[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 13, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52709-52710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20424]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

United States 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).
    Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

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    Title: Electronic Application for Patent Examiners--Job Application 
Rating System (JARS).
    Form Number(s): PTO-2041.
    Agency Approval Number: 0651-0042.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 2,500 hours annually.
    Number of Respondents: 5,000 responses per year.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: Based on USPTO time and motion studies, 
the agency estimates that it will take the public approximately 30 
minutes to gather and prepare the necessary information, and submit the 
electronic employment application.
    Needs and Uses: The Electronic Application for Patent Examiners--
Job Application Rating System (JARS) is used by the public to apply for 
entry-level patent examiner positions in a user-friendly process. The 
USPTO uses the electronic transmission of this information to review 
and rate applicants on-line almost instantaneously. It is also used by 
the USPTO 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: Voluntary.
    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, (703) 308-7400, USPTO, Suite 
310, 2231 Crystal Drive, Washington, DC 20231, or by e-mail at 
[email protected].
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent on or before Sepetember 12, 2002 to David 
Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: August 2, 2002.
Susan K. Brown,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of Data Management, Data Administration 
Division.
[FR Doc. 02-20424 Filed 8-12-02; 8:45 am]
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