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who have gained jobs with a foreign
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the member will not be required to
execute an oath of allegiance to the
foreign government; verifying that the
member understands that retired pay
equivalent to the amount received from
the foreign government may be withheld
if he or she accepts employment with a
foreign government before receiving
approval. Reserve members only must
include a request to be reassigned to
Inactive Status List Reserve Section
(Reserve Section Code RB). After
verifying the status of the individual,
the letter is forwarded to the Air Force
Review Board for processing. If the
signed letter is not included in the file,
individuals reviewing the file cannot
furnish the necessary information to the
Secretary of the Air Force and Secretary
of State on which a decision can be
made. Requested information is
necessary to maintain the integrity of
the Request for Approval of Foreign
Government Employment Program.
Dated: February 12, 2007.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Inland Waterways Users Board;
Request for Nominations
AGENCY:
Department of the Army, DoD.
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Notice.
SUMMARY: Section 302 of Public Law 99–
662 established the Inland Waterways
Users Board. The Board is an
independent Federal advisory
committee. The Secretary of the Army
appoints its 11 members. This notice is
to solicit nominations for six (6)
appointments or reappointments to twoyear terms that will begin after August
1, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Office of the Assistant
Secretary of the Army (Civil Works),
Attention: Inland Waterways Users
Board Nominations Committee, 108
Army Pentagon, Washington, DC
20310–0108.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the
Army (Civil Works), (703) 697–8986.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
selection, service, and appointment of
Board members are covered by
provisions of Section 302 of Public Law
99–662. The substance of those
provisions is as follows:
a. Selection. Members are to be
selected from the spectrum of
commercial carriers and shippers using
the inland and intracoastal waterways,
to represent geographical regions, and to
be representative of waterborne
commerce as determined by commodity
ton-miles statistics.
b. Service. The Board is required to
meet at least semi-annually to develop
and make recommendations to the
Secretary of the Army on waterways
construction and rehabilitation
priorities and spending levels for
commercial navigation improvements,
and report its recommendations
annually to the Secretary and Congress.
c. Appointment. The operation of the
Board and appointment of its members
are subject to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, as
amended) and departmental
implementing regulations. Members
serve without compensation but their
expenses due to Board activities are
reimbursable. The considerations
specified in Section 302 for the
selection of the Board members, and
certain terms used therein, have been
interpreted, supplemented, or otherwise
clarified as follows:
(1) Carriers and Shippers. The law
uses the terms ‘‘primary users and
shippers.’’ Primary users have been
interpreted to mean the providers of
transportation services on inland
waterways such as barge or towboat
operators. Shippers have been
interpreted to mean the purchasers of
such services for the movement of
commodities they own or control.
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Individuals are appointed to the Board,
but they must be either a carrier or
shipper, or represent a firm that is a
carrier or shipper. For that purpose a
trade or regional association is neither a
shipper not primary user.
(2) Geographical Representation. The
law specifies ‘‘various’’ regions. For the
purpose of selecting Board members, the
waterways subjected to fuel taxes and
described in Public Law 95–502, as
amended, have been aggregated into six
regions. They are (1) the Upper
Mississippi River and its tributaries
above the mouth of the Ohio; (2) the
Lower Mississippi River and its
tributaries below the mouth of the Ohio
and above Baton Rouge; (3) the Ohio
River and its tributaries; (4) the Gulf
Intracoastal Waterway in Louisiana and
Texas; (5) the Gulf Intracoastal
Waterway east of New Orleans and
associated fuel-taxed waterways
including the Tennessee-Tombigbee,
plus the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
below Norfolk; and (6) the ColumbiaSnake Rivers System and Upper
Willamette. The intent is that each
region shall be represented by at least
one Board member, with that
representation determined by the
regional concentration of the
individual’s traffic on the waterways.
(3) Commodity Representation.
Waterway commerce has been
aggregated into six commodity
categories based on ‘‘inland’’ ton-miles
shown in Waterborne Commerce of the
United States. These categories are (1)
Farm and Food Products; (2) Coal and
Coke; (3) Petroleum, Crude and
Products; (4) Minerals, Ores, and
Primary Metals and Mineral Products;
(5) Chemicals and Allied Products; and
(6) All Other. A consideration in the
selection of Board members will be that
the commodities carried or shipped by
those individuals or their firms will be
reasonably representative of the above
commodity categories.
d. Nomination. Reflecting preceding
selection criteria, the current
representation by the six (6) Board
members whose terms will expire is one
member each representing regions 1, 2,
4 and 5, and two members representing
region 3. Also, four of these Board
members represent carriers, one
represents a shipper and one represents
a carrier/shipper.
Two of the six members whose terms
will expire are eligible for
reappointment. Nominations to replace
Board members whose terms expire may
be made by individuals, firms or
associations. Nominations will:
(1) State the region(s) to be
represented.
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(2) State whether the nominee is
representing carriers, shippers or both.
(3) provide information on the
nominee’s personal qualifications.
(4) Include the commercial operations
of the carrier and/or shipper with whom
the nominee is affiliated. This
commercial operations information will
show the actual or estimated ton-miles
of each commodity carried or shipped
on the inland waterways system in a
recent year (or years) using the
waterway regions and commodity
categories previously listed.
Nominations received in response to
Federally Register notice published on
February 17, 2006 (71 FR 8568) and
notice published on July 7, 2006 (71 FR
38629) have been retained for
consideration. Renomination is not
required but may be desirable.
e. Deadline for Nominations. All
nominations must be received at the
address shown above no later than April
15, 2007.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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susan.mcrae@smdc.army.mil; (256)
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reduce leakage of the fluids that are
stored in the vessels.
The
invention pertains to the
implementation of image processing and
response surface methodology
algorithms to process images (e.g.,
mammogram, magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI), and ultrasound imagery)
to provide improved detection of
objects, such as anomalous masses in
dense breast tissue, to better
characterize these masses as cancerous
or benign, and to identify the margins of
cancerous tissue.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
AGENCY:
Department of the Army
ACTION:
Availability for Non-Exclusive,
Exclusive, or Partially Exclusive
Licensing of U.S. Patent Application
Concerning Detection and
Discrimination of Anomalies in Breast
Tissue Images
SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR
404.6 and 404.7, announcement is made
of the availability of licensing of the
invention set forth in U.S. Patent
Application No. 11/460,593 entitled
‘‘Method of Inducing and Sealing Cracks
in Vessels,’’ filed on July 27, 2006. The
United States Government, as
represented by the Secretary of the
Army, has rights in this invention.
Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR
404.6 and 404.7, announcement is made
of the availability for licensing of the
invention set forth in U.S. Patent
Application No. 11/340,375 entitled
‘‘Medical Image Processing
Methodology for Detection and
Discrimination of Objects in Tissue,’’
filed on January 26, 2006. The United
States Government, as represented by
the Secretary of the Army, has rights in
this invention.
ADDRESSES: Office of Research and
Technology Applications, SDMC–
RDTC–TDL (Ms. Susan D. McRae), Bldg.
5220, Von Braun Complex, Redstone
Arsenal, AL 35898.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Joan Gilsdorf, Patent Attorney, e-mail:
joan.gilsdorf@smdc.army.mil; (256)
955–3213 or Ms. Susan D. McRae, Office
of Research and Technology
Applications, e-mail:
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
Restoring the Integrity of the Amite
River and Restoring Various Natural
Functions That Have Been Degraded
or Lost as a Result of Human-Induced
Factors, in All or Portions of
Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East
Feliciana, Livingston, St. Helena, and
St. John Parishes, in Southeastern
Louisiana
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
Availability for Non-Exclusive,
Exclusive, or Partially Exclusive
Licensing of U.S. Patent Application
Concerning Inducing and Sealing
Cracks in Containment Vessels
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Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, New Orleans District, is
initiating this study under the authority
of the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the United States
House of Representatives resolution,
adopted July 23, 1998, which reads as
follows:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
‘‘Resolved by the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the
United States House of Representatives
Resolution, that the Secretary of the Army is
requested to review the report of the Chief of
Engineers on the Amite River and
Tributaries, Louisiana, published as House
Document 419, 84th Congress, 2nd Session,
and other pertinent reports, with a view to
determining whether modifications of the
recommendations contained therein are
advisable at the present time in the interest
of environmental restoration and protection,
water quality, and sediment control,
recreation, and the avoidance or
minimization of undesirable impacts
resulting from urbanization and other present
and future watershed activities.’’
The
invention pertains to inducing and
sealing cracks in newly constructed
containment vessels, such as linerless
composite tanks, that are subject to
crack propagation during the life of the
vessels. The cracks are sealed before the
vessel is placed in service to prevent or
The study will determine the
feasibility of reducing turbidity,
lowering temperatures, and reducing the
extent of the physical changes within
the Amite River corridor in an effort to
achieve fish and wildlife restoration and
provide outdoor public recreation
opportunities. This effort will
significantly contribute to the watershed
management objectives of the state of
Louisiana.
The study area includes the Amite
River drainage basin in southeastern
Louisiana, in Ascension, East Baton
Rouge, East Feliciana, Livingston, St.
Office of Research and
Technology Applications, SDMC–
RDTC–TDL (Ms. Susan D. McRae), Bldg.
5220, Von Braun Complex, Redstone
Arsenal, AL 35898.
ADDRESSES:
Ms.
Joan Gilsdorf, Patent Attorney, e-mail:
joan.gilsdorf@smdc.army.mil; (256)
955–3213 or Ms. Susan D. McRae, Office
of Research and Technology
Applications, e-mail:
susan.mcrae@smdc.army.mil; (256)
955–1501.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Inland Waterways Users Board; Request for Nominations
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Section 302 of Public Law 99-662 established the Inland
Waterways Users Board. The Board is an independent Federal advisory
committee. The Secretary of the Army appoints its 11 members. This
notice is to solicit nominations for six (6) appointments or
reappointments to two-year terms that will begin after August 1, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works),
Attention: Inland Waterways Users Board Nominations Committee, 108 Army
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310-0108.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of the Assistant Secretary of
the Army (Civil Works), (703) 697-8986.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The selection, service, and appointment of
Board members are covered by provisions of Section 302 of Public Law
99-662. The substance of those provisions is as follows:
a. Selection. Members are to be selected from the spectrum of
commercial carriers and shippers using the inland and intracoastal
waterways, to represent geographical regions, and to be representative
of waterborne commerce as determined by commodity ton-miles statistics.
b. Service. The Board is required to meet at least semi-annually to
develop and make recommendations to the Secretary of the Army on
waterways construction and rehabilitation priorities and spending
levels for commercial navigation improvements, and report its
recommendations annually to the Secretary and Congress.
c. Appointment. The operation of the Board and appointment of its
members are subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463, as amended) and departmental implementing regulations. Members
serve without compensation but their expenses due to Board activities
are reimbursable. The considerations specified in Section 302 for the
selection of the Board members, and certain terms used therein, have
been interpreted, supplemented, or otherwise clarified as follows:
(1) Carriers and Shippers. The law uses the terms ``primary users
and shippers.'' Primary users have been interpreted to mean the
providers of transportation services on inland waterways such as barge
or towboat operators. Shippers have been interpreted to mean the
purchasers of such services for the movement of commodities they own or
control. Individuals are appointed to the Board, but they must be
either a carrier or shipper, or represent a firm that is a carrier or
shipper. For that purpose a trade or regional association is neither a
shipper not primary user.
(2) Geographical Representation. The law specifies ``various''
regions. For the purpose of selecting Board members, the waterways
subjected to fuel taxes and described in Public Law 95-502, as amended,
have been aggregated into six regions. They are (1) the Upper
Mississippi River and its tributaries above the mouth of the Ohio; (2)
the Lower Mississippi River and its tributaries below the mouth of the
Ohio and above Baton Rouge; (3) the Ohio River and its tributaries; (4)
the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in Louisiana and Texas; (5) the Gulf
Intracoastal Waterway east of New Orleans and associated fuel-taxed
waterways including the Tennessee-Tombigbee, plus the Atlantic
Intracoastal Waterway below Norfolk; and (6) the Columbia-Snake Rivers
System and Upper Willamette. The intent is that each region shall be
represented by at least one Board member, with that representation
determined by the regional concentration of the individual's traffic on
the waterways.
(3) Commodity Representation. Waterway commerce has been aggregated
into six commodity categories based on ``inland'' ton-miles shown in
Waterborne Commerce of the United States. These categories are (1) Farm
and Food Products; (2) Coal and Coke; (3) Petroleum, Crude and
Products; (4) Minerals, Ores, and Primary Metals and Mineral Products;
(5) Chemicals and Allied Products; and (6) All Other. A consideration
in the selection of Board members will be that the commodities carried
or shipped by those individuals or their firms will be reasonably
representative of the above commodity categories.
d. Nomination. Reflecting preceding selection criteria, the current
representation by the six (6) Board members whose terms will expire is
one member each representing regions 1, 2, 4 and 5, and two members
representing region 3. Also, four of these Board members represent
carriers, one represents a shipper and one represents a carrier/
shipper.
Two of the six members whose terms will expire are eligible for
reappointment. Nominations to replace Board members whose terms expire
may be made by individuals, firms or associations. Nominations will:
(1) State the region(s) to be represented.
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(2) State whether the nominee is representing carriers, shippers or
both.
(3) provide information on the nominee's personal qualifications.
(4) Include the commercial operations of the carrier and/or shipper
with whom the nominee is affiliated. This commercial operations
information will show the actual or estimated ton-miles of each
commodity carried or shipped on the inland waterways system in a recent
year (or years) using the waterway regions and commodity categories
previously listed.
Nominations received in response to Federally Register notice
published on February 17, 2006 (71 FR 8568) and notice published on
July 7, 2006 (71 FR 38629) have been retained for consideration.
Renomination is not required but may be desirable.
e. Deadline for Nominations. All nominations must be received at
the address shown above no later than April 15, 2007.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-718 Filed 2-15-07; 8:45 am]
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