[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 242 (Friday, December 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 78252]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32251]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: U.S. 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 
January 17, 2012. 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, HG-6, Director, Office of Conflict Prevention and 
Resolution, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20585, [email protected], (202) 287-1415 
(facsimile).

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 Transfer Ombudsmen Reporting Requirements; (3) Type 
of Request: Renewal; (4) 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; (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 22; (6) 
Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 88; (7) Annual Estimated 
Number of Burden Hours: 50; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 0.

    Statutory Authority:  Section 11 of the Technology Transfer 
Commercialization Act of 2000, Public Law 106-404, codified at 42 
U.S.C. 7261c(c)(3)(C).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 13, 2011.
Kathleen M. Binder,
Director, Office of Conflict Prevention and Resolution, Office of 
Hearings and Appeals.
[FR Doc. 2011-32251 Filed 12-15-11; 8:45 am]
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