[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 134 (Monday, July 14, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 41564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-17701]


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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: Admittance to Practice and Roster of Registered Patent 
Attorneys and Agents Admitted to Practice Before the United States 
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
    Form Number(s): PTO-158, PTO-158A, PTO-275, PTO-107A, PTO-1209.
    Agency Approval Number: 0651-0012.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 6,078 hours annually.
    Number of Respondents: 24,042 responses per year.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take the 
public approximately 30 minutes (0.5 hours) to complete either an 
application or registration to practice before the USPTO, or an 
application for a foreign resident to practice before the USPTO. It is 
estimated to take 20 minutes (0.33 hours) to complete undertakings 
under 37 CFR 10.10(b); 10 minutes (0.17 hours) to complete data sheets; 
5 minutes (0.08 hours) to complete the oath or affirmation; 45 minutes 
(0.75 hours) to complete the petition for waiver of regulations; and 90 
minutes (1.5 hours) to complete the written request for reconsideration 
of disapproval notice of application and the petition for reinstatement 
to practice. These times include time to gather the necessary 
information, prepare, and submit the forms and requirements in this 
collection.
    Needs and Uses: This information is required by 35 U.S.C. 
2(b)(2)(D), administered by the USPTO through 37 CFR 10.5-10.11 and 
10.170. The information is used by the Director of the Office of 
Enrollment and Discipline (OED) to determine if the applicant for 
registration is of good moral character and repute; has the necessary 
legal, scientific, and technical qualifications; and is otherwise 
competent to advise and assist applicants in the presentation and 
prosecution of applications for patent grants.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit; 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 the 
Chief Information Officer, Office of Data Architecture and Services, 
(703) 308-7400, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, 
Alexandria, Virginia 22313, Attn: CPK 3 Suite 310, or by e-mail at 
[email protected].
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent on or before August 13, 2003 to David 
Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: July 8, 2003.
Susan K. Brown,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of Data Architecture and Services, Data 
Administration Division.
[FR Doc. 03-17701 Filed 7-11-03; 8:45 am]
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