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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 35 (Monday, February 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 9442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03553]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 Patent and Trademark Office

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; National Medal of 
Technology and Innovation Nomination Application

    The Department of Commerce will submit 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 (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
    Title: National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination 
Application.
    OMB Control Number: 0651-0060.
    Form Number(s):
     No PTO Form Number Associated.
    Type of Request: Regular.
    Number of Respondents: 50.
    Average Hours per Response: 40.
    Burden Hours: 2,000.
    Cost Burden: $1.47.
    Needs and Uses: The public uses the National Medal of Technology 
and Innovation Nomination Application to recognize through nomination 
an individual's or company's extraordinary leadership and innovation in 
technological achievement. The application must be accompanied by six 
letters of recommendation or support from individuals who have first-
hand knowledge of the cited achievement(s).
    The Information Quality Guidelines from Section 515 of Public Law 
106-554, Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal 
Year 2001, apply to this information collection and this information 
collection and its supporting statement comply with all applicable 
information quality guidelines, i.e., OMB and specific operating unit 
guidelines.
    This proposed collection of information will result in information 
that will be collected, maintained, and used in a way consistent with 
all applicable Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and USPTO 
Information Quality Guidelines.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, email: 
[email protected].
    Once submitted, the request will be publicly available in 
electronic format through reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view 
Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    Paper copies can be obtained by:
     Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651-
0060 copy request'' in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records Management Division Director, 
Office of the Chief Information Officer, United States Patent and 
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent on or before March 25, 2015 to Nicholas A. 
Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email to [email protected], 
or by fax to 202-395-5167, marked to the attention of Nicholas A. 
Fraser.

    Dated: February 11, 2015.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director, USPTO, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-03553 Filed 2-20-15; 8:45 am]
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