Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 109 / Monday, June 8, 1998 / Notices 31199

No administrative action on

implementation of the proposal will be

taken until 30 days after the date of this

publication in the Federal Register.

Dennis J. Pate,

State Conservationist.

[FR Doc. 98–15080 Filed 6–5–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–16–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Office of the Secretary

United States Department of

Commerce Complaint of Employment

Discrimination; and United States

Department of Commerce Complaint of

Employment Discrimination for the

Decennial Census; Proposed

Information Collection

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

take this opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub.

L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506 (c) (2) (A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before August 7, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeir, Departmental

Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Ms. Kathy Hawker,

Department of Commerce, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, room H 7840,

Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

This notice covers two forms used by

the Department of Commerce in

collecting information regarding

complaints of discrimination. The first

form will be used by permanent

employees and applicants for

employment at the Department of

Commerce. The second form is already

in use under an OMB emergency

approval. It will be used solely by

temporary employees and applicants for

temporary employment with the Bureau

of the Census during its Decennial

operations. Both forms will be used for

filing formal complaint of

discrimination. Further, both forms

allow us to gather reliable data and aids

in determining whether the complaint

meets all procedural and jurisdictional

requirements for acceptance. This

determination needs to be done in a

timely and efficient manner in order to

meet the regulatory time frames

established by the Equal Employment

Opportunities Commission (EEOC). The

forms also provide complainants with

an easy to use form that asks for all of

the basic information needed in a formal

EEO complaint.

II. Method of Collection

Written submission.

III. Data

OMB Number(s): 0690–0015.

Form Number(s): CD–498A and CD

498.

Type of Review: Regular submission,

with change.

Affected Public: Permanent

employees and applicants for

employment with the Department of

Commerce. Temporary employees and

applicants for employment with the

Bureau of the Census for the Decennial

Census.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

300 per year for the Departmental

Complaint Form and 400 per year for

the Decennial Census Form.

Estimated Time Per Response: Both

forms take approximately 30 minutes to

complete.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 350 hours (150 hours for the

Departmental Complaint Form and 200

hours for the Decennial Census Form.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0 (no

capital expenditures are required).

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; (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 use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of this information collection;

they will also become a matter of public

record.

Dated: June 2, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–15070 Filed 6–5–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

The Department of Commerce (DOC)

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 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Agency: Patent and Trademark Office

(PTO).

Title: Trademark Processing.

Agency Form Numbers: PTO Forms

1478, 1478(a), 4.8, 4.9, 1553, 1581, 205/

209, 4.13a, and 4–17a (existing paper

forms and electronic forms).

OMB Approval Number: 0651–0009.

Type of Request: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Burden: 110,427 hours.

Number of Respondents: 343,698.

Avg. Hours Per Response: The time to

respond ranges from 10 to 45 minutes.

The existing paper forms take from 15

to 45 minutes, while the electronic

forms take from 12 to 18 minutes.

Needs and Uses: This collection of

information is required by 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. Any individual

or business owning a valid trademark or

service mark, who use or intend to use

their marks in commerce regulable by

the U.S. Congress, may apply to by

federally register its mark. The mark

will remain on the register for ten years;

however, the registration can be

canceled by the Patent and Trademark

Office (PTO) if the owner does not file

an affidavit attesting to the continued

use (or excusable non-use) of the mark

in commerce between the fifth and sixth

years following the issuance of the

registration. The registration may be

renewed for periods of ten years.

The PTO administers the Trademark

Act pursuant to 37 CFR part 2, which

contains the rules that implement the

Trademark Act. These rules mandate

that each register entry contain the

mark; the goods and/or services that the

mark is used in connection with;

identifying ownership information;

dates of use; and certain other