[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 21 (Thursday, January 31, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5878-5879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1756]


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 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to submit an information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and 
solicitation of public comment.

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SUMMARY: The NRC is preparing a submittal to OMB for review of 
continued approval of information collections under the provisions of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Information pertaining to the requirement to be submitted:
    1. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR part 81, 
``Standard

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Specifications for Granting of Patent Licenses.''
    2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0121.
    3. How often the collection is required: Applications for licenses 
are submitted once. Other reports are submitted annually or as other 
events require.
    4. Who is required or asked to report: Applicants for and holders 
of NRC licenses to NRC inventions.
    5. The number of annual respondents: 1.
    6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement 
or request: 37; however, no applications are anticipated during the 
next three years.
    7. Abstract: As specified in 10 CFR part 81, the NRC may grant non-
exclusive licenses or limited exclusive licenses to its patented 
inventions to responsible applicants. Applicants for licenses to NRC 
inventions are required to provide information which may provide the 
basis for granting the requested license. In addition, all license 
holders must submit periodic reports on efforts to bring the invention 
to a point of practical application and the extent to which they are 
making the benefits of the invention reasonably accessible to the 
public. Exclusive license holders must submit additional information if 
they seek to extend their licenses, issue sublicenses, or transfer the 
licenses. In addition, if requested, exclusive license holders must 
promptly supply to the United States Government copies of all pleadings 
and other papers filed in any patent infringement lawsuit, as well as 
evidence from proceedings relating to the licensed patent.
    Submit, by March 31, 2008, comments that address the following 
questions:
    1. Is the proposed collection of information necessary for the NRC 
to properly perform its functions? Does the information have practical 
utility?
    2. Is the burden estimate accurate?
    3. Is there a way to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected?
    4. How can the burden of the information collection be minimized, 
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology?
    A copy of the draft supporting statement may be viewed free of 
charge at the NRC Public Document Room, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Room O-1 F21, Rockville, MD 20852. OMB clearance 
requests are available at the NRC worldwide Web site: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/doc-comment/omb/index.html. The document 
will be available on the NRC home page site for 60 days after the 
signature date of this notice.
    Comments and questions about the information collection 
requirements may be directed to the NRC Clearance Officer, Margaret A. 
Janney (T-5 F52), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001, by telephone at 301-415-7245, or by e-mail to 
[email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day of January 2008.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Gregory Trussell,
Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.
[FR Doc. E8-1756 Filed 1-30-08; 8:45 am]
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