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Estimated Total Annual Cost Burden 

(Non-Hourly): $22,660.19. This 

collection has no capital startup, 

maintenance, or operating fees. This 

collection does have postage and filing 

fees. 

Postage Costs 

Applicants incur postage costs when 

submitting non-electronic information 

to the USPTO by mail through the 

United States Postal Service. The 

USPTO estimates that the vast 

majority—approximately 98%—of the 

paper forms are submitted to the USPTO 

via first-class mail, while the rest are 

submitted by hand delivery. Out of 541 

paper forms, the USPTO estimates that 

531 forms will be mailed, at a rate of 49 

cents per ounce. Therefore, the USPTO 

estimates that the postage costs for the 

paper submissions in this collection 

will be $260.19. 

Filing Fees 

The only item in this information 

collection with a filing fee is the 

Petition to Make Special, with a filing 

fee of $100. The total estimated filing 

fee cost for this collection is $22,400. 

IC No. Information collection instrument Responses 

(yr) 

Filing fee 

($) 

Total non-hour 

cost burden 

(yr) 

(a) (b) (a) × (b) = (c) 

4 ........................ Petition to Make Special (TEAS Global) .................................... 202 $100.00 $20,200.00 

4 ........................ Petition to Make Special (Paper) ................................................ 22 100.00 2,200.00 

Total .......... ..................................................................................................... 224 .............................. 22,400.00 

Therefore, the USPTO estimates that 

the total annual (non-hour) cost burden 

for this collection, in the form of postage 

costs ($260.19) and filing fees 

($22,400.00), is $22,660.19 per year. 

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. 

Dated: March 13, 2015. 

Marcie Lovett, 

Records Management Division Director, 

USPTO, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06448 Filed 3–19–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office 

Proposed Revision of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Post Registration 

(Trademark Processing) 

AGENCY: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO), as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to comment on proposed and/ 

or continuing information collections, 

as required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before May 19, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• Email: InformationCollection@

uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0055 Post 

Registration (Trademark Processing)’’ 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. 

• Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Catherine Cain, 

Attorney Advisor, Office of the 

Commissioner for Trademarks, United 

States Patent and Trademark Office, 

P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria, VA 22313– 

1451, by telephone at 571–272–8946, or 

by email to Catherine.Cain@uspto.gov 

with ‘‘Paperwork’’ 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 

The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO) administers 

the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. 1051 et 

seq., which provides for the Federal 

registration of trademarks, service 

marks, collective trademarks and service 

marks, collective membership marks, 

and certification marks. Individuals and 

businesses that use or intend to use 

such marks in commerce may file an 

application to register their marks with 

the USPTO. 

Such individuals and businesses may 

also submit various communications to 

the USPTO, including requests to 

amend their registrations to delete goods 

or services that are no longer being used 

by the registrant. Registered marks 

remain on the register for ten years and 

can be renewed, but will be cancelled 

unless the owner files with the USPTO 

a declaration attesting to the continued 

use (or excusable non-use) of the mark 

in commerce, and a renewal 

application, within specific deadlines. 

Applicants may also request to amend 

or divide a registration, respond to a 

post-registration Office action, and 

surrender a registration. 

The rules implementing the Act are 

set forth in 37 CFR part 2. These rules 

mandate that each register entry include 

the mark, the goods and/or services in 

connection with which the mark is 

used, ownership information, dates of 

use, and certain other information. The 

USPTO also provides similar 

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information concerning pending 

applications. The register and pending 

application information may be 

accessed by an individual or by 

businesses to determine the availability 

of a mark. By accessing the USPTO’s 

information, parties may reduce the 

possibility of initiating use of a mark 

previously adopted by another. Thus, 

the Federal trademark registration 

process may reduce unnecessary 

litigation and its accompanying costs 

and burdens. 

II. Method of Collection 

Electronically, if applicants submit 

the information using the forms 

available through the Trademark 

Electronic Application System (TEAS). 

By mail or hand delivery, if applicants 

choose to submit the information in 

paper form. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0651–0055. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; business or other for-profit 

organizations; not-for-profit 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

185,047 responses per year. Of this total, 

the USPTO expects that 175,846 

responses will be submitted through 

TEAS and 9,201 will be submitted on 

paper. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that it will take 

approximately 5 minutes (0.08 hours) to 

35 minutes (0.58 hours) to complete this 

information. This includes the time to 

gather the necessary information, create 

the documents, and submit the 

completed request to the USPTO. 

The time per response, estimated 

annual responses, and estimated annual 

hour burden associated with each 

instrument in this information 

collection is shown in the table below. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

43,095.72 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost Burden 

(Hourly): $16,764,233.78. The USPTO 

expects that attorneys will complete the 

instruments associated with this 

information collection. The professional 

hourly rate for attorneys in private firms 

is $389. Using this hourly rate, the 

USPTO estimates $16,764,233.78 per 

year for the total hourly costs associated 

with respondents. 

IC No. Item 

Estimated 

time for 

response 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

Estimated annual 

burden hours 

Rate 

($/hr) Total cost 

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

1 ........................ Declaration of Use of Mark in Commerce 

Under Section 8 (TEAS).

12 16,456 3,291.20 $389.00 $1,280,276.80 

1 ........................ Declaration of Use of Mark in Commerce 

Under Section 8 (paper).

20 336 112.00 389.00 43,568.00 

2 ........................ Combined Declaration of Use of Mark in 

Commerce and Application for Renewal of Registration of a Mark Under 

Section 8 & 9 (TEAS).

13 75,902 16,445.43 389.00 6,397,273.57 

2 ........................ Combined Declaration of Use of Mark in 

Commerce and Application for Renewal of Registration of a Mark Under 

Section 8 & 9 (paper).

20 1,549 516.33 389.00 200,853.67 

3 ........................ Declaration of Incontestability of a Mark 

Under Section 15 (TEAS).

5 823 68.58 389.00 26,678.92 

3 ........................ Declaration of Incontestability of a Mark 

Under Section 15 (paper).

10 17 2.83 389.00 1,102.17 

4 ........................ Combined Declaration of Use and Incontestability Under Section 8 and 15 

(TEAS).

12 65,825 13,165.00 389.00 5,121,185.00 

4 ........................ Combined Declaration of Use and Incontestability Under Section 8 and 15 

(paper).

20 1,343 447.67 389.00 174,142.33 

5 ........................ Surrender of registration for cancellation 

(TEAS Global).

5 347 28.92 389.00 11,248.58 

5 ........................ Surrender of registration for cancellation 

(paper).

15 847 211.75 389.00 82,370.75 

6 ........................ Section 7 Request (TEAS) ....................... 20 4,807 1,602.33 389.00 623,307.67 

6 ........................ Section 7 Request (paper) ....................... 30 5,003 2,501.50 389.00 973,083.50 

7 ........................ Response to Office Action for Post-Registration Matters (TEAS Global).25 9,000 3,750.00 389.00 1,458,750.00 

7 ........................ Response to Office Action for Post-Registration Matters (paper).35 50 29.17 389.00 11,345.83 

8 ........................ Request to Divide Registration (TEAS 

Global).

20 2,685 895.00 389.00 348,155.00 

8 ........................ Request to Divide Registration (paper) .... 30 55 27.50 389.00 10,697.50 

9 ........................ Section 12(c) Affidavit (TEAS Global) ...... 10 1 0.17 389.00 64.83 

9 ........................ Section 12(c) Affidavit (paper) .................. 20 1 0.33 389.00 129.67 

Totals ......... ................................................................... .................... 185,047 43,095.72 ................ 16,764,233.78 

Estimated Total Annual Cost Burden 

(Non-Hourly): $54,392,518.33. This 

collection has no capital startup, 

maintenance, or operating fees. This 

collection does have postage costs and 

filing fees. 

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Postage Costs 

Applicants incur postage costs when 

submitting non-electronic information 

to the USPTO by mail through the 

United States Postal Service. The 

USPTO estimates that the vast 

majority—approximately 98%—of the 

paper forms are submitted to the USPTO 

via first-class mail, while the rest are 

submitted by hand delivery. Out of 

9,201 paper forms, the USPTO estimates 

that 9,017 forms will be mailed, at a rate 

of 49 cents per ounce. Therefore, the 

USPTO estimates that the postage costs 

for the paper submissions in this 

collection will be $4,418.33. 

Filing Fees 

Filing fees are charged per class of 

goods or services; therefore, the total 

filing fees can vary depending on the 

number of classes. The total filing fees 

of $54,388,100 shown here are based on 

the minimum fee of one class per 

application. 

IC No. Item Responses 

(yr) 

Filing 

fees 

Total cost 

(yr) 

(a) (b) (a × b) 

1 ........................ Declaration of Use of Mark in Commerce Under Section 8 (TEAS) ................. 16,456 $100.00 $1,645,600.00 

1 ........................ Declaration of Use of Mark in Commerce Under Section 8 (Paper) ................. 336 100.00 33,600.00 

2 ........................ Combined Declaration of Use of Mark in Commerce and Application for Renewal of Registration of a Mark Under Section 8 & 9 (TEAS).75,902 400.00 30,360,800.00 

2 ........................ Combined Declaration of Use of Mark in Commerce and Application for Renewal of Registration of a Mark Under Section 8 & 9 (Paper).1,549 500.00 774,500.00 

3 ........................ Declaration of Incontestability of a Mark Under Section 15 (TEAS) ................. 823 200.00 164,600.00 

3 ........................ Declaration of Incontestability of a Mark Under Section 15 (paper) ................. 17 200.00 3,400.00 

4 ........................ Combined Declaration of Use and Incontestability Under Section 8 and 15 

(TEAS).

65,825 300.00 19,747,500.00 

4 ........................ Combined Declaration of Use and Incontestability Under Section 8 and 15 

(Paper).

1,343 300.00 402,900.00 

6 ........................ Section 7 Request (TEAS) ................................................................................. 4,807 100.00 480,700.00 

6 ........................ Section 7 Request (Paper) ................................................................................. 5,003 100.00 500,300.00 

8 ........................ Request to Divide Registration (TEAS Global) .................................................. 2,685 100.00 268,500.00 

8 ........................ Request to Divide Registration (Paper) ............................................................. 55 100.00 5,500.00 

9 ........................ Section 12(c) Affidavit (TEAS Global) ................................................................ 1 100.00 100.00 

9 ........................ Section 12(c) Affidavit (Paper) ........................................................................... 1 100.00 100.00 

Totals ......... ............................................................................................................................. 174,801 .................... 54,388,100.00 

Therefore, the USPTO estimates that 

the total annual (non-hour) cost burden 

for this collection, in the form of postage 

costs ($4,418.33) and filing fees 

($54,388,100), is $54,392,518.33 per 

year. 

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. 

Dated: March 13, 2015. 

Marcie Lovett, 

Records Management Division Director, 

USPTO, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06446 Filed 3–19–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Order No. 1967] 

Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 

58 Under Alternative Site Framework; 

Bangor, Maine 

Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the 

following Order: 

Whereas, the Board adopted the 

alternative site framework (ASF) (15 

CFR 400.2(c)) as an option for the 

establishment or reorganization of 

zones; 

Whereas, the City of Bangor, grantee 

of Foreign-Trade Zone 58, submitted an 

application to the Board (FTZ Docket B– 

67–2014, docketed 09–23–2014) for 

authority to reorganize under the ASF 

with a service area of the Counties of 

Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Waldo 

and Washington, Maine, within and 

adjacent to the Bangor Customs and 

Border Protection port of entry, and FTZ 

58’s existing Site 1 would be categorized 

as a magnet site; 

Whereas, notice inviting public 

comment was given in the Federal 

Register (79 FR 58318, 09–29–2014) and 

the application has been processed 

pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s 

regulations; and 

Whereas, the Board adopts the 

findings and recommendations of the 

examiner’s report, and finds that the 

requirements of the FTZ Act and the 

Board’s regulations are satisfied; 

Now, therefore, the Board hereby 

orders: 

The application to reorganize FTZ 58 

under the ASF is approved, subject to 

the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, 

including Section 400.13, and to the 

Board’s standard 2,000-acre activation 

limit for the zone. 

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