[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 222 (Friday, November 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 69934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-22852]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for 
collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: Technology Administration.
    Title: Government-Owned Inventions License Application and 
Utilization Report.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0692-0006.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 5,200 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 4,600.
    Average Hours Per Response: 2 hours for a license application and 1 
hour for an utilization report.
    Needs and Uses: An application for a license is required from any 
person or organization seeking a license on a Government-owned 
invention. This information will assist the agency to determine if a 
license should be granted, whether it should be exclusive and on what 
financial terms (execution fee, annual minimum payments, and royalty 
rates). An annual utilization report is required of each licensee to 
determine if the license should be modified or terminated and how much 
royalties are owed to the Government.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit organizations, not-for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Kristy LaLonde, (202) 395-3087.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
[email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to Kristy LaLonda, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-5806 or via 
the Internet at [email protected].

    Dated: November 14, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-22852 Filed 11-17-05; 8:45 am]
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