[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 7 (Friday, January 10, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1442-1443]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-500]


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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).
    Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
    Title: Payment of Patent and Trademark Office Fees by Credit Card.
    Form Number(s): PTO-2038.
    Agency Approval Number: 0651-0043.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 29,497 hours annually.
    Number of Respondents: 327,308 responses per year.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take the 
public approximately 12 minutes (0.2 hours) to gather the necessary 
information, prepare, and submit the Credit Card Payment Form or 2 
minutes (0.03 hours) to prepare and submit the Electronic Credit Card 
Payment Form.
    Needs and Uses: The USPTO charges fees for processing and other 
services related to patents, trademarks, and information products, 
which may be paid by credit card. The Electronic Credit Card Payment 
Form is being added to this collection and allows the public to submit 
credit card payments online. The public uses this collection to submit 
credit card information in order to pay various fees and to indicate 
the purpose of the payment being submitted. The USPTO uses this 
information to determine whether the appropriate fee amount has been 
submitted and to process these credit card payments. The use of 
separate credit card payment forms is necessary in order to protect the 
confidentiality of the submitted credit card information and exclude 
this information from the patent and trademark records that are open to 
public inspection.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, businesses or other 
for-profits, not-for-profit institutions, farms, the Federal 
Government, and state, local, or tribal governments.
    Frequency: On occasion for recordkeeping and reporting.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.

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    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Susan K. Brown, Records Officer, Office of Data 
Architecture and Services, 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 February 10, 2003 to David 
Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: January 6, 2003.
Susan K. Brown,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of Data Architecture and Services, Data 
Administration Division.
[FR Doc. 03-500 Filed 1-9-03; 8:45 am]
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