February 21, 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant a partially exclusive license worldwide to practice the inventions described and claimed in U.S. Patent Nos. 5,684,531, entitled ``Ranging Apparatus and Method Implementing Stereo Vision System''; 5,673,082, entitled ``Light-Directed Ranging System Implementing Single Camera System for Telerobotics Applications''; and 6,244,644, entitled ``Compact Dexterous Robotic Hand'', to HyperMedia Corporation, having its principal place of business in Barker, Texas. The fields of use may be limited to underwater applications for oil and gas exploration and production. The patent rights in these inventions have been assigned to the United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The prospective partially exclusive license will comply with the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.

In the Order, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) amended the Commission's rules to delegate authority to the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau to administer the Commission's rules that pertain to disruptions to communications. This delegation is consistent with the purpose and functions of the Bureau to promote a more efficient, effective and responsive organizational structure and to better promote and address public safety, homeland security, national security, emergency management and preparedness, disaster management, and related issues. Establishment of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Order, 21 FCC Rcd 13655 (2006).

The Commission adopted rules extending local number portability obligations and numbering administration support obligations to interconnected VoIP services and responded to the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals stay of the Commission's Intermodal Number Portability Order.

Following receipt of a letter dated January 29, 2008, from the Committee on Finance of the United States Senate (Committee) delaying the date for transmitting its report in investigation No. 332-488, Global Beef Trade: Effects of Animal Health, Sanitary, Food Safety, and Other Measures on U.S. Beef Exports, the Commission extended the time for filing written submissions in the investigation to May 6, 2008, and extended the time for transmitting its report to September 8, 2008. January 30, 2008: Receipt of letter from the Committee. May 6, 2008: New deadline for filing written submissions. September 8, 2008: New date for transmitting the Commission's report to the Committee. Background: In its original request, the Committee asked that the Commission provide its report in the investigation by June 6, 2008. In its January 29, 2008, letter the Committee extended the time for providing the report to September 8, 2008. Following receipt of the Committee's letter, the Commission adjusted its internal work schedule and also extended the deadline for filing written submissions relating to the investigation from February 29, 2008, to May 6, 2008. The Commission published notice of institution of the investigation in the Federal Register on September 19, 2007 (72 FR 53603). The notice is also available on the Commission Web site at https://www.usitc.gov. All other information about the investigation, including a description of the subject matter to be addressed, contact information, procedures for filing written submissions, and Commission addresses, remains the same as in the original notice. The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at: https://www.usitc.gov/secretary/edis.htm.

The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has determined that certain wool blend coating fabrics, as specified below, are not available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in the CAFTA-DR countries. The product will be added to the list in Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA-DR Agreement in unrestricted quantities.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Director Dr. Carolyn Clancy and Office for Civil Rights Deputy Director of Health Information Privacy Susan McAndrew will host a joint audio conference February 29, 2008 from 2-3 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) to discuss the recently published proposed regulation regarding Patient Safety and Quality Improvement and statutory confidentiality protections. The purpose of this audio conference is to facilitate public understanding of the proposed regulation and rulemaking process outlined in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published in the Federal Register February 12, 2008. To register for the audio conference, log on to https:// www.academyhealth.org/ahrq/psoaudio/.

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), announce the FY 2008 priority list of wildlife and sport fish conservation projects from the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA). As required by the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act of 2000, AFWA submits a list of projects to us each year to consider for funding under the Multistate Conservation Grant program. We then review and award grants from this list.

This action establishes Class E Airspace at Fort Kent, ME to support a new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Special Instrument Approach Procedure (IAP) that has been developed for medical flight operations into the Northern Maine Medical Center. This action enhances the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) operations by providing that required controlled airspace to protect for this approach around Fort Kent, ME.

This action establishes Class E Airspace at Stonington, ME to support a new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Special Instrument Approach Procedure (IAP) that has been developed for medical flight operations into Stonington Municipal Airport. This action enhances the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) operations by providing that required controlled airspace to support his approach around Stonington, ME.

This action establishes Class E Airspace at Carrabassett, ME to support a new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Special Instrument Approach Procedure (IAP) that has been developed for medical flight operations into the Sugarloaf Regional Airport. This action enhances the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) operations by providing that required controlled airspace to protect for this approach around Carrabassett, ME.

This action modifies Class E Airspace at Wilkes-Barre, PA. Additional airspace is required to support new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) that have been developed for the Community Medical Center and the Fire Station Helipad at Mercy Hospital. This action enhances the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) operations in the area by providing the required controlled airspace to support these approaches in the Wilkes-Barre area. This action also imparts a technical amendment to the legal description of the airspace by restoring a previously omitted description and makes a name change to the Point in Space SIAP for the Wyoming Valley Medical Center.

This action establishes Class E Airspace at Rockport, ME, to support a new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Special Instrument Approach Procedure (IAP) that has been developed for medical flight operations into the Penobscot Bay Medical Center. This action enhances the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) operations by providing that required controlled airspace to protect for this approach around Rockport, ME.

This action proposes to amend the Class E airspace area at Waynesburg, PA, to accommodate a new Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) that has been developed for Green County Airport. As a result, controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) needs to be expanded to contain the SIAP and other Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Green County Airport. The operating status of the airport will change from Visual Flight Rules (VFR) to include IFR operations concurrent with the publication of the SIAP. Additional controlled airspace is necessary for the safety and management of IFR operations at Green County, Waynesburg, PA.