[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 53 (Friday, March 20, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11919-11920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-6128]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Patent and Trademark Office


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of proposed new Privacy Act system of records.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 
1974, as amended, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) 
gives notice of a proposed new system of records entitled ``COMMERCE/
PAT-TM-23 User Access for Web Portals and Information Requests.'' We 
invite the public to comment on the system announced in this 
publication.

DATES: Written comments must be received no later than April 20, 2009. 
The proposed system of records will be effective on April 20, 2009, 
unless the USPTO receives comments that would result in a contrary 
determination.

ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments by any of the following 
methods:
    <bullet> E-mail: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3a694f495b54147c5b4d595f4e4e7a4f494a4e55145d554c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="01527472606f2f4760766264757541747271756e2f666e77">[email protected]</span></a>.
    <bullet> Fax: (571) 273-0112, marked to the attention of Susan 
Fawcett.
    <bullet> 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.
    <bullet> Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
All comments received will be available for public inspection at the 
Federal rulemaking portal located at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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, (571) 272-5429.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Patent and Trademark 
Office (USPTO) is giving notice of a new system of records that is 
subject to the Privacy Act of 1974. The information in this system of 
records is used to disseminate information to customers who have made 
online information requests, registered for access to information 
available through web portals provided by the USPTO, subscribed to news 
updates, or have otherwise provided contact information in order to 
access or receive information from the USPTO.
    The proposed new system of records, ``COMMERCE/PAT-TM-23 User 
Access for Web Portals and Information Requests,'' is published in its 
entirety below.
COMMERCE/PAT-TM-23

SYSTEM NAME:
    User Access for Web Portals and Information Requests.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
    Unclassified.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    United States Patent and Trademark Office, 600 Dulany Street, 
Alexandria, VA 22314. Records may be located within several business 
units, including but not limited to the offices under the Commissioner 
for Patents, Commissioner for Trademarks, General Counsel, Chief 
Administrative Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and the Chief 
Information Officer.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    Individuals who request information from the USPTO, including 
requests related to access to electronic portals, records, subscription 
services, and collaborative tools designed to disseminate information 
to the public.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    Records compiled to respond to requests for information, including 
the name of the requester or subscriber, nature of request, deposit 
account number or other account tracking number, name of organization, 
physical mailing address, telephone number, and electronic mail 
address.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    5 U.S.C. 301, 5 U.S.C. 552, 35 U.S.C. 2, 35 U.S.C. 41, and 44 
U.S.C. 3101.

PURPOSE(S):
    The information in this system of records is used to disseminate 
information to customers who have registered for access to information 
available through electronic means, such as web portals, subscribed to 
news updates or other information alerts, or have otherwise provided 
contact information in order to access or receive information from the 
USPTO.
    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. 4-5, 9-10, and 
13, as found at 46 FR 63501-63502 (December 31, 1981). The USPTO may 
use the information contained in this system of records to disseminate 
patent and trademark business information to customers or to provide 
customers with access to patent and trademark business information at 
their request.

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES:
    Not applicable.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, 
AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
    Electronic records in a computer database stored on magnetic 
storage media, or paper records.

RETRIEVABILITY:
    Records may be retrieved by specific data elements, including the 
account or tracking number, name of the requester, name of 
organization, subject or type of request, and address.

SAFEGUARDS:
    Databases are password-protected and can only be accessed by 
authorized personnel. Records are maintained in areas accessible only 
to authorized personnel in buildings protected by security guards.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
    Records retention and disposal is in accordance with the series 
records schedules.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
    Each business unit within the USPTO is responsible for the data 
maintained for their business needs related to communication with 
individuals. Business units include but are not limited to the offices 
under the Commissioner for Patents, Commissioner for Trademarks, 
General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Financial Officer, 
and the Chief Information Officer. Inquiries may be addressed to: 
System Manager, (Name of business unit), United States Patent and 
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
    Information about the records contained in this system may be 
obtained by sending a request in writing, signed, to the appropriate 
System Manager at the address above. When requesting notification of or 
access to records covered by this notice, requesters should provide 
their name and electronic mail address in accordance with the inquiry 
provisions appearing in 37 CFR part 102 subpart B.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    Requests from individuals should be addressed as stated in the 
notification section above.

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CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
    The general provisions for access, contesting contents, and 
appealing initial determinations by the individual concerned appear in 
37 CFR part 102 subpart B. Requests from individuals should be 
addressed as stated in the notification section above.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    Subject individuals and those authorized by the individual to 
furnish information.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
    None.

Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
Administrative Management Group.
[FR Doc. E9-6128 Filed 3-19-09; 8:45 am]
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