58934 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 190 / Friday, October 1, 2004 / Notices 

receptor antagonist to a patient is 

effective in the treatment of 

autoimmune disorders. Examples in the 

patent applications show that a 

humanized antibody to the interleukin2 receptor alpha chain (IL–2Ra) 

(humanized anti-Tac antibody), 

daclizumab, is effective in treating MS. 

In particular, it has been discovered that 

patients who failed to respond to 

therapy with interferon-beta showed 

dramatic improvement when treated 

with daclizumab, with patients showing 

both a reduction in the total number of 

lesions and cessation of appearance of 

new lesions during the treatment 

period. Pending claims in the abovereferenced patent applications are 

directed to methods of treating a patient 

with multiple sclerosis (MS) by 

administering a therapeutically effective 

amount of an IL–2 receptor antagonist. 

IL–2 receptor antagonists can be 

antibodies, peptides, chemical 

compounds, and small molecules. 

The prospective co-exclusive license 

will be royalty-bearing and will comply 

with the terms and conditions of 35 

U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The 

prospective co-exclusive license may be 

granted unless within sixty (60) days 

from the date of this published notice, 

the NIH receives written evidence and 

argument that establish that the grant of 

the license would not be consistent with 

the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 

37 CFR 404.7 

Applications for a license in the field 

of use filed in response to this notice 

will be treated as objections to the grant 

of the contemplated co-exclusive 

license. Comments and objections 

submitted to this notice will not be 

made available for public inspection 

and, to the extent permitted by law, will 

not be released under the Freedom of 

Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552.

Dated: September 27, 2004. 

Steven M. Ferguson, 

Director, Division of Technology Development 

and Transfer, Office of Technology Transfer, 

National Institutes of Health.

[FR Doc. 04–22147 Filed 9–30–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[CIS No. 2333–04] 

Termination and Re-designation of 

Liberia for Temporary Protected 

Status; Correction

AGENCY: Bureau of Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of correction.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Citizenship 

and Immigration Services (BCIS) is 

correcting a notice that was published 

in the Federal Register on August 25, 

2004 at 69 FR 52297 which announced 

the termination and re-designation of 

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 

nationals of Liberia. In the supplemental 

information to the notice, BCIS 

inadvertently misstated that the 

termination would be effective, and 

benefits obtained through the Liberia 

TPS designation will expire, on October 

1, 2004. However, under section 

244(b)(3)(B) of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act (Act), a TPS designation 

may be terminated no earlier than 60 

days after publication of the termination 

notice in the Federal Register. Pursuant 

to section 244(a)(2) of the Act and 8 CFR 

274a.12(a)(12), persons granted TPS 

retain that status and employment 

authorization until the effective date of 

termination unless their TPS is 

withdrawn before then. 

Therefore, BCIS is notifying affected 

Liberians and their employers that 

termination of the Liberian TPS 

designation is effective October 24, 

2004, sixty (60) days after the August 

25, 2004 termination notice. 

Accordingly, BCIS is extending until 

October 24, 2004 the validity of Form I–

688B employment authorization 

documents issued to Liberian TPS 

beneficiaries that bear an expiration 

date of October 1, 2004 and a notation 

of ‘‘274a.12(a)(12)’’ or ‘‘274a.12(c)(19).’’

The effective date of the re-designation 

remains October 1, 2004.

DATES: This correction is effective 

October 1, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jonathan Mills, Residence and Status 

Services, Office of Programs and 

Regulations Development, Bureau of 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Department of Homeland Security, 111 

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 3rd floor, 

Washington, DC 20529, telephone (202) 

514–4754.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Need for Correction 

As published in the Federal Register

on August 25, 2004 (69 FR 52297), the 

notice contains an error that is in need 

of correction. 

Correction of Publication 

Accordingly, the publication on 

August 25, 2004 (69 FR 52297), of the 

notice that was the subject of FR Doc. 

04–19448 is corrected as follows: 

1. On page 52297, in the second 

column, in the third line under 

SUMMARY the date ‘‘October 1, 2004’’ is 

corrected to read: ‘‘October 24, 2004’’

2. On page 52298, in the third 

column, the paragraph under the 

heading ‘‘If I Currently Have TPS 

Through the Liberia TPS Designation, 

Do I Have to Register for the New TPS 

Designation?’’ is corrected to read: 

Yes. If you already have received TPS 

benefits through the Liberia TPS 

designation, your benefits will expire on 

October 24, 2004. Accordingly, BCIS is 

extending until October 24, 2004 the 

validity of Form I–688B employment 

authorization documents issued to 

Liberian TPS beneficiaries that bear an 

expiration date of October 1, 2004 and 

a notation of ‘‘274a.12(a)(12)’’ or 

‘‘274a.12(c)(19).’’

After October 24, 2004, individual 

TPS beneficiaries must comply with the 

registration requirements described 

below in order to maintain their TPS 

benefits through October 1, 2005. TPS 

benefits include temporary protection 

against removal from the United States, 

as well as employment authorization, 

during the TPS designation period and 

any extension thereof. 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(a)(1).’’

Dated: September 29, 2004. 

Richard A. Sloan, 

Director, Regulatory Management Division, 

Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration 

Services.

[FR Doc. 04–22198 Filed 9–29–04; 10:08 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[CGD01–04–125] 

Announcement of Public Scoping 

Meetings for Environmental Impact 

Statement Preparation in Conjunction 

With Proposed Replacement of the 

Goethals Bridge

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of public scoping 

meetings. 

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard, as the 

federal lead agency, and in cooperation 

with the Port Authority of New York 

and New Jersey (PANY&NJ), hereby 

advises of the dates for public scoping 

meetings to be held in conjunction with 

preparation of an Environmental Impact 

Statement for the replacement of the 

Goethals Bridge. A Notice of Intent 

published in the Federal Register on 

August 10, 2004, announced that 

hearings would be held; however, dates 

for the scoping meetings were not 

finalized at that time. Public scoping 

meetings will be held in Staten Island, 

New York and Elizabeth, New Jersey, on 

October 5 and 6, 2004, respectively.

DATES: Public scoping meetings will be 

held in Staten Island, New York and 

Elizabeth, New Jersey, on October 5 and 

6, 2004, respectively.

ADDRESSES: The October 5, 2004, 

meetings will be held at the Staten 

Island Hotel, Harbor Room and 

Ballroom, located at 1415 Richmond 

Avenue, Staten Island, New York 10314. 

The October 6, 2004, meetings will be 

held at the City of Elizabeth City Hall, 

in the Council Chambers on the Third 

Floor, located at 50 Winfield Scott 

Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey 07201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Gary Kassof, Bridge Program Manager at 

Commander (obr), First Coast Guard 

District Battery Building, One South 

Street, New York, NY 10004–1466 or at 

(212) 668–7021.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice of public scoping meetings is 

published in accordance with the 

regulations of the Council on 

Environmental Quality at 40 CFR 

1506.6. 

The U.S. Coast Guard, as the lead 

Federal agency for the oversight of the 

Environmental Impact Statement to be 

prepared for the Goethals Bridge 

replacement project, is teamed with the 

Port Authority of New York and New 

Jersey (PANY&NJ). The U.S. Coast 

Guard, with the cooperation of 

PANY&NJ, will hold public scoping 

meetings regarding this project. These 

meetings seek to involve the public in 

preparing and implementing NEPA 

procedures. 

Meetings will be held on October 5 

and 6, 2004, with two separate sessions 

each day. A formal presentation will be 

given during each of the sessions. The 

schedule and location is as follows. On 

October 5, 2004, the meetings will be 

held at the Staten Island Hotel, Harbor 

Room and Ballroom, located at 1415 

Richmond Avenue, Staten Island, New 

York 10314. The two sessions include 

an afternoon session and an evening 

session. The afternoon session will start 

at 2 p.m. and end at 5 p.m., with a 

formal presentation at 2:30 p.m. The 

evening session will begin at 5:30 p.m. 

and end at 8:30 p.m. with formal 

presentation at 6 p.m. 

On October 6, 2004, the meetings will 

be held at the City of Elizabeth City 

Hall, in the Council Chambers on the 

third Floor, located at 50 Winfield Scott 

Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey 07201. The 

two sessions include an afternoon 

session and an evening session. The 

afternoon session will start at 2 p.m. and 

end at 5 p.m., with a formal 

presentation at 2:30 p.m. The evening 

session will begin at 5:30 p.m. and end 

at 8:30 p.m. with formal presentation at 

6 p.m.

Dated: September 17, 2004. 

David P. Pekoske, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 

First Coast Guard District.

[FR Doc. 04–22140 Filed 9–30–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–1549–DR] 

Alabama; Amendment No. 1 to Notice 

of a Major Disaster Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Emergency 

Preparedness and Response Directorate, 

Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of a major disaster declaration for the 

State of Alabama (FEMA–1549–DR), 

dated September 15, 2004, and related 

determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 23, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice 

of a major disaster declaration for the 

State of Alabama is hereby amended to 

include the following areas among those 

areas determined to have been adversely 

affected by the catastrophe declared a 

major disaster by the President in his 

declaration of September 15, 2004:

Barbour, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Clay, 

Cullman, Dale, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, 

Lamar, Lawrence, Lee, Macon, Marshall, 

Marion, Pike, St. Clair, Tallapoosa, Walker, 

and Winston Counties for Individual 

Assistance. 

Autauga, Bibb, Chilton, Choctaw, Coosa, 

Dallas, Elmore, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, 

Lowndes, Marengo, Montgomery, Perry, 

Pickens, Shelby, Sumter, Talladega, 

Tuscaloosa, and Wilcox Counties for 

Individual Assistance (already designated for 

debris removal and emergency protective 

measures (Categories A & B) under the Public 

Assistance Program including direct Federal 

assistance, at 100 percent Federal funding of 

the total eligible costs for a period of up to 

72 hours.)

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis 

Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services 

Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment 

Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management 

Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and 

Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and 

Households Disaster Housing Operations; 

97.050, Individuals and Households 

Program—Other Needs; 97.036, Public 

Assistance Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation 

Grant Program)

Michael D. Brown, 

Under Secretary, Emergency Preparedness 

and Response, Department of Homeland 

Security.

[FR Doc. 04–22062 Filed 9–30–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–1545–DR] 

Florida; Amendment No. 7 to Notice of 

a Major Disaster Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Emergency 

Preparedness and Response Directorate, 

Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of a major disaster declaration for the 

State of Florida (FEMA–1545–DR), 

dated September 4, 2004, and related 

determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 23, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice 

of a major disaster declaration for the 

State of Florida is hereby amended to 

include the following areas among those 

areas determined to have been adversely 

affected by the catastrophe declared a 

major disaster by the President in his 

declaration of September 4, 2004:

Alachua, Brevard, Clay, Gilchrist, Nassau, 

Pasco, Putnam, and Sumter Counties for 

(Categories C–G) under the Public Assistance