[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 140 (Tuesday, July 22, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 43344]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-18585]



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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: Requirements for Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide 
Sequence and/or Amino Acid Sequence Disclosures.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Agency Approval Number: 0651-0024.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 29,856 hours annually.
    Number of Respondents: 23,750 responses per year.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take the 
public approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes (1.33 hours) to gather the 
necessary information, prepare the paper sequence listing, and submit 
it to the USPTO. The USPTO also estimates that it will take the public 
approximately 1 hour to prepare and submit a sequence listing on 
compact disc (CD) and approximately 10 minutes (0.17 hours) to prepare 
and submit a sequence listing electronically over the Internet.
    Needs and Uses: The guidelines for submitting sequence listing data 
for national and international biotechnology patent applications are 
outlined in 37 CFR 1.821-1.825 and World Intellectual Property 
Organization (WIPO) Standard ST.25 (1998). Applicants must submit a 
copy of the sequence listing in the prescribed standard format and 
another copy that is in computer-readable form. The sequence listings 
may be submitted on paper, CD, or electronically over the Internet. The 
USPTO uses the sequence listings to determine the patentability of 
associated applications and to support the publication of applications 
and issued patents. Applicants use sequence data when preparing 
biotechnology patent applications and may also search sequence listings 
after publication.
    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 the 
Chief Information Officer, Office of Data Architecture and Services, 
Data Administration Division, 703-308-7400, U.S. Patent and Trademark 
Office, PO Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 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 21, 2003, to David 
Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: July 15, 2003.
Susan K. Brown,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Office 
of Data Architecture and Services, Data Administration Division.
[FR Doc. 03-18585 Filed 7-21-03; 8:45 am]
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