[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 25, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38644-38645]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18562]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0095]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; 
Commerce Patent Regulations

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.

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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 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 Commerce Patent 
Regulations, Public Law 98-620. A request for public comments was 
published at 66 FR 32607, June 15, 2001. No comments were received.
    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
functions of the FAR, and whether it will have practical utility; 
whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of 
information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and 
methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and ways in which we can minimize the 
burden of the collection of information on those who are to

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respond, through the use of appropriate technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.

DATES: Submit comments on or before August 24, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for 
reducing this burden 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 4035, 
Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0095, Commerce 
Patent Regulations, in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victoria Moss, Acquisition Policy 
Division, GSA (202) 501-4764.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    As a result of the Department of Commerce (Commerce) publishing a 
final rule in the Federal Register implementing Public Law 98-620 (52 
FR 8552, March 18, 1987), a revision to FAR Subpart 27.3 to implement 
the Commerce regulation was published in the Federal Register as an 
interim rule on June 12, 1989 (54 FR 25060).
    A Government contractor must report all subject inventions to the 
contracting officer, submit a disclosure of the invention, and identify 
any publication, or sale, or public use of the invention (52.227-11(c), 
52.227-12(c), and 52.227-13(e)(2)). Contractors are required to submit 
periodic or interim and final reports listing subject inventions 
(27.303(a); 27.304-1(e)(1)(i) and (ii); 27.304-1(e)(2)(i) and (ii); 
52.227-12(f)(7); 52.227-14(e)(3)). In order to ensure that subject 
inventions are reported, the contractor is required to establish and 
maintain effective procedures for identifying and disclosing subject 
inventions (52.227-11, Alternate IV; 52.227-12(f)(5); 52.227-13(e)(1)). 
In addition, the contractor must require his employees, by written 
agreements, to disclose subject inventions (52.227-11(f)(2); 52.227-
12(f)(2); 52.227-13(e)(4)). The contractor also has an obligation to 
utilize the subject invention, and agree to report, upon request, the 
utilization or efforts to utilize the subject invention (27.302(e); 
52.227-11(h); 52.227-12(h)).

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 1,200.
    Responses Per Respondent: 9.75.
    Total Responses: 11,700.
    Hours Per Response: 3.9.
    Total Burden Hours: 45,630.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals

    Requester may obtain a copy of the proposal from the General 
Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVP), Room 4035, 1800 F 
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite 
OMB Control No. 9000-0095, Commerce Patent Regulations, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: July 20, 2001.
Al Matera,
Director, Acquisition Policy Division.
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