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III. Method of Collection 

By mail, facsimile, hand delivery, or 

electronic submission to the USPTO. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0651–0028. 

IC Instruments and Forms: PTO–1611. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

Previously Existing Information 

Collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profits. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 96 

responses per year. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that it will take the 

public approximately 20 minutes (0.33 

hours) to gather the necessary 

information, prepare the form, and 

submit the request for recordal or 

renewal of a fastener insignia to the 

USPTO. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Burden Hours: 32 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

(Hourly) Cost Burden: $4,640.00. The 

USPTO estimates that a 

paraprofessional will complete these 

applications. The professional hourly 

rate for a paraprofessional is $145. The 

rate is established by estimates in the 

2016 Report on the Economic Survey, 

published by the Committee on 

Economics of Legal Practice of the 

American Intellectual Property Law 

Association. 

IC No. Item 

Estimated time 

for responses 

(hours) 

Estimated annual responses Estimated annual burden 

cost 

Rate 

Estimated annual hourly 

cost 

($) 

(a) (b) (c) 

(a) × (b) 

(d) (e) 

(c) × (d) 

1 ............... Applications for Recordal of Insignia or Renewal/Reactivation of Recordal Under the 

Fastener Quality Act.

0.33 96 32 $145.00 $4,640.00 

Totals ........................................................................ ........................ 96 32 ........................ 4,640.00 

Estimate Total Annual Non-hour 

Respondent Cost Burden: $2,121.96. 

There are no capital start-up, 

recordkeeping, or maintenance costs 

associated with this information 

collection. However, this collection 

does have annual (non-hour) costs in 

the form of filing fees and postage costs. 

Customers may incur postage costs 

when submitting some of the items 

covered by this collection to the USPTO 

by mail. The USPTO expects that 

approximately 98% of the response in 

this collection will be submitted 

electronically. Of the remaining 2%, 

will be submitted by mail for a total of 

2 mailed submissions. The average cost 

for a first-class, 1-ounce large envelope 

is $0.98. Therefore, the USPTO 

estimates that the postage costs for the 

mailed submissions in this collection 

will total $1.96. 

There are two filing fees associated 

with this collection, which total 

$2,120.00. These fees are detailed in the 

table below. 

IC No. Items Responses Filing fee Filing fee 

costs 

1a ........................ Filing an application for recordal of insignia or renewal/reactivation of 

recordal.

96 $20.00 $1,920.00 

1b ........................ Surcharge for filing six months after the expiration date—Filing an application for recordal of insignia or renewal/reactivation of recordal.10 20.00 200.00 

Totals ........... ..................................................................................................................... 106 ........................ 2,120.00 

Therefore, the USPTO estimates that 

the total annual (non-hour) cost burden 

for this collection in the form of filing 

fees ($2,120.00) and postage costs 

($1.96) is $2,121.96 per year. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection. 

They also will become a matter of 

public record. 

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, e.g., the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Marcie Lovett, 

Records and Information Governance 

Division Director, OCTO, United States Patent 

and Trademark Office. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00264 Filed 1–9–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory 

Committee (FESAC); Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Science. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Fusion Energy Sciences 

Advisory Committee (FESAC). The 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

requires that public notice of these 

meetings be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: 

February 1, 2018—8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

February 2, 2018—8:30 a.m. to 12:00 

noon. 

ADDRESSES: Gaithersburg Marriott 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Samuel J. Barish, Acting Designated 

Federal Officer, Office of Fusion Energy 

Sciences (FES); U.S. Department of 

Energy; Office of Science; 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20585; Telephone: (301) 903–2917. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide 

advice on a continuing basis to the 

Director, Office of Science of the 

Department of Energy, on the many 

complex scientific and technical issues 

that arise in the development and 

implementation of the fusion energy 

sciences program. 

Tentative Agenda Items: 

• DOE/SC Perspective 

• FES Perspective 

• Approval of the FESAC Report on 

Transformative Enabling Capabilities 

• New Business 

• New Charge on the Committee of 

Visitors 

• Update on the National Academies 

Study of U.S. Burning Plasma 

Research 

• Public Comment 

• Adjourn 

Note: Remote attendance of the FESAC 

meeting will be possible via Zoom. 

Instructions will be posted on the FESAC 

website (http://science.energy.gov/fes/fesac/ 

meetings/) prior to the meeting and can also 

be obtained by contacting Dr. Barish by email 

at: sam.barish@science.doe.gov or by phone 

at (301) 903–2917. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. If you would like to 

file a written statement with the 

Committee, you may do so either before 

or after the meeting. If you would like 

to make an oral statement regarding any 

of the items on the agenda, you should 

contact Dr. Barish at 301–903–1233 (fax) 

or sam.barish@science.doe.gov (email). 

Reasonable provision will be made to 

include the scheduled oral statements 

during the Public Comments time on the 

agenda. The Chairperson of the 

Committee will conduct the meeting to 

facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. Public comment will follow 

the 10-minute rule. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying within 30 days on the Fusion 

Energy Sciences Advisory Committee 

website—http://science.energy.gov/fes/ 

fesac/. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on January 4, 

2018. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00246 Filed 1–9–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Savannah 

River Site 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Savannah River Site. 

The Federal Advisory Committee Act 

requires that public notice of this 

meeting be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Monday, January 22, 2018, 1:00 

p.m.–5:00 p.m.; Tuesday, January 23, 

2018; 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Beach House Hotel, 1 South 

Forest Beach Drive, Hilton Head, SC 

29928. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Clizbe, Office of External Affairs, 

Department of Energy, Savannah River 

Operations Office, P.O. Box A, Aiken, 

SC 29802; Phone: (803) 952–8281. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to make recommendations 

to DOE–EM and site management in the 

areas of environmental restoration, 

waste management, and related 

activities. 

Tentative Agenda 

Monday, January 22, 2018 

Opening, Chair Update, and Agenda 

Review 

Agency Updates 

Break 

Administrative & Outreach Committee 

Update 

Facilities Disposition & Site 

Remediation Committee Update 

Nuclear Materials Committee Update 

Strategic & Legacy Management 

Committee Update 

Waste Management Committee Update 

Draft Recommendation Discussion 

Public Comments 

Recess 

Tuesday, January 23, 2018 

Reconvene 

Agenda Review 

Presentations: 

• Savannah River Ecology Laboratory 

• Status of Liquid Waste Operations 

Lunch Break 

Presentations: 

• Status of Nuclear Materials 

Operations 

• Integrated Priority List 

Break 

Topics for Consideration: 

• Facilities Disposition & Site 

Remediation 

• Nuclear Materials 

• Strategic & Legacy Management 

• Waste Management 

Public Comments 

Voting: 

• Committee Chair Election 

• Close Recommendation 

• Draft Recommendation 

Adjourn 

Public Participation: The EM SSAB, 

Savannah River Site, welcomes the 

attendance of the public at its advisory 

committee meetings and will make 

every effort to accommodate persons 

with physical disabilities or special 

needs. If you require special 

accommodations due to a disability, 

please contact Susan Clizbe at least 

seven days in advance of the meeting at 

the phone number listed above. Written 

statements may be filed with the Board 

either before or after the meeting. 

Individuals who wish to make oral 

statements pertaining to agenda items 

should contact Susan Clizbe’s office at 

the address or telephone listed above. 

Requests must be received five days 

prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

presentation in the agenda. The Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Individuals 

wishing to make public comments will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Susan Clizbe at the 

address or phone number listed above. 

Minutes will also be available at the 

following website: http://cab.srs.gov/ 

srs-cab.html. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on December 27, 

2017. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00277 Filed 1–9–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

U.S. Energy Information 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Extension With Changes 

AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information 

Administration (EIA), U.S. Department 

of Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EIA has submitted an 

information collection request to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for extension under the 


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