am]
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. technologies or products and the other BILLING CODE 3510–16–P

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FR Citation		83 FR 58760

83 FR 58760 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; “Patents for Humanity Program”

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEUnited States Patent and Trademark Office

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 225 (November 21, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office