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Item Estimated time for response (hours) Estimated annual responses Estimated annual burden hours

Electronic Petitions to the Chief Administrative Patent Judge Under 37 CFR 41.3 .... 4 151 604

Total ....................................................................................................................... ... ................................... 34,537 858,683

Estimated Total Annual Non-hour Respondent Cost Burden: $48,239 per year. There are no maintenance, operation, capital start-up, or recordkeeping costs associated with this information collection. However, this collection does have annual (non-hour) costs in the form of postage costs. There are also filing fees for the appeal briefs and the petitions to the chief administrative patent judge, but these fees are not included in the annual (non-hour) cost burden for this collection. These fees are covered instead under 0651–0072 America Invents Act Section 10 Patent Fee Adjustments.

The briefs, petitions, and other papers may be submitted by mail through the United States Postal Service. The USPTO expects the items in this collection to be mailed by Express Mail using the flat rate envelope, which can accommodate both the varying submission weights of these submissions and the various postal zones. Using the Express Mail flat rate cost for mailing envelopes, the USPTO estimates that the average cost for sending these submissions by Express Mail will be $19.95 and that approximately 2,418 may be mailed to the USPTO.

The USPTO estimates that the total postage cost for this collection will be $48,239 per year.

Item Responses Postage cost Total postage

cost

Express Mailing Costs Amendment ...................................................................................................................... ........................ 19 $19.95 $379.00 Appeal Brief ................................................................................................................... .......................... 1,781 19.95 35,531.00 Reply Brief .................................................................................................................... ........................... 578 19.95 11,531.00 Request for Rehearing Before the PTAB .......................................................................................... ...... 29 19.95 579.00 Petitions to the Chief Administrative Patent Judge Under 37 CFR 41.3 ................................................ 11 19.95 21 9.00

Total Postage Costs ............................................................................................................ ............. 2,418 .................... 48,239.00

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: November 8, 2013. Susan K. Fawcett, Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013–27215 Filed 11–13–13; 8:45 am]

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**FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT**  **:** Vol. 78, No. 217, Friday, November 8, 2013, page 67130.

**ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE OF OPEN MEETING**  **:** 10 a.m.–12 p.m., Wednesday, November 13, 2013.

**CHANGES TO OPEN MEETING AGENDA :.**  Matter To Be Considered: Decisional Matter—Voluntary Recall Notice NPR.

Item Removed From the Agenda: Decisional Matters: FY 2014 Operating Plan.

For a recorded message containing the latest agenda information, call (301) 504–7948. **CONTACT PERSON FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**  **:** Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the Secretary, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 504–7923.

Dated: November 12, 2013. Todd A. Stevenson, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–27389 Filed 11–12–13; 4:15 pm]

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**TIME AND DATE :**  Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

**PLACE :**  Hearing Room 420, Bethesda Towers, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland.

**STATUS :**  Commission Meeting—Open to the Public.

Matter To Be Considered

Decisional Matter: FY 2014 Operating Plan.