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Estimated Total Annual (Non-hour) 

Cost Burden: $80.40. The USPTO 

estimates that the total annualized (nonhour) cost burden for this collection is 

due to postage costs. Customers may 

incur postage costs when submitting 

some of the items covered by this 

collection to the USPTO by mail. The 

USPTO expects that approximately 98 

percent of the responses in this 

collection will be submitted 

electronically. Of the remaining 2 

percent, the vast majority—98 percent— 

will be submitted by mail, for a total of 

12 mailed submissions. The average 

first-class USPS postage cost for these 

items is estimated at $6.70; the cost of 

a one pound mailed submission in a flat 

rate envelope. Therefore, the USPTO 

estimates that the postage costs for the 

mailed submissions in this collection 

will total $80.40. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the proposed 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 (including hours 

and cost) of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (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, e.g., permitting electronic 

submission of responses. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they will also become a matter of public 

record. 

Marcie Lovett, 

Director, Records and Information 

Governance Division, Office of the Chief 

Technology Officer, USPTO. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19203 Filed 9–4–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

Patents for Humanity Program 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment 

request. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO) as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden and as required 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, invites comments on a proposed 

extension of an existing information 

collection: 0651–0066 (Patents for 

Humanity Program). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before November 5, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Email: InformationCollection@

uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0066 

comment’’ in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. 

• Mail: Edward Elliott, 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Edward Elliott, 

Attorney Advisor, Office of Policy and 

International Affairs, United States 

Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 

1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by 

telephone at 571–272–7024; or by email 

to Edward.Elliott@uspto.gov with 

‘‘0651–0066 comment’’ in the subject 

line. Additional information about this 

collection is also available at http://

www.reginfo.gov under ‘‘Information 

Collection Review.’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

Since 2012, the United States Patent 

and Trademark Office (USPTO) has 

conducted the Patents for Humanity 

Program, an annual award program to 

incentivize the distribution of patented 

technologies or products for the purpose 

of addressing humanitarian needs. The 

program is open to any patent owners or 

patent licensees, including inventors 

who have not assigned their ownership 

rights to others, assignees, and exclusive 

or non-exclusive licenses. USPTO 

collects information from applicants 

that describe what actions they have 

taken with their patented technology to 

address the welfare of impoverished 

populations, or how they furthered 

research by others on technologies for 

humanitarian purposes. Currently, there 

are five categories of awards: Medicine, 

Nutrition, Sanitation, Household 

Energy, and Living Standards. 

This collection covers information 

gathered on two application forms for 

the Patents for Humanity Program. The 

first application covers the 

humanitarian uses of technologies or 

products, and the second application 

covers humanitarian research. In both, 

applicants are required to describe how 

their technology or product satisfies the 

program criteria to address 

humanitarian issues. Additionally, 

applicants must provide non-public 

contact information in order for USPTO 

to notify them about their award status. 

Applicants may optionally provide 

contact information for the public to 

reach them with any inquiries. 

Applications must be submitted via 

email and will be posted on USPTO’s 

website. Qualified judges from outside 

USPTO will review and score the 

applications. USPTO will then forward 

the top-scoring applications to 

reviewers from participating Federal 

agencies to recommend award 

recipients. 

Those applications that are chosen for 

an award will receive a certificate 

redeemable to accelerate select matters 

before USPTO. The certificates can be 

redeemed to accelerate one of the 

following matters: An ex parte 

reexamination proceeding, including 

one appeal to the Patent Trial and 

Appeal Board (PTAB) from that 

proceeding; a patent application, 

including one appeal to the PTAB from 

that application; or an appeal to the 

PTAB of a claim twice rejected in a 

patent application or reissue application 

or finally rejected in an ex parte 

reexamination, without accelerating the 

underlying matter which generated the 

appeal. This collection covers the 

information gathered for petitions to 

extend an acceleration certificate 

redemption beyond 12 months. Winners 

also are invited to participate in an 

awards ceremony at USPTO. 

II. Method of Collection 

Electronically through the http://

www.uspto.gov/patentsforhumanity 

website. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0651–0066. 

IC Instruments and Forms: PTO/PFH/ 

001, PTO/PFH/002, PTO/SB/431. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profits; not-for-profit businesses; 

individuals and households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 55 

responses per year. 

Estimated Time per Response: USPTO 

estimates that it will take the public 

approximately four hours to complete 

the humanitarian program application. 

Those selected as winners (about 5 to 10 

per year) may additionally require one 

hour to complete a petition to extend 

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beyond 12 months, if needed. These 

estimated times include gathering the 

necessary information, preparing the 

application and any supplemental 

materials, and submitting the completed 

request to USPTO. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Cost Burden: 205 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

(Hourly) Cost Burden: $59,757.50. The 

USPTO expects that attorneys will 

complete the Petition to Extend the 

Redemption Period of the Humanitarian 

Awards Certificate and that attorneys or 

paralegals will complete the 

Humanitarian Program Application 

Form. The USPTO uses a professional 

hourly rate of $291.50 for respondent 

cost burden, which is the average rate of 

both attorneys and paralegals. The 

professional hourly rate for an 

intellectual property attorney in a 

private firm is $438, as established in 

the 2017 Report on the Economic 

Survey, published by the Commerce on 

the Economics of Legal Practice of the 

American Intellectual Property Law 

Association. The professional hourly 

rate for paralegals is $145, as established 

in the 2016 National Utilization and 

Compensation Survey Report, published 

by the National Association of Legal 

Assistants (NALA). Using the combined 

hourly rate, the USPTO estimates that 

the total respondent cost burden for this 

collection is $59,757.50 per year. 

IC No. Item 

Estimated 

response 

time 

(hours) 

Estimated 

response 

Estimated 

annual 

burden 

hours 

Rate Estimated 

total cost 

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

1 ..................... Humanitarian Program Application 

(Humanitarian Use) (PTO/PFH/001).

4 25 100 $291.50 $29,150.00 

1 ..................... Humanitarian Program Application 

(Humanitarian Research) (PTO/ 

PFH/002).

4 25 100 291.50 29,150.00 

2 ..................... Petition to Extend the Redemption Period of the Humanitarian Awards 

Certificate (PTO/SB/431).

1 5 5 291.50 1,457.50 

Total ........ .............................................................. ........................ 55 205 ........................ 59,757.50 

Estimated Total Annual (Non-hour) 

Respondent Cost Burden: $0. This 

collection has no annual (non-hour) 

postage, operation, maintenance, or 

filing fee costs. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the proposed 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 (including hours 

and cost) of the proposed collection of 

information; 

(c) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(d) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on 

respondents, e.g., the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Marcie Lovett, 

Records and Information Governance 

Division Director, OCTO, United States Patent 

and Trademark Office. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19201 Filed 9–4–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL 

PROTECTION 

[Docket No. CFPB–2018–0029] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request 

AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial 

Protection. 

ACTION: Notice and request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), the Bureau of Consumer 

Financial Protection (Bureau) is 

requesting to renew the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval for an existing information 

collection titled, ‘‘Mortgage Acts And 

Practices (Regulation N) 12 CFR 1014’’. 

DATES: Written comments are 

encouraged and must be received on or 

before November 5, 2018 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by the title of the information 

collection, OMB Control Number (see 

below), and docket number (see above), 

by any of the following methods: 

• Electronic: Go to http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: FederalRegisterComments@

cfpb.gov. Include Docket No. CFPB– 

2018–0029 in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Mail: Comment intake, Bureau of 

Consumer Financial Protection 

(Attention: PRA Office), 1700 G Street 

NW, Washington, DC 20552. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Comment 

intake, Bureau of Consumer Financial 

Protection (Attention: PRA Office), 1700 

G Street NW, Washington, DC 20552. 

Please note that comments submitted 

after the comment period will not be 

accepted. In general, all comments 

received will become public records, 

including any personal information 

provided. Sensitive personal 

information, such as account numbers 

or Social Security numbers, should not 

be included. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Documentation prepared in support of 

this information collection request is 

available at www.regulations.gov. 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to the Bureau of 

Consumer Financial Protection 

(Attention: PRA Office), 1700 G Street 

NW, Washington, DC 20552, (202) 435– 

9575, or email: CFPB_PRA@cfpb.gov. If 

you require this document in an 

alternative electronic format, please 

contact CFPB_Accessibility@cfpb.gov. 

Please do not submit comments to these 

email boxes. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title of Collection: Mortgage Acts And 

Practices (Regulation N) 12 CFR 1014. 

OMB Control Number: 3170–0009. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

Change of an existing information 

Collection. 


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