24178 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 80 / Tuesday, April 25, 2000 / Notices

Safeguards: Buildings employ security

systems. Records are maintained in

areas accessible only to authorized

personnel who are properly screened,

cleared, and trained. Where information

is retrievable by terminal, all safeguards

appropriate to secure the ADP

telecommunications system (hardware

and software) are utilized.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Records retention and disposal is in

accordance with the Office of

Independent Inventor Program Records

Control Schedule.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Director, Office of Independent

Inventor Programs, U.S. Patent and

Trademark Office, 2011 Crystal Drive,

Arlington, VA 22202.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Information may be obtained from:

Privacy Officer, Office of the Solicitor,

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Box

8, Washington, DC 20231. Requester

should provide name, address, date of

application, and record sought,

pursuant to the inquiry provisions of the

Department’s rules which appear in 15

CFR part 4b.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Requests from individuals should be

addressed to: Same address as stated in

the notification section above.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

The Department’s rules for access, for

contesting contents, and for appealing

initial determinations by the individual

concerned appear in 15 CFR part 4b.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Complaining individuals and

responding invention promoters.

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BILLING CODE 3510–16–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Docket No. 000412105–0105–01]

RIN 0651–XX25

Privacy Act of 1974; System of

Records

AGENCY: Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of New Privacy Act

System of Records: Commerce/Patent

and Trademark System 16.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

is creating a new systems of records

listed under Commerce/Patent and

Trademark System: PKI Registration and

Maintenance System. This action has

been taken to comply with the Privacy

Act notice requirements. We invite

public comments on the system

announced in this publication.

DATES: Effective Date: The system will

become effective as proposed without

further notice on Mary 25, 2000 unless

comments dictate otherwise.

Comment Date: To be considered,

written comments must be submitted on

or before May 25, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent via

United States Mail delivery to Raymond

Chen, Office of the Solicitor, United

States Patent and Trademark Office, Box

8, Washington, DC 20231; via facsimile

at 703–305–9373. All comments

received will be available for public

inspection at the Public Search

Facilities, Crystal Plaza 3, 2021 South

Clark Place, Arlington, VA 22202. For

further information contact: Raymond

Chen, Office of the Solicitor, Box 8,

Washington, DC 20231, or by phone at

703–305–9035.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to the implementation of a Public Key

Infrastructure (PKI) by the Patent and

Trademark Office (PTO), a new system

of records is being created to maintain

the records of the application for, the

grant of, and the revocation of digital

certificates issued by the PTO, as well

as key recovery services provided in

reference to digital certificates. This

notice describes the current practices of

the PTO.

The PKI is a program that the PTO has

implemented to support secure

electronic communications between the

PTO and its customers. The information

collected by the PTO through the

Certificate Action Form (PTO Form

PTO–2042) is used to authorize the

creation and revocation of a digital

certificate or to perform key recovery.

The digital certificate enables the PTO

to provide the customer with a digital

identity and to support encrypted

communication between the customer

and the PTO.

Using PKI enables the PTO to offer the

option to applicants to review their

patent application information, to send

their patent applications, and to

communicate with the PTO

electronically, while preserving the

integrity and confidentiality of these

various actions.

Both the Patent Statute (35 U.S.C.

§ 122) and the Patent Cooperation

Treaty established between the United

States and the international community

require that patent applications be

preserved in confidence. Using PKI

ensures that the patent applications are

preserved in confidence because it

permits the PTO to authenticate a

customer’s identity and encrypt the

information exchanged between the

PTO and the customer.

The PTO will use PKI to support

secure communications and electronic

commerce with its applicant

community, international business

partners, the Patent and Trademark

Depository Libraries, its own

employees, and support contractors. In

implementing PKI, the PTO is

indicating to its customers that the

agency is making a major commitment

to preserve the confidentiality and

integrity of the electronic transactions.

In addition to the notice of routine

uses, the notice includes the categories

of individuals covered by the system,

categories of records in the system,

location of records, authority for

maintenance of the system, policy and

practices for storing records, and the

title and business address of the agency

official responsible for the records. A

more detailed explanation of the notice

follows.

The below-referenced Prefatory

Statement of General Routine uses is

found at 46 FR 63501–63502 (December

31, 1981).

The Department of Commerce finds

no probable or potential effect of the

proposal on the privacy of individuals.

To minimize the risk of unauthorized

access to the system of records, the PTO

has located paper records in lockable

file cabinets or in metal file cabinets in

secured rooms or secured premises with

access limited to those whose official

duties require access. Electronic files are

stored in secured premises with

electronic access limited to those whose

official duties require access.

Classification

Administrative Procedure Act: This

notice is not subject to the notice and

comment requirements of the

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C.

553(a)(2).

Executive Order 12866: This notice is

exempt from review under Executive

Order 12866.

Brenda Dolan,

Departmental Freedom of Information Act

and Privacy Act Officer.

Commerce/PAT–TM–16

SYSTEM NAME:

USPTO PKI Registration and

Maintenance System.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Office of Enrollment and Discipline,

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2011

Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202; and

Office of Information Systems Security,

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2121

Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202.

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CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM:

Registered Attorneys and Agents;

Employees of Registered Attorneys and

Agents designated to hold a certificate;

Independent Inventors; an Employees of

the Patent and Trademark Office and

other individuals who apply for the use

of a digital certificate including Patent

and Trademark Depository Library

personnel, employees of other

Intellectual Property Offices, and World

Intellectual Property Organization.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Requester status, signature, name,

address, registration number, telephone,

facsimile, electronic mail, associated

customer numbers, action requested

(certificate application, certificate

revocation or key recovery), reason for

the request, sponsoring Attorney/

Agency signature, Notary Public

signature, trusted party signature,

distinguished name, date of issuance,

and expiration.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

5 U.S.C. 301 and 35 U.S.C. 6, 42(c).

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

See Prefatory Statement of General

Routine Uses Nos. 1–5 and 9–13.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

Paper records in file folder and

electronic storage media.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Filed by organizations; cross

referenced for access by name, and

where appropriate, customer number,

employee number, issue, activity, or

other unique variable information field.

SAFEGUARDS:

Building employ security systems.

Records are maintained in areas

accessible only to authorized personnel

who are properly screened, cleared, and

trained. Where information is

retrievable electronically, all safeguards

appropriate to secure the ADP

telecommunications system (hardware

and software) are utilized.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Records retention and disposal is in

accordance with the Office of

Enrollment and Discipline Records

Control Schedule.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Director, Office of Enrollment and

Discipline, U.S. Patent and Trademark

Office, Washington, DC 20231; Manager,

Information Systems Security Division,

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,

Washington, DC 20231.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Information may be obtained from:

Director, Office of Enrollment and

Discipline, U.S. Patent and Trademark

Office, Washington, DC 20231; Chief

Information Officer, U.S. Patent and

Trademark Office, Washington, DC

20231. Requester should provide

employee name and number, in

accordance with the inquiry provisions

of the Department’s rules which appear

in 15 CFR Part 4b.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Requests from individuals should be

addressed to: Same address as stated in

the notification section above.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

The Department’s rules for access, for

contesting contents, and appealing

initial determinations by the individual

concerned appear in 15 CFR Part 4b.

Use above address.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Subject individual, those authorized

by the individual to furnish

information, and the individual’s

supervisors.

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BILLING CODE 3510–16–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration

Notice of Petitions by Producing Firms

for Determination of Eligibility To

Apply for Trade Adjustment

Assistance

AGENCY: Economic Development

Administration (EDA), DOC.

ACTION: To give firms an opportunity to

comment.

Petitions have been accepted for filing

on the dates indicated from the firms

listed below.

LIST OF PETITION ACTION BY TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR PERIOD 03/16/2000–04/14/2000

Firm name Address Date petition

accepted Product

Southern Glove Mfg. Co., Inc ................... P.O. Box 579, Conover, NC 38613 ........ 21–Mar–2000 Knitted industrial work gloves.

Precision Plus, Inc .................................... 1056–M Pine Island Road, Cape Coral,

FL 33909.

21–Mar–2000 Rivets, screws and connectors.

Environmental Technologies, Inc ............. 219 Frontage Road North, Pacifica, WA

98047.

22–Mar–2000 Vacuum fish and centrifugal pumps and

parts.

SIFCO Industries, Inc ............................... 970 East 64th Street, Cleveland, OH

44103.

27–Mar–2000 Metal discs, actuators, gears and

housings for hydraulic engine systems.

Aly–wear, Inc ............................................ 400 West Main Street, Ephrata, PA

17522.

28–Mar–2000 Ladies dresses and ensembles.

McArthur Industries, Inc. dba Cohn Athletic Service Co.10500 Kahlmeyer Drive, St. Louis, MO

63132.

28–Mar–2000 Athletic team jerseys, shorts and safety

equipment.

Gichner Shelter Systems .......................... 490 East Locust Street, Dallastown, PA

17313.

03–Apr–2000 Metal shelters to house communication

equipment for government and commercial use.

Catamount Pellet Fuel Corporation .......... 60 Printworks Drive, Adams, MA 01220 31–Mar–2000 Wood pellets for use in residential heating units.

Pittsfield Weaving Company, Inc ............. 1 Fayette Street, Pittsfield, NH 03263 .... 31–Mar–2000 Woven labels and tags.

Shenango Industries, Inc .......................... 1200 College Avenue, Terre Haute, IN

47802.

31–Mar–2000 Large diameter, metal and steel, seamless tubes.

Coulter Steel & Forge Co ......................... P.O. Box 8008, Emeryville, CA 94662 ... 03–Apr–2000 Nuclear reactor and fluid power pump

parts.

Aro-Sac, Inc .............................................. 1 Warren Avenue, North Providence, RI

02911.

03–Apr–2000 Earring clips, posts and pads.