[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 120 (Friday, June 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33685-33686]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13502]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Public Search Facility User ID and Badging
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 comment 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 April 16, 2021 during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
Title: Public Search Facility User ID and Badging.
OMB Control Number: 0651-0041.
Form Numbers:
PTO-2030 (Application for Public User ID).
PTO-2224 (Security Identification Badges for Public
Users).
Type of Review: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,525 respondents per year.
Estimated Number of Responses: 5,925 responses per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take
the public approximately 5 minutes (0.08 hours) to complete the
information in this information collection, depending on the form. This
includes the time to gather the necessary information, prepare the
appropriate form, and submit the completed item to the USPTO.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 474 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Cost Burden: $1,505.
Needs and Uses: 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 publicly accessible USPTO patent and trademark
collections for search and retrieval. The Public Search Facility is
located in a publicly accessible portion of USPTO headquarters in
Alexandria, Virginia, and offers the public access to the collection's
paper, microfilm, and electronic files and trained staff 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 information collection covers information collected in
applications required for those members of the public who wish to use
the electronic search systems at the Public Search Facility to
establish a USPTO online access account, and to obtain, renew, or
replace online access accounts. The public may apply for an online
access account at the Public Search Facility reference desk by
providing the necessary information and proper identification. The
access account includes a bar-coded user number and an expiration date.
Users may renew their account by validating and updating the required
information and may obtain a replacement for a lost account information
by providing proper identification. Users who wish to register for the
voluntary training courses may do so by completing the appropriate
form.
This information 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 necessary information and presenting a valid form of
identification with photograph. A security badge includes a color
photograph of the user and must be worn at all times while within the
USPTO facilities.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
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 0651-0041.
Further information can be obtained by:
Email: [email protected]. Include ``0651-
0041 information request'' in the subject line of the message.
Mail: Kimberly Hardy, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office,
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P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
Kimberly Hardy,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2021-13502 Filed 6-24-21; 8:45 am]
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