[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 167 (Monday, August 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 52851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-19644]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 23, 2004.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
regarding (a) whether the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), [email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Comments regarding these information collections are best assured 
of having their full effect if received within 30 days of this 
notification. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling 
(202) 720-8681.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Agricultural Research Service

    Title: Patent License Application.
    OMB Control Number: 0518-0003.
    Summary of Collection: The U.S. Department of Agriculture grants 
patent licenses to qualified businesses and individuals who wish to 
commercialize inventions arising from federally supported research. The 
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) oversees licensing of federally 
owned inventions which must be done in accordance with terms, 
conditions, and procedures prescribed under 37 CFR part 404. 
Application information must be collected to identify the business or 
individual desiring the patent license along with a plan for the 
development and marketing of the invention and a description of the 
applicant's ability to fulfill the plan.
    Need and Use of the Information: ARS will collect identifying 
information on the applicant, identifying information for the business, 
and a detailed description for development and/or marketing of the 
invention using form AD-761, ``Patent License Application for 
Government Invention.'' The information collected is used to determine 
whether the applicant has both a complete and sufficient plan for 
developing and marketing the invention and the necessary manufacturing, 
marketing, technical, and financial resources to carry out the 
submitted plan.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; Not-for-
profit institutions; Individuals or households; Farms; Federal 
Government; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 75.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 225.

Sondra Blakey,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-19644 Filed 8-27-04; 8:45 am]
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