[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 36 (Thursday, February 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 10725]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-4116]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

United States Patent and Trademark Office


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    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. 35).
    Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
    Title: National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination 
Application.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Agency Approval Number: 0651-0060.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 1,600 hours annually.
    Number of Respondents: 40 responses per year.
    Avg. Hours per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take the 
public approximately 40 hours to download the information from the 
USPTO Web site, prepare the nomination form, complete the contact 
information for the letters of recommendation or support, and submit 
the information to the USPTO via electronic mail or, alternatively, by 
fax or overnight delivery.
    Needs and Uses: The public uses the National Medal of Technology 
and Innovation Nomination Application to recognize through nomination 
an individual's or company's extraordinary leadership and innovation in 
technological achievement. The application must be accompanied by six 
letters of recommendation or support from individuals who have first-
hand knowledge of the cited achievement(s).
    The USPTO uses the information to assist in the administration of 
the nomination process.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, businesses or other 
for-profits.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, email: [email protected].
    Once submitted, the request will be publicly available in 
electronic format through the Information Collection Review page at 
www.reginfo.gov.
    Paper copies can be obtained by:
     Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651-
0060 copy request'' in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records Officer, 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 March 26, 2012 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.

    Dated: February 16, 2012.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-4116 Filed 2-22-12; 8:45 am]
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