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Through the Listserv and Web page, 

FSIS is able to provide information to a 

much broader and more diverse 

audience. In addition, FSIS offers an 

electronic mail subscription service 

which provides automatic and 

customized access to selected food 

safety news and information. This 

service is available at http:// 

www.fsis.usda.gov/news_and_events/

email_subscription/. Options range from 

recalls to export information to 

regulations, directives and notices. 

Customers can add or delete 

subscriptions themselves, and have the 

option to password protect their 

accounts. 

Done at Washington, DC, on August 5, 

2009. 

Karen Stuck, 

U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. 

[FR Doc. E9–19117 Filed 8–10–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

Requirements for Patent Applications 

Containing Nucleotide Sequence and/ 

or Amino Acid Sequence Disclosures 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment 

request. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO), as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on the revision of a continuing 

information collection, as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before October 13, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: Susan.Fawcett@uspto.gov. 

Include A0651–0024 comment@ in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Fax: 571–273–0112, marked to the 

attention of Susan K. Fawcett. 

• Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records 

Officer, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, Administrative Management 

Group, United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, 

Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. 

• Federal Rulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Robert A. Clarke, 

Director, Office of Patent Legal 

Administration, United States Patent 

and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, 

Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by 

telephone at 571–272–7735; or by e-mail 

to Robert.Clarke@uspto.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

Patent applications that contain 

nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence 

disclosures must include a copy of the 

sequence listing in accordance with the 

requirements in 37 CFR 1.821–1.825. 

The rules of practice require applicants 

to submit these sequence listings in a 

standard international format that is 

consistent with World Intellectual 

Property Organization (WIPO) Standard 

ST.25 (1998). Applicants may submit 

sequence listings for both U.S. and 

international patent applications. 

The USPTO uses the sequence listings 

during the examination process to 

determine the patentability of the 

associated patent application. Sequence 

listings are also disclosed as part of the 

published patent application or issued 

patent. Sequence listings that are 

extremely long (files larger than 600K or 

approximately 300 printed pages) are 

published only in electronic form and 

are available to the public on the 

USPTO sequence data Web page. 

The sequence listing required by 37 

CFR 1.821(c) for U.S. patent 

applications may be submitted on 

paper, compact disc (CD), or through 

EFS–Web, the USPTO’s online filing 

system. Sequence listings for 

international applications may be 

submitted on paper or through EFS– 

Web only, though sequence listings that 

are too large to be filed electronically 

through EFS–Web may be submitted on 

a separate CD. Applicants may use EFS– 

Web to file a sequence listing online 

with a patent application or subsequent 

to a previously filed application. 

Under 37 CFR 1.821(e)–(f), applicants 

must also submit a copy of the sequence 

listing in a computer-readable form@ 

(CRF) with a statement indicating that 

the CRF copy of the sequence listing is 

identical to the paper or CD copy 

required by 1.821(c). Applicants may 

submit the CRF copy of the sequence 

listing to the USPTO on CD or other 

acceptable media as provided in 37 CFR 

1.824. Sequence listings that are 

submitted online through EFS–Web in 

the proper text format do not require a 

separate CRF copy or the associated 

statement. 

If the CRF sequence listing in a new 

application is identical to the CRF 

sequence listing of another application 

that the applicant already has on file at 

the USPTO, 37 CFR 1.821(e) permits the 

applicant to refer to the CRF listing in 

the other application rather than having 

to submit a duplicate copy of the CRF 

listing for the new application. In such 

a case, the applicant may submit a letter 

identifying the application and CRF 

sequence listing that is already on file 

and stating that the sequence listing 

submitted in the new application is 

identical to the CRF copy already filed 

with the previous application. The 

USPTO is proposing to add a new form 

to this collection, Request for Transfer 

of a Computer Readable Form Under 37 

CFR 1.821(e) (PTO/SB/93), in order to 

assist customers in submitting this 

statement. 

This information collection contains 

the sequence listings that are submitted 

with biotechnology patent applications. 

Information pertaining to the filing of 

the initial patent application itself is 

collected under OMB Control Number 

0651–0032, and international 

applications submitted under the Patent 

Cooperation Treaty (PCT) are covered 

under OMB Control Number 0651–0021. 

II. Method of Collection 

By mail, hand delivery, or 

electronically to the USPTO. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0651–0024. 

Form Number(s): PTO/SB/93. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; businesses or other forprofits; and not-for-profit institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

19,750 responses per year. 

Estimated Time Per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that it will take the 

public approximately six minutes (0.10 

hours) to one hour and 20 minutes (1.33 

hours) to gather the necessary 

information, prepare the form or 

sequence listing, and submit it to the 

USPTO. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Burden Hours: 7,254 hours per year. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Cost Burden: $725,400 per year. The 

USPTO expects that the information in 

this collection will be prepared by 

paraprofessionals at an estimated rate of 

$100 per hour. Therefore, the USPTO 

estimates that the respondent cost 

burden for this collection will be 

approximately $725,400 per year. 


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Item Estimated time for response 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

Estimated 

annual 

burden hours 

Sequence Listing in Application (paper) ...................... 1 hour and 20 minutes ................................................. 3,450 4,589 

Sequence Listing in Application (CD) .......................... 15 minutes .................................................................... 865 216 

Electronic Sequence Listing in Application (EFS– 

Web).

10 minutes .................................................................... 12,935 2,199 

Request for Transfer of a Computer Readable Form 

under 37 CFR 1.821(e) (PTO/SB/93).

6 minutes ...................................................................... 2,500 250 

Totals ..................................................................... .................................................................................. 19,750 7,254 

Estimated Total Annual Non-hour 

Respondent Cost Burden: $920,959 per 

year. There are no maintenance costs 

associated with this collection. The 

USPTO provides free software for 

creating and validating the format of 

sequence listings prior to submission. 

However, this collection does have 

annual (non-hour) costs in the form of 

fees, capital start-up costs, 

recordkeeping costs, and postage costs. 

There is no separate filing fee for 

submitting a sequence listing as part of 

a U.S. patent application. While there is 

also no filing fee for a sequence listing 

filed in an international application, the 

basic international filing fee only covers 

the first 30 pages of the application. As 

a result, there is a $13 fee per page that 

is added to the international filing fee 

for each page over 30 pages. The average 

length of a paper sequence listing in an 

international application is 150 pages, 

which would carry an additional fee of 

$1,950 if the international application 

were already at least 30 pages long 

without the listing. The USPTO 

estimates that approximately 380 of the 

3,450 paper sequence listings submitted 

per year will be for international 

applications, for a total of $741,000 per 

year in page fees. There are no page fees 

for sequence listings that are submitted 

via EFS–Web in the proper text format. 

Under 37 CFR 1.16(s) and 1.492(j), 

both U.S. and international patent 

applications that include lengthy paper 

sequence listings may be subject to an 

application size fee. For applications 

with paper sequences listings that 

exceed 100 pages, the application size 

fee is $270 (or $135 for small entities) 

for each additional 50 pages or fraction 

thereof. The USPTO estimates that 

approximately 120 applications with 

long paper sequence listings from large 

entities will incur an average 

application size fee of $810, and 

approximately 95 applications with long 

paper sequence listings from small 

entities will incur an average 

application size fee of $405, for a total 

of $135,675 per year. Therefore, this 

collection has a total of $876,675 in fees 

per year. 

There are capital start-up costs 

associated with submitting sequence 

listings and CRF copies to the USPTO 

on CD. Applicants who submit sequence 

listings on CD must submit two copies 

of the CD (or three copies for 

international applications) along with a 

transmittal letter stating that the copies 

are identical. This process requires 

additional supplies, including blank 

recordable CD media and padded 

envelopes for shipping. The USPTO 

estimates that the cost of these supplies 

will be approximately $3 per CD 

submission and that it will receive 

approximately 865 CD submissions per 

year, for a total of $2,595. In addition, 

customers who submit sequence listings 

on paper or CD must also submit a 

separate CRF copy of the listing, which 

may be submitted on CD. The USPTO 

estimates that it will receive 

approximately 4,315 CRF copies for 

paper and CD sequence listings at an 

estimated cost of $2 per copy, for a total 

of $8,630. Therefore, this collection has 

total capital start-up costs of $11,225 per 

year. 

Applicants who submit sequence 

listings on CD may also incur 

recordkeeping costs. The USPTO 

advises applicants to retain a back-up 

copy of CD submissions and associated 

documentation for their records. The 

USPTO estimates that it will take 

applicants five minutes to produce a 

back-up CD copy and two minutes to 

print copies of documentation, for a 

total of seven minutes (0.12 hours) to 

make a back-up copy of the CD 

submission. The USPTO estimates that 

approximately 865 CD submissions will 

be received per year, for a total of 104 

hours for making back-up CD copies. 

The USPTO expects that these back-up 

copies will be prepared by 

paraprofessionals at an estimated rate of 

$100 per hour, for a recordkeeping cost 

of $10,400 per year. 

There are also recordkeeping costs 

associated with submitting sequence 

listings online using EFS-Web. The 

USPTO recommends that customers 

print and retain a copy of the 

acknowledgment receipt after a 

successful online submission. The 

USPTO estimates that it will take five 

seconds (0.001 hours) to print a copy of 

the acknowledgment receipt and that 

approximately 12,935 sequence listings 

per year will be submitted via EFS-Web, 

for a total of approximately 13 hours per 

year for printing this receipt. The 

USPTO expects that these receipts will 

be printed by paraprofessionals at an 

estimated rate of $100 per hour, for a 

recordkeeping cost of $1,300 per year. 

Therefore, this collection has total 

recordkeeping costs of $11,700 per year 

associated with retaining copies of CDs 

and acknowledgment receipts. 

Customers may incur postage costs 

when submitting a sequence listing to 

the USPTO by mail. Mailed submissions 

may include the sequence listing on 

either paper or CD, the CRF copy of the 

listing on CD, and a transmittal letter 

containing the required identifying 

information. The USPTO estimates that 

the average postage cost for a paper or 

CD sequence listing submission will be 

$4.95 and that 4,315 sequence listings 

will be mailed to the USPTO per year, 

for a total postage cost of $21,359 per 

year. 

The total non-hour respondent cost 

burden for this collection in the form of 

fees, capital start-up costs, 

recordkeeping costs, and postage costs 

is estimated to be $920,959 per year. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, e.g., the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized or 

included in the request for OMB 


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1Baosteel consists of the following five entities: 

Baosteel Group Corporation, Shanghai Baosteel 

International Economic & Trading Co., Ltd., 

Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation, Baosteel 

Group International Trade Corp., and Baoshan Iron 

and Steel Co., Ltd. 

2As noted above, Baosteel consists of the five 

entities listed in footnote 1. 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: August 4, 2009. 

Susan K. Fawcett, 

Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer, Administrative 

Management Group. 

[FR Doc. E9–19179 Filed 8–10–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for clearance the following 

proposal 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 (USPTO). 

Title: Customer Panel Quality Survey. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Agency Approval Number: 0651– 

0057. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Burden: 406 hours. 

Number of Respondents: 2,386 

responses. 

Avg. Hours per Response: The USPTO 

estimates that it takes the public 

approximately 10 minutes (0.17 hours) 

to complete either the paper or the 

online survey. This includes the time to 

gather the necessary information, 

respond to the survey, and submit it to 

the USPTO. 

Needs and Uses: Individuals who 

work at firms that file more than six 

patent applications a year use the 

Customer Panel Quality Survey to 

provide the USPTO with their 

perceptions of examination quality. The 

USPTO uses the feedback gathered from 

the survey to assist them in targeting 

key areas for examination quality 

improvement and to identify important 

areas for examiner training. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; business or other for profit; 

and not-for-profit institutions. 

Frequency: Semi-annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, 

e-mail: 

Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov. 

Once submitted, the request will be 

publically available in electronic format 

through the Information Collection 

Review page at http://www.reginfo.gov. 

Paper copies can be obtained by: 

* E-mail: Susan.Fawcett@uspto.gov. 

Include ‘‘0651–0057 Customer Panel 

Quality Survey copy request’’ in the 

subject line of the message. 

* Fax: 571–273–0112, marked to the 

attention of Susan K. Fawcett. 

* Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records 

Officer, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, Administrative Management 

Group, U.S. 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 September 10, 2009 to 

Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, 

via e-mail at Nicholas_A._

Fraser@omb.eop.gov or by fax to 202– 

395–5167, marked to the attention of 

Nicholas A. Fraser. 

Dated: August 4, 2009. 

Susan K. Fawcett, 

Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer, Administrative 

Management Group. 

[FR Doc. E9–19177 Filed 8–10–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–865] 

Certain Hot–Rolled Carbon Steel Flat 

Products from the People’s Republic 

of China: Final Rescission of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 11, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toni 

Dach or Paul Walker, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office 9, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; 

telephone: (202) 482–1655 and (202) 

482–0413, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On November 3, 2008, the Department 

of Commerce (‘‘Department’’) published 

a notice of opportunity to request an 

administrative review of the 

antidumping duty order on certain hot– 

rolled carbon steel flat products from 

the People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’) 

for the period of review (‘‘POR’’) 

November 1, 2007, through October 31, 

2008. See Antidumping or 

Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 

Suspended Investigation; Opportunity 

to Request Administrative Review, 73 

FR 65288 (November 3, 2008). On 

December 1, 2008, Nucor Corporation 

(‘‘Nucor’’), a domestic producer of 

certain hot–rolled carbon steel flat 

products, requested that the Department 

conduct an administrative review of 

Baosteel Group Corporation, Shanghai 

Baosteel International Economic & 

Trading Co., Ltd., and Baoshan Iron and 

Steel Co., Ltd. (collectively ‘‘Baosteel’’).1

On December 1, 2008, ArcelorMittal 

USA, Inc. (‘‘ArcelorMittal’’), a domestic 

producer of certain hot–rolled steel flat 

products, requested that the Department 

conduct an administrative review of 

Angang Steel Company, Ltd., Angang 

Group International Trade Corporation, 

New Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., Angang 

Group Hong Kong Co., Ltd., Anshan 

Iron & Steel Group, and all affiliated 

entities (collectively ‘‘Angang’’); and 

Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation, 

Baosteel Group International Trade 

Corp., and Baoshan Iron and Steel Co., 

Ltd. (also collectively ‘‘Baosteel’’).2 On 

December 24, 2008, the Department 

published a notice of initiation of an 

antidumping duty administrative review 

on certain hot–rolled carbon steel flat 

products from the PRC. See Initiation of 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Reviews and Request for 

Revocation in Part, 73 FR 79055 

(December 24, 2008). On March 18, 

2009, ArcelorMittal submitted a timely 

withdrawal of its request for review of 

Baosteel and Angang. 

On June 26, 2009, we rescinded this 

review with respect to Angang based on 

ArcelorMittal’s withdrawal of their 

request for review, and preliminarily 

rescinded this review with respect to 

Baosteel based on evidence on the 

record indicating that Baosteel made no 

entries of subject merchandise into the 

United States during the POR. See 

Rescission and Preliminary Rescission 

of Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review: Certain Hot Rolled Carbon Steel 

Flat Products from The People’s 

Republic of China, 74 FR 30525 (June 

26, 2009) (‘‘Preliminary Rescission’’). 

We invited interested parties to submit 

comments on our Preliminary 

Rescission. We did not receive any 

comments on our Preliminary 

Rescission. 


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