Information Collection; Commerce Patent Regulations, 24103-24104 [2016-09486]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 79 / Monday, April 25, 2016 / Notices Proposed Revisions to the FR Y–6, FR Y–7, and FR Y–10 Confidentiality. The Federal Reserve proposes to revise these reports by modifying the confidentiality questions on the forms and amending the instructions to align with the recently approved confidentiality check-box proposal. The change would allow institutions to indicate, using a checkbox on the first page of the report, whether they are requesting confidential treatment for any portion of the data provided, and whether they are submitting a formal justification with the data or separately. asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Proposed Revisions to the FR Y–7 and FR Y–10 IHC Reporting. The Board’s Regulation YY,3 in part, requires FBOs to designate IHCs, if certain requirements are met. The Federal Reserve proposes the following revisions to collect information specific to IHCs and their identification. Additionally, the information would assist in the supervision of the U.S. operations of FBOs. FR Y–7 instructions. The Federal Reserve proposes to expand the organization chart instructions to include the requirement that an FBO report its interest in an IHC. FR Y–10 form and instructions. The Federal Reserve proposes to expand the General Instructions to include changes to the organizational structure of an IHC as requiring the submission of the FR Y– 10. On the Banking and Nonbanking Schedules, the Federal Reserve proposes to add to the company type ‘‘IHCs.’’ Banking Schedule item 5, ‘‘Fiscal Year End,’’ would be revised to be applicable to IHCs. Additionally, on the Nonbanking Schedule, a new item ‘‘Fiscal Year End’’ would be added to allow for reporting IHCs that do not control a U.S. insured depository institution. The new item would be item 5 and current items 4 and 5 would be renumbered to 4.a and 4.b, respectively. On the Banking and Nonbanking Schedules, the Federal Reserve proposes to add examples for ‘‘Date of Event’’ in the instructions to provide guidance to IHC reporting. Proposed Revisions to the FR Y–6 Only Instruction updates. The Federal Reserve proposes to clarify the difference in reporting requirements related to additional reportable entities for BHCs, IHCs, and SLHCs on the FR Y–6 (i.e., >=5% to <25% for BHCs and IHCs versus >=5% to <=25% for 3 12 CFR part 252. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:02 Apr 22, 2016 Jkt 238001 24103 The Federal Reserve proposes to update the Merger Schedule instructions to indicate that the popular name of the branch (for example, when the branch was formerly the head office of the nonsurvivor) must be reported on the Domestic Branch Schedule. Respondents often forget to report this information. SLHCs). The slight difference in reporting criteria often results in a request for a revised schedule. Adding this clarification would reduce reporter burden. The Federal Reserve proposes to add a formula to calculate ownership percentage control for Report Item 3. The formula is used by the Federal Reserve when calculating control. Inclusion of the formula would help to standardize information received. Reporting form and instructions updates. The Federal Reserve proposes to clarify the signature requirements for Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) and Limited Liability Companies (LLCs). Reporters are confused who the authorized signer should be when the HC is organized as an ESOP or LLC due to the different corporate structures. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, April 19, 2016. Robert deV. Frierson, Secretary of the Board. Proposed Revisions to the FR Y–10 Only NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Instructions. The Federal Reserve proposes to remove the reference to the phase-in reporting of SLHCs from the General Instructions, which is no longer relevant because the phase-in is complete. Also in the General Instructions, the Federal Reserve proposes to remove the paragraph under ‘‘What is the Legal Authority for the FR Y–10?’’ This change will align the reporting instructions with other forms and instructions, which provide the legal authority on the form. In the Banking, Savings and Loan, and Nonbanking Schedules instructions, the Federal Reserve proposes to clarify conditions under which sole partnership and sole member LLCs are reportable. Institutions often report incorrectly. The clarification would result in fewer revisions, thereby reducing overall burden. The Federal Reserve proposes to rephrase the description of section 10(c)(6)(B) in Legal Authority Code (LAC) 412 and create a new LAC for section 10(c)(9)(C) to clearly identity which exemption SLHCs are claiming as a grandfathered unitary SLHC. The Federal Reserve also proposes to add definitions to the FR Y–10 Glossary for the following terms: Grandfathered Unitary Savings and Loan Holding Company, Insured Depository Institution, and U.S. Intermediate Holding Company. In the Nonbanking Schedule instructions, the Federal Reserve proposes to add a note to clarify that a nonbank subsidiary under a savings association does not meet the definition of a financial subsidiary. [Docket 2015–0053; Sequence 16]; OMB Control No. 9000–0095] PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 [FR Doc. 2016–09457 Filed 4–22–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Information Collection; Commerce Patent Regulations Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding the extension of a previously existing OMB clearance. AGENCY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement concerning Department of Commerce patent regulations. DATES: Submit comments on or before June 24, 2016. ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000–0095, Commerce Patent Regulations, by any of the following methods: • Regulations.gov: https:// www.regulations.gov. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the OMB control number. Select the link ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ that corresponds with ‘‘Information Collection 9000–0095, Commerce Patent Regulations’’. Follow the instructions provided at the ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and ‘‘Information Collection 9000–0095, Commerce Patent Regulations’’ on your attached document. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\25APN1.SGM 25APN1 24104 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 79 / Monday, April 25, 2016 / Notices • Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC 9000–0095, Commerce Patent Regulations. Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information Collection 9000–0095, Commerce Patent Regulations, in all correspondence related to this collection. Comments received generally will be posted without change to https:// 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: Mr. Edward Loeb, Procurement Analyst, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, GSA, 202–501–0650 or email edward.loeb@gsa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES A. Purpose FAR subpart 27.3, Patents Rights under Government Contracts, implements the Department of Commerce regulation (37 CFR 401) based on chapter 18 of title 35 U.S.C., Presidential Memorandum on Government Patent Policy to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, dated February 18, 1983, and Executive Order 12591, Facilitating Access to Science and Technology, dated April 10, 1987. Under the subpart, a contracting officer may insert clauses 52.227–11, Patent Rights-Ownership by the Contractor, or 52.227–13, Patent Rights-Ownership by the Government, in solicitations and contracts pertaining to inventions made in the performance of experimental, developmental, or research work. In accordance with the clauses, a Government contractor must report all subject inventions to the contracting officer, submit a disclosure of the invention, and identify any publication, or sale, or public use of the invention (52.227–11(c), 52.227–13(e)(1)). The contracting officer may modify 52.227– 11(e) or otherwise supplement the clause to require contractors to submit periodic or interim and final reports listing subject inventions (27.303(b)(2)(i) and (ii)). In order to ensure that subject inventions are reported, the contractor is required to establish and maintain effective procedures for identifying and disclosing subject inventions (52.227– 11, Alternate IV; 52.227–13(e)(1)). In VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:02 Apr 22, 2016 Jkt 238001 addition, the contractor must require his employees, by written agreements, to disclose subject inventions (52.227– 11(e)(2); 52.227–13(e)(4)). The contractor also has an obligation to utilize the subject invention, and agree to report, upon request, the utilization or efforts to utilize the subject invention (27.302(e); 52.227–11(f)). B. Annual Reporting Burden Respondents: 3759. Responses per Respondent: 3.8143. Total Responses: 14,338. Hours per Response: 4.0. Total Burden Hours: 57,352. C. Public Comments Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of functions of the FAR, and whether it will have practical utility; whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways in which we can minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection documents from the General Services Administration (GSA), Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202– 501–4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0095, Commerce Patent Regulations, in all correspondence. Dated: April 20, 2016. Lorin S. Curit, Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy. [FR Doc. 2016–09486 Filed 4–22–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [OMB Control No. 9000–0108; Docket 2016– 0053; Sequence 20] Information Collection; Bankruptcy Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding the extension to an existing OMB clearance. Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement concerning Bankruptcy. DATES: Submit comments on or before June 24, 2016. ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000–0108, Bankruptcy, by any of the following methods: • Regulations.gov: https:// www.regulations.gov. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the OMB control number. Select the link ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ that corresponds with ‘‘Information Collection 9000–0108, Bankruptcy.’’ Follow the instructions provided at the ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and ‘‘Information Collection 9000– 0108, Bankruptcy’’ on your attached document. • Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC Information Collection 9000–0108, Bankruptcy. Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information Collection 9000–0108, Bankruptcy, in all correspondence related to this collection. Comments received generally will be posted without change to https:// 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: Curtis E. Glover, Sr., Procurement Analyst, Contract Policy Division, GSA, 202–501–1448 or email curtis.glover@ gsa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title and OMB Number: Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 42, Bankruptcy and Related Clause in 52.242–13; OMB Control Number 9000– 0108. Needs and Uses: The Government requires contractors to notify the contracting officer within five days after SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\25APN1.SGM 25APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 79 (Monday, April 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24103-24104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09486]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Docket 2015-0053; Sequence 16]; OMB Control No. 9000-0095]


Information Collection; Commerce Patent Regulations

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding the extension of a 
previously existing OMB clearance.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 
Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an 
extension of a previously approved information collection requirement 
concerning Department of Commerce patent regulations.

DATES: Submit comments on or before June 24, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0095, Commerce Patent Regulations, by any of the following methods:
     Regulations.gov: https://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the OMB 
control number. Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that corresponds 
with ``Information Collection 9000-0095, Commerce Patent Regulations''. 
Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. 
Please include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information 
Collection 9000-0095, Commerce Patent Regulations'' on your attached 
document.

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     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC 9000-0095, Commerce Patent Regulations.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0095, Commerce Patent Regulations, in all 
correspondence related to this collection. Comments received generally 
will be posted without change to https://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: Mr. Edward Loeb, Procurement Analyst, 
Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, GSA, 202-501-0650 or email 
edward.loeb@gsa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    FAR subpart 27.3, Patents Rights under Government Contracts, 
implements the Department of Commerce regulation (37 CFR 401) based on 
chapter 18 of title 35 U.S.C., Presidential Memorandum on Government 
Patent Policy to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, dated 
February 18, 1983, and Executive Order 12591, Facilitating Access to 
Science and Technology, dated April 10, 1987. Under the subpart, a 
contracting officer may insert clauses 52.227-11, Patent Rights-
Ownership by the Contractor, or 52.227-13, Patent Rights-Ownership by 
the Government, in solicitations and contracts pertaining to inventions 
made in the performance of experimental, developmental, or research 
work.
    In accordance with the clauses, a Government contractor must report 
all subject inventions to the contracting officer, submit a disclosure 
of the invention, and identify any publication, or sale, or public use 
of the invention (52.227-11(c), 52.227-13(e)(1)). The contracting 
officer may modify 52.227-11(e) or otherwise supplement the clause to 
require contractors to submit periodic or interim and final reports 
listing subject inventions (27.303(b)(2)(i) and (ii)). In order to 
ensure that subject inventions are reported, the contractor is required 
to establish and maintain effective procedures for identifying and 
disclosing subject inventions (52.227-11, Alternate IV; 52.227-
13(e)(1)). In addition, the contractor must require his employees, by 
written agreements, to disclose subject inventions (52.227-11(e)(2); 
52.227-13(e)(4)). The contractor also has an obligation to utilize the 
subject invention, and agree to report, upon request, the utilization 
or efforts to utilize the subject invention (27.302(e); 52.227-11(f)).

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 3759.
    Responses per Respondent: 3.8143.
    Total Responses: 14,338.
    Hours per Response: 4.0.
    Total Burden Hours: 57,352.

C. Public Comments

    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
functions of the FAR, and whether it will have practical utility; 
whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of 
information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and 
methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and ways in which we can minimize the 
burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, 
through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration (GSA), Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202-501-4755. Please cite 
OMB Control No. 9000-0095, Commerce Patent Regulations, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: April 20, 2016.
Lorin S. Curit,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Governmentwide Policy.
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