The
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following
proposals for collection of information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
Title: Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Certificate Action Form.
OMB Control Number: 0651-0045.
Form Number(s):
- PTO-2042
Type of Request: Regular.Start Printed Page 16834
Number of Respondents: 3,825 responses per year.
Average Hours per Response: The USPTO estimates that
it will take the public approximately 30 minutes (0.50 hours) to read
the instructions and subscriber agreement, gather the necessary
information, prepare the Certificate Action Form, and submit the
completed request.
Needs and Uses:
This information
collection covers the Certificate Action Form (PTO-2042), which is used
by the public to request a new digital certificate, revoke a current
certificate, or recover a lost or corrupted certificate. Customers may
also change the name listed on the certificate or associate the
certificate with one or more Customer Numbers. A Customer Number allows
an applicant to associate all correspondence and USPTO actions regarding
multiple patent applications to a single address and name. The
Certificate Action Form must include a notarized signature in order to
verify the identity of the application. The Certificate Action Form has
an accompanying subscriber agreement to ensure that customers understand
their obligations regarding the use of the digital certificates and
cryptographic software. When generating a new certificate, customers
also register to receive a set of seven codes that will enable customers
to recover a lost certificate online without having to contact USPTO
support staff.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, email: Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov. Once submitted, this request will be publicly available in electronic format through www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
Further information can be obtained by:
- Email: InformationCollection@uspto.gov. Include “0651-0045 copy request” in the subject line of the message.
- Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and Information Governance Division Director, Office of the Chief Technology Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent
on or before May 17, 2018 to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via
email to Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov or by fax to 202-395-5197, marked to the attention of Nicholas A. Fraser.
Marcie Lovett,
Records and Information Governance
Division Director, Office of the Chief Technology Officer, United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2018-08020 Filed 4-16-18; 8:45 am]
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To see the official electronic format:
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-04-17/pdf/2018-08020.pdf