[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 157 (Thursday, August 14, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48602-48603]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-20792]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0096]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; 
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 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 patents. A request for 
public comments was published in the Federal Register at 68 FR 35633 on 
June 16, 2003. 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

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

DATES: Submit comments on or before September 15, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 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 (MVA), Room 4035 1800 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 20405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Goral, Acquisition Policy 
Division, GSA (202) 501-3856.

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

    Number of Respondents: 30.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Total Responses: 30.
    Average Burden Hours Per Response: .5.
    Total Burden Hours: 15.
    Obtaining copies of proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVA), Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control 
No. 9000-0096, Patents, in all correspondence.

    Dated: August 7, 2003.
Laura G. Auletta,
Director, Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 03-20792 Filed 8-13-03; 8:45 am]
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