[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 36025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17449]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

    DOC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
clearance the following proposal for collection of information under 
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
    Agency: Patent and Trademark Office (PTO).
    Title: Admittance to Practice and Roster of Registered Patent 
Attorneys and Agents Admitted to Practice Before the Patent and 
Trademark Office.
    Agency Approval Number: 0651-0012.
    Type of Request: Extension of the expiration date of a currently 
approved collection without any change in the substance or in the 
method of collection.
    Burden: 3,500 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 10,500.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: \1/3\ hour.
    Needs and Uses: Information is required to determine the 
qualifications of individuals entitled to represent applicants before 
the Patent and Trademark Office in the preparation and prosecution of 
applications for a patent, and to administer and maintain the roster of 
attorneys registered to practice before the Patent and Trademark 
Office.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    OMB Desk Officer: Maya A. Bernstein, (202) 395-4816.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, Acting DOC Forms Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Maya A. Bernstein, OMB Desk Officer, Room 
10236, New Executive Office building, Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: July 3, 1996.
Linda Engelmeier,
Acting Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 96-17449 Filed 7-08-96; 8:45 am]
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