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PTRC staff who, in turn, provide 

assistance and training to public 

customers in the areas of patent and 

trademarks. As the PTRCs continue to 

move away from the physical 

distribution of hard copy information, 

the USPTO is interested in what types 

of electronic services the PTRC of the 

future should offer its customers. 

Collection of this information enables 

the USPTO to more effectively service 

its current customers while planning for 

the future. 

The USPTO has developed a 

worksheet to collect the metrics 

concerning the use of the patent and 

trademark services and the public 

outreach efforts from the libraries. On 

the USPTO’s behalf, the metrics are 

collected on a quarterly basis through a 

third-party vendor. The information is 

only collected electronically. The 

PTRCs are given a password to input 

their information. 

II. Method of Collection 

The metrics are submitted 

electronically to the USPTO. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0651–0068. 

Form Number(s): N/A. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Non-profit 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 84 

libraries, for 336 responses per year. The 

USPTO estimates that there will be 84 

libraries reporting their metrics once per 

quarter, for a total of 336 responses per 

year. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that it will take the 

responding organizations approximately 

30 minutes (0.50 hours) to gather the 

necessary information, prepare the 

worksheet, and submit it to the USPTO. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Burden Hours: 168 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Cost Burden: $5,008.08. The USPTO 

expects that the information in this 

collection will be prepared by 

librarians, at an estimated hourly rate of 

$29.81. This is the mean hourly wage 

for librarians for colleges, universities, 

and professional schools as reported in 

the 2013 Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Therefore, the USPTO estimates that the 

respondent cost burden for this 

collection will be approximately 

$5,008.08 per year. 

Item 

Estimated 

time for 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

Estimated 

annual 

burden hours 

PTRC Metric Worksheet .............................................................................................................. 30 336 168 

Totals .................................................................................................................................... ........................ 336 168 

Estimated Total Annual Non-hour 

Respondent Cost Burden: $0. There are 

no fees or capital start-up, maintenance, 

operation, or postage costs for this 

collection. 

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, e.g., the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

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. 

Dated: November 7, 2014. 

Marcie Lovett, 

Records Management Division Director, 

USPTO, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27139 Filed 11–14–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

Public User ID Badging 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment 

request. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO), 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 the revision of a continuing 

information collection, as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before January 16, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Email: InformationCollection@

uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0041 

comment’’ in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records 

Management Division Director, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, United 

States Patent and Trademark Office, 

P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313– 

1450. 

• Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

regarding online access cards or user 

training should be directed to Terry 

Howard, Manager, Public Search 

Facility, United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, 

Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by 

telephone at 571–272–3258; or by email 

to Terry.Howard@uspto.gov. 

Additional information about this 

collection is also available at http://

www.reginfo.gov under ‘‘Information 

Collection Review.’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO) is required 

by 35 U.S.C. 41(i)(1) to maintain a 

Public Search Facility to provide patent 

and trademark collections for searching 

and retrieval of information. The Public 

Search Facility is maintained for public 

use with paper and electronic search 

files and trained staff to assist searchers. 

The USPTO also offers training courses 

to assist the public with using the 

advanced electronic search systems 

available at the facility. 

In order to manage the patent and 

trademark collections that are available 

to the public, the USPTO issues online 

access accounts to customers who wish 

to use the electronic search systems at 

the Public Search Facility. Customers 

may obtain an online access accounts by 


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completing the application at the Public 

Search Facility reference desk and 

providing proper identification. The 

paper online access accounts include a 

bar-coded user number and an 

expiration date. Users may renew their 

accounts by validating and updating the 

required information and may obtain a 

replacement for a lost account by 

providing proper identification. 

Under the authority provided in 41 

CFR Part 102–81, the USPTO issues 

security identification badges to 

members of the public who wish to use 

the facilities at the USPTO. Public users 

may apply for a security badge in person 

at the USPTO Office of Security by 

providing the necessary information and 

presenting a valid form of identification 

with photograph. The security badges 

include a color photograph of the user 

and must be worn at all times while at 

the USPTO facilities. 

II. Method of Collection 

The applications for online access 

accounts and security identification 

badges are completed on site and 

handed to a USPTO staff member for 

issuance. User training registration 

forms may be mailed, faxed, emailed or 

hand delivered to the USPTO. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0651–0041. 

Form Number(s): PTO–2030 and 

PTO–2224. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; businesses or other forprofits; and not-for-profit institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

8,058 responses per year. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that it will take the 

public approximately five to ten 

minutes (0.08 to 0.17 hours) to complete 

the information in this collection, 

including gathering the necessary 

information, preparing the appropriate 

form, and submitting the completed 

request. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Burden Hours: 791 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Cost Burden: $168,483. The USPTO 

estimates that approximately 1/3 of the 

users responding to this collection are 

attorneys and 2/3 are paraprofessionals. 

Using 1/3 of the professional rate of 

$389 per hour for attorneys in private 

firms and 2/3 of the paraprofessional 

rate of $125 per hour, the estimated rate 

for respondents to this collection is 

approximately $213 per hour. Using this 

estimated rate of $213 per hour, the 

USPTO estimates that the respondent 

cost burden for submitting the 

information in this collection will be 

approximately $168,483 per year. 

Item 

Estimated 

time for 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

Estimated 

annual 

burden hours 

Application for Public User ID (Online Access Card) (PTO–2030) ............................................. 5 1,500 125 

Issue Online Access Card ........................................................................................................... 10 1,438 240 

Renew Online Access Card ........................................................................................................ 5 700 58 

Replace Online Access Card ...................................................................................................... 5 50 4 

User Training Registration Forms ............................................................................................... 5 70 6 

Security Identification Badges for Public Users (PTO–2224) ..................................................... 5 1,000 83 

Renew Security Identification Badges for Public Users .............................................................. 5 3,200 267 

Replace Security Identification Badge ......................................................................................... 5 100 8 

Totals .................................................................................................................................... ........................ 8,058 791 

Estimated Total Annual Non-hour 

Respondent Cost Burden: $1,502. This 

collection has annual (non-hour) costs 

in the form of fees and postage costs. 

There are no application or renewal 

fees for online access cards or security 

identification badges. However, there is 

a $15 fee for issuing a replacement 

security identification badge. The 

USPTO estimates that it will reissue 

approximately 100 security badges 

annually that have been lost, stolen, or 

need to be replaced, for a total of $1,500 

per year in replacement fees. 

Users may incur postage costs when 

submitting a user training registration 

form to the USPTO by mail. The USPTO 

expects that approximately 4 training 

forms received per year will be 

submitted by mail. The USPTO 

estimates that the average first-class 

postage cost for a mailed training form 

will be 49 cents, for a total postage cost 

of approximately $2 per year for this 

collection. 

The total annual (non-hour) 

respondent cost burden for this 

collection in the form of fees and 

postage costs is estimated to be $1,502 

per year. 

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, e.g., the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

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. 

Dated: November 7, 2014. 

Marcie Lovett, 

Records Management Division Director, 

USPTO Office of the Chief Information 

Officer. 

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Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal Nos. 14–52] 

36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation 

Agency, Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing the unclassified text of a 

section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. 

This is published to fulfill the 

requirements of section 155 of Public 

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