[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 172 (Thursday, September 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 55032]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19524]



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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[NOTICE: (20-070)]


Name of Information Collection: NFS 1827, Patents, Data, 
Copyrights

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of information collection.

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SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as part of 
its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, 
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this 
opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information 
collections.

DATES: Comments are due by September 30, 2020.

ADDRESSES: All comments should be addressed to Travis Kantz, National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration, 300 E Street SW, Washington, DC 
20546-0001 or call 202-358-2375.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Travis Kantz, NASA Clearance Officer, NASA 
Headquarters, 300 E Street SW, JF0000, Washington, DC 20546, 281-792-
7885 or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Contractors performing research and development are required by 
statutes, NASA implementing regulations, and OMB policy to submit 
reports of inventions, patents, data, and copyrights, including the 
utilization and disposition of same. The NASA New Technology Summary 
Report reporting form is being used for this purpose.

II. Methods of Collection

    NASA FAR Supplement clauses for patent rights and new technology 
encourage the contractor to use an electronic form and provide a 
hyperlink to the electronic New Technology Reporting Web (e-NTR) site 
http://invention.nasa.gov. This website has been set up to help NASA 
employees and parties under NASA funding agreements (i.e., contracts, 
grants, cooperative agreements, and subcontracts) to report new 
technology information directly, via a secure internet connection, to 
NASA.

III. Data

    Title: NFS 1827--Patents, Data, and Copyrights.
    OMB Number: 2700-0052.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses, colleges and university and/or other 
for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Annual Number of Activities: 3372.
    Estimated Number of Respondents per Activity: 1.
    Annual Responses: 3372.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3 hours average.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10,116.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: 518,191.45.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
NASA, including whether the information collected has practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of NASA's estimate of the burden (including 
hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (3) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including automated collection techniques 
or the use of other forms of information technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection. They will also become a matter of public record.

Roger Kantz,
NASA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-19524 Filed 9-2-20; 8:45 am]
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