[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13529-13530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04787]
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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; National
Summer Teacher Institute
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments
on the extension and revision of an existing information collection:
0651-0077 (National Summer Teacher Institute). The purpose of this
notice is to allow 60 days for public comment preceding submission of
the information collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this information
collection must be received on or before May 10, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by
any of the following methods. Do not submit Confidential Business
Information or otherwise sensitive or protected information:
Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651-
0077 comment'' in the subject line of the message.
Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Mail: Kimberly Hardy, Office of the Chief Administrative
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, Education Director, Office of the
Chief Communications, 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 information collection
is also available at http://www.reginfo.gov under ``Information
Collection Review.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Since 2014, the USPTO has conducted a program entitled ``National
Summer Teacher Institute on Innovation, STEM, and Intellectual
Property.'' The National Summer Teacher Institute (NSTI) is a multi-day
professional development training opportunity open to all K-12 teachers
nationwide. NSTI is designed to increase teachers' knowledge of making,
inventing, creating, and protecting intellectual property so they can
inspire the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs. This
program accepts applications for participation in the NSTI. Interested
individuals must submit an application requesting to participate in the
program. In the application, applicants must certify that they are
teachers 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 NSTI into their
curriculum, where applicable, and cooperate with sharing lessons and
outcomes with teachers and the USPTO.
The NSTI participants have included teachers in STEM, innovation,
entrepreneurship, and related fields who will learn about innovative
strategies to help increase student learning and achievement in these
fields together with elements of Intellectual Property (IP) and
invention education. Outside scientists, engineers, inventors,
creators, and entrepreneurs are among the presenters and workshop
leads. Attendees participate in field trips (e.g. to NASA, Energy,
National Labs) and have opportunities for networking with other
educators and invited experts.
The USPTO also conducts webinars and workshops for K-12 educators
in conjunction with or subsequent to the NSTI to provide information on
IP, invention, and STEM topics of interest to K-12 educators. In light
of the pandemic, the NSTI and some of the workshops may take place in
virtual environments. Workshops will be available for educators with
less than 3 years of experience, pre-service teachers, higher education
faculty, home school, and informal educators. USPTO plans to conduct
surveys on the NSTI, workshops, and the webinars in order to gain
useful feedback from program participants.
II. Method of Collection
Items in this information collection are submitted via online
electronic submissions.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0651-0077.
Form Numbers: (NSTI = National Summer Teacher Institute)
NSTI 1 (Summer Teacher Institute Application)
NSTI 2 (Summer Teacher Institute Participant Survey)
NSTI 3 (Summer Teacher Institute Webinar/Workshop Survey)
Type of Review: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,000 respondents per year.
Estimated Number of Responses: 13,700 responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it takes the
public from approximately 5 minutes (0.08 hours) to 30 minutes (0.5
hours), depending on the complexity of the situation, to gather the
necessary information, prepare the appropriate documents, and submit
the information to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 2,999 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent (Hourly) Cost Burden: $116,032.
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Table 1--Total Hourly Burden for Individuals or Households Respondents
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Estimated
Estimated Estimated Estimated time for response Estimated Rate \1\ annual
Item No. Item annual annual (hour) annual burden ($/hour) respondent
respondents responses (hour/year) cost burden
(a) (b)......................... (a) x (b) = (d) (c) x (d) =
(c) (e)
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1.................. Summer Teacher Institute 2,100 2,100 0.50 (30 minutes)........... 1,050 $38.69 $40,625
Applicants: Application
(NSTI 1).
2.................. Summer Teacher Institute 900 900 0.50 (30 minutes)........... 450 38.69 17,411
Participants: Application
(NSTI 1).
Survey (NSTI 2)........... .............. 900 0.25 (15 minutes)........... 225 38.69 8,705
Webinar/Workshop Survey .............. 1,800 0.13 (8 minutes)............ 234 38.69 9,053
(NSTI 3).
3.................. Webinar/Workshop Survey 4,000 8,000 0.13 (8 minutes)............ 1,040 38.69 40,238
(NSTI 3).
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Total.......... .......................... 7,000 13,700 ............................ 2,999 ......... 116,032
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\1\ The USPTO expects that secondary schoolteachers will complete the applications and surveys. The professional hourly rate for secondary school
teachers is $31.69, based upon the May 2019 Occupational Labor Statistics Report for secondary school teachers (25-2031); https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes252031.htm.
Estimated Total Annual (Non-hour) Respondent Cost Burden: $0. There
are no capital start-up, maintenance, postage, or recordkeeping costs.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
IV. Request for Comments
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.
All comments submitted in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. USPTO will include or summarize each comment in the
request to OMB to approve this information collection. Before including
an address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying
information in a comment, be aware that the entire comment--including
personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any
time. While you may ask in your comment to withhold personal
identifying information from public view, USPTO cannot guarantee that
it will be able to do so.
Kimberly Hardy,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2021-04787 Filed 3-8-21; 8:45 am]
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