[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 16 (Monday, January 27, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 8180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01742]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments
are requested regarding; whether the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility; the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology. Comments regarding this
information collection received by February 26, 2025 will be
considered. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the following website 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.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Agricultural Research Service
Title: Patent License Application.
OMB Control Number: 0518-0003.
Summary of Collection: Public Law 96-517, HR 209 (Technology
Transfer Commercialization Act of 2000), and 37 CFR part 404 requires
Federal agencies to use the patent system to promote the utilization of
inventions arising from federally supported research and provide the
authority to grant patent licenses. 37 CFR 404.8 specifies the
information which must be submitted by a patent license applicant to
the Federal agency having custody of a patent. Form ADS-761 collects
the information specified under 37 CFR 404.8.
Need and Use of the Information: The Agricultural Research Service
(ARS) will collect identifying information on the applicant,
identifying information for the business, and a detailed description
for development and/or marketing of the invention using form AD-761.
The collected information is used by the Office of Technology Transfer
(OTT) to evaluate a patent license applicant's ability to bring an
invention to practical application, as defined in 37 CFR 404.3. The
information collected is used to determine whether the applicant has
both a complete and sufficient plan for developing and marketing the
invention and the necessary manufacturing, marketing, technical, and
financial resources to carry out the submitted plan.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit; Not-for-
profit institutions; Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 75.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 225.
Agricultural Research Service
Title: Information Collection for Document Delivery Services.
OMB Control Number: 0518-0027.
Summary of Collection: The National Agricultural Library (NAL)
accepts requests from libraries and other organizations in accordance
with the national and international interlibrary loan code and
guidelines. In its national role, NAL collects, and supplies copies or
loans of agricultural materials not found elsewhere. 7 U.S.C. 3125a and
7 CFR 505 gives NAL the authority to collect this information. NAL
provides photocopies and loans of materials directly to USDA staff,
other Federal agencies, libraries, and other institutions, and
indirectly to the public through their libraries. The Library charges
for some of these activities through a fee schedule. To fill a request
for reproduction or loan of items the library must have the name,
mailing address, phone number of the respondent initiating the request,
and may require an email address. The respondent must also provide a
brief statement acknowledging copyright compliance, required by Title
17 of the United States Code. The collected information is used to
deliver the material to the respondent, monitor the return to NAL of
loaned material, and identify and locate the requested material in NAL
collections.
Need and Use of the Information: This information collection is
used by NAL document delivery staff to identify the protocol for
processing the request. The information collected is used by staff to
process/package the reproduction or loan for delivery. The collected
information may also be used for any additional follow-up or
clarification in replying to a request. Collected information for copy
requests is entered into a delivery system used to automate the
delivery of material to the respondent. The copyright compliance
statement is used for assurance of compliance with the copyright laws
and is retained in the library for three years as required by the above
copyright law. All collected information is confidential and only used
by staff that need to process the request. Information stored in
databases is maintained on NAL's secure network and may be password
protected. Additionally, databases are routinely updated to maintain
only needed records/information.
Description of Respondents: Federal Government; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government; Business or other for-
profit.
Number of Respondents: 196.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 28.
Levi S. Harrell,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-01742 Filed 1-24-25; 8:45 am]
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