[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 8743]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-4338]


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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: Fastener Quality Act Insignia Recordal Process.
    Form Number(s): PTO-1611.
    Agency Approval Number: 0651-0028.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 26 hours annually.
    Number of Respondents: 150 responses per year.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take the 
public approximately 10 minutes (0.17 hours) to gather the necessary 
information, prepare the form, and submit the request for recordal or 
renewal of a fastener insignia.
    Needs and Uses: Under Section 5 of the Fastener Quality Act of 
1999, 15 U.S.C. 5401 et seq., as implemented in 15 CFR 280.300 et seq., 
certain industrial fasteners must bear an insignia identifying the 
manufacturer. Manufacturers use this collection to record and renew 
fastener insignias with the USPTO so that these fasteners can be traced 
to their manufacturers. After the manufacturer submits a complete 
application for recordal of a fastener insignia, the USPTO will issue a 
Certificate of Recordal, which remains active for five years. The USPTO 
uses this information to maintain the Fastener Insignia Register, which 
is open to public inspection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Frequency: On occasion and renewal every 5 years.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    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 
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 March 27, 2003 to David Rostker, 
OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 725 17th 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: February 14, 2003.
Susan K. Brown,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of Data Architecture and Services, Data 
Administration Division.
[FR Doc. 03-4338 Filed 2-24-03; 8:45 am]
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