[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 212 (Friday, November 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61198-61199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24270]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension; Revision to Currently 
Approved Collection

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review; 
comment request.

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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 OMB.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
December 6, 2021. If you anticipate difficulty in submitting comments 
within that period, contact the person listed below as soon as 
possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

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

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Responses: 1830; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 4412.4; 
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
$199,087.49.
    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 November 2, 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 November 2, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2021-24270 Filed 11-4-21; 8:45 am]
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