80 FR 241 pg. 78199 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Patents External Quality Survey
Type: NOTICEVolume: 80Number: 241Page: 78199
Page: 78199FR document: [FR Doc. 2015-31586 Filed 12-15-15; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: Patent and Trademark Office
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Patents External Quality Survey
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) 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).
Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Title: Patents External Quality Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0651-0057.
Form Number(s):
• No forms associated
Type of Request: Regular.
Number of Respondents: 3,100.
Average Minutes per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take the public 10 minutes (.17 hours) to gather the necessary information, prepare for submission, and submit a single item in this collection.
Burden Hours: 516.67.
Cost Burden: $0.
Needs and Uses: Individuals who work at firms that file more than six patent applications a year use the Patents External Quality Survey to provide their perceptions of examination quality to the USPTO. The USPTO uses the feedback gathered from the survey to assist them in targeting key areas for examination quality improvement and to identify important areas for examiner training.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other for-profits; and not-for-profit institutions.
Frequency: Semi-annually.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, email: Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov. 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: InformationCollection@uspto.gov. Include "0651-0057 copy request" in the subject line of the message.
• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records Management Division Director, Office of the Chief Information 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 January 15, 2016 to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email to Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or by fax to 202-395-5167, marked to the attention of Nicholas A. Fraser.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-31586 Filed 12-15-15; 8:45 am]
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