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functioning as a trademark, may be 

registered on the Supplemental Register. 

Registrations on the Supplemental 

Register do not have all of the benefits 

of marks on the Principal Register. 

Registrations on the Supplemental 

Register cannot be transferred to the 

Principal Register, but owners of 

registrations on the Supplemental 

Register may apply for registration of 

their marks on the Principal Register. 

The information in this collection can 

be submitted in paper format or 

electronically through the Trademark 

Electronic Application System (TEAS). 

Applicants that file applications using 

the TEAS RF or TEAS Plus forms pay 

a reduced filing fee if they agree to file 

certain communications regarding the 

application through TEAS and to 

receive communications concerning the 

application by email. TEAS Plus 

applicants are also subject to the 

additional requirement to file a 

complete application. TEAS Plus 

applications are only available for 

trademark/service mark applications. 

There are no TEAS Plus application 

forms available for the certification 

marks, collective marks, collective 

membership marks, and applications for 

registration on the Supplemental 

Register at this time. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profits; not-for-profit institutions. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

Obtain or Retain Benefits. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow 

the instructions to view Department of 

Commerce collections currently under 

review by OMB. 

Written comments may be submitted 

by any of the following methods: 

• Email: InformationCollection@

uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0009 

Applications for Trademark 

Registration’’ in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Mail: Marcie Lovett, 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. 

Margaret McElrath, 

Deputy Director, Office of Information 

Management Services, Department of 

Commerce—USPTO. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30678 Filed 12–31–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

Public Key Infrastructure Certificate 

Action Form 

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 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 March 3, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Email: InformationCollection@

uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0045 

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: John 

Pardun, Cybersecurity Division, United 

States Patent and Trademark Office, 

P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313– 

1450; by telephone at 571–272–4349; or 

by email to John.Pardun@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) uses Public 

Key Infrastructure (PKI) technology to 

support electronic commerce between 

the USPTO and its customers. PKI is a 

set of hardware, software, policies, and 

procedures that provide important 

security services for the electronic 

business activities of the USPTO, 

including protecting the confidentiality 

of unpublished patent applications in 

accordance with 35 U.S.C. 122 and 37 

CFR 1.14, as well as protecting 

international patent applications in 

accordance with Article 30 of the Patent 

Cooperation Treaty. 

In order to provide the necessary 

security for its electronic commerce 

systems, the USPTO uses PKI 

technology to protect the integrity and 

confidentiality of information submitted 

to the USPTO. PKI employs public and 

private encryption keys to authenticate 

the customer’s identity and support 

secure electronic communication 

between the customer and the USPTO. 

Customers may submit a request to the 

USPTO for a digital certificate, which 

enables the customer to create the 

encryption keys necessary for electronic 

identity verification and secure 

transactions with the USPTO. This 

digital certificate is required in order to 

access any secure online systems 

USPTO provides; including the systems 

for electronic filing of patent 

applications and viewing confidential 

information about unpublished patent 

applications. 

This information collection includes 

the Certificate Action Form (PTO–2042), 

which is used by the public to request 

a new digital certificate, the revocation 

of a current certificate, or the recovery 

of a lost or corrupted certificate. 

Customers may also change the name 

listed on the certificate or associate the 

certificate with one or more Customer 

Numbers. A certificate request must 

include a notarized signature in order to 

verify the identity of the applicant. The 

Certificate Action Form has an 

accompanying subscriber agreement to 

ensure that customers understand their 

obligations regarding the use of the 

digital certificates and cryptographic 

software. When generating a new 

certificate, customers register to get a set 

of seven codes that will enable 

customers to recover a lost certificate 

online without having to contact 

USPTO support staff. 

II. Method of Collection 

The Certificate Action Form must be 

notarized and may be mailed or hand 

delivered to the USPTO. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0651–0045. 

Form Number(s): PTO–2042. 

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: 

1,857 responses per year. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that it will take the 

public approximately 30 minutes (0.5 

hours) to read the instructions and 

subscriber agreement, gather the 

necessary information, prepare the 

Certificate Action Form, and submit the 

completed request. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Burden Hours: 929 hours. 


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Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Cost Burden: $129,131. The USPTO 

expects that 70% of the submissions for 

this collection will be prepared by 

paraprofessionals, 15% by attorneys, 

and 15% by independent inventors. 

Using those proportions and the 

estimated rates of $122 per hour for 

paraprofessionals, $325 per hour for 

attorneys in private firms, and $30 per 

hour for independent inventors, the 

USPTO estimates that the average rate 

for those respondents will be 

approximately $139 per hour. Therefore, 

the estimated total respondent cost 

burden for this collection will be 

approximately $129,131 per year. 

Item 

Estimated time 

for response 

(minutes) 

Estimated annual 

responses 

Estimated annual 

burden hours 

Certificate Action Form (including Subscriber Agreement) (PTO–2042) .................. 30 1,857 929 

Totals .................................................................................................................. .............................. 1,857 929 

Estimated Total Annual Non-hour 

Respondent Cost Burden: $4,531. There 

are no capital start-up costs, 

maintenance costs, or fees associated 

with this information collection. 

However, this collection does have 

annual (non-hour) cost burden 

associated with the Certificate Action 

Form. 

This collection has costs due to the 

notarization requirement for 

authenticating the signatures on the 

Certificate Action Form. The USPTO 

estimates that the average fee for having 

a signature notarized is $2 and that 

1,857 responses for these forms will be 

submitted annually, for a total cost of 

$3,714 per year. 

This collection also has postage costs 

for submitting the Certificate Action 

Form to the USPTO by mail. The form 

cannot be faxed or submitted 

electronically because it requires an 

original notarized signature. The 

USPTO estimates that the first class 

postage cost for these forms will be 44 

cents and that it will receive 1,857 

mailed responses annually, for a total 

postage cost of approximately $817 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. 

Margaret McElrath, 

Deputy Director, Office of Information 

Management Services, Department of 

Commerce—USPTO. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30682 Filed 12–31–14; 8:45 am] 

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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Procurement List; Additions 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase from 

People Who are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Additions to the Procurement 

List. 

SUMMARY: This action adds products to 

the Procurement List that will be 

furnished by the nonprofit agency 

employing persons who are blind or 

have other severe disabilities. 

DATES: Effective February 2, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled, 1401 S. Clark Street, Suite 

10800, Arlington, Virginia 22202–4149. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barry S. Lineback, Telephone: (703) 

603–7740, Fax: (703) 603–0655, or email 

CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Additions 

On 11/28/2015 (79 FR 70856–70857), 

the Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled published notice of proposed 

additions to the Procurement List. 

After consideration of the material 

presented to it concerning capability of 

qualified nonprofit agency to provide 

the products and impact of the 

additions on the current or most recent 

contractors, the Committee has 

determined that the products listed 

below are suitable for procurement by 

the Federal Government under 41 U.S.C. 

8501–8506 and 41 CFR 51–2.4. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification 

I certify that the following action will 

not have a significant impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

The major factors considered for this 

certification were: 

1. The action will not result in any 

additional reporting, recordkeeping or 

other compliance requirements for small 

entities other than the small 

organization that will furnish the 

products to the Government. 

2. The action will result in 

authorizing small entities to furnish the 

products to the Government. 

3. There are no known regulatory 

alternatives which would accomplish 

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 8501–8506) in 

connection with the products proposed 

for addition to the Procurement List. 

End of Certification 

Accordingly, the following products are 

added to the Procurement List: 

Products: 

NSN: MR 10666—Thermos, 25 oz, Licensed 

NSN: MR 10667—Tumbler, Drinking, 16 oz, 

Licensed 

NSN: MR 10668—Jar, Drinking, 19 oz, 

Licensed 

NSN: Winston-Salem Industries for the 

Blind, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC 

Contracting Activity: Defense Commissary 

Agency, Fort Lee, VA 

Coverage: C-List for the requirements of 

military commissaries and exchanges as 

aggregated by the Defense Commissary 

Agency, Fort Lee, VA. 

Barry S. Lineback, 

Director, Business Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30745 Filed 12–31–14; 8:45 am] 

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