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OMB Control No: 0651-0070	ICR Reference No: 202108-0651-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201809-0651-003
Agency/Subagency: DOC/PTO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Fee Deficiency Submissions
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: 01/07/2022
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/23/2021
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2025	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2022
Responses	3,002	0	2,500
Time Burden (Hours)	6,004	0	5,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	248	0	335

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	3,002	2,500	502
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	6,004	5,000	1,004
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	248	335	-87

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: Change in Responses and Hourly Burden due to Adjustment in Agency Estimate The total number of responses has increased by 502 due to estimated fluctuations in the number of responses/submissions in this information collection. This increase in the number of responses results in an increase of 1,004 hours in the annual time burden estimates. Change in Annual (Non-hour) Costs due to Adjustment in Agency Estimate For this renewal, the USPTO estimates that the total annual (non-hour) costs will decrease by $87 from the previous approval. This decrease is due to estimated fluctuations in submissions and a decrease in the number of respondents submitting their information by mail.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $22,996

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: Parikha Mehta 571 272-3248

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