Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive Patent License; Nomadics, Inc., 37944-37945 [E8-14967]

Download as PDF jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES 37944 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 128 / Wednesday, July 2, 2008 / Notices secondary tow vessels (padeye/pendant/ jewelry). The Mooring Plan describes how the vessel will be secured at a permanent, long-term mooring location that is acceptable to the Navy. A permanent mooring design must be capable of withstanding a 100-year storm condition without damage to the ship, its mooring system or neighboring facilities. The applicant must provide evidence of availability (at least 10 years) of a facility for permanent mooring of the vessel, either by ownership, existing lease, or by letter from the facility owners indicating a statement of intent to utilize such facilities. Address any requirement to obtain site-specific permits and/or municipality approvals required for the facility, to include, but not limited to, Port Authority and Army Corps of Engineers approvals/permits, where required. The Mooring Plan should include all necessary information and calculations to assure that the ship will be safely moored, including: details of ship characteristics, design criteria for the site, soils data, bathymetric data, existing conditions, engineering drawings/sketches, calculations of wind and current forces/moments, and cost estimates. The mooring location must be acceptable to the DON and not obstruct or interfere with navigation. The Environmental Plan describes how the applicant will comply with all Federal, State, and local environmental and public health and safety regulations and permit requirements. The applicant must demonstrate an understanding of environmental requirements and provided detailed information and supporting documents in the following areas: hazardous material; endangered species; dredging disposal; CB handling, removal and Compliance Agreements with EPA; and any other permits that may be required. The Plan must address current environmental conditions and any change to those conditions that may result from establishing a permanent vessel museum/memorial at the proposed site. Detailed information on Environmental Plan requirements can be found at https:// peoships.crane.navy.mil/Inactiveships/ Donation/pdf/ environmental_plan_requirements.pdf. The Maintenance Plan must describe plans for long-term and short-term maintenance of the vessel, including preservation and maintenance schedule, composition and qualification of professional maintenance staff, cathodic protection system installation, Drydocking Plan, Underwater Hull Inspection Plan, Fire/Flood/Intrusion VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:51 Jul 01, 2008 Jkt 214001 Alarm Plan, Emergency Response Plan, Pest Control Plan, and Security Plan. c. The Curatorial/Museum Plan includes two parts: a Curatorial Plan and a Historic Management Plan. The Curatorial Plan must describe the qualifications for a professional curator (and curator staff, if necessary), including resume or job announcement with prior museum experience and education. The plan must describe how the museum will collect and manage artifacts, including a statement of purpose and description of access, authority, and collection management responsibilities/activities. The Historic Management Plan must describe the historical context in which the ship will be displayed, as the primary artifact; vessel restoration plans; the historical subject matter which will be dealt with in the exhibits; and tentative exhibits plan. d. The Community Support Plan must include evidence of local support and regional support. This includes letters of endorsement from adjacent communities and counties, cities, or States. Also describe how the location of the vessel will encourage public visitation and tourism, become an integral part of the community, and how the vessel will enhance community development. The Community Support Plan must also describe the benefit to the DON, including, but not limited to, addressing how the applicant may support DON recruiting efforts, the connection between the DON and the proposed berthing location, how veterans’ associations in the area are willing to support the vessel, how the applicant will honor veterans’ contributions to the United States, and how the exhibit will commemorate those contributions and showcase Naval traditions. The relative importance of each area that must be addressed in the donation application is as follows: Business/ Financial Plan and Technical Plan are the most important criteria and are equal in importance. Within the Technical Plan, the Mooring Plan is of greatest importance, and the Towing Plan, Maintenance Plan, and Environmental Plan are individually of equal importance but of lesser importance to the Mooring Plan. The Curatorial/Museum Plan and Community Support Plan are of equal importance, but of lesser importance than the aforementioned plans. Evaluation of applications received by the due date will be performed by the DON to ensure applications are compliant with the minimum acceptable application criteria and requirements. In the event of multiple PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 compliant applications for the same vessel, the DON will perform a comparative evaluation of the applications to determine the bestqualified applicant. The adjectival ratings to be used for each criterion include: Outstanding, Good, Satisfactory, Marginal, and Unsatisfactory. The Secretary of the Navy, or his designee, will make the final donation decision. The complete application must be submitted in hard copy and electronically on a CD-ROM to the Navy Inactive Ships Program office by January 30, 2009. Mailing address: The Columbia Group, 1201 M Street SE., Suite 010, Washington, DC 20003; marked for Ms. Gloria Carvalho (PMS 333). Dated: June 26, 2008. T.M. Cruz, Lieutenant, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. E8–14970 Filed 7–1–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Navy Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive Patent License; Nomadics, Inc. Department of the Navy, DoD. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to Nomadics, Inc., a revocable, nonassignable, exclusive license to practice in the field of use of chemiluminescent detection of trace chemical analytes that are potential chemical threats to health, welfare, national defense and homeland security, such as chemical warfare agents, explosives, and toxic industrial chemicals (TIC’s) that may be released deliberately or accidentally, using a highly sensitive instrument either as a stand alone device or integrated into a device that includes other ICx technologies in the military, homeland security, first responder, law enforcement, and industrial markets in the United States and certain foreign countries, the Government-owned invention described in U.S. Patent No. 6,579,722 entitled ‘‘Chemiluminescence Chemical Detection of Vapors and Device Therefor’’, Navy Case No. 76,653 and any continuations, divisionals or reissues thereof. DATES: Anyone wishing to object to the grant of this license must file written objections along with supporting E:\FR\FM\02JYN1.SGM 02JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 128 / Wednesday, July 2, 2008 / Notices evidence, if any, not later than July 17, 2008. ADDRESSES: Written objections are to be filed with the Naval Research Laboratory, Code 1004, 4555 Overlook Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20375– 5320. Rita Manak, Head, Technology Transfer Office, NRL Code 1004, 4555 Overlook Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20375– 5320, telephone: 202–767–3083. Due to U.S. Postal delays, please fax 202–404– 7920, e-mail: rita.manak@nrl.navy.mil or use courier delivery to expedite response. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Authority: 35 U.S.C. 207, 37 CFR Part 404. Dated: June 25, 2008. T.M. Cruz, Lieutenant, Office of the Judge Advocate General, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. E8–14967 Filed 7–1–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests Department of Education. The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before September 2, 2008. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) provide interested Federal agencies and the public an early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. OMB may amend or waive the requirement for public consultation to the extent that public participation in the approval process would defeat the purpose of the information collection, violate State or Federal law, or substantially interfere with any agency’s ability to perform its statutory obligations. The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, publishes that notice containing proposed information collection requests prior to submission of these requests to OMB. Each proposed information collection, grouped by office, contains the following: (1) Type of review requested, e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or AGENCY: jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:51 Jul 01, 2008 Jkt 214001 reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4) Description of the need for, and proposed use of, the information; (5) Respondents and frequency of collection; and (6) Reporting and/or Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites public comment. The Department of Education is especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. Dated: June 27, 2008. Angela C. Arrington, IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management. Office of Vocational and Adult Education Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Title: Native American Vocational and Technical Education Program (NAVTEP) Performance Reports (TW) . Frequency: Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs. Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 30. Burden Hours: 1213. Abstract: The Native American Vocational and Technical Education Program (NAVTEP) is requesting approval to collect semi-annual and final performance reports from currently funded NAVTEP grantees. This information is necessary to (1) manage and monitor the current grantees, and (2) effectively close-out the grants at the end of their performance periods. The final performance reports will include final budgets, performance/statistical reports, GPRA reports, and final evaluation reports. The data, collected from the performance reports will be used to determine if the grantees successfully met their project goals and objectives, so that NAVTEP staff can close-out the grants in compliance. Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request may be accessed from https://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and by clicking on link number 03728. When you access the information collection, click on ‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 37945 Written requests for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. Requests may also be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202–401–0920. Please specify the complete title of the information collection when making your request. Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 800–877–8339. [FR Doc. E8–15031 Filed 7–1–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [CFDA Nos. 84.282B and 84.282C] Charter Schools Program (CSP) Grants to Non-State Educational Agencies for Planning, Program Design, and Implementation and for Dissemination. ACTION: Correction; Notice correcting date. SUMMARY: We correct the Deadline for Intergovernmental Review date in the notice published on June 16, 2008 (73 FR 33995–34001). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 16, 2008, we published a notice in the Federal Register (73 FR 33995) inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2008 for the Charter Schools Program (CSP) Grants to Non-State Educational Agencies for Planning, Program Design, and Implementation and for Dissemination. The Deadline for Intergovernmental Review date (as published on pages 33995 and 33997) is corrected to September 2, 2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Pfeltz, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 4W255, Washington, DC 20202–5970. Telephone: (202) 205–3525 or by e-mail: erin.pfeltz@ed.gov. If you use a TDD, call the FRS, tollfree, at 1–800–877–8339. 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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 2, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37944-37945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14967]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive Patent License; Nomadics, 
Inc.

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its intent 
to grant to Nomadics, Inc., a revocable, nonassignable, exclusive 
license to practice in the field of use of chemiluminescent detection 
of trace chemical analytes that are potential chemical threats to 
health, welfare, national defense and homeland security, such as 
chemical warfare agents, explosives, and toxic industrial chemicals 
(TIC's) that may be released deliberately or accidentally, using a 
highly sensitive instrument either as a stand alone device or 
integrated into a device that includes other ICx technologies in the 
military, homeland security, first responder, law enforcement, and 
industrial markets in the United States and certain foreign countries, 
the Government-owned invention described in U.S. Patent No. 6,579,722 
entitled ``Chemiluminescence Chemical Detection of Vapors and Device 
Therefor'', Navy Case No. 76,653 and any continuations, divisionals or 
re-issues thereof.

DATES: Anyone wishing to object to the grant of this license must file 
written objections along with supporting

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evidence, if any, not later than July 17, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Written objections are to be filed with the Naval Research 
Laboratory, Code 1004, 4555 Overlook Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20375-
5320.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rita Manak, Head, Technology Transfer 
Office, NRL Code 1004, 4555 Overlook Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20375-
5320, telephone: 202-767-3083. Due to U.S. Postal delays, please fax 
202-404-7920, e-mail: rita.manak@nrl.navy.mil or use courier delivery 
to expedite response.

    Authority: 35 U.S.C. 207, 37 CFR Part 404.

    Dated: June 25, 2008.
T.M. Cruz,
Lieutenant, Office of the Judge Advocate General, U.S. Navy, Federal 
Register Liaison Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-14967 Filed 7-1-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3810-FF-P

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