[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 15741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05173]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice: [23-017]]


Name of Information Collection: Automated Technology Licensing 
Application System (ATLAS)

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of extension 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 May 15, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for this information 
collection should be sent within 60 days of publication of this notice 
to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
    Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 60-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(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Bill Edwards-Bodmer, NASA Clearance Officer, NASA 
Headquarters, 300 E Street SW, JF0000, Washington, DC 20546, 757-864-
3292, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    I. Abstract: The information submitted by the public is a license 
application for those companies and individuals who wish to obtain a 
patent license for a NASA patented technology. Information needed for 
the license application in ATLAS may include supporting documentation 
such as a certificate of incorporation, a financial statement, a 
business and/or commercialization plan, a project revenue/royalty 
spreadsheet, and a company balance sheet. At a minimum, all license 
applicants must submit a satisfactory plan for the development and/or 
marketing of an invention. The collected information is used by NASA to 
ensure that companies that see to commercialize NASA technologies have 
a solid business plan for bringing the technology to market.
    II. Methods of Collection: NASA is participating in Federal efforts 
to extend the use of information technology to more Government 
processes via internet. NASA encourages recipients to use the latest 
computer technology in preparing documentation. Companies and 
individuals submit license applications by completing the automated 
form by way of the Automated Technology Licensing Application System 
(ATLAS). NASA requests all license applications to be submitted via 
electronic means.
    III. Data:
    Title: Automated Technology Licensing Application System (ATLAS).
    OMB Number: 2700-0169.
    Type of review: Extension.
    Affected Public: Public and companies.
    Estimated Annual Number of Activities: 1.
    Estimated Number of Respondents per Activity: 421.
    Annual Responses: 421.
    Estimated Time per Response: 8 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,368.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $130,038.
    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.

William Edwards-Bodmer,
NASA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-05173 Filed 3-13-23; 8:45 am]
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