[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 214 (Wednesday, November 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 59847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29204]


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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 (PTO).
    Title: Deposit of Biological Materials.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Agency Approval Number: 0651-0022.
    Type of Request: Extension of the expiration date of a currently 
approved collection.
    Burden: 3,301 hours.
    Number of Respondents: Approximately 3,300.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 1 hour for deposits of biological material 
and 5 hours for depositories seeking PTO recognition.
    Needs and Uses: Every patent must include a written description of 
the invention sufficient to enable a person to make and use the 
invention. When the invention involves a biological material, sometimes 
words cannot sufficiently describe how to make and use the invention in 
a reproducible manner. In such cases, the biological material must be 
deposited in a depository so that the public can obtain samples. Also, 
the patent rules contain a provision on how to be designated as a 
depository. PTO determines the suitability of a depository based on its 
administrative and technical competence.
    Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit 
organizations, non-profit institutions, and Federal agencies or 
employees.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a patent.
    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, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, 
(202) 482-3272, 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 be sent within 30 days of publication to Maya A. 
Bernstein, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10236, New Executive Office Building, 
725 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: October 27, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-29204 Filed 11-4-97; 8:45 am]
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