Navy Department November 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, 42 United States Code (U.S.C.) Section 4332(2)(c), the regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] parts 1500-1508), the Department of the Navy NEPA regulations (32 CFR part 775), and the Marine Corps Environmental Compliance and Protection Manual, which is Marine Corps Order P5090.2A w/change 2 (MCO P5090.2A), the Department of the Navy (DON) announces its decision to introduce up to ten MV-22 squadrons (120 aircraft) on the West Coast and replace nine helicopter squadrons (114 aircraft) currently authorized for basing on the West Coast as part of a U.S. Marine Corps (USMC)-wide process of replacing its aging fleet of medium-lift helicopters with more advanced, operationally-capable aircraft.

The Department of the Navy gives notice of its intent to grant to Raytheon IDS, MST1FW1, 50 Apple Hill Road, Tewksbury, MA 01876, a revocable, nonassignable, exclusive license to practice in the United States, the Government-Owned inventions, as identified in United States Patent Number 5,520,331 issued on May 28, 1996, Navy Case Number 75983 entitled ``Liquid Atomizing Nozzle''.