2010-11688. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit 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: Green Technology Pilot Program.

Form Number(s): PTO/SB/420.

Agency Approval Number: 0651-0062.

Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Burden: 6,850 hours annually.

Number of Respondents: 5,225 responses per year.

Avg. Hours per Response: The USPTO estimates that it will take the public between 1 hour and 10 hours, depending upon the complexity of the situation, to gather the necessary information, prepare the appropriate form for documents, and submit the information to the USPTO.

Needs and Uses: This information is required by 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2), 122(c), 131 and 151 and administered by the USPTO through 37 CFR 1.102, 1.291 and 1.99. This information collection is necessary so that (i) patent applicants may participate in the new streamlined Examination Pilot Program for Green Technologies, (ii) the public may protest a pending application, and (iii) the public may make a submission in a published application.

Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other for-profits; not-for-profit institutions.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, e-mail: [e-mail].

Once submitted, the request will be publicly available in electronic format through the Information Collection Review page at http://www.reginfo.gov.

Paper copies can be obtained by:

• E-mail: [e-mail]. Include “0651-0062 copy request” in the subject line of the message.
• Fax: [phone], marked to the attention of Susan K. Fawcett.
• Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records Officer, Office of the Chief Information 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 June 16, 2010 to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via e-mail at [e-mail] or by fax to 202-395-5167, marked to the attention of Nicholas A. Fraser.

Dated: May 11, 2010.

Susan K. Fawcett,

Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer.