[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 229 (Monday, November 30, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 74715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30279]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

2 CFR Part 3474

[Docket ID ED-2015-OS-0105]
RIN 1894-AA07


Open Licensing Requirement for Direct Grant Programs

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On November 3, 2015, we published in the Federal Register a 
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the Uniform 
Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements 
for Federal Awards in order to require that all Department grantees 
awarded direct competitive grant funds openly license to the public all 
copyrightable intellectual property created with Department grant 
funds. That NPRM established a 30-day comment period beginning on 
November 3, 2015, and closing on December 3, 2015. We are extending the 
public comment period for 15 days, until December 18, 2015.

DATES: The comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking that 
published on November 3, 2015 (80 FR 67672), is extended. We must 
receive your comments on or before December 18, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal 
or via U.S. mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. We will not 
accept comments submitted by fax or by email or those submitted after 
the comment period. To ensure that we do not receive duplicate copies, 
please submit your comments only once. In addition, please include the 
Docket ID at the top of your comments.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov to 
submit your comments electronically. Information on using 
Regulations.gov, including instructions for accessing agency documents, 
submitting comments, and viewing the docket, is available on the site 
under ``Are you new to the site?''
     U.S. Mail, Commercial Delivery, or Hand Delivery: If you 
mail or deliver your comments about the proposed regulations, address 
them to Sharon Leu, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue 
SW., room 6W252, Washington, DC 20202-5900.
    Privacy Note: The Department's policy is to make all comments 
received from members of the public available for public viewing in 
their entirety on the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, commenters should be careful to include 
in their comments only information that they wish to make publicly 
available.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Leu, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., room 6W252, Washington, DC 20202-
5900. Telephone: 202-453-5646 or email: [email protected].
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf or a text 
telephone, call the Federal Relay Service, toll free, at 1-800-877-
8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: On November 3, 2015, we published an NPRM in the 
Federal Register (80 FR 67672), to amend the Uniform Administrative 
Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal 
Awards in order to require that all Department grantees awarded direct 
competitive grant funds openly license to the public all copyrightable 
intellectual property created with Department grant funds. The NPRM 
established a 30-day comment period, closing on December 3, 2015. To 
ensure that all interested parties are provided ample time and 
opportunity to submit comments, we are extending the public comment 
period for an additional 15 days. Written comments must be submitted to 
us no later than December 18, 2015.
    Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this 
document in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, 
audiotape, or compact disc) on request to the contact person listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this 
document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free 
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Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System 
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    Dated: November 23, 2015.
Arne Duncan,
Secretary of Education.
[FR Doc. 2015-30279 Filed 11-24-15; 11:15 am]
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