[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 24 (Monday, February 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6463-6464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2294]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice: 05--018]


Notice of Information Collection Under OMB Review

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of information collection under OMB review.

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SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as part of 
its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, 
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this 
opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information 
collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 
L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: All comments should be submitted within 30 calendar days from 
the date of this publication.

ADDRESSES: All comments should be addressed to Desk Officer for NASA; 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; Room 10236; New Executive 
Office Building; Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Ms. Kathy Shaeffer, Acting NASA Reports Officer, 
NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW., Mail Code V, Washington, DC 20546, 
(202) 358-1230, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is 
requesting renewal of an existing collection that is used to ensure the 
proper disposition of rights to inventions made in the course of NASA-
funded research. With this collection NASA tracks all inventions that 
are disclosed by grant recipients.
    Information is required to ensure the proper disposition of rights 
to inventions made in the course of NASA-funded research. The 
requirement is codified in 14 CFR 1260.28. The legislative authorities 
are 43 U.S.C. 2451 et seq., and 35 U.S.C. 200 et seq.
    Grant provisions require that recipients include a list of all 
inventions required to be disclosed in their annual Performance Report.

II. Method of Collection

    NASA utilizes paper and electronic methods to collect information 
from collection respondents.

III. Data

    Title: Patents--Grants and Cooperative Agreements.
    OMB Number: 2700-0048.
    Type of review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; Business or other 
for-profit; State, local, or tribal government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 8128.
    Estimated Time Per Response: ranges from 1/3 hour to 8 hours per 
response.

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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 15,137.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
NASA, including whether the information collected has practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of NASA's estimate of the burden (including 
hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (3) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including automated collection techniques 
or the use of other forms of information technology.

    Dated: January 31, 2005.
Patricia L. Dunnington,
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-2294 Filed 2-4-05; 8:45 am]
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