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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 23 / Friday, February 4, 2005 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Office of Research and Development;
Government Owned Invention
Available for Licensing
Office of Research and
Development, VA.
ACTION: Notice of government owned
invention available for licensing.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The invention listed below is
owned by the U.S. Government as
represented by the Department of
Veterans Affairs, and is available for
licensing in accordance with 35 U.S.C.
207 and 37 CFR part 404 and/or CRADA
Collaboration under 15 U.S.C. 3710a to
achieve expeditious commercialization
of results of federally funded research
and development. Foreign patents are
filed on selected inventions to extend
market coverage for U.S. companies and
may also be available for licensing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Technical and licensing information on
the invention may be obtained by
writing to: Sal Sheredos, Department of
Veterans Affairs, Acting Director
Technology Transfer Program, Office of
Research and Development, 810
Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20420; fax: (202) 254–0473; e-mail at:
saleem@vard.org. Any request for
information should include the Number
and Title for the relevant invention as
indicated below. Issued patents may be
obtained from the Commissioner of
Patents, U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office, Washington, DC 20231.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
invention available for licensing is: U.S.
Provisional Patent Application No. 60/
600,797 ‘‘Human and Mouse Alkaline
Ceramidase 1 and Skin Disease’’.
Dated: January 26, 2005.
Anthony J. Principi,
Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 05–2108 Filed 2–3–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of
Records
AGENCY:
Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA).
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974,
5 U.S.C. 552a(e), the Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) is publishing
notice of amendment and alteration to
its system of records known as
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‘‘Veterans Appellate Records SystemVA (44VA01),’’ and ‘‘Representatives’’
Fee Agreement Records System
(81VA01).’’ VA is merging the
information currently maintained in
Representatives’ Fee Agreement Records
with the ‘‘Veterans Appellate Records
System.’’ The amendments will affect
the sections entitled System Location;
Categories of Individuals Covered by the
System; Categories of Records in the
System; Purpose(s); Routine Uses of
Records Maintained in the System; and
Policies and Practices for Storing,
Retrieving, Accessing, Retaining, and
Disposing of Records in the System. VA
is publishing the combined system
notice in its entirety at this time.
DATES: Comments must be received by
VA on or before March 7, 2005, which
is the date the amended system will
become effective.
ADDRESSES: Mail or hand-deliver
written comments to: Director,
Regulations Management (00REG1),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue, NW., Room 1068,
Washington, DC 20420; or fax comments
to (202) 273–9026; or e-mail comments
to VAregulations@mail.va.gov.
Comments should indicate that they are
submitted in response to the Notice of
Amendments to a System of Records.
All comments received will be available
for public inspection in the Office of
Regulation Policy and Management,
Room 1063B, between the hours of 8
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday (except holidays). Please call 202
273–9515 for an appointment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven L. Keller, Senior Deputy Vice
Chairman, Board of Veterans’ Appeals
(012), Department of Veterans Affairs,
810 Vermont Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20420, (202) 565–5978.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Veterans Appellate Records System
(44VA01) was first established in 1975
to track claims for veterans benefits that
had been appealed to the Board of
Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board). With
the expansion of advanced technology
and increased electronic data collection
capacity, traditional methods of
recordkeeping have changed
significantly. BVA now maintains most
of the records covered by 44VA01 in a
computer database entitled Veterans
Appeals Control and Locator System
(VACOLS).
One of the traditional paper-based
methods of keeping track of appeals at
the Board was use of the Briefface
folder. These Briefface folders
traditionally reflected the status of the
appeal as it traveled through the Board
until an appeal was decided. Thereafter,
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the Briefface was removed from the
claims folder before the folder was
returned to the VA Regional Office
(VARO). The Briefface remained at BVA
as a document in system 44VA01 until
disposed of in accordance with
procedures approved by the Archivist of
the United States. However, since all the
information contained in the Briefface is
now tracked electronically, the Briefface
is obsolete. Therefore, the Board is
discontinuing this method of collecting
data. Brieffaces in use as of March 31,
2002, will be maintained in an offsite
storage facility once the Board has
decided an appeal. They will be
disposed of by shredding or burning
after 18 months according to the
timeline and procedural requirements of
General Records Schedule 16, Item 7.
The Representatives’ Fee Agreement
Records System—VA , identified as
81VA01, was established in 1991 to
allow the Board to monitor fee
agreements between attorneys-at-law or
accredited agents and claimants being
represented before VA according to the
provisions of 38 U.S.C. 5904. The
information contained in this system
includes paper copies of fee agreements
and correspondence related to fee
agreements and electronic information
with regard to names and addresses of
both parties to the agreements and VA
identification numbers or social security
numbers. Since most of this information
is already contained in VACOLS
(44VA01), we believe that merging the
two systems will obviate the need to
retain 81VA01 and will eliminate
redundant data entry.
In addition, providing the information
through VACOLS allows a VARO to
locate any existing fee agreement that
requires withholding of a portion of the
payment of past due benefits to a
beneficiary. As of April 1, 2003, fee
agreements and powers of attorney
received by the Board have been
scanned and electronically available in
VACOLS. Thus, VARO personnel no
longer need to contact the Board in
every instance where the question of fee
agreements arises and the Board need
not create paper file folders to hold
duplicate copies of fee agreements. The
original fee agreement remains in the
claimant’s file folder and the
electronically attached copy along with
other pertinent data, becomes part of
VACOLS.
The System Location notice has been
updated to reflect the locations of the
computer servers that house the system
as well as VA sites where non-electronic
records (e.g., tapes of hearings) are
housed, as well as the address of the
Board’s contractor.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Office of Research and Development; Government Owned Invention
Available for Licensing
AGENCY: Office of Research and Development, VA.
ACTION: Notice of government owned invention available for licensing.
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SUMMARY: The invention listed below is owned by the U.S. Government as
represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and is available for
licensing in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR part 404 and/or
CRADA Collaboration under 15 U.S.C. 3710a to achieve expeditious
commercialization of results of federally funded research and
development. Foreign patents are filed on selected inventions to extend
market coverage for U.S. companies and may also be available for
licensing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Technical and licensing information on
the invention may be obtained by writing to: Sal Sheredos, Department
of Veterans Affairs, Acting Director Technology Transfer Program,
Office of Research and Development, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20420; fax: (202) 254-0473; e-mail at: saleem@vard.org.
Any request for information should include the Number and Title for the
relevant invention as indicated below. Issued patents may be obtained
from the Commissioner of Patents, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,
Washington, DC 20231.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The invention available for licensing is:
U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/600,797 ``Human and Mouse
Alkaline Ceramidase 1 and Skin Disease''.
Dated: January 26, 2005.
Anthony J. Principi,
Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 05-2108 Filed 2-3-05; 8:45 am]
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