[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 191 (Friday, October 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53030-53031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26465]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extensions Submitted to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice. Comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted the five 
information collections which comprise the Legal Information Collection 
Package to OMB for renewal under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
    These collections cover the intellectual property (patents) area. 
The information is used by management to exercise oversight of 
statutory and contractual requirements and obligations covering 
patents.
DATES AND ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the information collection 
packages should be submitted to the OMB Desk Officer at the following 
address no later than November 2, 1998. DOE Desk Officer, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and 
Budget, Room 3001, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. 
If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it 
difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, 
you should advise the OMB Desk Officer of your intention to do so as 
soon as possible. The Desk Officer may be reached by telephone at (202) 
395-3084. (Also, please notify the DOE contact listed in this notice.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND COPIES OF RELEVANT MATERIALS CONTACT: Mary 
Ann Wallace, Records Management Team (HR-41), Department of Energy, 
Washington, DC 20585, at telephone number (301) 903-4353.


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The package listing contains the following 
information: (1) Title of the information collection package; (2) 
current OMB control number; (3) type of respondents; (4) estimated 
number of responses annually; (5) estimated total burden hours, 
annually, including recordkeeping hours required to provide the 
information; (6) purpose; and (7) number of collections.
    Package Title: Legal.
    Current OMB No.: 1910-0800.
    Type of Respondents: DOE management and operating contractors, and 
offsite contractors.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 2,719.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 21,052.
    Purpose: This information is required by the Department to ensure 
that legal resources and requirements are managed efficiently and 
effectively and for exercise of management oversight of DOE 
contractors.

James Renjilian,
Office of the General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 98-26465 Filed 10-1-98; 8:45 am]
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