September 22, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of an option to a co-exclusive commercialization license to practice the inventions embodied in any or all of (a) U.S. patents 5,468,468 (11/21/ 1995); 5,833,986 (11/10/1998); 5,863,739 (01/26/1999); 5,965,359 (10/ 12/1999); 6,228,600 (05/08/2001) and 6,660,488 (12/09/2003), (b) U.S. patent applications 07/308,282 (02/09/1989, now abandoned), 07/915,884 (7/20/1992, now abandoned), 08/439,095 (05/11/1995, pending), 10/ 700,249 (11/03/2003, pending) and (c) foreign applications corresponding to PCT Patent Application PCT/US90/00617 entitled ``Type Alpha Platelet Derived Growth Factor Receptor Gene'', published as WO 90/10013 (9/7/1990) to AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP having a principal place of business in Boston, MA. The prospective option to a co-exclusive license will have a Licensed Territory which is worldwide. The prospective option to the co-exclusive license will have a Field of Use limited to the development of compositions and methods of utilizing antibody-based products that specifically bind the alpha platelet-derived growth factor receptor ([alpha] -PDGFR/CD140a/PDGFRA/PDGF2/PDGFR-[alpha]), for the treatment of cancer and diagnostics specifically useful therewith. Only a single option to a co-exclusive license will be granted. This notice modifies the notice previously published at FR 69(165): 52514-15 (August 26, 2004).

The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. Foreign patent applications are filed on selected inventions to extend market coverage for companies and may also be available for licensing.

On September 1, 2006, the United States Court of International Trade affirmed in part and struck in part the Department of Commerce's redetermination on remand of the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on ball bearings and parts thereof from France. See SKF USA Inc., SKF France S.A., and Sarma v. United States, Court No. 03-00490, slip op. 06-133 (CIT 2006). The Department is now issuing this notice of court decision not in harmony with the Department's determination.

NMFS is adjusting the 2006 Pacific cod total allowable catch (TAC) amount in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI). This action is necessary to allow harvest of Pacific cod that will not be harvested under the State of Alaska's guideline harvest level (GHL) for the Aleutian Islands subarea state waters Pacific cod fishery. This action is consistent with the goals and objectives of the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the BSAI (FMP).

This notice announces the seventh meeting of the American Health Information Community Biosurveillance Data Steering Group in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App.).

This regulation establishes or revises tolerances for combined residues of propiconazole and its metabolites containing the dichlorobenzoic acid (DCBA) moiety expressed as parent compound in or on various commodities; and inadvertent residues in or on alfalfa, forage and alfalfa, hay. Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. and Interregional Research Project No. 4 (IR-4), requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA).

The Department of State announces the next meeting of its Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy (ACICIP) to be held on Thursday, October 5, 2006, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., in the Harry S. Truman Building of the U.S. Department of State. Admittance to the Department of State building is only by means of a pre-arranged clearance list as described in this notice. The Department of State announces the next meeting of its Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy (ACICIP) to be held on Thursday, October 5, 2006, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., in the Loy Henderson Auditorium of the Harry S. Truman Building of the U.S. Department of State. The Truman Building is located at 2201 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20520. The committee provides a formal channel for regular consultation and coordination on major economic, social and legal issues and problems in international communications and information policy, especially as these issues and problems involve users of information and communications services, providers of such services, technology research and development, foreign industrial and regulatory policy, the activities of international organizations with regard to communications and information, and developing country issues. The meeting will be led by ACICIP Chair Mr. Richard E. Wiley of Wiley Rein & Fielding LLP. Ambassador David A. Gross, Deputy Assistant Secretary and U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, and other senior U.S. Government officials will address the meeting. The main focus of this meeting will be to discuss: 1. Upcoming USG telecommunications/ICT consultations in Tokyo (October 16-18, 2006) and Beijing (October 19-20, 2006). 2. Upcoming International Telecommunication Union Plenipotentiary Conference (November 6-24, 2006). 3. Upcoming Internet Governance Forum (October 30-November 2, 2006). 4. Upcoming U.S.-India Working Group Meeting (December 14-15, 2006). 5. U.S. domestic public safety radio communications coordination in United States border regions. Members of the public may submit suggestions and comments to the ACICIP. Submissions regarding an event, consultation, meeting, etc. listed in the agenda above should be received by the ACICIP Executive Secretary (contact information below) at least ten working days prior to the date of that listed event. They should be submitted in written form and should not exceed one page for each country (for comments on consultations) or for each subject area (for other comments). Resource limitations preclude acknowledging or replying to submissions. While the meeting is open to the public, admittance to the Department of State building is only by means of a pre-arranged clearance list. In order to be placed on the pre-clearance list, we must receive the following information from you no later than 5 p.m. on Monday, October 2, 2006:

The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments concerning the proposed revision of the ``The Consumer Expenditure Surveys: The Quarterly Interview and the Diary.'' A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.

The Local Government Advisory Committee and the Small Community Advisory Subcommittee (SCAS), and workgroups for Water, Indicators, Regulations and Solid Waste/Environmental Reclamation will meet on October 31-November 2, 2006 in Atlanta, Georgia. On October 31 and November 2 the meetings will be at the Hilton Atlanta Airport Hotel. On November 1, the meeting will be at the Serenbe Southern Country Inn. The Committee will be discussing its Strategic Action Agenda, new environmental approaches in developing communities, the 2008 Clean Watersheds Needs Survey, cooperative conservation, asset management approaches for water-related infrastructure and other key regional specific initiatives. The SCAS will meet at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 31, 2006, to discuss water-related infrastructure, preferred EPA approaches to implementing regulations with small communities, storm water and drinking water issues, as well as the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey. The Indicators and Regulatory Workgroups will meet jointly from 11 a.m. to noon on October 31, and the Water and Solid Waste and Environmental Reclamation Workgroups will meet in separate sessions also on October 31. The Committee will hear comments from the public between 3:30 p.m.- 4 p.m. on Tuesday, October 31. Each individual or organization wishing to address the LGAC meeting will be allowed a maximum of five minutes to present their point of view. Please contact the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) at the number listed below to schedule agenda time. Time will be allotted on a first come, first serve basis, and the total period for comments may be extended, if the number of requests for appearances require it. This is an open meeting and all interested persons are invited to attend. LGAC meeting minutes and Subcommittee summary notes will be available after the meeting and can be obtained by written request to the DFO. Members of the public are requested to call the DFO at the number listed below if planning to attend so that arrangements can be made to comfortably accommodate attendees as much as possible. Seating will be on a first come, first serve basis.

EPA is announcing a 30-day public comment period for the draft document titled, ``Evaluation of the Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide'' (EPA/635/R-06/003). The document was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment within EPA's Office of Research and Development. EPA is releasing this draft document solely for the purpose of seeking public comment and for review by the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) via a meeting to be held later in 2006 (time and place to be specified in a separate Federal Register notice). This document has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency policy or determination. EPA will consider any public comments submitted in accordance with this notice when revising the document.

Under Section 122(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLS), the United States Environmental Protection Agency has entered into a settlement for reimbursement of past response costs concerning the P&W Electric Superfund Site located in Yorkville, Gibson County, Tennessee.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (``we'') announces the availability of the Draft Recovery Plan for Listed Species of the Rogue Valley Vernal Pool and Illinois Valley Wet Meadow Ecosystems for public review and comment.

Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. International Trade Commission is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget for a three-year extension of the currently approved DataWeb user registration form (OMB No.: 3117-0190) in connection with the ITC DataWeb. The user registration form is required to accurately analyze usage and data reports generated by user sectors and to save user product and country lists for user reference during future logins. Comments concerning the proposed information collection are requested in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10(a).

This document withdraws the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that sought comments on whether and, if so, how the Department should amend 14 CFR 399.84, its air-transportation price-advertising rule. As a matter of enforcement policy, the Department has long allowed limited exceptions to the strict terms of the rule. The NPRM called for comments on several options: Maintain the current practice with or without codifying all of its elements in the rule, enforce the rule as written, revise the rule to eliminate most or all requirements for airfare advertisements but to specify that consumers must be told the total price before any purchase is made, or eliminate the rule altogether. The Department has decided based on the comments that the public interest will best be served by maintaining the status quo.

Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of the forthcoming meeting of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board. The purpose of the meeting is to kickoff the fiscal year 2007 study session and welcome new members to the board. Due to restrictions on entering the building, anyone planning to attend must contact the POC below by October 2, 2006. Attendees will be escorted for the entire portion of the meeting.