[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 249 (Thursday, December 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77146-77147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-8022]


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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 and Trademark Financial Transactions (formerly 
Payment of Patent and Trademark Office Fees by Credit Card).
    Form Number(s): PTO-2038, PTO-2231, PTO-2232, PTO-2233, PTO-2234, 
PTO-2236.
    Agency Approval Number: 0651-0043.

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    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 58,116 hours annually.
    Number of Respondents: 1,928,705 responses per year.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take the 
public approximately two to four minutes (0.03 to 0.07 hours) to gather 
the necessary information, prepare, and submit the items in this 
collection.
    Needs and Uses: Under 35 U.S.C. 41 and 15 U.S.C. 1113, as 
implemented in 37 CFR 1.16-1.28, 2.6-2.7, and 2.206-2.209, the USPTO 
charges fees for processing and other services related to patents, 
trademarks, and information products. Customers may pay fees by credit 
card, USPTO deposit account, or electronic funds transfer (EFT). The 
public uses this collection to pay patent and trademark fees by credit 
card, to establish and manage USPTO deposit accounts, to set up a user 
profile for EFT transactions, and to request refunds. In addition to 
the existing Credit Card Payment Form (PTO-2038) and Electronic Credit 
Card Payment Form (PTO-2231), the USPTO is adding the Deposit Account 
Application Form (PTO-2232), Deposit Account Replenishments, the 
Electronic Deposit Account Replenishment Form (PTO-2233), the Deposit 
Account Closure Request Form (PTO-2234), the EFT User Profile Form 
(PTO-2236), and Refund Requests to this collection. The USPTO does not 
currently provide official forms for paper Deposit Account 
Replenishments or Refund Requests.
    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 any of the following methods:
     E-mail: [email protected]. Include ``0651-0043 copy 
request'' in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: 571-273-0112, marked to the attention of 
Susan Brown.
     Mail: Susan K. Brown, Records Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer, Office of Data Architecture and Services, Data 
Administration Division, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 
1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent on or before January 30, 2006 to David 
Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: December 21, 2005.
Susan K. Brown,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Office 
of Data Architecture and Services, Data Administration Division.
[FR Doc. E5-8022 Filed 12-28-05; 8:45 am]
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