[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 160 (Tuesday, August 19, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 44108-44109] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-21972] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Subparts 227.71, Rights in Technical Data, and 227.72, Rights in Computer Software and Computer Software Documentation, and related clauses at 252.227; OMB Number 0704-0369. Type of Request: Extension. Number of Respondents: 1,719,472. Responses Per Respondent: 6 (approximately). Annual Responses: 10,560,868. Average Burden Per Response: 32 minutes. Annual Burden Hours: 5,566,939. Needs and Uses: This requirement provides for the collection of necessary [[Page 44109]] information from contractors and subcontractors regarding restrictions on the Government's right to use or disclose technical data and computer software. The information is used to identify and protect such data or computer software from unauthorized release or disclosure; to facilitate public use of technical data and computer software developed at Government expense; and to enable contracting officers to determine whether the Government has otherwise paid to obtain rights in the technical data or computer software. Affected Public: Business or Other-For-Profit; Not-For-Profit Institutions. Frequency: On Occasion. Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits. OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Peter N. Weiss. Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information collection should be sent to Mr. Weiss at the Office of Management and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. DoD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert Cushing. Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302. Dated: August 14, 1997. Patricia L. Toppings, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 97-21972 Filed 8-18-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5000-04-M