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Diffraction and X-Ray Reflectometry
analysis.
The goals of this consortium include
the development of standardized
terminology and modeling methods,
which will facilitate parameter
comparisons between different
instrument software and improve
customer confidence in X-ray
characterization techniques. The
approach will compare results from
industrial X-ray modeling and
refinement approaches with NIST X-ray
metrology-based approaches to establish
consistency in parameter determination
and in uncertainty analysis. The longterm goal of this collaboration will be
NIST recommendations for X-ray data
measurement and analysis methods.
Recommended measurement and
analysis methods in conjunction with
future Standard Reference Materials will
establish SI traceability between X-ray
measurement and structural model
parameters.
NIST staff members along with at
least one technical representative from
each participating member company
will conduct X-ray software data
refinements. Membership in the
Consortium is open to the X-ray
instrument vendor community,
particularly equipment manufacturers
with commercially available X-ray
analysis software applicable to the
comparative study. The term of the
consortium is intended to be 5 years.
DATES: The meeting will take place on
Thursday, August 10, 2006 from 5:30
p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Interested parties
should contact NIST at the address,
telephone number or FAX number
shown below to confirm their interest in
attending this meeting.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
at the Denver Marriott Tech Center
Hotel, 4900 S. Syracuse Street, Denver,
CO 80237, Room: Evergreen Ballroom.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald Windover or James P. Cline,
Ceramics Division, National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST), 100
Bureau Drive, MS 8520, Gaithersburg,
MD 20899. Telephone: (301) 975–6102
or (301) 975–5793, FAX: 301 975–5334;
e-mail: donald.windover@nist.gov or
james.cline@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any
program undertaken will be within the
scope and confines of The Federal
Technology Transfer Act of 1986 (Pub.
L. 99–502, 15 U.S.C. 3710a), which
provides Federal laboratories including
NIST, with the authority to enter into
cooperative research agreements with
qualified parties. Under this law, NIST
may contribute personnel, equipment,
and facilities but no funds to the
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cooperative research program. This is
not a grant program.
Dated: June 19, 2006.
Hratch G. Semerjian,
Deputy Director.
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research will also help establish
baseline health assessments, genetic
identities, sex ratios, and stable isotope
composition of leatherback sea turtle
tissues and prey. Researchers will
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leatherback sea turtles annually.
Researchers will use animals that have
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taped, flipper and passive integrated
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swabbed, skin sampled, tagged with
electronic instruments (e.g., satellite
transmitters), and released. The research
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Issuance of this permit, as required by
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such permit (1) was applied for in good
faith, (2) will not operate to the
disadvantage of any endangered or
threatened species, and (3) is consistent
with the purposes and policies set forth
in section 2 of the ESA.
Dated: June 21, 2006.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Admittance 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 part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on the continuing information
collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–
13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before August 28, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
E-mail: Susan.Brown@uspto.gov.
Include ‘‘0651–0012 comment’’ in the
subject line of the message.
Fax: 571–273–0112, marked to the
attention of Susan Brown.
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Mail: Susan K. Brown, Records
Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Architecture, Engineering and
Technical Services, Data Architecture
and Services Division, U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450.
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to the attention of
Christine Nucker, U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office, Mail Stop OED, P.O.
Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450;
by telephone at 571–272–6071; or by email at https://www.oed@uspto.gov.
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 to
11.11. 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.
There are five forms associated with
this information collection. Fourteen
new requirements and three new forms
are being introduced into this
collection. The three new forms are
Annual Practitioner Registration Fee
(Form PTO–2126), Sponsor Application
for USPTO CLE Course Approval (PTO–
2149), and Certification of Attendance at
USPTO Approved CLE Training (PTO–
2150).
II. Method of Collection
By mail to the USPTO when the
individual desires to participate in the
information collection.
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Application for Registration to Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
(includes both the computerized exam and the USPTO-administered exam): Form PTO–158.
Application for Registration to Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
(former examiners; examination waived): Form PTO–158.
Application for Registration to Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Under 37 CFR 11.6(c) by a Foreign Resident (applicant does not take the exam): Form
PTO–158A.
Registration Examination to Become a Registered Practitioner ...................................................
Undertaking under 37 CFR 11.10(b): PTO/275 .............................................................................
Data Sheet—Register of Patent Attorneys and Agents (individuals passing the registration
exam): PTO–107A.
Data Sheet—Register of Patent Attorneys and Agents (Foreign applicants): PTO–107A ...........
Data Sheet—Register of Patent Attorneys and Agents (former examiners seeking registration):
PTO–107A.
Oath or Affirmation: PTO–1209 .....................................................................................................
Reinstatement to the Register: PTO–107A ...................................................................................
Written Request for Reconsideration and Further Review of Disapproval Notice of Application
Petitions to the Director of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline ..............................................
Petition for Reinstatement after Disciplinary Removal ..................................................................
Annual Practitioner Registration Fee: Form PTO–2126 ................................................................
Annual Fee, Limited Recognition: Form PTO–2126 ......................................................................
Voluntary Inactive Status: Form PTO–2126 ..................................................................................
Request for Restoration to Active Status from Voluntary Inactive Status: Form PTO–2126 ........
Balance Due on Restoration to Active Status from Voluntary Inactive Status: Form PTO–2126
Delinquency Fee: Form PTO–2126 ...............................................................................................
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OMB Number: 0651–0012.
Form Number(s): PTO–158, PTO–
158A, PTO/275, PTO–107A and PTO–
1209. New forms being introduced into
the collection are PTO–2126, PTO–2149
and PTO–2150.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; business or other for-profit;
the Federal Government; and state, local
or tribal governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
72,122 responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take the
public approximately 5 minutes to 40
hours, depending upon the complexity
of the situation, to gather, prepare, and
submit the various documents in this
information collection.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 89,475 hours per year.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost Burden: 20,707,900. The cost to
respondents for taking the registration
examination is estimated to be at the
rate of 39 per hour, for a cost burden of
955,500. The USPTO estimates that the
remaining items in this collection will
be prepared by associate attorneys in
private firms. Using the professional
hourly rate of 304 per hour for associate
attorneys in private firms, the USPTO
estimates 19,752,400 per year in
respondent cost burden associated with
the remaining items in this information
collection.
Estimated
time for response
Item
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Estimated
annual
responses
Estimated
annual burden
hours
30 minutes ..
3,500
1,750
30 minutes ..
100
50
30 minutes ..
100
50
7 hours ........
20 minutes ..
10 minutes ..
3,500
520
1,995
24,500
172
339
10 minutes ..
10 minutes ..
100
100
17
17
5 minutes ....
10 minutes ..
90 minutes ..
45 minutes ..
40 hours ......
10 minutes ..
10 minutes ..
10 minutes ..
10 minutes ..
10 minutes ..
10 minutes ..
2,195
60
5
2
4
24,920
200
2,000
700
700
2,100
176
10
8
2
160
4,236
34
340
119
119
357
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Estimated
time for response
Item
Estimated
annual
responses
Estimated
annual burden
hours
Reinstatement Fee: (fee required to be paid after the due date of the required annual fee):
Form PTO–2126.
Sponsor Application for USPTO Continuing Legal Education (CLE): Form PTO–2149 ...............
Certification of Attendance at USPTO-approved CLE Training: Form PTO–2150 .......................
Practitioner Request for Paper Version of CLE .............................................................................
On-line Version of the Seminar CLE .............................................................................................
Paper Version of the CLE ..............................................................................................................
Practitioner’s supporting documentation for a motion to hold in abeyance a disciplinary proceeding because of a current disability or addiction.
10 minutes ..
420
71
1 hour ..........
1 hour ..........
5 minutes ....
2 hours ........
2 hours ........
40 hours ......
350
350
100
28,000
100
1
350
350
8
56,000
200
40
Total ........................................................................................................................................
................
72,122
89,475
Estimated Total Annual (non-hour)
Respondent Cost Burden: 3,940,412.
There are no capital start-up or
maintenance costs associated with this
information collection. There are,
however, non-hour costs due to record
keeping requirements, filing fees, and
postage costs.
There are record keeping costs as a
result of the Oath which includes a
notary public requirement. The average
fee for having a document notarized is
2. The USPTO estimates that it will
receive 2,195 responses to this
information collection per year as a
result of this notary requirement, for a
total cost of 4,390 per year.
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.
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 nonhour cost burden associated with filing
fees is 3,919,900.
Responses
Filing fee ($)
Total non-hour
cost burden
(a) × (b)
(a)
Item
(b)
(c)
Application for Registration to Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Registration examination fee for administration of computerized examination to become a
registered patent practitioner administered by the USPTO (USPTO-administered exam) .....
Registration examination fee for administration of computerized examination to become a
registered patent practitioner administered by a commercial entity (Computer exam) ...........
Application for Registration to Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, as applicable when used for registration fees only (former examiners; examination
waived) .....................................................................................................................................
Application for Registration to Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Under 37 CFR 11.6(c) by a Foreign Resident (examination waived) .....................................
Undertaking under 37 CFR 11.10(b) ...........................................................................................
Data Sheet—Register of Patent Attorneys and Agents (includes applicants that passed the
examination, former examiners, and foreign applicants) .........................................................
Oath or Affirmation ......................................................................................................................
Reinstatement to the Register .....................................................................................................
Written Request for Reconsideration and further review of Disapproval Notice of Application
Petition to the Director of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline .............................................
Petition for Reinstatement after Disciplinary Removal ................................................................
Annual Practitioner Registration Fee ...........................................................................................
Annual Fee, Limited Recognition ................................................................................................
Voluntary Inactive Status .............................................................................................................
Request for Restoration to Active from Voluntary Inactive Status ..............................................
Balance Due on Restoration to Active from Voluntary Inactive Status ......................................
Delinquency Fee (fee paid after the due date and for CLE) ......................................................
Reinstatement Fee (required to be paid after the due date of the required annual fee or CLE)
Sponsor Application for USPTO CLE ..........................................................................................
Certification of Attendance at USPTO-approved CLE Training ..................................................
Practitioner request for paper version of CLE program and furnished narrative ........................
Online version of the Seminar CLE .............................................................................................
Paper version of the CLE ............................................................................................................
Practitioner’s supporting documentation for a motion to hold in abeyance a disciplinary proceeding because of a current disability or addiction ...............................................................
3,500
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before the USPTO states that all
business with the USPTO should be
transacted in writing. The actions of the
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$140,000.00
25
450.00
11,250.00
3,475
200.00
695,000.00
100
40.00
4,000.00
100
520
40.00
0
4,000.00
0.00
2,195
2,195
60
5
2
4
24,920
200
2,000
700
700
2,100
420
350
350
100
28,000
100
100.00
0
40.00
130.00
130.00
1,600.00
100.00
100.00
25.00
50.00
75.00
50.00
100.00
60.00
0
75.00
0
0
219,500.00
0.00
2,400.00
650.00
260.00
6,400.00
2,492,000.00
20,000.00
50,000.00
35,000.00
52,500.00
105,000.00
42,000.00
21,000.00
0.00
7,500.00
0.00
0.00
1
11,440.00
11,440.00
72,122
Total ......................................................................................................................................
$40.00
........................
3,919,900.00
OED will be based exclusively on the
written record in the USPTO (37 CFR
1.2). Personal attendance is
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unnecessary. All documents may be
submitted to the USPTO by first-class
mail through the United States Postal
Service. Mailed submissions should
include a certificate of mailing for each
piece of correspondence enclosed,
stating the date of deposit or
transmission to the USPTO. The USPTO
estimates that the average first-class
postage cost for responses to this
collection will vary from 39 cents for
one ounce to $4.05, depending on the
individual submission. The total annual
non-hour cost burden associated with
postage costs is $16,122.
Responses
Postage cost
($)
Total non-hour
cost burden
(a) × (b)
(a)
Item
(b)
(c)
Application for Registration to Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
(includes both the computerized exam and the USPTO-administered exam) ........................
Application for Registration to Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
(former examiners; examination waived) .................................................................................
Application for Registration to Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Under 37 CFR 11.6(c) by a Foreign Resident (applicant does not take the exam) ...............
Registration Examination to become a Registered Practitioner .................................................
Undertaking under 37 CFR 11.10(b) ...........................................................................................
Data Sheet—Register of Patent Attorneys and Agents (includes applicants that passed the
examination, former examiners, and foreign applicants) .........................................................
Oath or Affirmation ......................................................................................................................
Reinstatement to the Register .....................................................................................................
Written Request for Reconsideration and further review of Disapproval Notice of Application
Petition to the Director of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline .............................................
Petition for Reinstatement after Disciplinary Removal ................................................................
Annual Practitioner Registration Fee ...........................................................................................
Annual Fee, Limited Recognition ................................................................................................
Voluntary Inactive Status .............................................................................................................
Request for Restoration to Active from Voluntary Inactive Status ..............................................
Balance Due on Restoration to Active from Voluntary Inactive Status ......................................
Delinquency Fee (fee paid after the due date and for CLE) ......................................................
Reinstatement Fee (required to be paid after the due date of the required annual fee or CLE)
Sponsor Application for USPTO CLE ..........................................................................................
Certification of Attendance at USPTO Approved CLE Training ..................................................
Practitioner request for paper version of CLE program and furnished narrative ........................
On-line version of the Seminar CLE ...........................................................................................
Paper version of the CLE ............................................................................................................
Practitioner’s supporting documentation for a motion to hold in abeyance a disciplinary proceeding because of a current disability or addiction ...............................................................
3,500
The USPTO estimates that the total
(non-hour) respondent cost burden for
this collection in the form of record
keeping costs, filing fees, and postage
costs is $3,940,412.
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IV. Request for Comments
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, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized or
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included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they will also become a matter of public
record.
Dated: June 20, 2006.
Susan K. Brown,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, Architecture,
Engineering and Technical Services, Data
Architecture and Services Division.
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Notice of Rescheduled Meeting
The next meeting of the Commission
of Fine Arts, which was previously
scheduled for July 20, 2006, is
rescheduled for July 27, 2006 at 10 a.m.
in the Commission’s offices at the
National Building Museum, Suite 312,
Judiciary Square, 401 F Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20001–2728. Items of
discussion affecting the appearance of
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$2,205.00
100
0.63
63.00
100
3,500
520
0.39
0
0
39.00
0.00
0.00
2,195
2,195
60
5
2
4
24,920
200
2,000
700
700
2,100
420
350
350
100
28,000
100
0.39
0
0.39
0.63
1.59
0.87
0.39
0.39
0.39
0.39
0.39
0.39
0.39
1.59
0.63
0.39
0
0
856.00
0.00
23.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
9,719.00
78.00
780.00
273.00
273.00
819.00
164.00
557.00
221.00
39.00
0.00
0.00
1
4.05
4.00
72,122
Total ......................................................................................................................................
$0.63
........................
16,122.00
Washington, DC, may include buildings,
parks and memorials.
Draft agendas and additional
information regarding the Commission
are available on our Web site: https://
www.cfa.gov. Inquires regarding the
agenda and requests to submit written
or oral statements should be addressed
to Thomas Luebke, Secretary,
Commission of Fine Arts, at the above
address or call 202–504–2200.
Individuals requiring sign language
interpretation for the hearing impaired
should contact the Secretary at least 10
days before the meeting date.
Dated in Washington, DC, June 20, 2006.
Thomas Luebke,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Admittance 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.
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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as part
of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the continuing information collection, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 28, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
E-mail: Susan.Brown@uspto.gov. Include ``0651-0012 comment'' in the
subject line of the message.
Fax: 571-273-0112, marked to the attention of Susan Brown.
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Mail: Susan K. Brown, Records Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, Architecture, Engineering and Technical Services,
Data Architecture and Services Division, U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to the attention of Christine Nucker, U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office, Mail Stop OED, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA
22313-1450; by telephone at 571-272-6071; or by e-mail at https://
www.oed@uspto.gov">www.oed@uspto.gov.
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 to 11.11. 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.
There are five forms associated with this information collection.
Fourteen new requirements and three new forms are being introduced into
this collection. The three new forms are Annual Practitioner
Registration Fee (Form PTO-2126), Sponsor Application for USPTO CLE
Course Approval (PTO-2149), and Certification of Attendance at USPTO
Approved CLE Training (PTO-2150).
II. Method of Collection
By mail to the USPTO when the individual desires to participate in
the information collection.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651-0012.
Form Number(s): PTO-158, PTO-158A, PTO/275, PTO-107A and PTO-1209.
New forms being introduced into the collection are PTO-2126, PTO-2149
and PTO-2150.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit; the Federal Government; and state, local or tribal governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 72,122 responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take
the public approximately 5 minutes to 40 hours, depending upon the
complexity of the situation, to gather, prepare, and submit the various
documents in this information collection.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 89,475 hours per
year.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost Burden: 20,707,900. The cost
to respondents for taking the registration examination is estimated to
be at the rate of 39 per hour, for a cost burden of 955,500. The USPTO
estimates that the remaining items in this collection will be prepared
by associate attorneys in private firms. Using the professional hourly
rate of 304 per hour for associate attorneys in private firms, the
USPTO estimates 19,752,400 per year in respondent cost burden
associated with the remaining items in this information collection.
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Estimated Estimated
Item Estimated time for response annual annual burden
responses hours
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Application for Registration to Practice 30 minutes...................... 3,500 1,750
Before the United States Patent and Trademark
Office (includes both the computerized exam
and the USPTO-administered exam): Form PTO-
158.
Application for Registration to Practice 30 minutes...................... 100 50
Before the United States Patent and Trademark
Office (former examiners; examination
waived): Form PTO-158.
Application for Registration to Practice 30 minutes...................... 100 50
Before the United States Patent and Trademark
Office Under 37 CFR 11.6(c) by a Foreign
Resident (applicant does not take the exam):
Form PTO-158A.
Registration Examination to Become a 7 hours......................... 3,500 24,500
Registered Practitioner.
Undertaking under 37 CFR 11.10(b): PTO/275.... 20 minutes...................... 520 172
Data Sheet--Register of Patent Attorneys and 10 minutes...................... 1,995 339
Agents (individuals passing the registration
exam): PTO-107A.
Data Sheet--Register of Patent Attorneys and 10 minutes...................... 100 17
Agents (Foreign applicants): PTO-107A.
Data Sheet--Register of Patent Attorneys and 10 minutes...................... 100 17
Agents (former examiners seeking
registration): PTO-107A.
Oath or Affirmation: PTO-1209................. 5 minutes....................... 2,195 176
Reinstatement to the Register: PTO-107A....... 10 minutes...................... 60 10
Written Request for Reconsideration and 90 minutes...................... 5 8
Further Review of Disapproval Notice of
Application.
Petitions to the Director of the Office of 45 minutes...................... 2 2
Enrollment and Discipline.
Petition for Reinstatement after Disciplinary 40 hours........................ 4 160
Removal.
Annual Practitioner Registration Fee: Form PTO- 10 minutes...................... 24,920 4,236
2126.
Annual Fee, Limited Recognition: Form PTO-2126 10 minutes...................... 200 34
Voluntary Inactive Status: Form PTO-2126...... 10 minutes...................... 2,000 340
Request for Restoration to Active Status from 10 minutes...................... 700 119
Voluntary Inactive Status: Form PTO-2126.
Balance Due on Restoration to Active Status 10 minutes...................... 700 119
from Voluntary Inactive Status: Form PTO-2126.
Delinquency Fee: Form PTO-2126................ 10 minutes...................... 2,100 357
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Reinstatement Fee: (fee required to be paid 10 minutes...................... 420 71
after the due date of the required annual
fee): Form PTO-2126.
Sponsor Application for USPTO Continuing Legal 1 hour.......................... 350 350
Education (CLE): Form PTO-2149.
Certification of Attendance at USPTO-approved 1 hour.......................... 350 350
CLE Training: Form PTO-2150.
Practitioner Request for Paper Version of CLE. 5 minutes....................... 100 8
On-line Version of the Seminar CLE............ 2 hours......................... 28,000 56,000
Paper Version of the CLE...................... 2 hours......................... 100 200
Practitioner's supporting documentation for a 40 hours........................ 1 40
motion to hold in abeyance a disciplinary
proceeding because of a current disability or
addiction.
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Total..................................... ................................ 72,122 89,475
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Estimated Total Annual (non-hour) Respondent Cost Burden:
3,940,412. There are no capital start-up or maintenance costs
associated with this information collection. There are, however, non-
hour costs due to record keeping requirements, filing fees, and postage
costs.
There are record keeping costs as a result of the Oath which
includes a notary public requirement. The average fee for having a
document notarized is 2. The USPTO estimates that it will receive 2,195
responses to this information collection per year as a result of this
notary requirement, for a total cost of 4,390 per year.
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. 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 3,919,900.
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Total non-hour
Item Responses Filing fee ($) cost burden
(a) x (b)
(a) (b) (c)
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Application for Registration to Practice Before the United 3,500 $40.00 $140,000.00
States Patent and Trademark Office.............................
Registration examination fee for administration of computerized 25 450.00 11,250.00
examination to become a registered patent practitioner
administered by the USPTO (USPTO-administered exam)............
Registration examination fee for administration of computerized 3,475 200.00 695,000.00
examination to become a registered patent practitioner
administered by a commercial entity (Computer exam)............
Application for Registration to Practice Before the United 100 40.00 4,000.00
States Patent and Trademark Office, as applicable when used for
registration fees only (former examiners; examination waived)..
Application for Registration to Practice Before the United 100 40.00 4,000.00
States Patent and Trademark Office Under 37 CFR 11.6(c) by a
Foreign Resident (examination waived)..........................
Undertaking under 37 CFR 11.10(b)............................... 520 0 0.00
Data Sheet--Register of Patent Attorneys and Agents (includes 2,195 100.00 219,500.00
applicants that passed the examination, former examiners, and
foreign applicants)............................................
Oath or Affirmation............................................. 2,195 0 0.00
Reinstatement to the Register................................... 60 40.00 2,400.00
Written Request for Reconsideration and further review of 5 130.00 650.00
Disapproval Notice of Application..............................
Petition to the Director of the Office of Enrollment and 2 130.00 260.00
Discipline.....................................................
Petition for Reinstatement after Disciplinary Removal........... 4 1,600.00 6,400.00
Annual Practitioner Registration Fee............................ 24,920 100.00 2,492,000.00
Annual Fee, Limited Recognition................................. 200 100.00 20,000.00
Voluntary Inactive Status....................................... 2,000 25.00 50,000.00
Request for Restoration to Active from Voluntary Inactive Status 700 50.00 35,000.00
Balance Due on Restoration to Active from Voluntary Inactive 700 75.00 52,500.00
Status.........................................................
Delinquency Fee (fee paid after the due date and for CLE)....... 2,100 50.00 105,000.00
Reinstatement Fee (required to be paid after the due date of the 420 100.00 42,000.00
required annual fee or CLE)....................................
Sponsor Application for USPTO CLE............................... 350 60.00 21,000.00
Certification of Attendance at USPTO-approved CLE Training...... 350 0 0.00
Practitioner request for paper version of CLE program and 100 75.00 7,500.00
furnished narrative............................................
Online version of the Seminar CLE............................... 28,000 0 0.00
Paper version of the CLE........................................ 100 0 0.00
Practitioner's supporting documentation for a motion to hold in 1 11,440.00 11,440.00
abeyance a disciplinary proceeding because of a current
disability or addiction........................................
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Total....................................................... 72,122 .............. 3,919,900.00
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The General Requirements Bulletin for Admission to the Examination
for Registration to Practice in Patent Cases before the USPTO states
that all business with the USPTO should be transacted in writing. The
actions of the OED will be based exclusively on the written record in
the USPTO (37 CFR 1.2). Personal attendance is
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unnecessary. All documents may be submitted to the USPTO by first-class
mail through the United States Postal Service. Mailed submissions
should include a certificate of mailing for each piece of
correspondence enclosed, stating the date of deposit or transmission to
the USPTO. The USPTO estimates that the average first-class postage
cost for responses to this collection will vary from 39 cents for one
ounce to $4.05, depending on the individual submission. The total
annual non-hour cost burden associated with postage costs is $16,122.
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Total non-hour
Item Responses Postage cost cost burden
($) (a) x (b)
(a) (b) (c)
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Application for Registration to Practice Before the United 3,500 $0.63 $2,205.00
States Patent and Trademark Office (includes both the
computerized exam and the USPTO-administered exam).............
Application for Registration to Practice Before the United 100 0.63 63.00
States Patent and Trademark Office (former examiners;
examination waived)............................................
Application for Registration to Practice Before the United 100 0.39 39.00
States Patent and Trademark Office Under 37 CFR 11.6(c) by a
Foreign Resident (applicant does not take the exam)............
Registration Examination to become a Registered Practitioner.... 3,500 0 0.00
Undertaking under 37 CFR 11.10(b)............................... 520 0 0.00
Data Sheet--Register of Patent Attorneys and Agents (includes 2,195 0.39 856.00
applicants that passed the examination, former examiners, and
foreign applicants)............................................
Oath or Affirmation............................................. 2,195 0 0.00
Reinstatement to the Register................................... 60 0.39 23.00
Written Request for Reconsideration and further review of 5 0.63 3.00
Disapproval Notice of Application..............................
Petition to the Director of the Office of Enrollment and 2 1.59 3.00
Discipline.....................................................
Petition for Reinstatement after Disciplinary Removal........... 4 0.87 3.00
Annual Practitioner Registration Fee............................ 24,920 0.39 9,719.00
Annual Fee, Limited Recognition................................. 200 0.39 78.00
Voluntary Inactive Status....................................... 2,000 0.39 780.00
Request for Restoration to Active from Voluntary Inactive Status 700 0.39 273.00
Balance Due on Restoration to Active from Voluntary Inactive 700 0.39 273.00
Status.........................................................
Delinquency Fee (fee paid after the due date and for CLE)....... 2,100 0.39 819.00
Reinstatement Fee (required to be paid after the due date of the 420 0.39 164.00
required annual fee or CLE)....................................
Sponsor Application for USPTO CLE............................... 350 1.59 557.00
Certification of Attendance at USPTO Approved CLE Training...... 350 0.63 221.00
Practitioner request for paper version of CLE program and 100 0.39 39.00
furnished narrative............................................
On-line version of the Seminar CLE.............................. 28,000 0 0.00
Paper version of the CLE........................................ 100 0 0.00
Practitioner's supporting documentation for a motion to hold in 1 4.05 4.00
abeyance a disciplinary proceeding because of a current
disability or addiction........................................
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Total....................................................... 72,122 .............. 16,122.00
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The USPTO estimates that the total (non-hour) respondent cost
burden for this collection in the form of record keeping costs, filing
fees, and postage costs is $3,940,412.
IV. Request for Comments
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, including through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized or
included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they will also become a matter of public record.
Dated: June 20, 2006.
Susan K. Brown,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer,
Architecture, Engineering and Technical Services, Data Architecture and
Services Division.
[FR Doc. E6-10085 Filed 6-26-06; 8:45 am]
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