Department of the Navy – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), the Department of the Navy (DON) announces the appointment of members to the DON's numerous Senior Executive Service (SES) Performance Review Boards (PRBs). The purpose of the PRBs is to provide fair and impartial review of the annual SES performance appraisal prepared by the senior executive's immediate and second level supervisor; to make recommendations to appointing officials regarding acceptance or modification of the performance rating; and to make recommendations for performance bonuses and basic pay increases. Composition of the specific PRBs will be determined on an ad hoc basis from among individuals listed below:

Pursuant to the provisions of The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, as amended), notice is hereby given that the following meeting of the Board of Advisors to the President, Naval Postgraduate School will be held.

This notice is to inform the public that the Department of the Navy is expanding the Virginia Capes (VACAPES) Range Complex Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement (EIS/OEIS) area of consideration and to invite the public to provide comments for consideration during preparation of the EIS/OEIS. Since the December 2006 EIS/OEIS scoping notice [FR 71143], potential shallow water inert mine warfare training areas have been identified in the southern portion of the Chesapeake Bay, south of latitude 37[deg] 25'N. The proposed training areas would consist of instrumented shapes placed temporarily for training purposes. Each of the two proposed training areas would be approximately one by four square nautical miles in area. Training in these mine warfare areas would not involve use of active sonar. Arrangement could vary periodically and location within the proposed training areas would vary depending on operational requirements; however shipping lanes will be avoided. Divers will be required to perform periodic maintenance and replacement of the instrumented shapes. Scoping comments previously submitted following publication of the December 2006 Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS/OEIS for the VACAPES Range Complex are still valid and need not be resubmitted. The Navy encourages additional comments or concerns on the expanded area of consideration. VACAPES Range Complex requirements, additional EIS/OEIS information, proposed action background, alternatives, environmental considerations, and public participation inputs can be found at https:// www.vacapesrangecomplexeis.com. More detailed information regarding this notice of intent can be found on the project Web site.

The Naval Research Advisory Committee (NRAC) will meet to discuss classified information from government organizations and proprietary information from commercial organizations. All sessions of the September 26 Plenary Session will be devoted to briefings and discussions focusing on emerging threats posed by potential adversaries, the exploitation of physical vulnerabilities and the tactical applications of known and emerging technologies. These sessions will also include proprietary information regarding technology applications and systems under development in the private sector between competing companies. In addition, these sessions will focus on the assessment of the emerging concepts of operations in each of these areas and evaluate appropriate options in such areas as: Training, S&T funding allocation, technology monitoring, and progress assessments; and probable time frames for transformation and implementation. Furthermore, these sessions will identify, review, and assess challenges with the utilization and fielding of various technology applications. All sessions on September 27 will be open to the public except for the meeting period from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. dealing with the security and counterintelligence briefing which will involve discussions of security policies and procedures classified at the SECRET level.

The Department of the Navy (DON) hereby gives notice of a requirement to submit donation applications to obtain the guided missile cruiser ex-TICONDEROGA (CG 47) for use as a static museum/ memorial for public display under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 7306. The ex-TICONDEROGA was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on August 12, 2004 and is located at the NAVSEA Inactive Ships On-Site Maintenance Office, Philadelphia, PA. Eligible recipients include: (1) Any State, Commonwealth, or possession of the United States or any municipal corporation or political subdivision thereof; (2) the District of Columbia; or (3) any not-for-profit or non-profit entity. The transfer of a vessel for donation under 10 U.S.C. 7306 shall be at no cost to the United States Government. The donee will be required to maintain the vessel as a static display in a condition that is satisfactory to the Secretary of the Navy. A letter of intent will be required within 45 days from the date of this notice and all donation applications must be received by January 31, 2008. The DON will foreclose consideration of donation of ex- TICONDEROGA to any entity that does not submit a letter of intent to the DON within 45 days of the date of this notice. Prospective applicants must submit a letter of intent to the Navy Inactive Ships Program office within 45 days of this Federal Register notice. The letter of intent must: a. Identify the specific vessel sought for donation; b. Include a statement of the proposed use for the vessel; 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 and/or Articles of Incorporation denies it the right to operate for profit, provide a properly authenticated copy of the Charter, Articles 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 applicant can submit a complete ship donation application to the DON, compliant with the DON's application requirements, by January 31, 2008. Upon receipt of the letter of intent, the DON will contact the prospective applicant(s) to ensure a full understanding of the application requirements, which will be available early September 2007, on the DON Ship Donation Web site located at: https:// peoships.crane.navy.mil/donation/. This information was previously available for several years at https://navsea.navy.mil/NDP and is being transitioned to a new server. Qualified organizations who submit a letter of intent for the ex- TICONDEROGA (CG 47) must submit a complete application to the DON by January 31, 2008, comprised of a Business/Financial Plan, Mooring Plan, Towing Plan, Maintenance Plan, Environmental Plan, Curatorial/Museum Plan, and a Community Support Plan. These plans must include the following information: 1. 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), vessel restoration, museum development, and meeting environmental requirements (including permitting fees and expenses) etc. Operating costs are those costs 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. 2. Mooring Plan: The Mooring Plan describes how the vessel 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 vessel, its mooring system, the pier, and surrounding facilities. Provide evidence of availability of a facility for permanent mooring of the vessel, 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 DON and not obstruct or interfere with navigation. 3. Towing Plan: The Towing Plan describes how the vessel 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. 4. Environmental Plan: 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 describe how it will address the possibility of invasive species on the underwater hull and measures to protect the marine environment of the proposed berthing location from invasive species. The applicant also should provide information necessary for the DON to complete an environmental assessment of the donation as required by the National Environmental Policy Act, 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. 5. Maintenance Plan: The Maintenance Plan must describe plans for long-term and short-term 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. 6. Curatorial/Museum Plan: The Curatorial/Museum Plan includes three parts: Staff qualifications, a Collection Management Plan and Historical Management Plan. The Curatorial/Museum Plan must describe the qualifications and responsibilities for a professional curator and supporting staff. The Collection Management Plan must define the museum's scope of artifact collection, and the collection management activity (documentation, accession and deaccession policies, risk management and insurance, collections care and control, loans, etc.). The Historical Management Plan must provide a description of the historical context in which the vessel will be displayed. The plan should also describe proposed exhibits, as well as vessel restoration plans. The applicant must conform to standard ethical codes of conduct for museum organizations. 7. 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 and/or States. Also describe how the location of the vessel will encourage public visitation and tourism, become an integral part of the community, and how the vessel will enhance community development. The Community Support Plan must also describe the benefit to the DON, including, but not limited to, addressing how the prospective donee may support DON recruiting efforts, the connection between the DON 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 Mooring Plan are the most important criteria and are equal in importance. The Towing Plan, Maintenance Plan and Environmental Plan are individually of equal importance but of lesser importance than the Business/ Financial and Mooring Plans. 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 DON to ensure the application(s) are compliant with the minimum acceptable application criterion and requirements. In the event of multiple compliant applications for the same vessel, the DON 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 will be available early September 2007, on the DON Ship Donation Web site located at https://peoships.crane.navy.mil/donation/. This information was previously available for several years at https:// navsea.navy.mil/NDP and is being transitioned to a new server. The complete application must be submitted in hard copy and electronically on a CD to the Navy Inactive Ships Program Office by January 31, 2008. In the absence of a viable donation application, the DON reserves the right to remove ex-TICONDEROGA from donation consideration and proceed with disposal of the vessel. For Further Information and Submission of Ship Donation Applications, Contact: Ms. Gloria Carvalho of the Naval Sea Systems Command, Navy Inactive Ships Program (PMS 333), telephone number 202- 781-0485. Mailed correspondence should be addressed to: The Columbia Group, 1201 M Street, SE., Suite 010, Washington, DC 20003; marked for Ms. Gloria Carvalho (PMS 333).

The inventions listed below are assigned to the United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Navy and are available for domestic and foreign licensing by the Department of the Navy. The following patents are available for licensing: Patent No. 7,102,665: VEHICLE UNDERBODY IMAGING SYSTEM//Patent No. 7,102,814: PERSONAL PORTABLE BLANKETS AS AN INFRARED SHIELDING DEVICE FOR FIELD ACTIVITIES//Patent No. 7,103,614: AUTOMATIC VEHICLE INFORMATION RETRIEVAL FOR USE AT ENTRY TO A SECURE SITE//Patent No. 7,113,447: LASER PUMPED COMPACT ACOUSTIC SENSOR SYSTEM//Patent No. 7,162,943: CAVITATING EXPLOSIVELY AUGMENTED WATER-JET MINE CUTTER SYSTEM//Patent No. 7,164,618: DUAL UNIT EIDETIC TOPOGRAPHER//Patent No. 7,164,787: ENHANCING TWO-DIMENSIONAL CONTRAST IMAGES RENDERED FROM THREE- DIMENSIONAL STREAK TUBE IMAGING LIDAR (STIL) DATA//Patent No. 7,164,788: ENHANCING TWO-DIMENSIONAL RANGE IMAGES RENDERED FROM THREE- DIMENSIONAL STREAK TUBE IMAGING LIDAR (STIL) DATA//Patent No. 7,203,339: ENHANCING TWO-DIMENSIONAL CONTRAST AND RANGE IMAGES RENDERED FROM THREE DIMENSIONAL STREAK TUBE IMAGING LIDAR (STIL) DATA//Patent No. 7,213,409: RECONFIGURABLE HYDROGEN TRANSFER HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM// Patent No. 7,213,497: INFLATABLE TRAJECTORY ALTERING AND BLAST ENERGY ABSORPTION SYSTEM// Patent No. 7,215,826: RENDERING THREE-DIMENSIONAL STREAK TUBE IMAGING LIDAR (STIL) DATA TO TWO-DIMENSIONAL CONTRAST AND RANGE MAPPINGS THEREOF//Patent No. 7,216,897: ACTIVE TORQUE REDUCTION FOR HYDRAULICALLY FILLED JOINTS//Patent No. 7,233,346: DIFFERENTIAL IMAGING METHOD AND SYSTEM// Patent No. 7,236,201: METHOD OF GENERATING AN IMAGE IN A TURBID MEDIUM.

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 U.S. Marine Corps is deleting a system of records notice from its inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a).

The Department of the Navy is amending a system of records notice in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Executive Panel will report on the findings and recommendations of the Navy Civilian Workforce Subcommittee to the Chief of Naval Operations. The meeting will consist of the final report to Chief of Naval Operations regarding the internal personnel rules and practices supporting effective Navy civilian workforce management and will discuss anecdotal and specific personal information about individuals employed by the Department of the Navy.

Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 and regulations implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), and Presidential Executive Order 12114, the Department of the Navy (Navy) has prepared and filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/Overseas EIS on July 19, 2007, to evaluate the potential environmental effects of conducting current and emerging Navy Pacific Fleet training and defense-related research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) operations within the Hawaii Range Complex (HRC) and to upgrade or modernize range complex capabilities (including hardware and infrastructure). A Notice of Intent for this DEIS/OEIS was published in the Federal Register, 71 FR 51188, on August 29, 2006. The Draft EIS/OEIS was distributed to Federal, State, and Local agencies, elected officials, as well as other interested individuals and organizations on July 20, 2007. On July 27, 2007, Navy issued a revision to the Draft EIS/OEIS that was filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on July 19, 2007. Errata sheets and a corrected Draft EIS/OEIS were distributed to all Federal, State, and local agencies, elected officials, and other interested individuals and organizations on Navy's distribution list. To allow for the full 45-day review of the Draft EIS/OEIS, the public comment period has been extended from September 10, 2007 to September 17, 2007. The Navy will conduct four public hearings to receive oral and written comments on the Draft EIS/OEIS. Federal agencies, state agencies, and local agencies and interested individuals are invited to be present or represented at the public hearings. This notice announces the dates and locations of the public hearings for this Draft EIS/OEIS. Dates and Addresses: An open house session will precede the scheduled public hearing at each of the locations listed below and will allow individuals to review the information presented in the Draft EIS/OEIS. Navy representatives will be available during the open house sessions to clarify information related to the Draft EIS/OEIS. In addition, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), which is participating as a cooperating agency in the development of the EIS, will be represented at the public hearings. All meetings will start with an open house from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Presentations and public comment will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Public hearings will be held on the following dates and at the following locations: August 21, 2007, at Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall, 4191 Hardy Street, Lihue, Hawaii; August 23, 2007, at McKinley High School, 1039 South King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii; August 27, 2007, at Baldwin High School, 1650 Kaahumanu Avenue, Wailuku, Hawaii; August 29, 2007, at Waiakea High School, 155 West Kawili Street, Hilo, Hawaii.

The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to SurTec International, GmbH, of 9 Skyline Drive, West Orange, NJ 07052 and SurTec International, GmbH, Stuckerstrasse 18, D- 64673, Zwingenberg, Germany, a revocable, nonassignable, exclusive license to practice in Brazil, China, India, Japan, Korea and all member countries of the European Patent Convention, the Government- owned inventions described in U.S. Patent No. 6,669,764: Pretreatment for Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys, Navy Case No. 8,4379.//U.S. Patent Application. Serial No. 11/058,533: Process for Sealing Phosphoric Acid Anodized Aluminums, Navy Case No. 95892.//U.S. Patent. Application Serial No. 11/116,166: Composition and Process for Preparing Chromium- Zirconium Coatings on Metal Substrates, Navy Case No. 96343. //U.S. Patent Application. Serial No. 11/116,165: Composition and Process for Preparing Protective Coatings on Metal Substrates, Navy Case No. 97039 in the field of corrosion prevention.

The Department of the Navy is amending a system of records notice in its existing 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. U.S. Patent No. 7,072,560: Twist free method of optical fiber stowage and payout, Navy Case No. 84610//U.S. Patent No. 7,166,664: Limonene, pinene, or other terpenes and their alcohols, aldehydes and ketones, as polymer solvents for conducting polymers in aqueous and non-aqueous coating formulations and their uses, Navy Case No. 96100.

The inventions listed below are assigned to the United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Navy. U.S. Patent No. 7,205,520: Portable Air Defense Ground Based Launch Detection System, Navy Case No. 84424//U.S. Patent No. 7,230,221: Portable Air Defense Ground Based Launch Detection System, Navy Case No. 97092.

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. U.S. Patent No. 6,996,493: PROGRAMMED COMPUTATION OF PREDICTED PRESSURE LOADS ON MARINE VESSELS.//U.S. Patent No. 7,025,014: SEA VESSEL RETRIEVAL OF UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLES.//U.S. Patent No. 7,025,112: PRETREATMENT PROCESSING OF METAL-MATRIX CARBIDE POWER FOR MOLD CASTING OF PRODUCTS. //U.S. Patent No. 7,026,738: QUAD SHAFT CONTRAROTATING HOMOPOLAR MOTOR.//U.S. Patent No. 7,026,981: SURFACE INTERACTION REGION METHODOLOGY FOR DELIMITING MULTIPATH PROPAGATION INQUIRY://U.S. Patent No. 7,041,987: INSPECTION OF COMMON MATERIALS FOR RADIATION EXPOSURE BY ATOMIC AND/OR MAGNETIC FORCE MICROSCOPY.//U.S. Patent No. 7,052,226: WHEELED CONTAINER TRANSFER SELF-ALIGNING PLATFORM FOR MARINE TERMINAL CRANE.//U.S. Patent No. 7,052,607: BIOREACTOR PROCESSING METHOD WITHIN A TANK INTERNALLY CHAMBERED TO SEQUENTIALLY PERFORM BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT AND MEMBRANE FILTRATION.//U.S. Patent No. 7,059,566: UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE FOR LOGISTICAL DELIVERY.//U.S. Patent No. 7,068,027: SYSTEM FOR MEASUREMENT OF METALLIC DEBRIS IN FLUID.//U.S. Patent No. 7,070,882: REACTIVE METAL HYDROGEL/INERT POLYMER COMPOSITE ANODE AND PRIMARY METAL-AIR BATTERY.//U.S. Patent No. 7,082,355: WAKE WASH SEVERITY MONITOR FOR HIGH SPEED VESSELS.//U.S. Patent No. 7,090,893: RHENIUM COMPOSITE.//U.S. Patent No. 7,101,237: PROPELLOR BLADE ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM FOR PROPULSION THROUGH FLUID ENVIRONMENTS UNDER CHANGING CONDITIONS.//U.S. Patent No. 7,110,891: DEGAUSSING VULNERABILITY DISPLAY PROGRAM.//U.S. Patent No. 7,108,782: MARINE VESSEL ONBOARD WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM.//U.S. Patent No. 7,111,523: ROTATIONAL POWER TRANSMITTING DRIVE COMPONENT WITH IMPROVED ACOUSTIC AND ASSEMBLY CHARACTERISTICS.//U.S. Patent No. 7,111,809: AIRCRAFT EXCESSIVE FUEL DUMPING EJECTION PARALLEL TO FLIGHT DIRECTION./ /U.S. Patent No. 7,114,764: MINE AND COLLISION PROTECTION FOR PASSENGER VEHICLE.//U.S. Patent No. 7,122,117: SELF-CLEANING COMPOSITE DECK DRAIN.//U.S. Patent No. 7,124,698: AUXILIARY FACILITIES FOR THE MANEUVERING OF SUBMERGED WATER JET PROPELLED SEA CRAFT.//U.S. Patent No. 7,136,324: PRESSURE EQUALIZING FLUIDBORNE SOUND PROJECTOR.//U.S. Patent No. 7,138,743: SOLID AND LIQUID HYBRID CURRENT TRANSFERRING BRUSH.//U.S. Patent No. 7,138,941: IN-SITU CALIBRATION OF RADAR FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT.//U.S. Patent No. 7,139,223: DEEP WATER SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM.//U.S. Patent No. 7,144,282: CONTOURED RUDDER MANEUVERING OF WATERJET PROPELLED SEA CRAFT.//U.S. Patent No. 7,148,600: ELECTRICAL CURRENT TRANSFERRING AND BRUSH PRESSURE EXERTING INTERLOCKING SLIP RING ASSEMBLY.//U.S. Patent No. 7,149,150: UNDERWATER SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM.//U.S. Patent No. 7,152,375: SEAL INTEGRITY DETECTION SYSTEM.//U.S. Patent No. 7,163,107: OIL/WATER SEPARATOR WITH ENHANCED IN-SITU CLEANING.//U.S. Patent No. 7,163,138: FRICTION STIRRED INTRODUCTION OF PARTICLES INTO A METALLIC SUBSTRATE FOR SURFACE DURABILITY TREATMENT.//U.S. Patent application Serial No. 7,178,782: QUIET OPENING BALL VALVE.//U.S. Patent application Serial No. 7,179,090: INTEGRAL DUAL-COMPONENT CURRENT COLLECTION DEVICE.//U.S. Patent application Serial No. 7,180,581: LITHOGRAPHY FOR OPTICAL PATTERNING OF FLUIDS.//U.S. Patent application Serial No. 7,180,828: NON-KINKING OIL-FILLED ACOUSTIC SENSOR STAVE.//U.S. Patent application Serial No. 7,198,001: UNDERWATER INSPECTION MEASUREMENT SURVEY.//U.S. Patent application Serial No. 7,206,258: DUAL RESPONSE ACOUSTICAL SENSOR SYSTEM.//U.S. Patent application Serial No. 7,214,306: ELEVATED POTENTIAL DEPOSITION OF RHENIUM ON GRAPHITE SUBSTRATES FROM A REO.SUB.2/H.SUB.2O.SUB.2 SOLUTION.//U.S. Patent application Serial No. 7,114,764: MINE AND COLLISION PROTECTION FOR PASSENGER VEHICLE.//PTC international application No. PTC/US2005/013934: ARMOR INCLUDING A STRAIN RATE HARDENING ELASTOMER.

The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to Cellphire, Inc., a revocable, nonassignable, exclusive license to practice in the field of use in transfusable therapeutics; topical therapeutics for hemostasis and wound care; and reagents for hematology analysis, clinical diagnostics, and research in the United States and certain foreign countries, the Government-owned invention described in U.S. Patent No. 5,736,313 entitled ``A Method of Lyophilizing Platelets by Incubation with High Carbohydrate Concentrations and Supercooling Prior to Freezing'', Navy Case No. 76,086 and any continuations, divisionals or re-issues thereof.

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 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 Sage International, Ltd. a revocable, nonassignable, exclusive license to practice in the United States, the Government-owned invention described below:

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

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.

Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 and the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), implementing procedural provisions of NEPA, the Department of the Navy (DON) gives notice that a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) has been issued and is available for Expeditionary Strike Group Composite Training Unit Exercise (ESG COMPUTEX) May/June 2007. In addition, pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 12114, Environmental Effects Abroad of Major Federal Actions, a Finding of No Significant Harm (FONSH) has been issued and is available for ESG COMPUTEX May/June 2007.

The Naval Research Advisory Committee (NRAC) will meet to discuss classified information from government organizations and proprietary information from commercial organizations. With the exception of participants' registration and introduction/welcoming remarks on Monday, June 18, 2007, all sessions of the meeting will be devoted to briefings, discussions and technical examination of information related to the tactical application of biometric technologies and Lightening the Combat Load of the Individual Marine. Discussions will focus on the exploitation of physical vulnerabilities and the tactical applications of known and emerging technologies. Each session will examine vulnerabilities of individuals and systems, and how the enemy is exploiting these vulnerabilities. The sessions will also include proprietary information regarding technology applications and systems under development in the private sector between competing companies. The sessions will also focus on the assessment of the emerging concepts of operations in each of these areas and evaluate appropriate options in such areas as: training, S&T funding allocation, technology monitoring, and progress assessments; and probable time frames for transformation and implementation. The sessions will also identify, review, and assess challenges with the utilization and fielding of various technology applications.

The Department of the Navy is amending a system of records notice in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.