82 FR 48492 - Admission To Practice and Roster of Registered Patent Attorneys and Agents Admitted To Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 200 (October 18, 2017)
Patent and Trademark Office
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 200 (October 18, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 18, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 48492-48496] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-22617] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office Admission To Practice and Roster of Registered Patent Attorneys and Agents Admitted To Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on a proposed information collection proposed extension of an existing information collection. DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before December 18, 2017. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651- 0012 comment'' in the subject line of the message. Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and Information Governance Division Director, Office of the Chief Technology Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information should be directed to Dahlia George, Office of Enrollment and Discipline, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450; by telephone at 571-272-4097; or by email to [email protected] with ``0651-0012 comment'' in the subject line. Additional information about this collection is also available at http://www.reginfo.gov under ``Information Collection Review.'' SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract This collection of information is required by 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2)(D), which permits the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to establish regulations governing the recognition and conduct of agents, attorneys or other persons representing applicants or other parties before the USPTO. This statute also permits the USPTO to require information from applicants that shows that they are of good moral character and reputation and have the necessary qualifications to assist applicants with the patent process and to represent them before the USPTO. The USPTO administers the statute through 37 CFR 1.21, 10.14 and 11.5 through 11.12. These rules address the requirements to apply for the examination for registration and to demonstrate eligibility to be a registered attorney or agent before the USPTO, including the fee requirements. The Office of Enrollment and Discipline (OED) collects information to determine the qualifications of individuals entitled to represent applicants before the USPTO in the preparation and prosecution of applications for a patent. The OED also collects information to administer and maintain the roster of attorneys and agents registered to practice before the USPTO. Information concerning registered attorneys and agents is published by the OED in a public roster that can be accessed through the USPTO Web site. The information in this collection is used by the USPTO to review applications for the examination for registration and to determine whether an applicant may be added to, or an existing practitioner may remain on, the Register of Patent Attorneys and Agents. II. Method of Collection Individuals desiring to participate in the Register of Patent Attorneys may submit material in electronic form or by mail following guidance provided by the Office of Enrollment and Discipline. III. Data OMB Number: 0651-0012. IC Instruments and Forms: PTO-158, PTO-158A, PTO-158T, PTO-107A, PTO-107R, PTO-107S, PTO-275, PTO-1209, PTO-2126, PTO-2149 and PTO-2150. Type of Review: Extension of a Previously Existing Information Collection. Affected Public: Individuals. Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 18,458. Estimates for numbers of annual responses are based on the previously received number of responses and the anticipated participation trends over the next three years. Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it takes the public approximately 1 minute (0.01 hours) to 40 hours to complete this information, depending upon the application (see Table 1 below). This includes the time to gather the necessary information, prepare the forms, and submit the items to the USPTO. Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 18,559.39 hours. Estimated Total Annual Respondent (Hourly) Cost Burden: $8,090,661.34. The USPTO expects that attorneys will complete the items in this collection. The professional hourly rate for attorneys is $438. The rate is established by estimates in the 2017 Report for the Economic Survey of the American Intellectual Property Law Association. Using this hourly rate, the USPTO estimates that the total respondent cost burden for this collection is $8,090,661.34 per year. Table 1--Respondent Costs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated IC No. Item Hours Responses (yr) Burden (hrs/ Rate ($/hr) respondent yr) cost (a).................................... (b) (c) = (a) x (d) (e) = (c) x (b) (d) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.............................. Application for Registration to 0.50 2,611 1,305.50 $438 $571,809.00 Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (includes both the computerized exam and the USPTO-administered exam) Form PTO-158. [[Page 48493]] 1.............................. Application for Registration to 0.50 19 9.50 438 4,161.00 Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (former examiners; examination waived) Form PTO-158. 2.............................. Application for Registration to 0.50 10 5.00 438 2,190.00 Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office Under 37 CFR 11.6(c) by a Foreign Resident (examination waived) Form PTO-158A. 3.............................. Application for Reciprocal Recognition 0.50 3 1.50 438 657.00 to Practice in Trademark Matters Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office Under 37 CFR 11.14(c) by a Foreign Attorney or Agent (examination waived) Form PTO-158T. 4.............................. Mandatory Survey--Register of Patent 0.50 5,000 2,500 438 1,095,000.00 Attorneys and Agents PTO-107S. 5.............................. Registration Examination to Become a 7.00 1,982 13,874 438 6,076,812.00 Registered Practitioner. 6.............................. Undertaking under 37 CFR 11.10(b) PTO/ 0.33 159 53 438 23,214.00 275. 7.............................. Data Sheet--Register of Patent 0.17 916 152.67 438 68,868.00 Attorneys and Agents (individuals passing the registration exam) PTO- 107A. 7.............................. Data Sheet--Register of Patent 0.17 100 16.67 438 7,300.00 Attorneys and Agents (foreign applicants) PTO-107A. 7.............................. Data Sheet--Register of Patent 0.17 100 16.67 438 7,300.00 Attorneys and Agents (former examiners seeking registration) PTO-107R. 8.............................. Oath or Affirmation PTO-1209........... 0.08 1,116 93 438 40,734.00 9a............................. Reinstatement to the Register PTO-107A, 0.01 53 0.88 438 386.90 PTO-107R. 9b............................. Written request for reconsideration and 1.50 30 45 438 19,710.00 further review of disapproval notice of application. 9c............................. Petition to the Director of the Office 0.75 20 15 438 6,570.00 of Enrollment and Discipline under 11.2(c). 10............................. Cover pages used for submitting 0.05 6,300 315 438 137,970.00 correspondence to OED (for documents submitted with applications, requests for reconsideration, and petitions). 11............................. Reasonable Accommodation PTO 158R...... 4.0 39 156 438 68,328.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals..................... ....................................... .............. 18,458 18,559.39 .............. 8,090,661.34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Total Annual (Non-hour) Respondent Cost Burden: Estimated Total Annual Non-hour Respondent Cost Burden: $1,546,909.00. There are no capital start-up or maintenance costs associated with this information collection. There are, however, non-hour costs due to recordkeeping requirements, filing fees, and postage costs. The General Requirements Bulletin recommends that ``applicants should make and keep a copy of every document submitted to the office in connection with an application for registration.'' The USPTO estimates that it will take an applicant approximately 5 minutes (0.08 hours) to print and retain a copy of the submissions and that approximately 5,176 responses will be made per year, for a total of 413 hours. Using the professional rate of $438 per hour for intellectual property attorneys, the USPTO estimates that the record keeping cost associated with this copy requirement will be $181,752 per year. An additional cost comes from the requirement for an Oath statement for each member of the patent bar; an item which requires the services of a notary public. The average fee for having a document notarized is $6. The USPTO estimates that it will receive 1,116 responses to this information collection per year as a result of this notary requirement, for a total cost of $6,696.00 per year, for a total recordkeeping cost of $195,620.00. [[Page 48494]] Table 2--Recordkeeping Costs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated IC No. Item Hours Responses (yr) Burden (hrs/ Rate ($/hr) respondent yr) cost ....................................... (a) (b) (c) = (a) x (d) (e) = (c) x (b) (d) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.............................. Application for Registration to 0.08 2,630 219.17 $438.00 $95,995.00 Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (includes both the computerized exam and the USPTO-administered exam) Form PTO-158. 2.............................. Application for Registration to 0.08 10 0.83 438.00 365.00 Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office Under 37 CFR 11.6(c) by a Foreign Resident (examination waived) Form PTO-158A. 3.............................. Application for Reciprocal Recognition 0.08 3 0.25 438.00 109.50 to Practice in Trademark Matters Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office Under 37 CFR 11.14(c) by a Foreign Attorney or Agent (examination waived) Form PTO-158T. 6.............................. Undertaking under 37 CFR 11.10(b) PTO/ 0.08 159 13.25 438.00 5,803.50 275. 7.............................. Data Sheet--Register of Patent 0.08 1,116 93.00 438.00 40,734.00 Attorneys and Agents (individuals passing the registration exam) PTO- 107A. 8.............................. Oath or Affirmation PTO-1209........... 0.08 1,116 93.00 438.00 40,734.00 8.............................. Oath or Affirmation Cost of Notary .............. 1,116 .............. 6 Cost of 6,696.00 Public. notary public 9a............................. Reinstatement to the Register PTO-107A, 0.08 53 4.42 438.00 1,934.50 PTO-107R. 9b............................. Written request for reconsideration and 0.08 30 2.50 438.00 1,095.00 further review of disapproval notice of application. 9c............................. Petition to the Director of the Office 0.08 20 1.67 438.00 730.00 of Enrollment and Discipline under 11.2(c). 11............................. Reasonable Accommodation PTO 158R...... 0.08 39 3.25 438.00 1,423.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals..................... ....................................... .............. 6,292 431.33 .............. 195,620.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There are also filing fees associated with this collection. The application fees for registration to practice before the USPTO vary depending on whether the applicant is a current applicant, a former examiner, or a foreign resident, or seeking reinstatement to the Register to become active upon leaving the USPTO. The fee for administration of the computerized examination to become a registered patent practitioner also varies depending on how the examination is administered. The total annual non-hour cost burden associated with filing fees is $776,920.00. Table 3--Filing Fees ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total non-hour IC No. Item Responses (yr) Filing Fee ($) cost burden ($/ hr) (a) (b) (c)=(a) x (b) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.......................... Non-Refundable Application Fee for 2,611 $40.00 $104,400.00 Registration to Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (includes both the computerized exam and the USPTO-administered exam). 1.......................... Application Fee for Registration to 19 40.00 760.00 Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, as applicable when used for registration fees only (former examiners; examination waived). 2.......................... Application for Registration to 10 40.00 400.00 Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office Under 37 CFR 11.6(c) by a Foreign Resident (examination waived) Form PTO-158A. 3.......................... Application Fee for Reciprocal 3 40.00 120.00 Recognition to Practice in Trademark Matters Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office Under 37 CFR 11.14(c) by a Foreign Attorney/Agent (examination waived). 5.......................... Registration examination fee for 20 450.00 9,000.00 administration of computerized examination to become a registered patent practitioner administered by the USPTO (USPTO-administered exam). 5.......................... Registration examination fee for 2,382 200.00 476,400.00 administration of computerized examination to become a registered patent practitioner administered by a commercial entity (computer exam). [[Page 48495]] 7.......................... Data Sheet--Register of Patent 916 100.00 91,600.00 Attorneys and Agents (individuals passing the registration exam) PTO- 107A. 7.......................... Data Sheet--Register of Patent 100 100.00 10,000.00 Attorneys and Agents (foreign applicants) PTO-107A. 7.......................... Data Sheet--Register of Patent 100 100.00 10,000.00 Attorneys and Agents (former examiners seeking registration) PTO-107R. 9a......................... Reinstatement to the Register PTO- 53 100.00 5,300.00 107A, PTO-107R. 9b......................... Written request for reconsideration 30 130.00 3,900.00 and further review of disapproval notice of application. 9c......................... Petition to the Director of the 20 130.00 2,600.00 Office of Enrollment and Discipline under 11.2(c). 9d......................... Petition for reinstatement after 4 1,600.00 6,400.00 disciplinary removal under 37 CFR 11.60. 9f......................... Non-Refundable Application Fee for 35 1,600.00 56,000.00 Enrollment and/or Reinstatement to Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office under 37 CFR 1.21(a)(10) (those who must prove fitness to practice). ----------------------------------------------- Totals................. ................................... 6,303 -- 776,920.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Postage costs are also associated with this collection. Estimates for postage range from $0.49 to $1.73 per mailed submission, depending upon the item sent. The postage costs estimated at $2,260.53 for this collection and are outlined in the table below. Table 4--Postage Costs ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Postage fee Total non-hour IC No. Item Responses ($) cost burden ................................... (a) (b) (a) x (b) = c ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.......................... Non-Refundable Application Fee for 2,611 $0.61 $1,592.71 Registration to Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (includes both the computerized exam and the USPTO-administered exam). 1.......................... Application Fee for Registration to 19 0.61 11.59 Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, as applicable when used for registration fees only (former examiners; examination waived). 2.......................... Application for Registration to 10 0.49 4.90 Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office Under 37 CFR 11.6(c) by a Foreign Resident (examination waived) Form PTO-158A. 3.......................... Application Fee for Reciprocal 3 0.61 1.83 Recognition to Practice in Trademark Matters Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office Under 37 CFR 11.14(c) by a Foreign Attorney/Agent (examination waived). 7.......................... Data Sheet--Register of Patent 916 0.49 448.84 Attorneys and Agents (individuals passing the registration exam) PTO- 107A. 7.......................... Data Sheet--Register of Patent 100 0.49 49.00 Attorneys and Agents (foreign applicants) PTO-107A. 7.......................... Data Sheet--Register of Patent 100 0.49 49.00 Attorneys and Agents (former examiners seeking registration) PTO-107A. 9a......................... Reinstatement to the Register PTO- 53 0.49 25.97 107A, PTO-107R. 9b......................... Written request for reconsideration 30 0.61 18.30 and further review of disapproval notice of application. 9c......................... Petition to the Director of the 20 1.73 34.60 Office of Enrollment and Discipline under 11.2(c). 11......................... Reasonable Accommodation PTO 158R.. 39 0.61 23.79 rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Totals................. ................................... 3,901 .............. 2,260.53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Therefore, the USPTO estimates that the total annual (non-hour) cost burden for this collection, in the form of filing fees and postage is $779,180.53 per year. IV. Request for Comments Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on [[Page 48496]] respondents, e.g., the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Marcie Lovett, Records and Information Governance Division Director, OCTO United States Patent and Trademark Office. [FR Doc. 2017-22617 Filed 10-17-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-16-P
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Nicholas A. Fraser. 22313–1450; by telephone at 571–272– Attorneys and Agents.
4097; or by email to Dahlia.George@
Marcie Lovett, II. Method of Collection
uspto.gov with ‘‘0651–0012 comment’’
Records Management Division Director, in the subject line. Additional Individuals desiring to participate in
USPTO, Office of the Chief Information
information about this collection is also the Register of Patent Attorneys may
Officer.
available at http://www.reginfo.gov submit material in electronic form or by
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under ‘‘Information Collection Review.’’ mail following guidance provided by
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: the Office of Enrollment and Discipline.
I. Abstract III. Data
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE This collection of information is OMB Number: 0651–0012.
Patent and Trademark Office required by 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2)(D), which IC Instruments and Forms: PTO–158,
permits the United States Patent and PTO–158A, PTO–158T, PTO–107A,
Admission To Practice and Roster of Trademark Office (USPTO) to establish PTO–107R, PTO–107S, PTO–275, PTO–
Registered Patent Attorneys and regulations governing the recognition 1209, PTO–2126, PTO–2149 and PTO–
Agents Admitted To Practice Before and conduct of agents, attorneys or 2150.
the United States Patent and other persons representing applicants or Type of Review: Extension of a
Trademark Office (USPTO) other parties before the USPTO. This Previously Existing Information
statute also permits the USPTO to Collection.
ACTION: Proposed collection; comment require information from applicants that Affected Public: Individuals.
request. shows that they are of good moral
Estimated Number of Annual
character and reputation and have the
SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Respondents: 18,458. Estimates for
necessary qualifications to assist
Trademark Office (USPTO), as required numbers of annual responses are based
applicants with the patent process and
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of to represent them before the USPTO. on the previously received number of
1995, invites comments on a proposed The USPTO administers the statute responses and the anticipated
information collection proposed through 37 CFR 1.21, 10.14 and 11.5 participation trends over the next three
extension of an existing information through 11.12. These rules address the years.
collection. requirements to apply for the Estimated Time per Response: The
examination for registration and to USPTO estimates that it takes the public
DATES:Written comments must be approximately 1 minute (0.01 hours) to
submitted on or before December 18, demonstrate eligibility to be a registered
attorney or agent before the USPTO, 40 hours to complete this information,
2017. depending upon the application (see
including the fee requirements. The
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Office of Enrollment and Discipline Table 1 below). This includes the time
by any of the following methods: (OED) collects information to determine to gather the necessary information,
• Email: InformationCollection@ the qualifications of individuals entitled prepare the forms, and submit the items
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0012 to represent applicants before the to the USPTO.
comment’’ in the subject line of the USPTO in the preparation and Estimated Total Annual Respondent
message. prosecution of applications for a patent. Burden Hours: 18,559.39 hours.
• Federal Rulemaking Portal: http:// The OED also collects information to Estimated Total Annual Respondent
www.regulations.gov. administer and maintain the roster of (Hourly) Cost Burden: $8,090,661.34.
• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and attorneys and agents registered to The USPTO expects that attorneys will
Information Governance Division practice before the USPTO. Information complete the items in this collection.
Director, Office of the Chief Technology concerning registered attorneys and The professional hourly rate for
Officer, United States Patent and agents is published by the OED in a attorneys is $438. The rate is established
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, public roster that can be accessed by estimates in the 2017 Report for the
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. through the USPTO Web site. The Economic Survey of the American
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: information in this collection is used by Intellectual Property Law Association.
Requests for additional information the USPTO to review applications for Using this hourly rate, the USPTO
should be directed to Dahlia George, the examination for registration and to estimates that the total respondent cost
Office of Enrollment and Discipline, determine whether an applicant may be burden for this collection is
United States Patent and Trademark added to, or an existing practitioner may $8,090,661.34 per year.
TABLE 1—RESPONDENT COSTS
Estimated
Responses Burden Rate
IC No. Item Hours respondent
(yr) (hrs/yr) ($/hr) cost
(a) (b) (c) = (a) × (b) (d) (e) = (c) × (d)
1 ............. Application for Registration to Practice Before 0.50 2,611 1,305.50 $438 $571,809.00
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information technology. including providing additional
Marcie Lovett,
information needed to process a request
Marcie Lovett, Records and Information Governance
to delete a particular filing basis from an
Records and Information Governance Division Director, OCTO, United States Patent
application or to divide an application and Trademark Office.
Division Director, OCTO United States Patent
and Trademark Office. identifying multiple goods and/or
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services into two or more separate
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applications. Applicants may seek a six-
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month extension of time to file a
statement that the mark is in use in
commerce or submit a petition to revive COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
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an application that abandoned for
Patent and Trademark Office failure to submit a timely response to an
Agency Information Collection
Office action or a timely statement of
Activities Under OMB Review
Submission for OMB Review; use or extension request. In some
Comment Request; Substantive circumstances, an applicant may AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading
Submissions Made During the expressly abandon an application by Commission.
Prosecution of the Trademark filing a written request for withdrawal ACTION: Notice.
Application of the application. The rules
implementing the Trademark Act are set SUMMARY: In compliance with the
The United States Patent and forth in 37 CFR part 2. The forms in this Paperwork Reduction Act (‘‘PRA’’), this
Trademark Office (USTPO) will submit collection are available in electronic notice announces that the Information
to the Office of Management and Budget format through the Trademark Collection Request (‘‘ICR’’) abstracted
(OMB) for clearance the following Electronic Application System (TEAS). below has been forwarded to the Office
proposal for collection of information of Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) for
The information in this collection is
under the provisions of the Paperwork review and comment. The ICR describes
a matter of public record and is used by
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). the nature of the information collection
Agency: United States Patent and the public for a variety of private
business purposes related to and its expected costs and burden.
Trademark Office, Commerce.
Title: Substantive Submissions Made establishing and enforcing trademark DATES: Comments must be submitted on
During the Prosecution of the rights. The information is available at or before November 17, 2017.
Trademark Application. USPTO facilities and can also be ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the
OMB Control Number: 0651–0054. accessed at the USPTO Web site. burden estimate or any other aspect of
Form Number(s): Affected Public: Businesses or other the information collection, including
• PTO 1553 for-profits; not-for-profit institutions; suggestions for reducing the burden,
• PTO 1581 individuals. may be submitted directly to the Office
• PTO 2194 Frequency: On occasion. of Information and Regulatory Affairs
• PTO 2195 Respondent’s Obligation: Required to (‘‘OIRA’’) in OMB within 30 days of this
• PTO 2200 Obtain or Retain Benefits. notice’s publication by either of the
• PTO 2202 OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, following methods. Please identify the
Type of Request: Revision of a email: Nicholas_A._Fraser@ comments by ‘‘OMB Control No. 3038–
currently approved collection. omb.eop.gov. 0059.’’
Number of Annual Respondents: Once submitted, the request will be • By email addressed to:
374,972 responses. publicly available in electronic format OIRAsubmissions@omb.eop.gov; or
Average Hours per Response: The • By mail addressed to: the Office of
through reginfo.gov. Follow the
USPTO expects that it will take the Information and Regulatory Affairs,
instructions to view Department of
public approximately 10 to 35 minutes Office of Management and Budget,
Commerce collections currently under
(0.17 to 0.58 hours) to gather the Attention Desk Officer for the
review by OMB.
necessary information, create the Commodity Futures Trading
Further information can be obtained Commission, 725 17th Street NW.,
document, and submit the completed
by: Washington, DC 20503.
request, depending upon the type of
request and the method of submission • Email: InformationCollection@ A copy of all comments submitted to
(electronic or paper). uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0054 copy OIRA should be sent to the Commodity
Burden Hours: 101,400.37 hours request’’ in the subject line of the Futures Trading Commission (‘‘CFTC’’
annually. message. or ‘‘Commission’’) by either of the
Cost Burden: $42,650,873.51. • Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and following methods. The copies should
Needs and Uses: This collection of Information Governance Division refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 3038–0059.’’
information is required by the Director, Office of the Chief Technology • By submission through the
Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq., Officer, United States Patent and Commission’s Web site: http://
which provides for the Federal Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, comments.cftc.gov. Please follow the
registration of trademarks, service Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. instructions for submitting comments
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marks, collective trademarks and service Written comments and through the Web site;
marks, collective membership marks, recommendations for the proposed • By mail addressed to: Christopher
and certification marks. Individuals and information collection should be sent on Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the
businesses that use or intend to use or before November 17, 2017 to Commission, Commodity Futures
such marks in commerce may file an Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, Trading Commission, Three Lafayette
application to register their marks with via email to Nicholas_A._Fraser@ Centre, 1155 21st Street NW.,
the USPTO. Such individuals and omb.eop.gov, or by fax to 202–395– Washington, DC 20581; or
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| Contact | Requests for additional information should be directed to Dahlia George, Office of Enrollment and Discipline, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450; by telephone at 571-272-4097; or by email to [email protected] with ``0651-0012 comment'' in the subject line. Additional information about this collection is also available at http://www.reginfo.gov under ``Information Collection Review.'' | |
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