[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 211 (Thursday, November 1, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61867-61868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21500]


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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 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: Dissemination Events and Registrations.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Agency Approval Number: 0651-00xx.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden: 328 hours annually.
    Number of Respondents: 4,100 responses per year.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: The USPTO estimates that it takes 5 
minutes (0.08 hours) to complete the event and PTDL (Patent and 
Trademark Depository Library) registrations, whether they are completed 
electronically or mailed to the USPTO. This includes the time to gather 
the necessary information, prepare the registration request, and submit 
it to the USPTO.
    Needs and Uses: Under 35 U.S.C. 2(A)(2) the USPTO is ``responsible 
for disseminating to the public information with respect to patents and 
trademarks.'' The USPTO sponsors various events and collects 
information from both the public and the partnership members to plan 
these events and to arrange for the security of the events, if 
necessary. The public and PTDL members use the registration forms in 
this collection to request access to the USPTO-sponsored events. The 
USPTO uses the information collected from the registrations to plan for 
the various events, such as outreach to independent inventors, 
assistance to small businesses, and meetings discussing the prevention 
of unlawful intellectual property practices, international trends, 
cooperation between intellectual property entities, and long-term 
goals.

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    Affected Public: Individuals or households and businesses or other 
for-profits.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    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 ``0651-00xx 
Dissemination Events and Registrations 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.
     Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent on or before December 3, 2007 to David 
Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: October 26, 2007.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
Customer Information Services Group, Public Information Services 
Division.
[FR Doc. E7-21500 Filed 10-31-07; 8:45 am]
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