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programs. The work may entail 

redesigning and/or modifying existing 

programs based upon received feedback. 

CRS envisions using surveys, 

interviews, and other electronic data 

collection instruments. In this revision, 

CRS is requesting an increased level of 

burden from the previously approved 

collection to reflect including a larger 

number of programs in the assessment 

and collecting information at multiple 

time points for an individual program to 

assess change over time. 

5. Obligation to Respond: The 

obligation to respond is voluntary. 

6. Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 1,227. 

7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 

The average time per response for 

surveys is 15 minutes, while the average 

time per response for interviews is 60 

minutes. 

8. Frequency: Once a year. 

9. Total Estimated Annual Time 

Burden: 515 hours. 

10. Total Estimated Annual Other 

Costs Burden: $28,100. 

If additional information is required, 

contact: Darwin Arceo, Department 

Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning 

Staff, Justice Management Division, 

United States Department of Justice, 

Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street 

NE, 4W–218, Washington, DC 20530. 

Darwin Arceo, 

Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. 

Department of Justice. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; 

Nondiscrimination Compliance 

Information Reporting 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting this Office of the 

Assistant Secretary for Administration 

and Management (OASAM)-sponsored 

information collection request (ICR) to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public 

comments on the ICR are invited. 

DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that the agency 

receives on or before March 29, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

Comments are invited on: (1) whether 

the collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (2) if the 

information will be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of 

the agency’s estimates of the burden and 

cost of the collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (4) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information collection; and 

(5) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Wilson Vadukumcherry by telephone at 

202–693–0110, or by email at DOL_

PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

information collections under OMB 

Control No. 1225–0077 provides data 

that assists in ensuring Federal financial 

assistance recipients do not 

discriminate in the administration, 

management, and operation of programs 

and activities. For additional 

substantive information about this ICR, 

see the related notice published in the 

Federal Register on October 13, 2023 

(88 FR 71027). 

This information collection is subject 

to the PRA. A Federal agency generally 

cannot conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information, and the public is 

generally not required to respond to an 

information collection, unless the OMB 

approves it and displays a currently 

valid OMB Control Number. In addition, 

notwithstanding any other provisions of 

law, no person shall generally be subject 

to penalty for failing to comply with a 

collection of information that does not 

display a valid OMB Control Number. 

See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. 

DOL seeks PRA authorization for this 

information collection for three (3) 

years. OMB authorization for an ICR 

cannot be for more than three (3) years 

without renewal. The DOL notes that 

information collection requirements 

submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. 

Agency: DOL–OASAM. 

Title of Collection: Nondiscrimination 

Compliance Information Reporting. 

OMB Control Number: 1225–0077. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

Businesses or other for-profits. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 39,970. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 22,444,363. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

135,723 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D)) 

Wilson Vadukumcherry, 

Senior PRA Analyst. 

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Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive, 

Co-Exclusive or Partially Exclusive 

Patent License 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to grant 

exclusive, co-exclusive or partially 

exclusive patent license. 

SUMMARY: NASA hereby gives notice of 

its intent to grant an exclusive, coexclusive or partially exclusive patent 

license to practice the inventions 

described and claimed in the patents 

and/or patent applications listed in 

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DATES: The prospective exclusive, coexclusive or partially exclusive license 

may be granted unless NASA receives 

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and argument, no later than March 14, 

2024 that establish that the grant of the 

license would not be consistent with the 

requirements regarding the licensing of 

federally owned inventions as set forth 

in the Bayh-Dole Act and implementing 

regulations. Competing applications 

completed and received by NASA no 

later than March 14, 2024 will also be 

treated as objections to the grant of the 

contemplated exclusive, co-exclusive or 

partially exclusive license. Objections 

submitted in response to this notice will 

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Questions may be directed to Phone: 

(202) 358–0646. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NASA 

intends to grant an exclusive, coexclusive, or partially exclusive patent 

license in the United States to practice 

the inventions described and claimed 

in: U.S. Patent No. 11,779,869 entitled 

‘‘Multiplex Inertial Filter, Collector and 

Separator’’ and U.S. Patent Application 

Serial No. 18/456,418 entitled 

‘‘Multiplex Inertial Filter, Collector and 

Separator’’ to CogniTek Management 

Systems, Inc., having its principal place 

of business in Glenview, Illinois. The 

fields of use may be limited. NASA has 

not yet made a final determination to 

grant the requested license and may 

deny the requested license even if no 

objections are submitted within the 

comment period. 

This notice of intent to grant an 

exclusive, co-exclusive or partially 

exclusive patent license is issued in 

accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(e) and 37 

CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). The patent rights in 

these inventions have been assigned in 

part to the United States of America as 

represented by the Administrator of the 

National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration. The prospective license 

will comply with the requirements of 35 

U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. 

Information about other NASA 

inventions available for licensing can be 

found online at http://

technology.nasa.gov. 

Trenton J. Roche, 

Agency Counsel for Intellectual Property. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request; Grantee 

Reporting Requirements for the 

Engineering Research Centers 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, and as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, the National 

Science Foundation (NSF) is inviting 

the general public or other Federal 

agencies to comment on this proposed 

continuing information collection. NSF 

will publish periodic summaries of the 

proposed projects. 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be received by April 29, 2024, to 

be assured consideration. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

Send comments to address below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance 

Officer, National Science Foundation, 

2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, 

Virginia 22314; telephone (703) 292– 

7556; or send email to splimpto@

nsf.gov. Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 

8339, which is accessible 24 hours a 

day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year 

(including federal holidays). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments: Comments are invited on: 

(a) whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Foundation, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the Foundation’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; (c) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; and 

(d) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Title of Collection: Grantee Reporting 

Requirements for the Engineering 

Research Centers (ERCs). 

OMB Number: 3145–0220. 

Expiration Date of Approval: August 

31, 2024. 

Type of Request: Intent to seek 

approval to renew an information 

collection. 

Abstract 

Proposed Project 

The Engineering Research Centers 

(ERC) program supports an integrated, 

interdisciplinary research environment 

to advance fundamental engineering 

knowledge and engineered systems; 

educate a globally competitive and 

diverse engineering workforce from K– 

12 on; and join academe and industry in 

partnership to achieve these goals. ERCs 

conduct world-class research through 

partnerships of academic institutions, 

national laboratories, industrial 

organizations, and/or other public/ 

private entities. New knowledge thus 

created is meaningfully linked to 

society. 

ERCs conduct world-class research 

with an engineered systems perspective 

that integrates materials, devices, 

processes, components, control 

algorithms and/or other enabling 

elements to perform a well-defined 

function. These systems provide a 

unique academic research and 

education experience that involves 

integrative complexity and 

technological realization. The 

complexity of the systems perspective 

includes the factors associated with its 

use in industry, society/environment, or 

the human body. 

ERCs enable and foster excellent 

education, integrate research and 

education, speed knowledge/technology 

transfer through partnerships between 

academe and industry, and prepare a 

more competitive future workforce. 

ERCs capitalize on diversity through 

participation in center activities and 

demonstrate leadership in the 

involvement of groups 

underrepresented in science and 

engineering. 

Centers are required to submit annual 

reports on progress and plans, which 

will be used as a basis for performance 

review and determining the level of 

continued funding. To support this 

review and the management of a Center, 

ERCs also are required to submit 

management and performance 

indicators annually to NSF via a data 

collection website that is managed by a 

technical assistance contractor. These 

indicators are both quantitative and 

descriptive and may include, for 

example, the characteristics of center 

personnel and students; sources of cash 

and in-kind support; expenditures by 

operational component; characteristics 

of industrial and/or other sector 

participation; research activities; 

education activities; knowledge transfer 

activities; patents, licenses; 

publications; degrees granted to 

students involved in Center activities; 

descriptions of significant advances and 

other outcomes of the ERC effort. Such 

reporting requirements will be included 

in the cooperative agreement which is 

binding between the academic 

institution and the NSF. 

Each Center’s annual report will 

address the following categories of 

activities: (1) vision and impact, (2) 

strategic plan, (3) research program, (4) 

innovation ecosystem and industrial 

collaboration, (5) education, (6) 

infrastructure (leadership, management, 

facilities, diversity) and (7) budget 

issues. 

For each of the categories the report 

will describe overall objectives for the 

year, progress toward center goals, 

problems the Center has encountered in 

making progress towards goals and how 

they were overcome, plans for the future 

and anticipated research and other 

barriers to overcome in the following 

year, and specific outputs and 

outcomes. 


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