human: If I filed a RCE on 3/5/01 for an application that was filed before November 29, 2000, do I have to pay a publication fee?
assistant: "No, the filing of the RCE does not cause the application to be subject to publication. The applicant should not receive a filing receipt with a projected publication date or a Notice of Publication Fee Due. If applicant receives a filing receipt indicating that the application is projected to be published, applicant should fax the transmittal letter for the RCE and a post card receipt for the RCE to PGPub Division at (703) 305-8568 with an explanation that the application was filed before November 29, 2000 and should not be scheduled for publication. A follow-up phone call should be made to one of the contacts listed in the CAB1 Q&A such as Tammy Koontz at 703-605-4283, Marcia Campbell at 703-305-4322, or Jon Lachel at 703-605-4285. The transmittal letter serves as proof that an RCE not a CPA was filed. If the applicant notifies the Office more than 4 weeks prior to the projected publication date, the application may be removed from publication process, but a later request will not remove the application from publication. The applicant should reply to the Notice of Publication Fee Due with the following statement. ""I request that this notice be vacated as being in error. The application is not subject to publication as the application was not filed on or after November 29, 2000."""