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###### Nuclear Regulatory Commission

# AGENCY:

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). 

# ACTION:

Notice of pending NRC action to submit an information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and solicitation of public comment. 

# SUMMARY:

The NRC is preparing a submittal to OMB for review of continued approval of information collections under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 

Information pertaining to the requirement to be submitted:

                        1.                         *The title of the information collection:*10 CFR part 81, “Standard                               ( print page 5879)                            Specifications for Granting of Patent Licenses.”                     

                        2.                         *Current OMB approval number:*                         3150-0121.                     

                        3.                         *How often the collection is required:*                         Applications for licenses are submitted once. Other reports are submitted annually or as other events require.                     

                        4.                         *Who is required or asked to report:*                         Applicants for and holders of NRC licenses to NRC inventions.                     

                        5.                         *The number of annual respondents:*                         1.                     

                        6.                         *The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement or request:*                         37; however, no applications are anticipated during the next three years.                     

                        7.                         *Abstract:*                         As specified in 10 CFR part 81, the NRC may grant non-exclusive licenses or limited exclusive licenses to its patented inventions to responsible applicants. Applicants for licenses to NRC inventions are required to provide information which may provide the basis for granting the requested license. In addition, all license holders must submit periodic reports on efforts to bring the invention to a point of practical application and the extent to which they are making the benefits of the invention reasonably accessible to the public. Exclusive license holders must submit additional information if they seek to extend their licenses, issue sublicenses, or transfer the licenses. In addition, if requested, exclusive license holders must promptly supply to the United States Government copies of all pleadings and other papers filed in any patent infringement lawsuit, as well as evidence from proceedings relating to the licensed patent.                     

Submit, by March 31, 2008, comments that address the following questions:

1. Is the proposed collection of information necessary for the NRC to properly perform its functions? Does the information have practical utility? 

2. Is the burden estimate accurate? 

3. Is there a way to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected? 

4. How can the burden of the information collection be minimized, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology? 

                        A copy of the draft supporting statement may be viewed free of charge at the NRC Public Document Room, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Room O-1 F21, Rockville, MD 20852. OMB clearance requests are available at the NRC worldwide Web site:                         *http://www.nrc.gov/​public-involve/​doc-comment/​omb/​index.html.*                         The document will be available on the NRC home page site for 60 days after the signature date of this notice.                     

                        Comments and questions about the information collection requirements may be directed to the NRC Clearance Officer, Margaret A. Janney (T-5 F52), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, by telephone at 301-415-7245, or by e-mail to                         *INFOCOLLECTS@NRC.GOV.*

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day of January 2008.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Gregory Trussell, 

Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.

[FR Doc. E8-1756 Filed 1-30-08; 8:45 am] 

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