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Customers may incur postage costs 

when submitting a patent or trademark 

assignment request to the USPTO by 

mail. The USPTO expects that some 

assignment requests will be submitted 

by fax but that approximately 4,921 

(51%) of the 9,649 paper assignment 

requests per year will be submitted by 

mail. The USPTO estimates that the 

average first-class postage cost for a 

mailed Patent or Trademark Recordation 

Form Cover Sheet submission is 88 

cents, resulting in a total postage cost of 

$4,331 per year for this collection. 

The total (non-hour) respondent cost 

burden for this collection in the form of 

filing fees and postage costs is estimated 

to be $2,954,726 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 20, 2014. 

Marcie Lovett, 

Records Management Division Director, 

USPTO, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28428 Filed 12–1–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

National Medal of Technology and 

Innovation Nomination Application 

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 extension 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 February 2, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Email: InformationCollection@

uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0060 

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 

should be directed to the attention of 

John Palafoutas, Program Manager, 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 

22313–1450, by telephone at 571–272– 

8400, or by email to nmti@uspto.gov 

with ‘‘Paperwork’’ in the subject line. 

Additional information about this 

collection is also available at http://

www.reginfo.gov under ‘‘Information 

Collection Review.’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The National Medal of Technology 

and Innovation is the highest honor for 

technological achievement bestowed by 

the President of the United States on 

America’s leading innovators. 

Established by an Act of Congress in 

1980, the Medal of Technology was first 

awarded in 1985. The Medal is awarded 

annually to individuals, teams (up to 

four individuals), companies or 

divisions of companies for their 

outstanding contributions to the 

Nation’s economic, environmental and 

social well-being through the 

development and commercialization of 

technology products, processes and 

concepts, technological innovation, and 

development of the Nation’s 

technological manpower. 

The purpose of the National Medal of 

Technology and Innovation is to 

recognize those who have made lasting 

contributions to America’s 

competitiveness, standard of living, and 

quality of life through technological 

innovation, and to recognize those who 

have made substantial contributions to 

strengthening the Nation’s technological 

workforce. By highlighting the national 

importance of technological innovation, 

the Medal also seeks to inspire future 

generations of Americans to prepare for 

and pursue technical careers to keep 

America at the forefront of global 

technology and economic leadership. 

The National Medal of Technology 

and Innovation Nomination Evaluation 

Committee, a distinguished 

independent committee appointed by 

the Secretary of Commerce, reviews and 

evaluates the merit of all candidates 

nominated through an open, 

competitive solicitation process. The 

committee makes its recommendations 

for Medal candidates to the Secretary of 

Commerce who, in turn, makes 

recommendations to the President for 

final selection. The National Medal of 

Technology and Innovation Laureates 

are announced by the White House once 

the Medalists are notified of their 

selection. 

The public uses the National Medal of 

Technology and Innovation Nomination 

Application to recognize through 

nomination an individual’s, team’s or 

company’s extraordinary leadership and 

innovation in technological 

achievement and outstanding 

contributions to strengthening the 

nation’s technological workforce. The 

application must be accompanied by six 

letters of recommendation or support 

from individuals who have first-hand 

knowledge of the cited achievement(s). 

II. Method of collection 

The nomination application and 

instructions can be downloaded from 

the USPTO Web site. Nomination files 

should be submitted by electronic mail 

to NMTI@USPTO.gov. Alternatively, 

letters of recommendation may be sent 

by electronic mail, fax, or overnight 

delivery. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0651–0060. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Primarily business or 

other for-profit organizations; not-forprofit institutions; individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 50 

responses per year. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that it will take 

approximately 40 hours to gather the 

necessary information, prepare the 

nomination form, write the 

recommendations, and submit the 

request for the nomination to the 

USPTO. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Burden Hours: 2,000 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Cost Burden: $75,000. The USPTO 

expects that private sector individuals 

of various occupations and professions 

will complete this information. The 


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1Commission regulations referred to herein are 

found at 17 CFR Ch. 1 (2014). 

hourly rate for these individuals is 

estimated to be $37.50. 

Item 

Estimated time 

for response 

(hours) 

Estimated annual 

responses 

Estimated annual 

burden hours 

National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination Form ............................. 40 50 2,000 

Totals .................................................................................................................. .............................. 50 2,000 

Estimated Total Annual (Non-Hour) 

Respondent Cost Burden: $1.47. 

Although it is possible for the public 

to submit the nominations through 

regular or express mail, recently very 

few submissions have been received in 

this manner. The majority of recent 

submissions have been through 

electronic mail. Therefore, we estimate 

one mailing per year within the next 3 

years at a rate of 49 cents for a total 

postage cost of $1.47. 

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 will also become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: November 20, 2014. 

Marcie Lovett, 

Records Management Division Director, 

USPTO, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28355 Filed 12–1–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), this notice announces that the 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

abstracted below has been forwarded to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and comment. The 

ICR describes the nature of the 

information collection and its expected 

costs and burden. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before January 2, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted directly to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs 

(OIRA) in OMB, within 30 days of the 

notice’s publication, by email at 

OIRAsubmissions@omb.eop.gov. Please 

identify the comments by OMB Control 

No. 3038–0062. Please provide the 

Commission with a copy of all 

submitted comments at the address 

listed below. Please refer to OMB 

Reference No. 3038–0062, found on 

http://reginfo.gov. Comments may also 

be mailed to the Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, Attention: 

Desk Officer for the Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission, 725 17th Street 

NW., Washington, DC 20503, and Mark 

Bretscher, Division of Swap Dealer and 

Intermediary Oversight, Commodity 

Futures Trading Commission, 525 W. 

Monroe, Suite 1100, Chicago, IL. 

Comments may also be submitted, 

regarding the burden estimated or any 

other aspect of the information 

collection, including suggestions for 

reducing the burden, identified by 

‘‘Regulation Pertaining to Financial 

Integrity of the Forex Market Place, 

OMB Control No. 3038–0062’’ by any of 

the following methods: 

• The Agency’s Web site, at http://

comments.cftc.gov/. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

through the Web site. 

• Mail: Christopher Kirkpatrick, 

Secretary of the Commission, 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 

1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 

20581. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as 

Mail, above. Please submit your 

comments using only one method. 

All comments must be submitted in 

English, or if not, accompanied by an 

English translation. Comments will be 

posted as received to www.cftc.gov. If 

you wish the Commission to consider 

information that is exempt from 

disclosure under the Freedom of 

Information Act, a petition for 

confidential treatment of the exempt 

information may be submitted according 

to the procedures set forth in § 145.9 of 

the Commission’s regulations.1

The Commission reserves the right, 

but shall have no obligation, to review, 

pre-screen, filter, redact, refuse or 

remove any or all of your submission 

from www.cftc.gov that it may deem to 

be inappropriate for publication, such as 

obscene language. All submissions that 

have been redacted or removed that 

contain comments on the merits of this 

matter will be retained in the public 

comment file and will be considered as 

required under the Administrative 

Procedure Act and other applicable 

laws, and may be accessible under the 

Freedom of Information Act. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Bretscher, Division of Swap Dealer 

and Intermediary Oversight, Commodity 

Futures Trading Commission, 525 W. 

Monroe, Suite 1100, Chicago, IL 60661; 

(312) 596–0529; email: mbretscher@

cftc.gov, and refer to OMB Control No. 

3038–0062. This contact can also 

provide a copy of the ICR. A copy of the 

supporting statements for the collection 

of information discussed above may be 

obtained by visiting RegInfo.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: ‘‘Regulation Pertaining to 

Financial Integrity of the Forex Market 

Place,’’ (OMB Control No. 3038–0062). 

This is a request for extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: Pursuant to amendments to 

the Commodity Exchange Act found in 

the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act 

of 2008, Pub. L. 110–246, 122 Stat. 1651, 


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