[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 49 (Friday, March 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13322-13323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05728]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 9, 2015.
    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 
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 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 April 
13, 2015 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: 
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office 
Building, 725--17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are 
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: 
[email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8958.
    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.

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    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.
    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 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.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-05728 Filed 3-12-15; 8:45 am]
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