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[FR Doc. 00–10227 Filed 4–24–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Docket No. 0004121104–0104–01]

RIN 0651–XX24

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 15: Maintenance

of Invention Promoter Complaints.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

is creating a new system of records

listed under Commerce-Patent and

Trademark Systems: Maintenance of

Invention Promoter Complaints. We

invite public comment on the system

announced in this publication.

DATES: Effective Date: The system will

become effective without further notice

on May 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 Marshall

Honeyman or 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:

Marshall Honeyman, Office of the

Solicitor, Box 8, Washington, DC 20231,

or by phone at 703–305–9035.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to the implementation of the Inventors’

Rights Act of 1999, Pub. L. 106–113,

section 4001 (to be codified at 35 U.S.C.

297), the United States Patent and

Trademark Office (Office) is required to

make complaints received by the Office

involving invention promoters publicly

available, together with any response of

the invention promoters. A new system

of records is being created by the Office

to maintain these complaints and

responses.

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

Office will locate all unpublished paper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 data will be stored in

secured premises with 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–15

SYSTEM NAME:

System for Maintenance of Invention

Promoter Complaints—COMMERCE/

PAT–TM–# TBD.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

The Office of Independent Inventor

Programs, U.S. Patent and Trademark

Office, 2121 South Clark Street,

Arlington, Virginia 22202.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM:

Complaining inventors, invention

promoters, and interested members of

the public.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Complainant names, addresses, and

telephone numbers; invention promoter

names, addresses, and telephone

numbers; complaints regarding

invention promoters, responses to

complaints by invention promoters, and

correspondence relating to these

complaints and responses.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

5 U.S.C. 301; 35 U.S.C. 1, 6, and 297.

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, 8–10, 12 and 13.

Customer complaints regarding

invention promoters together with

responses by the invention promoters

will be made publicly available.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Storage: Paper records in file folder or

distributed to individuals and

management; microfilm and electronic

storage media.

Retrievability: Complaints and

responses will be assigned numbers.

Documents may be retrieved by number,

name of complainant, or name of

invention promoter.

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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.