Notice2021-24270
Agency Information Collection Extension; Revision to Currently Approved Collection
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Published
November 5, 2021
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 212 (Friday, November 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61198-61199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e18b8e8f809589808fcf9180939589948ca18990cf858e84cf868e97"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a4cecbcac5d0ccc5ca8ad4c5d6d0ccd1c9e4ccd58ac0cbc18ac3cbd2">[email protected]</span></a>.
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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