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application, depending upon the 

applicant’s situation. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Burden Hours: 8,051.5 hours. 

Item No. Item 

Estimated time 

for response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

Estimated 

annual burden 

hours 

1 ....................................... Patent Examiner Employee Application ........................................ 30 16,103 8,051.5 

Total .......................... ........................................................................................................ ........................ 16,103 8,051.5 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Cost Burden: $359,822. Using the 

median hourly rate for scientists and 

engineers of $44.69 as derived from the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics, the USPTO 

estimates $359,822 per year in cost 

burden associated with respondents. 

This is a fully loaded hourly rate. 

Estimated Total Annual (Non-hour) 

Respondent Cost Burden: $0. There are 

no filing fees or start-up, maintenance, 

record keeping, or postage costs 

associated with this information 

collection. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval. All comments will become a 

matter of public record. 

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. 

Dated: June 13, 2014. 

Susan K. Fawcett, 

Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–14214 Filed 6–17–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Guidance for Agency Information 

Collection Activities: Proposed 

Collection; Comment Request; Generic 

Clearance for the Collection of Pilot 

and Test Data 

AGENCY: Corporation for National and 

Community Service (CNCS). 

ACTION: Guidance for CNCS Notices, 

with request for comments. 

SUMMARY: CNCS is submitting the below 

information for future CNCS Federal 

Register Notices in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. 

L. 104–13, (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). As 

part of a Federal Government-wide 

effort to streamline the process to seek 

feedback from the public on service 

delivery, OMB is coordinating the 

development of the following proposed 

Generic Information Collection Request 

(Generic ICR): ‘‘Generic Clearance for 

the Collection of Pilot and Test Data’’ 

for approval under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et 

seq.). This notice announces that CNCS 

intends to submit collections to OMB 

for approval and solicit comments on 

specific aspects for the proposed 

information collection. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

July 18, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted, identified by the title of the 

information collection activity, to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Attn: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB 

Desk Officer for CNCS, by any of the 

following two methods within 30 days 

from the date of publication in the 

Federal Register: 

(1) By fax to: 202–395–6974, 

Attention: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB Desk 

Officer for CNCS; and 

(2) Electronically by email to: smar@

omb.eop.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information, please 

contact Amy Borgstrom, Associate 

Director of Policy, at 202–606–6930 or 

email to aborgstrom@cns.gov. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TTY–TDD) may call 1–800–833–3722 

between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Pilot and Test Data. 

Abstract: This is a new information 

collection. The information collection 

activity will enable pilot testing of 

survey instruments in an efficient, 

timely manner, in accordance with the 

Administration’s commitment to 

improving service delivery. By pilot 

testing we mean information that 

provides useful insights on how 

respondents interact with the 

instrument, but are not statistical 

surveys that yield quantitative results 

that can be generalized to the 

population of study. This feedback will 

provide insights into customer or 

stakeholder perceptions, experiences 

and expectations regarding prospective 

studies. It will also allow feedback to 

contribute directly to the improvement 

of research program management. 

The Agency will only submit a 

collection for approval under this 

generic clearance if it meets the 

following conditions: 

• The collections are voluntary; 

• The collections are low-burden for 

respondents (based on considerations of 

total burden hours, total number of 

respondents, or burden-hours per 

respondent) and are low-cost for both 

the respondents and the Federal 

Government; 

• The collections are noncontroversial and do not raise issues of 

concern to other Federal agencies; 

• Any collection is targeted to the 

solicitation of opinions from 

respondents who have experience with 

the program or may have experience 

with the program in the near future; 

• Personally identifiable information 

(PII) is collected only to the extent 

necessary and is not retained; 

• Information gathered will be used 

only internally for general service 

improvement and program management 

purposes and is not intended for release 

outside of the agency; 

• Information gathered will not be 

used for the purpose of substantially 

informing influential policy decisions; 

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• Information gathered will yield 

qualitative information; the collections 

will not be designed or expected to 

yield statistically reliable results or used 

as though the results are generalizable to 

the population of study. 

Feedback collected under this generic 

clearance provides useful information, 

but it does not yield data that can be 

generalized to the overall population. 

This type of generic clearance for 

qualitative information will not be used 

for quantitative information collections 

that are designed to yield reliably 

actionable results, such as monitoring 

trends over time or documenting 

program performance. Such data uses 

require more rigorous designs that 

address the target population to which 

generalizations will be made, the 

sampling frame, the sample design 

(including stratification and clustering), 

the precision requirements or power 

calculations that justify the proposed 

sample size, the expected response rate, 

methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data 

collection, and any testing procedures 

that were or will be undertaken prior to 

fielding the study. Depending on the 

degree of influence the results are likely 

to have, such collections may still be 

eligible for submission for other generic 

mechanisms that are designed to yield 

quantitative results. 

As a general matter, information 

collections will not result in any new 

system of records containing privacy 

information and will not ask questions 

of a sensitive nature, such as sexual 

behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, 

and other matters that are commonly 

considered private. 

No comments were received in 

response to the 60-day notice published 

in the Federal Register of March 5, 2014 

(79 FR 12495). 

Current Actions: New collection of 

information. 

Type of Review: New Collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

Households, Businesses and 

Organizations, State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Average Expected Annual Number of 

Activities: 10. 

Respondents: 350. 

Annual responses: 350. 

Frequency of Response: Once per 

request. 

Average minutes per response: 30. 

Burden hours: 10,500. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid 

Office of Management and Budget 

Control Number. 

Dated: June 12, 2014. 

Amy Borgstrom, 

Associate Director of Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2014–14224 Filed 6–17–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6050–28–P 

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Guidance for Agency Information 

Collection Activities: Proposed 

Collection; Comment Request; Generic 

Clearance for the Collection of 

Qualitative Feedback on Agency 

Service Delivery 

AGENCY: Corporation for National and 

Community Service (CNCS). 

ACTION: Guidance for CNCS Notices, 

with request for comments. 

SUMMARY: CNCS is submitting the below 

information for future CNCS Federal 

Register Notices in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13, (44 U.S.C. Chapter 

35). As part of a Federal Governmentwide effort to streamline the process to 

seek feedback from the public on service 

delivery, OMB is coordinating the 

development of the following proposed 

Generic Information Collection Request 

(Generic ICR): ‘‘Generic Clearance for 

the Collection of Qualitative Feedback 

on Agency Service Delivery’’ for 

approval under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et 

seq.). This notice announces that CNCS 

intends to submit collections to OMB 

for approval and solicit comments on 

specific aspects for the proposed 

information collection. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

July 18, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted, identified by the title of the 

information collection activity, to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Attn: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB 

Desk Officer for CNCS, by any of the 

following two methods within 30 days 

from the date of publication in the 

Federal Register: 

(1) By fax to: 202–395–6974, 

Attention: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB Desk 

Officer for CNCS; and 

(2) Electronically by email to: smar@

omb.eop.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information, please 

contact Amy Borgstrom, Associate 

Director of Policy, at 202–606–6930 or 

email to aborgstrom@cns.gov. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TTY–TDD) may call 1–800–833–3722 

between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery. 

Abstract: The information collection 

activity will garner qualitative customer 

and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, 

timely manner, in accordance with the 

Administration’s commitment to 

improving service delivery. By 

qualitative feedback we mean 

information that provides useful 

insights on perceptions and opinions, 

but are not statistical surveys that yield 

quantitative results that can be 

generalized to the population of study. 

This feedback will provide insights into 

customer or stakeholder perceptions, 

experiences and expectations, provide 

an early warning of issues with service, 

or focus attention on areas where 

communication, training or changes in 

operations might improve delivery of 

products or services. These collections 

will allow for ongoing, collaborative and 

actionable communications between the 

Agency and its customers and 

stakeholders. It will also allow feedback 

to contribute directly to the 

improvement of program management. 

Feedback collected under this generic 

clearance will provide useful 

information, but it will not yield data 

that can be generalized to the overall 

population. This type of generic 

clearance for qualitative information 

will not be used for quantitative 

information collections that are 

designed to yield reliably actionable 

results, such as monitoring trends over 

time or documenting program 

performance. Such data uses require 

more rigorous designs that address the 

target population to which 

generalizations will be made, the 

sampling frame, the sample design 

(including stratification and clustering), 

the precision requirements or power 

calculations that justify the proposed 

sample size, the expected response rate, 

methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data 

collection, and any testing procedures 

that were or will be undertaken prior 

fielding the study. Depending on the 

degree of influence the results are likely 

to have, such collections may still be 

eligible for submission for other generic 

mechanisms that are designed to yield 

quantitative results. 

No comments were received in 

response to the 60-day notice published 

in the Federal Register of March 5, 2014 

(79 FR 12493). 

Current Actions: New collection of 

information. 

Type of Review: New Collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

Households, Businesses and 


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