[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 41 (Thursday, March 2, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10653-10654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2966]


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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: Fastener Quality Act Insignia Recordal Process.
    Form Number(s): PTO 16-11.
    Agency Approval Number: 0651-0028.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 6 hours annually.
    Number of Respondents: 37 responses per year.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take the 
public approximately 10 minutes (0.17 hours) to complete a request for 
the recordal of an insignia or renewal of a recordal.

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This includes the time to gather the necessary information, prepare the 
form, and submit the completed request.
    Needs and Uses: Under Section 5 of the Fastener Quality Act of 
1999, 15 U.S.C. 5401 et seq., as implemented in 15 CFR 280.300 et seq., 
certain industrial fasteners must bear an insignia identifying the 
manufacturer. Manufacturers use this collection to record fastener 
insignias and renew the recordals with the USPTO so that these 
fasteners can be traced to their manufacturers. After the manufacturer 
submits a complete application for recordal of a fastener insignia, the 
USPTO will issue a Certificate of Recordal, which remains active for 
five years. The USPTO uses this information to maintain the Fastener 
Insignia Register, which is open to public inspection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Frequency: On occasion and renewal every 5 years.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    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 ``0651-0028 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, Architecture, Engineering and Technical Services, 
Data Architecture and Services 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 April 3, 2006 to David Rostker, 
OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 725 17th 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: February 23, 2006.
Susan K. Brown,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
Architecture, Engineering and Technical Services, Data Architecture and 
Services Division.
[FR Doc. E6-2966 Filed 3-1-06; 8:45 am]
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