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BILLING CODE 3510-16-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE United States Patent and Trademark Office Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). *Agency:* United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). *Title:* Patent Examiner Employment Application. *Agency Approval Number:* 0651-0042. *Type of Request:* Revision of a currently approved collection. *Burden:* 8,051.5 hours annually. *Number of Respondents:* 16,103 responses per year. *Avg. Hours per Response:* The USPTO estimates that it will take the public approximately 30 minutes (0.5 hours) to complete the employment application, depending upon the applicant's situation. *Needs and Uses:* The Monster Hiring Management
(MHM)online application system creates an electronic real-time candidate inventory that allows the USPTO to review applications from potential applicants almost instantaneously. Given the immediate hiring need of the Patent Examining Corps, time consumed in the mail distribution system or paper review of applications delays the decision-making process by several weeks. The MHM system results in increased speed and accuracy in the employment process, in in addition to streamlining labor and reducing costs. *Affected Public:* Businesses or other for-profit organizations. *Frequency:* On occasion. *Respondent's Obligation:* Required to obtain or retain benefits. *OMB Desk Officer:* Nicholas A. Fraser, email: *Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov.* Once submitted, the request will be publicly available in electronic format through the Information Collection Review page at *www.reginfo.gov.* Paper copies can be obtained by: • *Email: InformationCollection@uspto.gov.* Include “0651-0042 copy request” in the subject line of the message. • *Mail:* Marcie Lovett, Records Management Division Director, Office of the Chief Information Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent on or before October 6, 2014 to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email to *Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov,* or by fax to 202-395-5167, marked to the attention of Nicholas A. Fraser. Dated: August 27, 2014. Marcie Lovett, Records Management Division Director, USPTO Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2014-21044 Filed 9-3-14; 8:45 am]