[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 76 (Monday, April 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 19313]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10194]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0096]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request entitled Patents

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

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

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 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 Patents. This 
OMB clearance currently expires on July 31, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack O'Neill, Office of Federal 
Acquisition Policy, GSA (202) 501-3856.

DATES: Comment Due Date: June 20, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect 
of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing 
this burden, should be submitted 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 4037, 
Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0096 in all 
correspondence.

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.
    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 a copy of the justification from the General 
Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (VRS), Room 4037, 1800 F 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please 
cite OMB Control No. 9000-0096, Patents, in all correspondence.

    Dated: April 14, 1997.
Sharon A. Kiser,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 97-10194 Filed 4-18-97; 8:45 am]
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