Representative and Address Provisions

OMB Control No: 0651-0035	ICR Reference No: 201108-0651-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201007-0651-007
Agency/Subagency: DOC/PTO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Representative and Address Provisions
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/08/2011
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 09/27/2011
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2014	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2011
Responses	592,315	0	568,902
Time Burden (Hours)	33,867	0	33,359
Cost Burden (Dollars)	64,916	0	257,178

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Abstract: The public uses this information collection to grant or revoke power of attorney, to withdraw as attorney or agent of record, to authorize a practitioner to act in a representative capacity, to change a correspondence address, to request a Customer Number, and to change the data associated with a Customer Number. The USPTO's Customer Number practice permits applicants, assignees, practitioners of record, and third party requesters to change the correspondence address or representatives of record for a number of applications, patents, or reexamination proceedings with one change request instead of filing separate requests for each application, patent, or reexamination proceeding. The USPTO uses the information in this collection to determine who is authorized to take action in an application, patent, or reexamination proceeding and where to send correspondence regarding an application, patent, or reexamination proceeding.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 35 USC 2 Name of Law: null    US Code: 35 USC 304 and 314 Name of Law: null

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 27020	05/10/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 59114	09/23/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 16

IC Title Form No. Form Name Reexamination - Third Party Requester Power of Attorney or Revocation of Power of Attorney with a New Power of Attorney and Change of Correspondence Address PTO/SB/81C Reexamination - Third Party Requester Power of Attorney or Revocation of Power of Attorney with a New Power of Attorney and Change of Correspondence Address Patent Owner Change of Correspondence Address - Reexamination Proceeding PTO/SB/123A Patent Owner Change of Correspondence Address - Reexamination Proceeding Power of Attorney to Prosecute Applications Before the USPTO PTO/SB/80 Power of Attorney to Prosecute Applications Before the USPTO Request to Update a PCT Application with a Customer Number PTO-2248 Request to Update a PCT Application with a Customer Number Change of Correspondence Address for Application or Patent PTO/SB/122, PTO/SB/123 Change of Correspondence Address - Application ,   Change of Correspondence Address - Patent Reexamination – Patent Owner Power of Attorney or Revocation of Power of Attorney with a New Power of Attorney and Change of Correspondence Address PTO/SB/81B Reexamination - Patent Owner Power of Attorney or Revocation of Power of Attorney with a New Power of Attorney and Change of Correspondence Address Patent – Power of Attorney or Revocation of Power of Attorney with a New Power of Attorney and Change of Correspondence Address PTO/SB/81A Patent - Power of Attorney or Revocation of Power of Attorney with a New Power of Attorney and Change of Correspondence Address Power of Attorney or Revocation of Power of Attorney with a New Power of Attorney and Change of Correspondence Address PTO/SB/81 Power of Attorney or Revocation of Power of Attorney with a New Power of Attorney and Change of Correspondence Address Request for Withdrawal as Attorney or Agent and Change of Correspondence Address PTO/SB/83 Request for Withdrawal as Attorney or Agent and Change of Correspondence Address Customer Number Upload Spreadsheet Petition to Waive 37 CFR 1.32(b)(4) and Grant Power of Attorney by Fewer than All the Applicants Request for Customer Number Data Change PTO/SB/124 Request for Customer Number Data Change Authorization to Act in a Representative Capacity PTO/SB/84 Authorization to Act in a Representative Capacity Petition Under 37 CFR 1.36(a) to Revoke Power of Attorney by Fewer than All the Applicants Request for Customer Number PTO/SB/125 Request for Customer Number Third Party Requester Change of Correspondence Address - Reexamination Proceeding PTO/SB/123B Third Party Requester Change of Correspondence Address - Reexamination Proceeding

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	592,315	568,902	0	0	23,413	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	33,867	33,359	0	0	508	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	64,916	257,178	0	-32,080	-160,182	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The increases in annual responses and burden hours are administrative adjustments from revised estimates of the number of expected filings for this collection. The reduction in annual cost burden is due in part to administrative adjustments from decreased postage costs, which were caused by an increase in the percentage of responses submitted electronically and a corresponding decrease in the number of mailed submissions. Additional reductions in annual cost burden are due to program changes from the removal of cost burden--for items that are considered to be standard business supplies and do not qualify as capital start-up costs, and for suggested actions such as retaining receipts for online transactions that do not qualify as record keeping requirements.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $677,609

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Raul Tamayo 5712727728 [email protected]

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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: 09/27/2011

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