# 2026-15862: DoD Wants Comments on Invention Reporting Overload

2026-15862, Proposed Collection; Comment Request, is a Federal Register notice from Defense Department published 2026-08-05, effective Consideration will be given to all comments received by October 5, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15862
- As of: 2026-08-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15862
- Title: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Defense Department
- Citation: 91 FR 50522
- Published: 2026-08-05
- Effective: Consideration will be given to all comments received by October 5, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-10-05
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-12

## In one line

DoD Wants Comments on Invention Reporting Overload

## Summary

The Department of Defense wants your thoughts on a new info collection about inventions and subcontracts. If you’re involved with DoD research or contracts, this could affect you. They’re asking for comments by October 5, 2026, to make sure the process is clear, useful, and not too much work.

## Abstract

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the OUSD(R&E) announces proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

## Effects PRIA read

- Annual invention reporting required: cost, low. If you are a business contractor that develops inventions with DoD funding, you must report those inventions and related subcontracts under the Bayh-Dole Act using the DoD forms DD Form 882-R (unclassified) or DD Form 882-C (classified). The unclassified form (DD Form 882-R) is submitted annually o…
- Classified invention reports must be submitted securely: cost, low. If your invention is classified, you must submit it using DD Form 882-C and do so through secure transmission because of national security concerns. The notice explicitly distinguishes the classified form (DD Form 882-C) from the unclassified DD Form 882-R and requires secure handling.
- Government can secure licenses and ownership: cost, high. These reporting processes let the government secure royalty-free licenses, assume ownership of inventions abandoned by contractors, and verify subcontract compliance for inventions made with federal funding. If you are a contractor, those rules affect how the government can exercise rights in inven…
- Paperwork burden: 4,942 annual hours: cost, low. The DoD estimates an annual paperwork burden of 4,942 hours from 3,150 respondents, for a total of 4,662 annual responses and an average burden of 1.06 hours per response. The information collection frequency is listed as annually.

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## Sources
- [2026-15862 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/05/2026-15862/proposed-collection-comment-request)
- [2026-15862 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-05/pdf/2026-15862.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15862 (as of 2026-08-12).