Department of Defense 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

DoD has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to update text pertaining to termination of contracts. This rule is a result of a transformation initiative undertaken by DoD to dramatically change the purpose and content of the DFARS.

DoD has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to add policy permitting the assignment of an additional identification number to an existing contract for administrative purposes. This rule is a result of a transformation initiative undertaken by DoD to dramatically change the purpose and content of the DFARS.

A meeting of the Board has been scheduled to execute the provisions of Chapter 74, Title 10, United States Code (10 U.S.C. 1464 et seq.). The Board shall review DoD actuarial methods and assumptions to be used in the valuation of the Military Retirement System. Persons desiring to: (1) Attend the DoD Retirement Board of Actuaries meeting, or (2) make an oral presentation or submit a written statement for consideration at the meeting, must notify Inger Pettygrove at (703) 696-7413 by August 3, 2006. Notice of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

The Department of Defense (DoD) is promulgating the Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) rule regarding the scope, characteristics, composition, funding, establishment, operation, adjournment, and dissolution of RABs. This rule implements the requirement established in 10 U.S.C. 2705(d)(2)(A), which requires the Secretary of Defense to prescribe regulation regarding RABs. This rule is based on DoD's current policies for establishing and operating RABs, as well as the Department's experience over the past ten years.

The Defense Science Board Task Force on Technology Vectors will meet in closed session on May 15 and 16, 2006; at Strategic Analysis, Inc. (SAI), 3601 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 500, Arlington, VA. This meeting will be a plenary meeting used to map the study's direction and begin discussion on what will be the Technology Vectors DoD will need for the 21st century. The mission of the Defense Science Board is to advise the Secretary of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics on scientific and technical matters as they affect the perceived needs of the Department of Defense. At these meetings, the Defense Science Board Task Force will: Review previous attempts by DoD to identify critical technologies in order to derive lessons that would help illuminate the current challenge; identify the National Security objectives for the 21st century and the operational missions that U.S. military will be called upon to support these objectives; identify new operational capabilities needed for the proposed missions; identify the critical science technology, and other related enablers of the desired capabilities; assess current S&T investment plans' relevance to the needed operational capabilities and enablers and recommend needed changes to the plans; identify mechanisms to accelerate and assure the transition of technology into U.S. military capabilities; and review and recommend changes as needed, the current processes by which national security objectives and needed operational capabilities are used to develop and prioritize science, technology, and other related enablers, and how those enablers are then developed. In accordance with Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law No. 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. II), it has been determined that these Defense Science Board Task Force meetings concern matters listed in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and that, accordingly, the meetings will be closed to the public.

The Defense Science Board Task Force on Software Assurance will meet in closed session on May 16, 2006; at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), 4001 N, Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA. This meeting is to continue charting the direction of the study and assessing the current capabilities and vulnerabilities of DoD software. The mission of the Defense Science Board is to advise the Secretary of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics on scientific and technical matters as they affect the perceived needs of the Department of Defense. At these meetings, the Defense Science Board Task Force will: Assess the risk that DoD runs as a result of foreign influence on its software and to suggest technology and other measures to mitigate the risk. In accordance with Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law No. 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. II), it has been determined that these Defense Science Board Task Force meetings concern matters listed in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and that, accordingly, the meetings will be closed to the public.

Subsection (e)(12) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, (5 U.S.C. 552a) requires agencies to publish advance notice of any proposed or revised computer matching program by the matching agency for public comment. The DoD, as the matching agency under the Privacy Act is hereby giving notice to the record subjects of a computer matching program between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and DoD that their records are being matched by computer. The purpose of this agreement is to verify an individual's continuing eligibility for VA benefits by identifying VA disability benefit recipients who return to active duty and to ensure that benefits are terminated if appropriate.

The rule sets forth amended regulations pertaining to the Department of the Navy's (DON) Privacy Program. The rule reflects changes in the Secretary of the Navy Instruction (SECNAVINST) 5211.5 series from which it is derived.

This notice provides information on the surplus property at Navy-Marine Corps Reserve Center, Reading, PA.

This notice provides information on the surplus property at Navy-Marine Corps Reserve Center (NMCRC), Tulsa, OK.

This notice provides information on the surplus property at Navy Reserve Center, Orange, TX.

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 subcontract consent. A request for public comments was published in the Federal Register at 71 FR 7547, on February 13, 2006. No comments were received. 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 provides information on the surplus property at Navy Reserve Center, Duluth, Minnesota.

The Department of Defense is removing 32 CFR parts 206, ``National Security Education Program'' and ``Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute''. The parts have served the purpose for which it was codified in the CFR.

The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of the availability of exclusive or partially exclusive licenses to practice worldwide under the following pending patents. Any license granted shall comply with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR part 404. Applications will be evaluated utilizing the following criteria: Ability to manufacture and market the technology; manufacturing and marketing ability; time required to bring technology to market and production rate; royalties; technical capabilities; and small business status. U.S. Patent application Serial Numbers 11/328,486 and PCT/US2006/ 00194 entitled, ``Method for the detection of stress biomarkers including cortisol by fluorescence polarization'' filed on January 4, 2006. The invention relates to a competitive a fluorescence method for estimating the concentration of stress biomarkers such as cortisol, melatonin and secretory IgA, in bodily fluids including serum, urine and oral fluids including saliva. U.S. Patent application Serial Number 11/373,777 entitled ``Methods for Downregulating Expression of an HIV-1 Cofactor'' filed on March 10, 2006. The present invention relates to a method of inducing a decrease in HIV-1 susceptibility in CD4 T cells. The method contemplates the induction of the HIV-1 decrease in susceptibility by treating CD4 T cells by blocking intra-cellular signaling via CTLA-4. U.S. Patent application Serial Numbers 11/357,462 and PCT/US06/ 04620, entitled ``Diagnostic Assay for Orientia Tsutsugamushi by Detection of Responsive Gene Expression'' filed on February 9, 2005. The present invention relates to a method of diagnosing Rickettsial diseases by analysis of modulation of host gene expression. The method contemplates the use of microarray technology for the detection and analysis of gene up or down regulation in response to bacterial infection. U.S. Patent application Serial Number 60/762,559 entitled ``Interim Dental Dressing and Restorative Material'' filed on January 25, 2006. The present invention relates to a restorative dental formulation for the temporary replacement of tooth structure and missing dental restorations. The invention also relates to the packaging of the dental formulation into single-use disposable containers for easy admixing of contents, easy and accurate determination of proper admixing of ingredients and easy and effective dispensing of restorative material. U.S. Patent application Serial Number 60/781,407 entitled ``Method for the Detection of Target Molecules by Fluorescence Polarization Using Peptide Mimics'' filed on March 10, 2006. The invention relates to a competitive method measuring stress biomarkers including cortisol, melatonin and secretory IgA by fluorescence polarization,fluorescence life-time analysis or fluorescence resonance energy transfer. The method can be carried out using samples from a wide range of fluid samples including serum and oral fluids including saliva. U.S. Patent application Serial Number 60/758,099 entitled ``Adhesin-Enterotoxin Chimera Based Composition Against Enterotoxingenic Escherichia Coli'' filed on January 11, 2006. The invention relates to a method of inducing an immune response against enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli using a chimera composed of bacterial fimbriae components and immunogenic bacterial toxins. The inventive composition contemplates Escherichia coli adhesin molecularly fused to diarrheagenic bacteria toxin yielding an adhesin-toxoid chimera.

The Defense Logistics Agency proposes to alter a system of records notice in its existing inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

The Defense Business Board (DBB) will meet in open session on Wednesday, May 31, 2006, at the Pentagon, Washington, DC from 8:30 a.m. until 12 p.m. (Noon). The mission of the DBB is to advise the Secretary of Defense on effective strategies for implementation of best business practices of interest to the Department of Defense. At this meeting, the Board will deliberate on their findings and recommendations related to: Shaping and Utilizing the SES Corps, Innovation and Cultural Change, GovernanceAlignment and Configuration of Business Activities, and the Establishment of a Chief Management Officer.

The National Security Agency hereby gives notice of its intent to grant Intellectual Ventures, LLC, a revocable, nonassignable, sublicenseable, exclusive license to practice the following Government- Owned inventions as described in U.S. Patent Numbers listed below. U.S. Patent Number 5,533,033 entitled ``Device for and Method of Correcting Errors in Formatted Modem Transmissions''; U.S. Patent Number 5,835,912 entitled ``Method of Efficiency and Flexibility Storing, Retrieving, and Modifying Data in any Language Representation''; U.S. Patent Number 5,937,422 entitled ``Method of Automatically Generating a Topic Description for Text Searching'' U.S. Patent Number 6,005,986 entitled ``Method of Identifying the Script of a Document Irrespective of Orientation'' and U.S. Patent Number 6,519,362 entitled ``Method of Extracting Text Present in a Color Image''. The above-mentioned inventions are assigned to the United States Government as represented by the National Security Agency.

In 1999, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a Final Biological Opinion for the Modified Water Deliveries to Everglades National Park Project (MWD Project), the C-111 Project, and the Experimental Water Deliveries to Everglades National Park Project. FWS concluded that the operations, if continued, would likely jeopardize the continued existence of the endangered Cape Sable seaside sparrow and adversely modify its critical habitat. In response, the Corps implemented an Interim Structural and Operational Plan (ISOP) in March 2000, followed by the Interim Operating Plan (IOP) in July 2002. These operations were designed to protect the sparrow pending completion of construction of the MWD Project and the C-111 Project. Because of the urgency to implement IOP in time for the next sparrow breeding season, the IOP Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) was completed prior to conclusion of modeling that supported the selected plan. Pursuant to a March 2006 order by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, the Corps will be preparing a supplement to the IOP FEIS. The Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) will update the FEIS with the modeling for the selected alternative, which was completed in November 2002, as well as actual data collected since the May 2002 FEIS. In addition the SEIS will update its analysis of the default condition for the reservoirs.

In accordance with 37 CFR 404.6, announcement is made of the availability for licensing of U.S. Patent No. U.S. 7,028,951 B1 entitled ``Parachute Reefing System'' issued April 18, 2006. This patent has been assigned to the United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Army.

In accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(e) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(I)(i), announcement is made of the intent to grant an exclusive, royalty- bearing, revocable license to U.S. patent number 6,875,602 issued April 4, 2005 entitled ``Portable Thermocycler,'' to Dark Horse Technologies LLC. with its principal place of business at 140 County Rd. 128 N., Nederland, CO 80466. The exclusive field of use will be in sequence specific identification of nucleic acids from any biological sample.

Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Huntington District will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to disclose potential impacts to the natural, physical, and human environment resulting from modifications to Dover Dam. This high hazard dam does not conform to current design standards related to stability and sliding during a probable maximum flood. Modifications will be performed so the Dam will meet these standards.