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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 0651-0016	ICR Reference No: 202303-0651-017
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202107-0651-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/PTO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Rules for Patent Maintenance Fees
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/27/2023
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/24/2023
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2024	11/30/2024	11/30/2024
Responses	44,542	0	44,542
Time Burden (Hours)	6,864	0	6,864
Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,752,064	0	3,098,564

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute
Annual Number of Responses	44,542	44,542	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	6,864	6,864	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,752,064	3,098,564	-346,500

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:

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $142,444

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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