[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 129 (Thursday, July 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 35176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16535]



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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.
    Title: Changes in Patent and Trademark Practices.
    Form Number(s): PTO-1618 and PTO-1619.
    Agency Approval Number: 0651-0027.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 85,000 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 170,000.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) records about 
170,000 assignments or documents related to ownership of patent and 
trademark cases each year. PTO requires a cover sheet to expedite the 
processing of these documents and to ensure that they are properly 
recorded.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households and businesses or other 
for-profit instututions.
    Frequency: As required.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    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 Maya A. Bernstein, OMB Desk Officer, room 
10236, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: June 29, 1995.
Gerald Tache,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 95-16535 Filed 7-5-95; 8:45 am]
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