[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 18, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53232-53233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-18333]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Patent and Trademark Office


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will be 
submitting 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 Processing (Updating).
    Form Number(s): PTO/SB/08/08a/08b, eIDS, PTO/SB/17i, PTO/SB/17P, 
PTO/SB/21-28, PTO/SB/24A&B, PTO/SB/30-33, PTO/SB/35-39, PTO/SB/42-43, 
PTO/SB/61-64, PTO/SB/64a, PTO/SB/67-68, PTO/SB/91-92, PTO/SB/96-97, 
PTO/SB/130, PTO/SB/201, PTO/SB/206, PTO/SB/211, PTO/SB/216, PTO-2053-A/
B, PTO-2054-A/B, PTO-2055-A/B, PTOL/413A & 413C, and EFS-Web.
    Agency Approval Number: 0651-0031.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 3,632,456 hours annually.
    Number of Respondents: 2,643,259 responses per year.
    Avg. Hours per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take 
anywhere from 1 minute 48 sections (0.03 hours) to 22 hours, depending 
on the amount of information that the applicant needs to submit to the 
USPTO, to complete the forms and requirements associated with this 
information collection. This includes time to gather the necessary 
information, create the documents, and submit the completed request.
    Needs and Uses: During the pendency of a patent application or the 
period of enforceability of a patent, situations arise that require 
collection of information for the USPTO to further process the patented 
file or the patent application. This information can be used by the 
USPTO to continue the processing of the patent or application or to 
ensure that applicants are complying with the patent regulations. These 
situations involve responses filed by applicants to various USPTO 
actions and may include information disclosures and citations; requests 
for extensions of time; the establishment of small entity status; 
abandonment or revival of abandoned applications; disclaimers; appeals; 
expedited examination of design applications; transmittal forms; 
requests to inspect, copy and access patent applications; publication 
requests; and certificates of mailing/transmission.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit; 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:
    E-mail: [email protected]. Include ``0651-0031 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

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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 October 18, 2007 to David 
Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: September 11, 2007.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
Customer Information Services Group, Public Information Services 
Division.
 [FR Doc. E7-18333 Filed 9-17-07; 8:45 am]
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