[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 5]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 14CFR1240.104]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION

 

PART 1240_INVENTIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS--Table of Contents

 

       Subpart 1_Awards for Scientific and Technical Contributions

 

Sec. 1240.104  Applications for awards.



    (a) Eligibility. Applications for award may be submitted by any 

person including any individual, partnership, corporation, association, 

institution, or other entity.

    (b) Information required. Applications for award should be addressed 

to the Inventions and Contributions Board (herein referred to as the 

Board), National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC 

20546-0001, and will contain:

    (1) The name and address of the applicant, the person's relationship 

to the contributor if the contribution is made by one other than the 

applicant, and the names and addresses of any others having information 

as to the value or usage of the contribution;

    (2) A complete written description of the contribution, in the 

English language, using electronic media, accompanied by drawings, 

sketches, diagrams, or photographs illustrating the nature of the 

contribution and the technical and scientific principles upon which it 

is based, any available test or performance data or observations of 

pertinent scientific phenomena, and the aeronautics or space application 

of the contribution;

    (3) The date and manner of any previous submittal of the 

contribution to any other United States Government agency, and the name 

of such agency;

    (4) The aggregate amount of any sums which have been expended by the 

applicant for the development of the contribution;

    (5) The nature and extent of any known use of the contribution by 

the United States and by any agency of the United States Government;

    (6) The amount of any compensation (other than salary received for 

services rendered as an officer or employee of the Government) 

previously received by the applicant for or on account of the use of 

such contribution by the United States;

    (7) Identification of any United States and foreign patents applied 

for or issued relating to the contribution; and

    (8) An agreement to surrender all claims which such applicant may 

have for the use of such contribution by the Government.

    (c) General. (1) Each contribution will be made the subject of a 

separate application in order that each contribution may be evaluated 

individually.

    (2) Material constituting a possible hazard to safety or requiring 

unusual storage facilities should not be submitted, and will not be 

accepted. Models or intricate exhibits demonstrating the contribution 

will not be accepted unless specifically requested by the Board. In 

those few cases where such models or exhibits have been submitted 

pursuant to a request made by the Board, the same will be returned to 

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applicant upon written request from the applicant.

    (3) It is the policy of the Board to use or disclose information 

contained in applications for awards for evaluation purposes only. 

Applications for awards submitted with restrictive legends or statements 

differing from this policy will be treated in accordance with the 

Board's policy.