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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 0651-0061	ICR Reference No: 200907-0651-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOC/PTO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Trademark Petitions
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: 09/16/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/04/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2012	36 Months From Approved
Responses	953	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	862	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	209	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	953	953
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	862	862
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	209	209

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 USPTO is enhancing the electronic submission options in its TEAS filing system, to include a new Global Format option. This standardization of collection action will increase the burden as it will mean the incorporation of items that were not previously calculated as part of the burden. The agency is proposing to include the letter of protest and the request to make special in the inventory at this time because of the initiation of the new, standardized optional method of electronic submission of these items.

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