53754 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 182 / Thursday, September 20, 2007 / Notices 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0651–0050. 

Form Number(s): PTO–1771, PTO–

1882, PTO–1930, PTO–1957 and PTO–

1966. 

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: 

158,300 responses per year, including 

1,800 responses per year for Post 

Publication Amendments and 5,600 

responses per year for the Response to 

Suspension Inquiry or Letter of 

Suspension. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that the public will 

require approximately 10 to 18 minutes 

(0.17 to 0.30 hours) to supply the 

information requested in this collection. 

Completion times may vary, depending 

upon the nature and amount of 

information requested in a particular 

Office Action. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Burden Hours: 27,240 hours, including 

495 hours for Post Publication 

Amendments and 1,092 hours for the 

Response to Suspension Inquiry or 

Letter of Suspension. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Cost Burden: $8,280,960. The USPTO 

expects that the information in this 

collection will primarily be prepared by 

attorneys, though some submissions 

may be prepared by pro se applicants. 

Using the professional hourly rate of 

$304 for associate attorneys in private 

firms, the USPTO estimates that the 

respondent cost burden for submitting 

the information in this collection will be 

approximately $8,280,960 per year, 

including $482,448 for the proposed 

forms. 

Item 

Estimated time 

for response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

Estimated 

annual 

burden hours 

Post Publication Amendment (TEAS) ............................................................................. 15 900 225 

Post Publication Amendment (paper) .............................................................................. 18 900 270 

Response to Suspension Inquiry or Letter of Suspension (TEAS) ................................. 10 2,800 476 

Response to Suspension Inquiry or Letter of Suspension (paper) ................................. 13 2,800 616 

Total ................................................................................................................... ............................ 7,400 1,587 

Estimated Total Annual Non-hour 

Respondent Cost Burden: $1,517. There 

are no capital start-up costs, 

maintenance costs, or filing fees 

associated with this information 

collection. However, customers may 

incur postage costs when submitting a 

Post Publication Amendment or 

Response to Suspension Inquiry or 

Letter of Suspension to the USPTO by 

mail. The USPTO estimates that it may 

receive up to 3,700 mailed submissions 

per year for these items with an 

estimated postage cost of 41 cents per 

response. Therefore, this collection has 

an annual (non-hour) cost of 

approximately $1,517 per year in the 

form of postage costs. 

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 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: September 12, 2007. 

Susan K. Fawcett, 

Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer, Customer Information 

Services Group, Public Information Services 

Division. 

[FR Doc. E7–18567 Filed 9–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: 2 p.m., Thursday, 

October 4, 2007. 

PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, 

DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference 

Room. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Rule 

Enforcement Review. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Sauntia S. Warfield, 202–418–5084. 

David A. Stawick, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 07–4684 Filed 9–18–07; 10:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–M 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Friday, October 

5, 2007. 

PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, 

DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference 

Room. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Surveillance 

Matters. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Sauntia S. Warfield, 202–418–5084. 

David A. Stawick, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 07–4685 Filed 9–18–07; 10:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–M 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Friday, October 

12, 2007. 

PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, 

DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference 

Room. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Surveillance 

Matters. 


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