Army Department August 3, 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, is issuing this notice to announce its intent to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), for the proposed deepening and widening of the deep-draft Freeport Harbor Navigation Project, connecting port facilities in Freeport to the Gulf of Mexico. The District will conduct a study to evaluate deepening and widening alternatives, and dredged material disposal options, which will include both upland confined disposal and ocean disposal at designated sites in the Gulf of Mexico. The Freeport Harbor Navigation Project study area is located on the mid to upper Texas coast in Brazoria County, TX, extending from approximately 3 miles offshore at the 60-foot depth contour in the Gulf of Mexico, through the jettied Freeport Harbor entrance channel upstream to the Stauffer Channel Turing Basin. Depths and widths of up to 60-feet and 600-feet respectively are being considered from seaward, along with varying dimensions for upstream reaches and basins. The non- federal sponsor is the Brazos River Harbor Navigation District.

The notice of an intent to grant an exclusive license for U.S. patent application 11/229,425, filed September 16, 2005 entitled ``Artillery Rocket Trajectory Correction Kit'' was originally published in the Federal Register on July 20, 2007 (72 FR 39801) and a correction notice was published in the Federal Register on July 27, 2007 (74 FR 41300). The geographical information has been updated. The correct information is: In accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7(b)(1)(i), announcement is made of the intent to an exclusive, royalty-bearing, revocable license for all geographic areas including the United States of America and its territories and possessions for any patents or patent applications claiming priority to U.S. patent application.