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OMB Control No: 0651-0042	ICR Reference No: 202401-0651-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202012-0651-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/PTO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Patent Examiner Employment Application
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: 03/12/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/29/2024
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2024
Responses	7,226	0	8,386
Time Burden (Hours)	3,613	0	4,193
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	7,226	8,386	-1,160
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,613	4,193	-580
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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 number of respondents has decreased by 1,160 due to estimated fluctuations in the number of submissions related to applications for employment at the USPTO. This decrease in the number of respondents and responses results in a decrease of 580 hours in the annual time burden estimate.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $573,075

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: Ynez Jaleco 571 272-6551

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