Navy Department 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Department of the Navy 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 Naval Research Advisory Committee will meet to discuss classified information from government organizations and proprietary information from commercial organizations. All sessions of the meetings will be devoted to briefings, discussions and technical examination of information related to Distributed Operations and Software-Intensive Systems. Discussions will focus on the assessment of the emergent concept of Marine Corps Distributed Operations and determine appropriate options for associated training, key upstream investments, technology monitoring, and go/no-go assessment points; and probable time frames for exploration and implementation. The sessions will also identify, review, and assess challenges with the utilization and field computer-based acquisition tools in the context of Software- Intensive Systems across multiple organizations.

The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to NanoDynamics, Inc., a revocable, nonassignable, exclusive license to practice in the field of Halloysite microtubules for the elution of biocidal, antifungal, or other antimicrobial agents for the prevention of growth of bacteria and/or mold in Building Materials in the residential, commercial, institutional, and healthcare construction products market excluding paint, stain, varnish and other finish coatings associated with structures in the United States and certain foreign countries, the Government-owned inventions described in U.S. Patent No. 5,492,696: Controlled Release Microstructures, Navy Case No. 76,896.//U.S. Patent No. 5,651,976: Controlled Release of Active Agents Using Inorganic Tubules, Navy Case No. 76,652.//U.S. Patent No. 5,705,191: Sustained Delivery of Active Compounds from Tubules, with Rational Control, Navy Case No. 77,037.//U.S. Patent No. 6,280,759: Method of Controlled Release and Controlled Release Microstructures, Navy Case No. 78,215 and any continuations, divisionals or re-issues thereof.

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.

The Ocean Research and Resources Advisory Panel will meet to discuss issues of interest to the National Ocean Research Leadership Council (NORLC) and the Interagency Committee on Ocean Science and Resource Management Integration (ICOSRMI) activities. All sessions of the meeting will remain open to the public.

This notice provides information on the surplus property at Naval Station Pascagoula, MS, Lakeside Manor and Sandhill Housing areas.

This notice provides information on the surplus property at Naval Supply Corps School, Athens, GA.

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

This notice provides information on the surplus property at Inspector-Instructor Facility, West Trenton, NJ.

This notice provides information on the surplus property at Navy Reserve Center, Duluth, Minnesota.

This notice provides information on the surplus property at Naval Support Activity ``East Bank'', New Orleans, Louisiana.

The Department of the Navy proposes to add a system or records to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

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. Patent application 60/762,561: ANTI-BALLISTIC COMPOSITE STRUCTURE FOR ORDNANCE, a thin and lightweight anti-ballistic composite structure capable of stopping a 0.50 caliber armor-piercing bullet. Patent application 11/326,674: IMPROVED EXOTHERMIC ROD IGNITER, a waterproof, non-battery operated rod igniter with marked reliability and longer shelf life. Patent application 11/229,443: DRIFT TUBE AMPLIFIER, amplifies extremely low current signals generated by extremely high input impedance sources. Patent application 11/314,884: MULTI- FUNCTIONAL TACTICAL CABLE REEL, a reel that allows for storage and deployment of fragile fiber optic cable with minimal man-power while protecting it from scraping and kinking. Patent application 11/254,123: TWIN MACHINE GUN MOUNT, a mount that allows for dual M240 machine guns in a single firing position. Patent application 11/392,895: QUICK RELEASE SIGHT ADAPTER, used to attach a commercial red dot sight and adjustable iron sight to a scope ring style mount and allows for quick release and exchange using a spring loaded ramped blade.

The Naval Research Advisory Committee (NRAC) will meet on May 5, 2006. The meeting will be an Executive Session and will discuss a study undertaken by NRAC.

The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to Bixenta Ventures LLC, a revocable, nonassignable, partially exclusive license to practice throughout the United States the Government-owned inventions described in U.S. Patent No. 6,873,961, Method And Apparatus For Identifying And Tracking Project Trends; U.S. Patent No. 6,801,655, Spatial Image Processor; U.S. Patent No. 6,785,623, Business To Business Electronic Test Monitoring Information System; U.S. Patent No. 6,768,815, Color Sensor; U.S. Patent No. 6,765,541, Capacitively Shunted Quadrifilar Helix Antenna; U.S. Patent No. 6,735,579, Static Memory Processor; U.S. Patent No. 6,718,816, Monolithic I.C. Implemented Calibration Circuit; U.S. Patent No. 6,718,316, Neural Network Noise Anomaly Recognition System And Method; U.S. Patent No. 6,714,481, System And Method For Active Sonar Signal Detection And Classification; U.S. Patent No. 6,703,917, Resettable Fuse/Circuit Interrupter With Visual Fault Indication; U.S. Patent No. 6,694,049, Multimode Invariant Processor; U.S. Patent No. 6,681,016, System For Transfer Of Secure Mission Data; U.S. Patent No. 6,618,713, Neural Directors; U.S. Patent No. 6,618,324, Track Quality Indicator With Hysteresis; U.S. Patent No. 6,597,634, System And Method For Stochastic Characterization Of Sparse, Four-Dimensional, Underwater- Sound Signals; U.S. Patent No. 6,594,382, Neural Sensors; U.S. Patent No. 6,590,833, Adaptive Cross Correlator; U.S. Patent No. 6,580,314, Demodulation System And Method For Recovering A Signal Of Interest From A Modulated Carrier Sampled At Two Times The Phase Generated Carrier Frequency; U.S. Patent No. 6,577,268, Outboard Radio Signal Test System And Method; U.S. Patent No. 6,571,598, Calibration Circuit For Use With A Differential Input Preamplifier In A Sensor System; U.S. Patent No. 6,566,895, Unbalanced Three Phase Delta Power Measurement Apparatus And Method; U.S. Patent No. 6,560,582, Dynamic Memory Processor; U.S. Patent No. 6,559,632, Method And Apparatus For Determining Linear And Angular Velocity Of A Moving Body; U.S. Patent No. 6,546,045, Method For Communication Using Adaptive Modem; U.S. Patent No. 6,525,990, Target Simulation System And Method; U.S. Patent No. 6,507,827, Adaptive And Intelligent Modem; U.S. Patent No. 6,466,516, System And Apparatus For The Detection Of Randomness In Three Dimensional Time Series Distributions Made Up Of Sparse Data Sets; U.S. Patent No. 6,430,522, Enhanced Model Identification In Signal Processing Using Arbitrary Exponential Functions; U.S. Patent No. 6,430,107, Computerized Auditory Scene Analysis Particularly Suited For Undersea Applications; U.S. Patent No. 6,421,620, Test Data Processing System; U.S. Patent No. 6,411,566, System And Method For Processing An Underwater Acoustic Signal By Identifying Nonlinearity In The Underwater Acoustic Signal; U.S. Patent No. 6,407,720, Capacitively Loaded Quadrifilar Helix Antenna; U.S. Patent No. 6,401,050, Non- Command, Visual Interaction System For Watchstations; U.S. Patent No. 6,400,647, Remote Detection System; U.S. Patent No. 6,397,234, System And Apparatus For The Detection Of Randomness In Time Series Distributions Made Up Of Sparse Data Sets; U.S. Patent No. 6,397,202, System And Method For Monitoring Risk In A System Development Program; U.S. Patent No. 6,392,959, Contact Data Correlation With Reassessment; U.S. Patent No. 6,389,229, Optical Fstop/Resolution Apparatus And Method For Specified Depth-Of-Field; U.S. Patent No. 6,344,834, Low Angle, High Angle Quadrifilar Helix Antenna; U.S. Patent No. 6,304,885, Digital Data Retrieving, Organizing And Display System; U.S. Patent No. 6,304,833, Hypothesis Selection For Evidential Reasoning Systems; U.S. Patent No. 6,105,015, Wavelet-Based Hybrid Neurosystem For Classifying A Signal Or An Image Represented By The Signal In A Data System; U.S. Patent No. 5,814,816, System For Monitoring Surface Stress And Other Conditions In Structures; U.S Patent No. 5,790,758, Neural Network Architecture For Gaussian Components Of A Mixture Density Function; U.S. Patent No. 5,781,460, System And Method For Chaotic Signal Identification; U.S. Patent No. 5,757,974, System And Method For Data Compression; U.S. Patent No. 5,729,171, Preamplifier With Adjustable Input Resistance; U.S. Patent No. 5,728,944, Photoelastic Stress Sensor; U.S. Patent No. 5,712,959, Neural Network Architecture For Non- Gaussian Components Of A Mixture Density Function; and U.S. Patent No. 5,696,700, System And Computer-Implemented Method For Fractal-Dimension Measurement For Target-Motion Analysis Noise Discrimination.

The inventions listed below are assigned to the United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Navy and are made available for licensing by the Department of the Navy. U.S. Patent Number 6,958,466, entitled ``Method and System For Detecting Targets Known Up to a Simplex from Multi-Spectral and Hyper- Spectral Imagery Employing the Normal Compositional Model'', issue date October 25, 2005.//U.S. Patent Number 6,948,388, entitled ``Wireless Remote Sensor'', issue date September 27, 2005.//U.S. Patent Number 6,947,504, entitled ``Frequency Synchronizer'', issue date September 20, 2005.//U.S. Patent Number 6,925,136, entitled ``Simultaneous Frequency and Phase Synchronizer'', issue date August 2, 2005.//U.S. Patent Number 6,943,358, entitled ``Method for Developing a Calibration Algorithm for Quantifying the Hydrocarbon Content of Aqueous Media'', issue date September 13, 2005.//U.S. Patent Number 6,842,013, entitled ``Method for Making Transmission Measurements in a Dual-Chambered Anechoic Chamber Using Spatial Averaging'', issue date January 11, 2005.//U.S. Patent Number 6,822,522, entitled ``Method and Apparatus for an Improved Nonlinear Oscillator'', issue date November 23, 2004.// U.S. Patent Number 6,802,132, entitled ``Electrolytic Tilt Sensor and Method for Manufacturing Same'', issue date October 12, 2004.//U.S. Patent Number 6,784,670, entitled ``Dual Chambered Anechoic Chamber'', issue date August 31, 2004.//U.S. Patent Number 6,782,063, entitled ``Automatic Gain Control'', issue date August 24, 2004.//U.S. Patent Number 6,753,994, entitled ``Spatially Conformable Tunable Filter'', issue date June 22, 2004.//U.S. Patent Number 6,727,941, entitled ``Universal Digital Camera Controller with Automatic Iris Tuning'', issue date April 27, 2004.//U.S. Patent Number 6,710,737, entitled ``Calibrator for Radar Target Simulator'', issue date March 23, 2004.// U.S. Patent Number 6,671,304, entitled ``Amplitude-Modulated Laser for High-Bandwidth Communications Systems'', issue date December 30, 2003./ /U.S. Patent Number 6,661,566, entitled ``Method and Optical Switch for Altering an Electromagnetic Energy Wave in Response to Acceleration Forces'', issue date December 9, 2003.//U.S. Patent Number 6,631,156, entitled ``Digital Data Communications System'', issue date October 7, 2003.//U.S. Patent Number 6,625,896, entitled ``Electrolytic Tilt Sensor and Method for Manufacturing Same'', issue date September 30, 2003.//U.S. Patent Number 6,622,092, entitled ``Predictor for Optimal Broadband Impedance Matching'', issue date September 16, 2003.//U.S. Patent Number 6,619,866, entitled ``Dynamic Range Extended For Optical Transmitters'', issue date September 16, 2003.//U.S. Patent Number 6,584,300, entitled ``Object-Oriented System for Simulating Sonar Target Acoustic Scattering'', issue date June 24, 2003.//U.S. Patent Number 6,549,560, entitled ``Comb Limiter Combiner for Frequency-Hopped Communications'', issue date April 15, 2003.//U.S. Patent Number 6,525,325, entitled ``System for Quantifying the Hydrocarbon Content of Aqueous Media'', issue date February 25, 2003.//U.S. Patent Number 6,507,252, entitled ``High Rejection Evanescent Mic Multiplexers for Multifunctional Systems'', issue date January 14, 2003.//U.S. Patent Number 6,466,515, entitled ``Power-Efficient Sonar System Employing a Waveform and Processing Method for Improved Range Resolution at High Doppler Sensitivity'', issue date October 15, 2002.//U.S. Patent Number 6,466,184, entitled ``Three Dimensional Volumetric Display'', issue date October 15, 2002.//U.S. Patent Number 6,459,745, entitled ``Frequency/Timing Recovery Circuit for Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed Signals'', issue date October 1, 2002.//U.S. Patent Number 6,448,941, entitled ``Method for Secure Communications Using Spiral Antennas'', issue date September 10, 2002.//U.S. Patent Number 6,437,890, entitled ``Laser Communications Link'', issue date August 20, 2002.//U.S. Patent Number 6,414,305, entitled ``Automated System for Determining Minimum Resolvable Temperature Differences'', issue date July 2, 2002.//U.S. Patent Number 6,395,435, entitled ``Photo- Lithographic Mask Having Total Internal Reflective Surfaces'', May 28, 2002.//U.S. Patent Number 6,232,931, entitled ``Opto-Electronically Controlled Frequency Selective Surface'', issue date May 15, 2001.// U.S. Patent Number 6,229,847, entitled ``Signal Quality Measurement Device'', issue date May 8, 2001.//U.S. Patent Number 6,198,425, entitled ``Pulse Doppler Target Detecting Device'', issue date March 6, 2001.//U.S. Patent Number 6,166,680, entitled ``Range Dependent time Delay Target Detecting Device'', issue date December 26, 2000.//U.S. Patent Number 6,138,572, entitled ``;Three-Beam Passive Infrared Guided Missile Fuze (U)'', issue date October 31, 2000.//U.S. Patent Number 6,137,609, entitled ``Over-the-Horizon Optical Communications Transceiver'', issue date October 24, 2000.//U.S. Patent Number 6,133,865, entitled ``Cw Converter Circuit'', issue date October 17, 2000.//U.S. Patent Number 6,067,448, entitled ``System and Method for Isolating Radio Frequency Signals'', issue date May 23, 2000.//U.S. Patent Number 6,061,821, entitled ``Context Based Error Detection and Correction for Binary Encoded Text Messages'', issue date May 9, 2000./ /U.S. Patent Number 6,052,100, entitled ``Computer Controlled Three- Dimensional Volumetric Display'', issue date April 18, 2000.//U.S. Patent Number 6,040,801, entitled ``Low Duty Cycle Navigation System'', issue date March 21, 2000.//U.S. Patent Number 6,008,642, entitled ``Stochastic Resonance Detector for Weak Signals'', issue date December 28, 1999.//U.S. Patent Number 5,892,765, entitled ``System and Method for Effectuating Communications between Networks Operating Asynchronously with Respect to One Another'', issue date April 6, 1999.//U.S. Patent Number 5,805,635, entitled ``Secure Communication System'', issue date September 8, 1998.//U.S. Patent Number 5,789,961, entitled ``Noise- and Coupling-Tuned Signal Processor with Arrays of Nonlinear Dynamic Elements'', issue date August 4, 1998.//U.S. Patent Number 5,754,496, entitled ``Detector Employing Logic Circuitry for the Selective Screening of Signals (U)'', issue date May 19, 1998.//U.S. Patent Number 5,648,940 entitled ``Pulse Coded Sonar Having Improved Doppler Determination Feature'', issue date July 15, 1997.//U.S. Patent Number 5,493,612, entitled ``Secure Communication Keying System'', issue date February 20, 1996.//U.S. Patent Number 5,475,802, entitled ``Selective Polygon Map Display Method'', issue date December 12, 1995.//U.S. Patent Number 5,341,463, entitled ``Selective Polygon Map Display Method'', issue date August 23, 1994.//U.S. Patent Number 5,325,395, entitled ``5-Volt Low Level Serial Transceiver'', issue date June 28, 1994.//U.S. Patent Number 5,081,900, entitled ``Resonance Damage Process'', issue date January 21, 1992.//U.S. Patent Number 5,073,784, entitled ``Transmitter Location System for Frequencies Below Hf'', issue date December 17, 1991.//U.S. Patent Number 5,062,083, entitled ``Ping Elongator-Modulator for Realistic Echo Synthesis'', issue date October 29, 1991.

The inventions listed below are assigned to the United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Navy and are made available for licensing by the Department of the Navy. U.S. Patent Number 6,904,861, entitled ``Boat Capture System'', issue date June 14, 2005.//U.S. Patent Pending, entitled ``Role Based Access Control'', Navy Case Number 96217.//U.S. Patent Pending, entitled System of Access Control Based on Hierarchical Characteristics'', Navy Case Number 97189.//U.S. Patent Pending, entitled ``Software Architecture for Access Control Based Hierarchical Characteristics'', Navy Case Number 97188.

The Department of the Navy is amending its certifications and exemptions under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), to reflect that the Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General (Admiralty and Maritime Law) has determined that USS TEXAS (SSN 775) is a vessel of the Navy which, due to its special construction and purpose, cannot fully comply with certain provisions of the 72 COLREGS without interfering with its special function as a naval ship. The intended effect of this rule is to warn mariners in waters where 72 COLREGS apply.

The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of the availability for donation as a museum/memorial the battleship ex-IOWA (BB 61), located at the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Benecia, CA, and battleship ex-WISCONSIN (BB 64) located adjacent to the Nauticus National Maritime Center/Hampton Roads Naval Museum in Norfolk, VA. The availability of these battleships for donation is in compliance with Public Law 109-163, the FY06 National Defense Authorization Act, and under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 7306. The Secretary of the Navy requires, as a condition of transfer, that the donee locate ex-IOWA within the State of California and ex-WISCONSIN within the Commonwealth of Virginia. The transfer of ships for donation under 10 U.S.C. 7306 shall be made at no cost to the United States Government. The donee will be required to maintain the ship as a static display in a condition that is satisfactory to the Secretary of the Navy. In accordance with Public Law 109-163, the 30-day Congressional notification of donation was waived for ex-IOWA and ex-WISCONSIN. It is in the best interests of the Navy to donate these ships as soon as possible. Therefore, a letter of intent will be required within 45 days from the date of this notice and all ship donation applications must be received within six months from the date of this notice. Prospective donees must submit a letter of intent to the Navy Inactive Ship Program Office within 45 days of this Federal Register notice. The letter of intent must: a. Identify the specific ship sought for donation; b. Include a statement of the proposed use for the ship; c. Identify the proposed berthing location; d. If the applicant is not a state, territory or possession of the United States, or a political subdivision or municipal corporation thereof, or the District of Columbia, provide a copy of a determination letter by the Internal Revenue Service that the applicant is exempt from tax under the Internal Revenue Code, or submit evidence that the applicant has filed the appropriate documentation in order to obtain tax exempt status; e. If the applicant asserts that it is a corporation or association whose charter or articles of agreement denies it the right to operate for profit, provide a properly authenticated copy of the charter, certificate of incorporation, and a copy of the organization's by-laws; f. Provide a notarized copy of the resolution or other action of the applicant's governing board authorizing the person signing the application to represent the organization and to sign on its behalf for the purpose of obtaining a vessel; and g. Provide written affirmation that the prospective donee can submit a complete ship donation application to the Navy, compliant with the Navy's application requirements, within six months of this Federal Register notice. If the applicant is incapable of meeting this deadline, specific rationale must be provided along with identification of the events that must be achieved and the timeline necessary in order to submit a complete ship donation application to the Navy. The Navy reserves the right to provide a reasonable extension for receipt of applications, or to reject a request for extension and to proceed with other applications received within the six-month deadline. Upon receipt of the letter of intent, the Navy will contact the prospective donees to ensure a full understanding of the application requirements. Qualified organizations in the state of California wishing to apply for ex-IOWA, and qualified organizations in the Commonwealth of Virginia wishing to apply for ex-WISCONSIN, must submit a complete application to the Navy within six months of this notice, comprised of a business/financial plan, a technical plan (includes a towing plan, mooring plan, maintenance plan and environmental plan), a curatorial/ museum plan, and a community support plan (includes information concerning support from the community and benefit to the Navy). The application must address the following areas: a. Business/Financial Plan: The Business/Financial Plan must detail the estimated start-up and operating costs, and provide detailed evidence of firm financing adequate to cover these costs. Start-up costs include towing, mooring (this includes but not limited to the cost of acquiring and improving facilities, and dredging if required), ship restoration, museum development, and meeting environmental requirements (including permitting fees and expenses). Operating costs are those associated with operating and maintaining the vessel as a museum/memorial, including rent, utilities, personnel, insurance, periodic dry-docking, etc. Firm financing means available funding to ensure the first five years of operation and future stability for long- term operation. This can include pledges, loans, gifts, bonds (except revenue bonds), funds on deposit at a financial institution, or any combination of the above. The applicant must also provide income projections from sources such as individual and group admissions, facility rental fees and gift shop revenues sufficient to cover the estimated operating expenses. b. Technical: The technical plan is comprised of a Towing Plan, Mooring Plan, Maintenance Plan, and Environmental Plan. The Towing Plan describes how the ship will be prepared for tow and safely towed from its present location to the permanent display site proposed by the applicant. The Towing Plan must comply with all U.S. Navy Tow Manual requirements, which can be found at https:// www.supsalv.org/pdf/towman.pdf. The Mooring Plan describes how the ship will be secured at its permanent display site during normal and extreme weather conditions (including the 100-year storm event) to prevent damage to the ship, its mooring system, the pier, and surrounding facilities. Provide evidence of availability of a facility for permanent mooring of the ship, either by ownership, existing lease, or by letter from the facility owners indicating a statement of intent to utilize such facilities. Address any requirement to obtain site-specific permits and/or municipality approvals required for the facility, to include but not limited to, Port Authority and Army Corps of Engineers approvals/permits, where required. The mooring location must be acceptable to the Navy and not obstruct or interfere with navigation. The Environmental Plan describes how the applicant will comply with all Federal, state and local environmental and public health & safety regulations and permit requirements. The applicant must also provide information necessary for the Navy to complete an environmental assessment of the donation as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), including the impact of the donation on the natural and man-made environment, local infrastructure, and evaluation of the socio-economic consequences of the donation. The Maintenance Plan must describe plans for long-term, short-term, and daily maintenance of the vessel, including preservation and maintenance schedule, underwater hull inspections, emergency response and fire/flood/intrusion control, pest control, security, periodic dry- docking, and qualifications of the maintenance team. c. The Curatorial/Museum Plan includes two parts: A Curatorial Plan and a Historic Management Plan. The Curatorial Plan must describe the qualifications for a professional curator (and curator staff, if necessary). The plan must also describe how the museum will collect and manage artifacts, including a statement of purpose and description of access, authority, and collection management responsibilities. The Historic Management Plan must describe how the museum will display the vessel and exhibits, including a description of the historical context of the ship, vessel restoration plans, historical subject matter that will be displayed with the ship, and exhibit display plans. d. The Community Support Plan must include evidence of local support. Evidence of regional support should also be provided. This includes letters of endorsement from adjacent communities and counties, cities or states. Also describe how the location of the ship will encourage public visitation and tourism, become an integral part of the community, and how the ship will enhance community development. The Community Support Plan must also describe the benefit to the Navy, including, but not limited to, addressing how the prospective donee may support Navy recruiting efforts, the connection between the Navy and the proposed berthing location, how veterans associations in the area are willing to support the vessel, how the prospective donee will honor veterans' contributions to the United States, and how the exhibit will commemorate those contributions and showcase Naval traditions. The relative importance of each area that must be addressed in the donation application is as follows: Business/Financial Plan and Technical Plan are the most important criteria and are equal in importance. Within the Technical Plan, the Mooring Plan is of greatest importance, and the Towing Plan, Maintenance Plan and Environmental Plan are individually of equal importance but of lesser importance to the Mooring Plan. The Curatorial/Museum Plan and Community Support Plan are of equal importance, but of lesser importance than the aforementioned plans. Evaluation of the application(s) will be performed by the Navy to ensure the application(s) are compliant with the minimum acceptable application criteria and requirements. In the event of multiple compliant applications for the same battleship, the Navy will perform a comparative evaluation of the applications to determine the best- qualified applicant. The adjectival ratings to be used for each criterion include: Outstanding, Good, Satisfactory, Marginal and Unsatisfactory. The Secretary of the Navy or his designee will make the final donation decision. Additional information concerning the application process and requirements are found on the Navy's Ship Donation Web site, https:// www.navsea.navy.mil/ndp. The complete application must be submitted in hard copy and electronically on a CD to the Navy Inactive Ship Program Office within six months of this Federal Register notice. As stated above, the Navy Reserves the right to provide a reasonable extension for receipt of applications, or to reject a request for extension and to proceed with other applications received within the 6-month deadline. For Further Information and Submission of Ship Donation Applications, Contact: Commander, Program Executive Office Ships (PEO SHIPS), PMS333, Navy Inactive Ship Program Office, Ship Donation Program, ATTN: Ms. Gloria Carvalho (PMS 333G), 300 M Street, SE., Suite 500, Washington, DC 20003, telephone number 202-781-0485.

The Department of the Navy is amending its certifications and exemptions under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), to reflect that the Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General (Admiralty and Maritime Law) has determined that USS CARNEY (DDG 64) is a vessel of the Navy which, due to its special construction and purpose, cannot fully comply with certain provisions of the 72 COLREGS without interfering with its special function as a naval ship. The intended effect of this rule is to warn mariners in waters where 72 COLREGS apply.

The Department of the Navy is amending its certifications and exemptions under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), to reflect that the Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General (Admiralty and Maritime Law) has determined that USS BARRY (DDG 52) is a vessel of the Navy which, due to its special construction and purpose, cannot fully comply with certain provisions of the 72 COLREGS without interfering with its special function as a naval ship. The intended effect of this rule is to warn mariners in waters where 72 COLREGS apply.

The purpose of the meeting is to elicit the advice of the board on the Naval Service's Postgraduate Education Program and the collaborative exchange and partnership between NPS and the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). The board examines the effectiveness with which the NPS is accomplishing its mission. To this end, the board will inquire into the curricula; instruction; physical equipment; administration; state of morale of the student body, faculty, and staff; fiscal affairs; and any other matters relating to the operation of the NPS as the board considers pertinent. This meeting will be open to the public.

The CNO Executive Panel will report on the findings and recommendations of the Shipbuilding Subcommittee to the Chief of Naval Operations. The meeting will consist of discussions of shipbuilding industry, force structure, capabilities, and requirements.

The U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors will meet to make such inquiry, as the Board shall deem necessary into the state of morale and discipline, the curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, and academic methods of the Naval Academy. The meeting will include discussions of personnel issues at the Naval Academy, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. The executive session of this meeting will be closed to the public.

The Department of the Navy is amending its certifications and exemptions under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), to reflect that the Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General of the Navy (Admiralty and Maritime Law) has determined that Causeway Ferry Power Modules (CFPM) and Warping Tugs (WT) are vessels of the Navy which, due to their special construction and purpose, cannot fully comply with certain provisions of the 72 COLREGS without interfering with their special function as naval ships. The intended effect of this rule is to warn mariners in waters where 72 COLREGS apply.