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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark
Office

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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Patent Review and Derivation
Proceedings
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit
the following information collection
request to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and clearance
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the
date of publication of this notice. The
USPTO invites comment on this
information collection renewal, which
helps the USPTO assess the impact of
its information collection requirements
and minimize the public’s reporting
burden. Public comments were
previously requested via the Federal
Register on December 7, 2021 during a
60-day comment period. This notice
allows for an additional 30 days for
public comments.
Agency: United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
Title: Patent Review and Derivation
Proceedings.
OMB Control Number: 0651–0069.
Needs and Uses: The Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act, which was
enacted into law on September 16, 2011,
provided for many changes to the
procedures of the Patent Trial and
Appeal Board (‘‘PTAB’’ or ‘‘Board,’’
formerly the Board of Patent Appeals
and Interferences) procedures. These
changes included the introduction of
inter partes review, post-grant review,
derivation proceedings, and the
transitional program for covered
business method patents. Under these
administrative trial proceedings, third
parties may file a petition with the
PTAB challenging the validity of issued
patents, with each proceeding having
different requirements regarding timing
restrictions, grounds for challenging
validity, and who may request review.
Inter partes review is a trial
proceeding conducted at the Board to
review the patentability of one or more
claims in a patent only on a ground that
could be raised under §§ 102 or 103, and
only on the basis of prior art consisting
of patents or printed publications. Post
grant review is a trial proceeding
conducted at the Board to review the
patentability of one or more claims in a
patent on any ground that could be
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derivation proceeding is a trial
proceeding conducted at the Board to
determine whether (1) an inventor
named in an earlier application derived
the claimed invention from an inventor
named in the petitioner’s application,
and (2) the earlier application claiming
such invention was filed without
authorization. The transitional program
for covered business method patents is
a trial proceeding conducted at the
Board to review the patentability of one
or more claims in a covered business
method patent. The covered business
method program expired on September
16, 2020 and the Board no longer
accepts new petitions related to this
program, but continues to accept papers
in previously-instituted proceedings.
This information collection covers
information submitted by the public to
petition the Board to initiate an inter
partes review, post-grant review,
derivation proceeding, and the
transitional program for covered
business method patents, as well as any
responses to such petitions, and the
filing of any motions, replies,
oppositions, and other actions, after a
review/proceeding has been instituted.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Affected Public: Private sector;
individuals or households.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 9,238 respondents.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 12,338 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that the responses in
this information collection will take the
public between 30 minutes (0.5 hours)
and 165 hours to complete. This
includes the time to gather the
necessary information, create the
document, and submit the completed
request to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 1,368,058 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Non-Hourly Cost Burden: $69,638,370.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view
Department of Commerce, USPTO
information collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for this information
collection should be submitted within
30 days of the publication of this notice
on the following website
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
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collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
30-day Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ or by using the search
function and entering either the title of
the information collection or the OMB
Control Number 0651–0069.
Further information can be obtained
by:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0069
information request’’ in the subject line
of the message.
• Mail: Kimberly Hardy, Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, United
States Patent and Trademark Office,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
1450.
Kimberly Hardy,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2022–03943 Filed 2–23–22; 8:45 am]
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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL
PROTECTION
[Docket No. CFPB–2022–0011]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau (Bureau or CFPB) is
requesting to extend the Office of
Management and Budget’s (OMB’s)
approval for an existing information
collection, titled ‘‘Mortgage Assistance
Relief Services (Regulation O).’’
DATES: Written comments are
encouraged and must be received on or
before April 25, 2022 to be assured of
consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by the title of the information
collection, OMB Control Number (see
below), and docket number (see above),
by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Email: [email protected].
Include Docket No. CFPB–2022–0011 in
the subject line of the email.
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
Comment Intake, Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau (Attention: PRA
Office), 1700 G Street NW, Washington,
DC 20552. Please note that due to
circumstances associated with the
COVID–19 pandemic, the Bureau
discourages the submission of
SUMMARY:

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comments by mail, hand delivery, or
courier. Please note that comments
submitted after the comment period will
not be accepted. In general, all
comments received will become public
records, including any personal
information provided. Sensitive
personal information, such as account
numbers or Social Security numbers,
should not be included.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Documentation prepared in support of
this information collection request is
available at www.regulations.gov.
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Anthony May,
PRA Officer, at (202) 435–7278, or
email: [email protected]. If you
require this document in an alternative
electronic format, please contact CFPB_
[email protected]. Please do not
submit comments to these email boxes.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Mortgage
Assistance Relief Services (Regulation
O).
OMB Control Number: 3170–0007.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other
for-profit entities.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
120.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 360.
Abstract: The required disclosures
under Regulation O (12 CFR part 1015)
assist prospective purchasers of
mortgage assistance relief services
(MARS) in making well-informed
decisions and avoiding deceptive unfair
acts and practices. The Bureau and the
Federal Trade Commission use the
information provided under Regulation
O’s recordkeeping requirements for
enforcement purposes and to ensure
compliance with Regulation O by MARS
providers. The information is requested
only on a case-by-case basis.
Request for Comments: Comments are
invited on: (a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Bureau, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of the Bureau’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methods and the assumptions used;
(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, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
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response to this notice will be
summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval. All
comments will become a matter of
public record.
Anthony May,
Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2022–03874 Filed 2–23–22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4810–AM–P

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD–2021–OS–0123]

Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Office of the Under Secretary of
Defense for Policy, Department of
Defense (DoD).
ACTION: 30-Day information collection
notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of Defense
has submitted to OMB for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by March 28, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Angela Duncan, 571–372–7574, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB
Number: The Defense Institute of
Security Assistance Management
Information Technology Mission
System; Defense Institute of Security
Assistance Management Form GSI–001;
OMB Control Number 0704–0548.
Type of Request: Extension.
Number of Respondents: 5,024.
Responses per Respondent: 2.
Annual Responses: 10,048.
Average Burden per Response: 15
minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 2,512.
Needs and Uses: The Defense Institute
of Security Assistance Management
(DISAM) Information Technology
Mission System is a web based portal
designed to hold several web
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applications for the purposes of efficient
administration of U.S. and international
students, and the effective management
of DISAM personnel and guest lecturers.
The portal provides DISAM personnel
the ability to submit travel requests and
travel arrangements. Finally, the web
based portal uses a relational database
to record, manage and report
information about students, personnel,
and travel. Reports of annual training of
foreign nationals are submitted to
Congress as required by 22 U.S. Code
2394 (Foreign Assistance Act) and 22
U.S. Code 2770A (Arms Export Control
Act).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet
Seehra.
You may also submit comments and
recommendations, identified by Docket
ID number and title, by the following
method:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name, Docket
ID number, and title for this Federal
Register document. The general policy
for comments and other submissions
from members of the public is to make
these submissions available for public
viewing on the internet at http://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information.
DoD Clearance Officer: Ms. Angela
Duncan.
Requests for copies of the information
collection proposal should be sent to
Ms. Duncan at [email protected].
Dated: February 18, 2022.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD–2022–OS–0025]

Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
The Office of the Under
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness (USD(P&R)), Department of
Defense (DoD).

AGENCY:

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