[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 222 (Monday, November 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80695-80696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25630]
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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; Comment
Request; Patent and Trademark Resource Center Metrics
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), as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on
the extension and revision of an existing information collection: 0651-
0068 (Patent and Trademark Resource Center Metrics). 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 January 19, 2024.
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-
0068
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comment'' in the subject line of the message.
Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Mail: Justin Isaac, 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 Robert Berry, Manager, Patent and Trademark
Resource Center Program, Office of the Chief Information Officer,
United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria,
VA 22313-1450; by telephone at 571-272-7152; or by email at
[email protected] with ``0651-0068 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
The Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC) is authorized under
the provision of 35 U.S.C. 2(a)(2), which provides that the United
States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) shall be responsible for
disseminating information with respect to patents and trademarks to the
public. The PTRC Program is made up of public, state, and academic
libraries. Each participating library designated as a PTRC must fulfill
the following requirements: Assist the public in the efficient use of
patent and trademark resources; provide free access to patent and
trademark resources provided by the USPTO; and send representatives to
attend USPTO-hosted PTRC training seminars.
The USPTO seeks to collect information about the public's use of
the PTRCs and training provided through the PTRC program. The PTRC
Program requirements stipulate that all participating libraries must
submit quarterly metrics on the public's use of PTRC services and
public outreach efforts provided by the PTRCs. To facilitate that
requirement, the USPTO electronically collects these metrics on a
quarterly basis. This information collection enables the USPTO to see
how customers are being served by the PTRCs and to ascertain what
changes may be needed in the types of services provided. These metrics
also provide the PTRC Program Office with insight into the trainings it
should offer to PTRC librarians.
II. Method of Collection
Electronically submitted to the USPTO.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0651-0068.
Forms: None.
Type of Review: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Affected Public: State, local, and Tribal governments.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 100 respondents.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 400 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that the responses
in this information collection will take the public approximately 30
minutes (0.50 hours) to complete. This includes the time to gather the
necessary information, prepare the worksheet, and submit it to the
USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 200 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Hourly Cost Burden: $7,508.
Table 1--Total Burden Hours and Hourly Costs to State, Local, and Tribal Government Respondents
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Estimated
Estimated Responses per Estimated Estimated time Estimated Rate \1\ ($/ annual
Item No. Item annual respondent annual r for response burden (hour/ hour) respondent
respondents esponses (hours) year) cost burden
................. (a) (b) (a) x (b) = (d).............. (c) x (d) = (f) (e) x (f) =
(c) (e) (g)
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1................. PTRC Metrics..... 100 4 400 0.50 (30 minutes) 200 $37.54 $7,508
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Total......... ................. 100 .............. 400 ................. 200 .............. 7,508
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Estimated Total Annual Respondent Non-Hourly Cost Burden: $0. There
are no capital start-up, maintenance costs, recordkeeping costs, filing
fees, or postage costs associated with this information collection.
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\1\ Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Occupation Employment
Statistics, wage category 25-4022 for `Librarians and Media
Collections Specialists working in Colleges, Universities, and
Professional Schools'; https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes254022.htm.
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IV. Request for Comments
The USPTO is soliciting public comments to:
(a) Evaluate whether the 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 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 personally
identifiable information (PII) in a comment, be aware that the entire
comment--including PII--may be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask in your comment to withhold PII from public view,
USPTO cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so.
Justin Isaac,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2023-25630 Filed 11-17-23; 8:45 am]
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