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OMB Control No: 0651-0041	ICR Reference No: 202106-0651-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201803-0651-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/PTO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Public Search Facility User ID and Badging
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: 08/26/2021
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/28/2021
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2024	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2021
Responses	5,925	0	6,250
Time Burden (Hours)	474	0	500
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,505	0	1,502

Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is required by 35 U.S.C. 41(i)(1) to maintain a Public Search Facility to make publically accessible USPTO patent and trademark collections for search and retrieval. The Public Search Facility is located in a publicly accessible portion of USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, and offers the public access to the collection’s paper, microfilm, and electronic files and trained staff to assist users with searches. The USPTO also offers training courses to assist users with the advanced electronic search systems available at the facility. This information collection covers information collected in applications required for those members of the public who wish to use the electronic search systems at the Public Search Facility to establish a USPTO online access account, and to obtain, renew, or replace online access accounts. The public may apply for an online access account at the Public Search Facility reference desk by providing the necessary information and proper identification. The access account includes a bar-coded user number and an expiration date. Users may renew their account by validating and updating the required information and may obtain a replacement for a lost account information by providing proper identification. Users who wish to register for the voluntary training courses may do so by completing the appropriate form. This information collection also covers information in applications to establish, renew, or replace security identification badges issued, under the authority provided in 41 CFR part 102– 81, to members of the public who wish to access the Public Search Facility. Users may apply for a security badge in person at the USPTO Security Office by providing the necessary information and presenting a valid form of identification with photograph. The security badges include a color photograph of the user and must be worn at all times while at the USPTO facilities.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 112 - 29 200 Name of Law: Leahy Smith America Invents Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 20126	04/16/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 33685	06/25/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	5,925	6,250	-325
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	474	500	-26
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,505	1,502	3

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 total respondent cost burden for this information collection has decreased by $30,286.25 (from $145,750 to $145,912) from the previous renewal of this information collection in 2018: • Increase in hourly rates. The 2018 renewal used an estimated rate of $213 per hour for respondents to this information collection, which came from the estimated attorney rate of $438 per hour and the paraprofessional rate of $148 per hour. For the current renewal, the USPTO is using updated hourly rates of $400 for attorneys and $145 for paraprofessionals, which yields a revised average of $273 per hour for respondents. • Decreases in estimated burden hours. The total estimated burden hours have decreased from 500 in the 2018 renewal to 474 in the current renewal due to adjustments of the estimated response time. Changes in Responses and Burden Hours For this renewal, the USPTO estimates that the annual responses will decrease by 325 (from 6,250 to 5,925) and the total burden hours will decrease by 26 (from 500 to 474) from the currently approved burden for this information collection. Changes in Annual (Non-hour) Costs For this renewal, the USPTO estimates that the total annual (non-hour) costs will increase by $3 (from $1,502 to $1,505) due to an increase in postage costs.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $8,700

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

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? No

Agency Contact: Terry Howard 571 272-3258

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