[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 56 (Friday, March 21, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 15221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5693]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION


Notice of Information Collection Under OMB Review

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

NOTICE: (08--023).

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, 
Sharon Mar, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; Room 10236, 
New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-6466, 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Dr. Walter Kit, NASA PRA Officer, NASA 
Headquarters, 300 E Street, SW., JE0000, Washington, DC 20546, (202) 
358-1350, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Contractors performing research and development are required by 
statutes, NASA implementing regulations, and OMB policy to submit 
reports of inventions, patents, data, and copyrights, including the 
utilization and disposition of same. The NASA New Technology Summary 
Report reporting form is being used for this purpose.

II. Method of Collection

    NASA FAR Supplement clauses for patent rights and new technology 
encourage the contractor to use an electronic form and provide a 
hyperlink to the electronic New Technology Reporting Web (eNTRe) site 
http://invention.nasa.gov. This Web site has been set up to help NASA 
employees and parties under NASA funding agreements (i.e., contracts, 
grants, cooperative agreements, and subcontracts) to report new 
technology information directly, via a secure Internet connection, to 
NASA.

III. Data

    Title: NASA FAR Supplement, Part 1827, Patents, Data, and 
Copyrights.
    OMB Number: 2700-0052.
    Type of review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions, Federal Government, and State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,016.
    Estimated Time per Response: 812 hours x .166 + 8 hours x 407 hours 
= 3,391 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,391.
    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.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection. They will also become a matter of public record.

Gary Cox,
Associate Chief Information Officer (Acting).
[FR Doc. E8-5693 Filed 3-20-08; 8:45 am]
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