[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 144 (Friday, July 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 41298]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-14542]


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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 and Trademark Financial Transactions.
    Form Number(s): PTO-2038, PTO-2231, PTO-2232, PTO-2233, PTO-2234, 
PTO-2236.
    Agency Approval Number: 0651-0043.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 58,166 hours annually, including 50 hours per year for 
Financial Profiles.
    Number of Respondents: 1,929,205 responses per year, including 500 
responses per year for Financial Profiles.
    Avg. Hours per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take the 
public approximately two to four minutes (0.03 to 0.07 hours) to 
prepare and submit the existing items in this collection. The USPTO 
estimates that it will take the public approximately six minutes (0.10 
hours) to complete and submit a Financial Profile.
    Needs and Uses: Under 35 U.S.C. 41 and 15 U.S.C. 1113, as 
implemented in 37 CFR 1.16-1.28, 2.6-2.7, and 2.206-2.209, the USPTO 
charges fees for processing and other services related to patents, 
trademarks, and information products. Customers may submit payments to 
the USPTO by several methods, including credit card, deposit account, 
electronic funds transfer (EFT), and paper check transactions. The 
public uses this collection to pay patent and trademark fees by credit 
card, to establish and manage USPTO deposit accounts, to set up a user 
profile for EFT transactions, and to request refunds. The USPTO is 
developing a pilot program that will allow customers to access and 
manage their financial activity online by creating a Financial Profile 
through the USPTO Web site. The Financial Profiles are being added to 
this collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, 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 ``0651-0043 copy 
request'' in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: 571-273-0112, marked to the attention of Susan 
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 August 27, 2007 to David 
Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: July 20, 2007.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
Customer Information Services Group, Public Information Services 
Division.
 [FR Doc. E7-14542 Filed 7-26-07; 8:45 am]
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