[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 173 (Thursday, September 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 46761]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22675]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce (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: Fastener Quality, Fastener Insignia, Insignia Recordal.
    Agency Number: PTO Form 1611.
    OMB Number: 0651-0028.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
    Burden: 100 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 600.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The purpose of this collection is to ensure that a 
fastener (nuts, bolts, etc.) can be traced to its manufacturer or 
private label distributor. The information is used by PTO to process 
applications for recorded of insignias, and to maintain a database of 
recordal information for use by the public. The information is needed 
to comply with the Fastener Quality Act, Public Law 101-592.
    Affected Public: Individuals, business or other for-profit 
organizations, not-for profit institutions, farms, federal government, 
state, local or tribal government.
    Frequency: On occasion, recordkeeping.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: Maya A. Bernstein, (202) 395-4816.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, Acting DOC Forms Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-3271, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should sent to Maya A. Bernstein, OMB Desk Officer, Room 
10236, New Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: August 30, 1996.
Linda Engelmeier,
Acting Department Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 96-22675 Filed 9-4-96; 8:45 am]
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