Change Requests

What is an ICR?

An Information Collection Request (ICR) is a federal agency's request for approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), agencies must justify why the information is needed and how it will be used.

When are they submitted?

Federal agencies are required to submit an ICR whenever they create, renew, modify an information collection. Each ICR includes a description of the collection, supporting materials and documentation (such as forms, surveys, or scripts), and proof that the agency has met the requirements of the PRA.

The ICR is submitted to the The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) within OMB for review and approval. OIRA grants approval for a maximum of three years, after which the collection must be renewed through a new ICR submission.

Where to find an ICR?

ICRs are publicly available on RegInfo.gov, and additional guidance can be found in the FAQs.

Note: Presidential Action influences are notated for ICRs received between January 20, 2025 and July 19, 2025.

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Action
Status
Request Type
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Title:

Definition and Requirements for a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (29 CFR 1910.7)

Reference Number:

202410-1218-003

Omb Control Number:

1218-0147

Agency:

DOL/OSHA

Received:

2024-11-21

Concluded:

2025-01-03

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Definition and Requirements for a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (29 CFR 1910.7)

Key Information

Abstract

A number of standards issued by the OSHA contain requirements for equipment, products, or materials. These standards often specify that employers use only equipment, products, or material tested or approved by a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory. This requirement ensures that employers use safe equipment, products, or materials in complying with the standards. Accordingly, OSHA promulgated the regulation 29 CFR 1910.7, "Definition and Requirements for a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory." The Regulation specifies procedures that organizations must follow to apply for, and to maintain, OSHA's recognition to test and certify equipment, products, or material for this purpose.

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29 USC 651
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-

Title:

Sheltered Workshop Wage Reporting

Reference Number:

202407-0960-003

Omb Control Number:

0960-0771

Agency:

SSA

Received:

2024-11-21

Concluded:

2025-03-06

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
Sheltered Workshop Wage Reporting

Key Information

Abstract

Sheltered workshops are private non-profit organizations or institutions that implement a recognized program of rehabilitation for handicapped workers, or provide such workers with remunerative employment or other occupational rehabilitative activity of an educational or therapeutic nature. Sheltered workshops perform a service for their clients by reporting monthly wages directly to SSA. SSA uses the information these workshops provide to verify and post monthly wages to the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipient's record. Most workshops report monthly wage totals to their local SSA office so we can adjust the client's SSI payment amount in a timely manner and prevent overpayments. Sheltered workshops are motivated to report wages voluntarily as a service to their clients. Respondents are sheltered workshops that report monthly wages for services performed in the workshop.

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42 USC 1382a
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Title:

Evaluation of the REL West Supporting Early Reading Comprehension through Teacher Study Groups Toolkit

Reference Number:

202411-1850-004

Omb Control Number:

1850-0982

Agency:

ED/IES

Received:

2024-11-21

Concluded:

2024-11-29

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Evaluation of the REL West Supporting Early Reading Comprehension through Teacher Study Groups Toolkit

Key Information

Abstract

The current authorization for the Regional Educational Laboratories (REL) program is under the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, Part D, Section 174, (20 U.S.C. 9564), administered by the Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES), National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE). The central mission and primary function of the RELs is to support applied research and provide technical assistance to state and local education agencies within their region (ESRA, Part D, section 174[f]). The REL program's goal is to partner with educators and policymakers to conduct work that is change-oriented and supports meaningful local, regional, or state decisions about education policies, programs, and practices to improve outcomes for students. Elementary-grade students in U.S. public schools continue to struggle with reading comprehension, with only 35 percent of 4th-grade students performing at or above proficient on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores in reading (Hussar et al., 2020). To address this problem in earlier grades, when schools begin reading comprehension instruction, REL West is developing a toolkit to support teachers in implementing evidence-based instructional strategies to improve reading comprehension among students in grades K–3. The toolkit is based on the Improving Reading Comprehension in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade IES practice guide (Shanahan et al., 2010) and is being developed in collaboration with state and district partners in Arizona. The toolkit contains the following three parts: 1) Initial Diagnostic and On-going Monitoring Instruments, 2) Professional Development Resources, and 3) Steps for Institutionalizing Supports for Evidence-Based Practice. This study is designed to measure the efficacy and implementation of the REL West-developed toolkit designed to improve reading comprehension among students in grades K–3. The toolkit evaluation team plans to conduct an independent evaluation using a school-level, cluster randomized controlled trial design to assess the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of the school-based professional development resources included in the toolkit. The evaluation will take place in 70 schools across six districts in Arizona and focus on K–3 reading comprehension for all students. The evaluation will also assess how teachers and facilitators implement the toolkit to provide context for the efficacy findings and guidance to improve the toolkit and its future use. The toolkit evaluation will produce a report for district and school leaders who are considering strategies to improve reading comprehension in kindergarten through 3rd grade. The report will be designed to help district and school leaders decide whether and how to use the toolkit to help them implement the practice guide recommendations.

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-

Title:

Recording Assignments

Reference Number:

202411-0651-012

Omb Control Number:

0651-0027

Agency:

DOC/PTO

Received:

2024-11-21

Concluded:

2024-11-25

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Recording Assignments

Key Information

Abstract

This collection of information is required by 35 U.S.C. §§ 261 and 262 for patents and 15 U.S.C. §§ 1057 and 1060 for trademarks. These statutes authorize the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to record patent and trademark assignment documents, including transfers of properties (i.e., patents and trademarks), liens, licenses, assignments of interest, security interests, mergers, and explanations of transactions or other documents that record the transfer of ownership of a particular patent or trademark property from one party to another. Assignments are recorded for applications, patents, and trademark registrations. In accordance with 37 CFR 3.54, the recording of an assignment document by the USPTO is an administrative action and not a determination of the validity of the document or of the effect that the document has on the title to an application, patent, or trademark. In order to record an assignment document, the respondent must submit an appropriate form along with copies of the assignment document to be recorded. Once the assignment documents are recorded, they are available for public inspection. The public uses these records to conduct ownership and chain-of-title searches. The only exceptions are those documents that are sealed under secrecy orders according to 37 CFR 3.58 or related to unpublished patent applications maintained in confidence under 35 U.S.C. § 122 and 37 CFR 1.14.

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Authorizing Statutes

Pub.L. 112 - 29 4
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-

Title:

Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) Client/Participant Outcome Measure

Reference Number:

202411-0930-001

Omb Control Number:

0930-0208

Agency:

HHS/SAMHSA

Received:

2024-11-21

Concluded:

2024-12-30

Action:

Approved with change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) Client/Participant Outcome Measure

Key Information

Abstract

SAMHSA uses the performance measures to report on the performance of its discretionary services grant programs. This information is collected using a client tool that provides CSAT the capacity to report for all of its discretionary program: particular populations served, numbers of people served, types and locations of particular activities supported, effectiveness across programs for particular populations, the characteristics and effectiveness across programs of activities relative to national, subpopulation and geographic area data and trends.

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Authorizing Statutes

5 USC 1105(a)(29)
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

DOCX Submission Requirements

Reference Number:

202410-0651-020

Omb Control Number:

0651-0089

Agency:

DOC/PTO

Received:

2024-11-20

Concluded:

2024-11-25

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
DOCX Submission Requirements

Key Information

Abstract

As specified in §1.16(u), the fee is due for any application filed under 35 U.S.C. 111 for an original patent—except design, plant, or provisional applications—where the specification, claims, and/or abstract do not conform to the USPTO requirements for submission in the DOCX format. Therefore, the fee is due for nonprovisional utility applications filed under 35 U.S.C. 111, including continuing applications, that are not filed in the DOCX format. The items in this new information collection relate solely to the impacts of the § 1.16(u) non-DOCX filing surcharge fee on the filing of nonprovisional utility applications under 35 U.S.C. 111, including continuing applications. In particular, this new information collection accounts for the § 1.16(u) non-DOCX filing surcharge fee itself, as well as an additional 30 minutes of time to accommodate (i) the extra review that some respondents may undertake as they start to become more familiar with the DOCX format and (ii) submission of the back-up applicant-generated PDF that some respondents will opt to submit. The estimated volumes for the items in this new information collection are based on the estimates for the corresponding nonprovisional utility applications filed under 35 U.S.C. 111, including continuing applications, that are covered under an existing OMB clearance (0651-0032; Initial Patent Applications). Respondents for the items in the new information collection will either take an extra 30 minutes to file their applications in DOCX format or they will pay the non-DOCX surcharge, they will not do both.

Federal Register Notices

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Authorizing Statutes

Pub.L. 112 - 29 1
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Post Allowance and Refiling

Reference Number:

202411-0651-001

Omb Control Number:

0651-0033

Agency:

DOC/PTO

Received:

2024-11-20

Concluded:

2024-11-25

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Post Allowance and Refiling

Key Information

Abstract

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is required by 35 U.S.C. 131 and 151 to examine applications and, when appropriate, allow applications and issue them as patents. When an application for a patent is allowed by the USPTO, the USPTO issues a notice of allowance and the applicant must pay the specified issue fee (including the publication fee, if applicable) within three months to avoid abandonment of the application. This collection of information also encompasses several actions that may be taken after issuance of a patent, pursuant to Chapter 25 of Title 35 U.S.C. A certificate of correction may be requested to correct an error or errors in the patent. For an original patent that is believed to be wholly or partly inoperative or invalid, the assignee(s) or inventor(s) may apply for reissue of the patent, which entails several formal requirements, including provision of an oath or declaration specifically identifying at least one error being relied upon as the basis for reissue and stating the reason for the belief that the original patent is wholly or partly inoperative or invalid (e.g., a defective specification or drawing, or claiming more or less than the patentee had the right to claim in the patent). The public uses this information collection to request corrections of errors in issued patents, to submit applications for reissue patents, and to submit issue fee payments.

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Authorizing Statutes

35 USC 251-256
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35 USC 151
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35 USC 41
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35 USC 131
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35 USC 115
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Rules for Patent Maintenance Fees

Reference Number:

202411-0651-004

Omb Control Number:

0651-0016

Agency:

DOC/PTO

Received:

2024-11-20

Concluded:

2024-11-25

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Rules for Patent Maintenance Fees

Key Information

Abstract

Under 35 U.S.C. § 41 and 37 CFR 1.20(e)-(h), 1.362, 1.366, 1.377, and 1.378, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) charges fees for maintaining in force all utility patents based on applications filed on or after December 12, 1980. Payment of these maintenance fees is due at 3-1/2, 7-1/2, and 11-1/2 years after the date the patent was granted. If the USPTO does not receive payment of the appropriate maintenance fee and any applicable surcharge within a grace period of 6 months following each of the above due dates (at 4, 8, or 12 years after the date of grant), the patent will expire at that time. After a patent expires, it is no longer enforceable. Maintenance fees are not required for design or plant patents or for reissue patents if the patent being reissued did not require maintenance fees. The USPTO must maintain accurate payment records in order to provide the public with information as to which patents have expired and which patents remain in force.

Federal Register Notices

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Authorizing Statutes

Pub.L. 112 - 29 8
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Requirements for Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequence and/or Amino Acid Sequence Disclosures

Reference Number:

202411-0651-005

Omb Control Number:

0651-0024

Agency:

DOC/PTO

Received:

2024-11-20

Concluded:

2024-11-25

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Requirements for Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequence and/or Amino Acid Sequence Disclosures

Key Information

Abstract

Patent applications that contain nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence disclosures must include a copy of the sequence listing in accordance with the requirements in 37 CFR 1.821-1.825. Applicants submit copies of sequence listings for both U.S. and international biotechnology patent applications. The USPTO uses the sequence listings during the examination process to determine the patentability of the associated patent application. The USPTO also uses the sequence listings to support publication of patent applications and issued patents. Sequence listings are searchable after publication. This information collection covers the submission of the sequence listing information itself. Information pertaining to the filing of the initial U.S. patent application is collected under OMB Control Number 0651-0032, and information pertaining to the filing of the initial international application is collected under OMB Control Number 0651-0021. In particular, this information collection accounts for sequence listings submitted on paper, compact disc (CD), or through EFS-Web, the USPTO’s online filing system. Sequence listings may be submitted via EFS-Web as an ASCII text file or in Portable Document Format (PDF). For U.S. applications, § 1.821(c) permits all modes of submission: paper, CD, or EFS-Web. Sequence listings for international applications may be submitted on paper or through EFS-Web only, though sequence listings that are too large to be filed electronically though EFS-Web may be submitted on CD. This information collection also accounts for the requirement under § 1.821(e) that a copy of the sequence listing required by § 1.821(c) be submitted in computer readable form (CRF) in accordance with the requirements of § 1.824. Under §§ 1.821(e)–(f), applicants who submit their sequence listings on paper, CD, or as a PDF via EFS-Web must submit a copy of the sequence listing in CRF with a statement indicating that the CRF copy of the sequence listing is identical to the paper, CD, or PDF copy provided under § 1.821(c). Applicants may submit the CRF copy of the sequence listing to the USPTO on CD or other acceptable media as provided in § 1.824. If a new application is filed via EFS-Web with an ASCII text file sequence listing that complies with the requirements of §§ 1.824(a)(2)–(6) and (b), and applicant has not filed a sequence listing on paper, CD or as a PDF file, the text file will serve as both the copy required by § 1.821(c) and the CRF required by § 1.821(e). Moreover, the associated statement of identity would not be required. This information collection also covers the mechanism in § 1.821(e) where an applicant may request, in limited circumstances, a transfer of the CRF from the application already on file to the new application, if the CRF sequence listing in a new application is identical to the CRF sequence listing of another application that the applicant already has on file at the USPTO. In such a case, the applicant may submit a letter identifying the application and CRF sequence listing that is already on file and stating that the sequence listing submitted in the new application is identical to the CRF copy already filed with the previous application. The USPTO provides a form, Request for Transfer of a Computer Readable Form Under 37 CFR 1.821(e) (PTO/SB/93), in order to assist customers in submitting this statement.

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Authorizing Statutes

35 USC 22
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-

Title:

Admission to Practice and Roster of Registered Patent Attorneys and Agents Admitted to Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office

Reference Number:

202411-0651-007

Omb Control Number:

0651-0012

Agency:

DOC/PTO

Received:

2024-11-20

Concluded:

2024-11-25

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Admission to Practice and Roster of Registered Patent Attorneys and Agents Admitted to Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office

Key Information

Abstract

This collection of information is required by 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2)(D), which permits the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to establish regulations governing the recognition and conduct of agents, attorneys, or other persons representing applicants or other parties before the USPTO. This statute also permits the USPTO to require information from applicants that shows that they are of good moral character and reputation and have the necessary qualifications to assist applicants with the patent process and to represent them before the USPTO. This information collection addresses submissions required by the regulations at 37 CFR 1.21, 10.14, and 11.5-11.11, which set forth the requirements to apply for the examination for registration and to demonstrate eligibility to be a registered attorney or agent before the USPTO, including the fee requirements. The Office of Enrollment and Discipline (OED) collects this information to determine the qualifications of individuals entitled to represent applicants before the USPTO in the preparation and prosecution of applications for a patent. The OED also collects this information to administer and maintain the public roster of attorneys and agents registered to practice before the USPTO, which is accessible through the USPTO website. The information in this information collection is used by the USPTO to review applications for the examination for registration and to determine whether an applicant may be added to, or an existing practitioner may remain on, the Register of Patent Attorneys and Agents.

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Authorizing Statutes

35 USC 2(b)(2)(D)
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Title:

Patent Review and Derivation Proceedings

Reference Number:

202411-0651-008

Omb Control Number:

0651-0069

Agency:

DOC/PTO

Received:

2024-11-20

Concluded:

2024-11-25

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Patent Review and Derivation Proceedings

Key Information

Abstract

The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, which was enacted into law on September 16, 2011, provided for many changes to the procedures of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB” or “Board,” formerly the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences) procedures. These changes included the introduction of inter partes review, post-grant review, derivation proceedings, and the transitional program for covered business method patents. Under these administrative trial proceedings, third parties may file a petition with the PTAB challenging the validity of issued patents, with each proceeding having different requirements regarding timing restrictions, grounds for challenging validity, and who may request review. Inter partes review is a trial proceeding conducted at the Board to review the patentability of one or more claims in a patent only on a ground that could be raised under §§ 102 or 103, and only on the basis of prior art consisting of patents or printed publications. Post grant review is a trial proceeding conducted at the Board to review the patentability of one or more claims in a patent on any ground that could be raised under § 282(b)(2) or (3). A derivation proceeding is a trial proceeding conducted at the Board to determine whether (1) an inventor named in an earlier application derived the claimed invention from an inventor named in the petitioner’s application, and (2) the earlier application claiming such invention was filed without authorization. The transitional program for covered business method patents is a trial proceeding conducted at the Board to review the patentability of one or more claims in a covered business method patent. The covered business method program expired on September 16, 2020 and the Board no longer accepts new petitions related to this program, but continues to accept papers in previously-instituted proceedings. This information collection covers information submitted by the public to petition the Board to initiate an inter partes review, post-grant review, derivation proceeding, and the transitional program for covered business method patents, as well as any responses to such petitions, and the filing of any motions, replies, oppositions, and other actions, after a review/proceeding has been instituted.

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Authorizing Statutes

35 USC 6
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35 USC 134
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Patent Processing

Reference Number:

202411-0651-011

Omb Control Number:

0651-0031

Agency:

DOC/PTO

Received:

2024-11-20

Concluded:

2024-11-25

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Patent Processing

Key Information

Abstract

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is required by 35 U.S.C. § 131 to examine an application for patent and, when appropriate, issue a patent. Also, the USPTO is required to publish patent applications, with certain exceptions, promptly after the expiration of a period of 18 months from the earliest filing date for which a benefit is sought under Title 35, United States Code ("eighteen-month publication"). Certain situations may arise which require that additional information be supplied in order for the USPTO to further process the patent or application. The USPTO administers the statutes through various sections of the rules of practice in 37 CFR Part 1. During the processing of an application for a patent, the applicant or applicant’s representative may be required to submit additional information to the USPTO concerning the examination of a specific application. The specific information required to be submitted includes: requests for extension of time, abandonment of applications and the revival of abandoned applications, disclaimers, appeals, petitions, expedited examination of design applications, requests for continued examinations, request to inspect, copy, and access patent applications, and transmittal forms. The information in this collection can be used by the USPTO to continue the processing of the patent or application to ensure that applicants are complying with the patent regulations and to aid in the prosecution of the application.

Federal Register Notices

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Authorizing Statutes

Pub.L. 112 - 29 1
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Patent Term Extension and Adjustment

Reference Number:

202410-0651-017

Omb Control Number:

0651-0020

Agency:

DOC/PTO

Received:

2024-11-20

Concluded:

2024-11-25

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Patent Term Extension and Adjustment

Key Information

Abstract

This information collection covers information gathered in patent term extension applications submitted under 35 U.S.C. 156(d). Under this provision, an application for patent term extension must identify the approved product; the patent to be extended; and the claims included in the patent that cover the approved product, a method of using the approved product, or a method of manufacturing the approved product. 35 U.S.C. 156(d) also requires the submission of information that enables the USPTO to determine the eligibility of the patent for extension, and the rights that will be derived from the extension, and information to enable the USPTO and the Secretary of Health and Human Services or the Secretary of Agriculture to determine the period of the extension. Additionally, 35 U.S.C. 156(d) requires the applicant for patent term extension to provide a brief description of the activities undertaken by the applicant during the regulatory review period with respect to the approved product and the significant dates of these activities. This information collection also covers information gathered in requests for interim extensions pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 156(d)(5) and 156(e)(2). Under 35 U.S.C. 156(d)(5), an interim extension may be granted if the applicable regulatory review period that began for a product is reasonably expected to extend beyond the expiration of the patent term in effect. Under 35 U.S.C. 156(e)(2), an interim extension may be granted if the term of an eligible patent for which an application for patent term extension has been submitted would expire before a certificate of extension is issued. In addition, this information collection covers requests for review of final eligibility decisions, and requests to withdraw an application requesting a patent term extension after it is submitted.

Federal Register Notices

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Authorizing Statutes

35 USC 154-156
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Title:

U.S. National arboretum Use of the Grounds and Facilities as well as Commercial Photography and Cinematography

Reference Number:

202408-0518-004

Omb Control Number:

0518-0024

Agency:

USDA/ARS

Received:

2024-11-20

Concluded:

2024-12-23

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
U.S. National arboretum Use of the Grounds and Facilities as well as Commercial Photography and Cinematography

Key Information

Abstract

USNA requires this information to determine if the requestor's needs can be met and if consistent with the mission of the USNA

Federal Register Notices

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Authorizing Statutes

Pub.L. 104 - 127 890
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Regulation ATS Rule 301 Amendments

Reference Number:

202403-3235-005

Omb Control Number:

3235-0509

Agency:

SEC

Received:

2024-11-20

Concluded:

2025-01-06

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Regulation ATS Rule 301 Amendments

Key Information

Abstract

The Securities and Exchange Commission is amending the regulatory requirements in Regulation ATS under the Exchange Act applicable to NMS Stock ATSs. The majority of these regulatory requirements are in new Rule 304 and Form ATS-N, which are being submitted to OMB separately for approval and a control number. However, the rulemaking also includes new information collections under Rule 301 and a related revision to the existing IC for Form ATS (which has the same OMB Control Number as Rule 301) and we are also updating our burden estimates for some of the other ICs in the rule.

Federal Register Notices

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Authorizing Statutes

15 USC 78a
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Title:

OPRE Descriptive Study - Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Program Performance Analysis Study (SRAE PAS) [Descriptive Study - Performance Measures]

Reference Number:

202411-0970-007

Omb Control Number:

0970-0536

Agency:

HHS/ACF

Received:

2024-11-20

Concluded:

2024-12-23

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
OPRE Descriptive Study - Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Program Performance Analysis Study (SRAE PAS) [Descriptive Study - Performance Measures]

Key Information

Abstract

The goal of the SRAE PAS is to collect performance measures data from SRAE grant recipients and their program participants ages 10–20 on: the characteristics of youth involved in programming; youth sexual behavior, sexual behavior intentions, and behaviors relevant to the success sequence; the range of services youth receive; program structure, cost, and support for implementation; program attendance, reach, and dosage; how programs addressed the A–F topics; and youth outcomes at program exit. The performance measures have and will continue to allow both the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) program office and grant recipients to monitor and report on progress in implementing SRAE programs and informs technical assistance. ACF was planning to submit a request to update sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) items once additional guidance was available and measures for youth-serving programs had been tested (see “Previous Terms of Clearance” below). This work is still in progress so at this time ACF is requesting an additional extension without change to allow grant recipients to continue collecting and submitting data as they provide programming to additional cohorts of youth while work continues on SOGI items. ACF requests approval of the extension before the current approval expires in January 2025 so that grant recipients only have to update the expiration date once, as the process to update the expiration date more than once is confusing and costly.

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Authorizing Statutes

42 USC 710
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42 USC 1310
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Pub.L. 111 - 352 1115
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Exempt Chemical Preparations Under the Controlled Substances Act

Reference Number:

202407-1117-002

Omb Control Number:

1117-0058

Agency:

DOJ/DEA

Received:

2024-11-20

Concluded:

2025-01-14

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Exempt Chemical Preparations Under the Controlled Substances Act

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Abstract

Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 811(g)(3)(B), DEA may exempt from specific provisions of the Controlled Substances Act any compound, mixture, or preparation containing any controlled substance, which is not for administration to a human being or animal, and which is packaged in a certain manner, so that as packaged it does not present any significant potential for abuse. In accordance with 21 CFR 1308.23(f), the Administrator (or the Deputy Assistant Administrator), at any time, may: revoke or modify any exemption granted pursuant to 21 CFR 1308.23; modify or revoke the criteria by which exemptions are granted; and modify the scope of exemptions. This application will provide a uniform way for registrants to request the exemptions.

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21 USC 811
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Title:

Initial Patent Applications

Reference Number:

202411-0651-010

Omb Control Number:

0651-0032

Agency:

DOC/PTO

Received:

2024-11-20

Concluded:

2024-11-25

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Initial Patent Applications

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Abstract

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is required by Title 35 of the United States Code, including 35 U.S.C. 131, to examine applications for patents. The USPTO administers the patent statutes relating to examination through various rules in Chapter 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), such as, for example, 37 CFR 1.16 through 1.84. Each patent applicant must provide sufficient information to allow the USPTO to properly examine the application to determine whether it meets the criteria set forth in the patent statutes and regulations for issuance as a patent. The patent statutes and regulations require that an application for patent include the following information: (1) A specification containing a description of the invention and at least one claim defining the property right sought by the applicant; (2) A drawing(s) or photograph(s), where necessary for an understanding of the invention; (3) An oath or declaration signed by the applicant (under 35 U.S.C. 115(f), the time for filing the oath or declaration is no later than the date on which the issue fee for the patent is paid); and (4) A filing fee. Various types of patent applications are covered under this information collection: • Noncontinuing, nonprovisional utility, plant and design applications, • Provisional applications, • Continuation/divisional applications of international applications, • Continued prosecution applications (design), and • Continuation/divisional and continuation-in-part applications of utility, plant, and design applications. In addition, this information collection covers certain other papers filed by applicants, such as, for example, petitions to accept an unintentionally delayed priority or benefit claim, petitions to accept a filing by other than all of the inventors or a person not the inventor, and petitions requesting that applications filed under 37 CFR 1.495(b) be accorded a receipt date. Furthermore, this information collection incorporates the lone item in 0651-0073 (Patent Law Treaty): petitions to restore the right of priority to a foreign application under 37 CFR 1.55(c) or the benefit of a prior-filed provisional application under 37 CFR 1.78(b). The petitions are used to extend the 12-month periods set forth in 35 U.S.C. 119(a) and (e) by an additional 2 months where there is an unintentional delay in filing an application claiming priority to a foreign application or the benefit of a provisional application. Once this information collection is renewed, and the petitions are added, 0651-0073 will be discontinued.

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Authorizing Statutes

Pub.L. 112 - 119 1
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Representative and Address Provisions

Reference Number:

202410-0651-013

Omb Control Number:

0651-0035

Agency:

DOC/PTO

Received:

2024-11-20

Concluded:

2024-11-25

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Representative and Address Provisions

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Abstract

This information collection includes the information necessary to submit a request to grant or revoke power of attorney for an application, patent, or reexamination proceeding, and for a registered practitioner to withdraw as attorney or agent of record. This also includes the information necessary to change the correspondence address for an application, patent, or reexamination proceeding, to request a Customer Number and manage the correspondence address and list of practitioners associated with a Customer Number, and to designate or change the correspondence address or fee address for one or more patents or applications by using a Customer Number. Under 35 U.S.C. 2 and 37 CFR 1.31-1.32, power of attorney may be granted to one or more joint inventors or a person who is registered to practice before the USPTO to act in an application or a patent. In particular, for an application filed before September 16, 2012, or for a patent which issued from an application filed before September 16, 2012, power of attorney may be granted by the applicant for patent (as set forth in 37 CFR 1.41(b) (pre-AIA)) or the assignee of the entire interest of the applicant. For an application filed on or after September 16, 2012, or for a patent which issued from an application filed on or after September 16, 2012, power of attorney may be granted by the applicant for patent (as set forth in 37 CFR 1.42) or the patent owner. The USPTO provides two different versions of the forms for establishing power of attorney based upon whether the application filing date is before or after September 16, 2012, to thereby reduce applicants' burden in having to determine the appropriate power of attorney requirements for a given application. The USPTO's Customer Number practice permits applicants, patent owners, assignees, and practitioners of record, or the representatives of record for a number of applications or patents, to change the correspondence address of a patent application or patent with one change request instead of filing separate requests for each patent or application. Start Printed Page 50087Any changes to the address or practitioner information associated with a Customer Number will be applied to all patents and applications associated with said Customer Number. The Customer Number practice is optional, in that changes of correspondence address or power of attorney may be filed separately for each patent or application without using a Customer Number. However, a Customer Number associated with the correspondence address for a patent application is required in order to access private information about the application using the Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) system, which is available through the USPTO website. The use of a Customer Number is also required in order to grant power of attorney to more than ten practitioners or to establish a separate “fee address” for maintenance fee purposes that is different from the correspondence address for a patent or application. 37 CFR 1.36 provides for the revocation of a power of attorney at any stage in the proceedings of a case. 37 CFR 1.36 also provides a path by which a registered patent attorney or patent agent who has been given a power of attorney may withdraw as attorney or agent of record.

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Authorizing Statutes

Pub.L. 112 - 29 1
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Tangible Personal Property Report; Standard Forms 428, 428(a), 428(b), 428(C), and 428(S)

Reference Number:

202407-4040-001

Omb Control Number:

4040-0018

Agency:

EGOV

Received:

2024-11-20

Concluded:

2024-12-23

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
Tangible Personal Property Report; Standard Forms 428, 428(a), 428(b), 428(C), and 428(S)

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Abstract

The Tangible Personal Property Report (SF-428) is a standard form designed to assist recipients when they are required to provide a Federal agency with information related to federally owned property, or equipment and supplies (tangible personal property) acquired with federal assistance award funds. The information collected is used by the awarding agencies to determine appropriate disposition for federally owned property and equipment and supplies acquired with grant funds when the federal government has retained an interest in the property. For example, upon completion of an award, a recipient must report federally owned property to the awarding agency for further agency reutilization.

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Authorizing Statutes

Pub.L. 109 - 282 2590
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Pub.L. 106 - 107 468
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Financial Report Form ETA-9130

Reference Number:

202410-1205-007

Omb Control Number:

1205-0461

Agency:

DOL/ETA

Received:

2024-11-20

Concluded:

2025-07-23

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Financial Report Form ETA-9130

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Abstract

ETA utilizes the e-Grants Federal Reporting System, an online 9130 reporting system for recipients to enter and certify quarterly financial data. The data collected is used to assess the effectiveness of ETA programs and to monitor and analyze the financial activity of its recipients. This data collection format permits ETA to evaluate program effectiveness, monitor compliance with statutory limitations, and analyze financial activity, while complying with OMB efforts to streamline Federal financial reporting.

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Authorizing Statutes

29 USC 3245
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Pub.L. 106 - 107 8
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29 USC 3244(c) and (d)
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Appeals

Reference Number:

202410-0651-008

Omb Control Number:

0651-0063

Agency:

DOC/PTO

Received:

2024-11-20

Concluded:

2024-11-25

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Appeals

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Abstract

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) is established by statute under 35 U.S.C. Section 6. This statute directs that PTAB "shall on written appeal of an applicant, review adverse decisions of examiners upon applications for patent and shall determine priority and patentability of invention in interferences." PTAB has the authority, under pre-AIA sections of the Patent Act, i.e. 35 U.S.C. Sections 134, 135, 306, and 315, to decide ex parte and inter partes appeals and interferences. The information in this information collection can be submitted in paper or electronically. In this renewal, the USPTO is adding the Petitions to the Chief Administrative Patent Judge Under 37 CFR 41.3 into the information collection, in addition to adjusting the responses, burden hours, and annual (non-hour) costs. The USPTO expects that businesses or other for-profits and non-profit institutions will mainly respond to this information collection, in addition to individuals or households.

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Authorizing Statutes

35 USC 134 and 135
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35 USC 6
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative; Notice of Entry of Appearance of Foreign Attorney

Reference Number:

202411-1615-001

Omb Control Number:

1615-0105

Agency:

DHS/USCIS

Received:

2024-11-20

Concluded:

2025-01-16

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative; Notice of Entry of Appearance of Foreign Attorney

Key Information

Abstract

The data collected on Forms G-28 and G-28I are used by DHS to determine eligibility of the individual to appear as a representative. Form G-28 is used by attorneys admitted to practice in the United States and accredited representatives of charitable organizations recognized by the Board of Immigration Appeals. Form G-28I is used by attorneys admitted to the practice of law in countries other than the United States and only with matters filed in DHS offices outside the geographical confines of the United States.

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Authorizing Statutes

Pub.L. 107 - 296 102
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8 USC 1103(a)
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Request for Certification of Military or Naval Service

Reference Number:

202410-1615-004

Omb Control Number:

1615-0053

Agency:

DHS/USCIS

Received:

2024-11-20

Concluded:

None

Action:

None

Status:

Received in OIRA

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
Request for Certification of Military or Naval Service

Key Information

Abstract

This form is used by the USCIS to request a verification of the military or naval service claim by an applicant filing for naturalization on the basis of honorable service in the U.S. armed forces.

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Authorizing Statutes

8 USC 1439
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8 USC 1440
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Transportation Entry and Manifest of Goods Subject to CBP Inspection and Permit

Reference Number:

202410-1651-004

Omb Control Number:

1651-0003

Agency:

DHS/USCBP

Received:

2024-11-20

Concluded:

2025-01-17

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection
Transportation Entry and Manifest of Goods Subject to CBP Inspection and Permit

Key Information

Abstract

19 U.S.C. 1552-1554 authorizes the movement of imported merchandise from the port of importation to another Customs and Border Protection (CBP) port prior to release of the merchandise from CBP custody. Forms 7512, “Transportation Entry and Manifest of Goods Subject to CBP Inspection and Permit” and 7512A, “Continuation Sheet,” allow CBP to exercise control over merchandise moving in-bond (merchandise that has not entered the commerce of the United States). Forms 7512 and 7512A are filed by importers, brokers or carriers, and they collect information such as the names of the importer and consignee, a description of the imported merchandise, and the ports of lading and unlading. Use of these forms is provided for by various provisions in 19 CFR to include 19 CFR 10.60, 19 CFR 10.61 19 CFR 123.41, 19 CFR 123.42 19 CFR 122.92 and 19 CFR Part 18. These forms are accessible at: http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/forms/.

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Authorizing Statutes

19 USC 1553
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19 USC 1554
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19 USC 1552
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