[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 228 (Wednesday, November 26, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 70508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27931]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

United States 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: Financial Transactions.
    Agency Approval Number: 0651-0043.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 86,263 hours annually.
    Number of Respondents: 2,590,950 responses per year.
    Avg. Hours per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take the 
public approximately 1 to 7 minutes (0.02 to .12 hours) to prepare the 
appropriate form or documents and submit to the USPTO.
    Needs and Uses: Under 35 U.S.C. 41 and 15 U.S.C. 1113, the United 
States Patent and Trademark Office (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 provisions of 35 
U.S.C. 41 and 15 U.S.C. 1113 are implemented in 37 CFR 1.16-1.28, 2.6-
2.7, and 2.206-2.209. This information collection includes associated 
payment and account forms for the aforementioned financial transactions 
and methods.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, email: 
[email protected].
    Once submitted, the request will be publicly available in 
electronic format through the Information Collection Review page at 
www.reginfo.gov.
    Paper copies can be obtained by:
     Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651-43 
copy request'' in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records Management Division Director, 
Office of the Chief Information Officer, United States 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 December 26, 2014 to Nicholas A. 
Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email to [email protected], 
or by fax to 202-395-5167, marked to the attention of Nicholas A. 
Fraser.

    Dated: November 20, 2014.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director, USPTO, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-27931 Filed 11-25-14; 8:45 am]
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