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OMB Control No: 0651-0016	ICR Reference No: 202606-0651-007
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202411-0651-004
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: 07/07/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/24/2026
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2027	11/30/2027	11/30/2027
Responses	2,616	0	2,616
Time Burden (Hours)	7,799	0	3,424
Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,220,880	0	2,951,260

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	2,616	2,616	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	7,799	3,424	4,375
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,220,880	2,951,260	269,620

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: In support of RIN 0651-AD92 ,the USPTO is adjusting the estimated annual burden hours and non-hour costs in this information collection. The Rule increases the estimated time for response for Item 1 (Petition to Accept Unintentionally Delayed Payment of Maintenance Fee in an Expired Patent (37 CFR §1.378(b))) from 1 hour to 2.75 hours. Additionally, the Rule changes the estimated number of fees paid associated with this item.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $45,606

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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