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1Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Occupation 

Employment Statistics, wage category 25–4022 for 

‘Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 

working in Colleges, Universities, and Professional 

Schools’; https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/

oes254022.htm. 

comment’’ in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. 

• Mail: Justin Isaac, 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 Robert Berry, 

Manager, Patent and Trademark 

Resource Center Program, Office of the 

Chief Information Officer, United States 

Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 

1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by 

telephone at 571–272–7152; or by email 

at Robert.Berry@uspto.gov with ‘‘0651– 

0068 comment’’ in the subject line. 

Additional information about this 

information collection is also available 

at http://www.reginfo.gov under 

‘‘Information Collection Review.’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Patent and Trademark Resource 

Center (PTRC) is authorized under the 

provision of 35 U.S.C. 2(a)(2), which 

provides that the United States Patent 

and Trademark Office (USPTO) shall be 

responsible for disseminating 

information with respect to patents and 

trademarks to the public. The PTRC 

Program is made up of public, state, and 

academic libraries. Each participating 

library designated as a PTRC must fulfill 

the following requirements: Assist the 

public in the efficient use of patent and 

trademark resources; provide free access 

to patent and trademark resources 

provided by the USPTO; and send 

representatives to attend USPTO-hosted 

PTRC training seminars. 

The USPTO seeks to collect 

information about the public’s use of the 

PTRCs and training provided through 

the PTRC program. The PTRC Program 

requirements stipulate that all 

participating libraries must submit 

quarterly metrics on the public’s use of 

PTRC services and public outreach 

efforts provided by the PTRCs. To 

facilitate that requirement, the USPTO 

electronically collects these metrics on 

a quarterly basis. This information 

collection enables the USPTO to see 

how customers are being served by the 

PTRCs and to ascertain what changes 

may be needed in the types of services 

provided. These metrics also provide 

the PTRC Program Office with insight 

into the trainings it should offer to 

PTRC librarians. 

II. Method of Collection 

Electronically submitted to the 

USPTO. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0651–0068. 

Forms: None. 

Type of Review: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Affected Public: State, local, and 

Tribal governments. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 100 respondents. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 400 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that the responses in 

this information collection will take the 

public approximately 30 minutes (0.50 

hours) to complete. This includes the 

time to gather the necessary 

information, prepare the worksheet, and 

submit it to the USPTO. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Burden Hours: 200 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Hourly Cost Burden: $7,508. 

TABLE 1—TOTAL BURDEN HOURS AND HOURLY COSTS TO STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENT RESPONDENTS

Item No. Item 

Estimated 

annual 

respondents 

Responses 

per 

respondent 

Estimated 

annual r 

esponses 

Estimated 

time for 

response 

(hours) 

Estimated 

burden 

(hour/year) 

Rate 1

($/hour) 

Estimated 

annual 

respondent 

cost burden 

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

1 ...................... PTRC Metrics ......... 100 4 400 0.50 (30 minutes) .... 200 $37.54 $7,508 

Total ........ ................................. 100 ........................ 400 ................................. 200 ........................ 7,508 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Non-Hourly Cost Burden: $0. There are 

no capital start-up, maintenance costs, 

recordkeeping costs, filing fees, or 

postage costs associated with this 

information collection. 

IV. Request for Comments 

The USPTO is soliciting public 

comments to: 

(a) Evaluate whether the 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 

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 

personally identifiable information (PII) 

in a comment, be aware that the entire 

comment—including PII—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you may ask in your comment to 

withhold PII from public view, USPTO 

cannot guarantee that it will be able to 

do so. 

Justin Isaac, 

Information Collections Officer, Office of the 

Chief Administrative Officer, United States 

Patent and Trademark Office. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25630 Filed 11–17–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Copies of Crop and Market 

Information Reports 

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 


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1 44 U.S.C. 3512, 5 CFR 1320.5(b)(2)(i) and 1320.8 

(b)(3)(vi). 2 17 CFR 145.9. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission (‘‘Commission’’ or 

‘‘CFTC’’) is announcing an opportunity 

for public comment on the extension of 

a proposed collection of certain 

information by the agency. In 

compliance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, Federal agencies 

are required to publish notice in the 

Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

including each proposed extension of an 

existing collection of information, and 

to allow 60 days for public comment in 

response to the notice. This notice 

solicits comments, as described below, 

on the proposed Information Collection 

Request (‘‘ICR’’) titled: Copies of Crop 

and Market Information Reports. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before January 19, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by OMB Control No. 3038– 

0015 by any of the following methods: 

• The Agency’s website, at https://

comments.cftc.gov/. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

through the website. 

• Mail: Christopher Kirkpatrick, 

Secretary of the Commission, 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, 1155 21st Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20581. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as 

Mail above. 

Please submit your comments using 

only one method. All comments must be 

submitted in English, or if not, 

accompanied by an English translation. 

Comments will be posted as received to 

https://www.cftc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carrie Kennedy, Division of 

Enforcement, U.S. Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission, 290 Broadway, 

New York, NY 10007; (646) 746–9780; 

email: ckennedy@cftc.gov and refer to 

OMB Control No. 3038–0015. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA, Federal agencies must obtain 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 

information they conduct or sponsor. 

‘‘Collection of Information’’ is defined 

in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3 

and includes agency requests or 

requirements that members of the public 

submit reports, keep records, or provide 

information to a third party. Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A), requires Federal agencies 

to provide a 60-day notice in the 

Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information 

before submitting the collection to OMB 

for approval. To comply with this 

requirement, the CFTC is publishing 

notice of the proposed collection of 

information listed below. 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 OMB control 

number.1

Title: ‘‘Copies of Crop and Market 

Information Reports,’’ OMB Control No. 

3038–0015. This is a request for 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: The information collected 

pursuant to this rule, 17 CFR 1.40, is in 

the public interest and is necessary for 

market surveillance. Manipulation of 

commodity futures prices is a violation 

of the Commodity Exchange Act (Act). 

Section 9(a)(2) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 

13(a)(2)) prohibits the dissemination of 

false or misleading or knowingly 

inaccurate reports that affect or tend to 

affect the prices of commodities. In 

order to facilitate the enforcement of 

this provision, Commission regulation 

1.40 requires that members of an 

exchange and FCMs provide upon 

request copies of any report published 

or given general circulation which 

concerns crop or market information 

that affects or tends to affect the price 

of any commodity. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, the CFTC 

invites comments on: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Commission, including 

whether the information will have a 

practical use; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

Commission’s estimate of the burden of 

the proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Enhance the quality, usefulness, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of 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. 

You should submit only information 

that you wish to make available 

publicly. If you wish the Commission to 

consider information that you believe is 

exempt from disclosure under the 

Freedom of Information Act, a petition 

for confidential treatment of the exempt 

information may be submitted according 

to the procedures established in § 145.9 

of the Commission’s regulations.2

The Commission reserves the right, 

but shall have no obligation, to review, 

pre-screen, filter, redact, refuse, or 

remove any or all of your submission 

from https://www.cftc.gov that it may 

deem to be inappropriate for 

publication, such as obscene language. 

All submissions that have been redacted 

or removed that contain comments on 

the merits of the ICR will be retained in 

the public comment file and will be 

considered as required under the 

Administrative Procedure Act and other 

applicable laws, and may be accessible 

under the Freedom of Information Act. 

Burden statement: The burden for this 

collection is estimated to be as follows: 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Entities potentially affected by this 

action include future commission 

merchants (‘‘FCMs’’) and members of 

designated contract markets and swap 

execution facilities. 

• Estimated number of respondents/ 

affected entities: 10. 

• Estimated annual hours per 

respondent/response: 0.17. 

• Estimated total annual burden: 1.7 

hours. 

• Frequency of collection: On 

occasion. 

There are no capital costs or operating 

and maintenance costs associated with 

this collection. 

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) 

Dated: November 15, 2023. 

Robert Sidman, 

Deputy Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25568 Filed 11–17–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 

COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL 

QUALITY 

[CEQ–2023–0005] 

Environmental Justice Scorecard 

AGENCY: Council on Environmental 

Quality (CEQ). 

ACTION: Request for information. 

SUMMARY: The Council on 

Environmental Quality (CEQ) is issuing 

this request for information (RFI) to 

solicit feedback on Phase One of the 

Environmental Justice Scorecard, which 

will inform future versions of the 

Environmental Justice Scorecard. 

DATES: CEQ seeks any comments by 

11:59 p.m. ET on January 19, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number CEQ– 


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