[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 61 (Monday, March 31, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 15437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7553]


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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: Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Certificate Action Form.
    Form Number(s): PTO-2042.
    Agency Approval Number: 0651-0045.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 4,000 hours annually.
    Number of Respondents: 8,000 responses per year.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take the 
public approximately 30 minutes (0.5 hours) to read the instructions 
and Subscriber Agreement, gather the necessary information, prepare the 
Certificate Action Form, and submit the completed request.
    Needs and Uses: In support of the Government Paperwork Elimination 
Act and its own electronic filing initiatives, the USPTO has 
implemented Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) technology to support 
secure electronic commerce between the USPTO and its customers. 
Customers may submit a request to the USPTO for a digital certificate, 
which allows the customer to use the encryption keys necessary for 
electronic identity authentication and secure transactions with the 
USPTO. The public uses this collection to request a digital 
certificate, the revocation of a certificate, or the recovery of a lost 
encryption key. The USPTO uses this collection to process certificate 
requests and to provide customers with the authorization codes to use 
the cryptographic software.
    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.
    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 
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 April 30, 2003, to David 
Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: March 24, 2003.
Susan K. Brown,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of Data Architecture and Services, Data 
Administration Division.
[FR Doc. 03-7553 Filed 3-28-03; 8:45 am]
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