Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) Surveys

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
SurveyMonkey Anonymity and Security Statements 2011.doc Supplementary Document	2011-05-05
SurveyMonkey Privacy Policy June 2010.doc Supplementary Document	2011-05-05
0651-00xx_GIPA Survey_Part B_2011 May (2).doc Supporting Statement B	2011-05-05
0651-00xx_GIPA Survey_Part A_2011 (2).doc Supporting Statement A	2011-05-05
0651-USPTO-Information-Quality-Guidelines-Dec2009.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-12-29
GIPA NonResponse Follow-up Script.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-12-29
Sample Pre-Notification Memo.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-12-29
Email Reminder.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-12-29

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
195816	Alumni Survey Other-Survey	New
195815	Post-Program Survey Other-Survey	New
195814	Pre-Program Survey Other-Survey	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0651-0065	ICR Reference No: 201012-0651-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOC/PTO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) Surveys
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 05/05/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/05/2011
Terms of Clearance: Updated supporting statements.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2014	36 Months From Approved
Responses	1,500	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	375	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) was established in 2006 to offer training programs on enforcement of intellectual property rights, patents, trademarks, and copyrights. These training programs are designed to meet the specific needs of foreign government officials concerning the various intellectual property topics. These training programs are instrumental in the USPTO achieving its objectives of halting intellectual property theft and advancing intellectual property right policies. Therefore, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is requesting approval to conduct voluntary customer satisfaction surveys to obtain feedback from the participants of GIPA's training programs. This new information collection contains three new voluntary customer satisfaction surveys: pre-program, post-program, and alumni.

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Authorizing Statute(s): EO: EO 12862 Name/Subject of EO: Setting Customer Service Standards
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 54086	09/03/2010
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 81976	12/29/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Pre-Program Survey
Post-Program Survey
Alumni Survey

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	1,500	0	0	1,500	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	375	0	0	375	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The USPTO is proposing to add this new information collection containing voluntary customer satisfaction surveys (pre-program, post-program, and alumni) to the agency's information collection inventory. The USPTO wishes to use these surveys to obtain feedback from participants in the GIPA training programs before, during, and after the programs. The USPTO estimates that the surveys will take 15 minutes (0.25 hours) to complete and that 1,500 surveys will be submitted per year, for a yearly total of 375 hours. The USPTO estimates that the total respondent hour cost burden will be $61,125 per year. This collection does not impose any annual (non-hour) costs on the respondent. Therefore, the USPTO estimates that 1,500 responses and 375 burden hours will be added to the agency's overall information collection burden per year as a result of this new collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $50,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 01/05/2011

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