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review for all shipments of the subject 

merchandise entered or withdrawn from 

warehouse for consumption on or after 

the date of publication, consistent with 

section 751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) The 

cash-deposit rates for the reviewed 

companies will be the rates listed above; 

(2) for previously-reviewed or 

investigated companies not covered in 

this review, the cash-deposit rate will 

continue to be the company-specific rate 

published for the most recent period; (3) 

if the exporter is not a firm covered in 

this review, a prior review, or the lessthan-fair-value (LTFV) investigation but 

the manufacturer is, the cash-deposit 

rate will be the rate established for the 

manufacturer of the merchandise for the 

most recent period; and (4) the cashdeposit rate for all other manufacturers 

or exporters will continue to be 3.76 

percent, the all-others rate published in 

the amended final determination of the 

LTFV investigation. See Notice of 

Amended Final Determination of Sales 

at Less Than Fair Value: Light-Walled 

Rectangular Pipe and Tube From 

Mexico, 73 FR 45400, 45401 (August 5, 

2008). 

These deposit requirements shall 

remain in effect until further notice. 

Notifications to Interested Parties 

This notice serves as a final reminder 

to importers of their responsibility 

under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a 

certificate regarding the reimbursement 

of antidumping duties prior to 

liquidation of the relevant entries 

during this review period. Failure to 

comply with this requirement could 

result in the Department’s presumption 

that reimbursement of antidumping 

duties occurred and the subsequent 

assessment of doubled antidumping 

duties. 

This notice also serves as a reminder 

to parties subject to administrative 

protective orders (APOs) of their 

responsibility concerning the 

disposition of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely 

written notification of the return or 

destruction of APO materials or 

conversion to judicial protective order is 

hereby requested. Failure to comply 

with the regulations and the terms of an 

APO is a sanctionable violation. 

This notice is issued and published in 

accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 

777(i)(1) of the Act. 

Dated: January 4, 2012. 

Christian Marsh, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

Appendix 

1. Offsetting of Negative Margins 

2. U.S. Packing Expense Clerical Error 

[FR Doc. 2012–492 Filed 1–11–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office 

Madrid Protocol 

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 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 March 12, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Email: 

InformationCollection@uspto.gov. 

Include ‘‘0651–0051 comment’’ in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records 

Officer, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, 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 Sharon Marsh, 

Deputy Commissioner for Trademark 

Examination Policy, Office of the 

Commissioner for Trademarks, United 

States Patent and Trademark Office, 

P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria, VA 22313– 

1451, by telephone at (571) 272–8900, or 

by email to Sharon.Marsh@uspto.gov. 

Additional information about this 

collection is also available at http:// 

www.reginfo.gov under ‘‘Information 

Collection Review.’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This collection of information is 

required by the Trademark Act of 1946, 

15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq., which provides 

for the Federal registration of 

trademarks, service marks, collective 

trademarks and service marks, collective 

membership marks, and certification 

marks. Individuals and businesses that 

use or intend to use such marks in 

commerce may file an application to 

register the marks with the United 

States Patent and Trademark Office 

(USPTO). 

The Protocol Relating to the Madrid 

Agreement Concerning the International 

Registration of Marks (‘‘Madrid 

Protocol’’) is an international treaty that 

allows a trademark owner to seek 

registration in any of the participating 

countries by filing a single international 

application. The International Bureau 

(IB) of the World Intellectual Property 

Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, 

Switzerland, administers the 

international registration system. The 

Madrid Protocol Implementation Act of 

2002 amended the Trademark Act to 

provide that: (1) The owner of a U.S. 

application or registration may seek 

protection of its mark in any of the 

participating countries by submitting a 

single international application to the IB 

through the USPTO, and (2) the holder 

of an international registration may 

request an extension of protection of the 

international registration to the United 

States. The Madrid Protocol became 

effective in the United States on 

November 2, 2003, and is implemented 

under 15 U.S.C. § 1141 et seq. and 37 

CFR part 2 and part 7. 

An international application 

submitted through the USPTO must be 

based on an active U.S. application or 

registration and must be filed by the 

owner of the application or registration. 

The USPTO reviews the international 

application to certify that it corresponds 

to the data contained in the existing 

U.S. application or registration before 

forwarding the international application 

to the IB. The IB then reviews the 

international application to determine 

whether the Madrid filing requirements 

have been met and the required fees 

have been paid. If the international 

application is unacceptable, the IB will 

send a notice of irregularity to the 

USPTO and the applicant. The 

applicant must respond to the 

irregularities to avoid abandonment, 

unless a response from the USPTO is 

required. After any irregularities are 

corrected and the application is 

accepted, the IB registers the mark, 

publishes the registration in the WIPO 

Gazette of International Marks, and 

sends a certificate to the holder. 

When the mark is registered, the IB 

notifies each country designated in the 

application of the request for extension 

of protection. Each designated country 

then examines the request under its own 

laws. Once an international registration 

has been issued, the holder may also file 

subsequent designations to request an 

extension of protection to additional 

countries. 

Under Section 71 of the Trademark 

Act, a registered extension of protection 


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to the United States will be cancelled 

unless the holder of the international 

registration periodically files affidavits 

of continued use in commerce or 

excusable nonuse. The first affidavit 

must be filed five years after the USPTO 

registers an extension of protection. 

This collection includes the 

information necessary for the USPTO to 

process applications for international 

registration and related requests under 

the Madrid Protocol. The USPTO 

provides electronic forms for filing the 

items in this information collection 

online (except for the Request to Record 

an Assignment or Restriction of a 

Holder’s Right to Dispose of an 

International Registration) using the 

Trademark Electronic Application 

System (TEAS), which is available 

through the USPTO Web site. The 

USPTO is proposing to add one item, 

the Combined Declaration of Continued 

Use/Excusable Nonuse and 

Incontestability Under Sections 71 and 

15, which is an existing information 

requirement that was not previously 

covered under this collection. 

Applicants may also submit the items 

in this collection on paper or by using 

the forms provided by the IB, which are 

available on the WIPO Web site. The IB 

requires Applications for International 

Registration and Applications for 

Subsequent Designation that are filed on 

paper to be submitted on the official IB 

forms. 

II. Method of Collection 

By mail, hand delivery, or 

electronically to the USPTO. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0651–0051. 

Form Number(s): PTO–1553, PTO– 

1583, PTO–2131, PTO–2132, PTO–2133. 

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: 

6,620 responses per year. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that it will take the 

public approximately 15 minutes to one 

hour and 15 minutes (0.25 to 1.25 

hours) to complete the information in 

this collection, including the time to 

gather the necessary information, 

prepare the forms or documents, and 

submit the completed request to the 

USPTO. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Burden Hours: 1,711 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Cost Burden: $581,740. The USPTO 

expects that the information in this 

collection will be prepared by attorneys. 

Using the estimated rate of $340 per 

hour for attorneys in private firms, the 

USPTO estimates that the respondent 

cost burden for submitting the 

information in this collection will be 

approximately $581,740 per year. 

Item Estimated time 

for response 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

Estimated 

annual 

burden hours 

Application for International Registration (PTO–2131 TEAS) ................................. 15 minutes ........................ 3,900 975 

Application for International Registration (paper, no form) ...................................... 30 minutes ........................ 20 10 

Application for Subsequent Designation (PTO–2132 TEAS) .................................. 15 minutes ........................ 400 100 

Application for Subsequent Designation (paper, no form) ...................................... 20 minutes ........................ 5 2 

Response to Notice of Irregularity (PTO–2133 TEAS) ............................................ 15 minutes ........................ 1,000 250 

Response to Notice of Irregularity (paper, no form) ................................................ 30 minutes ........................ 5 3 

Replacement Request (TEAS Global form) ............................................................. 30 minutes ........................ 15 8 

Replacement Request (paper, no form) .................................................................. 45 minutes ........................ 5 4 

Request to Record an Assignment or Restriction of a Holder’s Right to Dispose 

of an International Registration (paper, no form).

30 minutes ........................ 5 3 

Transformation Request (TEAS Global form) .......................................................... 15 minutes ........................ 20 5 

Transformation Request (paper, no form) ............................................................... 30 minutes ........................ 10 5 

Petition to Director to Review Denial of Certification of International Application 

(TEAS Global form).

1 hour ................................ 30 30 

Petition to Director to Review Denial of Certification of International Application 

(paper, no form).

1 hour and 15 minutes ...... 5 6 

Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse of Mark in Commerce Under 

Section 71 (PTO–1553 TEAS).

15 minutes ........................ 700 175 

Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse of Mark in Commerce Under 

Section 71 (paper, no form).

18 minutes ........................ 100 30 

Combined Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse and Incontestability 

Under Sections 71 and 15 (PTO–1583 TEAS).

15 minutes ........................ 300 75 

Combined Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse and Incontestability 

Under Sections 71 and 15 (paper, no form).

18 minutes ........................ 100 30 

Totals ................................................................................................................ ........................................... 6,620 1,711 

Estimated Total Annual Non-hour 

Respondent Cost Burden: $745,480. 

This collection has annual (non-hour) 

costs in the form of filing fees and 

postage costs. 

The USPTO charges fees for 

processing international applications 

and related requests under the Madrid 

Protocol as set forth in 37 CFR 7.6. In 

addition to these USPTO fees, 

applicants must also pay international 

filing fees to the IB as indicated in 37 

CFR 7.7. The USPTO estimates that the 

total filing fees in the form of USPTO 

processing fees associated with this 

collection will be approximately 

$745,250 per year as calculated in the 

accompanying table. 

Item 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

Fee amount 

Estimated 

annual filing 

costs 

Application for International Registration (for certifying an international application based on a 

single basic application or registration, per international class) (PTO–2131 TEAS) .............. 2,000 $100.00 $200,000.00 


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Item 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

Fee amount 

Estimated 

annual filing 

costs 

Application for International Registration (for certifying an international application based on a 

single basic application or registration, per international class) (paper, no form) .................. 10 100.00 1,000.00 

Application for International Registration (for certifying an international application based on 

more than one basic application or registration, per international class) (PTO–2131 TEAS) 1,900 150.00 285,000.00 

Application for International Registration (for certifying an international application based on a 

single basic application or registration, per international class) (paper, no form) .................. 10 150.00 1,500.00 

Application for Subsequent Designation (PTO–2132 TEAS) ...................................................... 400 100.00 40,000.00 

Application for Subsequent Designation (paper, no form) .......................................................... 5 100.00 500.00 

Response to Notice of Irregularity (PTO–2133 TEAS) ............................................................... 1,000 0.00 0.00 

Response to Notice of Irregularity (paper, no form) ................................................................... 5 0.00 0.00 

Replacement Request (per international class) (TEAS Global form) ......................................... 15 100.00 1,500.00 

Replacement Request (per international class) (paper, no form) ............................................... 5 100.00 500.00 

Request to Record an Assignment or Restriction of a Holder’s Right to Dispose of an International Registration (paper, no form) ..................................................................................... 5 100.00 500.00 

Transformation Request (TEAS Global form) ............................................................................. 20 375.00 7,500.00 

Transformation Request (paper, no form) ................................................................................... 10 375.00 3,750.00 

Petition to Director to Review Denial of Certification of International Application (TEAS Global 

form) ......................................................................................................................................... 30 100.00 3,000.00 

Petition to Director to Review Denial of Certification of International Application (paper, no 

form) ......................................................................................................................................... 5 100.00 500.00 

Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse of Mark in Commerce Under Section 71 

(per international class) (PTO–1553 TEAS) ............................................................................ 700 100.00 70,000.00 

Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse of Mark in Commerce Under Section 71 

(per international class) (paper, no form) ................................................................................ 100 100.00 10,000.00 

Combined Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse and Incontestability Under Sections 71 and 15 (per international class) (PTO–1583 TEAS) .................................................. 300 300.00 90,000.00

Combined Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse and Incontestability Under Sections 71 and 15 (per international class) (paper, no form) ...................................................... 100 300.00 30,000.00 

Totals .................................................................................................................................... 6,620 ........................ 745,250.00 

The public may submit the items in 

this collection to the USPTO by mail 

through the United States Postal 

Service. The USPTO estimates that 

approximately 255 of the 6,620 total 

responses for this collection may be 

filed on paper and submitted by mail. 

The average first-class postage cost for a 

mailed submission will be 90 cents, for 

a total postage cost of approximately 

$230 per year. 

The total non-hour respondent cost 

burden for this collection in the form of 

filing fees and postage costs is estimated 

to be $745,480 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 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: January 6, 2012. 

Susan K. Fawcett, 

Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–409 Filed 1–11–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting Notice 

TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, January 18, 

2012, 10 a.m.–11.a.m. 

PLACE: Room 420, Bethesda Towers, 

4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, 

Maryland. 

STATUS: Commission Meeting—Open to 

the Public 

MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Briefing 

Matter: Infant Swings—Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking. 

A live webcast of the Meeting can be 

viewed at www.cpsc.gov/webcast. For a 

recorded message containing the latest 

agenda information, call (301) 504– 

7948. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the 

Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product 

Safety Commission, 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 

504–7923. 

Dated: January 10, 2012. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–624 Filed 1–10–12; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting Notice 

TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, January 18, 

2012; 11 a.m.–12 p.m. 

PLACE: Hearing Room 420, Bethesda 

Towers, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, Maryland. 

STATUS: Closed to the Public. 

MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Compliance 

Status Report. 

The Commission staff will brief the 

Commission on the status of compliance 

matters. For a recorded message 

containing the latest agenda 

information, call (301) 504–7948. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the 

Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product 


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