[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 238 (Tuesday, December 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 74488]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-21121]


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PATENT AND 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: Patent Cooperation Treaty.
    Form Number(s): PCT RO/101, PCT/RO/134, PTO-1382, PTO-1390, PCT/
IPEA/401, PTO/SB/61/PCT, PTO/SB/64/PCT, PCT/Model of power of attorney, 
PCT/Model of general power of attorney.
    Agency Approval Number: 0651-0021.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 347,891 hours annually.
    Number of Respondents: 355,658 responses per year.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take the 
public approximately 15 minutes (0.25 hours) to 8 hours to gather the 
necessary information; prepare the appropriate form, petition, or other 
request; and submit the information to the USPTO.
    Needs and Uses: The general purpose of the Patent Cooperation 
Treaty (PCT) is to standardize the format and filing procedures so that 
applicants may file one international application in one location, in 
one language, and pay one initial set of fees to seek protection for an 
invention in more than 100 designated countries. This collection of 
information is necessary so that respondents can apply for an 
international patent and so that the USPTO can fulfill its duties to 
process, search, and examine international patent applications under 
the provisions of the PCT. The USPTO is submitting this collection in 
support of a final rulemaking entitled ``Changes to Facilitate 
Electronic Filing of Patent Correspondence'' (RIN 0651-AB92), which 
will provide applicants with a new process for showing that national 
stage correspondence submitted electronically was actually received by 
the Office. A new petition to support this process is being added to 
this collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits, and 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 ``0651-0021 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 January 11, 2007 to David 
Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: December 5, 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. E6-21121 Filed 12-11-06; 8:45 am]
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