83 FR 4037 - Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Certificate Action Form
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 19 (January 29, 2018)
Patent and Trademark Office
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 19 (January 29, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-01612 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 19 (Monday, January 29, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 4037-4038] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-01612] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Certificate Action Form 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 extension of an existing information collection: 0651-0045 (Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Certificate Action Form). DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before March 30, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651- 0045 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 Richard Arnold, Security Authorizations Branch, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450; by telephone at 571-270-0539; or by email to [email protected]. Additional information about this collection is also available at http://www.reginfo.gov under ``Information Collection Review.'' SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) uses Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) technology to support electronic commerce between the USPTO and its customers. PKI is a set of hardware, software, policies, and procedures that provide important security services for the electronic business activities of the USPTO, including protecting the confidentiality of unpublished patent applications in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 122 and 37 CFR 1.14, as well as protecting international patent applications in accordance with Article 30 of the Patent Cooperation Treaty. In order to provide the necessary security for its electronic commerce systems, the USPTO uses PKI technology to protect the integrity and confidentiality of information submitted to the USPTO. PKI employs public and private encryption keys to authenticate the customer's identity and support secure electronic communication between the customer and the USPTO. Customers may submit a request to the USPTO for a digital certificate, which enables the customer to create the encryption keys necessary for electronic identity verification and secure transactions with the USPTO. This digital certificate is required in order to access any secure online systems that the USPTO provides, including the systems for electronic filing of patent applications and viewing confidential [[Page 4038]] information about unpublished patent applications. This information collection covers the Certificate Action Form (PTO-2042), which is used by the public to request a new digital certificate, revoke a current certificate, or recover a lost or corrupted certificate. Customers may also change the name listed on the certificate or associate the certificate with one or more Customer Numbers. A Customer Number allows an applicant to associate all correspondence and USPTO actions regarding multiple patent applications to a single address and name. The Certificate Action Form must include a notarized signature in order to verify the identity of the applicant. The Certificate Action Form has an accompanying subscriber agreement to ensure that customers understand their obligations regarding the use of the digital certificates and cryptographic software. When generating a new certificate, customers also register to receive a set of seven codes that will enable customers to recover a lost certificate online without having to contact USPTO support staff. II. Method of Collection The Certificate Action Form must be notarized and may be mailed or hand delivered to the USPTO. III. Data OMB Number: 0651-0045. IC Instruments and Forms: PTO-2042. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other for-profits; and not-for-profit institutions. Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,825 responses per year. Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take the public approximately 30 minutes (0.50 hours) to read the instructions and subscriber agreement, gather the necessary information, prepare the Certificate Action Form, and submit the completed request. Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 1,912.50 hours. Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost Burden: $402,084. The USPTO expects that attorneys, paraprofessionals, and independent inventors will complete the submissions for this collection. The professional hourly rate for attorneys is $438, for paraprofessionals is $145, and for independent inventors is $47.71. The attorney rate is established by estimates in the 2017 Report on the Economic Survey, published by the Committee on Economics of Legal Practice of the American Intellectual Property Law Association. The paraprofessional rate is established by estimates in the 2016 National Utilization and Compensation Survey, published by the National Association of Legal Assistance (NALA). The independent inventor rate is based the mean hourly wage for engineers according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics (17-2199). The USPTO estimates that the combined average hourly rate of these estimates for all respondents is approximately $210.24. Using this hourly rate, the USPTO estimates that the total respondent cost burden for this collection is $402,804 per year. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Annual burden Annual cost IC No. Item Annual response time (hours) response hours Rate burden (a).............................. (b) (c) = (a) x (d) (e) = (c) x (b) (d) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.......................... Certificate Action Form 0.50 (30 minutes)................ 3,825 1,912.50 $210.24 $402,084.00 (including Subscriber Agreement). --------------------------------------------------------------- Totals................. ........................ ................................. 3,825 1,915.50 .............. 402,084.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Total Annual Non-hour Respondent Cost Burden: $24,824.25. There are no capital start-up costs, maintenance costs, or fees associated with this information collection. However, this collection does have annual (non-hour) cost burden associated with the Certificate Action Form. This collection has costs due to the notarization requirement for authenticating the signatures on the Certificate Action Form. The USPTO estimates that the average fee for having a signature notarizing is $6 and 3,825 responses for these forms will be submitted annually, for a total cost of $22,950 per year. The notary fee was determined based on estimates for notary fees by states as published by the National Notary Association. This collection also has postage costs for submitting the Certificate Action Form to the USPTO by mail. The form cannot be faxed or submitted electronically because it requires an original notarized signature. The USPTO estimates that the first class postage cost for these forms will be $0.49 and that it will receive 3,825 mailed responses annually for a total postage cost of approximately $1,874.25 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 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. 2018-01612 Filed 1-26-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-16-P
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Time for response Annual cost
IC # Item Responses Burden hours Rate
(hours) burden
(a) (b) (c) = (a) × (b) (d) (e) = (c) × (d)
1 ..................... Application for Public User ID (Ac- 0.08 (5 minutes) ..... 1,250 100 $291.50 $29,150.00
cess Card).
2 ..................... Renew Online Access Card ........... 0.08 (5 minutes) ..... 500 40 291.50 11,600.00
3 ..................... Replace Online Access Card ......... 0.08 (5 minutes) ..... 50 4 291.50 1,166.00
4 ..................... User Training Registration Forms .. 0.08 (5 minutes) ..... 150 12 291.50 3,498.00
5 ..................... Security Identification Badges for 0.08 (5 minutes) ..... 1,000 80 291.50 23,320.00
Public Users.
6 ..................... Renew Security Identification 0.08 (5 minutes) ..... 3,200 256 291.50 74,624.00
Badges for Public Users.
7 ..................... Replace Security Identification 0.08 (5 minutes) ..... 100 8 291.50 2,332.00
Badges.
Totals ...... ......................................................... ................................ 6,250 500 ........................ 145,750.00
Estimated Total Annual Non-hour (d) Ways to minimize the burden of Security Authorizations Branch, United
Respondent Cost Burden: $1,501.96. the collection of information on States Patent and Trademark Office,
This collection has annual (non-hour) respondents, e.g., the use of automated P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
costs in the form of fees and postage collection techniques or other forms of 1450; by telephone at 571–270–0539; or
costs. information technology. by email to Richard.Arnold@uspto.gov.
There are no application or renewal Additional information about this
fees for online access cards or security Marcie Lovett,
collection is also available at http://
identification badges. However, there is Records and Information Governance www.reginfo.gov under ‘‘Information
a $15 fee for issuing a replacement Division Director, OCTO United States Patent
and Trademark Office.
Collection Review.’’
security identification badge. The
[FR Doc. 2018–01610 Filed 1–26–18; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
USPTO estimates that it will reissue
approximately 100 security badges BILLING CODE 3510–16–P
I. Abstract
annually that have been lost, stolen, or
need to be replaced, for a total of The United States Patent and
$1,500.00 per year in replacement fees. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Trademark Office (USPTO) uses Public
Users may incur postage costs when Key Infrastructure (PKI) technology to
Patent and Trademark Office support electronic commerce between
submitting a user training registration
form to the USPTO by mail. The USPTO Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) the USPTO and its customers. PKI is a
expects that approximately 4 training Certificate Action Form set of hardware, software, policies, and
forms received per year will be procedures that provide important
submitted by mail. The USPTO ACTION: Proposed collection; comment security services for the electronic
estimates that the average first-class request. business activities of the USPTO,
postage cost for a mailed training form including protecting the confidentiality
will be $0.49 for a total postage cost of SUMMARY: The United States Patent and of unpublished patent applications in
$1.96 per year for this collection. Trademark Office (USPTO), as required accordance with 35 U.S.C. 122 and 37
The total annual (non-hour) by the Paperwork Reduction Act of CFR 1.14, as well as protecting
respondent cost burden for this 1995, invites comments on a proposed international patent applications in
collection in the forms of fees and extension of an existing information accordance with Article 30 of the Patent
postage costs is estimated to be collection: 0651–0045 (Public Key Cooperation Treaty.
$1,501.96 per year. Infrastructure (PKI) Certificate Action In order to provide the necessary
Form). security for its electronic commerce
IV. Request for Comments
DATES: Written comments must be systems, the USPTO uses PKI
Comments submitted in response to
submitted on or before March 30, 2018. technology to protect the integrity and
this notice will be summarized or
included in the request for OMB ADDRESSES: You may submit comments confidentiality of information submitted
approval of this information collection; by any of the following methods: to the USPTO. PKI employs public and
they also will become a matter of public • Email: InformationCollection@ private encryption keys to authenticate
record. uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0045 the customer’s identity and support
Comments are invited on: comment’’ in the subject line of the secure electronic communication
(a) Whether the proposed collection of message. between the customer and the USPTO.
information is necessary for the proper • Federal Rulemaking Portal: http:// Customers may submit a request to the
performance of the functions of the www.regulations.gov. USPTO for a digital certificate, which
agency, including whether the • Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and enables the customer to create the
Information Governance Division encryption keys necessary for electronic
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information shall have practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of the agency’s Director, Office of the Chief Technology identity verification and secure
estimate of the burden (including hours Officer, United States Patent and transactions with the USPTO. This
and cost) of the proposed collection of Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, digital certificate is required in order to
information; Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. access any secure online systems that
(c) Ways to enhance the quality, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the USPTO provides, including the
utility, and clarity of the information to Requests for additional information systems for electronic filing of patent
be collected; and should be directed to Richard Arnold, applications and viewing confidential
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information about unpublished patent II. Method of Collection inventors will complete the submissions
applications. The Certificate Action Form must be for this collection. The professional
This information collection covers the notarized and may be mailed or hand hourly rate for attorneys is $438, for
Certificate Action Form (PTO–2042), delivered to the USPTO. paraprofessionals is $145, and for
which is used by the public to request independent inventors is $47.71. The
a new digital certificate, revoke a III. Data attorney rate is established by estimates
current certificate, or recover a lost or OMB Number: 0651–0045. in the 2017 Report on the Economic
corrupted certificate. Customers may IC Instruments and Forms: PTO–2042. Survey, published by the Committee on
also change the name listed on the Type of Review: Revision of a Economics of Legal Practice of the
certificate or associate the certificate currently approved collection. American Intellectual Property Law
with one or more Customer Numbers. A Affected Public: Individuals or
Customer Number allows an applicant Association. The paraprofessional rate is
households; businesses or other for-
to associate all correspondence and established by estimates in the 2016
profits; and not-for-profit institutions.
USPTO actions regarding multiple Estimated Number of Respondents: National Utilization and Compensation
patent applications to a single address 3,825 responses per year. Survey, published by the National
and name. The Certificate Action Form Estimated Time per Response: The Association of Legal Assistance (NALA).
must include a notarized signature in USPTO estimates that it will take the The independent inventor rate is based
order to verify the identity of the public approximately 30 minutes (0.50 the mean hourly wage for engineers
applicant. The Certificate Action Form hours) to read the instructions and according to the Bureau of Labor
has an accompanying subscriber subscriber agreement, gather the Statistics Occupational Employment
agreement to ensure that customers necessary information, prepare the Statistics (17–2199). The USPTO
understand their obligations regarding Certificate Action Form, and submit the estimates that the combined average
the use of the digital certificates and completed request. hourly rate of these estimates for all
cryptographic software. When Estimated Total Annual Respondent respondents is approximately $210.24.
generating a new certificate, customers Burden Hours: 1,912.50 hours. Using this hourly rate, the USPTO
also register to receive a set of seven Estimated Total Annual Respondent estimates that the total respondent cost
codes that will enable customers to Cost Burden: $402,084. The USPTO burden for this collection is $402,804
recover a lost certificate online without expects that attorneys, per year.
having to contact USPTO support staff. paraprofessionals, and independent
Annual Annual Annual burden Annual cost
IC No. Item response time Rate
response hours burden
(hours)
(a) (b) (c) = (a) × (b) (d) (e) = (c) × (d)
1 ..................... Certificate Action Form (including 0.50 (30 minutes) ... 3,825 1,912.50 $210.24 $402,084.00
Subscriber Agreement).
Totals ...... ......................................................... ................................ 3,825 1,915.50 ........................ 402,084.00
Estimated Total Annual Non-hour postage cost for these forms will be respondents, e.g., the use of automated
Respondent Cost Burden: $24,824.25. $0.49 and that it will receive 3,825 collection techniques or other forms of
There are no capital start-up costs, mailed responses annually for a total information technology.
maintenance costs, or fees associated postage cost of approximately $1,874.25
with this information collection. per year. Marcie Lovett,
However, this collection does have Records and Information Governance
annual (non-hour) cost burden IV. Request for Comments Division Director, OCTO United States Patent
associated with the Certificate Action Comments submitted in response to and Trademark Office.
Form. this notice will be summarized or [FR Doc. 2018–01612 Filed 1–26–18; 8:45 am]
This collection has costs due to the included in the request for OMB BILLING CODE 3510–16–P
notarization requirement for approval of this information collection;
authenticating the signatures on the they also will become a matter of public
Certificate Action Form. The USPTO record. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
estimates that the average fee for having Comments are invited on:
a signature notarizing is $6 and 3,825 (a) Whether the proposed collection of United States Patent and Trademark
responses for these forms will be information is necessary for the proper Office
submitted annually, for a total cost of performance of the functions of the
$22,950 per year. The notary fee was agency, including whether the Submission for OMB Review;
determined based on estimates for information shall have practical utility; Comment Request; Financial
notary fees by states as published by the (b) The accuracy of the agency’s Transactions
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National Notary Association. estimate of the burden (including hours
This collection also has postage costs and cost) of the proposed collection of The United States Patent and
for submitting the Certificate Action information; Trademark Office (USTPO) will submit
Form to the USPTO by mail. The form (c) Ways to enhance the quality, to the Office of Management and Budget
cannot be faxed or submitted utility, and clarity of the information to (OMB) for clearance the following
electronically because it requires an be collected; and proposal for collection of information
original notarized signature. The (d) Ways to minimize the burden of under the provisions of the Paperwork
USPTO estimates that the first class the collection of information on Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
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| Action | Proposed collection; comment request. | |
| Dates | Written comments must be submitted on or before March 30, 2018. | |
| Contact | Requests for additional information should be directed to Richard Arnold, Security Authorizations Branch, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450; by telephone at 571-270-0539; or by email to [email protected] Additional information about this collection is also available at http://www.reginfo.gov under ``Information Collection Review.'' | |
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