[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 26074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6652]


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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: Madrid Protocol.
    Form Number(s): PTO-2131, PTO-2132, PTO-2133.
    Agency Approval Number: 0651-0051.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 1,008 hours annually.
    Number of Respondents: 4,308 responses per year.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take the 
public approximately two minutes to one hour (0.03 to 1.0 hours) to 
complete the information in this collection, including the time to 
gather the necessary information, prepare the forms or documents, and 
submit the completed request.
    Needs and Uses: The Madrid Protocol is an international treaty that 
allows a trademark owner to seek registration in any of the 
participating countries by filing a single international application. 
The public uses this collection to submit applications for 
international registration and related requests to the USPTO under the 
Madrid Protocol. This collection contains electronic forms for filing 
the Application for International Registration (PTO-2131), Subsequent 
Designation (PTO-2132), and Response to a Notice of Irregularity (PTO-
2133) online through the USPTO web site. The USPTO is adding one 
petition to this collection, the Petition to Review Refusal to Certify 
an International Application. No form is provided for this petition.
    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 ``0651-0051 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 June 2, 2006 to David Rostker, 
OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 725 17th 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: April 26, 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. E6-6652 Filed 5-2-06; 8:45 am]
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