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suitability or eligibility for registration 

to practice before the USPTO, 

undertakings of former patent 

examiners, current address, and status 

information. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

35 U.S.C. 2. 

PURPOSE(S): 

To carry out the duties of the USPTO 

under 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2)(D), in particular, 

the enrollment and recognition of 

individuals to practice as attorneys and 

agents before the USPTO in patent, 

trademark, and other non-patent 

matters. 

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 8–13, as 

found at 46 FR 63501–63502 (December 

31, 1981). A public roster including an 

address of record, law firm or company 

affiliation, telephone number, and 

registration number of the registered 

individuals is published and 

disseminated; registration status is 

disseminated upon inquiry; and 

information may be published or 

otherwise disclosed to solicit 

information regarding an applicant’s 

suitability and eligibility for registration 

to practice before the USPTO. 

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING

AGENCIES: 

Not applicable. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Paper records in file folders, 

microfilm, and machine-readable 

storage media. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Filed alphabetically by name or 

registration number. The files are 

searchable on a database available only 

to authorized staff members of the 

Office of Enrollment and Discipline. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Records are located in lockable metal 

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 access 

limited to those whose official duties 

require access. The electronic files are 

password protected. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records retention and disposal is in 

accordance with the unit’s Record 

Control Schedule. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Director, Office of Enrollment and 

Discipline, United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Mail Stop OED, P.O. 

Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

Information may be obtained from the 

Director, Office of Enrollment and 

Discipline, United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Mail Stop OED, P.O. 

Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. 

Requester should provide name, 

address, date of application, and record 

sought, pursuant to the inquiry 

provisions appearing in 37 CFR part 102 

subpart B. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Requests from individuals should be 

addressed to the same address as stated 

in the notification section above. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

The rules for access, for contesting 

contents, and for appealing initial 

determinations by the individual 

concerned appear in 37 CFR part 102 

subpart B. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Subject individual, references, and 

individuals furnishing information. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), all 

investigatory materials in the record 

which meet the criteria in 5 U.S.C. 

552a(k)(2) are exempted from the notice, 

access, and contest requirements (under 

5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), 

(H), and (I), and (f)) of the agency 

regulations because of the necessity to 

exempt this information and material in 

order to accomplish the law 

enforcement function of the agency, to 

prevent subjects of investigations from 

frustrating the investigatory process, to 

prevent the disclosure of investigative 

techniques, to fulfill commitments made 

to protect the confidentiality of sources, 

to maintain access to sources of 

information, and to avoid endangering 

these sources and law enforcement 

personnel. 

Dated: November 9, 2005. 

Susan K. Brown, 

Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer, Office of Data 

Architecture and Services, Data 

Administration Division. 

[FR Doc. 05–22715 Filed 11–15–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

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 amendment of Privacy 

Act system of records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, 

as amended, the United States Patent 

and Trademark Office (USPTO) is 

amending the system of records listed 

under ‘‘COMMERCE/PAT–TM–5 NonRegistered Persons Rendering 

Assistance to Patent Applicants.’’ This 

action is being taken to update the 

Privacy Act notice. We invite the public 

to comment on the amendments noted 

in this publication. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received no later than December 16, 

2005. The amendments will become 

effective as proposed on December 16, 

2005, unless the USPTO receives 

comments that would result in a 

contrary determination. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit written 

comments by any of the following 

methods: 

• E-mail: Steve.Hanson@uspto.gov. 

• Fax: (571) 273–4097, marked to the 

attention of Steve Hanson. 

• Mail: Steve Hanson, Office of 

Enrollment and Discipline, United 

States Patent and Trademark Office, 

Mail Stop OED, P.O. Box 1450, 

Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. 

All comments received will be 

available for public inspection at the 

USPTO Public Search Facility, Madison 

East Building—1st Floor, 600 Dulany 

Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Director, Office of Enrollment and 

Discipline, United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Mail Stop OED, P.O. 

Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450, 

(571) 272–4097. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office (USPTO) is giving notice of an 

amendment to a system of records that 

is subject to the Privacy Act of 1974. 

This system of records maintains 

information on persons other than 

registered attorneys or agents who have 

offered various services to inventors, 

patent applicants, and patentees. The 

Privacy Act notice is being updated 

with current address information for the 

system location and system manager. 

The authority for maintenance of the 

system and rule references for the 

notification procedure and contesting 

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record procedures are being updated to 

correspond to the current statutes and 

rules for those items as related to the 

USPTO. 

The Privacy Act system of records 

notice, ‘‘COMMERCE/PAT–TM–5 NonRegistered Persons Rendering 

Assistance to Patent Applicants,’’ was 

previously published at 65 FR 19868 

(April 13, 2000). The amended system 

of records notice is published in its 

entirety below. 

COMMERCE/PAT–TM–5 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Non-Registered Persons Rendering 

Assistance to Patent Applicants. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Office of Enrollment and Discipline, 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, 

VA 22314. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Persons other than registered 

attorneys or agents who have offered or 

rendered, for payment, various services 

to inventors, patent applicants, and 

patentees. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Declarations of assistance received 

and other reports or complaints, 

including names and addresses, of 

persons rendering services, and 

information obtained and used for 

investigatory and law enforcement 

purposes. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

35 U.S.C. 2. 

PURPOSE(S): 

To carry out the duties of the USPTO 

under 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2)(D), in particular, 

the enrollment and recognition of 

individuals to practice as attorneys and 

agents before the USPTO in patent, 

trademark, and other non-patent 

matters; and to maintain complaints, 

reports, and other information on 

persons other than registered attorneys 

or agents who have offered services to 

inventors, patent applicants, and 

patentees. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

Providing notice to patent applicants 

regarding whether or not the persons 

from whom assistance was received are 

registered to practice before the USPTO. 

Used for investigative purposes. Also, 

see Prefatory Statement of General 

Routine Uses Nos. 1–5, 8–10, and 13, as 

found at 46 FR 63501–63502 (December 

31, 1981). 

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING

AGENCIES: 

Not applicable. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Paper records in file folders, 

microfilm, and machine-readable 

storage media. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Filed alphabetically by name. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Records are located in lockable metal 

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 access 

limited to those whose official duties 

require access. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records retention and disposal is in 

accordance with the unit’s Record 

Control Schedule. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Director, Office of Enrollment and 

Discipline, United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Mail Stop OED, P.O. 

Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

Information may be obtained from the 

Director, Office of Enrollment and 

Discipline, United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Mail Stop OED, P.O. 

Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. 

Requester should provide name, 

address, date of application, and record 

sought, pursuant to the inquiry 

provisions appearing in 37 CFR part 102 

subpart B. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Requests from individuals should be 

addressed to the same address as stated 

in the notification section above. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

The rules for access, for contesting 

contents, and for appealing initial 

determinations by the individual 

concerned appear in 37 CFR part 102 

subpart B. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Patent applicants who have received 

and paid for services by the individuals 

on whom the records are maintained. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), all 

investigatory materials in the record 

which meet the criteria in 5 U.S.C. 

552a(k)(2) are exempted from the notice, 

access, and contest requirements (under 

5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), 

(H), and (I), and (f)) of the agency 

regulations because of the necessity to 

exempt this information and material in 

order to accomplish the law 

enforcement function of the agency, to 

prevent subjects of investigations from 

frustrating the investigatory process, to 

prevent the disclosure of investigative 

techniques, to fulfill commitments made 

to protect the confidentiality of sources, 

to maintain access to sources of 

information, and to avoid endangering 

these sources and law enforcement 

personnel. 

Dated: November 9, 2005. 

Susan K. Brown, 

Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer, Office of Data 

Architecture and Services, Data 

Administration Division. 

[FR Doc. 05–22716 Filed 11–15–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

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 amendment of Privacy 

Act system of records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, 

as amended, the United States Patent 

and Trademark Office (USPTO) is 

amending the system of records listed 

under ‘‘COMMERCE/PAT–TM–2 

Complaints, Investigations and 

Disciplinary Proceedings Relating to 

Registered Patent Attorneys and 

Agents.’’ This action is being taken to 

update the Privacy Act notice. We invite 

the public to comment on the 

amendments noted in this publication. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received no later than December 16, 

2005. The amendments will become 

effective as proposed on December 16, 

2005, unless the USPTO receives 

comments that would result in a 

contrary determination. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit written 

comments by any of the following 

methods: 

• E-mail: Steve.Hanson@uspto.gov. 

• Fax: (571) 273–4097, marked to the 

attention of Steve Hanson. 

• Mail: Steve Hanson, Office of 

Enrollment and Discipline, United 

States Patent and Trademark Office,