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Once submitted, the request will be
publicly available in electronic format
through reginfo.gov. Follow the
instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Further information can be obtained
by:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0035 copy
request’’ in the subject line of the
message.
• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and
Information Governance Division
Director, Office of the Chief Technology
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 February 28, 2018 to Nicholas
A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email
to Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or
by fax to 202–395–5167, marked to the
attention of Nicholas A. Fraser.
Marcie Lovett,
Records and Information Governance
Division Director, OCTO, United States Patent
and Trademark Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Public Search Facility User ID and
Badging
ACTION:
Proposed collection; comment
request.
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO), as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, invites comments on a proposed
extension of an existing information
collection: 0651–0041 (Public Search
Facility User ID and Badging).
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before March 30, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0041
comment in the subject line of the
message.
• Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.
• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and
Information Governance Division
Director, Office of the Chief Technology
Officer, United States Patent and
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Terry Howard,
Manager, Public Search Facility, United
States Patent and Trademark Office,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
1450; by telephone at 571–272–3258; or
by email to Terry.Howard@uspto.gov.
Additional information about this
collection is also available at https://
www.reginfo.gov under ‘‘Information
Collection Review.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) is required
by 35 U.S.C. 41(i)(1) to maintain a
Public Search Facility to make
publically accessible USPTO patent and
trademark collections for search and
retrieval. The facility is located in a
publicly accessible portion of USPTO
headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia,
and offers access to the collection’s
paper and electronic files.Trained staff
are available to assist users with
searches. The USPTO also offers
training courses to assist users with the
advanced electronic search systems
available at the facility.
This collection covers information
that individuals submit in application to
establish a USPTO online access
account. This application allows users
to obtain, renew, or replace online
access account cards which provide
access to the electronic search system at
the Public Search Facility. The public
may apply for an online access account
only at the Public Search Facility
reference desk by providing the
completed application (including
contact information) and proper
identification. The access account cards
include a bar-coded user number and an
expiration date. Users may renew their
account card in person by validating
and updating the required information
and may obtain a replacement for a lost
account card by providing proper
identification. Users who wish to
register for the voluntary training
courses by do so by completing the
appropriate form.
This collection also covers
information in applications to establish,
renew, or replace security identification
badges issued, under the authority
provided in 41 CFR part 102–81, to
members of the public who wish to
access the Public Search Facility. Users
may apply for a security badge in person
at the USPTO Security Office by
providing the completed application
(including applicant and contact
information) and presenting a valid
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form of identification with photograph.
The security badges include a color
photograph of the user and must be
worn at all times while at the USPTO
facilities.
II. Methods of Collection
The applications for online access
accounts and security identification
badges are completed on site and
handed to a USPTO staff member for
issuance. User training registration
forms may be mailed, faxed, emailed, or
hand delivered to the USPTO.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651–0041.
IC Instruments and Forms: PTO–2030
and PTO–2224.
Type of Review: Extension of a
Previously Existing Information
Collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; businesses or other forprofits; and not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
6,250 responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take the
public approximately 5 minutes (0.08
hours) to 10 minutes (0.17 hours) to
complete the information in this
collection, depending on the
application. This includes the time to
gather the necessary information,
prepare the appropriate form, and
submit the completed request to the
USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 500 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost Burden: $145,750. The USPTO
expects that both attorneys and
paraprofessionals will complete the
submissions. The USPTO estimates that
one third of the applicants will be
attorneys and the remaining two thirds
will be paraprofessionals. The
professional hourly rate for attorneys is
$438 and the professional hourly rate
for paraprofessionals is $145. The
attorney rates is established by estimates
in the 2017 Report on the Economic
Survey, published by the Committee on
Economics of Legal Practice of the
American Intellectual Property Law
Association. The paraprofessional rate is
established by estimates in the 2016
National Utilization and Compensation
Survey, published by the National
Association of Legal Assistance (NALA).
The estimated combined rate is $291.50.
Using this hourly rate, the USTPO
estimates that the total respondent cost
burden for this collection is $145,750.
per year.
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1 .....................
2
3
4
5
Time for response
(hours)
.....................
.....................
.....................
.....................
6 .....................
7 .....................
Totals ......
Application for Public User ID (Access Card).
Renew Online Access Card ...........
Replace Online Access Card .........
User Training Registration Forms ..
Security Identification Badges for
Public Users.
Renew
Security
Identification
Badges for Public Users.
Replace
Security
Identification
Badges.
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Estimated Total Annual Non-hour
Respondent Cost Burden: $1,501.96.
This collection has annual (non-hour)
costs in the form of fees and postage
costs.
There are no application or renewal
fees for online access cards or security
identification badges. However, there is
a $15 fee for issuing a replacement
security identification badge. The
USPTO estimates that it will reissue
approximately 100 security badges
annually that have been lost, stolen, or
need to be replaced, for a total of
$1,500.00 per year in replacement fees.
Users may incur postage costs when
submitting a user training registration
form to the USPTO by mail. The USPTO
expects that approximately 4 training
forms received per year will be
submitted by mail. The USPTO
estimates that the average first-class
postage cost for a mailed training form
will be $0.49 for a total postage cost of
$1.96 per year for this collection.
The total annual (non-hour)
respondent cost burden for this
collection in the forms of fees and
postage costs is estimated to be
$1,501.96 per year.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
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
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Responses
Burden hours
Rate
Annual cost
burden
(a)
IC #
(b)
(c) = (a) × (b)
(d)
(e) = (c) × (d)
0.08 (5 minutes) .....
1,250
100
$291.50
$29,150.00
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.08
.....
.....
.....
.....
500
50
150
1,000
40
4
12
80
291.50
291.50
291.50
291.50
11,600.00
1,166.00
3,498.00
23,320.00
0.08 (5 minutes) .....
3,200
256
291.50
74,624.00
0.08 (5 minutes) .....
100
8
291.50
2,332.00
................................
6,250
500
........................
145,750.00
(5
(5
(5
(5
minutes)
minutes)
minutes)
minutes)
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on
respondents, e.g., the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Marcie Lovett,
Records and Information Governance
Division Director, OCTO United States Patent
and Trademark Office.
Security Authorizations Branch, United
States Patent and Trademark Office,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
1450; by telephone at 571–270–0539; or
by email to Richard.Arnold@uspto.gov.
Additional information about this
collection is also available at https://
www.reginfo.gov under ‘‘Information
Collection Review.’’
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Abstract
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
Certificate Action Form
ACTION:
Proposed collection; comment
request.
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO), as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, invites comments on a proposed
extension of an existing information
collection: 0651–0045 (Public Key
Infrastructure (PKI) Certificate Action
Form).
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before March 30, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0045
comment’’ in the subject line of the
message.
• Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.
• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and
Information Governance Division
Director, Office of the Chief Technology
Officer, United States Patent and
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Richard Arnold,
SUMMARY:
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The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) uses Public
Key Infrastructure (PKI) technology to
support electronic commerce between
the USPTO and its customers. PKI is a
set of hardware, software, policies, and
procedures that provide important
security services for the electronic
business activities of the USPTO,
including protecting the confidentiality
of unpublished patent applications in
accordance with 35 U.S.C. 122 and 37
CFR 1.14, as well as protecting
international patent applications in
accordance with Article 30 of the Patent
Cooperation Treaty.
In order to provide the necessary
security for its electronic commerce
systems, the USPTO uses PKI
technology to protect the integrity and
confidentiality of information submitted
to the USPTO. PKI employs public and
private encryption keys to authenticate
the customer’s identity and support
secure electronic communication
between the customer and the USPTO.
Customers may submit a request to the
USPTO for a digital certificate, which
enables the customer to create the
encryption keys necessary for electronic
identity verification and secure
transactions with the USPTO. This
digital certificate is required in order to
access any secure online systems that
the USPTO provides, including the
systems for electronic filing of patent
applications and viewing confidential
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[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-01610]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Public Search Facility User ID and Badging
ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.
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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on a
proposed extension of an existing information collection: 0651-0041
(Public Search Facility User ID and Badging).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before March 30, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651-
0041 comment in the subject line of the message.
Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and Information Governance
Division Director, Office of the Chief Technology Officer, United
States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA
22313-1450.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to Terry Howard, Manager, Public Search Facility,
United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria,
VA 22313-1450; by telephone at 571-272-3258; or by email to
[email protected]. Additional information about this collection is
also available at https://www.reginfo.gov under ``Information Collection
Review.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is required
by 35 U.S.C. 41(i)(1) to maintain a Public Search Facility to make
publically accessible USPTO patent and trademark collections for search
and retrieval. The facility is located in a publicly accessible portion
of USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, and offers access to the
collection's paper and electronic files.Trained staff are available to
assist users with searches. The USPTO also offers training courses to
assist users with the advanced electronic search systems available at
the facility.
This collection covers information that individuals submit in
application to establish a USPTO online access account. This
application allows users to obtain, renew, or replace online access
account cards which provide access to the electronic search system at
the Public Search Facility. The public may apply for an online access
account only at the Public Search Facility reference desk by providing
the completed application (including contact information) and proper
identification. The access account cards include a bar-coded user
number and an expiration date. Users may renew their account card in
person by validating and updating the required information and may
obtain a replacement for a lost account card by providing proper
identification. Users who wish to register for the voluntary training
courses by do so by completing the appropriate form.
This collection also covers information in applications to
establish, renew, or replace security identification badges issued,
under the authority provided in 41 CFR part 102-81, to members of the
public who wish to access the Public Search Facility. Users may apply
for a security badge in person at the USPTO Security Office by
providing the completed application (including applicant and contact
information) and presenting a valid form of identification with
photograph. The security badges include a color photograph of the user
and must be worn at all times while at the USPTO facilities.
II. Methods of Collection
The applications for online access accounts and security
identification badges are completed on site and handed to a USPTO staff
member for issuance. User training registration forms may be mailed,
faxed, emailed, or hand delivered to the USPTO.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0651-0041.
IC Instruments and Forms: PTO-2030 and PTO-2224.
Type of Review: Extension of a Previously Existing Information
Collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other
for-profits; and not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,250 responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take
the public approximately 5 minutes (0.08 hours) to 10 minutes (0.17
hours) to complete the information in this collection, depending on the
application. This includes the time to gather the necessary
information, prepare the appropriate form, and submit the completed
request to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 500 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost Burden: $145,750. The USPTO
expects that both attorneys and paraprofessionals will complete the
submissions. The USPTO estimates that one third of the applicants will
be attorneys and the remaining two thirds will be paraprofessionals.
The professional hourly rate for attorneys is $438 and the professional
hourly rate for paraprofessionals is $145. The attorney rates is
established by estimates in the 2017 Report on the Economic Survey,
published by the Committee on Economics of Legal Practice of the
American Intellectual Property Law Association. The paraprofessional
rate is established by estimates in the 2016 National Utilization and
Compensation Survey, published by the National Association of Legal
Assistance (NALA). The estimated combined rate is $291.50. Using this
hourly rate, the USTPO estimates that the total respondent cost burden
for this collection is $145,750. per year.
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Annual cost
IC # Item Time for response (hours) Responses Burden hours Rate burden
........................ (a).............................. (b) (c) = (a) x (d) (e) = (c) x
(b) (d)
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1.......................... Application for Public 0.08 (5 minutes)................. 1,250 100 $291.50 $29,150.00
User ID (Access Card).
2.......................... Renew Online Access Card 0.08 (5 minutes)................. 500 40 291.50 11,600.00
3.......................... Replace Online Access 0.08 (5 minutes)................. 50 4 291.50 1,166.00
Card.
4.......................... User Training 0.08 (5 minutes)................. 150 12 291.50 3,498.00
Registration Forms.
5.......................... Security Identification 0.08 (5 minutes)................. 1,000 80 291.50 23,320.00
Badges for Public Users.
6.......................... Renew Security 0.08 (5 minutes)................. 3,200 256 291.50 74,624.00
Identification Badges
for Public Users.
7.......................... Replace Security 0.08 (5 minutes)................. 100 8 291.50 2,332.00
Identification Badges.
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Totals................. ........................ ................................. 6,250 500 .............. 145,750.00
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Estimated Total Annual Non-hour Respondent Cost Burden: $1,501.96.
This collection has annual (non-hour) costs in the form of fees and
postage costs.
There are no application or renewal fees for online access cards or
security identification badges. However, there is a $15 fee for issuing
a replacement security identification badge. The USPTO estimates that
it will reissue approximately 100 security badges annually that have
been lost, stolen, or need to be replaced, for a total of $1,500.00 per
year in replacement fees.
Users may incur postage costs when submitting a user training
registration form to the USPTO by mail. The USPTO expects that
approximately 4 training forms received per year will be submitted by
mail. The USPTO estimates that the average first-class postage cost for
a mailed training form will be $0.49 for a total postage cost of $1.96
per year for this collection.
The total annual (non-hour) respondent cost burden for this
collection in the forms of fees and postage costs is estimated to be
$1,501.96 per year.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized or
included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
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, e.g., the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology.
Marcie Lovett,
Records and Information Governance Division Director, OCTO United
States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2018-01610 Filed 1-26-18; 8:45 am]
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