80 FR 74812 - Notice of Information Collection
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 229 (November 30, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 229 (November 30, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-30215 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 229 (Monday, November 30, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 74812-74813] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-30215] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice: 15-113] Notice of Information Collection AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ACTION: Notice of information collection. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This is a request to reinstate OMB control number 2700-0092 with changes to include all NASA financial assistance awards, not just awards to commercial firms. DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received within 60 days from the date of this publication. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the proposed information collection to Ms. Frances Teel, NASA PRA Clearance Officer, NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW., Mail Code JF0000, Washington, DC 20546 or [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions should be directed to Ms. Frances Teel, NASA PRA Clearance Officer, NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW., Mail Code JF0000, Washington, DC 20546 or [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract This is a request to reinstate OMB control number 2700-0092 with changes. This collection is required to ensure proper accounting of Federal funds and property provided under finanical assistance awards (grants and cooperative agreements). Reporting and recordkeeping are prescribed at 2 CFR part 1800 for awards issued to non-profits, institutions of higher educations, government, and commercial firms when cost sharing is not required and 14 CFR part 1274 for awards issued to commercial firms when cost sharing is required. This information collection was formally titled Cooperative Agreements with Commercial Firms. II. Method of Collection Proposals are filed through the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) or grants.gov. The use of these systems reduces the need for proposers to submit multiply copies to the agency. It further allows them to submit multiple proposals to different funding announcements without registering each time. Electronic funds transfer is used for payment under Treasury guidance, for commercial firms and through the HHS Payment Management System for other recipients. In addition, NASA encourages the use of computer technology and is participating in Federal efforts to extend the use of information technology to more Government processes. Basis of Estimate. Approximately 6,500 NASA financial assistance awards are open at any one time. It is estimated that out of the 7,100 proposals received each year, NASA awards approximately 1,600 new awards. The period of performance for each financial assistance award is usually three to five years. NASA had approximately 120 awards with commercial firms. Commercial firms submit quarterly payment requests directly to NASA, while other recipients submit Financial Reports (SF 425) on a quarterly bases to the HHS Payment Management System. Performance, Property, and Patent Reports are filed annually. Historical records indicate that, on average, 1,625 changes are submitted annually. The total number of respondents is based on the average number of proposals that are received each year and the average number of active grants that are managed each year. The total number of hours spent on each task was estimated through historical records and experience of former recipients. Using past calculations, the total cost was estimated using the on the average salary (wages and benefits) for a GS-12 step 5. [[Page 74813]] III. Data Title: Financial Assistant Awards/Grants and Cooperative Agreements. OMB Control Number: 2700-0092. Type of review: Reinstatement with Change of a Previously Approved Information Collection. Affected Public: Non-profits, institutions of higher educations, government, and commercial firms. Estimated Number of Respondents: 13,600. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 691,641. Estimated Total Annual Cost to Respondents: $20,674,712. 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. Frances Teel, NASA PRA Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2015-30215 Filed 11-27-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7510-13-P
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exclusive patent license in the United FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: finanical assistance awards (grants and
States, to practice the inventions Darryl Mitchell, Innovative Technology cooperative agreements). Reporting and
described and claimed in the following Partnerships Office, Goddard Space recordkeeping are prescribed at 2 CFR
U.S. Patents: ‘‘USPN 8,160,728, Flight Center, Code 504, Greenbelt, MD part 1800 for awards issued to non-
Methods of determining complete 20771 (301) 286–5810. Information profits, institutions of higher
sensor requirements for autonomous about other NASA inventions available educations, government, and
mobility; USPN 8,095,485, System and for licensing can be found online at commercial firms when cost sharing is
method for embedding emotion in logic http://technology.nasa.gov/. not required and 14 CFR part 1274 for
systems; USPN 8,041,661, System and awards issued to commercial firms
Mark P. Dvorscak,
method for determining stability of a when cost sharing is required. This
neural system; USPN 7,769,488, Agency Counsel for Intellectual Property.
[FR Doc. 2015–30268 Filed 11–27–15; 8:45 am]
information collection was formally
Reconfigurable Structure; USPN titled Cooperative Agreements with
7,512,568, Evolvable synthetic neural BILLING CODE 7510–13–P
Commercial Firms.
system’’ to Sentient Cyber, having its
principal place of business in New II. Method of Collection
York, NY. The fields of use may be NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
limited to, but not necessarily be limited SPACE ADMINISTRATION Proposals are filed through the NASA
to, e-Commerce Transactional Security Solicitation and Proposal Integrated
[Notice: 15–113]
Monitoring & Protection. For the Review and Evaluation System
purpose of this license, e-Commerce Notice of Information Collection (NSPIRES) or grants.gov. The use of
(electronic commerce or EC) is defined these systems reduces the need for
as the buying and selling of goods and AGENCY: National Aeronautics and proposers to submit multiply copies to
services, or the transmitting of funds or Space Administration (NASA). the agency. It further allows them to
data, over an electronic network, ACTION: Notice of information collection. submit multiple proposals to different
primarily the Internet. These business funding announcements without
SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and registering each time. Electronic funds
transactions occur either business-to-
Space Administration, as part of its
business, business-to-consumer, transfer is used for payment under
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
consumer-to-consumer or consumer-to- Treasury guidance, for commercial firms
and respondent burden, invites the
business. The patent rights in these and through the HHS Payment
general public and other Federal
inventions as applicable have been Management System for other
agencies to take this opportunity to
assigned to the United States of America recipients. In addition, NASA
comment on proposed and/or
as represented by the Administrator of encourages the use of computer
continuing information collections, as
the National Aeronautics and Space technology and is participating in
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Administration. The prospective Federal efforts to extend the use of
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C.
partially exclusive license will comply information technology to more
3506(c)(2)(A)). This is a request to
with the terms and conditions of 35 Government processes.
reinstate OMB control number 2700–
U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. NASA has
0092 with changes to include all NASA Basis of Estimate. Approximately
not yet made a determination to grant
financial assistance awards, not just 6,500 NASA financial assistance awards
partially exclusive licenses and may
awards to commercial firms. are open at any one time. It is estimated
deny the requested licenses even if no
objections are submitted within the DATES: Consideration will be given to all that out of the 7,100 proposals received
comment period. comments received within 60 days from each year, NASA awards approximately
the date of this publication. 1,600 new awards. The period of
DATES: The prospective partially ADDRESSES: Interested persons are performance for each financial
exclusive license may be granted unless, invited to submit written comments on assistance award is usually three to five
within fifteen (15) days from the date of the proposed information collection to years. NASA had approximately 120
this published notice, NASA receives Ms. Frances Teel, NASA PRA Clearance awards with commercial firms.
written objections including evidence Officer, NASA Headquarters, 300 E Commercial firms submit quarterly
and argument that establish that the Street SW., Mail Code JF0000, payment requests directly to NASA,
grant of exclusives licenses would not Washington, DC 20546 or while other recipients submit Financial
be consistent with the requirements of frances.c.teel@nasa.gov. Reports (SF 425) on a quarterly bases to
35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. the HHS Payment Management System.
Competing applications completed and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or Performance, Property, and Patent
received by NASA within fifteen (15) Reports are filed annually. Historical
days of the date of this published notice copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should records indicate that, on average, 1,625
will also be treated as objections.
be directed to Ms. Frances Teel, NASA changes are submitted annually. The
Objections submitted in response to PRA Clearance Officer, NASA total number of respondents is based on
this notice will not be made available to Headquarters, 300 E Street SW., Mail the average number of proposals that are
the public for inspection and, to the Code JF0000, Washington, DC 20546 or received each year and the average
extent permitted by law, will not be frances.c.teel@nasa.gov. number of active grants that are
released under the Freedom of managed each year. The total number of
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552. hours spent on each task was estimated
ADDRESSES: Objections relating to the I. Abstract through historical records and
prospective license may be submitted to This is a request to reinstate OMB experience of former recipients. Using
Mr. Bryan A. Geurts, Chief Patent control number 2700–0092 with past calculations, the total cost was
Counsel, Goddard Space Flight Center, changes. This collection is required to estimated using the on the average
Code 140.1, Greenbelt, MD 20771, (301) ensure proper accounting of Federal salary (wages and benefits) for a GS–12
286–7351. funds and property provided under step 5.
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Title: Financial Assistant Awards/ Devices,’’ and U.S. Patent Application SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Grants and Cooperative Agreements. No. 14/021,812 ‘‘MEMS Chip with
[Notice: (15–107)]
OMB Control Number: 2700–0092. Microfluid Channel Having Multi-
Type of review: Reinstatement with Function Microposts,’’ to ICAP Patent NASA Advisory Council; Science
Change of a Previously Approved Brokerage, having its principal place of Committee; Planetary Protection
Information Collection. business in New York, NY. Subcommittee; Meeting
Affected Public: Non-profits, The patent rights in these inventions
institutions of higher educations, AGENCY: National Aeronautics and
have been assigned to the United States
government, and commercial firms. Space Administration.
of America as represented by the
Estimated Number of Respondents: ACTION: Notice of meeting.
Administrator of the National
13,600.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Aeronautics and Space Administration. SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Hours: 691,641. The prospective exclusive license will Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public
Estimated Total Annual Cost to comply with the terms and conditions Law 92–463, as amended, the National
Respondents: $20,674,712. of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA has not yet made a determination (NASA) announces a meeting of the
IV. Request for Comments to grant exclusive licenses and may Planetary Protection Subcommittee of
Comments are invited on (1) whether deny the requested licenses even if no the NASA Advisory Council (NAC).
the proposed collection of information objections are submitted within the This Subcommittee reports to the
is necessary for the proper performance comment period. Science Committee of the NAC. The
of the functions of NASA, including meeting will be held for the purpose of
whether the information collected has DATES: The prospective exclusive soliciting, from the scientific
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of license may be granted unless, within community and other persons, scientific
NASA’s estimate of the burden fifteen (15) days from the date of this and technical information relevant to
(including hours and cost) of the published notice, NASA receives program planning.
proposed collection of information; (3) written objections including evidence
DATES: Tuesday, December 8, 2015, 8:30
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and and argument that establish that the a.m. to 5:00 p.m., EST; and Wednesday,
clarity of the information to be grant of exclusives licenses would not December 9, 2015, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the be consistent with the requirements of p.m., EST.
burden of the collection of information 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.
ADDRESSES: NASA Headquarters, 300 E
on respondents, including automated Competing applications completed and
Street SW., Washington, DC 20546. The
collection techniques or the use of other received by NASA within fifteen (15) meeting will take place in Room 8Q40
forms of information technology. days of the date of this published notice on December 8, and in Room 9H40 on
Comments submitted in response to will also be treated as objections. December 9.
this notice will be summarized and Objections submitted in response to
included in the request for OMB FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
this notice will not be made available to Ann Delo, Science Mission Directorate,
approval of this information collection.
the public for inspection and, to the NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC
They will also become a matter of
public record. extent permitted by law, will not be 20546, (202) 358–0750, fax (202) 358–
released under the Freedom of 2779, or ann.b.delo@nasa.gov.
Frances Teel, Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
NASA PRA Clearance Officer. meeting will be open to the public up
ADDRESSES: Objections relating to the
[FR Doc. 2015–30215 Filed 11–27–15; 8:45 am] to the capacity of the room. The meeting
prospective license may be submitted to
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Mr. Bryan A. Geurts, Chief Patent will also be available telephonically and
Counsel, Goddard Space Flight Center, by WebEx. Any interested person may
Code 140.1, Greenbelt, MD 20771, call the USA toll free conference call
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND number 888–390–0720, passcode
SPACE ADMINISTRATION Phone: (301) 286–7351; Fax (301) 286–
4737036, on both days, to participate in
9502.
[Notice (15–111)] this meeting by telephone. The WebEx
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: link is https://nasa.webex.com. The
Notice of Intent to Grant Exclusive Darryl Mitchell, Innovative Technology meeting number on December 8th is,
Patent License Partnerships Office, Goddard Space 992 964 342, and the passcode
Flight Center, Code 504, Greenbelt, MD PPS120815!. The meeting number on
AGENCY: National Aeronautics and December 9th is, 999 515 905 and the
Space Administration. 20771 Phone: (301) 286–5810.
Information about other NASA passcode is PPS120915!.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to Grant The agenda for the meeting includes
Exclusive Patent License. inventions available for licensing can be
found online at http:// the following topics:
SUMMARY: This notice is issued in technology.nasa.gov/. —Update on NASA Planetary Protection
accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(e) and 37 Activities
Mark P. Dvorscak, —Planetary Protection for Mars
CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). NASA hereby gives
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notice of its intent to grant an exclusive Agency Counsel for Intellectual Property. Missions
patent license in the United to practice [FR Doc. 2015–30267 Filed 11–27–15; 8:45 am] —Other Related Items
the invention described and claimed in BILLING CODE 7510–13–P Attendees will be requested to sign a
the following U.S. Patent Applications register and to comply with NASA
by, inter alia, engaging in marketing security requirements, including the
activities: U.S. Patent Application No. presentation of a valid picture ID to
13/601,194, ‘‘Microfluidic Device and Security before access to NASA
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| Action | Notice of information collection. | |
| Dates | Consideration will be given to all comments received within 60 days from the date of this publication. | |
| Contact | Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions should be directed to Ms. Frances Teel, NASA PRA Clearance Officer, NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW., Mail Code JF0000, Washington, DC 20546 or [email protected] | |
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