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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 raised under § 282(b)(2) or (3). A 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.

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The form asks for basic information from vendors interested in doing business with the agency. This information allows NCUA to provide Congress with required reports on contracts with minority-owned and women-owned firms.

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VA Form 22-10278 is used to release information in its custody or control in the following circumstances: where the individual identifies the particular information and consents to its use; for the purpose for which it was collected or a consistent purpose (i.e., a purpose which the individual might have reasonably expected). By law, VA must have a claimants or beneficiary’s written permission (an "authorization") to use or give out claim or benefit information for any purpose that is not contained in VA’s System of Records, 58VA21/22/28 Compensation, Pension, Education and Veteran Readiness and Employment Records-VA. The claimant or beneficiary may revoke the authorization at any time, except if VA has already acted based on the claimant’s permission.

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This survey form is necessary to ensure ICF/IID provider and client characteristics are available and updated annually for the Federal Government's Automated Survey Processing Environment Suite (ASPEN). The surveyor is required to complete the survey foram at the time of the annual recertification or intial certification survey conducted by the State Survey agency. The team leader for the State Survey team must review and approve the completed form before the completion of the survey. The State Medicaid survey agency is responsible for transferring the 3070H information into ASPEN.

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CBP faces significant challenges in targeting Section 321 shipments, while still maintaining the clearance speeds the private sector has come to expect. This is because CBP does not receive adequate advance information in order to effectively and efficiently assess the security risk of the approximately 1.8 million Section 321 shipments that arrive each day. This pilot is conducted pursuant to 19 CFR 101.9(a), which authorizes the Commissioner to impose requirements different from those specified in the CBP regulations for the purposes of conducting a test program or procedure designed to evaluate the effectiveness of new technology or operational procedures regarding the processing of passengers, vessels, or merchandise. This information will help CBP better target examination resources toward shipments that might pose a violation risk. By testing this information, CBP will take its first step in determining whether to amend the regulations to mandate specific data elements for shipments eligible for Section 321 release.

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Internal Revenue Code (IRC) 6111 requires a sub-set of promoters called “material advisors” to disclose information about the promotion of certain types of transactions called “reportable transactions.” Material advisors to any reportable transaction must disclose certain information about the reportable transaction by filing a Form 8918 with the IRS. Material advisors who file a Form 8918 will receive a reportable transaction number from the IRS. Material advisors must provide the reportable transaction number to all taxpayers and material advisors for whom the material advisor acts as a material advisor.

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The goal of this ICR is to collect performance monitoring data via a web-based Partners’ Portal. This data is needed to monitor the cooperative agreement program funded under the Core State Injury Prevention Program (Core SIPP recipients of CE21-2101). Data collected will be used to monitor progress toward program goals, identify technical assistance needs of recipients, and to provide accountability for funding to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the White House, Congress, and other sources, upon request.

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Section 1033 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (CFPA). CFPA Section 1033(a) and (b) provide that, subject to rules prescribed by the CFPB, a covered person shall make available to a consumer, upon request, information in the control or possession of the covered person concerning the consumer financial product or service that the consumer obtained from such covered person, subject to certain exceptions. The information must be made available in an electronic form usable by consumers. Section 1002 of the CFPA defines certain terms used in CFPA Section 1033, including defining consumer as “an individual or an agent, trustee, or representative acting on behalf of an individual.”

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The purpose of the peer review process information collection is to ensure grants supported by NIFA are of high quality, and consistent with the goals and requirements of the funding program.

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The information collection is necessary to manage the general health status of patrons participating in Child and Youth Programs (CYP) and to register patrons for CYP. The information collected in the Health Assessment is used by USMC CYP and Inclusion Action Team (IAT) personnel to determine the general health status of patrons participating in CYP activities and, as required, the appropriate accommodations for the patron to ensure full enjoyment of the CYP services. The information collection is also needed to obtain authorization for CYP personnel to administer non-medicated topical products, maintain the medication administration record, controlled medication administration record, and daily log for USMC CYP participants.

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The purpose of this survey is to provide statistics about the finances of elementary and secondary public school systems. We collect revenue data including: local property tax, revenues from other school systems, private tuition and transportation payments, school lunch charges, direct federal and state aid, and federal aid passed through the state government. We also collect expenditures by function and object. These expenditures include: instruction, support service functions, salaries, benefits, and capital outlay. Other data included in this survey are indebtedness, and cash and investments. Fiscal data for school systems are collected centrally from state education agencies, since these are part of more detailed data routinely collected for state education aid programs.

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29 CFR part 1915, subpart I requires employers to provide and ensure that each affected employee uses the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) for the eyes, face, head, extremities, torso, and respiratory system, including protective clothing, protective shields, protective barriers, life-saving equipment, personal fall arrest systems, and positioning device systems that meets the applicable provisions of this subpart, whenever workers are exposed to hazards that require the use of PPE.

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The information is required to certify portable X-ray suppliers wishing to participate in the Medicare program. The information collection is needed to determine if portable X-ray suppliers are in compliance with published health and safety requirements. This is standard medical practice and is necessary in order to ensure the well-being and safety of patients and professional treatment accountability.

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This form is used by national and local non-profits, small community and faith-based organizations, government agencies, and other prospective service project sponsors in the submission of proposed service projects for consideration by AmeriCorps NCCC. The information collected by the form is used by AmeriCorps NCCC to evaluate the proposed service project for approval and selection.

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The goal of this study is to evaluate an online, interactive training on fatigue management tailored to taxi drivers and other for-hire rideshare drivers. The proposed study is a longitudinal, randomized design comparing two interventions and a control over 5 study periods. One group of 60 drivers will receive both interventions: fatigue training and daily feedback on estimated fatigue score. A second group of 60 drivers will receive only the fatigue training. A third group of 60 drivers will receive neither intervention. All participating drivers will take a self-administered questionnaire, wear a wrist actigraph to measure sleep quality, complete a sleep and activities diary, and take a sleep health and driving knowledge assessment. Drivers taking the training will be asked to complete an evaluation. Findings will be used to improve the training program for potential future dissemination. This change request updates documents to follow executive orders.

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The National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) collects information for surveillance to monitor the occurrence of violent deaths in the U.S. at the national, state, and local levels. Data is used to understand magnitude, trends, and characteristics of violent death and what factors protect people or put them at risk for experiencing violence. This revision includes 1) updates to the web-based system to improve performance, functionality, and accessibility, 2) new variables, 3) addition of a School Associated Violent Death (SAVD) module to prepare for discontinuation of OMB No. 0920-0604, and 4) addition of a Public Safety Officer suicide module.

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This information collection will be used by the Citizenship and Immigration (CIS) Ombudsman to identify problem areas, propose changes, and assist individuals experiencing problems during the processing of an immigration benefit with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

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The Commission created interim procedures to implement information collections that were adopted by a Commission Order that generally became effective on June 5, 2006. The Commission needs to update the events that trigger a requirement that the FCC Form 602-Ownership Report be current and complete. Pursuant to the Commission Order, the Form 602 will need to be updated and complete whenever a designated entity files an application on Form 609-T for approval of a reportable eligibility event of any kind. All designate entities have a Form 602 on file, so a designated entity will have to check its 602 to ensure that it is complete and, if not complete, file an updated version.

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This is a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval of a renewal with modification of currently approved information collection request (ICR) titled “Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety - Field Operational Test (DADSS-FOT).” This ICR is for a voluntary information collection to evaluate breath-based sensor technologies that are integrated into research vehicles. The purpose of the information collection is to collect information to provide a greater understanding of the performance of both breath- and touch-based sensors with actual dosed passengers using the technology under varying environmental conditions. Although the sensors will undergo significant laboratory testing, it is necessary to evaluate their function in real-world environmental conditions to ensure that they will be operational for all possible conditions. This ICR is for the collection of data from human subjects to allow NHTSA to perform real-world testing. The primary component of this information collection is the collection of sensor data during a Field Operational Test (FOT) involving human subjects; however, demographic information about participants and post-test information will be collected as well. The objectives of the FOT are to: (1) Determine the effectiveness of the DADSS sensors in a real-world driving environment; (2) Analyze DADSS breath- and touch-based sensors in real-world driving scenarios; and (3) Obtain technical data to further refine the DADSS Performance Specifications that will ultimately be used for system design and product development. Respondents are voluntary participants that will be accepted for inclusion based on a pre-screening interview to ensure they are able to consume alcohol. For the study, NHTSA intends to collect data from a total of 480 uniquely individual participants to collect a minimum of 312,000 data points through their participative rides/drives. NHTSA has already collected data from 62 participants and will need to collect data from an additional 418 individuals .. The respondent selection interviewing is a one-time data collection and the respondents have the opportunity to participate in the FOT up to 60 times within the study; however, for the 62 individuals that have participated, they have participated an average of 2.13 times. In accordance with DOT policy on research involving human subjects, this study has been reviewed and approved by a Health and Human Services-approved Institutional Review Board before data collection began. Recipients of the respondent information are the data analysts and researchers and the data are used initially to assess whether to include the respondent in the study and later to assess the functionality of the in-vehicle equipment. During the FOT, the only data collected from the human subjects will be measurement data from sensors on the vehicle, which will be recorded and used by the data analysts and researchers. This information collection is under request for extension and both the annual burden hours and the total annual burden cost have been revised based on the study experience up to August 31, 2021. The original ICR reported a total 2-year burden estimate of 115,830 hours (annual burden of 57,915 hours) and a total 2-year cost of $2,256,847.50 (annual cost of $1,128,423.75). These were estimates of maximum burden to the public based on the assumption that each individual participant would choose to participate the maximum 60 times. With adjustments made to time, response rate, and participation level, burden calculations have been updated. The burden is therefore no longer based on maximum participation of 60 times per individual participant, rather the average number of times individuals have chosen to participate thus far in data collection. The updated burden estimate is an annual burden of 3,249 hours. The annual burden cost associated with this ICR extension is zero other than the time spent participating.

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The National Driver Register Act of 1982, Title 49 U.S.C., Subtitle VI, Part A, Chapter 303 (as amended) requires the chief driver licensing official of a participating State to report to the National Driver Register (NDR), identification information regarding any individual who is denied a motor vehicle operator’s license for cause, whose motor vehicle operator’s license is withdrawn for cause, or who is convicted of certain serious motor vehicle related offenses (specified in the Act) or comparable offenses. Participating States also are required to submit an inquiry to the NDR on all applicants for driver’s licenses. In addition, when requested by other authorized users (e.g., the Federal Aviation Administration), participating States are required to submit inquires to the NDR and provide responses to the other authorized users of the NDR for transportation safety purposes. There are 51 respondents to this collection annually; all 50 States and the District of Columbia participate in the NDR. The NDR maintains the computerized database known as the Problem Driver Pointer System (PDPS) which contains information on individuals whose privilege to operate a motor vehicle has been revoked, suspended, canceled or denied, or who have been convicted of serious traffic-related offenses. The records maintained at the NDR consist of identification information (including name, date of birth, sex, driver license number, and reporting State), which is collected on a daily basis. States use interactive communication for their routine transactions with the NDR which allows them to submit the required information automatically at the same time the individual’s information is entered into the State’s system. Specifically, when an individual applies for a driver’s license, an inquiry is automatically transmitted to the NDR when the driver’s application is entered into the State’s system. Likewise, when a State records license actions that have been taken against an individual that require reporting to the NDR, a transaction submitting the individual’s identification information is automatically generated and transmitted to the NDR. The purpose of the information collection is to improve traffic and transportation safety by providing a nationwide clearinghouse of problem drivers. The information collected is used by State driver licensing agencies to identify problem drivers prior to issuing a driver’s license and to develop and implement driver improvement programs. The following groups are also authorized to receive information for transportation safety purposes: a. Employers of motor vehicle operators, b. Employers of locomotive operators, c. Federal Aviation Administration regarding applications for or holders of airman’s certificates, d. U.S. Coast Guard regarding applicants for or holders of licenses, certificates of registry, or merchant mariner’s documents, and for Coast Guard crew members, e. National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in connection with accident investigations, f. Air carriers regarding individuals seeking employment as pilots, and g. Individuals who have or are seeking access to national security information for purposes under EO 12968 or who are being investigated for Federal employment. The annual burden has increased from 1,742 to 13,739 hours (an increase of 11,997 hours). The estimate for burden hours and cost has increased due to an adjustment to the method NDR used for the estimation. The burden hours and cost for maintenance and infrastructure were not previously included. ___________________________________________________________________