[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 9, 1994)]
[Unknown Section]
[Page 0]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-27717]


[[Page Unknown]]

[Federal Register: November 9, 1994]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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: Deposit of Biological Materials for Patent Purposes.
    Agency Approval Number: 0651-0022.
    Type of Request: Extension of the expiration date of a currently 
approved collection without any change in the substance or in the 
method of collection.
    Burden: 3,325 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 3,325.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 1 hour.
    Needs and Uses: Information on depositing of biological materials 
in depositories is required for (1) PTO determination of compliance 
with patent statute where invention sought to be patented relies on 
biological material subject to deposit requirement, which includes 
notification to interested public where to obtain samples of deposits, 
and (2) depositories desiring to be recognized as suitable by PTO.
    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: On occasion.
    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: November 3, 1994.
Gerald Tache,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 94-27717 Filed 11-8-94; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-CW-F