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Title: Legal Processes.
Form Number(s): None.
Agency Approval Number: 0651–
0046.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Burden: 52 hours annually.
Number of Respondents: 291
responses per year.
Avg. Hours per Response: The USPTO
estimates that it will take the public
approximately 5 minutes (0.08 hours) to
1 hour to gather the necessary
information, prepare the appropriate
documents, and submit the information
in this collection to the USPTO.
Needs and Uses: This collection
covers information requirements related
to civil actions and claims involving
current or former employees of the
United States Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO). The rules for these
legal processes may be found under 37
CFR part 104, which outlines
procedures for service of process,
demands for employee testimony and
production of documents, reports of
unauthorized testimony, employee
indemnification, and filing claims
against the USPTO under the Federal
Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. 2672). The
public uses this collection to serve a
summons or complaint on the USPTO,
demand employee testimony or
documents related to a legal proceeding,
or file a claim against the USPTO under
the Federal Tort Claims Act.
Respondents may petition the USPTO to
waive or suspend the rules for legal
processes in extraordinary situations.
This collection is also necessary so that
current and former USPTO employees
may properly forward service and
demands to the Office of General
Counsel, report unauthorized testimony,
and request indemnification. No forms
are provided by the USPTO for
submitting the information in this
collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; businesses or other forprofits; not-for-profit institutions; and
the Federal Government.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser,
e-mail:
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov.
Once submitted, the request will be
publicly available in electronic format
through the Information Collection
Review page at https://www.reginfo.gov.
Paper copies can be obtained by:
• E-mail:
InformationCollection@uspto.gov.
Include ‘‘0651–0046 copy request’’ in the
subject line of the message.
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• Fax: 571–273–0112, marked to the
attention of Susan K. Fawcett.
• Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records
Officer, Office of the Chief Information
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 June 21, 2010 to Nicholas A.
Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via e-mail to
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or by
fax to 202–395–5167, marked to the
attention of Nicholas A. Fraser.
Dated: May 17, 2010.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States 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: Admittance to Practice and
Roster of Registered Patent Attorneys
and Agents Admitted to Practice Before
the United States Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO).
Form Number(s): PTO–158, PTO–
158A, 158T, 158LS, PTO–275, PTO–
107A, PTO–1209, PTO–2126, PTO–
2149, PTO–2150.
Agency Approval Number: 0651–
0012.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Burden: 98,028 hours annually.
Number of Respondents: 93,340
responses per year.
Avg. Hours per Response: The USPTO
estimates that it will take the public
between 1 minute (0.02 hours) and 40
hours, depending upon the complexity
of the situation, to gather the necessary
information, prepare, and submit the
forms and requirements in this
collection.
Needs and Uses: This information is
required by 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2)(D) and
administered by the USPTO through 37
CFR 1.21, 10.14, 10.170, 11.2, 11.5–
11.14 and 11.28. The information is
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used by the Director of the Office of
Enrollment and Discipline (OED) to
determine whether the applicant for
registration is of good moral character
and repute; has the necessary legal,
scientific, and technical qualifications;
and is otherwise competent to advise
and assist applicants in the presentation
and prosecution of patent applications.
Note that the USPTO is approved to
collect a fee under 37 CFR 11.8 and is
seeking continued approval to collect
that fee. The USPTO has not
implemented the changes from that final
rule or the new information collection
activities associated with that
rulemaking; however, we continue to
include the estimates of that burden in
this request. The USPTO at this time is
not collecting that fee but is retaining an
estimated burden for the fee collection.
If the agency chooses to begin collecting
the fee, it will inform the public.
Please Note ALSO that the USPTO is
requesting continued approval for items
currently approved but not collected
that are associated with 37 CFR 11.13
and were introduced as collection items
on June 24, 2004 by the final rule 0651–
AB55, Changes to Representation of
Others Before the United States Patent
and Trademark Office (60 Fed. Reg.
35428). OMB has previously approved
the collection of these items. The
USPTO has not implemented the
changes from that proposed rule or the
new information collection activities
associated with that rulemaking;
however, we continue to include the
estimates of that burden in this request.
If the agency determines that it will
not implement the Rule and/or
determines that the fee under 37 CFR
11.8 will never be collected, the agency
will request a removal of the burden
estimates from this collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; businesses or other forprofits; not-for-profit institutions.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser,
e-mail:
Nicholas_A_Fraser@omb.eop.gov.
Once submitted, the request will be
publicly available in electronic format
through the Information Collection
Review page at https://www.reginfo.gov.
Paper copies can be obtained by:
• E-mail:
InformationCollection@uspto.gov.
Include ‘‘0651–0012 copy request’’ in the
subject line of the message.
• Fax: 571–273–0112, marked to the
attention of Susan K. Fawcett.
• Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records
Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, United States Patent and
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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 June 21, 2010 to Nicholas A.
Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via e-mail at
Nicholas_A_Fraser@omb.eop.gov or by
fax to 202–395–5167, marked to the
attention of Nicholas A. Fraser.
Dated: May 17, 2010.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; International
Import Certificate
AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and
Security.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of
Commerce, 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
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before July 20, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6625,
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Larry Hall, BIS ICB Liaison,
(202) 482–4895, lhall@bis.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: May 17, 2010.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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I. Abstract
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II. Method of Collection
Submitted electronically or in paper
form.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0694–0017.
Form Number(s): Form BIS–645P,
International Import Certificate.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
340.
Estimated Time per Response: 16
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 91.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $1,814.
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The United States and several other
countries have increased the
effectiveness of their respective controls
over international trade in strategic
commodities by means of an Import
Certificate procedure. For the U.S.
importer, this procedure provides that,
where required by the exporting
country, the importer submits an
international import certificate to the
U.S. Government to certify that he/she
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will import commodities into the
United States and will not reexport such
commodities, except in accordance with
the export control regulations of the
United States. The U.S. Government, in
turn, certifies that such representations
have been made.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Delivery
Verification Procedure
AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and
Security.
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ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of
Commerce, 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
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before July 20, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6625,
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Larry Hall, BIS ICB Liaison,
(202) 482–4895, lhall@bis.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Foreign governments, on occasions,
require U.S. importers of strategic
commodities to furnish their foreign
supplier with a U.S. Delivery
Verification Certificate validating that
the commodities shipped to the U.S.
were in fact received. This procedure
increases the effectiveness of controls
on the international trade of strategic
commodities.
II. Method of Collection
Submitted electronically or in paper
form.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0694–0016.
Form Number(s): BIS–647P.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
100.
Estimated Time per Response: 31
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 56.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
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)
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States 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: Admittance to Practice and Roster of Registered Patent
Attorneys and Agents Admitted to Practice Before the United States
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Form Number(s): PTO-158, PTO-158A, 158T, 158LS, PTO-275, PTO-107A,
PTO-1209, PTO-2126, PTO-2149, PTO-2150.
Agency Approval Number: 0651-0012.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Burden: 98,028 hours annually.
Number of Respondents: 93,340 responses per year.
Avg. Hours per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take the
public between 1 minute (0.02 hours) and 40 hours, depending upon the
complexity of the situation, to gather the necessary information,
prepare, and submit the forms and requirements in this collection.
Needs and Uses: This information is required by 35 U.S.C.
2(b)(2)(D) and administered by the USPTO through 37 CFR 1.21, 10.14,
10.170, 11.2, 11.5-11.14 and 11.28. The information is used by the
Director of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline (OED) to determine
whether the applicant for registration is of good moral character and
repute; has the necessary legal, scientific, and technical
qualifications; and is otherwise competent to advise and assist
applicants in the presentation and prosecution of patent applications.
Note that the USPTO is approved to collect a fee under 37 CFR 11.8
and is seeking continued approval to collect that fee. The USPTO has
not implemented the changes from that final rule or the new information
collection activities associated with that rulemaking; however, we
continue to include the estimates of that burden in this request. The
USPTO at this time is not collecting that fee but is retaining an
estimated burden for the fee collection. If the agency chooses to begin
collecting the fee, it will inform the public.
Please Note ALSO that the USPTO is requesting continued approval
for items currently approved but not collected that are associated with
37 CFR 11.13 and were introduced as collection items on June 24, 2004
by the final rule 0651-AB55, Changes to Representation of Others Before
the United States Patent and Trademark Office (60 Fed. Reg. 35428). OMB
has previously approved the collection of these items. The USPTO has
not implemented the changes from that proposed rule or the new
information collection activities associated with that rulemaking;
however, we continue to include the estimates of that burden in this
request.
If the agency determines that it will not implement the Rule and/or
determines that the fee under 37 CFR 11.8 will never be collected, the
agency will request a removal of the burden estimates from this
collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other
for-profits; not-for-profit institutions.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, e-mail: Nicholas_A_Fraser@omb.eop.gov.
Once submitted, the request will be publicly available in
electronic format through the Information Collection Review page at
https://www.reginfo.gov.
Paper copies can be obtained by:
E-mail: InformationCollection@uspto.gov. Include ``0651-
0012 copy request'' in the subject line of the message.
Fax: 571-273-0112, marked to the attention of Susan K.
Fawcett.
Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, United States Patent and
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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 June 21, 2010 to Nicholas A.
Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via e-mail at Nicholas_A_Fraser@omb.eop.gov
or by fax to 202-395-5167, marked to the attention of Nicholas A.
Fraser.
Dated: May 17, 2010.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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