National Aeronautics and Space Administration January 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a currently approved information collection requirement concerning the examination of records by comptroller general and contract audit. A request for public comments was published in the Federal Register at 71 FR 65478, on November 8, 2006. No comments were received. The clearance currently expires on April 30, 2007. Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of functions of the FAR, and whether it will have practical utility; whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways in which we can minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

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 an exclusive license in the United States to practice the inventions described and claimed in U.S. Patent Nos. 6,164,060 B1 entitled Combustion Chamber/Nozzle Assembly and Fabrication Process Therefrom, 6,308,408 B1 entitled Combustion Chamber/Nozzle Assembly and Fabrication Process Therefrom, 6,195,984 B1 entitled Rocket Engine Thrust Chamber Assembly, 6,330,792 B1 entitled Method of Making a Rocket Engine Thrust Chamber Assembly, 6,116,020 B1 entitled Injector for Liquid Fueled Rocket Engine, 6,189,315 B1 entitled Low-Cost Gas Generator and Ignitor, 6,497,091 B1 entitled Hypergolic Ignitor Assembly, 6,845,605 B1 entitled Hypergolic Ignitor and 6,860,099 B1 entitled Liquid Propellant Tracing Impingement Injector to Spacelines, LLC, having its principal place of business in Rocklin, California. 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 exclusive license will comply with the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.