[Federal Register: June 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 113)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 
Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review; 
comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted an information 
collection package to the OMB for extension under the provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The package requests a three-year 
extension of its ``Technology Partnership Ombudsmen Reporting 
Requirements'', OMB Control Number 1910-5118. This information 
collection package covers information necessary to implement a 
statutory requirement that the Technology Transfer Ombudsmen report 
quarterly on complaints they receive.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
July 14, 2005. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, 
but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by 
this notice, please advise the OMB Desk Officer of your intention to 
make a submission as soon as possible. The Desk Officer may be 
telephoned at (202) 395-7345.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to: DOE Desk Officer, Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget 
New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 735 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503.
    Comments should also be addressed to: Sharon Evelin, Director, 
Records Management, Division IM-11/Germantown Bldg., U.S. Department of 
Energy, 1000 Independence Ave, SW., Washington, DC 20585-1290.
    Or by fax at (301) 903-9061 or by e-mail at 
sharon.evelin@hq.doe.gov.

    And to Ann Broker, GC-12, U.S Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Ave, SW., Washington, DC 20585-1290 ann.broker@hq.doe.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The individuals listed in ADDRESSES.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This package contains: (1) OMB No.: 1910-
5118; (2) Package Title: Technology Partnerships Ombudsmen Reporting 
Requirements; (3) Type of Review: Renewal; (4) Purpose: The information 
collected is used to determine whether the Technology Transfer 
Ombudsmen appointed by DOE national laboratories in accordance with the 
Technology Commercialization Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-404) are properly 
working to resolve complaints from outside organizations regarding 
laboratory policies and actions with respect to technology 
partnerships; (5) Estimated Number of Respondents: 24; (6) Estimated 
Total Burden Hours: 100; Statutory Authority: Pub. L. 106-404, 
Technology Transfer Commercialization Act of 2000.

    Issued in Washington, DC on June 3, 2005.
Sharon Evelin,
Director, Records Management Division, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-11724 Filed 6-13-05; 8:45 am]

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