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Affected Public: Non-profit 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 81 

libraries, for 324 responses per year. The 

USPTO estimates that there will be 81 

libraries reporting their metrics once per 

quarter, for a total of 324 responses per 

year. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that it will take the 

public approximately 30 minutes (0.50 

hours) to gather the necessary 

information, prepare the worksheet, and 

submit it to the USPTO. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Burden Hours: 162 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Cost Burden: $4,374. The USPTO 

expects that the information in this 

collection will be prepared by 

librarians, at an estimated hourly rate of 

$27. This is the mean hourly wage for 

librarians as reported in the 2009 

Bureau of Labor Statistics. Therefore, 

the USPTO estimates that the 

respondent cost burden for this 

collection will be approximately $4,374 

per year. 

Item 

Estimated time 

for response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

annual 

responses 

Estimated 

annual burden 

hours 

PTRC Metric Worksheet .............................................................................................................. 30 324 162 

Totals .................................................................................................................................... ........................ 324 162 

Estimated Total Annual Non-hour 

Respondent Cost Burden: $0. There are 

no fees or capital start-up, maintenance, 

operation, or postage costs for this 

collection. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) 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 respondents, e.g., the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: August 24, 2011. 

Susan K. Fawcett, 

Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–22044 Filed 8–29–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

Information Collection Requirement; 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement; Special 

Contracting Methods 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

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 the 

agency, 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 

requirement for use through December 

31, 2011. DoD proposes that OMB 

extend its approval for three additional 

years. 

DATES: DoD will consider all comments 

received by October 31, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by OMB Control Number 

0704–0214, using any of the following 

methods: 

Æ Regulations.gov: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Æ E-mail: dfars@osd.mil. Include 

OMB Control Number 0704–0214 in the 

subject line of the message. 

Æ Fax: (703) 602–0350. 

Æ Mail: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Attn: Manuel 

Quinones, OUSD(AT&L)DPAP/DARS, 

3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B855, 

Washington, DC 20301–3060. 

Comments received will be posted 

without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. To 

confirm receipt of your comment(s), 

please check http://www.regulations.gov 

approximately two to three days after 

submission to verify posting (except 

allow 30 days for posting of comments 

submitted by mail). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Manuel Quinones, (703) 602–8383. The 

information collection requirements 

addressed in this notice are available 

electronically on the World Wide Web 

at: http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/ 

dfarspgi/current/index.html. 

Paper copies are available from 

Manuel Quinones, OUSD(AT&L)DPAP/ 

DARS, 3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 

3B855, Washington, DC 20301–3060. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title and OMB Number: Defense 

Federal Acquisition Regulation 

Supplement (DFARS) Part 217, Special 

Contracting Methods, and related 

provisions and clauses at DFARS 

252.217–7012, Liability and Insurance; 

DFARS 252.217–7026, Identification of 

Sources of Supply; and 252.217–7028, 

Over and Above Work; OMB Control 

Number 0704–0214. 

Needs and Uses: DFARS Part 217 

prescribes policies and procedures for 

acquiring supplies and services by 

special contracting methods. 

Contracting officers use the required 

information as follows: 

The clause at DFARS 252.217–7012 is 

used in master agreements for repair 

and alteration of vessels. Contracting 

officers use the information required by 

paragraph (d) of the clause to determine 

that the contractor is adequately 

insured. This requirement supports 

prudent business practice, because it 

limits the Government’s liability as a 

related party to the work the contractor 

performs. Contracting officers use the 

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information required by paragraphs (f) 

and (g) of the clause to keep informed 

of lost or damaged property for which 

the Government is liable, and to 

determine the appropriate course of 

action for replacement or repair of the 

property. 

Contracting officers use the 

information required by the provision at 

DFARS 252.217–7026 to identify the 

apparently successful offeror’s sources 

of supply so that competition can be 

enhanced in future acquisitions. This 

collection complies with 10 U.S.C. 

2384, Supplies: identification of 

supplier and sources, which requires 

the contractor to identify the actual 

manufacturer or all sources of supply 

for supplies furnished under contract to 

DoD. 

Contracting officers use the 

information required by the clause at 

252.217–7028 to determine the extent of 

‘‘over and above’’ work before the work 

commences. This requirement allows 

the Government to review the need for 

pending work before the contractor 

begins performance. 

Contracting officers use the 

information required by DFARS 

217.7004(a) where offerors shall state 

prices for the new items being acquired 

both with and without any exchange 

(trade-in allowance). 

Contracting officers use the 

information from 217.7404–3(b), to 

evaluate a contractor’s ‘‘qualifying 

proposal’’ in accordance with the 

definitization schedule. This 

requirement will require receipt of a 

qualifying proposal containing 

sufficient information for the DoD to do 

complete a meaningful analyses and 

audit of the information in the proposal, 

and any other information that the 

contracting officer has determined DoD 

needs to review in connection with the 

contract. 

Contracting officers use the 

information from 217.7505(d), where 

the offeror supply’s with its proposal, 

price and quantity data on any 

Government orders for the 

replenishment part issued within the 

most recent 12 months. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit entities. 

Annual Burden Hours: 861,942. 

Number of Respondents: 51,839. 

Responses per Respondent: 1.7. 

Annual Responses: 88,091. 

Average Burden per Response: 9.78 

hours. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Summary of Information Collection 

Each provision or clause requires the 

offeror or contractor to submit certain 

information: 

Paragraph (d)(3) of the clause at 

DFARS 252.217–7012 requires the 

contractor to show evidence of 

insurance under a master agreement for 

vessel repair and alteration. 

Paragraphs (f) and (g) of the clause at 

DFARS 252.217–7012 require the 

contractor to notify the contracting 

officer of any property loss or damage 

for which the Government is liable, and 

to submit to the contracting officer a 

request for reimbursement of the cost of 

replacement or repair with supporting 

documentation. 

The provision at 252.217–7026 

requires the apparently successful 

offeror to identify its sources of supply. 

Paragraphs (c) and (e) of the clause at 

DFARS 252.217–7028 require the 

contractor to submit to the contracting 

officer a work request and a proposal for 

‘‘over and above’’ work. 

Paragraph (a) of DFARS 217.7004 

requires that solicitations which 

contemplate exchange (trade-in) of 

personal property and application of the 

exchange allowance to the acquisition of 

similar property (see 40 U.S.C. 481), 

shall include a request for offerors to 

state prices for the new items being 

acquired both with and without any 

exchange (trade-in allowance). 

Paragraph (b) of 217.7404–3, 

Undefinitized Contract Actions, requires 

the contractor to submit a ‘‘qualifying 

proposal’’ in accordance with the 

definitization schedule. A qualifying 

proposal is defined in 217.7401(c) as a 

proposal containing sufficient 

information for the DoD to do complete 

and meaningful analyses and audits of 

the information in the proposal, and any 

other information that the contracting 

officer has determined DoD needs to 

review in connection with the contract. 

Paragraph (d) of 217.7505, 

Acquisition of Replenishment Parts 

permits contracting officers to include 

in sole-source solicitations that include 

acquisition of replenishment parts, a 

provision requiring that the offeror 

supply with its proposal, price and 

quantity data on any Government orders 

for the replenishment part issued within 

the most recent 12 months (see 10 

U.S.C. 2452 note, Spare Parts and 

Replacement Equipment, Publication of 

Regulations). 

Mary Overstreet, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2011–22128 Filed 8–29–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Agency Information Collection 

Extension 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Submission for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) review; 

comment request. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) has submitted an information 

collection request to the OMB for 

extension under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 

information collection requests a threeyear extension of its Legal Collection, 

OMB Control Number 1910–0800. The 

proposed collection will enable DOE to 

continue to maintain DOE control and 

oversight of DOE contractor’s invention 

reporting and related matters. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

collection must be received on or before 

September 29, 2011. If you anticipate 

that you will be submitting comments, 

but find it difficult to do so within the 

period of time allowed by this notice, 

please advise the OMB Desk Officer of 

your intention to make a submission as 

soon as possible. The Desk Officer may 

be telephoned at 202–395–4650. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be sent to the DOE Desk Officer, Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 

735 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20503, and to John Lucas, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Washington, DC 

20585; (202) 586–2802 (telephone); 

(202) 586–2805 (fax); 

john.t.lucas@hq.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

T. Lucas, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Washington, DC, 20585; (202) 586–2802 

(telephone); (202) 586–2805 (fax); 

john.t.lucas@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No. 1910–0800; (2) Information 

Collection Request Title: Legal 

Collection; (3) Type of Request: 

Renewal; (4) Purpose: To continue to 

maintain DOE control and oversight of 

DOE and its contractor’s invention 

reporting and related matters. Likely 

respondents are DOE contractors; (5) 

Annual Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 1817; (6) Annual 

Estimated Number of Total Responses: 

1817; (7) Annual Estimated Number of 

Burden Hours: 15,127; (8) Annual 

Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Cost Burden: $1,034,525. 

Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 5908 (a), (b) 

and (c); 10 CFR part 781; 10 CFR 784. 

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