[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 18 (Friday, January 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 5265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01286]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice: 24-005]


Information Collection: NASA New Technology Reporting System

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of information collection; renewal of existing approved 
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, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Comments are due by March 26, 2024.

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 NASA PRA Clearance Officer, Bill Edwards-Bodmer, 
NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW, JF0000, Washington, DC 20546, phone 
757-864-7998, or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Personnel 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. This information 
is required to ensure the proper disposition of rights to inventions 
made in the course of NASA-funded research contracts. The requirement 
is codified in 48 CFR part 1827. The legislative authorities are 42 
U.S.C. 2457 et seq., and 35 U.S.C. 200 et seq.

II. Methods of Collection

    NASA FAR Supplement clauses for patent rights and new technology 
encourage personnel to use an electronic form and provide a hyperlink 
to the electronic New Technology Reporting System (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 to NASA via a secure internet connection.

III. Data

    Title: NASA New Technology Reporting System.
    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: 3,372.
    Estimated Number of Respondents per Activity: 1.
    Annual Responses: 3,372.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10,116.

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. 2024-01286 Filed 1-25-24; 8:45 am]
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