[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 214 (Friday, November 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 68315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28048]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 2, 2010.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
regarding (a) whether the 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 agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4f00061d0e101c3a2d22263c3c2620210f00020d610a001f61080019"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c08f8992819f93b5a2ada9b3b3a9afae808f8d82ee858f90ee878f96">[email protected]</span></a> or 
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, 
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these 
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if 
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the 
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Agricultural Research Service

    Title: Patent License Application.
    OMB Control Number: 0518-0003.
    Summary of Collection: Public Law 96-517, HR 209 (Technology 
Transfer Commercialization Act of 2000), and 37 CFR Part 404 requires 
Federal agencies to use the patent system to promote the utilization of 
inventions arising from Federally supported research and provide the 
authority to grant patent licenses. The Agricultural Research Service 
(ARS) oversees licensing of Federally owned inventions which must be 
done in accordance with terms, conditions, and procedures prescribed 
under 37 CFR part 404. Application information must be collected to 
identify the business or individual desiring the patent license along 
with a plan for the development and marketing of the invention and a 
description of the applicant's ability to fulfill the plan.
    Need and Use of the Information: ARS will collect identifying 
information on the applicant, identifying information for the business, 
and a detailed description for development and/or marketing of the 
invention using form AD-761. The information collected is used to 
determine whether the applicant has both a complete and sufficient plan 
for developing and marketing the invention and the necessary 
manufacturing, marketing, technical, and financial resources to carry 
out the submitted plan.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; Not-for-
profit institutions; Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 75.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 225.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-28048 Filed 11-4-10; 8:45 am]
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