[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 7, 2020)] [Notices] [Pages 710-711] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2020-00002] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [OMB Control No. 9000-0096; Docket No. 2019-0003; Sequence No. 32] Submission for OMB Review; Patents AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat Division has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a revision and renewal of a previously approved information collection requirement regarding patents. DATES: Submit comments on or before February 6, 2020. ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for GSA, Room 10236, NEOB, Washington, DC 20503 or at [email protected]. Additionally submit a copy to GSA by any of the following methods:Federal eRulemaking Portal: This website provides the ability to type short comments directly into the comment field or attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions on the site. Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Lois Mandell/IC 9000-0096, Patents. Instructions: All items submitted must cite Information Collection 9000-0096, Patents. Comments received generally will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal and/or business confidential information provided. To confirm receipt of your comment(s), please check www.regulations.gov, approximately two to three days after submission to verify posting (except allow 30 days for posting of comments submitted by mail). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zenaida Delgado, Procurement Analyst, at telephone 202-969-7207, or [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. OMB Control Number, Title, and any Associated Form(s) 9000-0096, Patents. B. Need and Uses The patent coverage in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 27.2 requires the contractor to report each notice of a claim of patent or copyright infringement that came to the contractor's attention in connection with performing a Government contract (FAR 52.227-2). The contractor is also required to report all royalties anticipated or paid in excess of $250 for the use of patented inventions by furnishing the name and address of licensor, date of license agreement, patent number, brief description of item or component, percentage or dollar rate of royalty per unit, unit price of contract item, and [[Page 711]] number of units (FAR 52.227-6, and 52.227-9). C. Annual Burden Respondents: 158. Total Annual Responses: 158. Total Burden Hours: 238. D. Public Comment A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register at 84 FR 57020, on October 24, 2019. No comments were received. Obtaining Copies: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection documents from the General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202-501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000- 0096, Patents, in all correspondence. Dated: December 31, 2019. Janet Fry, Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy. [FR Doc. 2020-00002 Filed 1-6-20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820-EP-P