[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 31, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16702-16703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06580]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Patent and Trademark Office


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination 
Application

    The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit 
the following information collection request to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of 
publication of this notice. The USPTO invites comment on this 
information collection renewal, which helps the USPTO assess the impact 
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on January 15, 2021 during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of 
Commerce.
    Title: National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination 
Application.
    OMB Control Number: 0651-0060.
    Form Number:

 PTO-NMTI-1 (National Medal of Technology and Innovation 
Nomination Form)

    Type of Review: Extension and revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50 respondents per year.
    Average Hour per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take 
the public approximately 40 hours to complete a response, gather the 
necessary information, prepare the nomination form with the 
recommendations, and submit the request for nomination to the USPTO.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 2,000 hours.

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    Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Cost Burden: $0.
    Needs and Uses: The purpose of the National Medal of Technology and 
Innovation is to recognize those who have made lasting contributions to 
America's competitiveness, standard of living, and quality of life 
through technological innovation, and to recognize those who have made 
substantial contributions to strengthen the Nation's technological 
workforce. By highlighting the national importance of technological 
innovation, the Medal also seeks to inspire future generations of 
Americans to prepare for and pursue technical careers to keep America 
on the forefront of global technology and economic leadership.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of 
Commerce, USPTO information collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for this information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering either the title of the information collection or 
the OMB Control Number 0651-0060.
    Further information can be obtained by:
     Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651-
0060 information request'' in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Kimberly Hardy, Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, 
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.

Kimberly Hardy,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2021-06580 Filed 3-30-21; 8:45 am]
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