other · US Department of Energy · Published 2012-02-01 · Effective 2012-02-01 · 77 FR 4885
Document
Document number
2012-2159
Federal Register citation
77 FR 4885
CFR reference
10 CFR 780
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Energy
Publication date
2012-02-01
Effective date
2012-02-01
Abstract
The Department of Energy (DOE) today is amending its Patent Compensation Board regulations to provide that the Secretary of Energy, or a person acting in that position, shall appoint, as needed, a three member panel to serve as the Patent Compensation Board to hear and decide cases falling under the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board. The Secretary of Energy shall further designate one member as the chairman. This action is made necessary by the abolishment of the Department of Energy Board of Contract Appeals, which had previously served as the Patent Compensation Board.