83 FR 16834 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; “Public Search Facility User ID and Badging”
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 74 (April 17, 2018)
Patent and Trademark Office
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 74 (April 17, 2018)
| Page Range | 16834-16834 | |
| FR Document | 2018-08019 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 17, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 16834] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-08019] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; ``Public Search Facility User ID and Badging'' 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. Title: Public Search Facility User ID and Badging. OMB Control Number: 0651-0041. Forms:PTO-2030 PTO-2224 Number of Respondents: 6,250 responses per year. Average Hours per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take the public between approximately 5 minutes (0.08 hours) and 10 minutes (0.17 hours) to complete the information in this collection, depending on the application. This includes the time to gather the necessary information, prepare the appropriate form, and submit the completed request to the USPTO. Burden Hours: 500 hours. Cost Burden: $1,501.96. Needs and Uses: This collection covers information that individuals submit in applications to establish a USPTO online access account. This application allows users to obtain, renew, or replace online access account cards which provide access to the electronic search system at the Public Search Facility. The public may apply for an online access account only at the Public Search Facility reference desk by providing the completed application (including contact information) and proper identification. The access account cards include a bar-coded user number and an expiration date. Users may renew their account card in person by validating and updating the required information and may obtain a replacement for a lost account card by providing proper identification. Users who wish to register for the voluntary training courses may do so by completing the appropriate form. This collection also covers information in applications to establish, renew, or replace security identification badges issued under the authority provided in 41 CFR part 102-81 to members of the public who wish to access the Public Search Facility. Users may apply for a security badge in person at the USPTO Security Office by providing the completed application (including applicant and contact information) and presenting a valid form of identification with photograph. The security badges include a color photograph of the user and must be worn always while at the USPTO facilities. Frequency: On occasion. Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits. OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, email: Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov. Once submitted, the request will be publicly available in electronic format through reginfor.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB. Further information can be obtained by: Email: InformationCollection@uspto.gov. Include ``0651- 0041 copy request'' in the subject line of the message. Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and Information Governance Division Director, Office of the Chief Information Technology 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 May 17, 2018 to Nicholas A. Fraser. OMB Desk Officer, via email to Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov.or by fax to 202-395-5167, marked to the attention of Nicholas A. Fraser. Marcie Lovett, Records and Information Governance Division Director, Office of the Chief Technology Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office. [FR Doc. 2018-08019 Filed 4-16-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-16-P
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Number of Respondents: 3,825 fax to 202–395–5197, marked to the account card by providing proper
responses per year. attention of Nicholas A. Fraser. identification. Users who wish to
Average Hours per Response: The register for the voluntary training
Marcie Lovett,
USPTO estimates that it will take the courses may do so by completing the
Records and Information Governance
public approximately 30 minutes (0.50 appropriate form.
Division Director, Office of the Chief
hours) to read the instructions and Technology Officer, United States Patent and This collection also covers
subscriber agreement, gather the Trademark Office. information in applications to establish,
necessary information, prepare the [FR Doc. 2018–08020 Filed 4–16–18; 8:45 am] renew, or replace security identification
Certificate Action Form, and submit the
completed request.
BILLING CODE 3510–16–P badges issued under the authority
Needs and Uses: provided in 41 CFR part 102–81 to
This information collection covers the members of the public who wish to
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE access the Public Search Facility. Users
Certificate Action Form (PTO–2042),
which is used by the public to request Patent and Trademark Office may apply for a security badge in person
a new digital certificate, revoke a at the USPTO Security Office by
current certificate, or recover a lost or Submission for OMB Review; providing the completed application
corrupted certificate. Customers may Comment Request; ‘‘Public Search (including applicant and contact
also change the name listed on the Facility User ID and Badging’’ information) and presenting a valid
certificate or associate the certificate form of identification with photograph.
The United States Patent and
with one or more Customer Numbers. A The security badges include a color
Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit
Customer Number allows an applicant to the Office of Management and Budget photograph of the user and must be
to associate all correspondence and (OMB) for clearance the following worn always while at the USPTO
USPTO actions regarding multiple proposal for collection of information facilities.
patent applications to a single address under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 Frequency: On occasion.
and name. The Certificate Action Form U.S.C. Chapter 35).
must include a notarized signature in Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Agency: United States Patent and Obtain or Retain Benefits.
order to verify the identity of the Trademark Office, Commerce.
application. The Certificate Action Form Title: Public Search Facility User ID OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser,
has an accompanying subscriber and Badging. email: Nicholas_A._Fraser@
agreement to ensure that customers OMB Control Number: 0651–0041. omb.eop.gov. Once submitted, the
understand their obligations regarding Forms: request will be publicly available in
the use of the digital certificates and • PTO–2030 electronic format through reginfor.gov.
cryptographic software. When • PTO–2224 Follow the instructions to view
generating a new certificate, customers Number of Respondents: 6,250 Department of Commerce collections
also register to receive a set of seven responses per year. currently under review by OMB.
codes that will enable customers to Average Hours per Response: The
recover a lost certificate online without Further information can be obtained
USPTO estimates that it will take the by:
having to contact USPTO support staff. public between approximately 5
Frequency: On occasion. minutes (0.08 hours) and 10 minutes • Email: InformationCollection@
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to (0.17 hours) to complete the information uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0041 copy
Obtain or Retain Benefits. in this collection, depending on the request’’ in the subject line of the
OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, application. This includes the time to message.
email: Nicholas_A._Fraser@ gather the necessary information, • Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and
omb.eop.gov. Once submitted, this prepare the appropriate form, and Information Governance Division
request will be publicly available in submit the completed request to the Director, Office of the Chief Information
electronic format through USPTO. Technology Officer, United States
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the Burden Hours: 500 hours.
instructions to view Department of Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box
Cost Burden: $1,501.96.
Commerce collections currently under 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450.
Needs and Uses:
review by OMB. This collection covers information Written comments and
Further information can be obtained that individuals submit in applications recommendations for the proposed
by: to establish a USPTO online access information collection should be sent on
• Email: InformationCollection@ account. This application allows users or before May 17, 2018 to Nicholas A.
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0045 copy to obtain, renew, or replace online Fraser. OMB Desk Officer, via email to
request’’ in the subject line of the access account cards which provide Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov.or by
message. access to the electronic search system at fax to 202–395–5167, marked to the
• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and the Public Search Facility. The public attention of Nicholas A. Fraser.
Information Governance Division may apply for an online access account
Director, Office of the Chief Technology only at the Public Search Facility Marcie Lovett,
Officer, United States Patent and reference desk by providing the Records and Information Governance
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, completed application (including Division Director, Office of the Chief
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Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. contact information) and proper Technology Officer, United States Patent and
Written comments and identification. The access account cards Trademark Office.
recommendations for the proposed include a bar-coded user number and an [FR Doc. 2018–08019 Filed 4–16–18; 8:45 am]
information collection should be sent on expiration date. Users may renew their BILLING CODE 3510–16–P
or before May 17, 2018 to Nicholas A. account card in person by validating
Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email to and updating the required information
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov or by and may obtain a replacement for a lost
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