Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 19 / Monday, January 29, 2024 / Notices 5507 

applicants. The use of such automated 

online systems during recruitment 

allows USPTO to remain competitive, 

meet hiring goals, and fulfill the 

Agency’s Congressional commitment to 

reduce the pendency rate for the 

examination of patent applications. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Type of Review: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or maintain benefits. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 7,226 respondents. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 7,226 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that it will take the 

public approximately 30 minutes (0.5 

hours) to complete. This includes the 

time to gather the necessary 

information, create the document, and 

submit the completed request to the 

USPTO. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Burden Hours: 3,613 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Non-Hourly Cost Burden: $0. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. 

Follow the instructions to view 

Department of Commerce, USPTO 

information collections currently under 

review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for this information 

collection should be submitted within 

30 days of the publication of this notice 

on the following website, 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find this particular information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

30-day Review–Open for Public 

Comments’’ or by using the search 

function and entering either the title of 

the information collection or the OMB 

Control Number, 0651–0042. 

Further information can be obtained 

by: 

• Email: InformationCollection@

uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0042 

information request’’ in the subject line 

of the message. 

• Mail: Justin Isaac, Office of the 

Chief Administrative Officer, United 

States Patent and Trademark Office, 

P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313– 

1450. 

Justin Isaac, 

Information Collections Officer, Office of the 

Chief Administrative Officer, United States 

Patent and Trademark Office. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01721 Filed 1–26–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

[Docket ID: USA–2023–HQ–0013] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

(USACE), Department of the Army, 

Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: 30-Day information collection 

notice. 

SUMMARY: The DoD has submitted 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. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by February 28, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lane Purvis, (571) 372–0460, whs.mcalex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-informationcollections@mail.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Silver Jackets Program 

Nomination and Awards; ENG Form 

6128; OMB Control Number 0710–0023. 

Type of Request: Revision. 

Number of Respondents: 54. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 54. 

Average Burden per Response: 20 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 18. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection request is necessary to obtain 

input and feedback from our state 

government partners regarding the 

performance and achievement of stateled Silver Jackets teams. Through the 

National Flood Risk Management 

Program, USACE supports the Silver 

Jackets Program, which has teams in all 

states and several territories, bringing 

together multiple state, federal, local, 

and tribal agencies to learn from one 

another and work together to reduce risk 

from floods and other natural hazards. 

The ENG Form 6128, ‘‘Silver Jackets 

State Team of the Year,’’ provides the 

vehicle for Silver Jackets teams to 

nominate their fellow teams for 

consideration for the Silver Jackets 

Team of the Year Award. The responses 

to this information collection are used 

to recognize excellent work by teams, 

thank the team partners for their efforts, 

and provide incentives for future team 

participation. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Matthew 

Oreska. 

You may also submit comments and 

recommendations, identified by Docket 

ID number and title, by the following 

method: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, Docket 

ID number, and title for this Federal 

Register document. The general policy 

for comments and other submissions 

from members of the public is to make 

these submissions available for public 

viewing on the internet at http://

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Lane 

Purvis. 

Requests for copies of the information 

collection proposal should be sent to 

Mr. Purvis at whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dddod-information-collections@mail.mil. 

Dated: January 23, 2024. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01652 Filed 1–26–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Board of Regents, Uniformed Services 

University of the Health Sciences; 

Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for 

Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)), 

Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this 

notice to announce that the following 

Federal Advisory Committee meeting of 

the Board of Regents, Uniformed 

Services University of the Health 

Sciences (BoR USUHS) will take place. 

DATES: Monday, February 5, 2024, open 

to the public from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

(EST). 


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