### 32418 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 109 / Tuesday, June 8, 2010 / Notices

**CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES :** 

The Office of the Secretary of Defense rules for accessing records, for contesting contents and appealing initial agency determinations are published in OSD Administrative Instruction 81; 32 CFR part 311; or may be obtained from the system manager.

**RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES :** 

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**EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM :** 

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**DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE**

**Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers** 

**Notice of Intent To Grant Partially Exclusive License of the United States**  **Patent Application No. 12/243,084, Filed October 01, 2008, Entitled:**  **Soluble Salt Produced From a Biopolymer and a Process for**  **Producing the Salt**

**AGENCY :**  Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.

**ACTION :**  Notice of intent.

**SUMMARY :**  In accordance with 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), announcement is made of a prospective exclusive license of the following U.S. Patent Application 12/ 243,084 Filed October 1, 2008.

**DATES :**  Written objections must be filed not later than 15 days following publication of this announcement.

**ADDRESSES :**  United States Army Engineer Research and Development Center, ATTN: CEERD–ZA–T (Ms. Bea Shahin), 2902 Newmark Drive, Champaign, IL 6182–1076.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Ms. Bea Shahin (217) 373–7234, FAX (217) 373–7210, e-mail: Bea.S.Shahin@usace.army.mil.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  This patent application claims a method by which a biologically natural material can be produced in bioreactors and transformed for use as a dry solid. The resulting biopolymer material can beused in place of synthetic, petroleumbased polymers for soil amendment applications to achieve increased soil strength, reduced air transport, and decreased soil erosion. During processing, the biopolymer also can be functionalized to improve its adsorption of heavy metals.

Brenda S. Bowen, Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010–13668 Filed 6–7–10; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE**

**Department of the Navy**

**Meeting of the Chief of Naval Operations Executive Panel** 

**AGENCY :**  Department of the Navy, DoD.

**ACTION :**  Notice of closed meeting.

**SUMMARY :**  The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Executive Panel will report on the findings and recommendations of

‘‘The Navy’s Future Role in the Middle East’’ Subcommittee to the Chief of Naval Operations. The meeting will consist of discussions of current and future Navy strategy; plans, and policies in support of U.S. deterrence planning; crisis management; and conflict escalation and control.

**DATES :**  The meeting will be held on June 28, 2010, from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

**ADDRESSES :**  The meeting will be held in the Boardroom at CNA, 4825 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22311–
1846.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  CDR Eric Taylor, CNO Executive Panel, 4825 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22311–1846, 703–681–4909.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), these matters constitute classified information that are specifically authorized by Executive Order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense and are, in fact, properly classified pursuant to such Executive Order. Accordingly, the Secretary of the Navy has determined in writing that the public interest requires that all sessions of this meeting be closed to the public because they will be concerned with matters listed in section 552b(c)(1) of title 5, United States Code.

Individuals or interested groups may submit written statements for consideration by the CNO Executive Panel at any time or in response to the agenda of a scheduled meeting. All requests must be submitted to the Designated Federal Officer at the address detailed below.

If the written statement is in response to the agenda mentioned in this meeting notice then the statement, if it is to be considered by the Panel for this meeting, must be received at least five days prior to the meeting in question.

The Designated Federal Officer will review all timely submissions with the CNO Executive Panel Chairperson, and ensure they are provided to members of the CNO Executive Panel before the meeting that is the subject of this notice.

To contact the Designated Federal Officer, write to Executive Director, CNO Executive Panel (N00K), 4825 Mark Center Drive, 2nd Floor, Alexandria, VA 22311–1846.

Dated: June 2, 2010. A.M. Vallandingham, Lieutenant Commander, Office of the Judge Advocate General, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010–13647 Filed 6–7–10; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE**

**Department of the Army**

**Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation Board of**  **Visitors; Meeting**

**AGENCY :**  Department of the Army, DoD.

**ACTION :**  Notice of open meeting.

**SUMMARY :**  This notice sets forth the schedule and summary agenda for the summer meeting of the Board of Visitors (BoV) for the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC). Notice of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463). The Board’s charter was renewed on March 18, 2010 in compliance with the requirements set forth in Title 10 U.S.C.
2166.

Date: Thursday, June 17, 2010. Time: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Location: 2212 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC.

Proposed Agenda: The WHINSEC BoV will be briefed on activities at the Institute since the last Board meeting on December 4, 2009 as well as receive other information appropriate to its interests.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  WHINSEC Board of Visitors Secretariat at (703) 692–7373 or (913) 526–0377.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The meeting is open to the public. Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 and 41 CFR 102–3.140(c), members of the public or interested groups may submit written statements to the advisory committee for consideration by the committee members. Written statements should be no longer than two type-written pages and sent via fax to (703) 614–8920 by