[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 14, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57041-57042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-28516]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Patent and Trademark Office


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) 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).

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    Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
    Title: Native American Tribal Insignia Database.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Agency Approval Number: 0651-00XX.
    Type of Request: New Collection.
    Burden: 74 hours annually.
    Number of Respondents: 400 responses per year.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take the 
public approximately 10 minutes to gather information, prepare, and 
submit a request to record an official insignia for a federally-
recognized Native American tribe and 12 minutes to gather information, 
prepare, and submit a request to record an official insignia for a 
state-recognized Native American tribe.
    Needs and Uses: This collection of information supports the 
establishment of a comprehensive database containing the official 
insignia of federally- and state-recognized Native American tribes. The 
database is being created following the USPTO's completion of a study 
and report to the Judiciary Committees of the United States Senate and 
House of Representatives concerning the protection of the official 
insignia of recognized tribes. The report recommended the creation of a 
database containing the official insignia of all federally- and state-
recognized Native American tribes, and the Senate Appropriations 
Committee directed the USPTO to comply with this recommendation. The 
public uses this collection to request entry of the official insignia 
of their recognized Native American tribe into the USPTO database of 
official tribal insignia. The USPTO uses the information collected from 
the public to determine whether a trademark for which registration is 
sought may be similar to an official insignia of a Native American 
tribe, as evidence of what a Native American tribe considers to be its 
official insignia and address for correspondence, and to maintain a 
public search library.
    Affected Public: Tribal governments.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Susan K. Brown, Records Officer, Office of Data 
Management, Data Administration Division, USPTO, Suite 310, 2231 
Crystal Drive, Washington, DC, 20231, by phone at (703) 308-7400, or by 
e-mail at [email protected].
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent on or before December 14, 2001 to David 
Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: November 7, 2001.
Susan K. Brown,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of Data Management, Data Administration 
Division.
[FR Doc. 01-28516 Filed 11-13-01; 8:45 am]
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