Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 164 / Wednesday, August 26, 2009 / Notices 43131 

Dated: August 21, 2009. 

Karen V. Gregory, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–20608 Filed 8–25–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0095] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Commerce Patent Regulations 

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments 

regarding the reinstatement of a 

previously existing OMB clearance. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

Secretariat will be submitting to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) a request to review and approve 

a reinstatement of a previously 

approved information collection 

requirement concerning Commerce 

Patent Regulations. 

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether this collection of 

information is necessary; whether it will 

have practical utility; whether our 

estimate of the public burden of this 

collection of information is accurate, 

and based on valid assumptions and 

methodology; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and ways in 

which we can minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, through the use of 

appropriate technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

September 25, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding 

this burden estimate or any other aspect 

of this collection of information, 

including suggestions for reducing this 

burden, to: General Services 

Administration (GSA), Regulatory 

Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F Street, NW., 

Room 4041, Washington, DC 20405. 

Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0095, 

Commerce Patent Regulations, in all 

correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Ernest Woodson, Procurement Analyst, 

Contract Policy Division, GSA, (202) 

501–3775 or e-mail 

ernest.woodson@gsa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

As a result of the Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) publishing a 

final rule in the Federal Register 

implementing Pub. L. 98–620 (52 FR 

8552, March 18, 1987), a revision to 

FAR Subpart 27.3 to implement the 

Commerce regulation was published in 

the Federal Register as an interim rule 

on June 12, 1989 (54 FR 25060). The 

final rule was published without change 

on June 21, 1990. 

A Government contractor must report 

all subject inventions to the contracting 

officer, submit a disclosure of the 

invention, and identify any publication, 

or sale, or public use of the invention 

(52.227–11(c), 52.227–13(e)(1). The 

contracting officer may modify 52.227– 

11(e) or otherwise supplement the 

clause to require contractors to submit 

periodic or interim and final reports 

listing subject inventions (27.303(b)(2)(i) 

and (ii)). In order to ensure that subject 

inventions are reported, the contractor 

is required to establish and maintain 

effective procedures for identifying and 

disclosing subject inventions (52.227– 

11, Alternate IV; 52.227–13(e)(1)). In 

addition, the contractor must require his 

employees, by written agreements, to 

disclose subject inventions (52.227– 

11(e)(2); 52.227–13(e)(4)). The 

contractor also has an obligation to 

utilize the subject invention, and agree 

to report, upon request, the utilization 

or efforts to utilize the subject invention 

(27.302(e); 52.227–11(f). 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 1,200. 

Responses per Respondent: 9.75. 

Total Responses: 11,700. 

Hours per Response: 3.9. 

Total Burden Hours: 45,630. 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration 

(GSA), Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), 

1800 F Street, NW., Room 4041, 

Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 

501–4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 

9000–0095, Commerce Patent 

Regulations, in all correspondence. 

Dated: August 20, 2009. 

Al Matera, 

Director, Office of Acquisition Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Meeting of the National Vaccine 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Health and 

Human Services, Office of the Secretary, 

Office of Public Health and Science. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice 

that the National Vaccine Advisory 

Committee (NVAC) will hold a meeting. 

The meeting is open to the public. Preregistration is required for both public 

attendance and comment. Individuals 

who wish to attend the meeting and/or 

participate in the public comment 

session should e-mail nvpo@hhs.gov, 

call 202–690–5566, or complete the online form on the NVAC Web site (http:// 

www.hhs.gov/nvpo/nvac/.) to register. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

September 15, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 

p.m. and on September 16, 2009, from 

8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Department of Health and 

Human Services; Hubert H. Humphrey 

Building, Room 800; 200 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Andrea Krull, Public Health Advisor, 

National Vaccine Program Office, 

Department of Health and Human 

Services, Room 715–H Hubert H. 

Humphrey Building, 200 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201. 

Phone: (202) 690–5566; Fax: (202) 260– 

1165; e-mail: nvpo@hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Section 2101 of the Public Health 

Service Act (42 U.S.C. Section 300aa–1), 

the Secretary of Health and Human 

Services was mandated to establish the 

National Vaccine Program to achieve 

optimal prevention of human infectious 

diseases through immunization and to 

achieve optimal prevention against 

adverse reactions to vaccines. The 

National Vaccine Advisory Committee 

was established to provide advice and 

make recommendations to the Director 

of the National Vaccine Program, on 

matters related to the Program’s 

responsibilities. The Assistant Secretary 

for Health serves as Director of the 

National Vaccine Program. 

Topics to be discussed at the meeting 

include vaccine safety working group 

activity, the National Vaccine Plan, 

implementation plans for recent NVAC 

recommendations, financial 

considerations for adult immunizations, 


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