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OMB Control No: 0651-0033	ICR Reference No: 202512-0651-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202411-0651-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/PTO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Post Allowance and Reissue
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 02/26/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2026
Responses	473,710	426,301
Time Burden (Hours)	392,186	373,568
Cost Burden (Dollars)	477,308,500	399,030,189

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 35 USC 251-256 Name of Law: LEAHY–SMITH AMERICA INVENTS ACT
   US Code: 35 USC 151 Name of Law: HAGUE AGREEMENT CONCERNING INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS
   US Code: 35 USC 41 Name of Law: HAGUE AGREEMENT CONCERNING INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS
   US Code: 35 USC 131 Name of Law: LEAHY–SMITH AMERICA INVENTS ACT
   US Code: 35 USC 115 Name of Law: LEAHY-SMITH AMERICA INVENTS TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	473,710	426,301	47,409
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	392,186	373,568	18,618
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	477,308,500	399,030,189	78,278,311

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: $2,792,241

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: Raul Tamayo 571 272-7728 raul.tamayo@uspto.gov

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