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OMB Control No: 0651-0058	ICR Reference No: 200608-0651-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOC/PTO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/06/2006
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/22/2006
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2008	36 Months From Approved
Responses	500	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,000	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	65,000	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	500	500
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,000	1,000
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	65,000	65,000

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

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The program change is due to the establishment of a new pilot program between the USPTO and the JPO that will allow patent applicants who have filed an application in one office to request accelerated examination of the application in the other office if the application meets certain requirements and the required petition fee is paid.

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