39602 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 124 / Tuesday, June 27, 2000 / Notices

Supplementary Information section of

the Notice by June 20, 2000. This notice

reopens the time period for submission

of comments. Comments will be

accepted through July 7, 2000.

DATES: All comments are due by July 7,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to offer

written comments should address those

comments to Under Secretary of

Commerce for Intellectual Property and

Director of the United States Patent and

Trademark Office, Box 4, Washington,

DC 20231, marked to the attention of

Elizabeth Shaw. Comments may also be

submitted by facsimile transmission to

(703) 305–7575, or by electronic mail

through the Internet to

elizabeth.shaw2@uspto.gov. All

comments will be maintained for public

inspection in Room 902, Crystal Park II,

2121 Crystal Drive, Arlington, Virginia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Elizabeth Shaw by telephone at (703)

305–1033, by fax at (703) 305–7575, or

by mail marked to her attention and

addressed to Under Secretary of

Commerce for Intellectual Property and

Director of the United States Patent and

Trademark Office, Box 4, Washington,

DC 20231.

Dated: June 22, 2000.

Albin F. Drost,

Acting Solicitor.

[FR Doc. 00–16213 Filed 6–26–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–16–U

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

[OMB Control Number 0704–0369]

Information Collection Requirement;

Defense Federal Acquisition

Regulation Supplement; Rights in

Technical Data and Computer Software

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments regarding a proposed

extension of an approved information

collection requirement.

SUMMARY: In compliance with section

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

chapter 35), DoD announces the

proposed extension of a public

information collection requirement and

seeks public comment on the provisions

thereof. DoD invites comments on: (a)

Whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of DoD,

including whether the information will

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of

the estimate of the burden of the

proposed information collection; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the information collection on

respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

The Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) has approved this information

collection for use through September 30,

2000. DoD proposes that OMB extend its

approval for use through September 30,

2003.

DATES: DoD will consider all comments

received by August 28, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties should

submit written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection to: Defense

Acquisition Regulations Council, Attn:

Ms. Melissa D. Rider,

OUSD(AT&L)DP(DAR), IMD 3D139,

3062 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC

20301–3062. Telefax (703) 602–0350.

E-mail comments submitted via the

Internet should be addressed to:

dfars@acq.osd.mil.

Please cite OMB Control Number

0704–0369 in all correspondence related

to this issue. E-mail comments should

cite OMB Control Number 0704–0369 in

the subject line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Melissa D. Rider, (703) 602–4245. The

information collection requirements

addressed in this notice are available

electronically via the Internet at: http:/

/www.acq.osd.mil/dp/dars/dfars.html.

Paper copies are available from Ms.

Melissa D. Rider,

OUSD(AT&L)DP(DAR), IMD 3D139,

3062 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC

20301–3062.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title and OMB Number: Defense

Federal Acquisition Regulation

Supplement (DFARS) Subpart 227.71,

Rights in Technical data, and Subpart

227.72, Rights in Computer Software

and Computer Software Documentation,

and related provisions and clauses of

the Defense federal acquisition

Regulation Supplement (DFARS); OMB

Control Number 0704–0369.

Needs and Uses: DFARS Subparts

227.71 and 227.72 prescribe the use of

solicitation provisions and contract

clauses containing information

collection requirements that are

associated with rights in technical data

and computer software. DoD needs this

information to implement 10 U.S.C.

2320, Rights in technical data, and 10

U.S.C. 2321, Validation of proprietary

data restrictions. DoD uses the

information to recognize and protect

contractor rights in technical data and

computer software that are associated

with privately funded developments;

and to ensure that technical data

delivered under a contract is complete

and accurate and satisfies contract

requirements.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit and no-for-profit institutions.

Annual Burden Hours: 1,299,698.

Number of Respondents: 56,044.

Responses Per Respondent: 15.

Average Burden Per Response: 1.5

hours.

Frequency: On occasion.

Summary of Information Collection

DoD uses the following DFARS

provisions and clauses in solicitations

and contracts to require offerors and

contractors to identify and mark data or

software requiring protection from

unauthorized release or disclosure in

accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2320:

252.227–7013, Rights in Technical

Data-Noncommercial Items.

252.227–7014, Rights in

Noncommercial Computer Software and

Noncommercial Computer Software

Documentation.

252.227–7017, Identification and

Assertion of Use, Release, or Disclosure

Restrictions.

252.227–7018, Rights in

Noncommercial Technical Data and

Computer Software-Small Business

Innovation Research (SBIR) Program.

In accordance with 10 U.S.C.

2320(a)(2)(D), DoD may disclose limited

rights data to persons outside the

Government, or allow those persons to

use limited rights data, if the recipient

agrees not to further release, disclose, or

use the data. Therefore, the clause at

DFARS 252.227–7013, Rights in

Technical Data-Noncommercial Items,

requires the contractor to identify and

mark data or software that it provides

with limited rights.

In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2321(b),

contractors and subcontractors at any

tier must be prepared to furnish written

justification for any asserted restriction

on the Government’s rights to use or

release data. The following DFARs

clauses require contractors and

subcontractors to maintain adequate

records and procedures to justify any

asserted restrictions:

225.227–7019, Validation of Asserted

Restrictions-Computer Software.

252.227–7037, Validation of

Restrictive Markings on Technical Data.

In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2320,

DoD must protect the rights of

contractors that have developed items,

components, or processes at private

expense. Therefore, the clause at DFARS

252.227–7025, Limitations on the Use or

Disclosure of Government-Furnished

Information Marked with Restrictive

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Legends, requires a contractor or

subcontractor to submit a use and nondisclosure agreement when it obtains

data from the Government to which the

Government has only limited rights.

The provision at DFARS 252.227–

7028, Technical Data or Computer

Software Previously Delivered to the

Government, requires an offeror to

identify any technical data or computer

software that it previously delivered, or

will deliver, under any Government

contract. DoD needs this information to

avoid paying for rights in technical data

or computer software that the

Government already owns.

In accordance with 10 U.S.C.

2320(b)(7), a contractor that delivers or

makes technical data available to the

Government must furnish written

assurance that the technical data is

complete and accurate and satisfies

contract requirements. The clause at

DFARS 252.227–7036, Declaration of

Technical Data Conformity, implements

this requirement.

Michele P. Peterson,

Executive Editor, Defense Acquisition

Regulations Council.

[FR Doc. 00–15814 Filed 6–26–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

Air Force Institute of Technology;

Evaluation for Continued Accreditation

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force,

(DOD).

ACTION: Notice of evaluation for

continued accreditation.

SUMMARY: The Air Force Institute of

Technology (AFIT) is seeking comments

from the public about the Institute in

preparation for its periodic evaluation

by its regional accrediting agency. The

Institute will undergo a comprehensive

evaluation visit October 16–18, 2000, by

a team representing the Commission on

Institutions of Higher Education of the

North Central Association of Colleges

and Schools. The AFIT has been

accredited by the Commission since

1960. The team will review the

institution’s ongoing ability to meet the

Commission’s Criteria for Accreditation

and General Institutional Requirements.

DATES: All comments must be received

by September 15, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The public is invited to

submit comments regarding the Institute

to: Public Comment on the Air Force

Institute of Technology, Commission on

Institutions of Higher Education, North

Central Association of Colleges and

Schools, 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite

2400, Chicago, IL 60602.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

James M. Horner at 937–255–4808.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments

must address substantive matters related

to the quality of the institution or its

academic programs. Comments must be

in writing and signed comments cannot

be treated as confidential.

Authority: 10 U.S.C. 9314.

Janet A. Long,

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–16218 Filed 6–26–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5001–05–P

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

Notice of Availability Inventions for

Licensing; Government-Owned

Inventions

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The invention listed below is

assigned to the United States

Government as represented by the

Secretary of the Navy and is available

for licensing by the Department of the

Navy.

U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 09/

533,954 entitled, ‘‘Chemical Warfare

Agent Decontamination Foaming

Composition and Method’’, filing date:

March 22, 2000, Navy Case No. 82169.

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the

patent applications cited should be

directed to the Naval Surface Warfare

Center, Dahlgren Laboratory, Code

CD222, 17320 Dahlgren Road, Building

183, Room 015, Dahlgren, VA 22448–

5100, and must include the Navy Case

number. Interested parties will be

required to sign a Confidentiality, NonDisclosure and Non-Use Agreement

before receiving copies of requested

patent applications.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James B. Bechtel, Patent Counsel, Naval

Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren

Laboratory, Code CD222, 17320

Dahlgren Road, Building 183, Room

015, Dahlgren, VA 22448–5100,

telephone (540)-653–8016.

Authority: 35 U.S.C. 207, 37 CFR Part 404.

Dated: June 14, 2000.

J.L. Roth,

Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate

General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register

Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–16215 Filed 6–26–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

Notice of Availability Inventions for

Licensing; Government-Owned

Inventions

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The invention listed below is

assigned to the United States

Government as represented by the

Secretary of the Navy and is available

for licensing by the Department of the

Navy.

U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 09/

573,152 entitled, ‘‘Decontamination

Solution and Method’’, filing date: May

19, 2000, Navy Case No. 82505.

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the

patent applications cited should be

directed to the Naval Surface Warfare

Center, Dahlgren Laboratory, Code

CD222, 17320 Dahlgren Road, Building

183, Room 015, Dahlgren, VA 22448–

5100, and must include the Navy Case

number. Interested parties will be

required to sign a Confidentiality, NonDisclosure and Non-Use Agreement

before receiving copies of requested

patent applications.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James B. Bechtel, Patent Counsel, Naval

Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren

Laboratory, Code CD222, 17320

Dahlgren Road, Building 183, Room

015, Dahlgren, VA 22448–5100,

telephone (540) 653–8016.

Authority: 35 U.S.C. 207, 37 CFR Part 404.

Dated: June 14, 2000.

J.L. Roth,

Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate

General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register

Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–16216 Filed 6–26–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory

Information Management, Office of the

Chief Information Officer, invites

comments on the proposed information

collection requests as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before August

28, 2000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires