[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 88 (Wednesday, May 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24443-24444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-11245]


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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: Patent Processing (Updating).
    Form Number(s): PTO/SB/08a/08b/21/22/23/24/24A/25/26/27/30/31/32/
35/36/37/42/43/61/62/63/ 64/64a/67/68/91/92/96/97, PTO-2053-A/B, PTO-

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2054-A/B, PTO-2055-A/B, PTOL/413A, eIDS, EFS form.
    Agency Approval Number: 0651-0031.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 830,629 hours annually.
    Number of Respondents: 2,208,339 responses per year.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take 
anywhere from one minute 48 sections (0.03 hours) to eight hours (8.0 
hours), depending on the amount of information that the applicant needs 
to submit to the USPTO, to complete the forms and requirements 
associated with this information collection. This includes time to 
gather the necessary information, create the documents, and submit the 
completed request.
    Needs and Uses: During the pendency of a patent application or the 
period of enforceability of a patent, situations arise that require 
collection of information for the USPTO to further process the patented 
file or the patent application. This information can be used by the 
USPTO to continue the processing of the patent or application or to 
ensure that applicants are complying with the patent regulations. These 
situations involve responses filed by applicants to various USPTO 
actions and may include information disclosures and citations; requests 
for extensions of time; the establishment of small entity status; 
abandonment or revival of abandoned applications; disclaimers; appeals; 
expedited examination of design applications; transmittal forms; 
requests to inspect, copy and access patent applications; publication 
requests; and certificates of mailing/transmission.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit; 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, U.S. Patent 
and Trademark Office, Suite 310, 2231 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 
22202; by phone (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 June 6, 2003 to David Rostker, 
OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC. 20503.

    Dated: April 30, 2003.
Susan K. Brown,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of Data Architecture and Services, Data 
Administration Division.
[FR Doc. 03-11245 Filed 5-6-03; 8:45 am]
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