[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 102 (Wednesday, May 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31821-31822]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11317]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2020-0049]
Information Collection: ``Standard Specification for the Granting
of Patent Licenses''
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Renewal of existing information collection; request for
comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public
comment on the renewal of Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval for an existing collection of information. The information
collection is entitled, ``Standard Specification for the Granting of
Patent Licenses.' ''
DATES: Submit comments by July 27, 2020. Comments received after this
date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission
is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before
this date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search
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for Docket ID NRC-2020-0049. For technical questions, contact the
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this document.
Mail comments to: David Cullison, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, Mail Stop: T-6 A10M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Cullison, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-2084; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2020-0049 when contacting the NRC
about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain
publicly-available information related to this action by any of the
following methods:
Federal Rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0049. A copy of
the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained
without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC-2020-0049 on this website.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS
Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or
by email to [email protected]. The supporting statement is available
in ADAMS under Accession No. ML20104A035.
NRC's Clearance Officer: A copy of the collection of
information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by
contacting NRC's Clearance Officer, David Cullison, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-2084; email:
[email protected].
B. Submitting Comments
Please include Docket ID NRC-2020-0049 in the subject line of your
comment submission, in order to ensure that the NRC is able to make
your comment submission available to the public in this docket.
The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact
information in comment submissions that you do not want to be publicly
disclosed in your comment submission. The NRC will post all comment
submissions at https://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment
submissions into ADAMS, and the NRC does not routinely edit comment
submissions to remove identifying or contact information.
If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to
remove such information before making the comment submissions available
to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.
II. Background
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), the NRC is requesting public comment on its intention to
request the OMB's approval for the information collection summarized
below.
1. The title of the information collection: 10 CFR part 81,
``Standard Specification for the Granting of Patent Licenses.''
2. OMB approval number: 3150-0121.
3. Type of submission: Extension.
4. The form number, if applicable: N/A.
5. How often the collection is required or requested: Applications
for licenses are submitted once. Other reports are submitted annually,
or as other events require.
6. Who will be required or asked to respond: Applicants for and
holders of NRC licenses to NRC inventions.
7. The estimated number of annual responses: 1.
8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 1.
9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the
information collection requirement or request: 10; however, no
applications are anticipated during the next three years.
10. Abstract: As specified in Part 81 of Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR), the NRC may grant nonexclusive licenses
or limited exclusive licenses to its patented 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.
III. Specific Requests for Comments
The NRC is seeking 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 estimate of the burden of the information collection
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 on respondents
be minimized, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology?
Dated: May 21, 2020.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David C. Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-11317 Filed 5-26-20; 8:45 am]
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