[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 116 (Friday, June 15, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32607-32608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-15187]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0095]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Proposed Collection; Commerce 
Patent Regulations

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General ServicesAdministration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and SpaceAdministration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding an extension to an 
existing OMB clearance (9000-0095).

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork ReductionAct of 1995 (44

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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 an extension of a currently 
approved information collection requirement concerning Commerce Patent 
Regulations, Public Law 98-620. The clearance currently expires on 
August 31, 2001.
    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
functions of the FAR, and 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 August 14, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for 
reducing this burden to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10102, NEOB, 
Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to the General Services 
Administration, FAR Secretariat, 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4035, 
Washington, DC 20405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victoria Moss, Acquisition Policy 
Division, GSA (202) 501-4764.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    As a result of the Department of Commerce (Commerce) publishing a 
final rule in the Federal Register implementing Public Law 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).
    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), 
52.228-12(c), and 52.227-13(e)(2)). Contractors are required to submit 
periodic or interim and final reports listing subject inventions 
(27.303(a); 27.304-1(e)(1)(i) and (ii); 27.304-1(e)(2)(i) and (ii); 
52.227-12(f)(7); 52.227-14(e)(3)). 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; 52.227-12(f)(5); 52.227-13(e)(1)). 
In addition, the contractor must require his employees, by written 
agreements, to disclose subject inventions (52.227-11(f)(2); 52.227-
12(f)(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(h); 52.227-12 (h)).

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    The annual reporting burden is estimated as follows:
    Respondents: 1,200.
    Responses Per Respondent: 9.75.
    Total Responses: 11,700.
    Hours Per Response: 3.9;
    Total Burden Hours: 45,630.

Obtaining Copies or Proposals

    Requester may obtain a copy of the proposal from the General 
Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVP), 1800 F Street, NW., 
Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite 
OMB Control No. 9000-0095, Commerce Patent Regulations, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: May 29, 2001.
Al Matera,
Director, Acquisition Policy Division.
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