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Changed Circumstances Review and Revocation of
Order In Part: Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon
Steel Flat Products from Germany, 71 FR 66163
(November 13, 2006).
8 See Continuation Pursuant to Second Five-Year
(‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Orders: Certain CorrosionResistant Carbon Steel Flat Products from Germany
and Korea, 72 FR 7009 (February 14, 2007).
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Dated: March 12, 2013.
Paul Piquado,
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Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark
Office
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of amendment of Privacy
Act system of records.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974,
as amended, the United States Patent
and Trademark Office (USPTO) is
amending the system of records
currently listed under ‘‘COMMERCE/
PAT–TM–2 Complaints, Investigations
and Disciplinary Proceedings Relating
to Registered Patent Attorneys and
Agents.’’ This action is being taken to
update the Privacy Act notice. We invite
the public to comment on the
amendments noted in this publication.
DATES: Written comments must be
received no later than April 18, 2013.
The amendments will become effective
as proposed on April 18, 2013, unless
the USPTO receives comments that
would result in a contrary
determination.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
comments by any of the following
methods:
• Email: OEDRecords@uspto.gov.
Include ‘‘Privacy Act PAT–TM–2
comment’’ in the subject line of the
message.
• Fax: (571) 273–0074, marked to the
attention of the Deputy General Counsel
for Enrollment and Discipline and
Director of the Office of Enrollment and
Discipline, United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Mail Stop OED, P.O.
Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450.
• Mail: Deputy General Counsel for
Enrollment and Discipline and Director
SUMMARY:
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of the Office of Enrollment and
Discipline, United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Mail Stop OED, P.O.
Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450.
• Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.
All comments received will be available
for public inspection at the Federal
rulemaking portal located at
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Deputy General Counsel for Enrollment
and Discipline and Director of the Office
of Enrollment and Discipline, United
States Patent and Trademark Office,
Mail Stop OED, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450, (571) 272–
4097.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
United States Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO) is giving notice of an
amendment to a system of records that
is subject to the Privacy Act of 1974.
This system of records maintains
information on attorneys and agents
who are, or have been, registered or
recognized to practice before the USPTO
in patent matters; attorneys engaged in
practice before the USPTO in trademark
and other non-patent matters; and
applicants and former applicants for
such registration or recognition to
practice. The Privacy Act notice is being
updated with additional departmental
information for the system manager. The
descriptions of the categories of
individuals covered by the system and
the purpose of the system have been
revised to clarify that the system
includes records for registered,
recognized, and authorized
practitioners. The description of the
routine uses of records maintained in
the system has been updated to include
use in law enforcement, audits and
oversight activities, and distribution to
contractors, all uses commonly
published in other agency system of
records notices. The description of
retrievability has been revised to
indicate that records may be retrieved
by indicators other than name and
registration number.
The Privacy Act system of records
notice, ‘‘COMMERCE/PAT–TM–2
Complaints, Investigations and
Disciplinary Proceedings Relating to
Registered Patent Attorneys and
Agents,’’ was previously published at 70
FR 69522 (November 16, 2005). The
amended system of records notice is
being renamed ‘‘COMMERCE/PAT–TM–
2 Complaints, Investigations and
Disciplinary Proceedings Relating to
Attorneys and Agents Registered or
Recognized to Practice Before the
Office’’ and is published in its entirety
below.
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COMMERCE/PAT–TM–2
SYSTEM NAME:
Complaints, Investigations and
Disciplinary Proceedings Relating to
Attorneys and Agents Registered or
Recognized to Practice Before the Office.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Office of Enrollment and Discipline,
United States Patent and Trademark
Office, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria,
VA 22314; Office of the Solicitor,
United States Patent and Trademark
Office, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria,
VA 22314.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
Attorneys and agents registered,
recognized, or authorized to practice
before the United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) in patent
matters, attorneys engaged in practice
before the USPTO in trademark and
other non-patent matters, attorneys
appearing before the USPTO, and
excluded or suspended attorneys and
agents.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Complaints and information obtained
during investigations and quasi-judicial
disciplinary proceedings.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
35 U.S.C. 2.
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PURPOSE(S):
To carry out the duties of the USPTO
under 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2)(D), in particular,
for the enrollment and recognition of
individuals to practice as attorneys and
agents before the USPTO in patent,
trademark, and other non-patent matters
and to aid the enforcement of statutes
and regulations regarding the conduct of
attorneys and agents admitted,
recognized, or authorized to practice
before the USPTO.
Routine uses of records maintained in
the system, including categories of users
and the purposes of such uses:
(1) Routine uses will include
dissemination of information
concerning the complaint, investigation,
or disciplinary proceeding may be made
to the complainant and to persons who
can reasonably be expected to provide
information needed in connection with
the complaint, investigation, or
disciplinary proceeding. Notice of filing
of a disciplinary complaint may be
publicly disclosed. Upon a final order
reprimanding, suspending, or excluding
an attorney or agent, the records in this
system may be publicly disclosed.
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(2) Routine uses will include
disclosure for law enforcement purposes
to the appropriate agency or other
authority, whether federal, state, local,
foreign, international or tribal, charged
with the responsibility of enforcing,
investigating, or prosecuting a violation
of any law, rule, regulation, or order in
any case in which there is an indication
of a violation or potential violation of
law (civil, criminal, or regulatory in
nature).
(3) Routine uses will include
disclosure to an agency, organization, or
individual for the purpose of performing
audit or oversight operations as
authorized by law, but only such
information as is necessary and relevant
to such audit or oversight function.
(4) Routine uses will include
disclosure to contractors and their
agents, grantees, experts, consultants,
and others performing or working on a
contract, service, grant, cooperative
agreement, or other work assignment for
the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, when necessary to accomplish
an agency function related to this
system of records. Individuals provided
information under this routine use are
subject to the same Privacy Act
requirements and limitations on
disclosure as are applicable to the
United States Patent and Trademark
Office employees.
(5) Routine uses will include the
Prefatory Statement of General Routine
Uses Nos. 1–5 and 8–13, as found at 46
FR 63501–63502 (December 31, 1981).
DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING
AGENCIES:
Not applicable.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,
RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND
DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
Paper records in file folders,
microfilm, and machine-readable
storage media.
RETRIEVABILITY:
Filed by name, registration number, or
other retrievable indicators. The files are
searchable in a database available only
to authorized staff members of the
Office of Enrollment and Discipline.
SAFEGUARDS:
Records are located in secured rooms
or secured premises with access limited
to those whose official duties require
access. Electronic files are stored in
secured premises with access limited to
those whose official duties require
access. The electronic files are password
protected and can only be accessed by
authorized personnel.
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RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
Records retention and disposal is in
accordance with the series record
schedules.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
Deputy General Counsel for
Enrollment and Discipline and Director
of the Office of Enrollment and
Discipline, United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Mail Stop OED, P.O.
Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
Information about the records
contained in this system may be
obtained by sending a request in
writing, signed, to the system manager
at the address above or to the address
provided in 37 CFR 102 subpart B for
making inquiries about records covered
by the Privacy Act. Requesters should
provide their name, address, and record
sought in accordance with the
procedures for making inquiries
appearing in 37 CFR 102 subpart B.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
Requests from individuals should be
addressed as stated in the notification
section above.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
The general provisions for access,
contesting contents, and appealing
initial determinations by the individual
concerned appear in 37 CFR 102 subpart
B. Requests from individuals should be
addressed as stated in the notification
section above.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Subject individuals, client(s) of same,
registered or recognized attorneys and
agents, witnesses in disciplinary
proceedings, court opinions, and other
individuals furnishing information.
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), all
investigatory materials in the record
which meet the criteria in 5 U.S.C.
552a(k)(2) are exempt from the notice,
access, and contest requirements (under
5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G),
(H), and (I), and (f)) of the agency
regulations because of the necessity to
exempt this information and material in
order to accomplish the law
enforcement function of the agency, to
prevent subjects of investigations from
frustrating the investigatory process, to
prevent the disclosure of investigative
techniques, to fulfill commitments made
to protect the confidentiality of sources,
to maintain access to sources of
information, and to avoid endangering
these sources and law enforcement
personnel.
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Dated: March 14, 2013.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013–06255 Filed 3–18–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of amendment of Privacy
Act system of records.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974,
as amended, the United States Patent
and Trademark Office (USPTO) is
amending the system of records
currently listed under ‘‘COMMERCE/
PAT–TM–14 Users of Public Facilities
of the Patent and Trademark Office.’’
This action is being taken to update the
Privacy Act notice. We invite the public
to comment on the amendments noted
in this publication.
DATES: Written comments must be
received no later than April 18, 2013.
The amendments will become effective
as proposed on April 18, 2013, unless
the USPTO receives comments that
would result in a contrary
determination.
SUMMARY:
You may submit written
comments by any of the following
methods:
• Email: psf@uspto.gov. Include
‘‘Privacy Act PAT–TM–14 comment’’ in
the subject line of the message.
• Fax: (571) 273–0020, marked to the
attention of Director, Public Search
Services Division.
• Mail: Director, Public Search
Services Division, United States Patent
and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450.
• Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.
All comments received will be
available for public inspection at the
Federal rulemaking portal located at
www.regulations.gov.
ADDRESSES:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Martha Sneed, ATTN: Public Search
Facility, United States Patent and
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450, (703) 756–
1236.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
United States Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO) is giving notice of an
amendment to a system of records that
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is subject to the Privacy Act of 1974.
This system of records maintains
information on users of the USPTO
Public Search Facility. The Privacy Act
notice is being updated with current
address information for the system
location and system manager. The
description of the categories of records
in the system is being revised to remove
information that is no longer being
collected, including user photographs,
registration numbers (for those
registered to practice before the
USPTO), and information from
government-issued identification cards.
The description of the routine uses of
records maintained in the system has
been updated to include use in law
enforcement, audits and oversight
activities, and distribution to
contractors, all uses commonly
published in other agency system of
records notices. The rule references for
the notification procedure and
contesting record procedures are being
updated to correspond to the current
statutes and rules for those items as
related to the USPTO.
The Privacy Act system of records
notice, ‘‘COMMERCE/PAT–TM–14
Users of Public Facilities of the Patent
and Trademark Office,’’ was previously
published at 64 FR 72640 (December 28,
1999). The amended system of records
is published in its entirety below.
COMMERCE/PAT–TM–14
SYSTEM NAME:
Users of Public Facilities of the Patent
and Trademark Office.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Public Search Facility, United States
Patent and Trademark Office, Madison
East 1st Floor, 600 Dulany Street,
Alexandria, VA 22314.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
Federal employees other than
employees of the United States Patent
and Trademark Office (USPTO);
employees and other representatives of
commercial firms offering patent search
services to the public; registered agents
before the USPTO; and any member of
the general public who uses the search
room.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Name; addresses; telephone numbers;
business firm or other organizations
with which affiliated; user access
number; record of use; violations of
policies governing use of the search
facilities and other office areas;
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signature of recipients of user access
number; and other information as
needed to establish identity.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
5 U.S.C. 301 and 44 U.S.C. 3101.
PURPOSE(S):
To manage user access to the
materials provided at USPTO Public
Facilities in order to ensure that the
materials are preserved and sufficient
resources are allocated to serve the
public.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
(1) Routine uses will include
disclosure of information to law
enforcement authorities, employers of
violators of regulations governing use of
the search room, and organizations with
which recipients of user passes claim
affiliation. Information such as home
address or business affiliation, on
individuals who have removed, with
proper authority, patent documents
from the search room but have failed to
return such documents, may be used in
retrieving such documents.
(2) Routine uses will include
disclosure for law enforcement purposes
to the appropriate agency or other
authority, whether federal, state, local,
foreign, international or tribal, charged
with the responsibility of enforcing,
investigating, or prosecuting a violation
of any law, rule, regulation, or order in
any case in which there is an indication
of a violation or potential violation of
law (civil, criminal, or regulatory in
nature).
(3) Routine uses will include
disclosure to an agency, organization, or
individual for the purpose of performing
audit or oversight operations as
authorized by law, but only such
information as is necessary and relevant
to such audit or oversight function.
(4) Routine uses will include
disclosure to contractors and their
agents, grantees, experts, consultants,
and others performing or working on a
contract, service, grant, cooperative
agreement, or other work assignment for
the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, when necessary to accomplish
an agency function related to this
system of records. Individuals provided
information under this routine use are
subject to the same Privacy Act
requirements and limitations on
disclosure as are applicable to the
United States Patent and Trademark
Office employees.
(5) Routine uses will include the
Prefatory Statement of General Routine
Uses Nos. 1–5 and 9–13, as found at 46
FR 63501–63502 (December 31, 1981).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of amendment of Privacy Act system of records.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of
1974, as amended, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
is amending the system of records currently listed under ``COMMERCE/
PAT-TM-2 Complaints, Investigations and Disciplinary Proceedings
Relating to Registered Patent Attorneys and Agents.'' This action is
being taken to update the Privacy Act notice. We invite the public to
comment on the amendments noted in this publication.
DATES: Written comments must be received no later than April 18, 2013.
The amendments will become effective as proposed on April 18, 2013,
unless the USPTO receives comments that would result in a contrary
determination.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments by any of the following
methods:
Email: OEDRecords@uspto.gov. Include ``Privacy Act PAT-TM-
2 comment'' in the subject line of the message.
Fax: (571) 273-0074, marked to the attention of the Deputy
General Counsel for Enrollment and Discipline and Director of the
Office of Enrollment and Discipline, United States Patent and Trademark
Office, Mail Stop OED, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
Mail: Deputy General Counsel for Enrollment and Discipline
and Director of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline, United States
Patent and Trademark Office, Mail Stop OED, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria,
VA 22313-1450.
Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
All comments received will be available for public inspection at the
Federal rulemaking portal located at www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deputy General Counsel for Enrollment
and Discipline and Director of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline,
United States Patent and Trademark Office, Mail Stop OED, P.O. Box
1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450, (571) 272-4097.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO) is giving notice of an amendment to a system of records
that is subject to the Privacy Act of 1974. This system of records
maintains information on attorneys and agents who are, or have been,
registered or recognized to practice before the USPTO in patent
matters; attorneys engaged in practice before the USPTO in trademark
and other non-patent matters; and applicants and former applicants for
such registration or recognition to practice. The Privacy Act notice is
being updated with additional departmental information for the system
manager. The descriptions of the categories of individuals covered by
the system and the purpose of the system have been revised to clarify
that the system includes records for registered, recognized, and
authorized practitioners. The description of the routine uses of
records maintained in the system has been updated to include use in law
enforcement, audits and oversight activities, and distribution to
contractors, all uses commonly published in other agency system of
records notices. The description of retrievability has been revised to
indicate that records may be retrieved by indicators other than name
and registration number.
The Privacy Act system of records notice, ``COMMERCE/PAT-TM-2
Complaints, Investigations and Disciplinary Proceedings Relating to
Registered Patent Attorneys and Agents,'' was previously published at
70 FR 69522 (November 16, 2005). The amended system of records notice
is being renamed ``COMMERCE/PAT-TM-2 Complaints, Investigations and
Disciplinary Proceedings Relating to Attorneys and Agents Registered or
Recognized to Practice Before the Office'' and is published in its
entirety below.
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COMMERCE/PAT-TM-2
System name:
Complaints, Investigations and Disciplinary Proceedings Relating to
Attorneys and Agents Registered or Recognized to Practice Before the
Office.
Security classification:
Unclassified.
System location:
Office of Enrollment and Discipline, United States Patent and
Trademark Office, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; Office of
the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, 600 Dulany
Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.
Categories of individuals covered by the system:
Attorneys and agents registered, recognized, or authorized to
practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
in patent matters, attorneys engaged in practice before the USPTO in
trademark and other non-patent matters, attorneys appearing before the
USPTO, and excluded or suspended attorneys and agents.
Categories of records in the system:
Complaints and information obtained during investigations and
quasi-judicial disciplinary proceedings.
Authority for maintenance of the system:
35 U.S.C. 2.
Purpose(s):
To carry out the duties of the USPTO under 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2)(D), in
particular, for the enrollment and recognition of individuals to
practice as attorneys and agents before the USPTO in patent, trademark,
and other non-patent matters and to aid the enforcement of statutes and
regulations regarding the conduct of attorneys and agents admitted,
recognized, or authorized to practice before the USPTO.
Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including
categories of users and the purposes of such uses:
(1) Routine uses will include dissemination of information
concerning the complaint, investigation, or disciplinary proceeding may
be made to the complainant and to persons who can reasonably be
expected to provide information needed in connection with the
complaint, investigation, or disciplinary proceeding. Notice of filing
of a disciplinary complaint may be publicly disclosed. Upon a final
order reprimanding, suspending, or excluding an attorney or agent, the
records in this system may be publicly disclosed.
(2) Routine uses will include disclosure for law enforcement
purposes to the appropriate agency or other authority, whether federal,
state, local, foreign, international or tribal, charged with the
responsibility of enforcing, investigating, or prosecuting a violation
of any law, rule, regulation, or order in any case in which there is an
indication of a violation or potential violation of law (civil,
criminal, or regulatory in nature).
(3) Routine uses will include disclosure to an agency,
organization, or individual for the purpose of performing audit or
oversight operations as authorized by law, but only such information as
is necessary and relevant to such audit or oversight function.
(4) Routine uses will include disclosure to contractors and their
agents, grantees, experts, consultants, and others performing or
working on a contract, service, grant, cooperative agreement, or other
work assignment for the United States Patent and Trademark Office, when
necessary to accomplish an agency function related to this system of
records. Individuals provided information under this routine use are
subject to the same Privacy Act requirements and limitations on
disclosure as are applicable to the United States Patent and Trademark
Office employees.
(5) Routine uses will include the Prefatory Statement of General
Routine Uses Nos. 1-5 and 8-13, as found at 46 FR 63501-63502 (December
31, 1981).
Disclosure to consumer reporting agencies:
Not applicable.
Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining,
and disposing of records in the system:
Storage:
Paper records in file folders, microfilm, and machine-readable
storage media.
Retrievability:
Filed by name, registration number, or other retrievable
indicators. The files are searchable in a database available only to
authorized staff members of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline.
Safeguards:
Records are located in secured rooms or secured premises with
access limited to those whose official duties require access.
Electronic files are stored in secured premises with access limited to
those whose official duties require access. The electronic files are
password protected and can only be accessed by authorized personnel.
Retention and disposal:
Records retention and disposal is in accordance with the series
record schedules.
System manager(s) and address:
Deputy General Counsel for Enrollment and Discipline and Director
of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline, United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Mail Stop OED, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-
1450.
Notification procedure:
Information about the records contained in this system may be
obtained by sending a request in writing, signed, to the system manager
at the address above or to the address provided in 37 CFR 102 subpart B
for making inquiries about records covered by the Privacy Act.
Requesters should provide their name, address, and record sought in
accordance with the procedures for making inquiries appearing in 37 CFR
102 subpart B.
Record access procedures:
Requests from individuals should be addressed as stated in the
notification section above.
Contesting record procedures:
The general provisions for access, contesting contents, and
appealing initial determinations by the individual concerned appear in
37 CFR 102 subpart B. Requests from individuals should be addressed as
stated in the notification section above.
Record source categories:
Subject individuals, client(s) of same, registered or recognized
attorneys and agents, witnesses in disciplinary proceedings, court
opinions, and other individuals furnishing information.
Exemptions claimed for the system:
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), all investigatory materials in the
record which meet the criteria in 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2) are exempt from
the notice, access, and contest requirements (under 5 U.S.C.
552a(c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (H), and (I), and (f)) of the
agency regulations because of the necessity to exempt this information
and material in order to accomplish the law enforcement function of the
agency, to prevent subjects of investigations from frustrating the
investigatory process, to prevent the disclosure of investigative
techniques, to fulfill commitments made to protect the confidentiality
of sources, to maintain access to sources of information, and to avoid
endangering these sources and law enforcement personnel.
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Dated: March 14, 2013.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-06255 Filed 3-18-13; 8:45 am]
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