The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is renewing its request for approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to continue collecting information under the Paperwork Reduction Act. This involves the NASA New Technology Reporting System, which requires contractors involved in research and development to report inventions, patents, data, and copyrights. The information is collected through an electronic system, and the burden on respondents is estimated in terms of hours and cost. NASA encourages public comments on the necessity, utility, and burden of this information collection.
Simple Explanation
NASA is asking for permission to keep using a system that helps them track and report new inventions and ideas from people they work with. They want to be sure it's easy and not too expensive for these people to tell NASA about their new ideas.