Department of Defense May 10, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is preparing a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to maintenance dredge the federal navigation channels landward of Spectacle Island in Boston Harbor, MA. Maintenance dredging of the navigation channels landward of Spectacle Island is needed to remove shoals and restore the navigation channels to their authorized depths. Ships are currently experiencing tidal delays and potential damage from grounding. Material dredged from the federal channels will either be disposed at the Massachusetts Bay Disposal Site (if the material is suitable for ocean disposal) or, if the material is not suitable for ocean disposal, in confined aquatic disposal (CAD) cell(s). Major navigation channel improvements (depending) were made in 1999 through 2001 in the Reserved Channel, the Mystic River, Inner Confluence and the Chelsa River. A final EIS was prepared for this previous navigation improvement project in June of 1995 in which the use of CAD cells in the Mystic River, Inner Confluence, and Chelsea River were investigated. CAD cells not used during the construction of the previous navigation improvement project will be investigated for acceptability during the preparation of this SEIS.

The inventions listed below are assigned to the U.S. Government as represented by the Secretary of the Navy and are available for licensing by the Department of the Navy. U.S. Patent No. 6,745,715: STERN FLAP CORRECTIVE MOTION AND FUEL SAVING CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MARINE VESSELS.//U.S. Patent No. 6,746,005: CONSTANT NATURAL FREQUENCY PASSIVE-ACTIVE MOUNT.//U.S. Patent No. 6,751,161: FLUIDBORNE SOUND PROJECTOR WITH SWEEP CLEANING FACILITIES.// U.S. Patent No. 6,752,921: BIOREACTOR TANK INTERNALLY CHAMBERED TO SEQUENTIALLY PERFORM BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT AND MEMBRANE FILTRATION.// U.S. Patent No. 6,765,487: UNDERWATER DETECTION AND DETERRENT SYSTEM.// U.S. Patent No. 6,773,851: SYNTHESIS OF LI2MN409 USING LITHIUM PERMANGANATE PRECURSOR.//U.S. Patent No. 6,779,476: LOW SOLAR ABSORBING NONSKID COMPOSITION AND APPLIED CONFIGURATION FOR A FLIGHT DECK.//U.S. Patent No. 6,798,632: POWER FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD COMPENSATION SYSTEM.//U.S. Patent No. 6,799,126: NONDESTRUCTIVE METHOD FOR DETECTING STRUCTUAL ANOMALIES IN COMPOSITES.//U.S. Patent No. 6,799,396: WATERTIGHT DOOR CLOSURE.//U.S. Patent No. 6,802,962: DECK DRAIN COVER PLATE ASSEMBLY.//U.S. Patent No. 6,805,067: CONTOUR STERN FLAP.//U.S. Patent No. 6,810,365: MONITORING WASTE LIQUID TO DETERMINE MEMBRANE CLEANSING PERFORMANCE.//U.S. Patent No. 6,847,153: POLYURETHANE ELECTROSTRICTION.//U.S. Patent No. 6,854,279: DYNAMIC DESICCATION COOLING SYSTEM FOR SHIPS.//U.S. Patent No. 6,864,858: RADAR REFLECTING RESCUE DEVICE.//U.S. Patent No. 6,879,256: SEAL COMPRESSION INDICATION SYSTEM.

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