Department of the Navy 2018 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

A notice of availability was published in the Federal Register by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on November 16, 2018 (83 FR 57726) for the Department of the Navy's (Navy) Draft Fallon Range Complex Modernization Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) at Naval Air Station Fallon, NV. The public review period ends January 15, 2019. This notice announces a thirty-day extension of the public comment period until February 14, 2019.

The United States Department of the Navy (DoN), after carefully weighing the strategic, operational, and environmental consequences of the Proposed Action, announces its decision to conduct training and testing activities as identified in Alternative 1 of the Hawaii-Southern California Training and Testing (HSTT) Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement (OEIS) dated October 2018. Under Alternative 1, the DoN will be able to meet current and future DoN training and testing requirements.

The invention listed below is assigned to the United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Navy. The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to Newcomer Arms, LLC and Burkart-Taylor, LLC, a revocable, nonassignable, co- exclusive license to practice in the United States, the Government- owned invention described below: U.S. Patent Application Number 14/953,315 (Navy Case 200226): filed November 28, 2015, entitled ``OPTIMIZED SUBSONIC PROJECTILES AND RELATED METHODS.''

The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to Vedevo, Inc. (Capitola, CA) a revocable, nonassignable, exclusive license to practice in the field of use of data compression method for use in still images, in the field of use of data compression method for use in video streaming, in the field of use of data compression method for use in digital signal processing, in the field of use of data compression method for use in computer graphics, in the field of use of data compression method for use in video games, in the field of use of data compression method for use in virtual reality, in the field of use of data compression method for use in medical imaging & diagnostics, in the field of use of data compression method for use in data storage, in the field of use of data compression method for use in security systems, and in the field of use of data compression method for use in numerical methods, the Government-Owned invention described in U.S. Patent No. 8,526,746 issued September 3, 2013 titled ``NEAR- LOSSLESS DATA COMPRESSION METHOD USING NONUNIFORM SAMPLING.''

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.

Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality, the Department of the Navy (DoN) has prepared and filed with the United States Environmental Protection Agency a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of modernization of the Fallon Range Training Complex (FRTC), Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, to include renewing the current public land withdrawal, expanding land ranges, expanding and modifying airspace, and upgrading range infrastructure. The DoN is not proposing to change the level or type of training, rather activities would be redistributed across the expanded ranges. The DoN will hold seven public meetings to inform the public and receive oral and written comments on the Draft EIS. This notice announces the dates and locations of the public meetings and provides information about the environmental planning effort.

The Department of the Navy (DoN) announces the availability of the inventions listed below, assigned to the United States Government, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, for domestic and foreign licensing by the Department of the Navy.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps 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.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the United States Marine Corps 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 Navy (DON) announces the appointment of members to the DON's numerous Senior Executive Service (SES) Performance Review Boards (PRBs).

The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the United States Naval Academy Board of Visitors will take place.

The Department of the Navy (DoN) announces the availability of the inventions listed in this notice, assigned to the United States Government, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, for domestic and foreign licensing by the Department of the Navy.

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 internal procedures of Marine Corps University. All sessions of the meeting will be open to the public.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Civilian Human Resources 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 published a document in the Federal Register on August 23, 2018, announcing an intent to grant to Duchak Ventures, LLC, a revocable, nonassignable, exclusive license. The scope of the intent to license has been revised.

The Department of the Navy proposes to modify a system of records notice: Data Warehouse Business Intelligence System (DWBIS), N05220-1, to be compliant with the OMB Circular A-108; by updating contact information for the system manager; by expanding the categories of individuals covered by the system to include the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) and its two systems centers; by updating the categories of records for these individuals, and by providing routine uses that are consistent within the Federal Government. This is necessary to allow a single system to be used for all of SPAWAR to manage workforce education, training, skills, and experience required for the development of its Acquisition Workforce, Cyber Security, and Information Warfare workforce.

The Department of the Navy (DoN) announces the availability of the inventions listed below, assigned to the United States Government, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, for domestic and foreign licensing by the Department of the Navy.

The Department of the Navy (DoN) announces the availability of the inventions listed below, assigned to the United States Government, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, for domestic and foreign licensing by the Department of the Navy.

The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to EnZinc, Inc., a revocable, nonassignable, exclusive license to practice in the field of use of a zinc electrode for use in a nickel-zinc battery for two- or three-wheeled electric vehicles; the field of use of a zinc electrode for use in a nickel-zinc battery for micro-grid energy storage; the field of use of a zinc electrode for use in a nickel-zinc battery in a start-stop vehicles; the field of use of a zinc electrode for use in a nickel-zinc battery for hybrid-electric vehicles; and the field of use of use of a zinc electrode for use in a nickel-zinc battery for electric vehicles having at least four wheels, in the United States, the Government-owned invention described in U.S. Patent Application No. 15/666,724: Zinc Electrodes for Batteries, Navy Case No. 102,137.//U.S. Patent Application No. 15/797,181: Zinc Electrodes for Batteries, Navy Case No. 102,137.// and any continuations, divisionals or re-issues thereof.

The Department of the Navy (DoN) 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 (DAJAG) (Admiralty and Maritime Law) has determined that USS PAUL IGNATIUS (DDG 117) 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 its intent to grant to OLLI Technology Corporation dba Tanka a partially exclusive license to practice the Government-owned inventions described in the following U.S. Patents: U.S. Patent No. 8,023,760 titled ``System and method for enhancing low-visibility imagery,'' U.S. Patent No. 8,116,522 titled ``Ship detection system and method from overhead images,'' U.S. Patent No. 8,149,245 titled ``Adaptive linear contrast method for enhancement of low-visibility imagery,'' U.S. Patent No. 8,170,272 titled ``Method for classifying vessels using features extracted from overhead imagery,'' U.S. Patent No. 8,411,969 titled ``Method for fusing overhead imagery with automatic vessel reporting systems,'' U.S. Patent No. 8,422,738 titled ``Adaptive automated synthetic aperture radar ship detection method with false alarm mitigation,'' U.S. Patent No. 8,437,509 titled ``System and method for inferring vessel speed from overhead images,'' U.S. Patent No. 8,731,237 titled ``Automatic asset detection for disaster relief using satellite imagery,'' U.S. Patent No. 8,958,602 titled ``System and method for tracking maritime domain targets from video data,'' U.S. Patent No. 9,305,214 titled ``Systems and methods for real-time horizon detection in images,'' U.S. Patent No. 9,349,170 titled ``Single image contrast enhancement method using the adaptive wiener filter,'' and U.S. Patent No. 9,355,439 titled ``Joint contrast enhancement and turbulence mitigation method,'' as well as any re-issue.

The invention listed below is assigned to the United States (U.S.) Government as represented by the Secretary of the Navy and is available for licensing by the Department of the Navy. U.S. Patent Application Number 15/474,374 entitled ``Synergistic Metal Polycarboxylate Corrosion Inhibitors'', filed on 30 May 2017 and related Patent Cooperation Treaty filing PCT/US17/63347, filed 28 November 2017, Navy Case PAX236.

The Department of the Navy published a document in the Federal Register on February 27, 2018, announcing an intent to grant to Integrated Composite Construction Systems, LLC, a revocable, nonassignable, exclusive license. The scope of the intent to license has been revised.

The Department of the Navy (DoN) announces the availability of the inventions listed below, assigned to the United States Government, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, for domestic and foreign licensing by the Department of the Navy.

The Department of the Navy (DoN) 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 (DAJAG) (Admiralty and Maritime Law) has determined that USS CHARLESTON (LCS 18) 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.