[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 189 (Monday, September 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 79569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22388]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Acquisition Regulations System

[Docket Number DARS-2020-0033; OMB Control Number 0750-0010]


Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part 227, Patents, Data, and Copyrights; 
Small Business Technology Transfer Program

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense 
(DoD).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Defense Acquisition Regulations System has submitted to 
OMB for clearance the following proposal for collection of information 
under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by October 
30, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to https://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.
    You may also submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by the following method: Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tucker Lucas, 571-372-7574, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e5928d96cb8886c88489809dcb809681cb88879dcb8181c8818a81c88c8b838a978884918c8a8bc8868a89898086918c8a8b96a588848c89cb888c89"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="42352a316c2f216f232e273a6c2731266c2f203a6c26266f262d266f2b2c242d302f23362b2d2c6f212d2e2e2721362b2d2c31022f232b2e6c2f2b2e">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement (DFARS) Part 227, Patents, Data, and Copyrights; Small 
Business Technology Transfer Program; OMB Control Number 0750-0010.
    Type of Request: New submission.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 302.
    Responses per Respondent: 2.
    Annual Responses: 604.
    Average Burden per Response: 21 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 12,684.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection is a result of a new 
DFARS requirement to implement the data rights requirements in the 
Small Business Administration's Small Business Innovation Research 
(SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Policy 
Directive. The DFARS implementation of these requirements includes a 
new solicitation provision and a new contract clause. The solicitation 
provision requires offerors to provide a representation and to prepare 
and submit a written agreement between the offeror and a partnering 
research institution; the agreement must specify certain aspects such 
as the allocation of ownership, rights, and responsibilities for 
intellectual property resulting from the STTR award. The contract 
clause requires contractors to submit, as necessary, updated versions 
of the written agreement and written representation.
    DoD contracting officers will review the representation and the 
agreement submitted by the offeror to ensure the agreement does not 
conflict with the requirements of the solicitation or any right to 
carry out follow-on research. If such conflicts exist and cannot be 
resolved, the offeror's proposal will not be eligible for award.
    After contract award, if there is a modification to the written 
agreement between the contractor and partnering research institution, 
the contracting officer will review the agreement and representation to 
ensure the modified agreement complies with the requirements of the 
contract clause.
    DoD Clearance Officer: Mr. Tucker Lucas. Requests for copies of the 
information collection proposal should be sent to Mr. Lucas at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bec9d6cd90d3dd93dfd2dbc690dbcdda90d3dcc690dada93dad1da93d7d0d8d1ccd3dfcad7d1d093ddd1d2d2dbddcad7d1d0cdfed3dfd7d290d3d7d2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ceb9a6bde0a3ade3afa2abb6e0abbdaae0a3acb6e0aaaae3aaa1aae3a7a0a8a1bca3afbaa7a1a0e3ada1a2a2abadbaa7a1a0bd8ea3afa7a2e0a3a7a2">[email protected]</span></a>.

Jennifer D. Johnson,
Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
[FR Doc. 2024-22388 Filed 9-27-24; 8:45 am]
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