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Examination Policy, USPTO, at 571– 

272–8946 or TMFRNotices@uspto.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

USPTO will begin issuing trademark 

registration certificates electronically 

via the USPTO’s Trademark Status and 

Document Retrieval (TSDR) system on 

June 7, 2022. With this change, the 

USPTO is continuing with its efforts to 

move to full electronic processing of 

trademark applications and 

registrations. This change also updates 

USPTO practice to conform to customer 

requests and public comments the 

USPTO has received that indicated a 

strong preference for the issuance of 

trademark registration certificates in a 

digital format rather than as a paper 

certificate. The change will make the 

certificates more accessible for 

trademark owners and decrease the time 

it takes for trademark owners to receive 

them. It will also further the USPTO’s 

efforts to positively impact the 

environment by reducing the use of 

paper. 

After implementation, trademark 

registration certificates will no longer be 

issued by printing them on paper and 

mailing them to the correspondence 

address of record. Instead, the USPTO 

will issue the registrations electronically 

under the electronic signature of the 

Director and with a digital seal, which 

will authenticate the registration. The 

USPTO will upload the official 

registration certificate to the TSDR 

database, and an electronic notice will 

be emailed to the trademark owner and 

all email addresses of record with a link 

to access the certificate upon issuance. 

Posted with the electronic registration 

certificate will be information regarding 

registration maintenance requirements 

pursuant to sections 8 and 71 of the 

Trademark Act of 1946. 15 U.S.C. 1058, 

1141(k). Trademark owners will be able 

to use the emailed link to view, 

download, and print a complete copy of 

the registration certificate at no charge 

at any time. 

While the USPTO will no longer send 

a paper registration certificate upon 

issuance, trademark owners will be able 

to order a one-page, condensed, printed 

copy of the issued registration that is 

suitable for framing. This document, 

known as a ‘‘presentation’’ copy, will be 

printed on heavy paper; feature a gold 

foil seal; identify the owner(s); and 

display bibliographic data, the 

trademark, and the classes of goods and/ 

or services. Trademark owners who file 

an initial application on or after the 

implementation date will be able to 

order presentation copies for $25 per 

copy through the Trademark Electronic 

Application System (TEAS). Trademark 

owners who filed an initial application 

before the implementation date will be 

able to order one presentation copy for 

free. Trademark owners will continue to 

be able to order certified copies of their 

trademark registration for a fee. The 

certified copy certifies the status and 

title of the registration and includes the 

signature of an authorized certifying 

officer. 

In advance of the transition to 

electronic registration certificates, the 

USPTO published a notice in the 

Federal Register on December 15, 2021 

(86 FR 71249), regarding its plan and 

provided additional background 

information. That notice indicated that 

the USPTO would publish a notice 

reminding the public of the transition 

approximately 30 days before the 

implementation date, once it was 

determined. As the date has been 

determined, the USPTO now publishes 

this reminder. 

Katherine K. Vidal, 

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual 

Property and Director of the United States 

Patent and Trademark Office. 

[FR Doc. 2022–09335 Filed 4–29–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2022–SCC–0015] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

National Household Education Survey 

2023 (NHES:2023) Full-Scale Data 

Collection 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences 

(IES), Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing a reinstatement with change 

of a previously approved information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before June 1, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be sent within 30 days of publication of 

this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/

do/PRAMain. Find this information 

collection request by selecting 

‘‘Department of Education’’ under 

‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then check 

‘‘Only Show ICR for Public Comment’’ 

checkbox. Reginfo.gov provides two 

links to view documents related to this 

information collection request. 

Information collection forms and 

instructions may be found by clicking 

on the ‘‘View Information Collection 

(IC) List’’ link. Supporting statements 

and other supporting documentation 

may be found by clicking on the ‘‘View 

Supporting Statement and Other 

Documents’’ link. 

Comments may also be sent to 

ICDocketmgr@ed.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Carrie Clarady, 

(202) 245–6347. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Education (ED), in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general 

public and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed, 

revised, and continuing collections of 

information. This helps the Department 

assess the impact of its information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. ED is 

soliciting comments on the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) that 

is described below. The Department of 

Education is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: National 

Household Education Survey 2023 

(NHES:2023) Full-scale Data Collection. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0768. 

Type of Review: Reinstatement with 

change of a previously approved 

information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 137,150. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 18,295. 

Abstract: The National Household 

Education Surveys Program (NHES) 

collects data directly from households 

on early childhood care and education, 


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children’s readiness for school, parents’ 

perceptions of school safety and 

discipline, before- and after-school 

activities of school-age children, 

participation in adult and career 

education, parents’ involvement in their 

children’s education, school choice, 

homeschooling, and civic involvement. 

NHES surveys were conducted 

approximately every other year from 

1991 through 2007 using random digit 

dial (RDD) sampling and telephone data 

collection from landline telephones 

only. Due to declining response rates in 

all RDD surveys, NCES redesigned 

NHES to collect data through selfadministered mailed questionnaires for 

the 2012 administration, which 

included the Early Childhood Program 

Participation (ECPP), the Parent and 

Family Involvement in EducationEnrolled (PFI–E), and the Parent and 

Family Involvement in EducationHomeschooled (PFI–H) topical surveys. 

NHES:2016 continued the mail-based 

collection methodology, while also 

experimenting with the use of web 

survey collection. NHES:2019 continued 

the mail-based collection methodology 

and used the same methodology 

developed in the NHES:2016 web 

experiment for the majority of the 

sampled addresses. In 2019, 57 percent 

of cases responded by web, 36 by paper, 

and 7 percent by inbound phone. Also 

in 2019, PFI surveys for parents of 

enrolled and homeschooled students 

were merged into one survey 

instrument. NHES:2023 will again field 

the ECPP and the combined PFI survey 

used in the NHES:2019. NHES:2023 will 

use the same methodology developed in 

the NHES:2019 for the majority of 

sampled addresses, but will incorporate 

lessons learned from NHES:2019’s 

methodological experiments. 

Furthermore, given the potential change 

in the education landscape since 

COVID–19, particularly for online 

coursework, NCES plans to conduct a 

debriefing project with respondents 

during the NHES:2023 administration. 

The goal of the study is to gain greater 

insight about respondents who indicate 

that their child was enrolled in online 

courses. The debriefing interviews are 

designed to understand the true 

schooling experiences of these children 

and how well the survey functioned in 

capturing the context of these children’s 

virtual education experiences. The 

debriefing interviews will provide 

information that will assist NCES in 

understanding the NHES:2023 data on 

virtual education and in crafting items 

for future NHES administrations that 

will more accurately capture the details 

of virtual education. 

Dated: April 26, 2022. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2022–09313 Filed 4–29–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; Centers 

of Excellence for Veteran Student 

Success Program 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, 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 the Centers of 

Excellence for Veteran Student Success 

(CEVSS) Program, Assistance Listing 

Number 84.116G. This notice relates to 

the approved information collection 

under OMB control number 1894–0006. 

DATES: 

Applications Available: May 2, 2022. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: June 16, 2022. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: August 15, 2022. 

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: 

Kelly Harris, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Room 2B207, Washington, DC 20202. 

Telephone: (202) 453–7346. Email: 

Kelly.Harris@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

this program is to encourage institutions 

of higher education (IHEs) to develop 

model programs to support veteran 

student success in postsecondary 

education by coordinating services to 

address the academic, financial, 

physical, and social needs of veteran 

students. 

Priorities: This notice contains one 

absolute priority and two competitive 

preference priorities. In accordance with 

34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(v), the absolute 

priority is from the activities specified 

in section 873 of the Higher Education 

Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), and the 

competitive preference priorities are 

from the Secretary’s Supplemental 

Priorities and Definitions for 

Discretionary Grant Programs, 

published in the Federal Register on 

December 10, 2021 (86 FR 70612) 

(Supplemental Priorities). 

Absolute Priority: For FY 2022 and 

any subsequent year in which we make 

awards from the list of unfunded 

applications from this competition, this 

priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 

CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only 

applications that meet this priority. 

This priority is: 

Projects that include the following 

required activities: 

(a) Establishing a Center of Excellence 

for Veteran Student Success on the 

campus of the institution to provide a 

single point of contact to coordinate 

comprehensive support services for 

veteran students; 

(b) Establishing a veteran student 

support team, including representatives 

from the offices of the institution 

responsible for admissions, registration, 

financial aid, veterans’ benefits, 

academic advising, student health, 

personal or mental health counseling, 

career advising, disabilities services, 

and any other office of the institution 

that provides support to veteran 

students on campus; 

(c) Providing a coordinator whose 

primary responsibility is to coordinate 

the model program; 

(d) Monitoring the rates of veteran 

student enrollment, persistence, and 

completion; and 

(e) Developing a plan to sustain the 

Center of Excellence for Veteran Student 

Success after the grant period. 

Competitive Preference Priorities: For 

FY 2022 and any subsequent year in 

which we make awards from the list of 

unfunded applications from this 

competition, these priorities are 


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