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Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. chapter 17, 

subchapter 1, sections 853 and 854. 

IV. Request for Comments 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of our estimate of the time and 

cost burden for this proposed collection, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) Minimize the 

reporting burden on those who are to 

respond, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you may ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02674 Filed 2–8–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Madrid Protocol 

AGENCY: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO), as required 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, invites comments on the 

extension and revision of an existing 

information collection: 0651–0051 

(Madrid Protocol). The purpose of this 

notice is to allow 60 days for public 

comment preceding submission of the 

information collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this information 

collection must be received on or before 

April 11, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments by 

any of the following methods. Do not 

submit Confidential Business 

Information or otherwise sensitive or 

protected information: 

• Email: InformationCollection@

uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0051 

comment’’ in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. 

• Mail: Kimberly Hardy, Office of the 

Chief Administrative 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 Catherine Cain, 

Attorney Advisor, Office of the 

Commissioner for Trademarks, United 

States Patent and Trademark Office, 

P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313– 

1450; by telephone at 571–272–8946; or 

by email at Catherine.Cain@uspto.gov 

with ‘‘0651–0051 comment’’ in the 

subject line. Additional information 

about this information collection is also 

available at http://www.reginfo.gov 

under ‘‘Information Collection Review.’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This collection of information is 

required by the Trademark Act of 1946, 

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. The Protocol Relating to the 

Madrid Agreement Concerning the 

International Registration of Marks 

(Madrid Protocol) is an international 

treaty that allows a trademark owner to 

seek registration in any of the 

participating countries by filing a single 

international application. The 

International Bureau (IB) of the World 

Intellectual Property Organization 

(WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland, 

administers the international 

registration system. The Madrid 

Protocol Implementation Act of 2002 

amended the Trademark Act to provide 

that: (1) The owner of a U.S. application 

or registration may seek protection of its 

mark in any of the participating 

countries by submitting a single 

international application through the 

USPTO and (2) the holder of an 

international registration may request an 

extension of protection of the 

international registration to the United 

States. The Madrid Protocol came into 

effect in the United States on November 

2, 2003, and is implemented under 15 

U.S.C. 1141 et seq. and 37 CFR part 2 

and Part 7. Individuals and businesses 

that use or intend to use such marks in 

commerce may file an application to 

register the marks with the USPTO. 

Both the register and the information 

provided in pending applications for 

registration can be accessed by the 

public in order to determine the 

availability of a mark and lessen the 

likelihood of initiating the use of a mark 

previously adopted by another. 

II. Method of Collection 

Items in this information collection 

must be submitted via online electronic 

submissions through the Trademark 

Electronic Application System (TEAS). 

In limited circumstances, applicants 

may also be permitted to submit the 

information in paper form by mail or 

hand delivery. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0651–0051. 

Forms: 

• PTO/1663 (Declaration of Continued 

Use/Excusable Nonuse of Mark in 

Commerce Under Section 71) 

• PTO/1683 (Combined Declaration of 

Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse and 

Incontestability Under Sections 71 

and 15) 

• PTO/2131 (Application for 

International Registration) 

• PTO/2132 (Application for 

Subsequent Designation) 

• PTO/2133 (Response to Notice of 

Irregularity) 

• PTO/2314 (Replacement Request) 

• PTO/2315 (Transformation Request) 

• PTO/2316 (Petition to Director to 

Review Denial of Certification of 

International Application) 

• PTO/2317 (Petition to Director for an 

International Application/ 

Registration) 

Type of Review: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Affected Public: Private sector; 

individuals and households. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 54,082 respondents. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 54,082 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that the responses in 


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this information collection will take the 

public approximately between 40 

minutes (0.66 hours) to 75 minutes (1.25 

hours) to complete. This includes the 

time to gather the necessary 

information, prepare the forms or 

documents, and submit the completed 

request to the USPTO. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Burden Hours: 48,671 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Hourly Cost Burden: $21,171,885. 

TABLE 1—TOTAL BURDEN HOURS AND HOURLY COSTS TO PRIVATE SECTOR RESPONDENTS

Item 

No. Item 

Estimated 

annual 

respondents 

Responses 

per 

respondent 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

Estimated time 

for response 

(hours) 

Estimated 

burden 

(hour/year) 

Rate 1

($/hour) 

Estimated 

annual 

respondent 

cost burden 

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

1 ......... Application for International Registration; PTO–2131.7,778 1 7,778 .66 (40 minutes) 5,133 $435 $2,232,855 

2 ......... Request for Extension of Protection 

of International Registration to 

the United States (WIPO).

34,960 1 34,960 1 ......................... 34,960 435 15,207,600 

3 ......... Response to Notice of Irregularity; 

PTO–2133.

812 1 812 .66 (40 minutes) 536 435 233,160 

4 ......... Replacement Request; PTO–2314 10 1 10 .75 (45 minutes) 8 435 3,480 

5 ......... Transformation Request; PTO– 

2315.

2 1 2 .66 (40 minutes) 1 435 435 

6 ......... Petition to Director to Review Denial of Certification of International Application; PTO–2316.3 1 3 1.25 (75 minutes) 4 435 1,740 

7 ......... Application for Subsequent Designation; PTO–2132.740 1 740 1.25 (75 minutes) 925 435 402,375 

8 ......... Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse of Mark in Commerce Under Section 71; PTO– 

1663.

4,703 1 4,703 .66 (40 minutes) 3,104 435 1,350,240 

9 ......... Combined Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse and 

Incontestability Under Sections 

71 and 15; PTO–1683.

2,317 1 2,317 .66 (40 minutes) 1,529 435 665,115 

10 ....... Petition to Director for an International Application/Registration; 

PTO–2317.

50 1 50 .66 (40 minutes) 33 435 14,355 

Total ........................................ 51,375 ........................ 51,375 ............................ 46,233 .................. 20,111,355 

1 2021 Report of the Economic Survey, published by the Committee on Economics of Legal Practice of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA); 

pg F–27. The USPTO uses the average billing rate for intellectual property attorneys in private firms which is $435 per hour. (https://www.aipla.org/home/news-publications/economic-survey). 

TABLE 2—TOTAL BURDEN HOURS AND HOURLY COSTS TO INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS RESPONDENTS

Item 

No. Item 

Estimated 

annual 

respondents 

Responses 

per 

respondent 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

Estimated time 

for response 

(hours) 

Estimated 

burden 

(hour/year) 

Rate 2

($/hour) 

Estimated 

annual 

respondent 

cost burden 

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

1 ......... Application for International Registration; PTO–2131.409 1 409 .66 (40 minutes) 270 $435 $117,450 

2 ......... Request for Extension of Protection of International Registration 

to the United States (WIPO).

1,840 1 1,840 1 ......................... 1,840 435 800,400 

3 ......... Response to Notice of Irregularity; 

PTO–2133.

43 1 43 .66 (40 minutes) 28 435 12,180 

4 ......... Replacement Request; PTO–2314 1 1 1 .75 (45 minutes) 1 435 435 

5 ......... Transformation Request; PTO– 

2315.

1 1 1 .66 (40 minutes) 1 435 435 

6 ......... Petition to Director to Review Denial of Certification of International Application; PTO–2316.2 1 2 1.25 (75 minutes) 3 435 1,305 

7 ......... Application for Subsequent Designation; PTO–2132.39 1 39 1.25 (75 minutes) 49 435 21,315 

8 ......... Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse of Mark in Commerce Under Section 71; PTO– 

1663.

248 1 248 .66 (40 minutes) 164 435 71,340 

9 ......... Combined Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse and 

Incontestability Under Sections 

71 and 15; PTO–1683.

122 1 122 .66 (40 minutes) 81 435 35,235 

10 ....... Petition to Director for an International Application/Registration; 

PTO–2317.

2 1 2 .66 (40 minutes) 1 435 435 

Totals ....................................... 2,707 ........................ 2,707 ............................ 2,438 .................. 1,060,530 

2 Ibid. 


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Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Non-hourly Cost Burden: $21,516,380. 

This information collection has no 

capital start-up, maintenance costs, or 

recordkeeping costs. However, this 

information collection does have annual 

costs in the form of filing fees and 

postage costs. 

Filing Fees: Filing fees are charged per 

class of goods or services and can vary 

depending on the number of classes. 

The filing fees shown here are based on 

the minimum fee of one class per 

document associated with this 

information collection. 

TABLE 3—ESTIMATED TOTAL ANNUAL RESPONDENT FILING FEE COST BURDEN

Item No. Item 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

Filing fee 

($) 

Total non-hour 

cost burden 

(yr) 

(a) (b) (a) × (b) = (c) 

1 ...................... Application for International Registration (for certifying an international application based on a single basic application or registration, per international class) (TEAS).6,959 $100 $695,900 

1 ...................... Application for International Registration (for certifying an international application based on a single basic application or registration, per international class) (paper).1 200 200 

1 ...................... Application for International Registration (for certifying an international application based on more than one basic application or registration, per 

international class) (TEAS).

1,228 150 184,200 

1 ...................... Application for International Registration (for certifying an international application based on more than one basic application or registration, per 

international class) (paper).

1 250 250 

2 ...................... Request for Extension of Protection of International Registration to the 

United States (WIPO).

36,800 500 18,400,000 

3 ...................... Transmitting a Subsequent Designation under Section 7.21 (TEAS) ............ 779 100 77,900 

3 ...................... Transmitting a Subsequent Designation under Section 7.21 (paper) ............ 1 200 200 

4 ...................... Notice of Replacement under Section 7.28 (per international class) (TEAS) 10 100 1,000 

4 ...................... Notice of Replacement under Section 7.28 (per international class) (paper) 1 200 200 

6 ...................... Transformation Request (per international class (TEAS) .............................. 2 350 700 

6 ...................... Transformation Request (per international class) (paper) ............................. 1 750 750 

7 ...................... Petition to Director to Review Denial of Certification of International Application (TEAS).5 250 1,250 

7 ...................... Petition to Director to Review Denial of Certification of International Application (paper).1 350 350 

8 ...................... Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse of Mark in Commerce 

Under Section 71 (per international class) (TEAS).

4,951 225 1,113,975 

8 ...................... Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse of Mark in Commerce 

Under Section 71 (per international class) (paper).

1 325 325 

9 ...................... Combined Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse and Incontestability Under Sections 71 and 15 (per international class) (TEAS).2,439 425 1,036,575 

9 ...................... Combined Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse and Incontestability Under Sections 71 and 15 (per international class) (paper).1 625 625 

10 .................... Petition to Director for an International Application/Registration (TEAS) ...... 2 250 500 

10 .................... Petition to Director for an International Application/Registration (paper) ....... 1 350 350 

10 .................... Request to Record an Assignment or Restriction, or Release of a Restriction, under Sections 7.23 and 7.24 (TEAS).8 100 800 

10 .................... Request to Record an Assignment or Restriction, or Release of a Restriction, under Section 7.23 and 7.24 (paper).1 200 200 

Total ......................................................................................................... 53,193 ........................ 21,516,250 

Postage Costs: 

Although the USPTO requires that the 

items in this information collection be 

submitted electronically, the items may, 

in limited situations, be submitted by 

mail through the United States Postal 

Service (USPS). Approximately 14 

submissions per year are estimated to be 

mailed to the USPTO. The USPTO 

estimates that the average postage cost 

for a mailed submission, using a Priority 

Mail flat rate legal envelope will be 

$9.25. Therefore, the USPTO estimates 

$130 in postage costs associated with 

this information collection. 

IV. Request for Comments 

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. 

All comments submitted in response 

to this notice are a matter of public 

record. USPTO will include or 

summarize each comment in the request 

to OMB to approve this information 

collection. Before including an address, 

phone number, email address, or other 

personally identifiable information (PII) 


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in a comment, be aware that the entire 

comment— including PII—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you may ask in your comment to 

withhold PII from public view, USPTO 

cannot guarantee that it will be able to 

do so. 

Kimberly Hardy, 

Information Collections Officer, Office of the 

Chief Administrative Officer, United States 

Patent and Trademark Office. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02641 Filed 2–8–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Charter Amendment of Department of 

Defense Federal Advisory 

Committees—U.S. Air Force Scientific 

Advisory Board 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Charter amendment and name 

change of Federal Advisory Committee. 

SUMMARY: DoD is publishing this notice 

to announce that it is amending the 

charter for the U.S. Air Force Scientific 

Advisory Board and changing its name 

to the Department of the Air Force 

Scientific Advisory Board (DAF SAB). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim 

Freeman, DoD Advisory Committee 

Management Officer, 703–692–5952. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. 

Air Force Scientific Advisory Board will 

now be known as the DAF SAB, and its 

charter is being amended in accordance 

with the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C., Appendix) and 41 

CFR 102–3.50(d). The charter and 

contact information for the DAF SAB’s 

Designated Federal Officer (DFO) are 

found at https://www.facadatabase.gov/ 

FACA/apex/FACAPublicAgency 

Navigation. 

The DAF SAB provides the Secretary 

of Defense and Deputy Secretary of 

Defense with independent advice and 

recommendations on matters supporting 

the Department of the Air Force’s (DAF) 

scientific and technical enterprise and 

specifically on matters pertaining to (a) 

conducting studies on topics deemed 

critical by the Secretary of the Air Force; 

(b) recommending applications of 

technology to improve DAF capabilities; 

and (c) providing independent reviews 

of the quality and relevance of the DAF 

science and technology (S&T) programs. 

The DAF SAB is composed of no more 

than 20 members who are eminent 

authorities in the fields of defense and/ 

or S&T. These members come from 

varied backgrounds such as science, 

technology, manufacturing, acquisition, 

logistics, public or private sector 

business management, Federally 

Funded Research and Development 

Centers, National Laboratories, and 

academia (universities and colleges). 

Individual members are appointed 

according to DoD policy and 

procedures, and serve a term of service 

of one-to-four years with annual 

renewals. One member will be 

appointed as Chair of the DAF SAB. No 

member, unless approved according to 

DoD policy and procedures, may serve 

more than two consecutive terms of 

service on the DAF SAB, or serve on 

more than two DoD Federal advisory 

committees at one time. 

DAF SAB members who are not fulltime or permanent part-time Federal 

civilian officers or employees, or active 

duty members of the Uniformed 

Services, are appointed as experts or 

consultants, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, 

to serve as special government 

employee members. DAF SAB members 

who are full-time or permanent parttime Federal civilian officers or 

employees, or active duty members of 

the Uniformed Services are appointed 

pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.130(a), to 

serve as regular government employee 

members. 

All DAF SAB members are appointed 

to provide advice based on their best 

judgment without representing any 

particular point of view and in a manner 

that is free from conflict of interest. 

Except for reimbursement of official 

DAF SAB-related travel and per diem, 

members serve without compensation. 

The public or interested organizations 

may submit written statements about 

the DAF SAB’s mission and functions. 

Written statements may be submitted at 

any time or in response to the stated 

agenda of planned meeting of the DAF 

SAB. All written statements shall be 

submitted to the DFO for the DAF SAB, 

and this individual will ensure that the 

written statements are provided to the 

membership for their consideration. 

Dated: February 4, 2022. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; 

Educational Technology, Media, and 

Materials for Individuals With 

Disabilities Program—Educational 

Materials in Accessible Formats for 

Eligible Children and Students With 

Disabilities 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) is issuing a notice inviting 

applications for new awards for fiscal 

year (FY) 2022 for Educational Materials 

in Accessible Formats for Eligible 

Children and Students with Disabilities, 

Assistance Listing Number 84.327D. 

This notice relates to the approved 

information collection under OMB 

control number 1820–0028. 

DATES: 

Applications Available: February 9, 

2022. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: April 11, 2022. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: June 9, 2022. 

Pre-Application Webinar Information: 

No later than 5 DAYS AFTER DATE OF 

PUBLICATION IN THE Federal 

Register, the Office of Special Education 

and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) 

will post details on pre-recorded 

informational webinars designed to 

provide technical assistance to 

interested applicants. Links to the 

webinars may be found at www2.ed.gov/ 

fund/grant/apply/osep/new-osepgrants.html. 

ADDRESSES: For the addresses for 

obtaining and submitting an 

application, please refer to our Common 

Instructions for Applicants to 

Department of Education Discretionary 

Grant Programs, published in the 

Federal Register on December 27, 2021 

(86 FR 73264) and available at 

www.federalregister.gov/d/2021-27979. 

Please note that these Common 

Instructions supersede the version 

published on February 13, 2019, and, in 

part, describe the transition from the 

requirement to register in SAM.gov a 

Data Universal Numbering System 

(DUNS) number to the implementation 

of the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). 

More information on the phase-out of 

DUNS numbers is available at https://

www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ofo/ 

docs/unique-entity-identifier-transitionfact-sheet.pdf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carlene Reid, U.S. Department of 


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