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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request; Global Intellectual 

Property Academy (GIPA) Surveys 

The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USTPO) 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). 

Title: Global Intellectual Property 

Academy (GIPA) Surveys. 

OMB Control Number: 0651–0065. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular. 

Number of Respondents: 450 per year. 

Average Hours per Response: 0.25 

hours (15 minutes). 

Burden Hours: 112.50 hours. 

Cost Burden: $0.00. 

Needs and Uses: The pre-program, 

post-program, and alumni surveys will 

be used to obtain feedback from the 

participants of the various GIPA training 

classes. The pre-program surveys allow 

participants to provide feedback on the 

program expectations and training 

needs immediately prior to participating 

in the GIPA training programs. The 

post-program surveys allow participants 

to provide feedback on program 

effectiveness, service, facilities, teaching 

practices, and processes immediately 

after completing the GIPA training 

programs. The alumni surveys allow 

participants to provide feedback on 

program effectiveness approximately 

one year after completing the GIPA 

training programs. 

The USPTO will use the data 

collected from the surveys to evaluate 

the percentage of foreign officials 

trained by GIPA who have initiated or 

implemented a positive intellectual 

property change in their organization 

and to evaluate the percentage of foreign 

officials trained by GIPA who increased 

their expertise in intellectual property. 

The data will also be used to evaluate 

the satisfaction of the participants with 

the intellectual property program and 

the value of the experience as it relates 

to future job performance. The USPTO 

also uses the survey data to meet 

organizational performance and 

accountability goals. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profits; not-for-profit institutions. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

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 ‘‘0651–0065 copy 

request’’ in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and 

Information Governance Division 

Director, Office of the Chief Technology 

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 August 7, 2017 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 and Information Governance 

Division Director, OCTO, United States Patent 

and Trademark Office. 

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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National 

and Community Service (CNCS) is 

soliciting comments on 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). 

This collection was developed as part of 

a Federal Government-wide effort to 

streamline the process for seeking 

feedback from the public on service 

delivery. This notice announces our 

intent to submit this collection to OMB 

for approval and solicits comments on 

specific aspects for the proposed 

information collection. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the individual and office 

listed in the ADDRESSES section by 

September 5, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by the title of the information 

collection activity, by any of the 

following methods: 

(1) By mail sent to: Corporation for 

National and Community Service; 

Attention Amy Borgstrom, Room 

10508B; 250 E Street SW., Washington, 

DC, 20525. 

(2) By hand delivery or by courier to 

the CNCS mailroom at Room 8100 at the 

mail address given in paragraph (1) 

above, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, 

except federal holidays. 

(3) Electronically through 

www.regulations.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. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice may be made available to the 

public through regulations.gov. For this 

reason, please do not include in your 

comments information of a confidential 

nature, such as sensitive personal 

information or proprietary information. 

If you send an email comment, your 

email address will be automatically 

captured and included as part of the 

comment that is placed in the public 

docket and made available on the 

Internet. Please note that responses to 

this public comment request containing 

any routine notice about the 

confidentiality of the communication 

will be treated as public comment that 

may be made available to the public 

notwithstanding the inclusion of the 

routine notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Borgstrom, 202–606–6930, or by 

email at aborgstrom@cns.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CNCS, as 

part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

conducts a pre-clearance consultation 

program to provide the general public 

and federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing collections of 

information in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA95) (44 U.S.C. Sec. 3506(c)(2)(A)). 

This program helps to ensure that 

requested data can be provided in the 

desired format, reporting burden (time 

and financial resources) is minimized, 

collection instruments are clearly 

understood, and the impact of collection 

requirement on respondents can be 

properly assessed. 

Copies of the information collection 

request can be obtained by contacting 

the office listed in the ADDRESSES

section of this notice. 

CNCS is particularly interested in 

comments that: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 


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for the proper performance of the 

functions of CNCS, including whether 

the information will have practical 

utility; 

• 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; 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are expected to respond, including the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology 

(e.g., permitting electronic submissions 

of responses). 

Background 

CNCS seeks to renew this generic 

information collection in order to 

conduct focus groups and pilot test 

planned surveys. 

Current Action 

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; 

and 

• 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. 

Type of Review: Renewal. 

Agency: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

Title: Generic Clearance for the 

Testing/Piloting of Survey Instruments. 

OMB Number: 3045–0163. 

Agency Number: None. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

Households; Businesses and 

Organizations; State, Local or Tribal 

Governments. 

Total Respondents: 350. 

Frequency: Annual. 

Average Time per Response: 7,500 

minutes for 50 respondents to respond 

to test or pilot surveys. 300 minutes for 

50 participants to participate in five 

focus groups. 3,000 minutes for 50 

participants to participate in individual 

interviews. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

10,800. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

None. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintenance): None. 

Request for Comments 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval. Comments are invited on: (a) 

Whether the collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information; (c) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology; 

and (e) estimates of capital or start-up 

costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance, and purchase of services 

to provide information. Burden means 

the total time, effort, or financial 

resources expended by persons to 

generate, maintain, retain, disclose or 

provide information to or for a Federal 

agency. This includes the time needed 

to review instructions; to develop, 

acquire, install and utilize technology 

and systems for the purpose of 

collecting, validating and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; to train 

personnel and to be able to respond to 

a collection of information, to search 

data sources, to complete and review 

the collection of information; and to 

transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. 

All written comments will be 

available for public inspection on 

regulations.gov. 

Dated: June 22, 2017. 

Mary Hyde, 

Acting Director, Research and Evaluation. 

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