[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 83 (Friday, April 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 24912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10577]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce (DOC) has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for 
collection of information under provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: Technology Administration.
    Title: Licensing of Government-Owned Inventions.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: Collection in use without OMB approval.
    Burden: 1,200 hours.
    Number of respondents: 400 Applicants.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 2 hours for applications, 15 minutes for 
reports.
    Needs and Uses: The Bayh-Dole Act (Public Law 96-517) authorizes 
agencies to license their patented inventions to the public. In order 
to obtain a license, an application must be submitted to the agency 
owning the invention. The information provided (a marketing or 
development plan) is used by the government to negotiate the terms of 
the license and, when necessary, to choose between competing 
applications. Once awarded, the license holder must provide utilization 
reports. These are used by the government to ensure that the awardee is 
in compliance with the terms of the license.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations, not-
for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion, annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, 
(202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, Room 5027, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 
10202, New Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street, N.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: April 20, 2000.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-10577 Filed 4-27-00; 8:45 am]
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