[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 175 (Friday, September 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 49148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-23571]


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

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: Electronic Application for Patent Examiners--Job Application 
Rating System (JARS).
    Form Number: PTO/2041.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden: 1,850 hours annually.
    Number of Respondents: 3,700 responses annually.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: Based on estimates and knowledge of the 
form, the PTO estimates the burden hours required by the public to 
gather, prepare, and submit Form PTO/2041, Electronic Application for 
Patent Examiners--Job Application Rating System (JARS), to be 
approximately 30 minutes. Depending on the situation, it could take as 
little as 20 minutes or as much as one hour to complete the on-line 
application.
    Needs and Uses: The Electronic Application for Patent Examiners--
Job Application Rating System (JARS), Form PTO/2041, will be used by 
the public to apply for a position as a Patent Examiner in a user-
friendly process. The PTO will use the electronic transmission of this 
information to review and rate applicants on-line almost 
instantaneously. It will also be used by the PTO to expedite the hiring 
process by eliminating the time used in the mail distribution process, 
thereby streamlining labor and reducing costs.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, farms, Federal 
Government, and state, local, or tribal governments.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain a benefit.
    OMB Desk Officer: Peter Weiss, (202) 395-3630.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, Departmental Forms Clearance 
Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, (202) 482-3272, 
Department of Commerce, Room 5033, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at LE[email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication to Peter Weiss, 
OMB Desk Officer, Room 10236, New Executive Office Building, 725 17th 
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: September 1, 1999.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-23571 Filed 9-9-99; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-16-P