Department of Defense June 6, 2016 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to Superior Armor Systems, a revocable, nonassignable, exclusive license to practice in the fields of use of Multi-Ply Heterogeneous Armor; Polymer Coatings for Enhanced and Field-Repairable Transparent Armor; Body Armor of Ceramic Ball Embedded Polymer; and Polymer-Ceramic Coatings for Blast and Ballistic Mitigation in the United States, the Government-owned inventions described in U.S. Patent No. 8,746,122: Multi-Ply Heterogeneous Armor with Viscoelastic Layers and a Corrugated Front Surface, Navy Case No. 099,870.//U.S. Patent No. 8,789,454: Multi-Ply Heterogeneous Armor with Viscoelastic Layers and Cylindrical Armor Elements, Navy Case No. 099,870.//U.S. Patent No. 9,207,048: Multi-Ply Heterogeneous Armor with Viscoelastic Layers and Hemispherical, Conical and Angled Laminate Strikeface Projections, Navy Case No. 099,870.//U.S. Patent No. 9,285,191: Polymer Coatings for Enhanced and Field-Repairable Transparent Armor, Navy Case No. 102,832.//U.S. Patent No. 9,297,617: Method for Forming Cylindrical Armor Elements, Navy Case No. 099,870.//U.S. Patent Application No. 13/ 085,130: Multi-Ply Heterogeneous Armor with Viscoelastic Layers, Navy Case No. 099,870.//U.S. Patent Application No. 13/506,376: Body Armor of Ceramic Ball Embedded Polymer, Navy Case No. 101,504.//U.S. Patent No. 14/552,888: Elastomeric Bilayer Armor Incorporating Surface- Hardened Substrates, Navy Case No. 102,635.//U.S. Patent No. 14/ 751,596: Polymer Coatings with Embedded Hollow Spheres for Armor for Blast and Ballistic Mitigation, Navy Case No. 102,987 and any continuations, divisionals or re-issues thereof.

The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

The Office of the Secretary of Defense proposes to alter a system of records, DPA 02, entitled ``AFNConnect (AFNC)''. This system is used to document the eligibility and continued validation of authorized Outside the Contiguous United States (OCONUS) individuals who register an America Forces Network (AFN) satellite decoder and/or subscribe to AFN Over the Top (OTT) Live Streaming and Video on Demand (VOD) Services. AFNConnect, AFN OTT Live Streaming, and VOD services provide U.S. military commanders worldwide a means to communicate internal information to OCONUS users. Records may also be used as a management tool for statistical analysis, tracking, reporting, evaluating program effectiveness, and conducting research.

DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to delete the use of ``telegram'', ``telegraph'', and related terms. The objective is to delete reference to obsolete technologies no longer in use and replace with references to electronic communications. In addition, conforming changes are proposed covering expedited notice of termination and change orders.