[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 128 (Thursday, July 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 31310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-14182]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

United States Patent and Trademark Office


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Global Intellectual 
Property Academy (GIPA) Surveys

    The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USTPO) 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).
    Title: Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) Surveys.
    OMB Control Number: 0651-0065.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular.
    Number of Respondents: 450 per year.
    Average Hours per Response: 0.25 hours (15 minutes).
    Burden Hours: 112.50 hours.
    Cost Burden: $0.00.
    Needs and Uses: The pre-program, post-program, and alumni surveys 
will be used to obtain feedback from the participants of the various 
GIPA training classes. The pre-program surveys allow participants to 
provide feedback on the program expectations and training needs 
immediately prior to participating in the GIPA training programs. The 
post-program surveys allow participants to provide feedback on program 
effectiveness, service, facilities, teaching practices, and processes 
immediately after completing the GIPA training programs. The alumni 
surveys allow participants to provide feedback on program effectiveness 
approximately one year after completing the GIPA training programs.
    The USPTO will use the data collected from the surveys to evaluate 
the percentage of foreign officials trained by GIPA who have initiated 
or implemented a positive intellectual property change in their 
organization and to evaluate the percentage of foreign officials 
trained by GIPA who increased their expertise in intellectual property. 
The data will also be used to evaluate the satisfaction of the 
participants with the intellectual property program and the value of 
the experience as it relates to future job performance. The USPTO also 
uses the survey data to meet organizational performance and 
accountability goals.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    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 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-
0065 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 August 7, 2017 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 and Information Governance Division Director, OCTO, United 
States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2017-14182 Filed 7-5-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-16-P