[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 98 (Monday, May 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 27838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10823]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension; Revision to Currently 
Approved Collection

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, intends to extend for three years, an 
information collection request with the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB).

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before July 23, 2021. If you anticipate difficulty in 
submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed below 
as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to Jonathan Parthum, GC-62, 
U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 
20585, by fax at (202) 586-2805, or by email at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed by phone to Jonathan Parthum at (202) 586-5120 or by email 
at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the 
extended collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden on 
respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    This information collection request contains: (1) OMB No.: 1910-
0800; (2) Information Collection Request Title: Legal Collections; (3) 
Type of Review: Renewal and Revision; (4) Purpose: To continue to 
maintain DOE oversight of responsibilities relating to DOE and 
Contractor invention reporting and related matters; (5) Annual 
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1525; (6) Annual Estimated Number of 
Total Responses: 1830; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 
4412.4; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
$337,239.73.00.
    The revision consists of updates to two documents: DOE F 482.2 and 
DOE F 2050.11. For DOE F 482.2, the form is modified to add a Patents 
Rights-Waiver Clause Including U.S. Competitiveness terms and 
conditions acceptance to the beginning of the document. As for DOE F 
2050.11, this form is modified to add the appropriate Paperwork 
Reduction Act statement that is currently included in each of the other 
documents within the collection.
    Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 5908(a) (b) and (c); 37 CFR part 
404; 10 CFR part 784.
    Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was 
signed on May 18, 2021, by Brian Lally, Assistant General Counsel for 
Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property, pursuant to delegated 
authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with the original 
signature and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes 
only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal 
Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been 
authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format for 
publication, as an official document of the Department of Energy. This 
administrative process in no way alters the legal effect on this 
document upon publication in the Federal Register.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on May 18, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2021-10823 Filed 5-21-21; 8:45 am]
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