[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:
E-mail: [email protected].
Fax: (571) 273-0112, marked to the attention of Susan
Fawcett.
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.
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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