Notice2022-25865
Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NIST Invention Disclosure and Inventor Information Collection
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Published
November 28, 2022
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Commerce DepartmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 227 (Monday, November 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25865]
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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;
NIST Invention Disclosure and Inventor Information Collection
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 August 31, 2022, 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).
Title: NIST Invention Disclosure and Inventor Information
Collection.
OMB Control Number: 0693-0085.
Form Number(s): NIST DN-45.
Type of Request: Regular submission, extension of a current
information collection.
Number of Respondents:
Invention Disclosure Form: 10 per year.
Inventor Information Form: 100 per year.
Average Hours per Response:
Invention Disclosure Form: 3 hours.
Inventor Information Form: 30 minutes.
Burden Hours:
Invention Disclosure Form: 30 hours.
Inventor Information Form: 50 hours.
Needs and Uses: The NIST DN-45 Invention Disclosure Form is used to
collect information pertaining to inventions created by Federal
employees or by non-Federally employed individuals who have created an
invention using NIST laboratory facilities as NIST Associates. The
collection of this information is required to protect the United States
rights to inventions created using Federal resources. The information
collected on the form allows the Government to determine: (1) if an
invention has been created; (2) the status of any statutory bar that
pertains to the potential invention or that may pertain to the
invention in the future. The information collected may allow the
Government to begin a patent application process.
The Inventor Information Sheet is used to collect from individuals
who have been named as potential inventors on a NIST Invention
Disclosure Form. The collection of this information is used for
multiple purposes:
(1) Some of the information may be required to file a patent
application, if NIST seeks to protect a federally owned invention,
pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 207.
(2) The form, in part, is a statement made by the respondent
declaring whether the respondent considers herself/himself to be an
inventor.
(3) Some of the information is needed for NIST to determine
potential assignees with which NIST would potentially negotiate
consolidation of rights and other patent related matters.
(4) Some of the information helps NIST determine under which
statutory authority NIST may consolidate rights in an invention with
other potential assignees.
(5) Country citizenship information is required to determine
whether a Scientific and Technology agreement or treaty with the
respondent's country may impact the U.S. Government's rights to the
invention.
The information is collected by the Technology Partnerships Office
and shared with the Office of Chief Counsel at NIST. The information
may also be shared with non-Governmental entities that may have
ownership rights to the potential invention. The Government collects
this information to execute the policy and objective of the Congress
expressed at 35 U.S.C. 200. 35 U.S.C. 207 authorizes Federal agencies
to apply for, obtain, and maintain patents or other forms of protection
on inventions in which the Federal Government owns a right, title, or
interest. 35 U.S.C. 207 also authorizes each Federal agency to
undertake all other suitable and necessary steps to protect and
administer rights to federally owned inventions on behalf of the
Federal government.
The information collected through the NIST DN-45 is necessary for
NIST to execute the authority granted at 35 U.S.C. 207.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
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 either the title of the collection or the OMB
Control Number 0693-0085.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2022-25865 Filed 11-25-22; 8:45 am]
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