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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 125 / Friday, July 2, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
alternative signature methods in certain payments by credit card.
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act: For the reasons set forth herein, the Senior Counsel for Regulatory and Legislative Affairs, Office of General Law, of the USPTO has certified to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration that changes in this final rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. See 5 U.S.C.
605b.
This final rule removes 37 CFR 1.4e, which required original handwritten signatures in dark ink on correspondence relating to registration to practice before the Office and other matters in the purview of the OED, and in payments by credit card where the payment is not being made via the Offices electronic filing systems.
Elimination of this section allows for the use of facsimile transmissions and S-signatures in enrollment and disciplinary matters before the OED and in the payment of fees by credit card, thereby providing a modest benefit to impacted parties. As a conforming change, this final rule also removes 1.6d1 to eliminate an obsolete cross reference to 1.4e. For these reasons, this rulemaking will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
C. Executive Order 12866 Regulatory Planning and Review: This rulemaking has been determined to be not significant for purposes of Executive Order 12866.
D. Executive Order 13563 Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review: The Office has complied with Executive Order 13563. Specifically, the Office has, to the extent feasible and applicable: 1 Made a reasoned determination that the benefits justify the costs of the rule; 2 tailored the rule to impose the least burden on society consistent with obtaining the regulatory objectives; 3 selected a regulatory approach that maximizes net benefits;
4 specified performance objectives; 5
identified and assessed available alternatives; 6 involved the public in an open exchange of information and perspectives among experts in relevant disciplines, affected stakeholders in the private sector, and the public as a whole, and provided online access to the rulemaking docket; 7 attempted to promote coordination, simplification, and harmonization across government agencies and identified goals designed to promote innovation; 8 considered approaches that reduce burdens and maintain flexibility and freedom of choice for the public; and 9 ensured the objectivity of scientific and
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technological information and processes.
E. Executive Order 13132
Federalism: This rulemaking does not contain policies with federalism implications sufficient to warrant preparation of a Federalism Assessment under Executive Order 13132 Aug. 4, 1999.
F. Executive Order 13175 Tribal Consultation: This rulemaking will not:
1 Have substantial direct effects on one or more Indian tribes, 2 impose substantial direct compliance costs on Indian tribal governments, or 3
preempt tribal law. Therefore, a tribal summary impact statement is not required under Executive Order 13175
Nov. 6, 2000.
G. Executive Order 13211 Energy Effects: This rulemaking is not a significant energy action under Executive Order 13211 because this rulemaking is not likely to have a significant adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use of energy. Therefore, a Statement of Energy Effects is not required under Executive Order 13211
May 18, 2001.
H. Executive Order 12988 Civil Justice Reform: This rulemaking meets applicable standards to minimize litigation, eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden, as set forth in sections 3a and 3b2 of Executive Order 12988 Feb. 5, 1996.
I. Executive Order 13045 Protection of Children: This rulemaking does not concern an environmental risk to health or safety that may disproportionately affect children under Executive Order 13045 Apr. 21, 1997.
J. Executive Order 12630 Taking of Private Property: This rulemaking will not effect a taking of private property or otherwise have taking implications under Executive Order 12630 Mar. 15, 1988.
K. Congressional Review Act: Under the Congressional Review Act provisions of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., prior to issuing any final rule, the USPTO will submit a report containing the final rule and other required information to the United States Senate, the United States House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Office. The changes in this rulemaking are not expected to result in an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; a major increase in costs or prices; or significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of United States-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises
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in domestic and export markets.
Therefore, this rulemaking is not expected to result in a major rule, as defined in 5 U.S.C. 8042.
L. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995: The changes set forth in this rulemaking do not involve a Federal intergovernmental mandate that will result in the expenditure by State, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate, of $100 million as adjusted or more in any one year, or a Federal private sector mandate that will result in the expenditure by the private sector of $100 million as adjusted or more in any one year, and will not significantly or uniquely affect small governments.
Therefore, no actions are necessary under the provisions of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995. See 2
U.S.C. 1501 et seq.
M. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969: This rulemaking will not have any effect on the quality of the environment and is thus categorically excluded from review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. See 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.
N. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995: The requirements of section 12d of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 15 U.S.C.
272 note are not applicable because this rulemaking does not contain provisions that involve the use of technical standards.
O. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995:
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. requires that the Office consider the impact of paperwork and other information collection burdens imposed on the public. This rulemaking involves information collections that are subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 44 U.S.C. 35013549.
Removal of the requirement for original handwritten signatures in dark ink does not impact the current OMB approval of OMB control numbers 06510012, 06510017, and 06510043.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection of information has a currently valid OMB
control number.
P. E-Government Act Compliance:
The USPTO is committed to compliance with the E-Government Act to promote the use of the internet and other information technologies, to provide increased opportunities for citizen
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