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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Peter Bajcsy, Project Lead, Software and
Systems Division, Information
Technology Laboratory, National
Institute of Standards and Technology,
100 Bureau Drive MS 2201,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 301–975–2958,
or by email to peter.bajcsy@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
A virtual software container consists
of a package of software code with all
of the required elements to run
regardless of the environment. For
example, containers for a containerized
application include all of the
application’s system libraries and
configuration files and can run on any
host operating system. This process,
known as containerization, ensures that
applications are portable, scalable, and
distributed more efficiently.
The usage of software containers has
been around for decades but has gained
more popularity within the last ten
years. With this increasing popularity of
software containers as standardized
units for deployment, research
communities have adopted the practice
of containerizing diverse software
components such as algorithms, tools,
or modules to run on institutional or
commercially available computer
cluster, cloud, or high-performance
computing (HPC) resources, because
running software containers on these
platforms provides more opportunity for
scalability with minimum resource
usage. For example, in biomedical
microscopy imaging, stakeholders cope
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with very large datasets as the
advancements in microscope designs
and automated acquisition generate
terabyte-size image collections in a
relative short time span.
Stakeholders also strive to reuse
containerized tools and reproduce
complex workflow analyses through
container-based workflows to improve
researchers reproducibility of research
processes to increase efficiency,
reliability, and collaboration.
Accordingly, there is an opportunity in
biomedical microscopy imaging to
improve the reuse and reproducibility of
analyses via specifications of
interoperable containerized algorithms
(i.e., computational tools or software
plugins) in order to create these
container-based workflows (i.e., chained
containerized algorithms).
Given the complex analyses in
working with software containers,
heterogeneous file formats and storage
mechanisms, a variety of scientific
workflow engines, distributed
computational and storage
environments, and application
programming interfaces to metadata
registries and ontologies, the
stakeholders are expected to be from
academia, industry, and government.
Public Meetings
A public meeting will be held on
December 5–7, 2023 as indicated in the
DATES and ADDRESSES section. Requests
to participate must be received via the
meeting website at https://
www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2023/
12/2nd-international-workshop-faircontainerized-computational-software
by December 1, 2023.
Request for Information
Respondents are encouraged—but are
not required—to respond to each topic
area and to present their responses after
each topic area. The following topic
areas cover the major areas about which
NIST seeks comment. Respondents may
organize their submissions in response
to this RFI in any manner. Responses
may include estimates, which should be
identified as such.
All relevant responses that comply
with the requirements listed in the
DATES and ADDRESSES sections of this
RFI will be considered.
NIST is requesting information related
to the following topics:
(1) Approaches to chain containerized
computational software.
(2) Important characteristics of sets of
containerized computational software
for reuse.
(3) Methods to facilitate the
characterization of containerized
computational software.
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(4) Best practices for containerization
of computational algorithms and for the
interfaces between containerized
algorithms accessing datasets in
heterogeneous storage environments.
(5) Best practices for finding
containerized software tools and
container-based workflows in online
registries using application
programming interfaces (APIs).
(6) Best practices for executing
container-based workflows using
workflow engines and job schedulers for
computational resource management in
distributed computational
environments.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 272(b) & (c); 15
U.S.C. 278g–3.
Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Information Collection Activities;
Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; iEdison System
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment on proposed, and continuing
information collections, which helps us
assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on May 4, 2023
date during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments.
Agency: National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST),
Commerce.
Title: iEdison System.
OMB Control Number 0693–0090.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular, Revision of
an Existing Collection.
Number of Respondents: 3,063.
Average Hours per Response:
Invention Records: 1.25
(approximately 5 times per year).
Patent Records: .75 hours
(approximately 5 times per year).
Utilization Records: 25 minutes
(approximately 30 times per year).
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Burden Hours:
Invention Records: 19,144 hours.
Patent Records: 11,486 hours.
Utilization Records: 38,288 hours.
Needs and Uses: The Bayh-Dole Act
(35 U.S.C. 18) and its implementing
regulations (37 CFR 401) allow for
recipients of Federal research funding
(Contractors) to retain ownership of
inventions developed under Federal
funding agreements. In exchange, the
government retains certain rights to the
invention, including a world-wide right
to use by or on behalf of the U.S.
government. The law also requires the
Contractor to obtain permission for
certain actions and fulfill reporting
requirements including:
a. Initial reporting of invention.
b. Decision to retain title to invention.
c. Filing of patent protection.
d. Evidence of government support
clause within patents.
e. Submission of a license confirming
the government’s rights.
f. Notice if the Contractor is going to
discontinue the pursuit or continuance
of patent protection.
g. Information related to the
development and utilization of
invention.
h. Permission to assign to a third
party; and
i. Permission to waive domestic
manufacturing requirements.
This information is used for a variety
of reasons. It allows the government to
identify technologies to which the
government has rights to use without
additional payment or licensing. This
acts as a time and cost-saving
mechanism to avoid unnecessary
negotiating and payment. It also
provides data for calculation of return
on investment (ROI) from Federal
funding and identifies successful
research programs. Thirdly, it allows the
government the opportunity to timely
protect inventions which the Contractor
declines title or discontinues patent
protection. Many agencies utilize the
iEdison system, managed by NIST, to
collect this information. Agencies that
do not register with iEdison are required
to collect this information
independently.
Historically, only NIH and DOE
regularly requested that Contractors
submit requests for reports on the
development and utilization of an
invention (utilization reports) within
iEdison. However, there has been an
increased interest across the government
in the impact of federally funded
research and resulting inventions as
well as compliance with the Bayh-Dole
requirements, especially as it relates to
domestic manufacturing requirements.
As a result, the interagency working
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group for Bayh-Dole decided that all
agencies would begin to request this
information, and the questions would be
amended and expanded upon so that
the agencies could get a clear picture of
the commercialization plans for subject
inventions, what the licensing
landscape looked like, what products
were resulting, and where those
products were being manufactured.
Another data point of particular
interest across government relates to
gender, and specifically how gender
disparity may be present within the
inventing and commercialization space.
Collecting gender of the inventors
within iEdison provides agencies
previously unavailable data that they
may use to conduct assessments under
administrative policy guidance outlined
in Executive Order 13985. NIST does
not anticipate that the collection of this
data will significantly affect the
reporting burden.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain benefits.
Legal Authority: The Bayh-Dole Act
(35 U.S.C. 18) and its implementing
regulations (37 CFR 401); 35 U.S.C. 200–
212.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view the
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website 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 and
entering the title of the collection.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Under Secretary of Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Advisory Committee on Earthquake
Hazards Reduction Meeting
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
The Advisory Committee on
Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR
or Committee) will hold an open virtual
meeting via web conference on Monday,
September 25, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. to
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The primary
purpose of this meeting is for the
Committee to finalize their 2023
Biennial Report on the Effectiveness of
the National Earthquake Hazards
Reduction Program (NEHRP). The final
agenda will be posted on the NEHRP
website at https://nehrp.gov/
committees/meetings.htm.
DATES: The ACEHR will meet on
Monday, September 25, 2023, from 1:00
p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via web conference. For instructions on
how to participate in the meeting,
please see the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina
Faecke, Management and Program
Analyst, NEHRP, Engineering
Laboratory, NIST. Ms. Faecke’s email
address is tina.faecke@nist.gov and her
phone number is (240) 477–9841.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Committee is composed of 12 members,
appointed by the Director of NIST, who
were selected for their established
records of distinguished service in their
professional community, their
knowledge of issues affecting NEHRP,
and to reflect the wide diversity of
technical disciplines, competencies, and
communities involved in earthquake
hazards reduction. In addition, the
Chairperson of the U.S. Geological
Survey Scientific Earthquake Studies
Advisory Committee serves as an exofficio member of the Committee.
Pursuant to FACA, as amended, 5
U.S.C. 1001 et seq., notice is hereby
given that the ACEHR will meet on
Monday, September 25, 2023, from 1:00
p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The
meeting will be open to the public and
will be held via web conference.
Interested members of the public will be
able to participate in the meeting from
remote locations. The primary purpose
of this meeting is for the Committee to
finalize their 2023 Biennial Report on
the Effectiveness of NEHRP. The final
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request;
iEdison System
The Department of Commerce will submit the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on May 4, 2023 date during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),
Commerce.
Title: iEdison System.
OMB Control Number 0693-0090.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular, Revision of an Existing Collection.
Number of Respondents: 3,063.
Average Hours per Response:
Invention Records: 1.25 (approximately 5 times per year).
Patent Records: .75 hours (approximately 5 times per year).
Utilization Records: 25 minutes (approximately 30 times per year).
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Burden Hours:
Invention Records: 19,144 hours.
Patent Records: 11,486 hours.
Utilization Records: 38,288 hours.
Needs and Uses: The Bayh-Dole Act (35 U.S.C. 18) and its
implementing regulations (37 CFR 401) allow for recipients of Federal
research funding (Contractors) to retain ownership of inventions
developed under Federal funding agreements. In exchange, the government
retains certain rights to the invention, including a world-wide right
to use by or on behalf of the U.S. government. The law also requires
the Contractor to obtain permission for certain actions and fulfill
reporting requirements including:
a. Initial reporting of invention.
b. Decision to retain title to invention.
c. Filing of patent protection.
d. Evidence of government support clause within patents.
e. Submission of a license confirming the government's rights.
f. Notice if the Contractor is going to discontinue the pursuit or
continuance of patent protection.
g. Information related to the development and utilization of
invention.
h. Permission to assign to a third party; and
i. Permission to waive domestic manufacturing requirements.
This information is used for a variety of reasons. It allows the
government to identify technologies to which the government has rights
to use without additional payment or licensing. This acts as a time and
cost-saving mechanism to avoid unnecessary negotiating and payment. It
also provides data for calculation of return on investment (ROI) from
Federal funding and identifies successful research programs. Thirdly,
it allows the government the opportunity to timely protect inventions
which the Contractor declines title or discontinues patent protection.
Many agencies utilize the iEdison system, managed by NIST, to collect
this information. Agencies that do not register with iEdison are
required to collect this information independently.
Historically, only NIH and DOE regularly requested that Contractors
submit requests for reports on the development and utilization of an
invention (utilization reports) within iEdison. However, there has been
an increased interest across the government in the impact of federally
funded research and resulting inventions as well as compliance with the
Bayh-Dole requirements, especially as it relates to domestic
manufacturing requirements. As a result, the interagency working group
for Bayh-Dole decided that all agencies would begin to request this
information, and the questions would be amended and expanded upon so
that the agencies could get a clear picture of the commercialization
plans for subject inventions, what the licensing landscape looked like,
what products were resulting, and where those products were being
manufactured.
Another data point of particular interest across government relates
to gender, and specifically how gender disparity may be present within
the inventing and commercialization space. Collecting gender of the
inventors within iEdison provides agencies previously unavailable data
that they may use to conduct assessments under administrative policy
guidance outlined in Executive Order 13985. NIST does not anticipate
that the collection of this data will significantly affect the
reporting burden.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; Not-
for-profit institutions.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain benefits.
Legal Authority: The Bayh-Dole Act (35 U.S.C. 18) and its
implementing regulations (37 CFR 401); 35 U.S.C. 200-212.
This information collection request may be viewed at
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website 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 and entering the title of the collection.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary of
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
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