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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Accurate Fluorescence Measurements
Consortium
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for information.
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AGENCY:
The National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST), an
agency of the United States Department
of Commerce, is establishing the
Accurate Fluorescence Measurements
Consortium and invites organizations to
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participate in this Consortium. The
Consortium will develop tools for
improving the accuracy of quantitative
fluorescence measurements including
reference materials, reference data and
reference methods for relative spectral
correction of spectra, lifetimes and
quantum yields and for assessing the
associated uncertainties and utilities.
Participation in this Consortium is open
to all eligible organizations, as described
below.
DATES: NIST will accept responses for
participation in this Consortium on an
ongoing basis. The Consortium’s
activities will commence on January 2,
2018 (‘‘Commencement Date’’).
Acceptance of participants into the
Consortium after the Commencement
Date will depend on eligibility and the
availability of NIST resources.
ADDRESSES: Information in response to
this notice and request for additional
information about the Consortium can
be directed via mail to the NIST
Consortium Manager, Dr. Paul DeRose,
Biosystems and Biomaterials Division of
NIST’s Material Measurement
Laboratory, 100 Bureau Drive,
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–8312, or
via electronic mail to lili.wang@nist.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information about partnership
opportunities or about the terms and
conditions of NIST’s Cooperative
Research and Development Agreement
(CRADA), please contact Jeffrey
DiVietro, CRADA and License Officer,
National Institute of Standards and
Technology’s Technology Partnerships
Office, by mail to 100 Bureau Drive,
Mail Stop 2200, Gaithersburg, Maryland
20899, by electronic mail to
jeffrey.divietro@nist.gov, or by
telephone at (301) 975–8779.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Quantitative fluorescence measurements
are used for instrument qualification
and method validation in the
pharmaceutical and chemical
industries. It is also increasingly being
used for detection of antibodies in
clinical diagnostics and biomedical
research. The measurements made on
different instrument platforms at
different times and locations cannot be
compared accurately, which makes
diagnostic decisions unreliable and
slows down advances in these areas. In
response to this limitation, NIST,
secondary standards manufacturers and
other stakeholders have developed
methodologies to implement
quantitation fluorescence
measurements.
NIST produced SRMs 2940 through
2944 in the past nine years as relative
intensity correction standards for
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fluorescence spectroscopy. These
standards are needed by fluorescence
instrument manufacturers and regulated
communities that use quantitative
fluorescence detection. For instance, the
pharmaceutical and biotechnology
communities use SRMs 2940 through
2944 to calibrate and verify the
performance of their fluorescence
instruments, which is required to
achieve accurate results in secondary
screening of drugs and in quantitative
analysis of bioassays. Many other
communities that use fluorescence
detection need similar standards, but
cannot afford the price of these SRMs or
require different sample formats.
Few secondary standards of this type
have been produced by industry
because most companies do not have
the fluorescence measurement
capabilities and expertise to make high
accuracy measurements. This
Consortium is intended to give
secondary standard manufacturers, as
well as other stakeholders in the
fluorescence measurement community,
access to highly accurate fluorescence
measurement capabilities available at
NIST. In return, these manufacturers
provide NIST information about new
materials, future material needs, and
new customer bases. These
manufacturers know the needs of
different communities and have
developed new materials to meet these
needs. Many of the fluorescent materials
to be measured have not been used as
standards and the suitability of these
materials as standards is of great interest
to NIST. NIST’s understanding of the
fluorescent characteristics of such
materials through collaborative research
and information exchange may lead to
new NIST standards in this and other
related areas. It is also important for
NIST to know about additional
standards needed in emerging
technologies. Collaborators will supply
NIST with this knowledge and work
with NIST to design and characterize
the best standards for such emerging
technologies. Through this process,
collaborators will assist NIST to develop
better reference materials.
Participation Process
Eligibility will be determined by NIST
using the information provided by an
organization in response to this notice
based on the information requested
below.
An organization responding to this
notice should provide the following
information to NIST’s Consortium
Manager:
(1) Type of Reference Materials:
Format of the sample (e.g., standard
cuvette, microwell plate, microscope
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slide); and Quantitative Target for
Improved Accuracy (e.g., relative
spectral correction of emission,
fluorescence lifetime, fluorescence
quantum yield).
(2) Types of Applications:
Fluorescence measurements are used for
detection in many areas, but how will
the proposed reference materials
address the quantitative needs of high
impact communities requiring better
accuracy and reproducibility?
(3) Experience in production and
characterization of reference materials
for quantitative fluorescence.
A responding organization should not
include any business proprietary
information in its response to this
request for information. NIST will not
treat any information provided in
response to this request as proprietary
information.
NIST will notify each organization of
its eligibility. In order to participate in
this Consortium, each eligible
organization must sign a Cooperative
Research and Development Agreement
(CRADA) for this Consortium. All
participants to this Consortium will be
bound by the same terms and
conditions.
Authority
15 U.S.C. 3710a.
Kevin Kimball,
NIST Chief of Staff.
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Marine Mammals; Issuance of Permits
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
individuals and institutions have been
issued Letters of Confirmation for
activities conducted under the General
Authorization for Scientific Research on
marine mammals. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for a list of names and
address of recipients.
ADDRESSES: The Letters of Confirmation
and related documents are available for
review upon written request or by
appointment in the following office:
Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Office of Protected Resources, Permits
and Conservation Division, (301) 427–
8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
requested Letters of Confirmation have
been issued under the authority of the
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and
the regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216). The General Authorization
allows for bona fide scientific research
that may result only in taking by Level
B harassment of marine mammals. The
following Letters of Confirmation (LOC)
were issued in Fiscal Years 2016 and
2017.
File No. 19826: Issued to Tara Moll,
Naval Undersea Warfare Center,
Division Newport, 1176, Howell St.,
Newport, RI, 02841 on January 28, 2016
to conduct ground surveys, photoidentification, and behavioral
observations of gray (Halichoerus
grypus grypus), harbor (Phoca vitulina),
and harp (Phoca groenlandica) seals in
the lower Chesapeake Bay, VA, and
Narragansett Bay, RI. The purpose of the
research is to investigate site fidelity
and movement among haul-out
locations, and to improve baseline
knowledge of pinniped occurrence in
areas adjacent to Navy training and
testing areas. The LOC expires January
31, 2021.
File No. 19749: Issued to Clearwater
Marine Aquarium, 249 Windward
Passage, Clearwater, FL 33767 on
February 17, 2016 to conduct vessel
surveys, close approach, photoidentification, behavioral observations,
and focal follows of bottlenose dolphins
(Tursiops truncatus). Research would
primarily occur in coastal waters from
Redington Long Pier (Pinellas County)
and north to Levy County, FL and
expand offshore to 20m isobaths. The
purpose of the research is to determine
home ranges, distribution, population
abundance, site fidelity, and
reproductive success, in the estuarine
and coastal waters of west central
Florida. The effects of human
interactions in this area will also be
considered. The LOC expires March 1,
2021.
File No. 19686: Issued to Jennifer
Lewis, Ph.D., Florida International
University 11200 SW 8th Street Miami,
FL 33199 on March 11, 2016 to conduct
vessel surveys, close approach, photoidentification, behavioral observations,
and focal follows of bottlenose
dolphins. Research would primarily
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occur in Florida Keys National Marine
Sanctuary as well as the southern
Florida Keys. The purpose of the
research is to determine home ranges,
distribution, population abundance, site
fidelity, and reproductive success, in
the estuarine and coastal waters of
southern Florida. The effects of human
interactions in this area will also be
considered. The LOC expires March 15,
2021.
File No. 20066: Issued to Eric Montie,
Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Beaufort, One University Boulevard,
Bluffton, SC 29909 on March 29, 2016
to conduct vessel surveys for passive
acoustic recordings, close approach,
photo-identification, and behavioral
observations of bottlenose dolphins.
Research would primarily occur in the
coastal waters of Bluffton and Hilton
Head, SC. The purpose of the research
is to better understand (1) the acoustic
ecology of bottlenose dolphins and their
prey, and (2) how anthropogenic noise
may impact the acoustic signals of fish
and bottlenose dolphins. The LOC
expires March 31, 2021.
File No. 19903: Issued to Andrew
Read, Ph.D., Duke University Marine
Laboratory, 135 Duke Marine Lab Road,
Beaufort, NC 28516–9721 on April 27,
2016 to conduct cetacean photoidentification surveys, behavioral
follows, and audio recordings in the
waters off Jacksonville, FL; Cape
Hatteras, NC; and Norfolk, VA. Twentyone species of cetaceans would be
studied. The objectives of the research
are to study factors influencing habitat
use, ranging patterns, behavioral
variation and population structure of
the above mentioned species. The LOC
expires April 30, 2021.
File No. 20412: Issued to Shoals
Marine Lab, 113 Morse Hall, 8 College
Road, Durham, NH 03824 on April 28,
2016, to conduct vessel surveys, photoidentification, and behavioral
observations and monitoring of harbor,
harp (Pagophilus groenlandica), hooded
(Cystophora cristata), and gray seals in
Maine and New Hampshire. The
purpose of this research is to monitor
density and distribution; identify and
re-sight unique individuals; document
use of the area by mother-pup pairs;
visually assess health of individuals;
and monitor the effects of human
disturbance (boating, fishing,
entanglement) on pinnipeds.
File No. 19540: Issued to Shannon
Gowans, Ph.D., Galbraith Marine
Science Laboratory, Eckerd College,
4200 54th Ave. South, St. Petersburg, FL
33711 on May 26, 2016, to conduct
vessel surveys for close-approach,
photo-identification, behavioral
observations, underwater photo/
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Accurate Fluorescence Measurements Consortium
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for information.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an
agency of the United States Department of Commerce, is establishing the
Accurate Fluorescence Measurements Consortium and invites organizations
to participate in this Consortium. The Consortium will develop tools
for improving the accuracy of quantitative fluorescence measurements
including reference materials, reference data and reference methods for
relative spectral correction of spectra, lifetimes and quantum yields
and for assessing the associated uncertainties and utilities.
Participation in this Consortium is open to all eligible organizations,
as described below.
DATES: NIST will accept responses for participation in this Consortium
on an ongoing basis. The Consortium's activities will commence on
January 2, 2018 (``Commencement Date''). Acceptance of participants
into the Consortium after the Commencement Date will depend on
eligibility and the availability of NIST resources.
ADDRESSES: Information in response to this notice and request for
additional information about the Consortium can be directed via mail to
the NIST Consortium Manager, Dr. Paul DeRose, Biosystems and
Biomaterials Division of NIST's Material Measurement Laboratory, 100
Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8312, or via electronic mail
to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information about
partnership opportunities or about the terms and conditions of NIST's
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), please contact
Jeffrey DiVietro, CRADA and License Officer, National Institute of
Standards and Technology's Technology Partnerships Office, by mail to
100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 2200, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, by
electronic mail to [email protected], or by telephone at (301)
975-8779.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Quantitative fluorescence measurements are
used for instrument qualification and method validation in the
pharmaceutical and chemical industries. It is also increasingly being
used for detection of antibodies in clinical diagnostics and biomedical
research. The measurements made on different instrument platforms at
different times and locations cannot be compared accurately, which
makes diagnostic decisions unreliable and slows down advances in these
areas. In response to this limitation, NIST, secondary standards
manufacturers and other stakeholders have developed methodologies to
implement quantitation fluorescence measurements.
NIST produced SRMs 2940 through 2944 in the past nine years as
relative intensity correction standards for fluorescence spectroscopy.
These standards are needed by fluorescence instrument manufacturers and
regulated communities that use quantitative fluorescence detection. For
instance, the pharmaceutical and biotechnology communities use SRMs
2940 through 2944 to calibrate and verify the performance of their
fluorescence instruments, which is required to achieve accurate results
in secondary screening of drugs and in quantitative analysis of
bioassays. Many other communities that use fluorescence detection need
similar standards, but cannot afford the price of these SRMs or require
different sample formats.
Few secondary standards of this type have been produced by industry
because most companies do not have the fluorescence measurement
capabilities and expertise to make high accuracy measurements. This
Consortium is intended to give secondary standard manufacturers, as
well as other stakeholders in the fluorescence measurement community,
access to highly accurate fluorescence measurement capabilities
available at NIST. In return, these manufacturers provide NIST
information about new materials, future material needs, and new
customer bases. These manufacturers know the needs of different
communities and have developed new materials to meet these needs. Many
of the fluorescent materials to be measured have not been used as
standards and the suitability of these materials as standards is of
great interest to NIST. NIST's understanding of the fluorescent
characteristics of such materials through collaborative research and
information exchange may lead to new NIST standards in this and other
related areas. It is also important for NIST to know about additional
standards needed in emerging technologies. Collaborators will supply
NIST with this knowledge and work with NIST to design and characterize
the best standards for such emerging technologies. Through this
process, collaborators will assist NIST to develop better reference
materials.
Participation Process
Eligibility will be determined by NIST using the information
provided by an organization in response to this notice based on the
information requested below.
An organization responding to this notice should provide the
following information to NIST's Consortium Manager:
(1) Type of Reference Materials: Format of the sample (e.g.,
standard cuvette, microwell plate, microscope
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slide); and Quantitative Target for Improved Accuracy (e.g., relative
spectral correction of emission, fluorescence lifetime, fluorescence
quantum yield).
(2) Types of Applications: Fluorescence measurements are used for
detection in many areas, but how will the proposed reference materials
address the quantitative needs of high impact communities requiring
better accuracy and reproducibility?
(3) Experience in production and characterization of reference
materials for quantitative fluorescence.
A responding organization should not include any business
proprietary information in its response to this request for
information. NIST will not treat any information provided in response
to this request as proprietary information.
NIST will notify each organization of its eligibility. In order to
participate in this Consortium, each eligible organization must sign a
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) for this
Consortium. All participants to this Consortium will be bound by the
same terms and conditions.
Authority
15 U.S.C. 3710a.
Kevin Kimball,
NIST Chief of Staff.
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