[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 16 (Thursday, January 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8528-8529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01759]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: 0990-0419-60D]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of 
Health and Human Services, announces plans to submit an Information 
Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB). The ICR is for extending the use of the approved 
information collection assigned OMB control number 0990-0419, which 
expires on June 30, 2017. Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, OS seeks 
comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any 
other aspect of the ICR.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before March 27, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to 
[email protected] or by calling (202) 690-5683.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the document identifier 0990-0419-60D for 
reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Acquisition Regulation Clause 
Patent Rights and Rights and Data.
    OMB No.: 0990-0419.
    Abstract: The Department of Health and Human Services; Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources and Office of Grants 
and Acquisition Policy and Accountability, Division of Acquisition, is 
requesting an approval by OMB for an extension of a previously approved 
information collection request, 0990-0419--Acquisition Regulation 
Clause Patent rights and Rights in Data. HHS found that systematically, 
over a period of several years, when Determination of Exceptional 
Circumstances (DEC) were executed, additional legal protection for the 
patent and data rights of third parties beyond those covered by FAR 
27.306 were necessary. A DEC is executed consistent with the policy and 
objectives of the Bayh-Dole Act, 35 U.S.C. 200, et seq., to ensure that 
subject inventions made under contracts and subcontracts (at all tiers) 
are used in a manner to promote free competition and enterprise without 
unduly encumbering future research and discovery; to encourage maximum 
participation of small business firms in federally supported research 
and development efforts; to promote collaboration between commercial 
concerns and nonprofit organizations including universities; to ensure 
that the Government obtains sufficient rights in federally supported 
inventions to meet its needs; to protect the public against nonuse or 
unreasonable use of inventions; and in the case of fulfilling the 
mission of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to 
ultimately to benefit the public health.
    Likely Respondents: Administrative, technical, legal and management 
personnel.
    The total annual burden hours estimated for this ICR are summarized 
in the table below.

                                    Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
     Information        Type of respondent and       Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
     collection             hours for each          respondents     respondent        (hours)          hours
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(a).................  Technical (4).............              63               1               8             504
                      Legal (2).................
                      Management (2)............
(b).................  Technical (8).............              63               1              12             756
                      Legal (2).................
                      Management (2)............
(c).................  Technical (8).............              63               3         12 (36)            2268
                      Legal (3).................
                      Management (1)............
(d).................  Technical (8).............              63               3         14 (42)            2646
                      Legal (4).................
                      Management (2)............
(e).................  Technical (6).............              63               1              10             630
                      Legal (2).................
                      Management (2)............

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(f).................  Technical (4).............              63               1               8             504
                      Legal (2).................
                      Management (2)............
(g).................  Administrative (8)........              63               3          8 (24)            1512
(h).................  Administrative (2)........              63               3           3 (9)             567
                      Management (1)............
(i).................  Technical (4).............              63               3          8 (24)            1512
                      Legal (2).................
                      Management (2)............
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    Total...........  ..........................              63              19        83 (173)          10,899
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    OS specifically requests comments on (1) the necessity and utility 
of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of 
the agency's functions, (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden, (3) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected, and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology to minimize the information 
collection burden.

Terry S. Clark,
Asst. Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-01759 Filed 1-25-17; 8:45 am]
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