[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 23, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 35376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15562]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

United States Patent and Trademark Office


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; ``Requirements for 
Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequence and/or Amino Acid 
Sequence Disclosures''

    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.
    Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
    Title: Requirements for Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide 
Sequence and/or Amino Acid Sequence Disclosures.
    OMB Control Number: 0651-0024.
    Form Number(s):
     PTO/SB/93.
    Type of Request: Regular.
    Number of Respondents: 28,850.
    Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take 
approximately 6 minutes (0.10 hours) to 6 hours to complete a single 
item in this collection. This includes the time to gather the necessary 
information, create the documents, and submit the completed request to 
the USPTO.
    Burden Hours: 163,955 hours.
    Cost Burden: $1,573,140.00.
    Needs and Uses: Patent applications that contain nucleotide and/or 
amino acid sequence disclosures that fall within the definitions of 37 
CFR 1.821(a) must include, as a separate part of the application 
disclosure, a copy of the sequence listing in accordance with the 
requirements in 37 CFR 1.821-1.825. Applicants may submit sequence 
listings for both U.S. and international patent applications. The USPTO 
uses the sequence listings during the examination process to determine 
the patentability of the associated patent application. The USPTO also 
uses the sequence listings to support publication of patent 
applications and issued patents. Sequence listings are searchable after 
publication.
    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 reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions on the 
website to view Department of Commerce collections currently under 
review by OMB.
    Further information can be obtained by:
     Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651-
0024 information request'' in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Marcie Lovett, Chief, Records and Information 
Governance Branch, Office of the Chief Administrative 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 August 22, 2019 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.

Marcie Lovett,
Chief, Records and Information Governance Branch, Office of the Chief 
Administrative Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2019-15562 Filed 7-22-19; 8:45 am]
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