[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 41972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13783]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-0419]


Agency Information Collection Request. 30-Day Public Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and 
Human Services, is publishing the following summary of a proposed 
collection for public comment.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before July 28, 2023.

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: Sherrette Funn, [email protected] 
or (202) 264-0041, or [email protected]. When submitting comments or 
requesting information, please include the document identifier 0990-
0419-30D and project title for reference.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested persons are invited to send 
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this 
collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1) 
The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for 
the proper performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of 
the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology to minimize the information collection burden.
    Title of the Collection: Acquisition Regulation Clause Patent 
Rights and Rights in Data.
    Type of Collection: Extension.
    OMB No: 0990-0419.
    Abstract: The Department of Health and Human Services; Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources, Office of 
Acquisitions, Acquisition Policy Division is requesting an approval by 
OMB for an extension of a previously approved information collection 
request, Acquisition Regulation Clause Patent Rights and Rights in 
Data. HHS found that systematically, over a period of several years, 
when Determination of Exceptional Circumstances (DEC) were executed, 
additional legal protection for the patent and data rights of third 
parties beyond those covered by FAR 27.306 were necessary A DEC is 
executed consistent with the policy and objectives of the Bayh-Dole 
Act, 35 U.S.C. 200, et seq., to ensure that subject inventions made 
under contracts and subcontracts (at all tiers) are used in a manner to 
promote free competition and enterprise without unduly encumbering 
future research and discovery; to encourage maximum participation of 
small business firms in federally supported research and development 
efforts; to promote collaboration between commercial concerns and 
nonprofit organizations including universities; to ensure that the 
Government obtains sufficient rights in federally supported inventions 
to meet its needs; to protect the public against nonuse or unreasonable 
use of inventions; and in the case of fulfilling the mission of the 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to ultimately to benefit 
the public health.
    Likely Respondents: administrative, technical, legal and management 
personnel.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Type of respondent and hours for each          Number of     responses per   per  response   Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent        (hours)          hours
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Technical (4); Legal (2); Management (2)........              63               1               8             504
Technical (8); Legal (2); Management (2)........              63               1              12             756
Technical (8); Legal (3); Management (1)........              63               3              12           2,268
Technical (8); Legal (4); Management (2)........              63               3              14           2,646
Technical (6); Legal (2); Management (2)........              63               1              10             630
Technical (4); Legal (2); Management (2)........              63               1               8             504
Administrative (8)..............................              63               3               8           1,512
Administrative (2); Management (1)..............              63               3               3             567
Technical (4); Legal (2); Management (2)........              63               3               8           1,512
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          10,899
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Sherrette A. Funn,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the 
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-13783 Filed 6-27-23; 8:45 am]
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