[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23628-23629]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10164]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. NRC-2011-0056]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: 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 invites public comment about our intention to request 
the OMB's approval for renewal of an existing information collection 
that is summarized below. We are required to publish this notice in the 
Federal Register 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 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 3 years.
    7. Abstract: As specified in 10 CFR part 81, the NRC may grant non-
exclusive licenses or limited exclusive licenses to its patent 
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

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filed in any patent infringement lawsuit, as well as evidence from 
proceedings relating to the licensed patent.
    Submit, by June 27, 2011, 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?
    The public may examine and have copied for a fee publicly available 
documents, including the draft supporting statement, 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 Web site http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/doc-comment/omb/. The 
document will be available on the NRC home page site for 60 days after 
the signature date of this notice. Comments submitted in writing or in 
electronic form will be made available for public inspection. Because 
your comments will not be edited to remove any identifying or contact 
information, the NRC cautions you against including any information in 
your submission that you do not want to be publicly disclosed. Comments 
submitted should reference Docket No. NRC-2011-0056. You may submit 
your comments by any of the following methods. Electronic comments: Go 
to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket No. NRC-2011-0056. 
Mail comments to NRC Clearance Officer, Tremaine Donnell (T-5 F53), 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. 
Questions about the information collection requirements may be directed 
to the NRC Clearance Officer, Tremaine Donnell (T-5 F53), U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, by telephone at 301-
415-6258, or by e-mail to [email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 21st day of April 2011.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Tremaine Donnell,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.
[FR Doc. 2011-10164 Filed 4-26-11; 8:45 am]
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