G400: USPTO Outreach Survey

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Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery

G400: USPTO Outreach Survey

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Request for Approval under the “Generic Clearance for the Collection of Routine Customer Feedback” (OMB Control Number: 0651-0080)


Shape1 TITLE OF INFORMATION COLLECTION: G400: USPTO Outreach Events Surveys


PURPOSE: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) hosts many training, education, and lecture events across the United States. The USPTO is seeking to gauge satisfaction with its programs by gathering public feedback through a survey.


DESCRIPTION OF RESPONDENTS: Respondents will be attendees of USPTO events, which are members of the public, attorneys and individuals working for private institutions.



TYPE OF COLLECTION: (Check one or multiple)


[ ] Customer Comment Card/Complaint Form [X] Customer Satisfaction Survey

[ ] Usability Testing (e.g., Website or Software [ ] Small Discussion Group

[ ] Focus Group [ ] Other: _________________


CERTIFICATION:


I certify the following to be true:

  1. The collection is voluntary.

  2. The collection is low-burden for respondents and low-cost for the Federal Government.

  3. The collection is non-controversial and does not raise issues of concern to other federal agencies.

  4. The results are not intended to be disseminated to the public.

  5. Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of substantially informing influential policy decisions.

  6. The collection is targeted to the solicitation of opinions from respondents who have experience with the program or may have experience with the program in the future.


Business Unit: _____Justin Isaac/Records and Information Compliance Program Office


To assist review, please provide answers to the following question:


Personally Identifiable Information:

  1. Is personally identifiable information (PII) collected? [ ] Yes [X] No

1a. If Yes, is the information that will be collected included in records that are subject to

the Privacy Act of 1974? [ ] Yes [ ] No

  1. If applicable, has a System of Records Notice been published? [ ] Yes [X] No


Gifts or Payments:

Is an incentive (e.g., money or reimbursement of expenses, token of appreciation) provided to participants? [ ] Yes [X] No









BURDEN HOURS


Instrument Name

No. of Respondents

Participation Time

Burden

Survey

25,000

15 mins

(0.25 hrs)

6,250 hours

Totals

25,000

- - -

6,250 hours


The USPTO estimates that 99% of the surveys will be conducted electronically.


FEDERAL COST: The estimated annual cost to the federal government is the combined average hourly rate of $62.17 per hour for a GS-13 step 4 + 18.65 (30%), which totals an hourly rate of $80.82. $80.82* 1,500 hours = $121,230


If you are conducting a focus group, survey, or plan to employ statistical methods, please provide answers to the following questions:


The selection of your targeted respondents

  1. Do you have a customer list or something similar that defines the universe of potential respondents and do you have a sampling plan for selecting from this universe? [ ] Yes [X] No


If the answer is yes, please provide a description of both below (or attach the sampling plan)? If the answer is no, please provide a description of how you plan to identify your potential group of respondents and how you will select them?


Respondents will be selected based upon participation in the Outreach events.


Administration of the Instrument

  1. How will you collect the information? (Check all that apply)

[X] Web-based or other forms of Social Media

[ ] Telephone

[X] In-person

[ ] Mail

[ ] Other, Explain: live poll software


  1. Will interviewers or facilitators be used? [X] Yes [ ] No

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