Name of Information Collection: NASA New Technology Reporting System
| Published date | 29 January 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 7576 |
| Record Number | 2021-01926 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | National Aeronautics And Space Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 18 (Friday, January 29, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 18 (Friday, January 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 7576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01926]
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[NASA Document Number 21-004]
Name of Information Collection: NASA New Technology Reporting
System
AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of information collection--Renewal of existing approved
collection.
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SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has
submitted for OMB review a request regarding this information
collection under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
DATES: Comments are due by March 30, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for this information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review-Open for Public
Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions
should be directed to Claire Little, NASA Clearance Officer,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Contractors performing research and development are required by
statutes, NASA implementing regulations, and OMB policy to submit
reports of inventions, patents, data, and copyrights, including the
utilization and disposition of same. The NASA New Technology Summary
Report reporting form is being used for this purpose.
II. Methods of Collection
NASA FAR Supplement clauses for patent rights and new technology
encourage the contractor to use an electronic form and provide a
hyperlink to the electronic New Technology Reporting System (e-NTR)
site http://invention.nasa.gov. This website has been set up to help
NASA employees and parties under NASA funding agreements (i.e.,
contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and subcontracts) to report
new technology information directly to NASA via a secure internet
connection.
III. Data
Title: NASA New Technology Reporting System.
OMB Number: 2700-0052.
Type of review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses, colleges and university and/or other
for-profit institutions.
Estimated Annual Number of Activities: 3,372.
Estimated Number of Respondents per Activity: 1.
Annual Responses: 3,372.
Estimated Time per Response: 3 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10,116.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $518,191.45.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
NASA, including whether the information collected has practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of NASA's estimate of the burden (including
hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including automated collection techniques
or the use of other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection. They will also become a matter of public record.
Lori Parker,
NASA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-01926 Filed 1-28-21; 8:45 am]
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