Admittance to Practice and Roster of Registered Patent Attorneys Agents Admitted to Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status

No forms / supporting documents in this ICR. Check IC Document Collections.

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
4671	Admittance to Practice and Roster of Registered Patent Attorneys Agents Admitted to Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Form	Migrated

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0651-0012	ICR Reference No: 200303-0651-004
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 200111-0651-009
Agency/Subagency: DOC/PTO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Admittance to Practice and Roster of Registered Patent Attorneys Agents Admitted to Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Improperly submitted and continue	Conclusion Date: 06/10/2003
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/31/2003
Terms of Clearance: Information collection requests associated with Notice of Proposed Rulemakings should be submitted such that review is concurrent with the public comment period. In this case, the NPRM has not yet been published. The agency must resubmit this information collection request when the NPRM is sent to the Federal Register for publication.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2003	06/30/2006	09/30/2003
Responses	15,200	0	15,200
Time Burden (Hours)	6,138	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This collection of information is reqired by 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2)(D) administered through 37 CFR 10.5-10.19, and is being submitted in conjuction with a notice of proposed rulemaking, "Changes to Representation of Other Before the United States Patent and Trade mark Office" (RIN 0651-AB55). Applicants use this collection to apply for the examination for registration and to demonstrate their eligibility to be a registered attorney or agent before the USPTO. The Office of Enrollment and Discipline (OED) collects this information to determine sthe qualifications of individuals entitled to represent applicants before the USPTO in ............

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Admittance to Practice and Roster of Registered Patent Attorneys Agents Admitted to Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)	PTO-158, PTO-158A, PTO-275, PTO-107A, PTO-1209, PTO-2126

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 03/31/2003

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