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RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
Office of the Solicitor, Mail Stop 8,
United States Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA
22313–1450.
as amended, the United States Patent
and Trademark Office (USPTO) is
amending the system of records
currently listed under ‘‘COMMERCE/
PAT–TM–13 Petitioners for License to
File for Foreign Patents.’’ This action is
being taken to update the Privacy Act
notice. We invite the public to comment
on the amendments noted in this
publication.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
DATES:
Records retention and disposal is in
accordance with the series records
schedules.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
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 part 102 subpart B
for making inquiries about records
covered by the Privacy Act. Requesters
should provide their name, address, and
record sought (including date(s) of
testimony or interview, if known) in
accordance with the procedures for
making inquiries appearing in 37 CFR
part 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 part 102
subpart B. Requests from individuals
should be addressed as stated in the
notification section above.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Subject individual, the individual’s
co-workers, and those authorized by the
individual to furnish information.
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
Dated: March 26, 2013.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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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:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974,
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Written comments must be
received no later than May 1, 2013. The
amendments will become effective as
proposed on May 1, 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: Raul.Tamayo@uspto.gov.
Include ‘‘Privacy Act PAT–TM–13
comment’’ in the subject line of the
message.
• Fax: (571) 273–7728, marked to the
attention of Raul Tamayo.
• Mail: Raul Tamayo, Office of Patent
Legal Administration, Office of the
Deputy Commissioner for Patent
Examination Policy, 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.
Raul
Tamayo, Office of Patent Legal
Administration, Office of the Deputy
Commissioner for Patent Examination
Policy, United States Patent and
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450, (571) 272–
7728.
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 patent applicants and
their authorized representatives who
request a license to file a patent
application in a foreign country. The
Privacy Act notice is being updated
with the current address and
departmental information for the system
location and system manager. The
routine uses of records maintained in
the system have 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 descriptions of
storage, retrievability, and safeguards
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have been revised to reflect current
database practices. The rule references
for the notification procedure and
contesting record procedures have been
updated to correspond to the current
statutes and rules for those items as
related to the USPTO.
The amended Privacy Act system of
records notice, ‘‘COMMERCE/PAT–TM–
13 Petitioners for License to File for
Foreign Patents,’’ is published in its
entirety below.
COMMERCE/PAT–TM–13
SYSTEM NAME:
Petitioners for License to File for
Foreign Patents.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Patent Examining Operation,
Technology Center 3600, United States
Patent and Trademark Office, 501
Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
Petitioners for license to file a patent
application in any foreign country.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Petitioner’s name, address, and
description of subject matter, or, where
a corresponding U.S. application has
been filed, identification of applicant,
application serial number, filing date,
title to invention, applicant’s address
and addresses of applicant’s duly
appointed representatives.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
35 U.S.C. 1, 6, and 184.
PURPOSE(S):
To carry out the duties of the USPTO
to grant and issue patents, including the
requirements for authorizing the filing
of a patent application in a foreign
country under 35 U.S.C. 184.
Routine uses of records maintained in
the system, including categories of users
and the purposes of such uses:
(1) 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).
(2) Routine uses will include
disclosure to an agency, organization, or
individual for the purpose of performing
audit or oversight operations as
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authorized by law, but only such
information as is necessary and relevant
to such audit or oversight function.
(3) 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.
(4) Routine uses will also include the
Prefatory Statement of General Routine
Uses Nos. 1–5, 8–10, and 13, as found
at 46 FR 63501–63502 (December 31,
1981).
provided in 37 CFR part 102 subpart B
for making inquiries about records
covered by the Privacy Act. Requesters
should provide their name, address, and
record sought (including serial number
or P number, if known) in accordance
with the procedures for making
inquiries appearing in 37 CFR part 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 part 102
subpart B. Requests from individuals
should be addressed as stated in the
notification section above.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Subject individuals or their duly
appointed representatives.
DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING
AGENCIES:
Not applicable.
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,
RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND
DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Dated: March 26, 2013.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
STORAGE:
Paper copy and electronic storage
media.
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RETRIEVABILITY:
By number assigned (called P or R
number) or by serial number, title of
invention, applicant information or
docket number, if any. Records are
stored in a searchable database.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID DoD–2013–OS–0068]
SAFEGUARDS:
Buildings employ security guards.
Records are maintained in areas
accessible only to authorized personnel
who are properly screened, cleared, and
trained. Where information is
retrievable by computer, all safeguards
appropriate to secure the system
(hardware and software) are utilized.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
Records retention and disposal is in
accordance with the series records
schedules.
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SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
Director, Patent Examining
Technology Center 3600, United States
Patent and Trademark Office, 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
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Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Office of the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs,
DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public
Affairs announces the proposed
extension of a public information
collection and seeks public comment on
the provisions thereof. 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 of the
proposed information collection; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
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collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the information collection on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by May 31, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Federal Docket Management
System Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive,
East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria,
VA 22350–3100.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name, docket
number and title for this Federal
Register document. The general policy
for comments and other submissions
from members of the public is to make
these submissions available for public
viewing on the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information. Any associated form(s) for
this collection may be located within
this same electronic docket and
downloaded for review/testing. Follow
the instructions at https://
www.regulations.gov for submitting
comments. Please submit comments on
any given form identified by docket
number, form number, and title.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on this
proposed information collection or to
obtain a copy of the proposal and
associated collection instruments,
please write to: the Office of the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public
Affairs, ATTN: CPO (Colonel Phil
Waite), 1400 Defense, The Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20301–1400, or call the
Directorate for Community and Public
Outreach at (703) 695–3845.
Title; Associated Form; and OMB
Number: Request for Armed Forces
Participation in Public Events (NonAviation), DD Form 2536 and Request
for Military Aerial Support, DD Form
2535; OMB Number 0704–0290.
Needs and Uses: This information
collection requirement is necessary to
evaluate the eligibility of events to
receive Armed Forces community
relations support and to determine
whether requested military assets are
available.
Affected Public: State, local, or tribal
governments; Federal agencies or
employees; for-profit and non-profit
institutions; and individuals or
households.
Annual Burden Hours: 17,850.
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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-13 Petitioners for License to File for Foreign Patents.'' 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 May 1, 2013. The
amendments will become effective as proposed on May 1, 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: Raul.Tamayo@uspto.gov. Include ``Privacy Act PAT-
TM-13 comment'' in the subject line of the message.
Fax: (571) 273-7728, marked to the attention of Raul
Tamayo.
Mail: Raul Tamayo, Office of Patent Legal Administration,
Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy, 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Raul Tamayo, Office of Patent Legal
Administration, Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Patent
Examination Policy, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box
1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450, (571) 272-7728.
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 patent applicants and their authorized
representatives who request a license to file a patent application in a
foreign country. The Privacy Act notice is being updated with the
current address and departmental information for the system location
and system manager. The routine uses of records maintained in the
system have 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
descriptions of storage, retrievability, and safeguards have been
revised to reflect current database practices. The rule references for
the notification procedure and contesting record procedures have been
updated to correspond to the current statutes and rules for those items
as related to the USPTO.
The amended Privacy Act system of records notice, ``COMMERCE/PAT-
TM-13 Petitioners for License to File for Foreign Patents,'' is
published in its entirety below.
COMMERCE/PAT-TM-13
System name:
Petitioners for License to File for Foreign Patents.
Security classification:
Unclassified.
System location:
Patent Examining Operation, Technology Center 3600, United States
Patent and Trademark Office, 501 Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.
Categories of individuals covered by the system:
Petitioners for license to file a patent application in any foreign
country.
Categories of records in the system:
Petitioner's name, address, and description of subject matter, or,
where a corresponding U.S. application has been filed, identification
of applicant, application serial number, filing date, title to
invention, applicant's address and addresses of applicant's duly
appointed representatives.
Authority for maintenance of the system:
35 U.S.C. 1, 6, and 184.
Purpose(s):
To carry out the duties of the USPTO to grant and issue patents,
including the requirements for authorizing the filing of a patent
application in a foreign country under 35 U.S.C. 184.
Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including
categories of users and the purposes of such uses:
(1) 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).
(2) Routine uses will include disclosure to an agency,
organization, or individual for the purpose of performing audit or
oversight operations as
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authorized by law, but only such information as is necessary and
relevant to such audit or oversight function.
(3) 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.
(4) Routine uses will also include the Prefatory Statement of
General Routine Uses Nos. 1-5, 8-10, and 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 copy and electronic storage media.
Retrievability:
By number assigned (called P or R number) or by serial number,
title of invention, applicant information or docket number, if any.
Records are stored in a searchable database.
Safeguards:
Buildings employ security guards. Records are maintained in areas
accessible only to authorized personnel who are properly screened,
cleared, and trained. Where information is retrievable by computer, all
safeguards appropriate to secure the system (hardware and software) are
utilized.
Retention and disposal:
Records retention and disposal is in accordance with the series
records schedules.
System manager(s) and address:
Director, Patent Examining Technology Center 3600, United States
Patent and Trademark Office, 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 part 102
subpart B for making inquiries about records covered by the Privacy
Act. Requesters should provide their name, address, and record sought
(including serial number or P number, if known) in accordance with the
procedures for making inquiries appearing in 37 CFR part 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 part 102 subpart B. Requests from individuals should be
addressed as stated in the notification section above.
Record source categories:
Subject individuals or their duly appointed representatives.
Exemptions claimed for the system:
None.
Dated: March 26, 2013.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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