Notice2022-11960
Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; iEdison System
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Published
June 3, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 107 (Friday, June 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33726-33727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11960]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request;
iEdison System
The Department of Commerce will submit the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on October 25, 2021, during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),
Commerce.
Title: iEdison System.
OMB Control Number: 0693-XXXX.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular, new collection.
Number of Respondents: 3,063.
Average Hours per Response:
Invention Records: 1.25 (approximately 5 times per year).
Patent Records: .75 hours (approximately 5 times per year).
Utilization Records: 15 minutes (approximately 22 times per year).
Burden Hours:
Invention Records: 19,144 hours.
Patent Records: 11,486 hours.
Utilization Records: 16,846 hours.
Needs and Uses: The Bayh-Dole Act (35 U.S.C. 18) and its
implementing regulations (37 CFR 401) allow for recipients of federal
research funding (Contractors) to retain ownership of inventions
developed under federal funding agreements. In exchange, the government
retains certain rights to the invention, including a world-wide right
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to use by or on behalf of the U.S. government. The law also requires
the Contractor to obtain permission for certain actions and fulfill
reporting requirements including:
a. Initial reporting of invention;
b. Decision to retain title to invention;
c. Filing of patent protection;
d. Evidence of government support clause within patents;
e. Submission of a license confirming the government's rights;
f. Notice if the Contractor is going to discontinue the pursuit
or continuance of patent protection;
g. Information related to the development and utilization of
invention;
h. Permission to assign to a third party; and
i. Permission to waive domestic manufacturing requirements.
This information is used for a variety of reasons. It allows the
government to identify technologies to which the government has rights
to use without additional payment or licensing. This acts as a time and
cost-saving mechanism to avoid unnecessary negotiating and payment. It
also provides data for calculation of return on investment (ROI) from
federal funding and identifies successful research programs. Thirdly,
it allows the government the opportunity to timely protect inventions
which the Contractor declines title or discontinues patent protection.
Historically, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has collected
this information via their on-line portal, iEdison; however, the
responsibility for this data collection will be taken over by NIST.
Agencies that do not register with iEdison are required to collect this
information independently.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; Not-
for-profit institutions.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain benefits.
Legal Authority: The Bayh-Dole Act (35 U.S.C. 18) and its
implementing regulations (37 CFR 401); 35 U.S.C. 200-212.
This information collection request may be viewed at
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the instructions to view the Department of
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
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 <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 and entering the title of the collection.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2022-11960 Filed 6-2-22; 8:45 am]
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