[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 97 (Tuesday, May 20, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28971-28972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11620]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. NRC-2014-0089]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (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:
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1. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR Part 81,
``Standard Specifications for the 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 events
require.
4. Who is required or asked to report: Applicants for and holders
of NRC licenses to inventions covered by patents or patent
applications.
5. The number of annual respondents: There are no anticipated
respondents to this collection over the next three years.
6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement
or request: 0 hours. No applications are anticipated during the next 3
years.
7. Abstract: As specified in Part 81 of Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, 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 filed in any patent infringement lawsuit, as well as
evidence from proceedings relating to the licensed patent.
Submit, by July 21, 2014, 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's
Public Document Room, Room O-1F21, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The OMB clearance requests
are available at the NRC's Web site: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/doc-comment/omb/. The document will be available on the NRC's 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-2014-0089. 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-2014-0079. Mail
comments to the Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Fajr Majeed (T-5 F50),
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Questions about the information collection requirements may be
directed to the Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Fajr Majeed (T-5 F50),
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001;
telephone: 301-415-6736, or by email to [email protected].
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 15th day of May, 2014.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Fajr Majeed,
Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.
[FR Doc. 2014-11620 Filed 5-19-14; 8:45 am]
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