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Item 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

Fee amount Estimated annual 

filing costs 

Request for rectification of obvious errors ............................................................................ 713 0.00 0.00 

Demand and Fee Calculation Sheet (Annex and Notes) (PCT/IPEA/401) ........................... 1,459 840.00 1,225,560.00 

Amendments (Article 34) ....................................................................................................... 1,459 0.00 0.00 

Fee Authorization ................................................................................................................... 43,457 0.00 0.00 

Requests to transmit copies of international application ....................................................... 700 0.00 0.00 

Withdrawal of international application (PCT/IB/372) ............................................................ 905 0.00 0.00 

Translations ........................................................................................................................... 21,180 0.00 0.00 

Petition for Revival of an International Application for Patent Designating the U.S. Abandoned Unavoidably Under 37 CFR 1.137(a) (PTO/SB/61/PCT) ....................................... 13 630.00 8,190.00 

Petition for Revival of an International Application for Patent Designating the U.S. Abandoned Unavoidably Under 37 CFR 1.137(a), small entity (PTO/SB/61/PCT) ................... 14 315.00 4,410.00 

Petition for Revival of an International Application for Patent Designating the U.S. Abandoned Unintentionally Under 37 CFR 1.137(b) (PTO/SB/64/PCT) ................................... 740 1,890.00 1,398,600.00 

Petition for Revival of an International Application for Patent Designating the U.S. Abandoned Unintentionally Under 37 CFR 1.137(b), small entity (PTO/SB/64/PCT) ............... 614 945.00 580,230.00 

Petitions to the Commissioner for international applications ................................................ 164 130.00 21,320.00 

Petitions to the Commissioner in national stage examination .............................................. 4,877 200.00 975,400.00 

Acceptance of an unintentionally delayed claim for priority (37 CFR 1.78(a)(3)) ................. 294 1,410.00 414,540.00 

Request for the restoration of the right of priority ................................................................. 453 1,410.00 638,730.00 

Totals .............................................................................................................................. 353,669 ........................ 243,676,090.00 

In addition to the filing fees listed in 

the table, applicants may also incur fees 

for late filings (for filing after thirty 

months from the priority date), multiple 

dependent claims, and lengthy 

applications. The fee for the late filing 

of a search fee, examination fee, or oath 

or declaration under 37 CFR 1.492(h) is 

$130 for large entities and $65 for small 

entities. The USPTO estimates that it 

will receive approximately 22,677 of 

these late payment fees for large entities 

and 9,331 for small entities per year, for 

a total of $3,554,525. The fee for the late 

filing of an English translation of an 

international application under 37 CFR 

1.492(i) is $130. The USPTO estimates 

that it will receive approximately 2,118 

of these late translation fees per year, for 

a total of $275,340. The fee for 

applications containing a multiple 

dependent claim is $460 for large 

entities and $230 for small entities. The 

USPTO estimates that it will receive 

approximately 2,946 of these multiple 

dependent claim fees for large entities 

and 1,127 for small entities per year, for 

a total of $1,614,370. Applications with 

specifications and drawings that exceed 

100 pages may be subject to an 

application size fee of $320 (or $160 for 

small entities) for each additional 50 

pages or fraction thereof. The USPTO 

estimates that it will receive 

approximately 2,047 of the $320 size 

fees from large entities and 

approximately 831 of the $160 size fees 

from small entities per year, for a total 

of $788,000. The total estimated fees for 

this collection, including filing fees and 

other additional fees, will be 

approximately $249,908,325 per year. 

Customers may incur postage costs 

when submitting the information in this 

collection to the USPTO by mail. The 

USPTO estimates that the average firstclass postage cost for a mailed 

submission will be 46 cents and that up 

to 17,683 submissions (approximately 

5% of responses) will be mailed to the 

USPTO per year, for a total estimated 

postage cost of $8,134 per year. 

The total annual (non-hour) 

respondent cost burden for this 

collection associated with translations, 

drawings, fees, and postage is estimated 

to be $309,719,541 per year. 

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: January 29, 2013. 

Susan K. Fawcett, 

Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–02263 Filed 2–1–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket No. CPSC–2013–0005] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Registration Card 

Effectiveness Survey 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety 

Commission (CPSC or Commission) is 

announcing an opportunity for public 

comment on the proposed collection of 

certain information by the agency. 

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (PRA), Federal agencies are 

required to publish a notice in the 

Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information and 

to allow 60 days for public comment in 

response to the notice. This notice 

solicits comments on the proposed 

collection of information for a report on 

the effectiveness of product registration 

cards in facilitating product recalls. 

DATES: Submit written or electronic 

comments on the collection of 

information by April 5, 2013. 

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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CPSC–2013– 

0005, by any of the following methods: 

Electronic Submissions 

Submit electronic comments in the 

following way: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

To ensure timely processing of 

comments, the Commission is no longer 

accepting comments submitted by 

electronic mail (email), except through 

www.regulations.gov. 

Written Submissions 

Submit written submissions in the 

following way: 

Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for 

paper, disk, or CD–ROM submissions), 

preferably in five copies, to: Office of the 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, Room 820, 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; 

telephone (301) 504–7923. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number for this notice. All 

comments received may be posted 

without change, including any personal 

identifiers, contact information, or other 

personal information provided, to: 

http://www.regulations.gov. Do not 

submit confidential business 

information, trade secret information, or 

other sensitive or protected information 

that you do not want to be available to 

the public. If furnished at all, such 

information should be submitted in 

writing to the Office of the Secretary. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert H. Squibb, Consumer Product 

Safety Commission, 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 

504–7815, or by email to: 

rsquibb@cpsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501– 

3520), 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(c), 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 proposed 

collection to OMB for approval. To 

comply with this requirement, the CPSC 

is publishing notice of the proposed 

collection of information set forth in 

this document. 

Section 104(d) of Consumer Product 

Safety Improvement Act of 2008 

(CPSIA) requires durable infant or 

toddler product manufacturers to 

provide product registration cards with 

each product sold. The Commission 

established such requirements for 

consumer registration of durable infant 

or toddler products under 16 CFR part 

1130. Section 104(d)(4) also requires the 

Commission to prepare a report of the 

effectiveness of product registration 

cards in facilitating product recalls, 

which is to be presented to the 

appropriate congressional committees. 

15 U.S.C. 2056a(d)(4). In order to 

prepare the report to Congress, CPSC 

staff will conduct a survey that will be 

sent out to infant or toddler product 

manufacturers who have conducted 

recalls since June 28, 2010, the date 

when the final rule concerning product 

registration cards went into effect. The 

survey seeks information about the 

recall, how many consumers registered 

their products, and how many 

consumers the firm attempted to contact 

about the recall. A copy of the draft 

survey may be viewed on: http:// 

www.regulations.gov under Docket No. 

CPSC–2013–0005, Supporting and 

Related Material. The report will 

aggregate the information received from 

the manufacturers to assess the 

effectiveness of product registration 

cards in facilitating product recalls. 

The average estimated time required 

for each manufacturer to complete the 

survey is 1 hour. The survey will be 

distributed to a maximum of 50 

manufacturers, creating a maximum 

estimated burden across manufacturers 

of 50 hours. CPSC staff estimates that 

the hourly compensation for the time 

required to complete the survey is 

$27.55 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 

‘‘Employer Costs for Employee 

Compensation,’’ March 2012, Table 9, 

total compensation for all sales and 

office workers in goods-producing 

private industries: http://www.bls.gov/ 

ncs/). Therefore, the estimated total 

combined annual cost for all surveyed 

manufacturers associated with the 

proposed requirements is $1,377.50 

($27.55 per hour × 50 hours = 

$1,377.50). 

The estimated cost of the information 

collection to the Federal government is 

approximately $2,068, which includes 

25 CPSC staff hours to examine and 

evaluate the information. This is based 

on a GS–14 level salaried employee. The 

average hourly wage rate for a mid-level 

salaried GS–14 employee in the 

Washington, DC metropolitan area 

(effective as of January 2012) is $57.33 

(GS–14, step 5). Based on wages that 

represent 69.3 percent of total 

compensation with an additional 30.7 

percent for benefits, the average hourly 

compensation for a mid-level salaried 

GS–14 employee would be 

approximately $82.72. (U.S. Bureau of 

Labor Statistics, ‘‘Employer Costs for 

Employee Compensation,’’ June 2012, 

Table 1, percentage of wages and 

salaries for all civilian management, 

professional, and related employees: 

http://www.bls.gov/ncs/). Assuming that 

approximately 25 hours will be 

required, this results in an estimated 

annual cost of $2,068 to the federal 

government. 

B. Requests for Comments 

The Commission invites comments on 

the proposed collection of information 

including: 

• Whether the collection of 

information described above is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the Commission’s functions, including 

whether the information would have 

practical utility; 

• Whether the estimated burden of 

the proposed collection of information 

is accurate; 

• Whether the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be collected 

could be enhanced; and 

• Whether the burden imposed by the 

collection of information could be 

minimized by use of automated, 

electronic, or other technological 

collection techniques, or other forms of 

information technology. 

Dated: January 30, 2013. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2013–02350 Filed 2–1–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Information Collection; Submission for 

OMB Review, Comment Request 

AGENCY: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National 

and Community Service (CNCS) has 

submitted a public information 

collection request (ICR) entitled 

Forbearance Request for National 

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