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            <NAME>National Institute of Standards and Technology</NAME>
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            <NAME>Department of Commerce</NAME>
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<p>The revisions will add language to provide additional clarity in subject invention and utilization reporting requirements, U.S. industry preference, and other regulations that impact the transfer of technology from federally funded research and development. The final rule&nbsp;aims to improve the transition of federally funded innovations from the laboratory to the marketplace by reducing the regulatory burdens for technology transfer.</p>
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        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
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            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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            <CFR>37 CFR 401</CFR>
            <CFR>37 CFR 404</CFR>
            <CFR>37 CFR 501</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>37 U.S.C. 206 et seq.</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/04/2021</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>86 FR 35</FR_CITATION>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Henry</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Wixon</LAST_NAME>
                <MIDDLE_NAME>N.</MIDDLE_NAME>
                <TITLE>Chief Counsel for NIST</TITLE>
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                    <NAME>National Institute of Standards and Technology</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>NIST</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>301 975-2803</PHONE>
                <FAX>301 926-6241</FAX>
                <EMAIL>henry.wixon@nist.gov</EMAIL>
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                    <CITY>Gaithersburg</CITY>
                    <STATE>MD</STATE>
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