[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 10, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1242-1243]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00265]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
National Summer Teacher Institute
ACTION: Revision of a currently approved collection.
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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on a
proposed extension of an existing information collection.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before March 12, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651-
0077 comment'' in the subject line of the message.
Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to Joyce Ward, Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O.
Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450; by telephone at 571-272-8424; or
by email to [email protected] with ``0651-0077 comment'' in the
subject line. Additional information about this collection is also
available at http://www.reginfo.gov under ``Information Collection
Review.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Since 2014, the USPTO has sponsored a program entitled ``National
Summer Teacher Institute''. This program accepts applicants for a
summer teaching workshop. Interested individuals are required to submit
an application requesting to participate in the program. In the
application, applicants are required to certify that they are educators
with at least 3 years' experience; identify STEM-related fields they
have taught in the last year; identify STEM related fields they plan to
teach in the upcoming year; and acknowledge their commitment to
incorporate the learnings from the Summer Teacher Institute into their
curriculum, where applicable, and cooperate with sharing lessons and
outcomes with teachers and PTO.
The USPTO seeks committed educators in science fields who will
learn about innovative strategies to help increase student learning and
achievement in these fields together with elements of invention and IP.
Outside scientists and inventors will among the presenters and workshop
leads. Educators will also participate in field trips (i.e. to NASA)
and have opportunities for networking with other educators and invited
experts. The USPTO may various host webinars in conjunction with the
Summer Institute. USPTO plans to conduct surveys of both the Institute
and the webinars in order to gain useful feedback from program
participants.
II. Method of Collection
Applications and corresponding surveys will be submitted
electronically through the www.uspto.gov/education website.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651-0077.
Form Numbers: NSTI 1-3.
Type of Review: Revision of a Previously Existing Information
Collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits; not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 900 responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take
the public approximately 5 (0.08 hours) to 30 minutes (0.5 hours) to
submit the information in this collection, including the time to gather
the necessary information, prepare the appropriate form or document,
and submit the completed request to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 291.67 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent (Hourly) Cost Burden: $8,613.02.
The USPTO expects that secondary school teachers will complete the
applications and surveys. The professional hourly rate for secondary
school teachers is $29.53, based upon the May 2016 Occupational Labor
Statistics Report for secondary school teachers (25-2031). Using this
hourly rate, the USPTO estimates that the total respondent cost burden
for this collection is $8,613.02 per year.
(a) (b) (a) x (b)/60 = (c) (d) (c) x (d) = (e)
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1. Summer Teacher Institute Application (NSTI 1)............... 0.50 500 250 $29.53 $7,382.50
2. Summer Teacher Institute Participant Survey (NSTI 2)........ 0.17 100 16.67 29.53 492.27
3. Summer Teacher Institute Webinar Survey (NSTI 3)............ 0.08 300 25 29.53 738.25
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Total...................................................... .............. 900 291.67 .............. $8,613.02
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Estimated Total Annual (Non-hour) Respondent Cost Burden: $0. There
are no capital start-up, maintenance, postage, or recordkeeping costs.
All applications and surveys will be received electronically.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized or
included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have practical utility;
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(b) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden (including
hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, e.g., the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology.
Marcie Lovett,
Records and Information Governance Division Director, OCTO, United
States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2018-00265 Filed 1-9-18; 8:45 am]
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