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[FR Doc No: 94-27308]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 

Agency Form Under Review by the Office of Management and Budget

    DOC has submitted 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: Patent and Trademark Office (PTO).
    Title: Secrecy/License to Export.
    Agency Approval Number: 0651-0034.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection 
for which the approval has expired.
    Burden: 1,020 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 1,957.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 0.5212 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: In order to apply for a patent in a foreign country 
for a U.S. patented invention that affects our national interest, 
approval from appropriate U.S. officials must be obtained. Various 
means may be used to obtain this approval, such as recision of a 
secrecy order or a modification thereto. This collection also contains 
information relating to petitions to obtain a license to export such 
inventions.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, state or local 
governments, farms, businesses or other for-profit institutions, 
Federal agencies or employees, non-profit institutions, and small 
businesses or organizations.
    Frequency: When petitioning for consideration.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    OMB Desk Officer: Maya A. Bernstein, (202) 395-3785.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Gerald Tache, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202) 
482-3271, Department of Commerce, room 5312, 14th and Constitution 
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Maria Gonzalez, OMB Desk Officer, room 
10201, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: October 31, 1994.
Gerald Tache,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 94-27308 Filed 11-2-94; 8:45 am]
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