[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 73 (Tuesday, April 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 19182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7250]


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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: Deposit of Biological Materials.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Agency Approval Number: 0651-0022.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 3,501 hours annually.
    Number of Respondents: 3,500 responses per year. The USPTO expects 
that 3,500 patent applications on inventions dealing with deposits of 
biological materials will be filed each year. It is estimated by the 
USPTO that one (1) depository will seek recognition every four years, 
or 0.25 depositories will seek recognition annually.
    Avg. Hours per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take one 
(1) hour for the average patent applicant respondent to collect and 
submit the necessary deposit information, and an average of 5 hours for 
the average depository seeking approval to store biological material to 
gather and submit the necessary approval information.
    Needs and Uses: Information on the deposit of biological materials 
in depositories is required for (a) the USPTO determination of 
compliance with 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2) and 112, and 37 CFR 1.801-1.809, 
where inventions sought to be patented rely on biological material 
subject to the deposit requirement, including notification to the 
interested public on where to obtain samples of deposits; and (b) in 
compliance with 37 CFR 1.803 to demonstrate that the depositories are 
qualified to store and test the biological material submitted to them 
under patent applications. This collection is used by the USPTO to 
determine whether or not the applicant has met the requirements of the 
patent regulations. In addition, the USPTO uses this information to 
determine the suitability of a respondent depository based upon 
administrative and technical competence, and the depository's agreement 
to comply with the requirements set forth by the USPTO. There are no 
forms in this collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit; 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:
     E-mail: [email protected]. Include ``0651-0022 copy 
request'' in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: 571-273-0112, marked to the attention of 
Susan K. Fawcett.
     Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records Officer, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, Customer Information Services Group, Public 
Information 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 17, 2007 to David Rostker, 
OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: April 10, 2007.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
Customer Information Services Group, Public Information Services 
Division.
[FR Doc. E7-7250 Filed 4-16-07; 8:45 am]
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