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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
[OMB Control No. 9000-0096]

 

Clearance Request for Patents

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for an extension to an existing OMB clearance 
(9000-0096).

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 
(44 U.S.C. 3501), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat 
has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to 
review and approve an extension of a currently approved information 
collection requirement concerning Patents.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Beverly Fayson, Office of Federal Acquisition Policy, GSA (202) 501-
4755.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The patent coverage in FAR subpart 27.2 requires the contractor to 
report each notice of a claim of patent or copyright infringement that 
came to the contractor's attention in connection with performing a 
Government contract above a dollar value of $25,000 (sections 27.202-1 
and 52.227-2). The contractor is also required to report all royalties 
anticipated or paid in excess of $250 for the use of patented 
inventions by furnishing the name and address of licensor, date of 
license agreement, patent number, brief description of item or 
component, percentage or dollar rate of royalty per unit, unit price of 
contract item, and number of units (sections 27.204-1, 52.227-6, and 
52.227-9). The information collected is to protect the rights of the 
patent holder and the interest of the Government.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average .5 hours per response, including the time for 
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and 
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate 
or any other aspect of this collection of information, including 
suggestions for reducing this burden, to General Services 
Administration, FAR Secretariat, 18th & F Streets, NW., Room 4037, 
Washington, DC 20405, and to the FAR Desk Officer, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
Washington, DC 20503.
    The annual reporting burden is estimated as follows: Respondents, 
30; responses per respondent, 1; total annual responses, 30; 
preparation hours per response, .5; and total response burden hours, 
15.

OBTAINING COPIES OF PROPOSALS: Requester may obtain copies of OMB 
applications or justifications from the General Services 
Administration, FAR Secretariat (VRS), Room 4037, Washington, DC 20405, 
telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0096, 
Patents, in all correspondence.

    Dated: April 18, 1994.
Beverly Fayson,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 94-10563 Filed 5-2-94; 8:45 am]
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