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Estimated Total Annual Cost Burden 

(Non-Hourly): $248. 

There are no capital startup, 

maintenance, or operating fees are 

associated with this information 

collection. There are, however, postage 

costs associated with this information 

collection. 

Although the USPTO prefers that the 

items in this information collection be 

submitted electronically, responses may 

be submitted by mail through the 

United States Postal Service (USPS). 

The USPTO estimates that 1% of the 

3,002 responses will be submitted in the 

mail resulting in 30 mailed items. The 

USPTO estimates that the average 

postage cost for a mailed submission, 

using a Priority Mail 2-day flat rate legal 

envelope, will be $8.25. Therefore, the 

USPTO estimates the total mailing costs 

for this information collection at $248. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

IV. 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 shall have practical utility; 

(b) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

Agency’s estimate of the burden, 

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 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. 2021–18231 Filed 8–24–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2021–OS–0092] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Defense Counterintelligence 

and Security Agency, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Information collection notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Defense Counterintelligence and 

Security Agency 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 the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of 

the burden of the proposed information 

collection; ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the information collection on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by October 25, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Mail: DoD cannot receive written 

comments at this time due to the 

COVID–19 pandemic. Comments should 

be sent electronically to the docket 

listed above. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

proposed information collection or to 

obtain a copy of the proposal and 

associated collection instruments, 

please write to Defense 

Counterintelligence and Security 

Agency, 27130 Telegraph Road, 

Quantico, VA 22134, ATTN: Ms. 

Stepheny Fanning, or call 724–794– 

7765. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Personnel Security System 

Access Request (PSSAR) Form; DD 

Form 2962–2; OMB Control Number 

0704–0542. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirement is necessary for 

the Defense Information System for 

Security, Secure Web Fingerprint 

Transmission, and Defense Central 

Index of Investigations, which require 

personal data collection to facilitate the 

granting of access to the suite of DCSA 

systems to Security Managers for the 

purpose of the initiation, investigation 

and adjudication of information relevant 

to DoD security clearances and 

employment suitability determinations 

for active duty military, civilian 

employees and contractors requiring the 

aforementioned clearances. As a suite of 

Personnel Security Systems, they are the 

authoritative source for clearance 

information resulting in accesses 

determinations to sensitive/classified 

information and facilities. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Annual Burden Hours: 3,704. 

Number of Respondents: 22,225. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 22,225. 

Average Burden per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Frequency: As Required. 

Dated: August 18, 2021. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18246 Filed 8–24–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2021–OS–0091] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: The Under Secretary of Defense 

for Acquisition and Sustainment, 

Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Information collection notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Defense Logistics Agency 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 the 


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