[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 42453]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10658]


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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; National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination 
Application

    The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit 
the following information collection request to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of 
publication of this notice. The USPTO invites comments on this 
information collection renewal, which helps the USPTO assess the impact 
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on February 28, 2024 during a 60-day comment period 
(89 FR 14636). This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public 
comment.
    Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of 
Commerce.
    Title: National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination 
Application.
    OMB Control Number: 0651-0060.
    Needs and Uses: The National Medal of Technology and Innovation 
(NMTI) is the highest honor for technological achievement bestowed by 
the President of the United States on America's leading innovators. 
Established by an Act of Congress in 1980, the Medal of Technology was 
first awarded in 1985.\1\ The Medal is awarded annually to individuals, 
teams (up to four individuals), companies, or divisions of companies. 
The Medal recognizes outstanding contributions to the nation's 
economic, environmental, and social well-being through the development 
and commercialization of technology products, processes and concepts, 
technological innovation, and development of the nation's technological 
workforce. By highlighting the national importance for technological 
innovation, the Medal also seeks to inspire future generations of 
Americans to prepare for and pursue technical careers to keep America 
at the forefront of global technology and economic leadership.
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    \1\ https://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/ip-programs-and-awards/national-medal-technology-and-innovation-nmti.
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    The National Medal of Technology and Innovation Evaluation 
Committee, a distinguished independent committee appointed by the 
Secretary of Commerce, reviews and evaluates the merit of all 
candidates nominated through an open, competitive solicitation process. 
The committee makes its recommendations for Medal candidates to the 
Secretary of Commerce who, in turn, makes recommendations to the 
President for final selection.
    This information collection covers data gathered in the NMTI 
Nomination Application, which the public uses to nominate an 
individual's, team's, or company's extraordinary leadership and 
innovation in technological achievement and outstanding contribution to 
strengthening the nation's technological workforce. The application 
collects general and biographical information about the nominee, 
general information about the nominator, and a description of the 
nominee's contribution/achievements, and must be accompanied by up to 
six letters of recommendation or support from individuals who have 
first-hand knowledge of the cited achievement(s).
    The 60-day Federal Register notice was published with the form 
number associated with this information collection inadvertently left 
off. In this notice, the USPTO has included the form number associated 
with this information collection.

Forms

     PTO-NMTI-1 (National Medal of Technology and Innovation 
Nomination Form).
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 50 respondents.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 50 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that the responses 
in this information collection will take the public approximately 40 
hours to complete. This includes the time to gather the necessary 
information, prepare the nomination application, write the 
recommendations, and submit the nomination to the USPTO.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 2,000 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Non-Hourly Cost Burden: $0.
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of 
Commerce, USPTO information collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for this information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website, www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function and entering either the title of the information 
collection or the OMB Control Number, 0651-0060.
    Further information can be obtained by:
     Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651-
0060 information request'' in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Justin Isaac, Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, 
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.

Justin Isaac,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2024-10658 Filed 5-14-24; 8:45 am]
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