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DOC/PTO RIN: 0651-AD17 Publication ID: Spring 2021 
Title: Changes to the Freedom of Information Act Regulation 
Abstract:

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) amends its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulations to reflect changes made to the FOIA by the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016.

 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Info./Admin./Other 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 37 CFR 102   
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552    5 U.S.C. 552a    5 U.S.C. 553    31 U.S.C. 3717    35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2)    35 U.S.C. 21    35 U.S.C. 41    35 U.S.C. 42    35 U.S.C. 122    44 U.S.C. 3101   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  06/00/2021 
NPRM Comment Period End  08/00/2021 
Final Action  10/00/2021 
Final Action Effective  11/00/2021 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
John Ricou Heaton
Associate Counsel
Department of Commerce
Patent and Trademark Office
P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
Phone:571 270-7420
Fax:571 273-0099
Email: ricou.heaton@uspto.gov