[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 66 (Friday, April 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20619-20620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07933]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Customer Account Registration and Maintenance
ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.
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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as part
of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on this new information collection, as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before June 4, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651-
00xx Customer Account Registration and Maintenance'' 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.
Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to 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; by telephone at 571-272-5429;
or by email to [email protected]. Additional information about
this collection is also available at http://www.reginfo.gov under
``Information Collection Review.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) seeks to
launch ``MyUSPTO,'' an optional customer portal that will serve as a
central point for access to online system interfaces and submission of
information to the USPTO. Customers will have the opportunity to create
online accounts through USPTO.gov that will collect information for a
variety of programmatic purposes. MyUSPTO will initially serve as an
authoritative source for customer contact and correspondence
information (such as current addresses, official email addresses, and
telephone numbers) and will eventually allow customers to create a
portfolio of information that can be retained and used for other
business transactions with the USPTO. In the future, MyUSPTO will also
provide a unified interface with convenient access to other USPTO
systems, such as electronic fee payments.
With MyUSPTO, the agency seeks to establish the option for
customers to obtain a single login that can be used to access USPTO's
online systems, reducing the need to maintain multiple user names for
different activities or re-enter information such as correspondence
addresses for every authorized transaction.
Guidance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memorandum
``Social Media, Web-Based Interactive Technologies, and the Paperwork
Reduction Act'' dated April 7, 2010, states that self-identifying
information for the creation of user accounts or profiles is not
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) under certain conditions.
However, the PRA does apply ``when agencies use online accounts to
collect information for programmatic purposes.'' Since the customer
accounts will provide an option for users to submit information for
programmatic purposes, the USPTO is seeking approval to collect this
information under the PRA. This new collection is expected to enhance
but not influence any existing or future information requirements for
business before the Office.
II. Method of Collection
Electronic.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651-00xx.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: New collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other
for-profits; and not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,000 responses per year. The
USPTO estimates that approximately 20% of these responses will be from
small entities.
Estimated Time Per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take
the public from 2 to 12 minutes (0.03 to 0.20 hours) to gather,
prepare, and submit the information required for this collection.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 1,150 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost Burden: $283,475. The USPTO
expects that the information in this collection will be prepared by
attorneys and paraprofessionals. Using the estimate hourly rates of
$371 for attorneys and $122 for paraprofessionals, the USPTO expects
that the average hourly rate for respondents to this collection will be
$246.50. Therefore, the USPTO estimates that the total respondent cost
burden for submitting the information in this collection will be
approximately $283,475 per year.
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Estimated Estimated
Item Estimated time for response annual annual burden
responses hours
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Customer Profile Account Request and 12 minutes...................... 5,000 1,000
Maintenance.
Correspondence and Contact Information........ 2 minutes....................... 5,000 150
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Totals.................................... ................................ 10,000 1,150
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Estimated Total Annual Non-hour Respondent Cost Burden: $0. There
are no capital start-up, maintenance, or recordkeeping costs associated
with this information collection. There are no fees for setting up a
customer profile. All transactions will be received and processed
electronically.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
The USPTO is soliciting public comments to:
(a) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility; (b)
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.
Dated: April 2, 2013.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-07933 Filed 4-4-13; 8:45 am]
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