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VA RIN: 2900-AR64 Publication ID: Fall 2022 
Title: ●Inventions by VA employees 
Abstract:

VA amends its regulations regarding inventions by employees. In this rulemaking, we are changing the authority for making and issuing determination of rights related to inventions by VA employees from the Office of General Counsel to the Director of the VA Technology Transfer Program. This will establish a more efficient process in determining government rights to the inventions.

 
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 37 CFR 501.6    38 CFR 1.656(a)    37 CFR 501.7    37 CFR 501.5   
Legal Authority: 18 U.S.C. 202    5 U.S.C. 1304    5 U.S.C. 3109    5 U.S.C. 552    2 U.S.C. 1532   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Action  03/00/2023 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
John Kaplan
Director, Technology Transfer Program
Department of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20420
Phone:202 417-5611
Email: john.kaplan@va.gov