[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 12 (Friday, January 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 2646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1190]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    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: Practitioner Records Maintenance and Disclosure Before the 
Patent and Trademark Office.
    Agency Approval Number: 0651-0017.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Burden: 3,278 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 350 for record keeping maintenance, and 85 
for violation reporting.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 9 hours for record keeping maintenance, 
and 1\1/2\ hours for violation reporting.
    Needs and Uses: Information is required to insure compliance with 
the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Code of Responsibility which 
requires that registered attorneys and agents maintain complete records 
of clients, and report violations of the Code and evidence of such 
violations to the PTO. The Code further mandates that attorneys and 
agents cooperate with the Director of the Office of Enrollment and 
Discipline in connection with any investigation.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: Maya A. Bernstein, (202) 395-3785.
    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 5312, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 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, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: January 8, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Acting Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-1190 Filed 1-16-97; 8:45 a.m.]
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