[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 3495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1865]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Documents Containing Reporting or Recordkeeping Requirements: 
Notice of Pending Submittal to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for Review

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to submit an information 
collection request to OMB and solicitation of public comment.

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SUMMARY: The NRC is preparing a submittal to OMB for review or 
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 part CFR 81, 
Standard Specifications for the 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: 0.
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 35 hours, however, none are anticipated during the next 
three years.
    7. Abstract: 10 CFR part 81 establishes the standard specifications 
for the issuance of licenses to rights in inventions covered by patents 
or patent applications vested in the United States, as represented by 
or in the custody of the Commission and other patents in which the 
Commission has legal rights.
    Submit, by April 1, 1996, 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, 2120 L. Street NW. (lower 
level), Washington, DC. Members of the public who are in the 
Washington, DC area can access this document via modem on the Public 
Document Room Bulletin Board (NRC's Advanced Copy Document Library), 
NRC subsystem at FedWorld, 702-321-3339. Members of the public who are 
located outside of the Washington, DC area can dial FedWorld, 1-800-
303-9672, or use the FedWorld Internet address: fedworld.gov (Telnet). 
The document will be available on the bulletin board for 30 days after 
the signature date of this notice. If assistance is needed in accessing 
the document, please contact the FedWorld help desk at 703-487-4608.
    Comments and questions may be directed to the NRC Clearance 
Officer, Brenda Jo Shelton, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, T-6 
F33, Washington, DC, 20555-0001, or by telephone at (301) 415-7233, or 
by Internet electronic mail at [email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, MD., this 25th day of January, 1996.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Gerald F. Cranford,
Designated Senior, Official for Information Resources Management.
[FR Doc. 96-1865 Filed 1-30-96; 8:45 am]
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