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Notice of Extension of Public Scoping Period for the Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement (OEIS) for Atlantic Fleet Active Sonar Training and To Announce an Additional Public Scoping Meeting
Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), and Executive Order (E.O.) 12114 ``Environmental Effects Abroad of Major Federal Actions'' (44 FR 62,18722 (Mar. 29, 1979)), the Department of the Navy (DON) published a notice of intent to prepare a combined NEPA EIS and E.O. 12114, OEIS, and announced public scoping meetings in the Federal Register, 71 FR 57489 on September 29, 2006. This notice announces the extension of the public scoping period from December 1, 2006 to December 15, 2006, and announces an additional public scoping meeting.
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Implementation of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Decision To Relocate Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) Activities from Washington, DC to the National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) in Bethesda, MD and To Announce Public Scoping Meetings
Pursuant to Section (102)(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, the regulations implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), and the Department of the Navy NEPA regulation (32 CFR part 775), the Department of the Navy (DON) announces its intent to prepare an EIS to evaluate the potential environmental impacts associated with relocation of certain WRAMC activities from Washington, DC, to the NNMC in Bethesda, MD per Public Law 101-510, the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (BRAC Law). Potential impacts associated with normal future growth expected from changes in mission, force protection, improved security, and accessibility for disabled persons will also be evaluated and will contribute to the alternatives considered. The DON will hold public scoping meetings for the purpose of further identifying the scope of issues to be addressed in the EIS. Written and recorded comments will be accepted during this time. To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposed action will be addressed, representatives from NNMC Bethesda will be available to answer questions and solicit public comments from interested parties during the scheduled public scoping meetings. Following publication of the draft EIS, at a time to be determined, further public meetings will be held to address comments on the draft document.
Notice of Public Hearing for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Restoration of Clear Zones and Stormwater Drainage Systems at Boca Chica Field, Naval Air Station Key West, FL
Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), the Department of the Navy (DON) has prepared and filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a Draft EIS to evaluate the potential environmental consequences of bringing the Boca Chica Airfield at Naval Air Station Key West into substantial compliance with Federal Aviation Administration safety regulations and DON air operations requirements. The DON will conduct one public hearing to receive oral and written comments on the Draft EIS. Federal, state, and local agencies and interested individuals are invited to be present or represented at the public hearing. Navy representatives will be available to clarify information related to the Draft EIS. This notice announces the date and location of the public hearing for this Draft EIS.
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Notification of Ownership Changes
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a currently approved information collection requirement concerning notification of ownership changes. This OMB clearance expires on January 31, 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.
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Architect-Engineer Qualifications (SF 330)
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a currently approved information collection requirement for the ArchitectEngineer Qualifications form (SF 330). The clearance currently expires on December 31, 2006. 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 ofinformation on those who are to respond, through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.
36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.
Office of the Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs)/TRICARE Management Activity
This notice is to advise interested parties of a Military Health System (MHS) demonstration project entitled TRICARE Provider Reimbursement Demonstration Project for the State of Alaska. The delivery of health care services in the State of Alaska represents a unique situation that cannot be addressed fully by strictly applying the same reimbursement rules that apply to TRICARE programs in the other 49 states without some modification. Typically, provider payments are the same as under Medicare, unless the Department has taken specific action to increase payment rates in response to a particular, severe access problem in a location. Under this demonstration, payment rates for physicians and other non-institutional individual professional providers in the State of Alaska will be set at a rate higher than the Medicare rate. The demonstration project will test the effect of this change on provider participation in TRICARE, beneficiary access to care, cost of health care services, military medical readiness, morale and welfare. In particular, the demonstration will test whether the increased costs of provider payments are offset in whole or part by savings in travel costs, lost duty time, and other factors. This demonstration will be conducted under statutory authority provided in 10 U.S.C. 1092.
Meeting of the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee
The Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee will meet in closed session on December 14, 2006 from 0800 hrs until 1830 and December 15, 2006 from 0800 hrs until 1600 at the Pentagon. The purpose of the meeting is to provide the Secretary of Defense, Deputy Secretary of Defense and Under Secretary of Defense for Policy with independent, informed advice on major matters of defense policy. The Board will hold classified discussions on national security matters. 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 (1982)], it has been determined that this meeting concerns matters listed in 5 U.S.C. 552B(c)(1)(1982), and that accordingly this meeting will be closed to the public.
Meeting of the Defense Department Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS)
Pursuant to Section 10(a), Public Law 92-463, as amended, notice is hereby given of a forthcoming meeting of the Defense Department Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS). The purpose of the Committee meeting is to introduce new members and conduct orientation training. The meeting is open to the public, subject to the availability of space. Interested persons may submit a written statement for consideration by the Committee and make an oral presentation of such. Persons desiring to make an oral presentation or submit a written statement to the Committee must notify the point of contact listed below no later than 5 p.m., 27 November 2006. Oral presentations by members of the public will be permitted only on Monday, 4 December 2006 from 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. before the full Committee. Presentations will be limited to two minutes. Number of oral presentations to be made will depend on the number of requests received from members of the public. Each person desiring to make an oral presentation must provide the point of contact listed below with one (1) copy of the presentation by 5 p.m., 1 December 2006 and bring 35 copies of any material that is intended for distribution at the meeting. Persons submitting a written statement must submit 35 copies of the statement to the DACOWITS staff by 5 p.m. on 1 December 2006.
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Preaward Survey Forms (Standard Forms 1403, 1404, 1405, 1406, 1407, and 1408)
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a currently approved information collection requirement concerning preaward survey forms (Standard Forms 1403, 1404, 1405, 1406, 1407, and 1408.) A request for public comments was published in the Federal Register at 71 FR 38867, July 10, 2006. No comments were received. The clearance currently expires on January 31, 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.
No Fear Act
This notice provides guidance on the implementation of the ``No Fear Act'' within the Defense Information Systems Agency and is published as required by the No Fear Act which was published on July 20, 2006 (71 FR 139), amending 5 CFR Part 724. The contacts have been published in block style for emphasis.
TRICARE; Changes Included in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006; TRICARE Dental Program
The Department is publishing this interim final rule to implement section 713 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (NDAA for FY06), Public Law 109-163. Specifically, that legislation expands the eligibility for survivor benefits under the TRICARE Dental Program (TDP) to include the active duty spouse of a member who dies while on active duty for a period of more than 30 days. The rule is being published as an interim final rule with comment period in order to comply with statutory effective dates. Public comments are invited and will be considered for possible revisions to the final rule.
Revised Non-Foreign Overseas Per Diem Rates
The Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee is publishing Civilian Personnel Per Diem Bulletin Number 250. This bulletin lists revisions in the per diem rates prescribed for U.S. Government employees for official travel in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands and Possessions of the United States. AEA changes announced in Bulletin Number 194 remain in effect. Bulletin Number 250 is being published in the Federal Register to assure that travelers are paid per diem at the most current rates.
Revised Non-Foreign Overseas Per Diem Rates.
The Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee is publishing Civilian Personnel Per Diem Bulletin Number 250. This bulletin lists revisions in the per diem rates prescribed for U.S. Government employees for official travel in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands and Possessions of the United States. AEA changes announced in Bulletin Number 194 remain in effect. Bulletin Number 250 is being published in the Federal Register to assure that travelers are paid per diem at the most current rates.
Membership of the Defense Information Systems Agency Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board
This notice announces the appointment of members to the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Performance Review Board. The Performance Review Board provides a fair and impartial review of Senior Executive Service (SES) Performance appraisals and makes recommendations to the Director, Defense Information Systems Agency, regarding final performance ratings and performance awards for DISA SES members.
Public Hearing To Receive Comments for the San Luis Rey River Flood Control Project, From College Blvd. to the Pacific Ocean, San Diego County, CA, Operation and Maintenance for Vegetation and Sediment Management, Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District (Corps) will hold a public hearing to receive comments on the proposed project action as described and evaluated in Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the operation and maintenance, related to vegetation and sediment management, of the San Luis Rey River Flood Control Project.
Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation Board of Visitors; Meeting
This notice sets forth the schedule and summary agenda for the annual meeting of the Board of Visitors (BoV) for the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC). Notice of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463). The Board's charter was renewed on February 1, 2006 in compliance with the requirements set forth in Title 10 U.S.C. 2166. Date: November 30-December 1, 2006. Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. (November 30) and 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (December 1). Location: Building 35, 7011 Morrison Ave., Fort Benning, GA 31905. Proposed Agenda: The WHINSEC BoV will be briefed on activities at the Institute since the last Board meeting on June 15, 2006 as well as receive other information appropriate to its interests.
Sale or Rental of Sexually Explicit Material on DoD Property (DoD Instruction 4105.70)
This rule prohibits the sale or rental of sexually explicit material on property under DoD jurisdiction. It establishes responsibilities for monitoring compliance, establishes a review board to determine whether a material offered for sale or rental is sexually explicit as consistent with the definition in 10 U.S.C. 2489a, and delineates review board procedures. This updated rule includes administrative changes and one new policy allowing materials which have been determined by the Board to be sexually explicit to be submitted for reconsideration every 5 years.
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Homeporting Additional Surface Ships at Naval Station Mayport, FL, and To Announce a Public Scoping Meeting
Pursuant to Section (102)(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508), the Department of Navy (Navy) announces its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate the potential environmental consequences of constructing and operating the facilities and infrastructure associated with homeporting additional surface ships at Naval Station (NAVSTA) Mayport, FL. The Navy proposes to review and assess homeporting additional Atlantic Fleet surface ships at NAVSTA Mayport including cruisers, destroyers, frigates, amphibious assault ships, amphibious transport docks, dock landing ships, and/or a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Ultimately the homeporting could involve the relocation of existing ships to NAVSTA Mayport or the assignment of newly acquired ships to NAVSTA Mayport. The proposal includes only those required activities necessary to prepare and operate NAVSTA Mayport for the proposed homeporting and does not include actions at other Navy bases. The EIS study area is NAVSTA Mayport, the Mayport turning basin, the entrance channel, and a portion of the main shipping channel. NAVSTA Mayport covers 3,409 acres and is homeport for 22 ships, five helicopter squadrons, and approximately 16,010 sailors and civilians making it the third largest naval facility in the continental U.S. The scope of actions to be analyzed in this EIS includes homeporting of various classes of surface ships and construction to include dredging, infrastructure and wharf improvements, and construction of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier propulsion plant maintenance facilities (depot-level maintenance facilities including a controlled industrial facility, ship maintenance facility, and maintenance support facility). Dates and Addresses: One public scoping meeting will be held in Jacksonville, FL, to receive written comments on environmental concerns that should be addressed in the EIS. The public scoping open house will be held on December 5, 2006, from 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Wilson Center of the Florida Community College at Jacksonville, South Campus, 11901 Beach Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL.
Notice of Availability of Invention for Licensing; Government-Owned Invention
The inventions listed below are assigned to the United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Navy and are available for licensing by the Department of the Navy. Navy Case No. 83,562: Making it Possible to Use a Human Similarity Measure in a Face Recognition System.//Navy Case No. 83,817: Fiber FTIR in the Mid-Wave- IR and Long-Wave-IR Spectral Region.//Navy Case No. 84,353: Ultrathin, Conformal Polymer Coatings as Separators at Nanostructured Metal Oxides Used for Energy Storage.//Navy Case No. 84,425: Smoke Detector System Alarm Activation Via 85 Decibel Acoustic Horn from any Detector Location.//Navy Case No. 84,558: Method and Apparatus for Passive Acoustic Ranging in Shallow Water.//Navy Case No. 84,812: Tri-Axial Hybrid Vibration Isolator.//Navy Case No. 84,925: Carbon Nanoarchitectures with Ultrathin, Conformal Polymer Coatings for Electrochemical Capacitors.//Navy Case No. 95,807: CMOS Analog-to- Digital Converter with Arbel Channel.//Navy Case No. 95,924: Detector of Slow-Moving Targets in High-Resolution Sea.//Navy Case No. 95,959: Hybrid Cat's Eye Modulating Retro-Reflector with Coarse Pointing Element.//Navy Case No. 95,978: 3-D SAR Sub-Pixel Resolution.//Navy Case No. 95,988: TiO2 Aerogel-Based Photoboltaic Electrodes and Solar Cells.//Navy Case No. 96,014: Controller for Event-Based Statistical Covert Channels.//Navy Case No. 96,139: CNT-Based Nanocomposite for Hydrogen Storage and Fuel Cell Applications.//Navy Case No. 96,148: Gas Filled Hollow Core Chalcogenide Photonic Bandgap Fiber Raman Device and Method.//Navy Case No. 96,182: All Electronic Isolator Using Negative Refractive Fixed Heterostructure Bi-Crystal or Ferroelectric Heterostructure Bi-Crystal or Ferroelectric Heterostructure Bi- Crystal.//Navy Case No. 96,194: IR Supercontinuum Source.//Navy Case No. 96,231: Doppler-Sensitive Adaptive Coherence Estimate Detector.// Navy Case No. 96,301: Scale Adaptive Filtering.//Navy Case No. 96,318: Wafer Bonded High Voltage Power Switch.//Navy Case No. 96,353: Dual Large Area Plasma Processing System.//Navy Case No. 96,365: One- Dimensional Iris Signature for Iris Identification.//Navy Case No. 96,406: Laser Filament Imager.//Navy Case No. 96,499: Thermally Reflective Encapsulated Phase Change Pigment.//Navy Case No. 96,578: Method of Fabrication MgB2 Superconductors by Hot Rolling.//Navy Case No. 96,583: Secure Agent Software Development System.//Navy Case No. 96,585: Magnetically Directed Self-Assembly of Molecular Electronic Junctions.//Navy Case No. 96,612: Silicon Nitride Passivation with Ammonia Plasma Pretreatment for Improving Reliability of A1GaN/GaN HEMTs.//Navy Case No. 96,613: A Conducting Polymer Switch for ProteinsControl of Protein Activity Using Doped and Dedoped States of Highly Conducting Hydroxylated Poly (3,4 Ethylenedioxythiophene).//Navy Case No. 96,628: Method of Controlling Quantum Dot Photoluminescence and Other Intrinsic Properties Through Biological Specificity.//Navy Case No. 96,629: Multistatic Radar Adaptive Pulse Compressor.//Navy Case No. 96,691: Method and Apparatus for Generating Power from Voltage Gradients at Sediment-Water Interfaces Using Active Transport of Sediment Porewater.//Navy Case No. 96,695: Pattern Assessment Methodology Using Spatial Analysis.//Navy Case No. 96,740: Metal Vapor Vacuum Arc (MeVVa) Eight-Element Pulsed Ion Source.//Navy Case No. 96,769: Securerun, an XML Based Scripting Framework For Interactive, Semi-Automated, Automated, and Distributed Applications.//Navy Case No. 96,775: Magnesium Aluminate Transparent Ceramic Having Low Scattering and Absorption Loss.//Navy Case No. 96,776: Optical Fiber Clad- Protective Terminations.//Navy Case No. 96,826: Novel Biodegradable Biofouling Control Coating and Method of Formulator.//Navy Case No. 96,834: Impact Tensile Test Machine.//Navy Case No. 96,837: Low Loss VIS-IR (0.5-5.0um) Transmitting Ceramic AlonGlass Composite Windows and Domes.//Navy Case No. 96,839: Low Loss VIS-IR (0.5-5.0 um) Transmitting GlassCeramic Spinel Composite Windows and Domes.//Navy Case No. 96,866: Composition and Method for Making a Solvent Free, Self Polishing Poly-Urethane Matrix for Use in Solvent Free Antifoulings with Much Enhanced Mechanical Properties and Expected Life Term.//Navy Case No. 96,921: LiF Coated Magnesium Aluminate.//Navy Case No. 96,928: Narrow Band Notch Filter with Multiple Signal Path.//Navy Case No. 96,943: Optical Interrogation of Micro-Mechanical Sensors Using Microcavity Interferometry.//Navy Case No. 97,019: Electrospray Coating of Aerosols On-the-Fly for Fluorescent Labeling and Identification.//Navy Case No. 97,081: Poly-En-Urea, A Novel Solvent Free Weatherable Coating.//Navy Case No. 97,123: Reaction of Inorganic-Organic Linear Hybrid with Metal Salts and Metal Complexes Producing the Metallic Adduct of the Acetylenic Unit and Thermoset Formation Thereof.//Navy Case No. 97,124: Ceramic Compositions Formulated from Thermal Conversion of Thermosets Produced from Inorganic-Organic Linear Hybrid with Metal Salts and Metal Complexes of the Acetylenic Units.//Navy Case No. 97,197: Microarray-Based Detection and Molecular Characterization of Human Pathogenic Vibrio SPP.//Navy Case No. 97,200: Composite Battery Electrodes for High Rate Applications and Rapid Recharging.//Navy Case No. 97,294: Method of Transferring a Ultra-Thin Layer of Crystalline Material with High Crystalline Quality (1).//Navy Case No. 97,295: Method of Transferring a Ultra-Thin Layer of Crystalline Material with High Crystalline Quality (2).//Navy Case No. 97,316: A General Method for Stacking Thermal Actuators.//Navy Case No. 97,318: Non- Conductive Magnetic and Semiconductor Tunable Composite Negative Refractive Index Composite.//Navy Case No. 97,333: Radar Pulse Repetition Interval (PRI) Tracking Algorithm, or Radar Radio Frequency (RF) Tracking Algorithm.//Navy Case No. 97,413: Multi-Channel Carrier Suppression and Extraction Technique.//Navy Case No. 97,444: Volume Sensor: Data Fusion-Based, Multi-Sensor System for Advanced Damage Control.//Navy Case No. 97,454: Interferometer Based Chromatic Dispersion Monitor.//Navy Case No. 97,461: Novel Biodegradable Biofouling Control Coating and Method of Formulator.//Navy Case No. 97,486: Processing Semantic Markups in Web Ontology Language (OWL) with an Universal Description, Discovery and Integration (UDDI) Registry.// Navy Case No. 97,493: A Novel Method for the Bottom-Seeded Growth of Potassium Lead Chloride Crystals from Polycrystalline Seeds.//Navy Case No. 97,494: Compression Assembly of Spatial Heterodyne Spectrometer (SHS).//Navy Case No. 97,497: Thioacetate De-protection Method Using Catalytic Quaternary Ammonia Cyanide in Combination with a Protic Solvent.//Navy Case No. 97,498: Incorporation of 18 Oxygen into Peptide Mixtures for Differential Protein Expression Analysis by Mass Spectrometry.//Navy Case No. 97,499: Fiber Microstructure for Coupling a Plurality of Single Mode Fibers Onto One or More, High Bandwidth Photo-Detector(s) for Communications, Sensor, or Signal Processing Applications.//Navy Case No. 97,522: Long Range Active Thermal Imaging Using a Microwave or Millimeter-Wave Beam.//Navy Case No. 97,527: Controlled Actuated Membranes and Method of Making Same.//Navy Case No. 97,581: System and Method for Estimating Ocean Height and Current on a Personal Computer with Hurricane Module.//Navy Case No. 97,613: Passaged Neural Stem Cell-Derived Neuronal Networks as Sensing Elements for Detection of Environmental Threats.//Navy Case No. 97,614: Weighted, Summing Photonic Digital-to-Analog Conversion.//Navy Case No. 97,625: Thermoset Material Made From Siloxane-Acetylene Polymer Containing Metal-Acetylene.//Navy Case No. 97,661: Method and Apparatus for Three Dimensional Blending (TDB).//Navy Case No. 97,662: Integrally Gated Carbon Nanotube Field Ionizer Device and Method of Manufacture Therfor.//Navy Case No. 97,693: Technique for Detecting Damage-Induced Nonlinearities in Structures in the Absence of Baseline Data.//Navy Case No. 97,698: A Method and Apparatus for Attaching a Fluid Cell to a Planar Substrate.//Navy Case No. 97,705: Tri-Axial Hybrid Vibration Isolator.//Navy Case No. 97,713: Coating of Polymeric Fibers with Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Polymers for Environmental and Oxidative Protection.//Navy Case NO. 97,717: Remote Laser Assisted Biological Aerosol Standoff Detection in Atmosphere.//Navy Case No. 97,718: Multi- Core Optical Fiber Design for Distributed Sensing of Twist and Bend by Internal Strain Measurements.//Navy Case No. 97,725: Technique for Transformation of Universal Transverse Mercator Projected Raster Images into a Geodetic Projection.//Navy Case No. 97,727: System and Method for Analysis of Partial Iris Recognition.//Navy Case No. 97,738: Mosaic, Suppression of Edge Delamination Through Meso-Scale Structuring.//Navy Case No. 97,740: Advance Metoc Broker.//Navy Case No. 97,741: Iris Pattern Extraction Using Bit Planes and Standard Deviations.//Navy Case No. 97,745: Algorithm and System for Retrieving Ionospheric Parameters from Disk-Viewing Ultraviolet Airglow Data.// Navy Case No. 97,789: Crystalline III-V Nitride Films on Refractory Metal Substrates for High-Power Device Application.//Navy Case No. 97,792: Vacuum Wave Maker System.//Navy Case No. 97,793: Tactical Pocket Knife with Prying Protrusion, Boot-Shaped Lock, and Rotating Clip.//Navy Case No. 97,886: Adding Semantic Support to Existing UDDI Infrastructure.//Navy Case No. 97,893: Use of SiGe HBT to Moderate Light Through its Carrier Plasma.//Navy Case No. 97,911: Self Decontaminating Surfaces.//Navy Case No. 97,922: SOFC Cathode Containing Lanthanum Nickelate (La2Ni04+d).//Navy Case No. 97,925: Advanced Metoc Broker.//Navy Case No. 97,949: Feature Selection and Pattern Recognition Methods for Toxic Industrial Chemical and Fire Detection Using Cermet Sensors.//Navy Case No. 98,043: Secure Middleware.//Navy Case No. 98,052: Trifluoromethylcarbinol Terminated Alkanethiols.//Navy Case No. 98,059: A Configuration that Combines a Contra-Rotating Pair of Single-Blade Wing/Rotors and a Tilting Canard Wing/Propeller Unit into a Stop-Rotor Converting Rotor-Wings/Fixed- Wings Hybrid Micro-Air Vehicle with Full 3-Axis Control in all Modes of Flight.//Navy Case No. 98,063: Active-Twist Airfoil System.//Navy Case No. 98,070: IR Fiber Parametric Amplifier and Source.//Navy Case No. 98,071: Poled IR Fiber Parametric Amplifier and Source.//Navy Case No. 98,079: Functional Polymers Via Surface Modifying Agents, and Method for Polymeric Surface Modification.//Navy Case No. 98,082: Automated Discovery, Binding, and Integration of Non-Registered Geospatial Web Services.//Navy Case No. 98,094: Novel, Single Domain Antibody Libraries to Provide Heat Stable, High Affinity, Recombinant Recognition Elements.//Navy Case No. 98,095: Multi-Sensor Display System.//Navy Case No. 98,096: Manual FACS Coding Tool.//Navy Case No. 98,117: Polymerizable Sulfonate Ionic Liquids and Liquid Polymers Therefrom.//Navy Case No. 98,168: Infrared Transfer of Functionalized Nanoparticles.//Navy Case No. 98,185: Materials and Structures Thereof Useful as Electrocatalysts.//Navy Case No. 98,212: Applications of the Binding Interaction of Proanthocyanidins with Bacteria and Bacterial Components.//Navy Case No. 98,214: Calibrated Impact Hammer.//Navy Case No. 98,254: Optically Clear Monolith with Embedded Molecularly Imprinted Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicas (PMOs) as Selective Sorbents, Pre-Concentrators, and/or as Recognition Elements for Optical Sensors.//Navy Case No. 98,258: Self Calibration Devices for Chemical and Bio Analyte Trace Detectors.//Navy Case No. 98,286: An Ensemble Approach to Robust Classifier Fusion.//Navy Case No. 98,287: Electroless Deposition of Nanoscale Manganese Oxide on Ultraporous Carbon Nanoarchitectures for Electrochemical Capacitor Applications.//Navy Case No. 98,288: Graphical Representation of Facial Movements, Body Movements and Speech Over Time.//Navy Case No. 98,316: Mobile Self-Spreading Biocides.//Navy Case No. 98,325: Design and Selection of Genetic Targets for Sequence Resolved Organism and Identification.//Navy Case No. 98,346: Method of Making a Nanostructured Electrode.//Navy Case No. 98,347: Catalyst Nanoparticle.//Navy Case No. 98,387: Secure Digital Communications Using Chaotic Signals: An Attractor-Based Approach.//Navy Case No. 98,404: High Performance Chirped Electrode Design for Cat's Eye Retro- Reflector Modulators and any continuations, continuations-in-part divisionals or re-issues thereof.
Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Air Education and Training Command Common Battlefield Airman Training Program
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA, 42 United States Code [U.S.C.] 4321-4347), the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) NEPA Regulations (40 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] Parts 1500-1508), and the United States Air Force's (USAF) Environmental Impact Analysis Process (EIAP, 32 CFR Part 989), the Air Force is preparing an EIS to consider the proposed action of establishing the CBAT program. This NOI describes the Air Force's proposed alternatives, scoping process, and identifies the Air Force's point of contact. As part of the proposal, the Air Force will analyze potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed development of administrative, instructional, and living areas (referred to as the CBAT Campus) for CBAT students and instructors, as well as utilization of areas for ground training operations. Purpose: The purpose of this action is for AETC to establish a CBAT course in order to further expand ground combat skills and give all Airmen a baseline or common skill set. The course would be implemented in three Phases, beginning with Phase I, which would train approximately 1,353 Airmen. Phase II would add 6,365 students, and Phase III provides training for an additional 6,692 Airmen. Full implementation of CBAT would result in training approximately 14,410 Airmen annually in combat small arms firing, basics of land navigation, small unit tactics, and combative skills, along with a daily physical training regimen. The average daily number of personnel that would be present for CBAT at full implementation (to include instructors, base support, and students) would be approximately 2,600. CBAT would be held year-round, with each course lasting 25 days, 10 hours per day, Monday through Friday. Throughout the initial implementation of each phase, personnel, facilities and infrastructure, and field training areas would be added to the selected installation. The end of Phase III would include a total of 166 new buildings at 124,192 square meters added to the installation. Additionally, by Phase III, approximately 9,000 acres (approximately 36.5 square km) of land would be required for CBAT field training in standardized basic small unit tactics, such as how to react to an enemy ambush (which would include the use of blank-fire ammunition and simulated munitions) and practical day and night land navigation training. Alternatives: The Air Force used a multi-disciplined team (e.g., trainers, civil engineers, environmental engineers, and attorneys) to develop criteria for choosing where the CBAT course would be located. Applying the selection criteria in stages narrowed the alternatives first to 64 and later to just 3 Air Force installations located within the Continental United States. Those 3 installations are Arnold Air Force Base (AFB) in Tennessee, Barksdale AFB in Louisiana, and Moody AFB in Georgia. These three bases and the no action alternative are the alternatives that will be evaluated in the EIS. There is sufficient area on Arnold AFB and Barksdale AFB to support the campus and field training areas. There is insufficient land available to support the field training requirements on Moody AFB, so selection of Moody would necessitate acquiring additional land by purchase or lease. The no action alternative will evaluate current conditions and trends, projected into the future, for comparative purposes. Scoping: In order to effectively define the full range of issues to be evaluated in the EIS, the Air Force will determine the scope of the document (i.e., what will be covered, and in what detail) by soliciting scoping comments from interested state and Federal agencies and the interested public via this Federal Register and notices in the local areas of concern. Comments should be forwarded to the address below, by the date indicated. The Air Force will also hold a series of scoping meetings to further solicit input concerning the scope of the proposed action and alternatives.
Meeting of the Board of Visitors of Marine Corps University
The Board of Visitors of the Marine Corps University (BOV MCU) will meet to review, develop, and provide recommendations on all aspects of the academic and administrative policies of the University; examine all aspects of professional military education operations; and provide such oversight and advice, as is necessary, to facilitate high educational standards and cost-effective operations. The Board will be focusing primarily on the University's Expeditionary Warfare School. All sessions of the meeting will be open to the public.
Plan for the Emergency Security Control of Air Traffic (ESCAT)
This document amends the final rule published on the national plan for security control of air traffic during air defense emergencies to make administrative adjustments and includes correcting the effective date of the final rule, and removes references to State and regional disaster airlift (SARDA), rescinded by the Federal Aviation Administration on March 17, 2005.
Notice of Availability for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report for the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Cajon Third Main Track Summit to Keenbrook, San Bernardino County, CA
Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (as amended), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District (Corps) Regulatory Branch, in coordination with the County of San Bernardino and in cooperation with U.S. Forest Service, has completed a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Third Main Track Summit to Keenbrook Project. The proposed BNSF project requires authorization pursuant to section 404 of the Clean Water Act for approximately 2.95 acres of fill placement in jurisdictional waters of the United States, including wetlands, to construct 15.9 miles of a new main track through the Cajon Pass in San Bernardino County, California. A public hearing will be held at the Norman F. Feldheym Central LibraryBing Wong Auditorium, located at 555 West 6th Street, San Bernardino, CA 92401 on December 5, 2006 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Receiving Reports for Shipments (DFARS Case 2006-D024)
DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to address requirements for the distribution of material inspection and receiving reports under DoD contracts. The proposed rule clarifies that copies of the Wide Area WorkFlow-Receipt and Acceptance (WAWF-RA) report must be distributed with a shipment, when WAWF-RA is used to satisfy material inspection and receiving report requirements.
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Contracting Methods and Contract Type (DFARS Case 2006-D018)
DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to add an exception to the requirement for a written determination before using a fixed-price type contract for a development program effort. The exception would apply to contracts for systems integration of commercial off-the-shelf information technology products under the DoD Enterprise Software Initiative.
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Trade Agreements Thresholds and Morocco Free Trade Agreement (DFARS Case 2005-D017)
DoD has adopted as final, with changes, an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to update policy relating to trade agreements. The rule incorporates increased dollar thresholds for application of the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and the Free Trade Agreements, implements a new Free Trade Agreement with Morocco, and amends the list of end products subject to trade agreements.
Public Hearing and Notice of Availability for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Widening of the Freeport Ship Channel in Freeport, Brazoria County, TX
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District announces the release of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), the Draft General Conformity Determination, the public comment period, and the date and location of the Public Hearing, for the Brazos River Harbor Navigation District's (Port Freeport) proposed widening of the Freeport Harbor Ship Channel.
Intent To Grant an Exclusive License of a U.S. Government-Owned Patent
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 6,878,100 issued April 12, 2005 entitled ``Force Sensing Treadmill,'' to Advanced Mechanical Technology, Inc. with its principal place of business at 176 Waltham Street, Watertown, MA 02472-4800.
Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records
The Defense Logistics Agency is amending a system of records notice to its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency is amending a system of records notice to its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Defense Science Board
The Defense Science Board Task Force on Nuclear Deterrence Skills will meet in closed session on November 8 and 9, 2006; at the Strategic Analysis Inc., 3601 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA. 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 all aspects of nuclear deterrent skills as well as the progress Department of Energy (DOE) has made since the publication of the chiles Commission report. In accordance with Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 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.
Defense Science Board
The Defense Science Board Task Force on Time Critical Conventional Strike from Strategic Standoff will meet in closed session on November 28 and 29, 2006; at the Science Applications International Corporation, 4001 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA. 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 various attributes associated with time critical conventional strike. In accordance with Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 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.
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Examination of Records by Comptroller General and Contract Audit
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat will be submitting 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. The clearance currently expires on January 31, 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.
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; Contractors' Purchasing Systems Reviews
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat is submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a currently approved information collection requirement concerning contractors' purchasing systems reviews. A request for public comments was published in the Federal Register at 71 FR 38866 on July 10, 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.
Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive Patent License; Seahawk Biosystems Corporation
The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to Seahawk Biosystems Corporation, a revocable, non- assignable, exclusive license to practice in the fields of pathogen and toxin detection, and genetic testing in food products derived from vegetables and other organic and non-organic food stuff; pathogen and toxin detection in, and monitoring of, environmental and waste samples such as solid/particulate matter (e.g. soil, dirt, dust, powder, solid waste, etc.), gases (e.g. air, etc.), and liquids; and pathogen and toxin detection, and disease and infection diagnostic testing in solid, liquid, and gaseous material, animals and humans as performed by first responders, field operatives, laboratories, clinics, or other similar confidential and non-confidential uses by private industry or government for biodefense (measures against attacks using biological agents or for the prevention or monitoring thereof), anti-bioterrorism (measures for the prevention or monitoring of real, potential, or perceived terrorist acts involving the use of real, potential, or perceived biological warfare agents such as disease-causing viruses, bacteria, or toxins), national security (measures for the defense of a country and the protection of the interests/assets of a country from biological threats), or intelligence (measures for the collection of information directly or indirectly about a threat or potential threat from an enemy or potential enemy that may pose real, potential, or perceived biological warfare risks to a country or its assets) applications in the United States and certain foreign countries, the Government-owned inventions described in U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 10/457,705: Force Discrimination Assay, Navy Case No. 84,529.//U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 11/424,643: Method for Modifying Nitride Substrates for Covalent Immobilization of Aminated Molecules, Navy Case No. 97,198 and any continuations, divisionals, or re-issues thereof.
U.S. Air Force Academy Board Of Visitors Meeting
Pursuant to Section 9355, Title 10, United States Code, the U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors will meet at the Pentagon on November 15, 2006, and at the House Armed Services Committee Conference Room in the Rayburn Building in Washington, DC on November 16, 2006. The purpose of the meeting is to consider the morale and discipline, curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, academic methods, and other matters relating to the Academy. A portion of the meeting will be open to the public while the other will be closed to the public to discuss matters listed in Paragraphs (2) and (6) of Subsection (c) of Section 552b, Title 5, United States Code. The determination to close one session is based on the consideration that portions of the briefings and discussion will relate to information of a personal nature that, if disclosed, would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. The balance of the closed session will address the internal policies and administrative practices of the Board of Visitors of the Academy. Meeting sessions will be held in the House Armed Services Committee Conference Room in the Rayburn Building in Washington, DC. A delay in publishing this notification within fifteen, calendar days resulted from the need to ensure proper administrative coordination and approval to close a portion of the meeting.
National Defense University Visitors (BOV) Open Meeting
On October 23, 2006 the Department of Defense published a notice on National Defense University Visitors (BOV) open meeting. This notice corrects an error in the summary.
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Cost Accounting Standards Administration
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a currently approved information collection requirement concerning cost accounting standards administration. A request for public comments was published in the Federal Register at 71 FR 40998, July 19, 2006. No public comments were received. The clearance currently expires on January 31, 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.
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Summary Subcontract Report
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a currently approved information collection requirement concerning summary subcontract report. A request for public comments was published in the Federal Register at 71 FR 42838, July 28, 2006. No comments were received. The OMB clearance currently expires on October 31, 2006. 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.
Privacy Act; Implementation
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is modifying its exemption rule for a system of records (S500.10, ``Personnel Security Files,'' (August 11, 2006, 71 FR 46201)) in its inventory of systems of records pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Defense Threat Reduction Agency; Privacy Act; Implementation
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency is exempting those records in a new system of records (HDTRA 021, ``Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Case Files'' (August 7, 2006, 71 FR 44668)) in its inventory of systems of records pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Inspector General; Privacy Act; Implementation
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is exempting those records in a new system of records (CIG-23, ``Public Affairs Files,'' (August 7, 2006, 71 FR 44667)) in its inventory of systems of records pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Withdrawal of Notice of Intent to Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Baltimore Metropolitan Water Resources Study-Gwynns Falls in Baltimore County, Maryland
The Baltimore District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is withdrawing its intent to prepare a DEIS for the Baltimore Metropolitan Water Resources StudyGwynns Falls in Baltimore County, Maryland. The Notice of Intent for the DEIS was published in the Federal Register on July 9, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 132, Page 36038). Negative environmental impacts of the recommended plan are not significant and the Corps has determined that a DEIS is not appropriate.
Department of Defense (DoD) Task Force on Mental Health; Meeting
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of Public Law 92-463, The Federal Advisory Committee Act, announcement is made of the following meeting: Name of Committee: DoD Task Force on Mental Health, a Subcommittee of the Defense Health Board. Dates: November 21, 2006 (AfternoonOpen Session). Times: 1-5 p.m. Location: Double Tree Hotel, 835 Airport Blvd., Burlingame, CA. Agenda: The purpose of the meeting is to obtain, review, and evaluate information related to the Mental Health Task Force's congressionally-directed tasks of assessing the efficacy of mental health services provided to members of the Armed Forces by the Department of Defense. The Task Force members will receive briefings on topics related to mental health concerns among military service members and mental health care delivery. The Task Force will hold an open meeting session to hear concerns from the San Francisco Veterans, Reserve and National Guard communities, conduct information gathering site visits to the National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and the San Francisco Veterans Administration Hospital, and conduct an executive working session.
Availability for Non-Exclusive, Exclusive, or Partially Exclusive Licensing of U.S. Patent Application Concerning Apparatus for Fastening and Loosening a Lid from a Container
In accordance with 37 CFR 404.6 and 404.7, announcement is made of the availability for licensing of U.S. Patent Application No. 11/133,444 entitled ``Apparatus for Fastening and Loosening a Lid from a Container,'' filed May 20, 2005. Foreign rights are also available (PCT/US2005/017728). The United States Government, as represented by the Secretary of the Army, has rights in this invention.
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