[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 20, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 43395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16411]



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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: 48,227 hours annually.
    Number of Respondents: 30,035 responses per year.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take the 
registered practitioner or agent approximately 40 hours (40.0) to 
complete the petition for reinstatement after disciplinary removal. It 
is estimated to take 7 hours (7.0) to complete the registration 
examination to become a registered practitioner. These times include 
time to gather the necessary information, and 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) and administered by the USPTO through 37 CFR 11.7(h). 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 patents. The USPTO is submitting this collection in support of a 
final rulemaking, ``Changes to Representation of Others Before the 
United States Patent and Trademark Office'' (RIN 0651-AB55). In this 
final rulemaking, the USPTO is proposing to update the rules and 
procedures regarding the enrollment and recognition of individuals to 
practice as attorneys and agents before the USPTO in patent, trademark, 
and other non-patent matters. These proposed changes are also expected 
to improve how the USPTO handles applications for registration and 
petitions.
    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 19, 2004, to David 
Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: July 14, 2004.
Susan K. Brown,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of Data Architecture and Services, Data 
Administration Division.
[FR Doc. 04-16411 Filed 7-19-04; 8:45 am]
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