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1The USPTO expects that professors, public 

relations specialists, civil engineers and research 

managers will complete this information. The 

professional hourly rates for these occupations, 

based on the 2019 rates released by the Bureau of 

Labor Statistics, are $53.88 for professors (OES 19– 

2099), $33.75 for public relations specialists (OES 

27–3031), $45.36 for civil engineers (OES 17–2051), 

and $61.28 for research managers (OES 15–1111). 

The average combined hourly rate is $48.57. https:// 

www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_dc.htm. 

TABLE 1—TOTAL HOURLY BURDEN FOR INDIVIDUALS OR HOUSEHOLDS RESPONDENTS

Item No. Item 

Estimated 

annual 

respondents 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

(year) 

Estimated 

time for 

response 

(hours) 

Estimated 

annual 

burden 

(hour/year) 

Rate 1

($/hour) 

Estimated 

annual 

burden 

(a) (b) (a) × (b) = c (d) (c) × (d) = e 

1 ............. National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination Application.50 50 40 2,000 $48.57 $97,140 

Totals ................................................. 50 50 ........................ 2,000 ........................ 97,140 

Estimated Total Annual (Non-hour) 

Respondent Cost Burden: $0. There are 

no filing fees, postage, capital start-up, 

maintenance, or operation costs 

associated with this information 

collection. 

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. 2021–00928 Filed 1–14–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Fastener Quality 

Act Insignia Recordal Process 

AGENCY: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

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: 

0651–0028 (Fastener Quality Act 

Insignia Recordal). 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 

March 16, 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: InformationCollection@

upsto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0028 

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 Catherine Cain, 

Attorney Advisor, Office of the 

Commissioner for Trademarks, United 

States Patent and Trademark Office, 

P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313– 

1450; by telephone at 571–272–8946; or 

by email to Catherine.Cain@uspto.gov 

with ‘‘0651–0028 comment’’ in the 

subject line. Additional information 

about this information collection is also 

available at http://www.reginfor.gov 

under ‘‘Information Collection Review.’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

Under Section 5 of the Fastener 

Quality Act (FQA) of 1999, (15 U.S.C. 

5401 et seq.), certain industrial fasteners 

must bear an insignia identifying the 

manufacturer. It is also mandatory for 

manufacturers of fasteners covered by 

the FQA to submit an application to the 

USPTO for recordal of the insignia on 

the Fastener Insignia Register. The 

purpose of requiring both the insignia 

and the recordation is to ensure that 

certain fasteners can be traced to their 

manufacturers and to protect against the 

sale of mismarked, misrepresented, or 

counterfeit fasteners. The procedures for 

the recordal of fastener insignia under 

the FQA are set forth in 15 CFR 280.300 

et seq. 

This information collection covers 

data gathered in Applications for 

Recordal of Insignia and Applications 

for Renewal/Reactivation of Recordal 

Under the Fastener Quality Act. 

Insignias recorded with the USPTO may 

be sourced from an existing trademark 

registered at USPTO, from a trademark 

that is proposed in an application to 

obtain a registration currently before the 

USPTO, or from a unique alphanumeric 

designation issued upon request from 

the USPTO. After a manufacturer 

submits a complete application for 

recordal, the USPTO issues a Certificate 

of Recordal. These certificates remain 

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1 2019 Report of the Economic Survey, published 

by the Committee on Economics of Legal Practice 

of the American Intellectual Property Law 

Association (AIPLA); https://www.aipla.org/detail/ 

journal-issue/2019-report-of-the-economic-survey. 

The USPTO uses the mean rate for attorneys in 

private firms which is $400 per hour. 

active for 5 years. Applications to renew 

the certificates must be filed within 6 

months of the expiration date or, upon 

payment of an additional surcharge, 

within 6 months following the 

expiration date. 

If a recorded alphanumeric 

designation is assigned by the 

manufacturer to a new owner, the 

designation becomes ‘‘inactive’’ and the 

new owner must submit an application 

to reactivate the designation within 6 

months of the date of assignment. If the 

recordal is based on a trademark 

application or registration and the 

registration is assigned to a new owner, 

the recordal becomes ‘‘inactive’’ and 

cannot be reassigned. Instead, the new 

owner of the trademark application or 

registration must apply for a new 

recordal. Manufacturers who record 

insignia must notify the USPTO of any 

changes of address. 

III. Method of Collection 

The items in this information 

collection can be submitted by email, 

mail, facsimile, or hand delivery to the 

USPTO. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0651–0028. 

Form Numbers: 

• PTO–1611 (Application for Recordal 

of Insignia or Renewal/Reactivation of 

Recordal Under the Fastener Quality 

Act) 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Affected Public: Private sector. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 96 

respondents per year. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 96 

responses per year. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that it will take the 

public approximately 30 minutes (0.5 

hours) to gather the necessary 

information, prepare the form, and 

submit the request for recordal or 

renewal of a fastener insignia to the 

USPTO. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Burden Hours: 48 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

(Hourly) Cost Burden: $19,200. 

TABLE 1—TOTAL HOURLY BURDEN FOR PRIVATE SECTOR RESPONDENTS

Item No. Item 

Estimated 

annual 

respondents 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

(year) 

Estimated 

time for 

response 

(hour) 

Estimated 

annual burden 

(hour/year) 

Rate 1

($/hour) 

Estimated 

annual burden 

(a) (b) (a) × (b) = (c) (d) (c) × (d) = (e) 

1 ............. Applications for Recordal of Insignia or Renewal/Reactivation of Recordal Under the 

Fastener Quality Act.

96 96 0.5 48 $400 $19,200 

Totals .................................................... 96 96 ........................ 48 .................... 19,200 

Estimated Total Annual Non-hour 

Respondent Cost Burden: $2,136. There 

are no capital start-up, recordkeeping, or 

maintenance costs associated with this 

information collection. However, this 

information collection does have annual 

(non-hour) costs in the form of filing 

fees ($2,120) and postage costs ($16) for 

an estimated total of $2,136 per year. 

Customers may incur postage costs 

when submitting an application for 

recordal to the USPTO by mail. The 

USPTO expects that 2 items will be 

submitted by mail. As the average cost 

for a first-class Priority Express, legal 

envelope is $8.05, USPTO estimates that 

the postage costs for this information 

collection will total $16. 

There are two filing fees associated 

with this information collection on 

shown in the table below. 

TABLE 2—TOTAL NON-HOUR RESPONDENT COST BURDEN

Item No. Item 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

Cost 

amount 

Total non-hour 

respondent 

cost burden 

(a) (b) (a) × (b) = (c) 

1a ......... Filing an application for recordal of insignia or renewal/reactivation of recordal 96 $20.00 $1,920 

1b ......... Surcharge for filing 6 months after the expiration date—Filing an application 

for recordal of insignia or renewal/reactivation of recordal.

10 20.00 200 

Totals ........................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ 2,120 

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 

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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. 2021–00933 Filed 1–14–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Procurement List; Proposed additions 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Proposed Additions to the 

Procurement List. 

SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing 

to add product(s) and service(s) to the 

Procurement List that will be furnished 

by nonprofit agencies employing 

persons who are blind or have other 

severe disabilities. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before: February 14, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled, 1401 S. Clark Street, Suite 

715, Arlington, Virginia, 22202–4149. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information or to submit 

comments contact: Michael R. 

Jurkowski, Telephone: (703) 603–2117, 

Fax: (703) 603–0655, or email 

CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is published pursuant to 41 

U.S.C. 8503 (a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its 

purpose is to provide interested persons 

an opportunity to submit comments on 

the proposed actions. 

Additions 

If the Committee approves the 

proposed additions, the entities of the 

Federal Government identified in this 

notice will be required to procure the 

product(s) and service(s) listed below 

from nonprofit agencies employing 

persons who are blind or have other 

severe disabilities. 

The following product(s) and 

service(s) are proposed for addition to 

the Procurement List for production by 

the nonprofit agencies listed: 

Product(s) 

NSN(s)—Product Name(s): 

MR 10789—Pizza Slicer and Server, 

Includes Shipper 20789 

MR 10790—Salad Saver, Includes Shipper 

20790 

MR 10791—Pot Lid Stand, Includes 

Shipper 20791 

Designated Source of Supply: WinstonSalem Industries for the Blind, Inc., 

Winston-Salem, NC 

Contracting Activity: Military ResaleDefense Commissary Agency 

Service(s) 

Service Type: Base Supply Center 

Mandatory for: Vance Air Force Base, Vance 

AFB OK 

Designated Source of Supply: NewView 

Oklahoma, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK 

Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE AIR 

FORCE, FA3029 71 FTW CVC VANCE 

AFB 

Service Type: Base Supply Center 

Mandatory for: Sierra Army Depot, Herlong 

CA 

Designated Source of Supply: South Texas 

Lighthouse for the Blind, Corpus Christi, 

TX 

Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE ARMY, 

W6QK SIAD CONTR OFF 

Service Type: Laundry Service 

Mandatory for: US Army, Alabama Army 

National Guard, Montgomery, AL 

Designated Source of Supply: Wiregrass 

Rehabilitation Center, Inc., Dothan, AL 

Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE ARMY, 

W7MT USPFO ACTIVITY AL ARNG 

Service Type: Custodial and Related Services 

Mandatory for: GSA PBS Region 5, John W. 

Bricker Federal Building Parking Garage, 

Columbus, OH 

Designated Source of Supply: VGS, Inc., 

Cleveland, OH 

Contracting Activity: PUBLIC BUILDINGS 

SERVICE, PBS R5 

Michael R. Jurkowski, 

Deputy Director, Business & PL Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00896 Filed 1–14–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6353–01–P 

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Procurement List; Additions and 

Deletions 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Additions to and deletions from 

the procurement list. 

SUMMARY: This action adds service(s) to 

the Procurement List that will be 

furnished by nonprofit agencies 

employing persons who are blind or 

have other severe disabilities, and 

deletes products(s) from the 

Procurement List previously furnished 

by such agencies. 

DATES: Date added to and deleted from 

the Procurement List: February 1, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled, 1401 S. Clark Street, Suite 

715, Arlington, Virginia 22202–4149. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael R. Jurkowski, Telephone: (703) 

603–2117, Fax: (703) 603–0655, or email 

CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Additions 

On 10/9/2020, the Committee for 

Purchase From People Who Are Blind 

or Severely Disabled published notice of 

proposed additions to the Procurement 

List. This notice is published pursuant 

to 41 U.S.C. 8503 (a)(2) and 41 CFR 51– 

2.3. 

After consideration of the material 

presented to it concerning capability of 

qualified nonprofit agencies to provide 

the service(s) and impact of the 

additions on the current or most recent 

contractors, the Committee has 

determined that the service(s) listed 

below are suitable for procurement by 

the Federal Government under 41 U.S.C. 

8501–8506 and 41 CFR 51–2.4. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification 

I certify that the following action will 

not have a significant impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

The major factors considered for this 

certification were: 

1. The action will not result in any 

additional reporting, recordkeeping or 

other compliance requirements for small 

entities other than the small 

organizations that will furnish the 

service(s) to the Government. 

2. The action will result in 

authorizing small entities to furnish the 

service(s) to the Government. 

3. There are no known regulatory 

alternatives which would accomplish 

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 8501–8506) in 

connection with the service(s) proposed 

for addition to the Procurement List. 

End of Certification 

Accordingly, the following service(s) 

are added to the Procurement List: