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questionnaire, a separate cover letter 

prepared by the Deputy Commissioner 

for Patents, and a postage-paid, preaddressed return envelope are mailed to 

all sample members that have not yet 

submitted a response. Sampled 

members receiving a paper survey can 

still complete the survey electronically 

if they prefer. Reminder/thank you 

postcards and telephone calls are used 

to encourage response from sample 

members. 

Method of Collection 

The survey may be submitted 

electronically or in paper form via 

postal mail. 

II. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0651–0057. 

Form(s): 

• PTO/2325 (Patents External Quality 

Survey). 

Type of Review: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Affected Public: Private sector. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 1,875 respondents. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 3,100 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that it will take the 

public between 2 minutes (0.03 hours) 

and 10 minutes (.17 hours) to complete 

a response in this information 

collection. This includes the time to 

gather the necessary information, 

answer the survey prompts, and submit 

the completed request to the USPTO. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Burden Hours: 444 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Hourly Cost Burden: $193,140. 

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

Estimated 

annual 

respondent 

cost burden 

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

1 ....... Patents External Quality Survey 

(One survey within a single 

year).

1,250 .................... 1 1,250 0.17 (10 minutes) 213 $435 $92,655 

2 ....... Patents External Quality Survey 

(Two surveys within same year).

625 ....................... 2 1,250 0.17 (10 minutes) 213 435 92,655 

3 ....... Non-Response Follow-up Survey 

Card.

Same respondents 

as item 1 and 2.

1 600 0.03 (2 minutes) ... 18 435 7,830 

Total ....................................... 1,875 .................... ........................ 3,100 ............................... 444 ............ 193,140 

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). 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Non-hourly Cost Burden: $0. There are 

no capital start-up, maintenance costs, 

recordkeeping costs, filing fees, or 

postage costs associated with this 

information collection. The USPTO 

covers the costs of all survey materials 

and provides postage-paid, preaddressed return envelopes for the 

surveys that are returned by mail. 

III. Request for Comments 

The USPTO is soliciting public 

comments to: 

(a) Evaluate whether the 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 

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) 

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. 2022–05472 Filed 3–14–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

[Docket ID: USA–2021–HQ–0015] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, 

Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: 30-Day information collection 

notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense 

has submitted to 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 April 14, 2022. 

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: 

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alex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-informationcollections@mail.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Exchange Employee Travel 

Files; OMB Control Number 0702–0131. 

Type of Request: Revision. 

Number of Respondents: 250. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 250. 

Average Burden per Response: 30 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 125. 

Needs and Uses: This information 

collection is required to process all 

official Continental United States and 

Outside the Continental United States 

Exchange Permanent Change of Station 

requests for Exchange employees and 

their dependents/family members. The 

data collected assists the Exchange 

Human Resources Travel personnel in 

determining eligibility of the employee 

and/or dependents to travel, obtain 

passports, visas, and authorizing any 

travel expense reimbursement. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet 

Seehra. 

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: Ms. Angela 

Duncan. 

Requests for copies of the information 

collection proposal should be sent to 

Ms. Duncan at whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dddod-information-collections@mail.mil. 

Dated: March 8, 2022. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05435 Filed 3–14–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

[Docket ID: USA–2021–HQ–0018] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, 

Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: 30-Day information collection 

notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense 

has submitted to 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 April 14, 2022. 

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: 

Angela Duncan, 571–372–7574, whs.mcalex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-informationcollections@mail.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Army Sex Offender 

Information; Department of the Army 

Form 190–45–SG (Army Law 

Enforcement Reporting and Tracking 

System); OMB Control Number 0702– 

0128. 

Type of Request: Revision. 

Number of Respondents: 120. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 120. 

Average Burden per Response: 20 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 40. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirement is necessary for 

the Department of the Army, Office of 

the Provost Marshal General to obtain 

and record the sex offender registration 

information of those sex offenders who 

reside or are employed on an Army 

installation. Registered sex offenders are 

defined as any person who is either 

registered or required to register as a sex 

offender by any law, regulation or 

policy of the United States, the 

Department of Defense, the Army, a 

State, U.S. territory, or tribal 

government. All registered sex offenders 

who reside or are employed on an Army 

installation will submit their 

registration information with the 

installation Provost Marshal Office. The 

information collected is entered into the 

Army Law Enforcement Reporting and 

Tracking System and used by Army law 

enforcement to ensure the sex offender 

is compliant with any court order 

restrictions. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions; 

individuals or households. 

Frequency: As required. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet 

Seehra. 

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: Ms. Angela 

Duncan. 

Requests for copies of the information 

collection proposal should be sent to 

Ms. Duncan at whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dddod-information-collections@mail.mil. 

Dated: March 8, 2022. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05441 Filed 3–14–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

[Docket ID: USA–2022–HQ–0006] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, 

Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: 60-Day information collection 

notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Army and Air Force Exchange Service 

announces a proposed public 

information collection and seeks public 

comment on the provisions thereof. 

Comments are invited on: Whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 


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