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Officer, Customer Information Services
Group, Public Information Services
Division, U.S. 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 October 18, 2007 to David
Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room
10202, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: September 11, 2007.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, Customer Information
Services Group, Public Information Services
Division.
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for clearance the following
proposal for collection of information
under the provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO).
Title: Patent Term Extension.
Form Number(s): None.
Agency Approval Number: 0651–
0020.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Burden: 30,905 hours annually.
Number of Respondents: 26,859
responses per year.
Avg. Hours per Response: The USPTO
estimates that it will take the public
from one to 25 hours, depending on the
complexity of the situation, to gather the
necessary information, prepare the
appropriate documents, and submit the
applications, petitions, and requests
included in this collection.
Needs and Uses: The Federal Food,
Drug and Cosmetic Act at 35 U.S.C. 156
permits the USPTO to restore the patent
term lost due to certain types of
regulatory review by the Federal Food
and Drug Administration or the
Department of Agriculture. Only patents
for drug products, medical devices, food
additives, and color additives are
eligible for an extension, which may be
a maximum of five years. In some cases
the USPTO may also extend the term of
an original patent due to certain delays
in the prosecution of the patent
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application. The provisions of 35 U.S.C.
154(b) require the USPTO to notify the
applicant of the patent term adjustment
in the notice of allowance and give the
applicant an opportunity to request
reconsideration of the USPTO’s patent
term adjustment determination. The
USPTO administers 35 U.S.C. 154 and
156 through 37 CFR subpart F (1.701–
1.791).
The public uses this information
collection to file requests related to
patent term extensions and petitions for
reconsideration or reinstatement of
patent term adjustments. This
information is used by the USPTO to
consider whether an applicant is
eligible for a patent term extension or
reconsideration of a patent term
adjustment and, if so, to determine the
length of the patent term extension or
adjustment. There are no forms
associated with this collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits; not-for-profit institutions.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker,
(202) 395–3897.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
any of the following methods:
E-mail: Susan.Fawcett@uspto.gov.
Include ‘‘0651–0020 copy request’’ in
the subject line of the message.
Fax: 571–273–0112, marked to the
attention of Susan Fawcett.
Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records
Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Customer Information Services
Group, Public Information Services
Division, 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 October 18, 2007 to David
Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room
10202, New Executive Office Building,
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20503.
Dated: September 11, 2007.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, Customer Information
Services Group, Public Information Services
Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[No. DoD–2007–OS–0061]
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Defense has
submitted to OMB for clearance, the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by October 18, 2007.
Title, Form, and OMB Number:
Registration for Scientific and Technical
Information Services; DD Form 1540;
OMB Control Number 0704–0264.
Type of Request: Revision.
Number of Respondents: 10,000.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 10,000.
Average Burden Per Response: 10
minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 1,667 hours.
Needs and Uses: The data that the
Defense Technical Information Center
handles is controlled, because of either
distribution limitations or security
classification. For this reason, all
potential users are required to register
for service. DoD Instruction 3200.14,
Principles and Operational Parameters
of the DoD Scientific and Technical
Information Program, mandates the
registration procedure. Federal
Government agencies and their
contractors are required to complete the
DD Form 1540, Registration for
Scientific and Technical Information
Services. The contractor community
completes a separate DD Form 1540 for
each contract or grant, and registration
is valid until the contract expires.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Federal government; state, local
or tribal government.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Hillary Jaffe.
Written comments and
recommendations is on the proposed
information collection should be sent to
Ms. Jaffe at the Office of Management
and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room
10236, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503.
You may also submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by the following method:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name, docket
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of information under the provisions
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Title: Patent Term Extension.
Form Number(s): None.
Agency Approval Number: 0651-0020.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Burden: 30,905 hours annually.
Number of Respondents: 26,859 responses per year.
Avg. Hours per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take the
public from one to 25 hours, depending on the complexity of the
situation, to gather the necessary information, prepare the appropriate
documents, and submit the applications, petitions, and requests
included in this collection.
Needs and Uses: The Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act at 35
U.S.C. 156 permits the USPTO to restore the patent term lost due to
certain types of regulatory review by the Federal Food and Drug
Administration or the Department of Agriculture. Only patents for drug
products, medical devices, food additives, and color additives are
eligible for an extension, which may be a maximum of five years. In
some cases the USPTO may also extend the term of an original patent due
to certain delays in the prosecution of the patent application. The
provisions of 35 U.S.C. 154(b) require the USPTO to notify the
applicant of the patent term adjustment in the notice of allowance and
give the applicant an opportunity to request reconsideration of the
USPTO's patent term adjustment determination. The USPTO administers 35
U.S.C. 154 and 156 through 37 CFR subpart F (1.701-1.791).
The public uses this information collection to file requests
related to patent term extensions and petitions for reconsideration or
reinstatement of patent term adjustments. This information is used by
the USPTO to consider whether an applicant is eligible for a patent
term extension or reconsideration of a patent term adjustment and, if
so, to determine the length of the patent term extension or adjustment.
There are no forms associated with this collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits; not-for-profit
institutions.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained
by any of the following methods:
E-mail: Susan.Fawcett@uspto.gov. Include ``0651-0020 copy request''
in the subject line of the message.
Fax: 571-273-0112, marked to the attention of Susan Fawcett.
Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, Customer Information Services Group, Public
Information Services Division, 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 October 18, 2007 to David
Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building,
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: September 11, 2007.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer,
Customer Information Services Group, Public Information Services
Division.
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