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351.303(g).39 Commerce intends to
reject factual submissions if the
submitting party does not comply with
the applicable certification
requirements.
Notification to Interested Parties
Interested parties must submit
applications for disclosure under APO
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305.
Parties wishing to participate in this
investigation should ensure that they
meet the requirements of 19 CFR
351.103(d) (e.g., by filing the required
letters of appearance). Note that
Commerce has amended certain of its
requirements pertaining to the service of
documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).40
This notice is issued and published
pursuant to sections 702 and 777(i) of
the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c).
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Dated: May 13, 2024.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and
Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive
functions and duties of the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Triethoxyphosphine oxide, and Ethyl
phosphate (neutral). TEP has the chemical
formula (C2H5O)3PO and the CAS No. 78–40–
0.
Imported alkyl phosphate esters are not
excluded from the scope of this investigation
even if the imported alkyl phosphate ester
consists of a single isomer or combination of
isomers in proportions different from the
isomers ordinarily provided in the market.
Also included in this investigation are
blends including one or more alkyl
phosphate esters, with or without other
substances, where the alkyl phosphate esters
account for 20 percent or more of the blend
by weight.
Alkyl phosphate esters are classified under
subheading 2919.90.5050, Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
Imports may also be classified under
subheadings 2919.90.5010 and 3824.99.5000,
HTSUS. The HTSUS subheadings and CAS
registry numbers are provided for
convenience and customs purposes. The
written description of the scope is
dispositive.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by this investigation
are alkyl phosphate esters, which are
halogenated and non-halogenated
phosphorus-based esters with a phosphorus
content of at least 6.5 percent (per weight)
and a viscosity between 1 and 2000 mPa.s (at
20–25 °C).
Merchandise subject to this investigation
primarily includes Tris (2-chloroisopropyl)
phosphate (TCPP), Tris (1,3dichloroisopropyl) phosphate (TDCP), and
Triethyl Phosphate (TEP)).
TCPP is also known as Tris (1-chloro-2propyl) phosphate, Tris (1-chloropropan-2-yl)
phosphate, Tris (monochloroisopropyl)
phosphate (TMCP), and Tris (2chloroisopropyl) phosphate (TCIP). TCPP has
the chemical formula C9H18Cl3O4P and the
Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Nos.
1244733–77–4 and 13674–84–5. It may also
be identified as CAS No. 6145–73–9.
TDCP is also known as Tris (1,3dichloroisopropyl) phosphate, Tris (1,3dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate, Chlorinated
tris, tris {2- chloro-1-(chloromethyl ethyl)}
phosphate, TDCPP, and TDCIPP. TDCP has
the chemical formula C9H15Cl6O4P and the
CAS No. 13674–87–8.
TEP is also known as Phosphoric acid
triethyl ester, phosphoric ester, flame
retardant TEP, Tris(ethyl) phosphate,
Patent and Trademark Office
39 See Certification of Factual Information to
Import Administration During Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July
17, 2013) (Final Rule); see also frequently asked
questions regarding the Final Rule, available at
https://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_
info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf.
40 See Administrative Protective Order, Service,
and Other Procedures in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069
(September 29, 2023).
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Patent Processing
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit
the following information collection
request to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and clearance
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the
date of publication of this notice. The
USPTO invites comments on this
information collection renewal, which
helps the USPTO assess the impact of
its information collection requirements
and minimize the public’s reporting
burden. Public comments were
previously requested via the Federal
Register on January 29, 2024 during a
60-day comment period (89 FR 5500).
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comment.
Agency: United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
Title: Patent Processing.
OMB Control Number: 0651–0031.
Needs and Uses: The United States
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is
required by 35 U.S.C. 131 to examine an
application for patent and, when
appropriate, issue a patent. The USPTO
is also required to publish patent
applications, with certain exceptions,
promptly after the expiration of a period
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of eighteen months from the earliest
filing date for which a benefit is sought
under title 35, United States Code
(‘‘eighteen-month publication’’). Certain
situations may arise which require that
additional information be supplied in
order for the USPTO to further process
the patent or application. The USPTO
administers the statutes through various
sections of the rules of practice in 37
CFR part 1.
During the processing of an
application for a patent, the applicant or
applicant’s representative may submit
additional information to the USPTO
concerning the examination of a specific
application. For example, the applicant
or applicant’s representative may
submit: information disclosure
statements, petitions for extension of
time, express abandonments of
applications and petitions to revive
abandoned applications, disclaimers,
pre-appeal requests for review, petitions
to make special, requests for expedited
examination of design applications,
requests for continued examination,
requests to inspect, copy, and access
patent applications, and certain
transmittal forms.
The information in this collection is
used by the USPTO to continue the
processing of the patent or application
to ensure that applicants are complying
with the patent regulations and to aid in
the prosecution of the application. This
also includes situations that require
additional information in order for the
USPTO to further process the patent or
application.
For this 30-day notice, the non-hourly
cost burdens have been adjusted due to
an increase in the postage rates since the
60-day notice was published. The 60day Federal Register notice was
published with several form numbers
associated with this information
collection inadvertently left off. In this
notice, the USPTO has included all the
form numbers associated with this
information collection.
Forms: (AIA= America Invents Act;
SB = Specimen Book)
• PTO/AIA/22 (Petition for Extension of
Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a))
• PTO/AIA/24 (Express Abandonment
under 37 CFR 1.138)
• PTO/AIA/24B (Petition for Express
Abandonment to Obtain a Refund)
• PTO/AIA/25 (Terminal Disclaimer to
Obviate a Provisional Double
Patenting Rejection Over a Pending
‘‘Reference’’ Application)
• PTO/AIA/26 (Terminal Disclaimer to
Obviate a Double Patenting Rejection
Over a ‘‘Prior’’ Patent)
• PTO/AIA/33 (Pre-Appeal Brief
Request for Review)
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• PTO/AIA/40 (Request for Correction
in a Patent Application Relating to
Inventorship or an Inventor Name, or
Order of Names, Other than in a
Reissue Application (37 CFR 1.48))
• PTO/AIA/41 (Request to Correct or
Update the Name of the Applicant
Under 37 CFR 1.46(c)(1), or Change
the Applicant Under 37 CFR
1.46(c)(2)
• PTO/AIA/63 (Terminal Disclaimer to
Accompany Petition under 37 CFR
1.137 in a Design Application Filed
on or after September 16, 2012)
• PTO/AIA/67 (Power to Inspect/
Copy—For Applications Filed on or
After September 16, 2012)
• PTO/AIA/96 (Statement Under 37
CFR 3.73(c))
• PTO/SB/08a (Information Disclosure
Statement by Applicant)
• PTO/SB/08b (Information Disclosure
Statement by Applicant)
• PTO/SB/17i (Processing Fee under 37
CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal)
• PTO/SB/21 (Transmittal Form)
• PTO/SB/22 (Petition for Extension of
Time under 37 CFR 1.136(a))
• PTO/SB/24 (Express Abandonment
under 37 CFR 1.138)
• PTO/SB/24B (Petition for Express
Abandonment to Obtain a Refund)
• PTO/SB/25 (Terminal Disclaimer to
Obviate a Provisional Double
Patenting Rejection Over a Pending
‘‘Reference’’ Application)
• PTO/SB/25a (Terminal Disclaimer in
a Patent or Proceeding in View of an
Application)
• PTO/SB/26 (Terminal Disclaimer to
Obviate a Double Patenting Rejection
Over a ‘‘Prior’’ Patent)
• PTO/SB/26a (Terminal Disclaimer in
a Patent or Proceeding in View of
Another Patent)
• PTO/SB/27 (Request for Expedited
Examination of a Design Application
(37 CFR 1.155))
• PTO/SB/30 Patent Center and PTO/
SB/30 (Request for Continued
Examination (RCE) Transmittal)
• PTO/SB/33 (Pre-Appeal Brief Request
for Review)
• PTO/SB/35 (Nonpublication Request
under 35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(i))
• PTO/SB/36 (Rescission of Previous
Nonpublication Request (35 U.S.C.
122(b)(2)(B)(ii) and, if applicable,
Notice of Foreign Filing (35 U.S.C.
122(b)(2)(B)(iii))
• PTO/SB/37 (Request Deferral of
Examination 37 CFR 1.103(d))
• PTO/SB/38 (Request to Retrieve
Electronic Priority Applications(s)
Filed with Nonparticipating Office(s)
That is Available in a Participating
Office (37 CFR 1.55(i)(4)))
• PTO/SB/39 (Authorization or
Rescission of Authorization to Permit
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Access to Application-as-filed by
Participating Offices)
• PTO/SB/43 (Disclaimer in a Patent
under 37 CFR 1.321(a))
• PTO/SB/63 (Terminal Disclaimer to
Accompany Petition)
• PTO/SB/64 (Petition for Revival of an
Application for Patent Abandoned
Unintentionally Under 37 CFR
1.137(a))
• PTO/SB/64a (Petition for Revival of
an Application for Patent Abandoned
for Failure to Notify the Office of a
Foreign or International Filing (37
CFR 1.137(f))
• PTO/SB/67 (Power to Inspect/Copy—
For Applications Filed Before
September 16, 2012)
• PTO/SB/68 (Request for Access to an
Abandoned Application under 37
CFR 1.14)
• PTO/SB/91 (Deposit Account Order
Form)
• PTO/SB/92 (Certificate of Mailing or
Transmission under 37 CFR 1.8)
• PTO/SB/96 (Statement under 37 CFR
3.73(b))
• PTO/SB/130 (Petition to Make Special
Based on Age for Advancement of
Examination under 37 CFR
1.102(c)(1))
• PTOL/413A (Applicant Initiated
Interview Request Form)
• PTO–2053–A/B (Notice Under 37 CFR
1.251—Pending Application)
• PTO–2054–A/B (Notice Under 37 CFR
1.251—Abandoned Application)
• PTO–2055–A/B (Notice Under 37 CFR
1.251—Patent)
Type of Review: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Affected Public: Private sector.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 2,435,597 respondents.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 2,435,597 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: The
USPTO estimates that the responses in
this information collection will take the
public approximately between 2
minutes (0.03 hours) and 8 hours to
complete. This includes the time to
gather the necessary information, create
the document, and submit the
completed request to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Burden Hours: 535,466 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Non-Hourly Cost Burden: $363,826,829.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view
Department of Commerce, USPTO
information collections currently under
review by OMB.
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Written comments and
recommendations for this information
collection should be submitted within
30 days of the publication of this notice
on the following website,
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
30-day Review–Open for Public
Comments,’’ or by using the search
function and entering either the title of
the information collection or the OMB
Control Number, 0651–0031.
Further information can be obtained
by:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0031
information request’’ in the subject line
of the message.
• Mail: Justin Isaac, Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, United
States Patent and Trademark Office,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
1450.
Justin Isaac,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Patent Processing
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit
the following information collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of
publication of this notice. The USPTO invites comments on this
information collection renewal, which helps the USPTO assess the impact
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on January 29, 2024 during a 60-day comment period (89
FR 5500). This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public
comment.
Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
Title: Patent Processing.
OMB Control Number: 0651-0031.
Needs and Uses: The United States Patent and Trademark Office
(USPTO) is required by 35 U.S.C. 131 to examine an application for
patent and, when appropriate, issue a patent. The USPTO is also
required to publish patent applications, with certain exceptions,
promptly after the expiration of a period of eighteen months from the
earliest filing date for which a benefit is sought under title 35,
United States Code (``eighteen-month publication''). Certain situations
may arise which require that additional information be supplied in
order for the USPTO to further process the patent or application. The
USPTO administers the statutes through various sections of the rules of
practice in 37 CFR part 1.
During the processing of an application for a patent, the applicant
or applicant's representative may submit additional information to the
USPTO concerning the examination of a specific application. For
example, the applicant or applicant's representative may submit:
information disclosure statements, petitions for extension of time,
express abandonments of applications and petitions to revive abandoned
applications, disclaimers, pre-appeal requests for review, petitions to
make special, requests for expedited examination of design
applications, requests for continued examination, requests to inspect,
copy, and access patent applications, and certain transmittal forms.
The information in this collection is used by the USPTO to continue
the processing of the patent or application to ensure that applicants
are complying with the patent regulations and to aid in the prosecution
of the application. This also includes situations that require
additional information in order for the USPTO to further process the
patent or application.
For this 30-day notice, the non-hourly cost burdens have been
adjusted due to an increase in the postage rates since the 60-day
notice was published. The 60-day Federal Register notice was published
with several form numbers associated with this information collection
inadvertently left off. In this notice, the USPTO has included all the
form numbers associated with this information collection.
Forms: (AIA= America Invents Act; SB = Specimen Book)
PTO/AIA/22 (Petition for Extension of Time under 37 CFR
1.136(a))
PTO/AIA/24 (Express Abandonment under 37 CFR 1.138)
PTO/AIA/24B (Petition for Express Abandonment to Obtain a
Refund)
PTO/AIA/25 (Terminal Disclaimer to Obviate a Provisional
Double Patenting Rejection Over a Pending ``Reference'' Application)
PTO/AIA/26 (Terminal Disclaimer to Obviate a Double Patenting
Rejection Over a ``Prior'' Patent)
PTO/AIA/33 (Pre-Appeal Brief Request for Review)
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PTO/AIA/40 (Request for Correction in a Patent Application
Relating to Inventorship or an Inventor Name, or Order of Names, Other
than in a Reissue Application (37 CFR 1.48))
PTO/AIA/41 (Request to Correct or Update the Name of the
Applicant Under 37 CFR 1.46(c)(1), or Change the Applicant Under 37 CFR
1.46(c)(2)
PTO/AIA/63 (Terminal Disclaimer to Accompany Petition under 37
CFR 1.137 in a Design Application Filed on or after September 16, 2012)
PTO/AIA/67 (Power to Inspect/Copy--For Applications Filed on
or After September 16, 2012)
PTO/AIA/96 (Statement Under 37 CFR 3.73(c))
PTO/SB/08a (Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant)
PTO/SB/08b (Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant)
PTO/SB/17i (Processing Fee under 37 CFR 1.17(i) Transmittal)
PTO/SB/21 (Transmittal Form)
PTO/SB/22 (Petition for Extension of Time under 37 CFR
1.136(a))
PTO/SB/24 (Express Abandonment under 37 CFR 1.138)
PTO/SB/24B (Petition for Express Abandonment to Obtain a
Refund)
PTO/SB/25 (Terminal Disclaimer to Obviate a Provisional Double
Patenting Rejection Over a Pending ``Reference'' Application)
PTO/SB/25a (Terminal Disclaimer in a Patent or Proceeding in
View of an Application)
PTO/SB/26 (Terminal Disclaimer to Obviate a Double Patenting
Rejection Over a ``Prior'' Patent)
PTO/SB/26a (Terminal Disclaimer in a Patent or Proceeding in
View of Another Patent)
PTO/SB/27 (Request for Expedited Examination of a Design
Application (37 CFR 1.155))
PTO/SB/30 Patent Center and PTO/SB/30 (Request for Continued
Examination (RCE) Transmittal)
PTO/SB/33 (Pre-Appeal Brief Request for Review)
PTO/SB/35 (Nonpublication Request under 35 U.S.C.
122(b)(2)(B)(i))
PTO/SB/36 (Rescission of Previous Nonpublication Request (35
U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(ii) and, if applicable, Notice of Foreign Filing
(35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(iii))
PTO/SB/37 (Request Deferral of Examination 37 CFR 1.103(d))
PTO/SB/38 (Request to Retrieve Electronic Priority
Applications(s) Filed with Nonparticipating Office(s) That is Available
in a Participating Office (37 CFR 1.55(i)(4)))
PTO/SB/39 (Authorization or Rescission of Authorization to
Permit Access to Application-as-filed by Participating Offices)
PTO/SB/43 (Disclaimer in a Patent under 37 CFR 1.321(a))
PTO/SB/63 (Terminal Disclaimer to Accompany Petition)
PTO/SB/64 (Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent
Abandoned Unintentionally Under 37 CFR 1.137(a))
PTO/SB/64a (Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent
Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or
International Filing (37 CFR 1.137(f))
PTO/SB/67 (Power to Inspect/Copy--For Applications Filed
Before September 16, 2012)
PTO/SB/68 (Request for Access to an Abandoned Application
under 37 CFR 1.14)
PTO/SB/91 (Deposit Account Order Form)
PTO/SB/92 (Certificate of Mailing or Transmission under 37 CFR
1.8)
PTO/SB/96 (Statement under 37 CFR 3.73(b))
PTO/SB/130 (Petition to Make Special Based on Age for
Advancement of Examination under 37 CFR 1.102(c)(1))
PTOL/413A (Applicant Initiated Interview Request Form)
PTO-2053-A/B (Notice Under 37 CFR 1.251--Pending Application)
PTO-2054-A/B (Notice Under 37 CFR 1.251--Abandoned
Application)
PTO-2055-A/B (Notice Under 37 CFR 1.251--Patent)
Type of Review: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Affected Public: Private sector.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 2,435,597 respondents.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,435,597 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that the responses
in this information collection will take the public approximately
between 2 minutes (0.03 hours) and 8 hours to complete. This includes
the time to gather the necessary information, create the document, and
submit the completed request to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 535,466 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Non-Hourly Cost Burden:
$363,826,829.
This information collection request may be viewed at
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of
Commerce, USPTO information collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for this information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website, www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting
``Currently under 30-day Review-Open for Public Comments,'' or by using
the search function and entering either the title of the information
collection or the OMB Control Number, 0651-0031.
Further information can be obtained by:
Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651-
0031 information request'' in the subject line of the message.
Mail: Justin Isaac, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
Justin Isaac,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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