0651-0077 Cws 11 2023

JUSTIFICATION FOR NONMATERIAL/NONSUBSTANTIVE CHANGE

National Summer Teacher Institute (NSTI) and Master Teacher in Intellectual Property Program (MTIP)

OMB Control Number 0651-0077

2023

Background:

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) conducts the National Summer Teacher Institute (NSTI) on Innovation, STEM, and Intellectual Property, as well as the similar Master Teacher in Intellectual Property Program (MTIP). These programs, which focus on innovation, STEM, entrepreneurship, and intellectual property, are offered in support of USPTO’s ongoing education and outreach programming and Department of Commerce Innovation initiatives. Likewise, these programs are part of the USPTO’s ongoing efforts to foster innovation, competitiveness and economic growth, domestically and abroad, by providing relevant intellectual property, innovation, and invention education resources to school administrators, teachers, students, and parents.

This change worksheet changes the language to one of the options to Question 17 in the NSTI and MTIP webinar/workshop surveys (item numbers 3 and 6). This action also adds the text of Question 17 into the respective program applications (item numbers 1 and 4).

The following is the new version of Question 17 (new text is highlighted):

How did you learn about this program? (Check all that apply)

 USPTO website

 Social Media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn)

Identify the social media page: _____________________________________
 Office of Education Webinar

 Eventbrite
 Email announcement

 Master Teacher of Invention and Intellectual Property Education Program (MTIP)

 National Summer Teacher Institute (NSTI) Alumni
 PAEMST Network

 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Network

 Government Agency

Identify program or agency: ________________________________________________
 Teacher Conference

Identify conference and session speaker or topic: __________________________
 Attendance at a previous USPTO event

 Other (please specify) _________________________________________________________

Burden Changes:

There are no changes in burden to the information collection in this request.