[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 18, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 19876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5721]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

United States 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: Public User ID Badging.
    Form Number(s): PTO-2030, PTO-2224.
    Agency Approval Number: 0651-0041.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 1,097 hours annually.
    Number of Respondents: 11,369 responses per year.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take the 
public approximately 5 minutes (0.08 hours) to renew a security 
identification badge, including preparing and submitting the completed 
form. The USPTO estimates that it will take the public approximately 5 
to 10 minutes (0.08 to 0.17 hours) to complete the other items in this 
collection, including the time to gather the necessary information, 
prepare the appropriate form, and submit the completed request.
    Needs and Uses: The USPTO is required by 35 U.S.C. 41(i)(1) to 
maintain a Public Search Facility to provide patent and trademark 
collections for searching and retrieval of information. In order to 
manage the patent and trademark collections, the USPTO issues online 
access cards to customers who wish to use the electronic search systems 
at one of the Public Search Facilities. Under the authority provided in 
41 CFR Part 102-81, the USPTO also issues security identification 
badges to members of the public who wish to use the facilities at the 
USPTO. The public uses this collection to request an online access 
card, a security identification badge, or to register for user training 
classes. This collection currently contains forms for the Application 
for Public User ID (Online Access Card) (PTO-2030), Security 
Identification Badges for Public Users (PTO-2224), and two user 
training application forms. The USPTO is updating this information 
collection to include the renewal of security identification badges, to 
delete the replacement fee for online access cards, and to revise the 
estimated annual responses in order to reflect current submissions. No 
new forms are being added to this collection.
    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 with annual renewals for online access cards 
and security identification badges.
    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 ``0651-0041 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 May 18, 2006 to David Rostker, 
OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 725 17th 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: April 12, 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. E6-5721 Filed 4-17-06; 8:45 am]
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