[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 13, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 54031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-15138]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Patemt amd Trademark Office


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit 
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: Requirements for Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide 
Sequence and/or Amino Acid Sequence Disclosures.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Agency Approval Number: 0651-0024.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 17,297 hours annually.
    Number of Respondents: 15,382 responses per year.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take the 
public approximately ten minutes (0.17 hours) to one hour and 20 
minutes (1.33 hours) to gather the necessary information, prepare the 
sequence listing, and submit it to the USPTO, depending on whether the 
listing is submitted on paper, on compact disc (CD), or electronically.
    Needs and Uses: Patent applications that contain nucleotide and/or 
amino acid sequence disclosures must include a copy of the sequence 
listing in accordance with the requirements in 37 CFR 1.821-1.825. 
Applicants may submit sequence listings for both U.S. and international 
patent applications. The USPTO uses the sequence listings during the 
examination process to determine the patentability of the associated 
patent application. Sequence listings are also disclosed as part of the 
published application or issued patent. Applicants use sequence data 
when preparing biotechnology patent applications and may also search 
sequence listings after publication.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits, not-for-profit 
institutions.
    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 ``0651-0024 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 October 13, 2006 to David 
Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: September 6, 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. E6-15138 Filed 9-12-06; 8:45 am]
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