Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 154 / Friday, August 11, 2017 / Notices 37577 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

10,660 responses per year. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that the employment 

application takes approximately 30 

minutes (0.50 hours) to complete (See 

Table 1 below). This includes the time 

to gather the necessary information, 

respond to the MHM prompts, and 

submit the completed request to the 

USPTO. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Burden Hours: 5,330 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

(Hourly) Cost Burden: $239,690. The 

USPTO expects that engineers and 

scientists will complete these 

applications. The professional hourly 

rate for these respondents is estimated 

at an hourly rate of $44.97. This rate is 

the median hourly wage in May 2016 

according to the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics Occupational Employment 

Statistics (OES) program estimates for 

engineers ($43.75; OES 17–2000) and 

scientists ($46.19; OES 19–2099). Using 

this hourly rate, the USPTO estimates 

that the total respondent cost burden for 

this collection is $239,690.00 per year. 

TABLE 1—ANNUAL HOURLY COST BURDEN

IC # Item 

Estimated time for 

response 

(hr) 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

Estimated 

annual 

burden 

Estimated 

hourly 

rate 

Estimated 

annual 

hourly cost 

(a) (b) (c) 

(a) × (b) 

(d) (e) 

(c) × (d) 

1 ................... Patent Examiner Employee Application.0.50 (30 minutes) 10,660 5,330 $44.97 $239,690.00 

Total ...... ............................................................. .............................. 10,660 5,330 ........................ $239,690.00 

Estimated Total Annual (Non-hour) 

Respondent Cost Burden: $0.00. There 

are no filing fees or start-up, 

maintenance, record keeping, or postage 

costs associated with this information 

collection. 

IV. Request for Comments 

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. 

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 the practical 

utility; 

(b) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden (including hours 

and costs) 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. 

Marcie Lovett, 

Records and Information Governance 

Division Director, Office of the Chief 

Technology Officer, United States Patent and 

Trademark Office. 

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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Procurement List: Proposed Deletions 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Proposed deletions from the 

Procurement List. 

SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing 

to delete products and a service from 

the Procurement List that were 

previously furnished by nonprofit 

agencies employing persons who are 

blind or have other severe disabilities. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before September 10, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled, 1401 S. Clark Street, Suite 

715, Arlington, Virginia, 22202–4149. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information or to submit 

comments contact: Amy B. Jensen, 

Telephone: (703) 603–7740, Fax: (703) 

603–0655, or email CMTEFedReg@

AbilityOne.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is published pursuant to 41 

U.S.C. 8503 (a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its 

purpose is to provide interested persons 

an opportunity to submit comments on 

the proposed actions. 

Deletions 

The following products and service 

are proposed for deletion from the 

Procurement List: 

Products 

NSN(s)—Product Name(s): 4820–00–052– 

4653—Valve, Ball 

Mandatory Source(s) of Supply: The 

Opportunity Center Easter Seal 

Facility—The Ala ES Soc, Inc., Anniston, 

AL 

Contracting Activity: Defense Logistics 

Agency Land and Maritime 

NSN(s)—Product Name(s): 

7045–01–599–5296—Privacy Filter, iPad 

7530–01–515–7902—Paper, Printer, Ink Jet, 

Photo Quality, Double Side, 26 lb., 

Letter, 94 Bright White 

Mandatory Source(s) of Supply: Wiscraft, 

Inc., Milwaukee, WI 

Contracting Activity: General Services 

Administration, New York, NY 

NSN(s)—Product Name(s): 

7520–01–648–3552—Pen, Biobased, Gel 

Stick, Cushion Grip, Medium Point, Blue 

7520–01–648–3553—Pen, Biobased, Gel 

Stick, Cushion Grip, Medium Point, 

Black 

7520–01–648–3554—Pen, Biobased, Gel 

Stick, Cushion Grip, Medium Point, Red 

Mandatory Source(s) of Supply: Alphapointe, 

Kansas City, MO 

Contracting Activity: General Services 

Administration, New York, NY 

Service 

Service Type: Janitorial/Custodial Service 

Mandatory for: Pennington Memorial U.S. 

Army Reserve Center: 2164 Harding 

Highway East, Marion, OH 

Mandatory Source(s) of Supply: MARCA 

Industries, Inc., Marion, OH 

Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE ARMY, 

W6QM MICC FT MCCOY (RC) 

Patricia Briscoe, 

Deputy Director, Business Operations (Pricing 

and Information Management). 

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