[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 182 (Thursday, September 18, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 54154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21823]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review; 
comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted an information 
collection request to the OMB for extension under the provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a 
three-year extension of its ``Technology Partnerships Ombudsmen 
Reporting Requirements'', OMB Control Number 1910-5188. This 
information collection request covers information necessary to 
implement a statutory requirement that the Technology Transfer 
Ombudsmen report quarterly on complaints they receive.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
October 20, 2008. If you anticipate that you will be submitting 
comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time 
allowed by this notice, please advise the OMB Desk Officer of your 
intention to make a submission as soon as possible. The Desk Officer 
may be telephoned at 202-395-4650.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to the: DOE Desk Officer, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 735 17th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503; and to Kathleen M. Binder, GC-12, Director, 
Office of Conflict Prevention and Resolution, U.S. Department of 
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen M. Binder at the address 
listed in ADDRESSES .

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No. 1910-5188; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Technology Partnerships Ombudsmen Reporting Requirements (3) 
Purpose: The information collected will be used to determine whether 
the Technology Partnerships Ombudsmen are properly helping to resolve 
complaints from outside organizations regarding laboratory policies and 
actions with respect to technology partnerships. (4) Estimated Number 
of Respondents: 22 (5) Estimated Total Burden Hours: 50 (6) Number of 
Collections: The information collection request contains 6 information 
and/or recordkeeping requirements.

    Statutory Authority: Public Law 106-404, Technology Transfer 
Commercialization Act of 2000.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 12, 2008.
Kathleen M. Binder,
Director, Office of Conflict Prevention and Resolution, Office of 
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. E8-21823 Filed 9-17-08; 8:45 am]
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